Boundary County ID Archives Obituaries.....Higgins,  Kenneth E. April 15, 2007
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Bonners Ferry Herald, Thursday, April 19, 2007
Kenneth E. Higgins

   Kenneth E. Higgins, Jr., passed away April 15, 2007 at home in Post Falls,
Idaho from cancer.
   Ken was born September 3, 1934 in Roberts, Idaho without the luxury of
electricity and running water, in a small farmhouse to Kenneth and Elva
(Rickman) Higgins.  His mother passed away when Ken was only three years old,
and he and his brother lived with his father and paternal grandparents until the
age of 12, at which time his father remarried and moved to Arco, Idaho.  Ken
finished grammar school and graduated from Butte High School in 1953.
   After graduation, he attended Coyne Electrical School in Chicago, Ill., was
drafted in the US Army in 1954 and served in Germany until being honorably
discharged in 1956.  He then graduated Idaho State College Trade and Industrial
School in 1958, he subsequently formed a construction company and performed
electrical contracting prior to employment at the National Reactor Testing
Station Automatic Energy Commission (AEC) at Scoville, Idaho.
   He worked at the AEC Commission for several years and then traveled
throughout the United States working as an IBEW union industrial electrician
prior to moving to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1977.  His career in North Idaho
began with employment with Energy Products of Idaho.  Afterwards he worked as an
electrical inspector for the State of Idaho Department of Building Safety.  Ken
was a perfectionist in his career as an electrician as well as his many other
construction talents.  He built two residences by which he personally performed
nearly all of the construction with impeccable workmanship.  In addition, he
built exquisite pieces of specialized furniture such as, a unique butcher block,
toys, birdhouses, etc.  In addition, to a log well house whereby he seasoned,
stripped and notched the logs.  Ken was an avid sportsman and thoroughly enjoyed
big game hunting, fishing, snowmobiling  and ATVing.  He loved the traveling
with his wife, “W’s,” they toured a large part of the United States making
friends at nearly every stop.  Ken was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Eagles,
American Legion, Moose and BPOE (Elks).
   He is survived  by his wife of 16 years, Wilma (Hughes) Higgins, daughter and
son-in-law, Donna and Buddy Cooper, Hayden, Idaho; step-sons and wives, Michael
and Susan, Bret and Becky, step-son Patrick Hughes, all of Montana, and ste-son
Kelly Hughes of Post Falls, Idaho; brother, Charles Higgins, Omaha, Neb.;
step-sister and husband, RaNae (Benson) and Bob Salon of Sacramento, Calif.;
grandsons, James, Eric and Kenny Cooper of Hayden, Idaho, as well as numerous
cousins, nieces, nephews, step-grand daughters and step-great grandchildren.  He
was preceded in death by his parents, step-mothers, Karma (Benson) and May
(Peck) Higgins) Rickman.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests your donation,
in Ken’s name to Hospice of North Idaho, Inc., 9493 Government Way, Hayden, ID
83835.  The Memorial service was held at the English Funeral Chapel with burial
at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls, Idaho.



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