Gerald B. "Buzz" Bricker

Gerald Boyd “Buzz” Bricker, passed away in Libby, Montana on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the age of 80. Graveside services for Buzz will be conducted 11:00AM, Saturday, June 18th at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint, Idaho. Buzz was born on June 26, 1935 in Douglas, Wyoming to Harley and Esther Bricker. The family moved to North Idaho in 1936 and lived at Laclede where Buzz attended school and then high school in Priest River. He went to work for the Great Northern Railroad in 1954. In 1957 Buzz moved to Seward, Alaska and lived with his sister Jean Bricker Morton and her husband Hugh and went to work for the Alaskan Railroad. In 1958 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He attended basic at Fort Ord, California and then was stationed at Ft. Lewis, Washington. After leaving the service in 1960 Buzz worked on the Washington coast. He met his wife to be, Karen there. Karen was a big fan of country western music and sang in a band. In 1965 they took a trip to Nashville, Tennessee and were married and spent their honeymoon there. On their return from Tennessee they settled in Puyallup, Washington. Over the years Buzz worked for Weyerhaeuser Lumber, Baxter Pole, Cascade Pole, St. Regis Lumber and then for Simpson Lumber for 22 years. He retired in 1999. Buzz was a 30 year member of the Eagles Lodge Aerie # 3480 in Orting, WA. In 2014 Buzz and Karen moved to Libby, Montana where he has several family members. Buzz was preceded in death by his parents, Esther and Harley Bricker, his sister Dolores McDowell and his brother Herbert Bricker. He is survived by his wife Karen in Libby, Montana, sisters: Jean Morton of Libby, Sharon (Bill) McInturff of Hayden, Idaho, Judy Morton of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho; three step-sons: Clint, Cliff Clay and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Addus Home Health Care in Libby for his loving home care over the last year.