Fred Enders, 72

Frederick William Enders Jr., 72, of Coeur d’Alene, died Aug. 31, 2012, at Kootenai Medical Center. He was born Nov. 3, 1939, in Coeur d’Alene to Fred and Aylene (Arehart) Enders. He grew up in Coeur d’Alene and graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1958. He graduated from Eastern Washington University and began his teaching career at Athol Elementary in 1962.

For a couple of years he was the principal of Spirit Lake, Athol and John Brown elementary schools simultaneously while also serving as the principal of Lakeland Jr. High. In 1988 he left the Lakeland district to teach driver’s education for the Coeur d’Alene School District. He started Idaho Panhandle Driving Education School in 1993, and then devoted all his time to the private business in 1997. He was certified by the state and had an endorsement on his teaching certificate to teach driver’s education. It is estimated that Fred has taught more than 8,000 people how to drive.

Fred was preceded in death by his father in 1991 and a sister, Dianne Reid in 2003. He is survived by his mother, Aylene Enders of Coeur d’Alene; his wife, Chong Enders of Coeur d’Alene; sons, Jeffery L. Enders and Frederick R. Enders III of Coeur d’Alene; stepchildren, Sung H. Odegaard of Baltimore, Md., Michelle G. Santerno of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Sandra Witt of St. Petersburg, Fla.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene Chapel. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. You may visit Fred’s memorial and sign his online guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.