Vernon Frisk
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Vernon Frisk
PABLO — Vernon Edward Frisk, age 78, passed away on May 29, 2021, of complications from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Vern was born on March 23, 1943, in Valley City, North Dakota, to Walter and Margaret Frisk. His mother was killed in a car wreck when he and his siblings were all at a very tender age. They then went to live with their grandparents in Everett, Washington. Childhood was hard for the Frisk kids but his grandparents did the best for them with what they had.
He delivered papers as a teenager and then found his true passion, driving logging trucks and semis, which his father got him into. He would go on to do this for 50 years. He loved driving trucks, whether it was logging or long haul and equipment. Vern married Laura Jo Heller in March 1963 in Washington. They brought their young family to the beautiful state of Montana. They then divorced early on in 1989.
Vern loved being in the woods, whether it was hauling logs or hunting with his kids or his lifetime friend Allen Jones. He also loved watching his kids and grandkids rodeo, which they did very well.
In July of 1989, Vern married Leona Carpenter Rose in Pablo. She then became his lifelong hauling partner and they would occasionally go from coast to coast.
Vern is survived by his wife, Leona: his children, Tom (Val) Frisk, Terry (Danielle) Frisk, Sharon (Paul) Guenzler, Carol (Bryce) Heimark; his stepchildren, Jerrod (Jenica) Rose, Stephanie (Shawn) Davis, and Verner (Caitlyn) Rose; his grandchildren, Korrie, Marty, Sarah, Levi, Nichele, Grey, Kimberly, Braydon, Brielle, and Taelyn; his step-grandkids, Paker, Kendra, Emily, Dugan, Paige, Natalee, Diezel, Remy, and Madalynn; and his four great-grandchildren, Cambri, Rhett, Sidney, and Casey. He is also survived by sisters, Betty Christofferson, Betty Tanis Peters, Barbara Griffith and his uncle, Ralph Compson.
Vern is preceded death by his parents, Walter and Margaret; his brother, Kenny Frisk; and his sister, Louise.
A graveside service will be held on June 11, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Ronan Cemetery, also known as Mountain View Cemetery. There will be a luncheon to follow at the Round Butte Clubhouse.
The family would like to thank Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home for all their care of Vernon and the family. Donations can be made in Vern’s name to Parkinson’s Foundation Pacific Northwest Chapter, Attn: Donor Services, 200 SE 1st Street Suite 800, Miami, Florida, 33131.
Messages of condolences may be shared with the family at: www.shriderthompson.com. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
