John Dean Amen, age 80, of Burley, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at the Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rupert.
He was born March 19, 1930, in Nisland, S.D., the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Knopp) Amen. He married Maxine Clark on Oct. 17, 1948, in Elko, Nev. John worked at the Burley Flour Mill until its closing and then worked at Boise Cascade in Burley prior to transferring to the J.R. Simplot Company in Heyburn, where he worked until his retirement.
He was a member of the Burley First Christian Church and the Elks. He liked to fish, hunt, play pinochle and shoot pool, and he enjoyed his association with several bowling leagues.
John is survived by his daughters, Linda (Roy) Dyer of Boise, Jody (Dick) Galbraith of Heyburn and Lorna Helzer of Fairview, Ore.; three brothers, Richard Amen of Paul, Jerry Amen of Rupert and Bob Amen of Boise; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine, who died on Nov. 8, 2000; four sisters; and five brothers.
He was born March 19, 1930, in Nisland, S.D., the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Knopp) Amen. He married Maxine Clark on Oct. 17, 1948, in Elko, Nev. John worked at the Burley Flour Mill until its closing and then worked at Boise Cascade in Burley prior to transferring to the J.R. Simplot Company in Heyburn, where he worked until his retirement.
He was a member of the Burley First Christian Church and the Elks. He liked to fish, hunt, play pinochle and shoot pool, and he enjoyed his association with several bowling leagues.
John is survived by his daughters, Linda (Roy) Dyer of Boise, Jody (Dick) Galbraith of Heyburn and Lorna Helzer of Fairview, Ore.; three brothers, Richard Amen of Paul, Jerry Amen of Rupert and Bob Amen of Boise; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine, who died on Nov. 8, 2000; four sisters; and five brothers.
John Dean Amen, age 80, of Burley, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at the Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rupert.
He was born March 19, 1930, in Nisland, S.D., the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Knopp) Amen. He married Maxine Clark on Oct. 17, 1948, in Elko, Nev. John worked at the Burley Flour Mill until its closing and then worked at Boise Cascade in Burley prior to transferring to the J.R. Simplot Company in Heyburn, where he worked until his retirement.
He was a member of the Burley First Christian Church and the Elks. He liked to fish, hunt, play pinochle and shoot pool, and he enjoyed his association with several bowling leagues.
John is survived by his daughters, Linda (Roy) Dyer of Boise, Jody (Dick) Galbraith of Heyburn and Lorna Helzer of Fairview, Ore.; three brothers, Richard Amen of Paul, Jerry Amen of Rupert and Bob Amen of Boise; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine, who died on Nov. 8, 2000; four sisters; and five brothers.
He was born March 19, 1930, in Nisland, S.D., the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Knopp) Amen. He married Maxine Clark on Oct. 17, 1948, in Elko, Nev. John worked at the Burley Flour Mill until its closing and then worked at Boise Cascade in Burley prior to transferring to the J.R. Simplot Company in Heyburn, where he worked until his retirement.
He was a member of the Burley First Christian Church and the Elks. He liked to fish, hunt, play pinochle and shoot pool, and he enjoyed his association with several bowling leagues.
John is survived by his daughters, Linda (Roy) Dyer of Boise, Jody (Dick) Galbraith of Heyburn and Lorna Helzer of Fairview, Ore.; three brothers, Richard Amen of Paul, Jerry Amen of Rupert and Bob Amen of Boise; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine, who died on Nov. 8, 2000; four sisters; and five brothers.
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