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Michael Paul Irvine, 59

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 5 months AGO
| August 6, 2013 2:37 PM

Michael Paul Irvine born Feb. 23, 1954, in Spokane — the only son of Jack and Pauline (Cluzel) Irvine. Mike had two older sisters, Karen and Judy. Mike spent a lot of his childhood fishing and camping with his parents and grandparents. He had several stories of being out on Lake Pend Oreille. There were a couple of scary memories when storms would sneak up on them and they made it to shore just as their small boat was going under water. He told of being at several lakes and campgrounds with his grandparents catching a lot of fish.

Mike worked pouring basement foundations in the Spokane area most of his earlier years and in 1972 he married Connie Miller. Together they had two children, Michael (1972) and Lesa (1975). They divorced in 1979. In 1983 he went to work at North Idaho College where he began working in janitorial. He met and married Jackie Weddle in 1984 and together they had Patrick. They divorced in 1991. In 1992 Mike with his son Patrick and Bette with her daughter Adina began their life together in Cougar Gulch, Coeur d’Alene, and in 1996 they were married. Together they had two boys Joseph (1998) and Robert Adam (1999). Together they owned and operated their own cleaning business, Cougar Janitorial.

In 2001 Mike and Bette bought and began building their ranch in Vay. Mike loved fishing, hunting, riding four wheelers, shooting and collecting rifles and pistols. He was loved and supported by everyone he came in contact with. He was a good friend and listener, and claimed to enjoy his own company the most, until he came into contact with someone else then would talk for hours.

Mike had many adventures in life. He loved and walked in his fathers and grandfathers footsteps and appreciated the people around him. He loved living life on the ranch running the tractor and spending time with his kids which he was so proud of each and every one of them.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Irvine and his mother, Pauline Irvine. He is survived by his wife, Bette of Priest River; and his six children, Michael Irvine (Elvie) of Boise, Lesa Irvine-Speck of Puyallup, Wash., Adina Ahlers of Priest River, Patrick Irvine of Rathdrum, and Joseph Irvine and Robert Adam Irvine of Priest River; his two sisters, Karen Custer (Ron) and Judy Watts (Bob), both of Spokane; three grandchildren, Jakia, Alesiah and Jacob; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mike will be loved, missed and remembered in our hearts always.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at St. Catherine's Church, 403 Summit Boulevard, Priest River, followed by a luncheon in the basement of the church. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home, Priest River, is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at sherman-knapp.com.

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