Edwin Raymond Fairbrother
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| February 10, 1939 ~
June 16, 2011 |
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June 21, 2011 |
 Ed
Fairbrother of Bonners Ferry passed away
unexpectedly at his Katka Mountain home on June
16, 2011, with his wife Wendy and grandson
Nicolas by his side.
A celebration of his life was held for family
and friends at his Katka Mountain home on
Saturday July 23.
Ed’s was a life well lived, he lived and died on
his own terms. His life was exactly as he liked
it. He didn’t waste much time on regrets and
doubts when gratitude was an option. His theme
song was “What A Wonderful World” By Louis
Armstrong - which he sang and truly felt. He,
along with his wife Wendy, had spent the past 35
years pouring their heart and souls into their
home “ Katka Falls Farm."
To Ed his home was a piece of Heaven on earth.
There was no place he would rather live and die.
Ed was born February 10, 1939, in Los Angeles,
California to Edwin William Fairbrother and
Ramona Montana Walcott. He and his younger
sister Rhonda grew up in a home filled with love
and laughter. Ed loved telling stories about his
family and his childhood.
Ed recently celebrated 44 years of marriage to
Wendy, who he acknowledged as the love of his
life. Between the two of them they had nine
children, 19 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. Ed had a very special love for
and relationship with his grandchildren. He had
a knack for being “Grandpa." He loved teaching
them about life, nature, their surroundings,
their history and about finding what made them
happy.
He was an excellent conversationalist and a
grand story teller. He would have the children
convinced of the fairies that lived in the
enchanted forest or of Peter the elf that Santa
sent to spy on them to make sure they behaved.
He loved to have lively discussions and his
favorite position was that of devils advocate.
He was fiercely competitive and would instigate
games, competitions and place bets. He was an
avid reader and instilled a love of reading in
his children and grandchildren. They all have
fond memories of him reading aloud to them from
Patrick McManus or “The Boxcar Children."
He loved music. He would often dance with Wendy
to “You are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker, singing
along as they danced. He wrote beautifully and
with feeling and eloquence in his perfect block
print. He loved to joke and kid around and could
always be counted on to bring humor to a family
gathering.
Ed was the leader of his family. He held this
position with pride and strength. He could
always be counted on to share his opinions,
wisdom and advice. Each of his children and
grandchildren were special to him in their own
way and he encouraged the things he loved most
about each of them. He will be greatly missed by
friends and family. A man of his size leaves an
awfully large hole behind after he is gone.
Ed is survived by his wife, Wendy Fairbrother of
Bonners Ferry, his sons Randy Fairbrother,
Sandpoint, Donny Fairbrother and wife Julie of
Vancouver Washington, Paul Lee and wife Laura
Jones of Mission Viejo, California, and Michael
Fairbrother of Big Lake, Alaska, and his
daughters Becky Stottlemeyer of Portland Oregon,
Natalie Miller and husband Kirk of Sandpoint,
Jennifer Hepinstall, also of Sandpoint, and
Melody Fairbrother of Vancouver, Washington. He
is also survived by his many grandchildren and
great grandchildren as well as his sister Rhonda
Cizek and her family of Salem Oregon. Ed was
preceded in death by his son Rusty Fairbrother
and his grandson’s Brian Fairbrother and Daniel
Uhnak. |
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