Obituary: Tuntland, Donald E.
He was born on August 18, 1931 to Barney and Elvina Tuntland in Shields, ND.
He spent his childhood in Montana before moving to Spokane in 1942.
Donald graduated from West Valley High School in 1949 and attended WSU.
He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and after his discharge from the service he returned to Spokane.
He joined his father in the grocery business and went on to build the Barney’s Sooper Market chain, now known as Barney’s Harvest Foods.
He retired from the company in 1990.
Donald served as a board member for URM Stores, Inc. for 24 years.
He moved to Lewiston ID in 1975.
He started a furniture manufacturing company, Contempo in Clarkston, WA, which he operated with his wife Sandra.
He later sold the company in 2009 and retired full time.
Donald is survived by his wife of 28 years, Sandra of Julietta, ID; sons, Ken, Mike and Jon all of Post Falls, ID; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Richard and his great-grandson, Benjamin Michael.
The Tuntland family will have a celebration of Donald’s life on Saturday, June 22nd at the Quality Inn, 700 Port Ave. in Clarkston, WA at 2:00 PM.
He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.