Daniel M. Everts
Daniel M. Everts
With broken hearts we mourn the loss of our cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, veteran and friend — Daniel M. Everts.
Dan was born in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 16, 1946. Moving with his parents and brothers to Coeur d’Alene in 1950, he graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School in 1964. While a young man, Dan played multiple sports; his favorites were football and boxing. He was both a starting linebacker as a sophomore and a Golden Gloves champion. Then, joining the Air Force, he primarily worked with radar systems. During this time he married his best friend and one and only sweetheart, Janice. Together they had one child, the second love of his life, Chrissie.
Dan then attended North Idaho College after moving back to the area before continuing his education at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Dan graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering, completing the rigorous program in three, rather than the normal four years. He then moved Janice and Chrissie with him to Fairbanks, Alaska, while he was working out of Prudhoe Bay. After 10 long years of working up and down the Alaska oil pipeline, he returned to his family in Coeur d’Alene. Dan worked as an electrical foreman until his retirement at Kaiser Aluminum, in the Spokane Valley.
Next to marrying Janice and having his daughter, the best moments of his life were when his three grandchildren came into his world.
He was present for their births and he held and rocked and fed and changed their diapers every single day for the first years of their brand-new lives. Every moment with his adored grandkids was his favorite: tutoring his grandsons in algebra, coaching them on the riding lawnmower, attending and loving every minute of his granddaughter’s singing performances, picking up the kids from school but first stopping at Super 1 for soft-serve ice cream cones and playing the card game 31 bedside during his last few weeks.
Through these months of highs and lows and healings and setbacks, his fervently devoted Janice was right by his side — helping him shave, bringing his favorites to eat and drink, making sure his blankets were just so, rooting for Gonzaga basketball together, and sitting with him at dialysis. He would always ask, “Hey when is your mom coming by?” if it had been more than a few hours since he’d seen her last. Throughout his ongoing health struggles this past year he maintained his warm and unique humor, sharing knock-knock jokes with the grandkids, including teasing and joking around with the doctors and nurses dedicated to his care. If you were among those who called Dan your friend, you were truly blessed.
Dan is survived by his wife, Janice (Powers) Everts; daughter, Christine Everts-McConnell; grandchild, Siena Starlyn McConnell; grandchild, Christopher David McConnell; grandchild, Dax Daniel McConnell; son-in-law, Keith McConnell; brother, Claude Everts; and numerous extended family members, including treasured cousins and nieces and his best friend of 60 years, Wally Beck; along with countless friends. And his special Angels, who comforted him on his way to heaven.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marklin Everts and Suzanne Everts, and brother, Glen Everts.
Charitable contributions can be made to the Children’s Village. Dan’s memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., this Sunday, March 8, 2020 (remember daylight saving time), at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Please visit Dan’s online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.
