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Ivan Pierre Ness

Ivan went home to our Lord on March 15, 2019. He was born in the Northern Pacific railroad housing in Laurel, Mont., on Dec. 23, 1939, to Nels and Evelyn Ness. He was the seventh of 10 children. He was preceded in death by his father and mother; his sisters, Grace Barthuly, Joyce Fietchner and Janet Sorg; and his brother, Terry Ness.

Ivan attended Eastern Montana College and graduated from Montana State in Bozeman with a degree in chemical engineering, along with two doctorate’s, master’s and bachelor’s degrees. He was hired by Standard Oil of El Segundo, Calif., in 1964, and moved his wife and two children, Ginger and Erick, to California. He worked for 35 years until he retired from Chevron Oil as a lead teaching engineer.

He met his wife, Mari Anne, in 1994. They married on May 4, 1996, and were married for more than 23 years. They enjoyed spending vacation times visiting family from coast to coast and sightseeing.

After retirement, they bought property in Idaho and built their dream home. Ivan crafted the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. His greatest joy was spending time with his family. Ivan enjoyed watching his grandchildren play in sports, rebuilding a two-hole outhouse on the family homestead in North Dakota, listening to his son preach, or eating food cooked by family at gatherings, family vacations and camping trips and encouraging each one’s gift and talents. He made us feel we could do anything we put our minds to.

Ivan is survived by his wife, Mari Anne Ness; his children, Ginger Snapp, Erick Ness, Dana McCorkle, Mark Strong and Lively Krieg; stepchildren, Cathy Pabellon, Carolyn Beal and Robert Beal; his grandchildren, Paul Winger, Hannah Ness, Caleb Ness, Kristal Strong, Laurli Strong, Benjamin Graf, Vanessa Dimberg, Richard McCorkle, Sherry McCorkle and Angela Starr; and great-granddaughter, Genesis Winger. He also is survived by his sisters, Marlyn Scheidecker, Ardyth Brown, Fern Montgomery, Glenda Martin and Valley Lowrance, along with many nieces and nephews.

A private interment will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls, Idaho. A memorial service will be held at a later date. English Funeral Chapel, Post Falls has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please sign Ivan’s online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.