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Edward H Rouse Wilkinson

20 Nov 1916 – 19 Jul 1996

Birth	20 Nov 1916
Death	19 Jul 1996
Cemetery	Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens Lewiston , Nez Perce County , Idaho , USA
Added by	Jenna on 26 Apr 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99328853

Bio

Edward preferred to be known as Edward Wilkinson, their step-father's last name. Edward H. Wilkinson of Lewiston, a retired Burlington Northern Railroad employee and longtime Troy, Idaho, resident, died Thursday of causes related to diabetes at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center at Lewiston. He was 79. He was born Nov. 20, 1916, in Munich, N.D., to Truman and Anna Goertzen Wilkinson. He moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, with his mother at the age of 4. He spent much of his childhood in northern Idaho, except for a year when he attended sixth grade at Sheridan, Wyo. He lived near Twin Lakes and Rathdrum, both in Idaho. At the age of 18, he worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps near Coeur d'Alene. He also worked on farms and ranches around the area to help himself get through high school. He graduated from Rathdrum High School at the age of 21, with the class of 1938. He then worked as a telegrapher for the Northern Pacific Railroad, which later became Burlington Northern Railroad. He worked in various stations around Coeur d'Alene and lived a short time at Palouse, Wash. He retired in 1979. He married Alta L. Friddles in Coeur d'Alene July 7, 1962, and they resided in Troy. An earlier marriage ended in divorce. He moved to Troy in 1940 and to Lewiston three years ago. He was active in the Boy Scouts and was a Scout leader in Troy. He was also a member of the Troy Volunteer Fire Department. He attended the Troy Nazarene Church and was a member of the Moscow Elks Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, working crossword puzzles, golfing and bowling. He is survived by his wife of Lewiston; two sons, Gary Wilkinson of Moscow and Lyle Wilkinson of Boise; a daughter Vicki Kleve of Reedsport, Ore.; a stepdaughter, Darlene Wolff of Kendrick; a sister, Frances McCoy of Rathdrum; a half-sister, Agnes Brazington of Alaska; two foster children, Ricardo and Lezette Byers of Sacramento, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, also at the chapel. The Rev. Richard Brunstetter of the Troy Nazarene Church will officiate. A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, followed by a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. at the Royal Plaza Retirement Center in Lewiston. Memorials may be sent to the Troy Nazarene Church or the Troy Fire Department.

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Family

Parents

• Harris Orville Rouse 1873–1962
• Anna Goertzen Wilkinson 1884–1954

Spouse

• Alta Lorraine Friddles Wilkinson 1918–2002 FaG
• Maudie Mildred Arthur Liden 1919–2005 FaG

Siblings

• Chester Quincy Rouse 1897–1985 FaG
• Elmer Jess Rouse 1899–1969 FaG
• Omelia Mae Rouse Howell 1901–2000 FaG
• Elizabeth Unruh Heide 1903–1982
• Florence Evelyn Rouse Ridley 1904–1969 FaG
• John "Jack" Unruh 1906–1974
• Pearl Marie Unruh Langton 1908–1994
• Agnes Nellie Unruh Brazington 1910–1999
• Edith Luverne "Ridley" Rouse Patterson 1911–2002 FaG
• Theodore A Unruh 1912–1987
• Frances Freida Rouse McCoy 1918–2001

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