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Frank F. Kerns, Jr., 81

Frank F. Kerns, Jr., was born in Dallas in 1938, and went to be with the Lord on Dec. 18, 2019, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, after battling cancer. He was preceded in death by daughter, Candace C. Kems, age 11; father, Frank F. Kerns, Sr. and mother, Harriett Kerns. He is survived by wife, Judith A. Kerns, of 50 years; step-son, Michael C. O’Brien; sisters Della Teigen, Carole Grose and Earlene Kerns and numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.

Frank was educated in California and graduated from Bellflower High School and Long Beach State. He was employed in the defense industry by North American Aviation as a draftsman and engineer, working on the missile guidance systems and various military programs.

He moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1964, to his beloved ranch, where for 54 years he raised cattle and enjoyed the outdoors and wildlife that North Idaho offered. He worked as an engineer for Clare-Pendar, Advanced Input Devices (AID) and New Device lnc. (NDI), working on switches and lighting systems for computers and various systems.

A man of many hobbies, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating, snowmobiling, skiing, four-wheeling and rebuilding machinery, and his latest project was restoring his 1961 Corvette. A believer in our Lord Jesus Christ, Frank was a member of Northside Christian Fellowship on Colburn Culver Road in Sandpoint, Idaho. Retiring in 2000, he enjoyed winters on the Arizona desert and summers in Idaho at the ranch.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of North Idaho, 2298 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815.

English Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please sign Frank’s online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.