Kenneth Alan Chulick

Kenneth Alan Chulick passed away suddenly on May 29, 2024, at Community Hospital in Missoula Montana. Ken was a loving husband, the best dad and grandpa, a great brother, loyal friend and Marine. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at McArthur Cemetery,  Naples. A graveside service will be held following a potluck. Friends and Family are all welcome to celebrate Ken’s life at 78 Moose Ridge Lane, Bonners Ferry.

Ken was born on January 8, 1955, to Bernard and Mary Lou Cassela Chulick in Roseville, California. Ken was the youngest of three children. After he graduated from Del Campo High School, he joined the Marines.

After his service and honorable discharge, he went to the oil fields for a short time. Ken then went into the border patrol for 17 years in El Paso, Texas, and eight years in Northern Idaho.

He was a gun collector and enthusiast. As a rockhound, he enjoyed lapidary work and made jewelry. He had collected rocks from all around the world. He loved hunting and camping with his family. He was the god father of Charlie and Nina Heard’s children.

Ken is survived by his wife, Pam Chulick, stepson Richard Reifenschied and wife Rosanna, grandchildren Penelope, Amelia and Joaquin, stepdaughter Conda Rice, husband Dan and children Mike and Makayla, great grandchildren Layne, Mathew and Larryssa, stepdaughter Kelli Duncan, husband Martin and children Seth and Maverick, sister Judie Wika and husband Norm, sister Fran Allen and nephew Rich Allen.