Mary Dalebout Brown Denton

Mary Dalebout Brown Denton of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, passed away on Aug. 26, 2021, at the Boundary County Extended Care in Bonners Ferry.

The funeral proceedings will be Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at the Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Priest River, Idaho, with Pastor Jim Greenslitt officiating. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. A graveside service will commence at the Evergreen Cemetery after the service.

Arrangements are by the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. To leave a message or memory for the family, please go to www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.

Mary Dalebout Brown Denton was born on April 14, 1917, in Noonan, N.D., to Nicolaas and Maatje DeVissor Dalebout. She married Henry Brown in 1938, in Priest River, Idaho. They lived in Priest River, where they had four children, Darlyne, Richard, Robert, and Terry. Henry passed away in 1960.

Mary married Richard Denton in December 1963 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They settled in Walla Walla, Wash., where she worked in a bakery for 30 years. Mary was an active member of the Rabekah Assemblies Walla Walla Lodge for many years.

Mary is survived by her sister Cornelia Dalebout Cross of Olympia, Wash.; son Richard and Barbara Brown of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and son Terry and Janice Brown of Loveland, Colo.; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, 10 siblings, husband Henry Brown, husband Richard Denton, daughter, Darlyne Brown, son Robert Brown, granddaughter Lisa Brown, and great-grandson Dillion Brown.

Pallbearers will be grandchildren Rob Brown, Jeff Brown, Richard Brown, Rodney Brown, Chris Brown, Jessi End, Kirsten Brown, Erin Seaman, Carrie Brown and Shelly Hall.

The family of Mary Denton wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the Boundary County Extended Care unit for compassionate care and professional dedication to senior citizens.

Memorials can be made to the Boundary County Extended Care unit or a charity of your choice.