Dorothy Virginia Yaw

Dorothy V. Yaw, 83, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho on Friday, March 02, 2007. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00am, Thursday, March 8, 2007 at the First Lutheran Church, 526 S. Olive, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Friends may call at Coffelt Funeral Service, 109 N. Division Ave., on Wednesday from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Dorothy was born Nov. 8, 1923 in Grant County, Indiana the daughter of Clifford L. and Goldie Mae (Strebin) Bowen. The family lived a few years in Colorado and then moved to Sandpoint when Dorothy was 9 years old. She has lived in the Bronx area, north of Sandpoint, since 1932. Dorothy graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1941 and married Raymond A. Yaw that same month. They have been married 65 years and had 9 children. She was a member of the Bronx Four Square Club, the Northside Fire Auxiliary, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the First Lutheran Church. She was a full-time homemaker, but did work part time at the Dover Post Office and for Northern Lights. She is survived by her husband Ray A. Yaw; 9 children Carol (and Mike) McDowell of Sandpoint; Donald (and Dianne) Yaw of Bremerton, WA; Sharon (and Ron) Roget of Sandpoint; Luthor (and Ruby) Yaw of Sandpoint; Mary (and Leo) Addison of Sandpoint; Ray D. (and Terri) Yaw Sandpoint; Mark (and Vangie) Yaw of Everett, WA; Kaye (and Kevin) Cogswell of Odessa, WA; and Ricky (and Gail) Yaw of Sandpoint. 31 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 2 nieces also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers. Memorials may be made to Northside Fire Department, PO Box 181, Ponderay, Idaho 83852.