Robert Harold Gastineau

Robert Harold Gastineau, 65, passed away in St Maries, Idaho on Wednesday, August, 5, 2009. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 11th in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, Sandpoint Church of God, will officiate. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, Aug. 11th, from 9 am until 10:30 am, at Coffelt Funeral Service. Robert was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on Nov. 14, 1943. He attended Bonner County Schools, later moving to the Priest Lake area. He worked for the Priest Lake Timber Protective Association He cleared trails, stacked brush, and fought fires in the area. In 1967 he helped fight the Sundance Fire that engulfed Bonner and Boundary Counties. He enjoyed chopping wood, shoveling snow, and was a friend to the elderly. He is survived by his sister Barbara (and Jim) Moore in St. Maries, ID; his brother Bill (and Donna) Gastineau, Jr. of Missoula, MT; numerous Aunts, Uncles. nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Orval “Red” and Mildred Gastineau, and his step father Francis Porter. Memorials may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835.