Jacqueline 'Jackie' Elizabeth (Michel) Furman

Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Elizabeth (Michel) Furman

Jacqueline “Jackie” Elizabeth (Michel) Furman of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was born and raised in Seattle, Wash. She was born on June 4, 1932, to Carl Frederick and Jacqueline Elizabeth (Jones) Michel and went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Nov. 22, 2018. Jackie was an only child who considered her many friends as family.

Jackie married Howard Remington Furman on March 20, 1953. Throughout their marriage Jackie raised four children and worked as a bookkeeper. Jackie and Howard retired to Plummer, Idaho in 1988.

She loved the Lord and served in numerous capacities at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., and later at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Spokane, Wash. She lived her faith by always helping others and having a ready smile, usually along with words of encouragement. She never knew a stranger.

She was a lifelong member of the Ryther League in Seattle, Wash. She was a member of several patriotic organizations including DAR, where she had served as the Regent in both Jonas Babcock Chapter in Spokane and Mt. Juneau Chapter in Juneau, Alaska.

Jackie’s last five years were spent at Ivy Court in Coeur d’Alene, where she was loved by all her caregivers and many friends she made there. Our family cannot thank them all enough and is very grateful for the wonderful care she received.

She is survived by her four children: Stephen D. Furman (Karyn), Michel Ann Smith (John), Carol S. Lewis (Rick Frangione), Carl H. Furman (Rebecca Kirk), 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Jackie was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Howard R. Furman. She has been interred with him at Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake.

A memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3606 S. Shafer Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99206.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Ryther League, 2400 NE 95th St., Seattle, WA 98115.