Robert Lee Dillin, 84

Robert Lee Dillin, 84, passed away at Kootenai Memorial Hospital on Sunday, April 26, 2015.

Graveside services will be held at the Copeland Cemetery on May 2 at 11 a.m.

A potluck dinner for family and friends will be held at Anne Widener’s home after the service. Bob was born May 9, 1930, in Hendley, Neb.

Bob spent his last day — the day of his four-wheeler accident — doing what he loved; feeding his cows and tilling his field.

His parents, Russell and Thelma Dillin, homesteaded in Copeland, Idaho, in 1937. Bob and Helen Davis were high school sweethearts. They were married for 64 years. Bob was a corpsman in the Navy from 1947-1951 and served in Korea for 14 months.

After Bob’s tour in Korea, he and Helen purchased their Copeland Farm. They worked the same land for the past 60 years. He was one of the founding members of the Mission Creek Water Association, which began in 1962 and continues to be active. Bob loved everything outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and spent hours working in the flower and vegetable garden.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, and their children: Terali (Ted) Stonehocker of Republic, Wash; Alan (Judy) Dillin of Ephrata, Wash.; Teresa (Mike) Mulvaney of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; and Roberta (Brian) Zimmerman of Middleton, Idaho. He is also survived by his 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and brother Bradley (Carol) Dillin of Porthill.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Thelma Dillin; brother, William “Bill” Dillin; infant sister, Alta Mae Dillin; and infant great-grandson, Layne Piippo.