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Colleen J.

Sawyer-Legge, 92

Colleen J. Sawyer-Legge passed away on Oct. 17, 2017, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 6, 1925, to Earl L. Sawyer and Germaine A. Deleglise. She graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 1943 and attended the University of Minnesota. She moved with her family to Spokane, Wash., in 1946. She met her husband, Don, while working at the Northwest Airlines Reservation Center in the Davenport Hotel. They were married on May 25, 1948, and shared 49 years together until Don’s death in 1998. She lived a rather nomadic life with Don, as his work with the federal government shuffled them across the country. His final assignment in Riverside, Calif., in 1970 brought her to a permanent home until 2008 when she moved to Coeur d’Alene.

She is survived by her children Kathy (Dave) Kuntz of Coeur d’Alene, Pam (Vince) Rosse of Riverside, and Kent (Julie) Legge of Woodlake, Calif.; her brother Robert (Carolyn) Sawyer; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

No services will be held at her request. The family would like to thank the staff at The Lodge at Fairway Forest Assisted Living Facility for the excellent, tender-loving care they provided Colleen for several years. The family also thanks Hospice of North Idaho, for the care and guidance they provided for her in her last few months, and the volunteers at NOSDA (No One Shall Die Alone), for their support during her final days. English Funeral Chapel of Coeur d’Alene has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit Colleen’s online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.