Cecelia Loretta Nordyke, 85, of Eagle, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in a local assisted living facility. Cecelia was born in 1930 in Fargo, North Dakota. She graduated from Wishek High School in 1948. Cecelia married Howard Nordyke in 1950 and moved to Rapid City, South Dakota. They had four children. Cec loved to play bingo, dominos, cards, and doing crossword puzzles. Spending time with her grandchildren brought her lots of joy.
Cecelia was preceded in death by her mother, Anna Brost and her grandmother, Christina Wolff. She is survived by her four children, Debbie (Nordyke) and Randy Thomas of San Jose, CA, Nancy Nordyke and Jerry Bruce of Piedmont, SD, David Nordyke of Rapid City, SD, and Peggy (Nordyke) and Tim Cooper of Eagle, ID; eleven grandchildren: Anna, Travis, Allee, Marc, Jennifer, Timm, Tara, Trevor, Crystal, Michaela, and Chino; and sixteen wonderful great-grandchildren.
A special thank you to Spring Creek Manor in Eagle, ID for all the love and care she received over the years.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2016, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Avenue, Boise, ID.