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Edward Everett Peery, 85

| March 17, 2021 1:00 AM

On Friday, March 5, 2021, Edward Everett Peery, loving father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 85. Ed was born June 19, 1935, in Ulen, Minn., to Charles and Ruth Peery.

Raised in Post Falls, Idaho, he played basketball at North Idaho Junior College and received his teaching certificate from Whitworth University. He taught fifth and sixth grade at Progress Elementary School and raised his daughter, Loree, and his two sons, Todd and Evan.

Ed had a passion for the outdoors and spent his summers visiting North American monuments and hiking the entire northern half of the Pacific Crest Trail. After teaching, Ed took on his second calling and ministered all over the Northwest.

Ed was preceded in death by his father, Charles; his mother, Ruth; his wife, Daydra; sisters MaryLou and Carol and brother, Byron. He is survived by his brother, Stan and his three children: Loree, Todd and Evan, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Mountain View Bible Church on McGuire Road in Post Falls.