Kootenai County ID Archives Obituaries.....Raugust, Michael F. October 11, 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 28, 2005, 1:56 am Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Michael F. Raugust, 63 Michael F. Raugust, 63, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, after an extended illness. He was born in Coeur d'Alene on Sept. 17, 1942, to Edith and Eitel Raugust. He grew up in Coeur d'Alene and later moved to Post Falls, where he raised his family. Mike loved his family and friends, his dogs, and his home. Mike served in the Army in the 1960s. As a young man, he was also a mechanic at Diamond International in Coeur d'Alene. He was an innovative mechanic, who converted military tanks into logging skidders. He owned and operated a dog kennel, together with his former wife, Kay, in the 1970s and 1980s. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Eitel (1977) and Edith (1996); and by his brother, Gregory (2000). Mike is survived by his daughters, Melissa Raugust of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Becky Ewers of Spokane Valley, Wash.; and aunts, uncles and cousins. He also has three grandchildren: the twins, Michael Raugust Ewers and Madeline Michelle Ewers, and Rachel Karen Ewers. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at English Funeral Chapel, Coeur d'Alene. They are in charge of arrangements. Please visit Michael's guest registry and view online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com. Additional Comments: Coeur d'Alene Press - The Daily Bee Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. 27 October 2005 **** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/kootenai/obits/r/raugust1004gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb