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  Wendell
Wayne Dendurent, 63, passed away at his Bonners
Ferry area home
April 8, 2011.
Services will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at
10 a.m.
at the Church
of Christ,
Bonners Ferry.
Wendell was born on
February 6, 1948, to Walt and Pauline
Dendurent in Pasco,
Washington. He attended Pasco Schools and
graduated in 1966. He joined the U.S. Marines in
July of 1966 and served in
Vietnam, where
he received a purple heart. He transferred to
MCB
Cam Pew, California Reserves.
After returning from the
Marines, Wendell worked for the Automobile
Association of America in
Simi Valley,
California, for 32 years. He met and married
his wife, Carol,
August 8, 1981.
Wendell volunteered at the
Ronald Reagan Library and was pleased to have
the same birth date as President Reagan
(February 6).
Many Dendurent reunions
were enjoyed by Wendell, and he and his wife
were hosts to immediate family for the Summer
Olympics in 1984 in Los
Angeles, California.
He was a designated driver
at the Last Chance Saloon for six years, and
enjoyed his retirement in Bonners Ferry.
Wendell was preceded in
death by his parents and brothers Bill and
Warren.
He is survived by his wife,
Carol; son Sam and wife Christine; daughters
Susan Wagner and husband Darren and Sherry
Russell and husband Randy; sister Waleta
Michael, Pasco,
Washington; seven
grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He
will be remembered by his grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and
friends of this area.
The family suggests
memorials be made to St. Jude’s Hospital.
Family and friends are
invited to sign Wendell’s book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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