Bonnie L. Hull, 73

Bonnie L. Hull, 73, of Kamiah, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston.

Bonnie spent her life sharing her many gifts with people. Her generosity was unending. She was well known every year to can vegetables out of her garden and disperse them throughout the community. One of her many hobbies was knitting and she shared her knowledge of the craft with many others, also. She also shared a musical career with her husband Delbert for many years.

Survivors include her two daughters, Judie and Ken Voller of Kamiah and Sandra Locke-Paddon Dean of Watsonville, CA; four grandchildren, Ian Voller of Lodi, CA, Aaron Locke-Paddon of Watsonville, CA, Michael Locke-Paddon of Moscow, ID and K.C. Voller of Kamiah.

A memorial service will be held at Clearwater Valley Assembly of God Church, 1011 Yates St., just off of Ash Lane in Kamiah on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served directly following the service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Kamiah Ambulance Service, 507 Main Street, Kamiah, ID 83536.

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Dorma L. Wright, 77

GRANGEVILLE: Dorma L. Wright, 77 of Grangeville passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at her home in Grangeville. We ask others to join in celebration of our beloved Nana, Mother and Sister’s life.

Dorma Lorene Fales Wright was born April 4th 1929 in Torrington Wyoming to John and Ruby Fales. Dorma was raised in Torrington by John and Leona Fales after the death of her natural mother. Dorma was married to M.M. “Shorty” Wright April 8th 1945. They fell in love with the Camas Prairie in Idaho as they were traveling through on their honeymoon and subsequently moved to Grangeville in 1956. Dorma and Shorty raised three children and shared 47 years together until Shorty’s death in 1992. Dorma was a kind and loving person, with a warm and generous heart, a great sense of humor, and deep devotion to her family and friends. She was a beautiful woman who was always a lady. Dorma loved gardening and caring for her home, which was a welcoming haven to all. She loved children, and will always be remembered for the marvelous tea parties she hosted. Dorma will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her loving friend, Ron Fredrickson, and her children, Terry Wright of Darwin, Australia, Danny and Sarah Wright of Kennewick, WA, and Connie Taylor of Lewiston, ID. She also leaves behind her siblings Neil Fales of Grangeville, ID, John Fales of Clarkston, WA, Janice Konestes of Spokane, WA, Connie Wagner of Blackfoot, ID and Francis Fales, Marvin Fales and Alyce Binns all of Torrington, WY, as well as her grandchildren Troy Vance of Springfield, MO, Matt Wright, Sonja Wright and Patrick Wright of Seattle, WA, Tara Hemlock of Kirkland, WA, Ryan Wright and Ida Wright of Pasco, WA, Jordan Taylor of Moscow, ID, Clay Taylor of Lewiston, ID, and her six great-grandchildren. Dorma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband M.M. “Shorty” Wright, her brothers Donald, Norval Lee and Lester Fales, mother-in-law Phyllis Murphy and her companion of seven years, Ira Cole.

Services will be held at Grangeville First Christian Church on Thursday September 14th at 11am. Services are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville, a second service and burial will be in Torrington, WY.

Her wish to remain at home was made possible by the loving care provided by her granddaughter Sonja, daughter-in-love Mary Wright, daughter Connie, son Danny, daughter-in-law Sarah, and brother Neil and the Home Health and Hospice Program at Syringa Hospital, with special thanks to Linda Kelly, Cindy Higgins, Pastor Harold Gott and Dorma’s personal physician Dr. Jim Gardner.

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Richard A. Ackerman, 76

Richard A. Ackerman, 76, of Grangeville, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 3, 2006 of a heart attack at Syringa General Hospital in Grangeville.

Richard was born July 16, 1930 at Glentana, Montana to Anthony D. and Eleanora M. (Kramer) Ackerman. In the summer of 1936 his family moved to Grangeville where Richard attended elementary school and played four years of varsity football for the Bulldogs. After graduating in 1949 from G.H.S., he worked in the local J.C. Penney’s store. In 1951 he enlisted with the U.S. Army serving as an M.P. in San Francisco, and later as a cook at Fort Ord in California. He was discharged from the Army in March of 1953 but stayed active in the Army Reserves until August of 1956.

On June 19, 1957 he married Gladys Glenn at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish and they later divorced. During his time in the reserves and until 1960 he worked as a scaler and saw boss for Gene Mager Logging in Elk City, Idaho. Richard then moved his young family to Cottonwood to help his sister Lucile operate the Royale Room Café. In 1964 he leased the Imperial Hotel Restaurant which he operated until February 23, 1966 when the hotel was destroyed by a fire. He then went to work for the Grangeville Grange Supply and later became manager there. In 1986 Union Warehouse and Supply acquired the Grange Supply and he worked for Union Warehouse in the feed store until retirement in 1992.

Richard was a master gardener, bringing restored life to old and sick plants. He enjoyed hunting, dancing, attending several dances at area community halls, and was very active helping friends with their needs such as shopping for them, fixing things around their homes, taking care of their plants or just visiting.

He was especially helpful towards his family, dropping whatever he was doing to help them. He would can vegetables from his garden and raise plants for them, allowing family and friends to have the plants until they made them sick. He would then take them back, fix them, and then bring them back. He could knit, tat and carpenter with the best of anyone.

Richard was also a communicant of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, a life long member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the Grangeville Elks and the Grangeville Eagles.

He is survived by two sons, Jim Ackerman of Sandpoint, Idaho and Scott Ackerman of McCall, Idaho; four daughters, Kim Reaney of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Lucile Lamb of Grangeville, Bridget Collar of Lewiston and Mary Ellen Tillemans of Big Pine, California: 20 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren soon to arrive; three brothers, Lloyd Ackerman of Lewiston, Marvin Ackerman of Clarkston and Billy Ackerman of Mt. Shasta, California; three sisters, Bernice Homer of Grangeville, Louise Davis of Ellensburg, Washington and Marion Roderick of Spokane. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Francis, and a sister Lucile Kaschmitter.

A rosary will be recited on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Grangeville. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, September 8 at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Internment will be held at a later date at Prairie View Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville.

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