Michael Albert Dismuke

Michael Albert Dismuke passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with his children by his side. Michael (Mike) was born to Albert and Lois (Fournier) Dismuke on July 24, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Perrysburg Township outside of Toledo. In 1973 his family relocated to Colorado where Mike settled in Estes Park. He was employed on McGregor Ranch as Manager and also owned and created handmade leather goods side by side with his brother Alan at Gracecraft Studio in Estes Park. Mike met his partner Pam Duquette in Rollinsville, Colorado in 1976. Always adventurers, Mike and Pam moved to Helena in northern California in 1978 and lived on the Trinity River where they owned a placer claim and made a living mining for gold. They started a family when their daughter Trinity was born in 1979 and son Asher was born in 1981. Moving again in 1981 to northern Idaho, Mike and Pam bought property outside of Priest River and with the help from a handful of friends, logged, and hand peeled the timber that was used to build a log cabin where they raised their children and homesteaded for many years.

Mike was a talented artist, musician, skier and craftsman. He was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a tree planter, worked at Schweitzer Mountain resort for many years and volunteered as a first responder for the Sandpoint, ID Fire Department. Mike left Sandpoint in 1996 and moved to Wallace, Idaho where he was hired as Lookout Pass’ Mountain Manager. He then went on to work at Silver Mt Ski area for many years and was known by many as “Mountain Mike.” Mike was head of the Maintenance Department for the City of Wallace and retired there in 2016. Mike spent the last two years of his life moving around the area while living in his camper, and spending time with his children and grandchildren, just as he had planned.

Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Lois. He is survived by his two children Trinity Duquette-Dismuke (Priest River), Asher Duquette-Dismuke(Sandpoint) and his grandchildren Tiara, Kyrin, Marley, Mckinley, Aspynn and Grayson.

Also surviving are Mike’s five siblings; Alan P. Dismuke of California, Linda J. Scheanwald (Mike) of Ohio, Cynthia M. Treharne (Don) of Michigan, Elizabeth A. Lewis (Mike) of Missouri and Mark E. Dismuke (Amy) of Colorado.

He will be missed by numerous nieces and nephews as well.

Mike was a gregarious and generous soul and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He lived his life on his own terms and will be remembered lovingly by family for his mischievous and sometimes outrageous personality.

“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out and proclaiming,

Wow, what a ride!” Author Unknown

A celebration of life will be held Saturday Oct, 27th at 2:00 at the 1313 club, 806 Bank street, Wallace, Id. Please come eat, drink, share memories and stories of Mike.