Jack Wayland Bezona passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene.
He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Cheney, Wash., to Wayland and Dorothy (Prosch) Bezona. He grew up at the family's ranch on the banks of the Grande Ronde River near Anatone.
His dad helped build the road to Anatone, and in 1939 Jack began attending school there. He graduated from Anatone High School in 1951 and attended college first at Cheney and then at LaGrande, Ore.
Jack married Patricia Beers. They had a daughter, Lynn.
Jack left college and began working in a sawmill in LaGrande. There he met and married his sweetheart, Ann McLaren, on June 21, 1957. Together they raised three children: Wayne, Elaine, and Colleen.
Jack was never afraid of hard work and took various jobs to support his family. He moved his family back to the Grande Ronde to operate the family cattle ranch after his father's death in 1968.
He also drove the school bus for Anatone for many years and was a friend and mentor to many students there.
In 1976, he began working for Bennett Lumber Company first on a road-building crew and later as a boiler operator. He retired from there in 1996.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman and was always most at home in the mountains he knew and loved so well. Yearly deer and elk hunting adventures were his passion, and some of his best friends were there with him every year. He had a keen eye and enjoyed spotting all kinds of animals, whether hunting or just out for a drive with his family.
He and Ann built a cabin in the Blues; that was their favorite place to be and some of their happiest times were spent together there. He also enjoyed woodworking, and many family and friends received beautiful pieces from him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayland and Dorothy Bezona, and his son-in-law, Dan Littlejohn.
A memorial service will be held later this fall.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or St. Jude Children's hospital.
Lewiston Tribune June 29, 2022
He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Cheney, Wash., to Wayland and Dorothy (Prosch) Bezona. He grew up at the family's ranch on the banks of the Grande Ronde River near Anatone.
His dad helped build the road to Anatone, and in 1939 Jack began attending school there. He graduated from Anatone High School in 1951 and attended college first at Cheney and then at LaGrande, Ore.
Jack married Patricia Beers. They had a daughter, Lynn.
Jack left college and began working in a sawmill in LaGrande. There he met and married his sweetheart, Ann McLaren, on June 21, 1957. Together they raised three children: Wayne, Elaine, and Colleen.
Jack was never afraid of hard work and took various jobs to support his family. He moved his family back to the Grande Ronde to operate the family cattle ranch after his father's death in 1968.
He also drove the school bus for Anatone for many years and was a friend and mentor to many students there.
In 1976, he began working for Bennett Lumber Company first on a road-building crew and later as a boiler operator. He retired from there in 1996.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman and was always most at home in the mountains he knew and loved so well. Yearly deer and elk hunting adventures were his passion, and some of his best friends were there with him every year. He had a keen eye and enjoyed spotting all kinds of animals, whether hunting or just out for a drive with his family.
He and Ann built a cabin in the Blues; that was their favorite place to be and some of their happiest times were spent together there. He also enjoyed woodworking, and many family and friends received beautiful pieces from him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayland and Dorothy Bezona, and his son-in-law, Dan Littlejohn.
A memorial service will be held later this fall.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or St. Jude Children's hospital.
Lewiston Tribune June 29, 2022
Jack Wayland Bezona passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene.
He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Cheney, Wash., to Wayland and Dorothy (Prosch) Bezona. He grew up at the family's ranch on the banks of the Grande Ronde River near Anatone.
His dad helped build the road to Anatone, and in 1939 Jack began attending school there. He graduated from Anatone High School in 1951 and attended college first at Cheney and then at LaGrande, Ore.
Jack married Patricia Beers. They had a daughter, Lynn.
Jack left college and began working in a sawmill in LaGrande. There he met and married his sweetheart, Ann McLaren, on June 21, 1957. Together they raised three children: Wayne, Elaine, and Colleen.
Jack was never afraid of hard work and took various jobs to support his family. He moved his family back to the Grande Ronde to operate the family cattle ranch after his father's death in 1968.
He also drove the school bus for Anatone for many years and was a friend and mentor to many students there.
In 1976, he began working for Bennett Lumber Company first on a road-building crew and later as a boiler operator. He retired from there in 1996.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman and was always most at home in the mountains he knew and loved so well. Yearly deer and elk hunting adventures were his passion, and some of his best friends were there with him every year. He had a keen eye and enjoyed spotting all kinds of animals, whether hunting or just out for a drive with his family.
He and Ann built a cabin in the Blues; that was their favorite place to be and some of their happiest times were spent together there. He also enjoyed woodworking, and many family and friends received beautiful pieces from him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayland and Dorothy Bezona, and his son-in-law, Dan Littlejohn.
A memorial service will be held later this fall.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or St. Jude Children's hospital.
Lewiston Tribune June 29, 2022
He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Cheney, Wash., to Wayland and Dorothy (Prosch) Bezona. He grew up at the family's ranch on the banks of the Grande Ronde River near Anatone.
His dad helped build the road to Anatone, and in 1939 Jack began attending school there. He graduated from Anatone High School in 1951 and attended college first at Cheney and then at LaGrande, Ore.
Jack married Patricia Beers. They had a daughter, Lynn.
Jack left college and began working in a sawmill in LaGrande. There he met and married his sweetheart, Ann McLaren, on June 21, 1957. Together they raised three children: Wayne, Elaine, and Colleen.
Jack was never afraid of hard work and took various jobs to support his family. He moved his family back to the Grande Ronde to operate the family cattle ranch after his father's death in 1968.
He also drove the school bus for Anatone for many years and was a friend and mentor to many students there.
In 1976, he began working for Bennett Lumber Company first on a road-building crew and later as a boiler operator. He retired from there in 1996.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman and was always most at home in the mountains he knew and loved so well. Yearly deer and elk hunting adventures were his passion, and some of his best friends were there with him every year. He had a keen eye and enjoyed spotting all kinds of animals, whether hunting or just out for a drive with his family.
He and Ann built a cabin in the Blues; that was their favorite place to be and some of their happiest times were spent together there. He also enjoyed woodworking, and many family and friends received beautiful pieces from him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayland and Dorothy Bezona, and his son-in-law, Dan Littlejohn.
A memorial service will be held later this fall.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or St. Jude Children's hospital.
Lewiston Tribune June 29, 2022
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