Keith E. Millard, 76

| June 13, 2011 10:00 PM

April 16, 1935 - June 8, 2011

Still on the wagon train: his loving wife Connie, daughters Carrie (Brian) Malakowsky, Liz (Wes) Anderson, Rebecca Millard (Kelly Dick), Bonnie (Elijah) Berscheid; grandchildren Joshua, Jade, Emmily and Ember; and siblings, nieces and nephews. Trailing along behind are Walt, Steve and Don.

Proudly served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Shangri-La from February 1957 to January 1961.

Our favorite qualities: Love, perseverance, commitment, intelligence, patience.

How we remember Keith: Husband, Dad, Dadda, Grandpa, Gampa, Pop-pop, Cap'n, tinkerer, free-thinker, inventor, explorer, desert truck driver, rock gatherer, pocket knife wielding sliver picker, penny smasher, jig dancer, pyrotechnic, motocross dirt track racer, enduro-cross, desert racer, acquired Guru status on FixYa.com, connoisseur of automobile recombination, gardener, chicken herder, skunk kicker, miner, prospector and best friend.

A memorial potluck will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Spirit Lake Community/Senior Center, 32564 N. Fourth Ave., Spirit Lake. English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene, has been entrusted to handle the arrangements. Please sign Keith's guest registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.