Pascal Spade

Pascal L. Spade, 93, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 21st, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Westmond Cemetery. Pascal was born on August 19, 1915 in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Walter and Fern Spade; He attended school in North Platte and learned to farm with horses. He came to North Idaho in 1935 to work and farm. He married Bernice McElhinny on May 8, 1937. They arrived in Kootenai on July 11, 1937, driving a Model T truck. In 1944 the family moved to the Sagle area and established the Spade Farm. He raised alfalfa and corn and also logged in the area. For years he contracted, through Timberline Metal Buildings, to build many of the metal buildings in the area. He supported local 4-H programs and participated in the Bonner County Fair. In 1996 Pascal was honored by the Sandpoint Lions Club and named Grand Marshall of the 4th of July Parade. On Oct. 2, 2007 he married Vicki Burrell in Thompson Falls, MT. He enjoyed fishing in Alaska and traveling to “see what was on the other side of the hill.” Pascal’s survivors include his wife Vicki, sons Dick (and Lillian) Spade, Gary Spade, Ray(and Mary Jane) Spade,daughter Patty (and Clint) Harkey, all of Sagle, Idaho; brother Marco Spade of Las Vegas, NV, sister IlaJean Anglin of Yuma, AZ; other relatives, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Pascal was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Bernice.