4. | Wilton Dean Stokes (1.Mary1) was born on 19 Oct 1920 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA; died on 17 Sep 2011 in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA; was buried in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA, Dry Creek Cemetery. Other Events and Attributes:
- _UID: 567F34F95B5349C29002220BE266A16FD2CB
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.
Family/Spouse: Iva Jean Isabelle Mengelkamp. Iva was born on 5 Jun 1921 in Calgary, , Alberta, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1966 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA; was buried in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA, Dry Creek Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
|