Doris A. Chamberlin

Doris Ann (Larson) Chamberlin, 81, passed away Monday, June 15,2009 at the Bonners Ferry Extended Care Facility. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. Private burial was held in the Grandview Cemetery. Doris was born on October 2, 1927 in Havre, Montana to Olaf T. and Anna C. (Nelson) Larson. She graduated from Bonners High School and was a resident of Bonners Ferry since the 1940' s. She married Charles "Clint" Clinton Chamberlin on August 3, 1946 and raised a family in Bonners Ferry. During World War II she worked at the Mare Island Shipyard in California as a welder. During the Korean War when Clint was in the Army they were stationed in Tacoma and she was a member of the Legion Women's Auxiliary. During her working career she was a nurse's aid at the Bonner's Ferry Hospital, a deputy for the Boundary County Sheriff s department, and owned a health food store for many years. Before being diagnosed with Lupus, Doris enjoyed outdoor activities with her family and friends and bowling. She and Clint enjoyed taking trips flying around the area in their airplane. Later in life she enjoyed indoor activities including stamping and making cards, playing card games with her friends, crocheting, knitting and reading. She had also became quite techy and could find her way around on the computer keeping records for her class reunions, editing photos, keeping bookkeeping records, and playing on line computer games. She loved growing roses and her gardens surrounding their home. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, four sisters, and three brothers. Doris is survived by her son, Robert Chamberlin and his wife, Susan of Chewelah, W A and daughter, Cynthia Morgan and her husband William of Indianola, W A; grandchildren Christopher and Bryan Morgan, and Holly Chamberlin; great grandsons, Cade and Peyton Morgan; and many nephews and nieces and their children. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or the Bonners Ferry Extended Care Facility. Family and friends are invited to sign Doris’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangement are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.