Bernard Douglas Frymire, 85

Doug passed away Friday, July 20, 2012, at Kootenai Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, in 1927. Doug and his brother Bill came to the U.S. as children. Doug served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and Radio Operator during World War II. Doug was a jack of all trades having been a logger, miner, missionary, and an electrician. In 1970 he received a degree in education from the University of Idaho. Doug served as a Kootenai County Commissioner from 1973 to 1983. He also was a Justice of the Peace at the Hitching Post in Coeur d’ Alene throughout the 1980s into the '90s.

Doug resided in Coeur d’ Alene for much of his life where he loved walking along the lake shore when he lived at the Fort Grounds. He also enjoyed watching the eagles each fall at Higgins Point. Doug will be remembered for his service to the community and his love of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Doug was preceded in death by the mother of his four children Beverly Ann Cooper Frymire. He is survived by his children Marilyn, Wendy, Nate, and Russell; his current wife Faye Simpson-Frymire, his grandson Eric, and his brother Bill.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2012, at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel. Viewing will be one hour prior to the Funeral Service. Burial with military honors will follow at Forest Cemetery.

Yates Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements.

Please visit Doug’s online memorial at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com and sign his guest book.