Joy Lois Rutter, 83

Joy Lois Rutter, resident of Hayden Lake, passed away Jan. 12, 2012. She was born Dec. 29, 1928.

Joy leaves behind her husband of 64 years, Wayne; daughter Nancy Matheson of Shingletown, Calif.; sons Larry (Tracy) Rutter of Chugrat, Alaska, and Burton Thomas Rutter of Trinidad, Calif.; grandchildren Terry (Angela) Edelmann of Coeur d'Alene, Wayne Heith (Shannon) Edelmann of Washington, Jennifer Valdez of Shingletown, Buffi (Jerry) Brown of Mt. Shasta, Calif., Dustin Rutter of Dunsmuir, Calif., and Sidney Rutter of Alaska; 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Joy was born and raised in Redding, Calif. She met Wayne while he was home on leave from the Navy and married him right after her graduation from Shasta High School. They lived in Redding until 1971 when they moved to Idaho.

Joy enjoyed gardening, sewing, hunting, painting, cooking and writing poems and short stories. She always had a cookie for a child and time for a friend. She was a devoted wife and enjoyed the many trips that she and Wayne took through the years.

Joy will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. At her request, no services will be held. English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene, is in care of the arrangements.

Please sign Joy's guest registry and view her online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.