Dale Arnold Waggoner, 85
Dale Arnold Waggoner, 85, of Cocolalla, Idaho, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in the hospital in Post Falls, Idaho.
No public services are planned.
Dale was born at Pea Ridge, Ark., on May 16, 1931, to Elzie and Sarah, the fifth of nine children. In 1936, the family moved to southern Idaho and eventually made their way to Cocolalla where they bought a farm on Fish Creek.
In 1952, Dale entered the Air Force where he saw time in Korea and learned the electrical trade. In 1955, at Las Vegas, Nevada, he married Colene Martens of Westmond, Idaho. Upon leaving the Air Force the following year, they moved, with their new son James, to Westmond where they built a home from Farragut barracks on acreage near Colene’s parents.
In 1958, the family moved to Rupert, Idaho where Dale worked as an electrician for the Bureau of Reclamation. While in Rupert, another son, Larry was born. In 1962, Dale transferred to the Ephrata, Washington, branch of the bureau. He and the family settled at Soap Lake. The bureau department, Dale worked for privatized as the Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District and Dale worked for them as technical supervisor until his retirement in 1996. In 2001, Dale and Colene moved to Cocolalla to be near family.
Dale was preceded in death by his father in 1949, his mother in 1996 and five brothers, Dean, Bill, Frank, Joe, and Louis.
Dale is survived by his wife of 61 years, Colene; a sister, Bonnie McCool of Anderson, Mo.; two brothers, Carl of Kennewick, Wash., and Les of Newport, Wash.; a sister-in-law, Barbara Waggoner of Newport; two sons, James (Wanda) of Cocolalla, and Larry (Kerry) of Glendale, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Terah Beck of Cocolalla, Heidi Palmer of Sagle, Beaux Waggoner of Westmond, Tessa Waggoner of Sandpoint, Kayla Waggoner of Renton, Wash., and Melissa Waggoner of Glendale, Ariz.; 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to sign Dale’s online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Coffelt Funeral Service of Sandpoint.