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Ethel Geraldine Peaster |
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December 4, 1924 ~ August 14, 2015 |
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August 18, 2015 |
Our dear mother and grandmother, Ethel Geraldine
Dirks Peaster was born in Tampa, Kansas to
Ernest and Alda Unruh Dirks on December 4, 1924.
She peacefully and unexpectedly passed away at
the Sunset Home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on
August 14, 2015, reaching the age of 90 years.
Services will be held on Tuesday, August 18,
2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mountain View
Mennonite Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Interment will follow in the Mountain View
Mennonite Cemetery.
Mom’s younger years were spent in Tampa and
Copeland, Kansas. At age 12 Mom’s family moved
to Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Mom accepted Christ as her personal Savior in
1941, being baptized into the Church of God in
Christ Mennonite by her father, Minister Ernest
Dirks. She remained faithful to the end.
On April 16, 1944 she married our Dad, Glen
Peaster. They were the first couple to be
married in the “little brown church” in Bonners
Ferry, Idaho. They enjoyed 68 years of joys and
sorrows together. The loss of their son, Lavern,
in a tragic accident in 1964 was a very
difficult time for Dad and Mom. Dad’s passing in
August of 2012 left Mom very lonely. Seven
months later she moved into Sunset Home. Mom and
we as a family appreciated the love and care she
received.
One of Mom’s favorite songs was “More Like
Jesus.” In her quiet, caring, unselfish ways she
left us the example of her desire to be like
Jesus. Mom was a lover of hospitality and often
reached out to those in need. Through the years
our parents provided a home for many young
people. At the church sewing Mom found her place
mending for the hospital and nursing home. She
continued her sewing projects and tokens of love
to the very end.
Left to cherish precious memories are,
daughters: Barbara & Bill Mastre, Bruneau,
Idaho; Laura, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Aldonna &
Les Isaac, Bruneau, Idaho; Louetta & Robert
Koehn, Connell, Washington; Doreen & Kurt Wedel,
Russell Springs, Kentucky; Glenette & Kevin
Becker, Princeton, Idaho; one son: Ron & Jonnlyn
Peaster, Bonners Ferry, Idaho; 26 grandchildren,
67 great grandchildren, and 10 great great
grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers and
sisters: Dessie & Leonard Regehr, Buhl, Idaho;
Ernie & Joann Dirks, Joanne & Bob Mastre, Larry
& Judy Dirks, Dennis & Donna Dirks, Darlene &
Willie Peachey all of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Bob
& Michelle Dirks of Grand View, Idaho.
Brother-in-law Verden Boese of Pincher Creek,
Alberta; sisters-in-law Iva Dirks of Bonners
Ferry, Idaho; and Phyllis Dirks of Federal Way,
Washington.
Also our father’s family: a sister-in-law
Dorothy Bolcoa; three brothers-in-law: Raymond &
Arlene Peaster, Leonard & Darlene Peaster, Homer
& Velda Peaster all of California.
And all her friends at Sunset Home.
Preceding her in death were her husband Glen,
son Lavern, her parents, two brothers, and two
sisters. |
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