Wayne Bellamy

Albert “Wayne” Bellamy, 88, passed away at his home on Wednesday, march 28, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, April 3, 2007 in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel, 109 N. Division Ave, Sandpoint, Idaho. Pastor Jon Pomeroy will officiate with interment in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Friends may call on Monday, April 2, 2007 afternoon from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Coffelt Funeral Service. Wayne was born in Kootenai, Idaho on January 8, 1919 the son of Albert and Susan Bellamy. He graduated from the 8th grade at the Kootenai School and Sandpoint High School in 1938. On June 7, 1940 he and Irma Colpaert were married in Sandpoint, Idaho. In 1942 he joined the US Coast Guard and was stationed in the North Pacific. He patrolled the Pacific Coast and saw action in the Aleutians. Following the war he returned to Sandpoint, going to work for the highway department. In 1949 he went to work for McFarland Pole Company. He retired from McFarland’s in 1980 as a treating engineer. Wayne enjoyed woodworking in his shop at home, taking great pride in his yard and garden. He also loved his family and stream fishing. He is survived by his son, Al Bellamy of Spokane, WA; 2 grandchildren, Dean Bellamy of Spokane, WA, and Julie Leliefeld of Loon Lake, WA; and 3 great grandchildren Brooke, Brenna, and Hunter. 2 sisters, Letha Hammer of Yakima, WA; and Ruth Kohler of Kootenai, ID. His parents and his wife Irma preceded him in death. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Children Hospital, PO Box 2472; Spokane, WA 99210-2472, in memory of Wayne Bellamy.