Don Alvin Engle

Don Alvin Engle, 100, passed away in Sandpoint, ID Monday, August 22, 2016. Graveside memorial services will be conducted at 11am, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the Gamlin Lake Cemetery, behind the Church in the Wildwood. Pastor Lori Morton, First Lutheran Church, will be officiating. Don was born on December 23, 1915 in Krupp, Washington, the son of George and Irene Engle. He was raised on a wheat and cattle farm near Odessa, Washington and graduated from high school. He worked in power line construction for Pacific Power and Light, retiring as a foreman in charge of line building, in 1978. He married Elinor Landers on May 13, 1946 in Spokane, Washington and they moved to the Sagle, Idaho area in 1973. He enjoyed fishing and traveling. He was a member of the B P O E #359 in Albany, Oregon and the I B E W #125 in Portland, Oregon. The centenarian is survived by Jackie (and Ken) Fullen of Jefferson, Oregon, 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and 27 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and 9 brothers.