Rolland C. Ames, 89

Rolland C. Ames, 89, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First Church of God, will officiate and interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Visitation will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 3-6 p.m. at Coffelt Funeral Service.

Rolland was born in Bole, Mont., on Sept. 18, 1918, the son of Ernest and Myrtle Ames. As a child he watched the family surface mine coal and played in the coulees in Montana. The family moved to the Sandpoint area in 1922 and he attended school, near Dover, Idaho, at the foot of Breadloaf Mountain. He also attended Sunnyside School, Dover School, and graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1936. Following high school, he and his brother Merle, worked in the woods doing blisterrust control and as sawyers.

Rolland married Dorothy Deroshia on July 5, 1941, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

During World War II he moved to Seattle, working for Boeing Aircraft Co. He was a riveter and worked after hours and on weekends doing quality control.

When the war was over he turned down a foreman's position and returned, to Sandpoint to work in the woods.

The Ames Brothers Construction Company was established, by Merle and Rolland Ames, and began building quality homes locally. He continued in the construction business until his retirement in 1980.

He enjoyed fishing on the river, taking care of his home, his garden, and going hunting.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy Ames, of Dover; two children, Gloria (and Gene) Holt of Sandpoint, and Rich (and Mary) Ames of Spokane, Wash.; five grandchildren, Luera Holt of Sandpoint, Troy (and Tammy) Holt of Sandpoint, David McCarthy of Spokane, Michael McCarthy of Sandpoint and Ryan Ames of Spokane; and three great-grandchildren.

His brother, Arnold "Jack" Ames, and his sister, Lorna Popejoy, both of Dover, also survive.

His parents, three sisters, Mildred Graves, Dorothy Henry and Violet Peterson; and his brother, Merle; preceded him in death.

Memorials may be made to the Dover Community Church in Dover.

Family and friends are invited to visit Rolland's online guestbook at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.