Dennis V. Wolfe, 74

Dennis V. Wolfe, 74, Hayden, passed away peacefully in his sleep Aug. 21, 2025, due to heart problems. He was born in Linton, N.D., on Sept. 17, 1950, to Vincent and Isabella Wolfe.

He attended school in Kellogg and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He joined the army in 1967. He was stationed in Germany, where he received training to be a crew chief on helicopters. Then onto Vietnam. He received many medals while serving his country in Vietnam.

He married Teresa Roach on Sept. 7, 1970. They were three weeks away from celebrating their 55th wedding Anniversary when Dennis passed.

He made friends easily and was always willing to help. His friends will miss him so much. He played good-natured pranks on friends and coworkers. He loved anything with wheels, cars, side-by-sides and motorcycles. He loved to travel, with Kona, Big Island of Hawaii, being his favorite spot. Hobbies were boating, four-wheeling, fishing, golfing, camping, playing poker and going to the casino. He was always coming up with ideas and adventures that followed him his whole life.

He worked for the Coeur d’Alene school district for 30 years and also at Boise Cascade, Potlatch and Cablevision. Dennis was a gifted carpenter who could build anything with no plans but his own ideas. He did not complain about his health and lived life to the fullest. His two favorite sayings when asked how he was doing were “Just another holiday” or “Just another day in paradise.”

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Cynthia Green and son-in-law Greg McCarty.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa; his dog, Betty; his son, Jason Wolfe, of Dillon, Colo., and his granddaughter, Rebekah Wolfe. Daughter Jill McCarty, Tualatin, Ore., his grandsons, Quinn McCarty, Tualatin, Ore., Max McCarty, Tualatin, Ore., and Cade McCarty, Coos Bay, Ore., Cynthia’s sons, Greg and Derrick Green, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Scott and Rene Roach, sons Josh and Torey Roach, and three sisters, Jolene Wilkinson, Mary Scarlett and Debbie Rhodes.

Dennis was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was very proud of his three grandsons, who will go on to be his legacy.

Dennis, Teresa, Jill's family, and good friends had just been on a trip to the Oregon coast and are so grateful to have had this time together before Dennis’s passing.

Teresa wishes to thank her family, good friends and neighbors for all they have done.

A celebration of life is to be held at a later date. 

English Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.

    Wolfe