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Carol June McGee, 82

Carol June McGee, 82, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, went to be with her precious Lord on Dec. 10, 2017, at the beautiful Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene. Carol left the earth in the way she lived, peaceful and spreading the word of her Almighty Lord and Savior. She was the rock of her family and will be missed every single moment.

Carol was born in New Haven, W.Va., on April 27, 1935, to Leona Virginia Walkup and Ira Dale Roach. She went through school in New Haven and graduated high school there. She then went on to pursue her passion of helping others by attending nursing school in Point Pleasant, W.Va.

She married the love of her life, Charles McGee, M.D., the day after he graduated medical school in Chicago Ill., on June 16, 1961. They met in Chicago while Chuck was a senior medical student at Wesley Hospital in Chicago. Carol was head nurse of a medical ward and the two were inseparable ever since.

Carol was a standout nurse during her exceptional career in Cincinnati, Detroit, Oakland and Chicago. Her true calling was to help others, and nursing was the perfect occupation for someone with a heart so pure. Her hobbies included flower gardening, reading, tending to her many cats and travel. She took 15 trips overseas to explore the world with her sweetheart, Chuck. The most important thing to Carol was always her children. She was a doting mother, and many of the other kids in the neighborhood would be drawn to her home for her caring and compassionate ways.

Carol was a disciple for the Lord. She had many leadership roles within the churches she attended. For the last 38 years she attended Mountain View Lakes Church, also known as Bethel Baptist. She had a very close relationship with many of the wonderful folks she met there. She was always known as someone who would help any person in need without judgment.

She is survived by Charles McGee of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; her daughter, Elizabeth McGee Bunch and son-in-law, Brent Matthew Bunch, of Rathdrum, Idaho; her son, Thomas McGee, and daughter-in-law, Jaclyn McGee, of Seattle, Wash. Her surviving brother and sisters are Jack Roach, of West Virginia, Margie Reutter and her-brother-in-law, Paul Reutter, of Ohio and sister, Norma Hall, and her brother-in-law, Marty Hall, of Ohio.

She is also survived by a group of amazing grandchildren, Blake Schuttemeier, and fiancée, Alisha, of Liberty Lake, Wash., Kody A. McGee, of Coeur d’Alene, Brandon Bunch, of Rathdrum, Brooklynn Bunch, of Rathdrum, Kyle McGee, of Rathdrum, and the only great-grandchild, Tia Michelle Schuttemeier.

Carol is survived by a large number of nieces and nephews and family members from all over the country and she adored each and every one of them. She always kept contact with her family and loved them all beyond belief.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Leona; father, Ira Dale; sister, Nel Brannon; brother, Bob Roach; beloved sister-in-law, Barbara Cooper and mother-in-law, Margaret Elizabeth McGee.

A public viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Yates Funeral Homes, 744 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Mountain View Lakes Church, 2215 N. Seventh St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Yates Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of arrangements. Please visit Carol’s online memorial at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com and sign her guest book.