Individual Details

Dorothy Irene Kirkpatrick

(30 Mar 1923 - 17 Oct 2001)

Idaho Spokesman-Review, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Saturday, October 20, 2001: Graveside service for Dorothy Irene Charles, 78, will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Pine Cemetery in Pine City, Wash. Memorial Mass will follow at 1 p.m. at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in St. Maries. Hodge Funeral Home in St. Maries is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Charles, who was born in Sandpoint, died Wednesday. She grew up in Elk River, Idaho, and graduated from high school there in 1941 and married Ray Charles that same year. Mrs. Charles lived in various communities of the Pacific Northwest while following her husband's railroad career.
The couple settled in Malden, Wash., in 1976, and she was a homemaker. Mrs. Charles moved to St. Maries in 1988 and was active as a volunteer at Valley Vista Care Center and Hospice of Benewah County. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, fishing and solving crossword puzzles. Mrs. Charles was a member of the Benewah County Council on Aging, the Milwaukee Railroad Women's Club and St. Mary's Catholic Church. Her husband died in 1992. Survivors include four sons, Mike Charles and Tim Charles, both of St. Maries, and Pat Charles and David Charles, both of Rosalia, Wash.; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Benewah County, 702 W. College, St. Maries, ID 83861.

Events

Birth30 Mar 1923Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Idaho
Residence1935Elk River, Clearwater Co., Idaho
Residence1 Apr 1940Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho, USA
Marriage6 Dec 1941Ray Charles
Death17 Oct 2001Idaho
Alt nameDorothy Charles
RaceWhite
BurialPine City Cemetery, Pine City, Whitman Co., Washington

Families

SpouseRay Charles (1917 - 1992)
FatherFrederick Joel Kirkpatrick (1892 - 1980)
MotherDora M. Cramer (1902 - 1966)
SiblingAnna Mae Kirkpatrick (1920 - 1987)
SiblingLorna Marie Kirkpatrick (1926 - 2001)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

2. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho; Roll: T627_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 18-4.

3. Ancestry.com, U. S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

4. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho; Roll: T627_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 18-4.

5. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho; Roll: T627_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 18-4.

6. Find A Grave.

7. Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

8. Ancestry.com, U. S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

9. Ancestry.com, U. S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

10. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho; Roll: T627_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 18-4.

11. Ancestry.com, U. S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).

12. Ancestry.com, U. S. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).