Kenneth Earl Gardner, 77
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 7 months AGO
May 24, 1947 — March 19, 2025
Ken was born and raised in Chicago, Ill. He retired to Sandpoint, Idaho. He was living in Scottsdale, Ariz., and was a patient of the Mayo Clinic when the Lord called him home.
He was a Vietnam veteran and a proud Marine. Ken worked for the city of Chicago Bureau of Electricity as a foreman.
He married Jacqueline Morgan on March 9, 1996. They celebrated 29 years as a loving husband-and-wife team. He had a great love for travel, especially with Jackie by his side.
He loved gardening and built a beautiful pond on his property in Sandpoint, in addition to laying 2,400 square feet of hardwood flooring — a wood floor that made him proud. He enjoyed visiting antique shops and got a thrill out of finding “treasures.” He was a beautiful and emotional man who remained happy despite the hardships life handed him. He never complained and was a true warrior.
Ken is survived by his loving wife, two sons, a daughter-in-law, two stepdaughters, their husbands, and seven grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place, and his ashes will be laid to rest in a niche at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church columbarium in Sandpoint, Idaho, alongside his wife’s ashes when she transitions.
God bless Ken Gardner.