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Elizabeth (Beth) Y. Ashton |
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July 18, 1920 ~ November 25, 2016 |
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November 26, 2016 |
 Elizabeth (Beth) Y. Ashton passed away
peacefully at the Bonners Ferry Restorium on
November 25, 2016.
Beth was born on July 18, 1920, to Dr. and Mrs.
F.B. Young in Osage, Iowa. She lived in Waukee,
Iowa, until her high school graduation in 1937.
She moved to Moscow to attend the University of
Idaho, where her uncle was a professor in the
English department. She attended U of I while
living with her uncle and grandmother.
It was at the University of Idaho where she met
Joe Allegretti, whom she would marry in 1941 in
Columbus, Mississippi. Their first son, Tom, was
born in Belmar, New Jersey. In 1945 they moved
to St. Paul, Minnesota, where their second son
Phil was born. They moved to the Chicago area in
1950. Four years later, they moved to Laurel,
Mississippi, then back to LaGrange, Illinois,
shortly after. In 1960, it was off to the West
Coast - Burney, California, for two years and
then to Orange, California.
Joe died in 1968 and this is when Beth became a
travel agent in La Habra, California. She opened
her own travel agency, Let’s Go Travel, where
she worked for 16 years. During this time, Beth
traveled to six continents, 51 countries, and 47
states.
In 1972 she married Wes Ashton, and they lived
in Anaheim, California, until retirement, when
she moved to Naples in 1984. Beth relished her
retirement, living among the mountains and lakes
and loved gardening, painting and enjoying her
family. She was a member of Naples Helping
Hands, PEO, Art Club, and the United Methodist
Church.
After Wes died in 1997, Beth moved to Paradise
Valley, where she resided until she moved to the
Restorium in March of this year.
Beth is survived by sons Tom Allegretti of Reno,
Nevada, and Phil (Janice) Allegretti of Naples,
granddaughters Sarah (Anthony) Renaldi of Twin
Falls, Idaho, and Lisa (Justin) McIntosh of
Genesee, Idaho, great grandchildren Giana
Elizabeth and Hudson Philip Renaldi, and lastly,
her beloved dog, Roxy, currently living
with her eldest son Tom. |
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