Fredona Woolstenhulme Schenk, age 89, of Burley, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010, at the St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.
She was born on March 6, 1921, at Starrhs Ferry, Idaho, to Rueben Allen and Sarah Sorenson Woolstenhulme. She grew up in the Starrhs Ferry area and graduated from Burley High School and Albion State Normal School. After college, she taught school in the Oakley and Burley area.
Fredona met Robert Schenk in the summer of 1946, and they were married on Dec. 14, 1946. They farmed in the View area until 1959, when they drew a veterans homestead northwest of Paul, in the Crestview area. Over the next fifty years, they developed a successful farm and cattle business, Schenk Land and Cattle, now located in Oakley, Idaho. As a partner in the feedlot and farm, she was honored with her husband as “Cattle Feeders of the Year” from the Idaho Cattle Feeders Association in 1972. Fredona and Robert were also inducted into the Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame in 2008. Additionally, she was active in the Paul PTA and the Crestview 59’ers.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; three children, Barbara (Ron Stephenson) Schenk of Boise, Linda (Barry) Tanner of Paul, and Dallan (Brenda) Schenk of Oakley; six grandchildren, Cori (Joe) Gilbert, Chris Tanner, Logan Schenk, Robyn (Ryan) Fisher, Jake (Tiffany) Schenk, and Casey (Kyle) Elfe; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Marie Elquist; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter; a granddaughter; and six brothers and sisters.
The funeral was held Friday, July 30, at the Paul LDS Stake Center, 424 W. Ellis St., with Bishop Brett D. Thomas officiating. Burial was in Gem Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley.
The family suggests memorials be directed to the Mini-Cassia Shelter for Women and Children, or to the Burley Public Library.
Ralph Buttars, an 81 year old Heyburn resident, passed away July 24, 2010 at Country Side Care in Rupert.
Ralph was born January 30, 1929 in Logan, Utah the son of Gover and Mary Bowles Buttars. The family, including three brothers Milton, Gordon and Orvin later moved to Burley to a farm south of town. Working hard on the family farm is undeniably where Ralph got his determination and work ethics that would be with him all his life. He graduated from Burley High School in 1947, and later married and had three children. Ralph went to work for Safeway Foods, which took him to Ontario, Oregon and then Boise. He went to work for Albertson’s Foods, and eventually owned his own grocery store, Ralph’s Heyburn Food Center and the Quick-Pick in Burley.
In 1964 Ralph married the love of his life, Betty McManus of Burns, Oregon. Betty’s four children were an added bonus. Ralph served as Fire Commissioner for the City of Heyburn for seven years, as well as several other committees; the most recent was helping to get the Heyburn RV Park established. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served in many capacities. In his younger days, Ralph was a licensed pilot; he enjoyed golfing, bowling, antiques, playing the organ, and growing roses.
He is survived by his children Linda Arlene Otero of Florida; Richard Ralph Buttars of California; Odell Gover Buttars of Phoenix, Arizona; Garey (Karen) McManis of Paul; Shannon (Mike) Gorringe of Boise; Bill (Linda) McManis of Fernley, Nevada; and Cherie (Wally) Olson of Caldwell; nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; one brother Orvin Buttars of Tooele, Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty and four brothers.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Hansen Mortuary in Rupert. Burial followed at the Riverside Cemetery in Heyburn. Arrangements were under the direction of Hansen Mortuary. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.