Ralph Collett, 59

Ralph Leonard Collett, 59, passed away on July 23, 2013, at the Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Services will be held on Monday, July 29, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Ralph was born on Jan. 8 1954, to Theodore Alfred Collett and Jane Brewster Collett. Ralph was born in Eugene, Ore.

He went to high school in Santa Barbra, California. He loved surfing, camping, and being at the beach.

After high school, Ralph went right into construction. Mostly Building construction.

When Ralph was younger, the one thing he always wanted was a family. He was married to Mary F. Yeoumans in November 1995.

Their daughter, Kaitlyn Ann Collett, was born Jan. 10, 1996. Ralph was the happiest he had ever been. Kaitlyn Ann was the highlight of his life.

He loved spending time with his family. He also loved fishing, camping up at the Yaak in Montana, boating, gardening, and spending time with his two grand-daughters.

Ralph is survived by his family: His wife Mary F. Collett, and his beloved daughter Kaitlyn Ann Collett, his stepdaughter Angela Marie, his step son Brandon Michael, and his two granddaughters, Gillian Rose, and Gracie Sara; and a sister, Anne Romey of Raineer, Ore.

He will be loved and dearly missed by his family and friends forever.

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