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Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 8 years, 8 months AGO
McFarland
Lina (PuFahl) McFarland
Jan. 12, 1923 — Jan. 10, 2018
Lina died peacefully Jan. 10, 2018, two days before her 95th birthday. She was born in Bossano, Canada, to Harvey and Aurora (Mallette) Montreuil.
When she was two years old her parents and two brothers moved to Los Angeles. Lina learned to speak English in first grade. When World War II broke out she worked building anti-aircraft kites for the war effort. Her friend and future sister-in-law, Genevieve, introduced her to Bill PuFahl at the tennis courts. They married in 1942.
In 1947 Bill, Lina, their first daughter Williene and Lina’s parents followed her brother’s family to a new adventure in Idaho. They had three more children, Terry, Ron and Felicia, after moving to Coeur d’Alene. The family lived in a big house on Tenth Street near the Catholic Church.
Lina loved to entertain and there were always guests for coffee after Mass and dinners and card parties for friends. She was a great mother, and life for her family was always an adventure. Bill passed when Lina was only 45. To support the family Lina went to work at the North Shore Hotel, and became the manager of Catering and Sales for 10 years. After that she started her own business by opening a small dress shop, Lina’s Handmaiden.
She married Bill McFarland in 1979. They traveled extensively and loved attending Seahawk games. Bill passed away in 2007. Lina filled her life with family, friends, bridge and her kitty, Minou.
Surviving Lina are her children, Williene (John) Gagnon, Terry (Sandy) PuFahl, Ron (Phyllis) PuFahl, Felicia (Dean) Meshew; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, three step-children; numerous nieces and nephews and her remaining sister-in-law, Evelyn.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at St. Thomas Church, with a reception following at the Parish Center, lower section.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Hospice of North Idaho, and wishes to extend thanks to Bristol Heights Assisted Living and Hospice for their wonderful care.
Visit Lina’s memorial and sign her online guestbook at www.englishfuneralchapel.com