Roland "Pete" Peter Bourassa, 76, of Mullan passed away May 1, 2014, at his home in Mullan. He was born May 19, 1937, in Bonners Ferry; Pete was the son of August and Inez (Watters) Bourassa.
Pete attended Bonners Ferry High School. He married Lola Tofte on Feb. 18, 1967, in Bonners Ferry; Lola passed away on Sept. 24, 1997.
Pete served in the U.S. Army 508th Airborne Association affiliated with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War; he was honored with a purple heart. Pete served as a career veteran; he retired in 1978.
Pete was a member of the VFW. He loved and enjoyed hunting and fishing and the ourdoors.
Pete is survived by his son Phillip Bourassa of Glasgow, KY.; his adopted daughter Tammy Southwick of Bonners Ferry; his very special friends Phil and Michelle Walker of Mullan; his siter Georgie Ann DeBoie of Hermiston, Ore.; his step-children James, Michael, William, Mary, Verna and David Love and Pattie Whitson all of the greater Tacoma, Wash. area.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lola, a son Anthonny "Tony" Bourassa, a sister Frankie Messenbrink and a brother Roger Bourassa.
Cremation will be held with inurnment taking place at the Fort Lewis Cemetery in Washington. A Celebration of Pete's Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Pete's birthday, Monday May 19, at the Outlaw Bar and Grill.
Arrangements by Shoshone Funeral Services and Crematory of Kellogg.
Pete attended Bonners Ferry High School. He married Lola Tofte on Feb. 18, 1967, in Bonners Ferry; Lola passed away on Sept. 24, 1997.
Pete served in the U.S. Army 508th Airborne Association affiliated with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War; he was honored with a purple heart. Pete served as a career veteran; he retired in 1978.
Pete was a member of the VFW. He loved and enjoyed hunting and fishing and the ourdoors.
Pete is survived by his son Phillip Bourassa of Glasgow, KY.; his adopted daughter Tammy Southwick of Bonners Ferry; his very special friends Phil and Michelle Walker of Mullan; his siter Georgie Ann DeBoie of Hermiston, Ore.; his step-children James, Michael, William, Mary, Verna and David Love and Pattie Whitson all of the greater Tacoma, Wash. area.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lola, a son Anthonny "Tony" Bourassa, a sister Frankie Messenbrink and a brother Roger Bourassa.
Cremation will be held with inurnment taking place at the Fort Lewis Cemetery in Washington. A Celebration of Pete's Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Pete's birthday, Monday May 19, at the Outlaw Bar and Grill.
Arrangements by Shoshone Funeral Services and Crematory of Kellogg.
Roland "Pete" Peter Bourassa, 76, of Mullan passed away May 1, 2014, at his home in Mullan. He was born May 19, 1937, in Bonners Ferry; Pete was the son of August and Inez (Watters) Bourassa.
Pete attended Bonners Ferry High School. He married Lola Tofte on Feb. 18, 1967, in Bonners Ferry; Lola passed away on Sept. 24, 1997.
Pete served in the U.S. Army 508th Airborne Association affiliated with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War; he was honored with a purple heart. Pete served as a career veteran; he retired in 1978.
Pete was a member of the VFW. He loved and enjoyed hunting and fishing and the ourdoors.
Pete is survived by his son Phillip Bourassa of Glasgow, KY.; his adopted daughter Tammy Southwick of Bonners Ferry; his very special friends Phil and Michelle Walker of Mullan; his siter Georgie Ann DeBoie of Hermiston, Ore.; his step-children James, Michael, William, Mary, Verna and David Love and Pattie Whitson all of the greater Tacoma, Wash. area.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lola, a son Anthonny "Tony" Bourassa, a sister Frankie Messenbrink and a brother Roger Bourassa.
Cremation will be held with inurnment taking place at the Fort Lewis Cemetery in Washington. A Celebration of Pete's Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Pete's birthday, Monday May 19, at the Outlaw Bar and Grill.
Arrangements by Shoshone Funeral Services and Crematory of Kellogg.
Pete attended Bonners Ferry High School. He married Lola Tofte on Feb. 18, 1967, in Bonners Ferry; Lola passed away on Sept. 24, 1997.
Pete served in the U.S. Army 508th Airborne Association affiliated with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War; he was honored with a purple heart. Pete served as a career veteran; he retired in 1978.
Pete was a member of the VFW. He loved and enjoyed hunting and fishing and the ourdoors.
Pete is survived by his son Phillip Bourassa of Glasgow, KY.; his adopted daughter Tammy Southwick of Bonners Ferry; his very special friends Phil and Michelle Walker of Mullan; his siter Georgie Ann DeBoie of Hermiston, Ore.; his step-children James, Michael, William, Mary, Verna and David Love and Pattie Whitson all of the greater Tacoma, Wash. area.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lola, a son Anthonny "Tony" Bourassa, a sister Frankie Messenbrink and a brother Roger Bourassa.
Cremation will be held with inurnment taking place at the Fort Lewis Cemetery in Washington. A Celebration of Pete's Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Pete's birthday, Monday May 19, at the Outlaw Bar and Grill.
Arrangements by Shoshone Funeral Services and Crematory of Kellogg.
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