Wilton Dean Stokes

Male 1920 - 2011  (90 years)


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  • Name Wilton Dean Stokes  [1
    Birth 19 Oct 1920  Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 567F34F95B5349C29002220BE266A16FD2CB 
    Death 17 Sep 2011  Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA, Dry Creek Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I14130  Larry and Jane's Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 

    Father Thomas Oscar Stokes,   b. 6 Oct 1884, Croydon, Morgan County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1971, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Newton,   b. 13 Jun 1891, Oakland, Franklin County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1971, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1911  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F5118  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Iva Jean Isabelle Mengelkamp,   b. 5 Jun 1921, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1966, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Children 
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     5. Living
    Family ID F5123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Oct 1920 - Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 2011 - Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Wilton Dean "Bill" Stokes of Moscow died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Gritman Medical Center. He was a resident of Clark House, an assisted living center at the time of his death. He was 90.

      Bill was born on October 19, 1920 in Ogden, Utah to Thomas and Mary Newton Stokes. He was the youngest of three children. In addition to his parents, his brother, Ferrin (Jerry) and sister Elna Morrison preceded him in death. After graduating from high school, Bill attended the University of Idaho where he met his future wife, Iva Jean Mengelkamp. They were married two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on February 3, 1942. Shortly after their marriage Bill joined the Navy and served until World War II ended. Jean, his beloved wife of 54 years, died on December 5, 1996. Bill and Jean had five children; Carmen Stokes Westberg (Larry), Linda Stokes and Laureen Stokes Lange (Robert), all of Boise, Janet Stokes Thorne (Richard) of Salmon Arm, BC; and William "Bill" Stokes (Debbie) of Moscow. Bill and Jean had 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Bill and Jean spent most of their married life in Moscow where he worked as an electrician for Spence Electric, as a realtor with O'Meara and Stokes Realty, the owner of Mort's Club and developer of the Stokes Subdivision. Bill enjoyed Vandal games and was involved with the Vandal Boosters. He and Jean enjoyed camping and their various cruises. They moved to Boise in 1986 where Bill lived until two years ago when he returned to Moscow.

      A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow. His urn will be placed with Jean at the Dry Creek Cemetery in Boise. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Ancestry Family Tree - Westberg Family Tree, 2 Apr 2017 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S127] Findagrave.com, ( Findagrave.com . http://www.findagrave.com.), 2 Apr 2017, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).



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