Michel Sorren Kerr, 80

Our beloved father Michel Sorren Kerr, 80, lost his battle with cancer and was called home to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.

He was born Oct. 23, 1931, in Kodiak, Alaska, a son of Sorren M. and Christina G. Hobbs Kerr.

He married our beloved mother, Shirley Ann Songer, in November 1958; later divorced.

He was raised and attended schools in Alaska and was a fisherman. He was a member of the Shunaq Tribe. He was a pilot in the Air Force and served in the Korean War. He wrote and published a children's novel. He was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church where he remarried. He worked as a welder upon retirement.

Surviving are five sons and three daughters, Richard Kerr and Allen Kerr of California, Joseph Kerr, Raymond Kerr and James Kerr of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Christina Dawson of Roy, Utah, Ms. Kathryn Petersen and Ms. Violet Kerr of Ogden; 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Jake Kerr; one sister, Anna Kerr; two sons, Steven Michael Kerr and Daniel Lee Kerr; and one grandson, Mark Randall Dawson Jr.

A viewing will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, with a rosary at 7 p.m. at St. John The Baptist Orthodox Church, 4718 E. Horsehaven Ave., Post Falls. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at St. John The Baptist Orthodox Church in Post Falls, followed by graveside services at the church. English Funeral Chapel, Post Falls, is in charge of the arrangements.