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Opal C. Hammrich, 89

Opal C. Hammrich, 89, resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died Jan. 26, 2019, at Hospice of North Idaho Schneidmiller House. Opal was born June 19, 1929, in Ipswich, S.D., to Joe and Julianne (Ludwig) Miller. Opal married her childhood sweetheart, Henry C. Hammrich on Oct. 12, 1950. They moved west to find a better life for their family. They found that in Coeur d’Alene.

Besides being a devoted homemaker and housewife, Opal worked side-by-side with her husband for 37 1/2 years, supervising and maintaining St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. Two of her biggest treasures in life were her grandchildren and her flower garden.

Opal is survived by three children: Kathy Rumelhart and her husband, Michael (deceased) of Pasco, Wash., Jeff and his wife, Denise Hammrich of Asotin, Wash., and Julie and her husband, Michael Smith of Rathdrum, Idaho; grandchildren, Dawn R. Rumelhart, David and his wife, Dawn M. Rumelhart, Cami and her husband, Dustin Brown, Nichole and her husband, Gavin Triplett, Jacob and his wife, Kellee Smith, Hanna Wilcox, Cameron and his wife, Hannah Smith, Sara and her husband, Dr. Casey Denton; and 20 great-grandchildren, Caylie, Cady and Carly Browne, Logan and Avery Triplett, Nala, Elliot and Michael Rumelhart, Brody, Braxton and Barrett Smith, Payton, Paige and Taylor Wilcox, Aubrey, Clayton, Levi and Hattie Smith and Lyla and Charlotte Denton.

Opal was preceded in death by her husband and son, Little Henry Jr.

Donations can be made to the St. Thomas Church or Schneidmiller Hospice House.

Opal’s Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 919 Indiana Ave., Coeur d’Alene, with burial to follow at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery. English Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with Opal’s care and arrangements. Please sign her registry and view her online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.