Frank F. Kerns Jr., 81

Frank F. Kerns Jr., 81, born in Dallas, Texas, in 1938, went to be with the Lord Dec. 18, 2019, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, after battling cancer.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Candace C. Kems, 11; father, Frank F. Kerns Sr. ; and mother, Harriett Kems. He is survived by wife, Judith A. Kerns of 50 years; a stepson, Michael C. O’Brien; sisters Della Teigen, Carole Grose and Earlene Kerns; and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.

Frank was schooled in California, graduating from Bell-flower High and Long Beach State. He was employed in the defense industry by North American Aviation as a draftsman and engineer, working on the missile guidance systems and various military programs.

He moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1964 to his beloved ranch, where he ranched for 54 years, raising cattle and enjoying the outdoors and wildlife that North Idaho offered. He worked as an engineer for Clare-Pendar, Advanced Input Devices and New Device Inc., working on switches and lighting systems for computers and various systems.

A man of many hobbies, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating, snowmobiling, skiing, four-wheeling, rebuilding machinery and his latest project restoring his 1961 Corvette.

A believer in our Lord Jesus Christ, Frank was a member of Northside Christian Fellowship on Colburn-Culver Road.

Retiring in 2000 he enjoyed winters in the Arizona desert and summer in Idaho and at the ranch.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Any donations, please make to Hospice of North Idaho, 2298W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.

English Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please sign Frank’s online memorial at englishfuneralchapel.com.