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Glenn Ellis Higbee, 83

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Glenn Ellis Higbee, 83, of Cataldo, Idaho, passed away Feb. 18, 2019, at the Shoshone Medical Center of Kellogg. Glenn would have wanted it to be known that his life was certainly more than the day he died. He was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Kellogg, Idaho; Glenn was the son of Jay and Helen (Rosenbaum) Higbee.

Glenn was a lifelong resident of the Silver Valley. He attended and graduated from Kingston High School in 1953. Glenn proudly served in the U.S. Army.

Glenn married Marbie (Brandt) Wilhelm on May 11, 2002, in Kellogg.

Glenn had first worked as a logger with his dad and brother — J.A. Higbee & Sons Logging Company. He then went to work for the Bunker Hill Mining Company for 25 years as a boilermaker/master welder, until its closure. Glenn then went to work for the Hanford Nuclear Plant as a supervisor. He also worked for Mine Fabrication and Machine Company as a welder, and lastly as a truck driver for the EPA clean-up.

Glenn was a member of the Kellogg Elks #1841 for 63 years, a member of the St. Maries Elks, a member of St. Rita’s Catholic Church of Kellogg, the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the NRA and Ducks Unlimited.

Glenn loved and enjoyed his family, camping with family and friends, hunting, fishing, ATVing, senior dancing, bowling, darts and a good drink with friends.

Glenn is survived by his wife, Marbie Higbee of the family home of Cataldo; his daughter, Carolyn (Jason) Wiebe of Spokane, Wash.; step-daughter, Jeanette Nunes of Grass Valley, Calif.; son-in-law, Kirk Jones of Edmonds, Wash.; granddaughters, Hannah Potter and Olivia Wiebe; step-grandchildren, Nikki Fassler, Robbyn Nunes and Kristy Norenberg; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jay (Betty) Higbee of Cataldo, Idaho, and Tom (Sally) Higbee also of Cataldo; and wonderful neighbors, Terry and Robin Groth. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents; his infant sister, Mary Helen; his first wife, Patricia Rinaldi Higbee; his daughter, Connie Jones; grandson, Justin Jones and son-in-law, Joseph Nunes.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at St. Rita’s Catholic Church of Kellogg, with Father Jerome Montez serving as celebrant. A reception/luncheon will be held in the Church Fellowship Hall following services. A celebration of Glenn’s life will also be held at 2 p.m. at the Broken Wheel Restaurant of Kellogg; everyone is welcome.

We love you. We will miss you and we know, surely as we know anything, we will see you again. We are richer, better and stronger because of you; you were a true gentleman.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to The Make A Wish Foundation, 104 S. Freya St., Green Flag Building, Suite 210, Spokane, WA 99202 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

One may sign Glenn’s online guestbook at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com

Shoshone Funeral Services & Crematory of Kellogg, Idaho is entrusted with services.