Kootenai County ID Archives Obituaries.....[Drake] Schalk, Gwendolyn Mae October 19, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com October 22, 2005, 1:07 am Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Gwendolyn M. Schalk, 69 Gwendolyn Mae Schalk, 69, Hayden, passed away Oct. 19, 2005, at Kootenai Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit in Coeur d'Alene. Born Oct. 13, 1936, in Elmwood, Neb., to Arthur and Gwenith (Tenbroeck) Drake, Gwen attended high school in Elmwood. She joined the Air Force in 1955 as a nurse, serving for three years. On Feb. 16, 1956, she married Johann Nicholas Schalk at the Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts. All three of their children were born at the Westover AFB Hospital. The family moved to North Idaho in 1981. Gwen's special interests were baking and having holiday dinners with family and friends. She was also a special caretaker for family members and friends. She loved her family dearly, and she will be missed deeply. Survivors include her husband Johann N. Schalk, at home; children Doris G. Cain, John N. Schalk, Steven H. Schalk; grandchildren Amos, Janae, Hannah, Trevor and Tanner; six brothers and six sisters, all still residing in Nebraska: Keith, Dennis, Terri, Kirby, Kevin, Kirk, Sheroll, Betty, Sandra, Vickie, Vonda and Sharmon. Visitation Oct. 24 will start at noon until the funeral service at 2 p.m., both at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d'Alene Chapel. Contributions to the family may be made at Global Federal Credit Union. Please visit Gwen's memorial and sign her online guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. Additional Comments: Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho <> Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. 21 October 2005 ***** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/kootenai/obits/d/drakesch988gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb