Glenda Doreen McCalmant, 73
Glenda Doreen McCalmant passed away on Nov. 15, 2013, at Boundary Community Hospital after a short battle with cancer.
Memorial services are to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with a private family inurnment service at Grand View Cemetery also in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Glenda was the sixth of eight children born to Leslie Earl Frans and Elva Sabina Hodgson Frans on Sept. 25, 1940, in Sandpoint, Idaho.
As a young child, she lived on Highland Flats in Naples, Idaho, and attended first and second grade there.
After a house fire the family moved to Bonners Ferry where she attended the Northside and Valley View schools. She graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1959.
Glenda met her husband Tad Ira McCalmant in her later teens and married him on Dec. 6, 1958. They celebrated almost 55 years of marriage together.
During the first few years of their marriage, they lived in town and then bought a home in District 2. Through years of hard work, Tad and Glenda turned an old homestead into a real home — a source of pride and joy in which each new project led to the next. It was here at this house that Glenda and Tad raised their four children.
Even though Glenda enjoyed being a homemaker, she also worked outside the home, serving 29 years as a librarian at the Boundary County Library.
Her work at the library always provided entertaining stories of people she would meet there. She also developed many lasting friendships with her co-workers. Even after she retired you could catch her volunteering, just because she enjoyed being there.
One of Glenda’s greatest passions was singing. She sang in high school choir and continued singing in her church choir at Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a member for more than 50 years.
Another group she sang in was Wild Mountain Thyme which gave her opportunities for oversea travels and being under the directorship of renowned musicians such as Bobby McFerren.
She was also a member of the Bonners Ferry Community Choir, never missing a Christmas performance in 40 years. Additional pursuits included reading, enjoying her pets, and watching Star Trek with family.
Glenda is survived by her husband Tad at home; son Nathan of Bonners Ferry; daughters Aurel Mason (Loren) of Post Falls, Idaho, Erin Sanburg (Steven) of Bonners Ferry and Rae Anderson (Craig) of Bonners Ferry.
She also is survived by her treasured grandchildren: Sunny Kimball (Kelley), Daniel Sanburg, Maria Bonser (Joe), Michelle Mason, Jillian Anderson, Keith Anderson and great-grand daughter Ayla Kimball. Other survivors include two sisters, three brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.
Glenda will be missed greatly by her family and many friends. They can hardly imagine life without her boisterous laugh and worlds-greatest hugs.
Memorials can be made to given in her memory to the Boundary County Library.
Family and friends are invited to sign Glenda’s book at http://www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com/ Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
Family and friends are invited to sign Glenda’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.