Milestone Announcements August 28, 2011
ANNIVERSARY
Charles and Anthel Jean Bly Heinemeyer
Charles Heinemeyer and Anthel Jean Bly Heinemeyer just celebrated their 64th anniversary.
Chuck and Jean were married in Lewiston on Aug. 22, 1947. They left Lewiston and settled in Coeur d'Alene.
Chuck was born and raised in Stanton, N.D. Jean was born and raised in the Lewiston area.
Chuck and Jean met July 4, 1947, and danced the night away at Cantor Dance Hall in the Lewiston Orchard.
Chuck enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 17 years old. While in boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, the war ended. After boot camp his company was sent to Seattle. For further orders Chuck and part of his company was sent to Guam to replace sailors that had enough points to get their discharge and go home.
Chuck stayed in Guam until he had enough points to go home.
The Billy Mitchell Cruise Ship took him to Treasure Island in California for discharge orders. He received an honorable discharge and was sent home. He landed in Lewiston.
He went to work for Potlatch Forest Inc. The union went on strike leaving Chuck without a job and no hopes of finding work.
He and Jean decided to get married and look for work elsewhere.
Jean left her job at the COD Laundry and they headed north to look for work. They stopped in Coeur d'Alene and rented a cabin. Without money things were pretty tough.
Charles landed a temporary job working for Mueller's BLD Supplies & Fuel. The temporary job lasted until they went out of business in 1986. He went to work for John Montadon at Ace Hardware which lasted 23 years. He then retired.
They bought their house in 1962 and raised two sons who received their education including 12 years of grade school and college in Coeur d'Alene. Charles and Jean still live in their home and enjoy every day living in the city of Coeur d'Alene.
Patricia Joalen LaPresta was born July 7, 2011, to Jessica (Hellesvig) and Sam LaPresta of Post Falls, at Kootenai Medical Center. She weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. Brother is Vincent, 3. Maternal grandparents are Cindy Hellesvig of Bastrop, Texas, and Lee Hellesvig of Liberty Hill, Texas. Paternal grandparents are Sam and Sara LaPresta of Harrison. Great-grandparents are Roy Hellesvig of Minneapolis, Minn., and Helen Buckley of Sandia, Texas.
WEDDING
Weber-Fortune
Ken and Teri Weber are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Kathryn E. Weber to Harry L. Fortune, son of Art and Cindy Schneider.
The bride and groom were married on the island of Oahu on June 5, 2011. Family and friends joined them for a reception in July to celebrate their union.
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