Pascal L. Spade, 93

Pascal L. Spade, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Sunday, May 17, 2009.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel in Sandpoint. Interment will be in the Westmond Cemetery.

Pascal was born on Aug. 19, 1915, in North Platte, Neb., the son of Walter and Fern Spade.

He attended school in North Platte and learned to farm with horses. He came to North Idaho in 1935 to work and farm.

He married Bernice McElhinny on May 8, 1937. They arrived in Kootenai on July 11, 1937, driving a Model T truck.

In 1944, the family moved to the Sagle area and established the Spade Farm.

Pascal raised alfalfa and corn and also logged in the area. For years he contracted, through Timberline Metal Buildings, to build many of the metal buildings in the area.

He supported local 4-H programs and participated in the Bonner County Fair. In 1996 Pascal was honored by the Sandpoint Lions Club and named Grand Marshall of the Fourth of July Parade.

On Oct. 2, 2007, he married Vicki Burrell in Thompson Falls, Mont.

He enjoyed fishing in Alaska and traveling to “see what was on the other side of the hill.”

Pascal’s survivors include his wife, Vicki; son, Dick (and Lillian) Spade; daughter, Patty (and Clint) Harkey; Gary Spade, Ray (and Mary Jane) Spade, all of Sagle, Idaho; brother, Marco Spade of Las Vegas, Nev., sister, IlaJean Anglin of Yuma, Ariz.; and other relatives, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

Pascal was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Bernice.

Family and friends are invited to sign Pascal’s online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.