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Jerold Steven 'Jerry' DePue |
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June 4, 1942 ~ June 4, 2017 |
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June 5, 2017 |
Jerold Steven "Jerry" DePue, 75, passed away on
Sunday June 4, 2017, at his home near Bonners
Ferry. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
June 10, at the Free Methodist Church in Bonners
Ferry. Viewing will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday,
June 6.
Jerry was born on June 4, 1942, in Charlotte,
Michigan, to Donald J. and Mary L. DePue. He
graduated high school in Augusta, Montana. He
worked with his dad brush piling and logging in
the Swan Valley area. He drove truck doing long
haul, logging and lumber truck driving.
Throughout most of his career he worked as a
heavy equipment operator. Later in life he owned
and operated DePue Backhoe and Dozer work. He
also did horse logging for five to six years as
well as odd jobs in post and poles, sawmill work
and log house mills.
Over the years he went in the Bob Marshall
Wilderness area several times. He also fished
for Macs and rainbows on Lake Ponderay and had a
big boat for a few years.
He married Marie Koster on February 21, 1981, in
Newport, Washington.
Survivors include his wife, Marie, of Bonners
Ferry, children Steve, Cheryle, Terry, Bill,
Kelli and John David (JD) DePue, brother Mike
DePue, sisters Jean Paske, Joanne DePue and Toni
DePue and families, and numerous grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and
daughter Judith. |
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