Dorice (Dottie) Leilani Urbin Thompson
Bauman, 80, of Bonners Ferry, passed away on
Thursday May 22nd, at Boundary Community
Hospital. A memorial
service will be held at the Bonners Ferry
Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on June 7.
She was born in Hanna, Wyoming on July 2,
1933 to John & Adar Urbin. At age 2 she,
along with a sister, was adopted by George
and Alice Thompson and moved to Greybull,
Wyoming.
In 1948 she married Earl (Bud) Merrifield
and together they had 5 children: Lonnie
Merrifield (Donna) Bonners Ferry; Arlene
Schnuerle (John), Bonners Ferry; Karen
French (Jim Blinzler), Clarkston,
Washington; Bruce Merrifield (Deanea),
Bonners Ferry and Dee Crane (Leo), Orofino,
Idaho. She always enjoyed her 15
grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 1
great-great-grandchild.
Grandchildren: Crystal, Heidi, Amy, Kevin,
Holly, Ryan, Laurie, Kim, Michael, Jimmy,
Jessica, Mathew, Stephani, Becky, Todd.
Great Grandchildren: Anna, Jacob, Isaac,
Xander, Dillon, Alliah, Whitney, Hailey,
Adelynn, Jordan, Easton, Bodee, Cameron,
Reid, Mason, Jimmer, Valina, Kaylee, Jadyn,
Adysn, Rebecca and Alyssa. Great Great
Grandchild: Alex.
Dottie and Bud divorced and in 1981 married
lifelong Bonners Ferry resident Warren
Bauman, with whom she spent 32 ½ loving
years. Together they had Sunrise Nursery and
developed Sunrise Court. In their free time
from their work they enjoyed dancing. Warren
was her best friend and comforted her
through her battle with Parkinson’s. He was
the "light of her life."
Dottie took up painting and became a fine
local artist and shared her paintings with
her many friends and family. She always
enjoyed working in her beautiful flowers and
spending time with those she loved.
At the time of her death, she and her
husband resided at Sunset Home near the
Three Mile Junction. Her children are very
thankful for the loving care she received
while living there.
She is survived by her husband (93) and all
of her children, as well as her brother John
Urban (Judy), Lubbock, Texas, and sisters
Janie Peterson, Lewiston, Idaho, Connie
Roller, Palm Desert, California, and Helen
(Frank) Holcher, Casper, Wyoming.
She will be missed by all who loved and knew
her. Family and friends are invited to sign
Dottie’s book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangements
are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry
Funeral Home.