Boundary County ID Archives Obituaries.....Stevens, Alfred Wallace July 26, 2007
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Bonners Ferry Herald, Thursday, July 26, 2007
   Alfred Wallace Stevens (82) passed away on July 16, 2007 at the Bonner
General Hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho. Vigil Service will be held on Sunday, July
22, 2007 at 7:00pm at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held on Monday, July 23, 2007 at 10:00am in the St. Ann’s Catholic
Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho with internment following in the Grandview Cemetery.

   Al was born on February 2, 1925 in Great Falls, Montana to Evan and Florence
Stevens our father, grandfather and friend was called home by our Lord. He was
preceded in death by his parents, his brother Jimmy and wife Marilyn and
great-grandson Dameon Cassidy. He is survived by 9 children: Kathleen (Charles
Garrett of Moyie Springs. ID; Thomas Stevens of Post Falls, ID; Kenneth Stevens
of Moyie Springs, ID; Michael (Linnea) Stevens of the Philippines; Mary Stevens
of Moyie Springs, ID; Susan (Aaron) Selvicky of Moyie Springs, ID; Patrick
(Heather) Stevens of Moyie Springs, ID; Sharon (David) Wood of Kamiah, ID;
Cynthia (Russell) Maas of Moyie Springs, ID, 18 grandchildren and 2 great grand
children. 
   Alfred grew up in Great Falls, Montana and graduated from St Mary’s Catholic
High School. He volunteered and enlisted in the US Navy in 1943. He served with
distinction on board the USS Gridley DD380 as a torpedo mans mate 2nd Class. At
the end of the war Alfred was discharged from the navy. He returned to Great
Falls to develop his Considerable artistic talents. Alfred graduated from the
College of Great Falls with an Art Degree and began work at the Post Office.
During this time Alfred met and married the love of his life Marilyn Nelson on
August 29, 1952. Their marriage lasted until Marilyn’s death in 1997. Alfred
transferred to the US Customs Services and began his life’s work. His first duty
station was the Sweetgrass, Montana Port of Entry. In 1964 Alfred moved his
growing family to Eastport, Idaho and then Porthill, Idaho where he served as a
guardian of our boarders until his retirement on December 28, 1980. 
   Throughout his life Alfred was a devout Catholic and he was a member of St.
Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry, ID. Alfred’s interests ranged from art
to flying his private airplane. He especially enjoyed working with wood and his
inventive mind kept his hand busy creating. 
He was a loving father who accepted the responsibilities of raising his 9
children with grave. With his loving son Ken’s help he fought valiantly with his
diabetes. Alfred will be missed. 


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