Grace Ethel Chaloupka, 92, of Parma, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 of natural causes.
Memorial services are scheduled for Monday, November 12, at 3:00 pm at the Parma Senior Center.
Grace Ethel Rose was born in Caldwell, Idaho on July 3, 1920. She attended public schools in Huston, Idaho and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1938. She attended Links School of Business in Boise.
Grace married Edward Chaloupka on May 29, 1939. In 1939, they bought their farm near Parma. Soon after the Black Canyon Water Irrigation District brought water to the sagebrush covered desert. Grace and Edward worked hard and established a successful dairy farm to support the family. Edward passed away in 1999. She remained on the family farm.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening and visiting her sister and brothers and their families who all lived in the Boise Valley.
Grace is survived by four of her five children: sons, Edward (Cindy) Chaloupk, of San Luis Obispo, CA and James Dale Chaloupka, of Boise; daughters, Sue Chaloupka, of Tucson, AZ, and Judy (Dave) Ballou, of Parma; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Weiss, of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley Anne Whisman, of Gig Harbor, WA, in 2005; parents; and brothers: Gilbert, Glen, Wayne and Delbert.
She touched many lives and will be missed dearly by all the family and friends.
Published in Idaho Statesman on November 9, 2012
Memorial services are scheduled for Monday, November 12, at 3:00 pm at the Parma Senior Center.
Grace Ethel Rose was born in Caldwell, Idaho on July 3, 1920. She attended public schools in Huston, Idaho and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1938. She attended Links School of Business in Boise.
Grace married Edward Chaloupka on May 29, 1939. In 1939, they bought their farm near Parma. Soon after the Black Canyon Water Irrigation District brought water to the sagebrush covered desert. Grace and Edward worked hard and established a successful dairy farm to support the family. Edward passed away in 1999. She remained on the family farm.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening and visiting her sister and brothers and their families who all lived in the Boise Valley.
Grace is survived by four of her five children: sons, Edward (Cindy) Chaloupk, of San Luis Obispo, CA and James Dale Chaloupka, of Boise; daughters, Sue Chaloupka, of Tucson, AZ, and Judy (Dave) Ballou, of Parma; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Weiss, of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley Anne Whisman, of Gig Harbor, WA, in 2005; parents; and brothers: Gilbert, Glen, Wayne and Delbert.
She touched many lives and will be missed dearly by all the family and friends.
Published in Idaho Statesman on November 9, 2012
Grace Ethel Chaloupka, 92, of Parma, died Saturday, November 3, 2012 of natural causes.
Memorial services are scheduled for Monday, November 12, at 3:00 pm at the Parma Senior Center.
Grace Ethel Rose was born in Caldwell, Idaho on July 3, 1920. She attended public schools in Huston, Idaho and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1938. She attended Links School of Business in Boise.
Grace married Edward Chaloupka on May 29, 1939. In 1939, they bought their farm near Parma. Soon after the Black Canyon Water Irrigation District brought water to the sagebrush covered desert. Grace and Edward worked hard and established a successful dairy farm to support the family. Edward passed away in 1999. She remained on the family farm.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening and visiting her sister and brothers and their families who all lived in the Boise Valley.
Grace is survived by four of her five children: sons, Edward (Cindy) Chaloupk, of San Luis Obispo, CA and James Dale Chaloupka, of Boise; daughters, Sue Chaloupka, of Tucson, AZ, and Judy (Dave) Ballou, of Parma; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Weiss, of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley Anne Whisman, of Gig Harbor, WA, in 2005; parents; and brothers: Gilbert, Glen, Wayne and Delbert.
She touched many lives and will be missed dearly by all the family and friends.
Published in Idaho Statesman on November 9, 2012
Memorial services are scheduled for Monday, November 12, at 3:00 pm at the Parma Senior Center.
Grace Ethel Rose was born in Caldwell, Idaho on July 3, 1920. She attended public schools in Huston, Idaho and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1938. She attended Links School of Business in Boise.
Grace married Edward Chaloupka on May 29, 1939. In 1939, they bought their farm near Parma. Soon after the Black Canyon Water Irrigation District brought water to the sagebrush covered desert. Grace and Edward worked hard and established a successful dairy farm to support the family. Edward passed away in 1999. She remained on the family farm.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening and visiting her sister and brothers and their families who all lived in the Boise Valley.
Grace is survived by four of her five children: sons, Edward (Cindy) Chaloupk, of San Luis Obispo, CA and James Dale Chaloupka, of Boise; daughters, Sue Chaloupka, of Tucson, AZ, and Judy (Dave) Ballou, of Parma; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Phyllis Weiss, of Meridian.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Shirley Anne Whisman, of Gig Harbor, WA, in 2005; parents; and brothers: Gilbert, Glen, Wayne and Delbert.
She touched many lives and will be missed dearly by all the family and friends.
Published in Idaho Statesman on November 9, 2012
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