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Born: November 19, 1933 |
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Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington |
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Death: July 24, 2010 |
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Place of Death: Sagle, Idaho |
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Bob Farmin
November 19, 1933 -
July 24, 2010
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Robert “Bob” W. Farmin, 76, passed away, Saturday, July 24, 2010 surrounded by family at his cabin on Lake Pend Oreille. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sandpoint.
Bob was born on November 19, 1933 to Ted and Sibyl Farmin. He grew up in Sandpoint enjoying time fishing, hunting and flying around the lake in his father’s pontoon plane. After attending private high schools in Portland and Seattle he returned for his senior year and graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1951. Bob married Dorothy J. Warren on December 27, 1954 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sandpoint, where the couple remained lifelong members. He received a bachelor degree in Business from the University of Idaho in 1956, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. Following college he held sales positions in Seattle and Spokane. In 1960 he relocated back to Sandpoint and sold wholesale pharmaceutical supplies for Mckesson and Robbins. He was offered several promotions that required leaving N. Idaho; however to remain in Sandpoint he purchased and managed Sandpoint Furniture until he retired in 1984.
Bob’s life centered on raising his four children in Sandpoint, enjoying the N. Idaho outdoors, and being involved in the business community. His recreation and hobbies included following the seasons of North Idaho and participating in outdoor recreations such as snow skiing, boating, fishing, hunting and hiking. He accumulated a wonderful arrowhead collection and claimed to be the first community member to purchases shares to start Schweitzer Ski Basin. He skied every year Schweitzer was open until the age of 73. Bob contributed to the community as an active member in several organizations where he was an officer or board member on numerous occasions. The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, Sandpoint Rotary, Festival at Sandpoint, Elks, Bonner County Economic Develpment Committee, and Panhandle State Bank, were some of these organizations.
He is survived by his four children: Dan (JoAnne) Farmin of Newport, WA, Rob (Becky) Farmin of Priest River, ID, Cindy (David) DeMers of Sandpoint, ID, and Kris (Scott) Salesky of Priest River, ID, one sister Ellamae McClelland of Sagle, ID and one brother Ted (Judy) Farmin of Sandpoint, ID; and twelve grandchildren Kelly and Ryan Farmin; Eric, Brooke, and Alexis DeMers; Erin and Max Salesky; Hailey and Hayden Farmin; and Lacey, Melissa, and Dallas Hopkins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife Dorothy.
Memorial donations may be made to Bonner Community Hospice, PO Box 1448, Sandpoint, ID 83864; Sandpoint Rotary, PO Box 134, Sandpoint, ID 83864; or the First Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Fourth Ave, Sandpoint, ID 83864.
Please sign Bob’s guest book.
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