Helena Ruth (Holmquist) Bright
Helena Ruth (Holmquist) Bright
Helena Ruth (Holmquist) Bright
of Boise, Idaho went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
July 20, 2015. She died of natural causes at 80 years of age at Emerson House,
surrounded by loved ones. Born to Philip and Verla (Moore) Holmquist in Idaho
Falls, Idaho on October 31, 1934, she was the eldest daughter and third
child in a family of five brothers and five sisters, all raised on the family
farm in Osgood, Idaho.
Helena graduated from Idaho Falls
High School in 1952. She married and had three daughters, Connie, Judy, and
Linda. In 1963 she met and married the love of her life, Paul W. Bright. They
moved to Boise and together made a home and raised the girls. In Boise, she
attended Links School of Business, managed Bright Advertising while her husband
served as Ada County Sheriff, and then worked her way up in the Idaho
Transportation Department to Administrative Assistant of the Port of Entry
where they dubbed her "Woman in Charge." In 1990, when her husband
died, she retired from the State to again manage Bright Advertising. Later,
after selling the business, she devoted her time to her family, and to the
Women's Ministries of Cole Community Church. Helena's entire life was defined
by her faith in God and by her trust in and love of Jesus Christ.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband, a brother (Larry Holmquist), and several nieces and
nephews. She is survived by her children Connie Wolcott of Shelley, Idaho, Judy
Van Cleave (Wayne) of Boise, Idaho, and Linda Wolcott (Larry Loftus) of
Lewisville, Idaho; her grandchildren James and Amadon Walls, Summer Van Cleave
(Aaron Folwell), Brendon Roth (Beth), Jordan Van Cleave (Ashley); her great
grandchildren Bailey Folwell, Takoda Van Cleave, Macy Roth, Ivan Folwell, Henry
Roth, and Kylie and Breckan Van Cleave. Her surviving siblings are Wilmer
Holmquist, Max Holmquist, Lorraine Morris, Marie Jordan, Ladd Holmquist, Wesley
Holmquist, Phebe Pelot, and Phyllis Delgado; and she is survived by numerous
beloved brothers and sisters in-law and nieces and nephews.
Helena's family gives heartfelt
thanks for the loving care provided to her and her family by all those at Heart
and Home Hospice, by the caregivers at Touchmark, and for the exceptional,
and tender loving care from all those at Emerson House. The family
suggests that memorials be made to Heart and Home Hospice, and The Women's
Ministries of Cole Community Church.
Friends may call at Alden-Waggoner
Funeral Chapel, Friday evening from 5-9 PM, July 24, 2015.Funeral services will
be held at Cole Community Church, 8775 W. Ustick Rd., at 10 AM, Saturday
morning, July 25, 2015, and will be followed by a graveside service at
Cloverdale Cemetery.
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