Bearl Carlisle, 90

Oct. 21, 1933 — Jan. 17, 2024

Bearl Carlisle was born in Bisbee, Ariz. His family relocated to Idaho when he was a teenager and he graduated from Wallace High School.

Bearl proudly served his country as a Navy SeaBee from 1956 to 1966. He did tours in Cuba, Newfoundland, Spain, Guam, Japan and Vietnam. Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned to Kellogg, Idaho. 

Bearl was an avid skeet and trap shooter at the Wallace-Kellogg Gun Club, where he also served on the Board of Directors. Among Bearl’s many achievements in this area is winning the Governor’s Handicap at the Idaho State Shoot in Lewiston in 1968.

Bearl began his career as a plumber with Kellogg Plumbing & Heating. After joining the Northwest Plumbing and Pipefitters Union, he worked many jobs, including the petroleum refinery in Bellingham, the papermill in Usk and various schools and hospitals.

It was the gun club where Bearl met Margaret White. Bearl and Maggie were married in 1969. They spent the next 54 years together raising and praising “their” family. The Carlisles moved to Post Falls, Idaho, in 1978. Upon retirement, Bearl and Maggie relocated to Hayden, Idaho, and were active residents at the Heatherstone Retirement Community. He worshiped with his brothers and sisters in Christ at Peace Lutheran Church in Post Falls, Idaho.

Bearl was preceded in death by his parents, sisters and his wife, Maggie. He will be dearly missed by his stepchildren, Lee (Ed) Sonderman, Liberty Lake, Wash., Joni (Rick) Sorenson, Spokane, Wash., and Jim (Sherri) White, Pinehurst, Idaho. Other survivors include six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Bearl loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, gardening and bowling. He and Maggie were a magical team, combining his woodworking and her painting skills. Together they explored Canada, the West Coast and Arizona in their various travel trailers.

To celebrate Bearl Carlisle’s life, please join his family at Peace Lutheran Church, 8134 N. Meyer Road, Post Falls, ID, on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at 11 a.m. 

Donations may be sent to Peace Lutheran Church in Post Falls, Idaho, or Horizon Hospice.