Donel Stippich, 45

Donel Rae Stippich, 45

Donel Rae Stippich, 45, passed away June 16, 2014, at the Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

Funeral services were held on June 21, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in the Becker Auditorium at Bonners Ferry High School with private interment following in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

She was born in Bonners Ferry on July 11, 1968, to Jackie Sue and Eldon Moline. Donel attended school in Bonners Ferry for her younger years then moved to Wisconsin after her father’s passing in 1974.

Donel returned to Bonners Ferry to finish middle school and high school. During high school she met Jim Stippich Jr., who would later become her husband. Jim and Donel were married Dec. 3, 1988. They raised three beautiful girls together in the home that Jim grew up in.

Donel worked at the Kootenai River Inn and Sims, but is most well known for her career as a preschool teacher. She worked a rewarding 15 years from her school at home and was adored dearly by each and every one of her students.

Donel also found a career in her most favorite hobby, photography. She took photos for sporting events, family and senior portraits, and captured her family’s most cherished memories.

She is survived by husband Jim Stippich Jr., daughters Miryka, Miranda, and Malorie, mother Jackie Sue Moline, stepfather Al Brown, sister Melinda Moline and her six nieces and nephews. Donel was preceded in death by father Eldon Moline and brother Michael.

Donel made an impact in the lives of everyone who knew her. She was a very kind and giving soul. Heaven has received a beautiful angel and she will be missed dearly by all who knew her.

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