Gary D. Kerby, 65

Gary Don Kerby died unexpectedly at home in Moyie Springs on July 5, 2012.

Gary requested no funeral services — he just wanted friends and family to have an informal gathering. He was born July 10, 1946, in Lewiston, Idaho, to C. Don and Marva Kerby.

The family moved to Bonners Ferry in 1948 where Gary went to Valley View Elementary School and graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1964.

He participated in football, baseball and track but excelled most in basketball. Gary attended U of I and NIJC where he played basketball until sustaining a knee injury.

After that Gary had several different jobs including working in a silver mine in Wallace, Idaho, and owning the Richfield gas station on the South Hill.

Gary found his true passion when he began sawing in the woods in 1972.

Several years later he bought his first of two logging trucks and enjoyed the camaraderie of the crews and the beauty and wildlife of the woods in North Idaho.

He sold his logging truck in 2006 and in 2007 started hauling part-time for North Idaho Energy Logs, Inc.

He was married to Pam Regehr in 1970 and they later divorced; their daughter TaLonna was born in 1971.

Gary and Janis were married July 14, 2002, and together they enjoyed the Kootenai River, MGC and Chevelle cruises, and spending time with friends and family.

Gary will be missed by all for his sense of fun, quiet strength, dependability, and for truly being a good man.

Gary is survived by his wife Janis; his daughter TaLonna and husband Noah Newcomer and granddaughter Nicole Bennett; foster daughter Laura Bonneville, husband Derrill Unruh and their children Devon, Tanner, and Chloe; stepdaughter Amy Ulappa and husband Shannon Johnson; brother Darrell Kerby and wife Patty, nieces Kelly Kerby, Dawn Kerby and great-nephew Kerby Lewis; brother Jon Kerby and wife Cheryl and niece Sara Kerby.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents Don and Marva.

Suggested memorials are the Bonners Ferry Lions’ Club or Boundary County Youth Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotline Inc.

There will be an informal potluck gathering of family and friends later this summer at Twin Rivers Resort where Gary loved to go fishing and boating with Janis, many friends and family.

Family and friends are invited to sign Gary’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.