Marie Palmer
Marie Palmer
Marie Palmer passed away January 25
th
after a
brief illness. Marie (Ria) was born
August 7, 1928
in
Gross-Umstadt
,
Germany
, to Henry and Sophie
Forschler. She came to the
U.S.
in 1948
and later helped to bring her parents, brothers, and sister here as well. She married Ellis Palmer in 1951, and they
lived in
Caldwell
until 1981. She worked for many years at
the Idaho First National Bank. They
owned a cabin in McCall and spent summer weekends and vacations there for many
years. In 1981 Marie and Ellis moved to
Boise
to be closer to
their first granddaughter. After Ellis
died in 1986, Marie devoted all her energy to her four granddaughters. She loved them dearly and spent as much time
as possible helping to care for them and being involved in their activities. She always said her granddaughters were the
great joy of her life. Marie was sweet
and kind, had a generous spirit and was always willing to give a helping hand. She was an avid follower of politics and
news. She loved to read about history and
always had a book in progress. She took
many trips to
Europe
with daughter, Rosemarie,
and son-in-law, Bob, and got to see history in real time. She was known for her great fudge and
streusel cake. Every Christmas season she
would make many batches of fudge to give to family, friends, and acquaintances.
Marie loved to walk and put in many
miles at the Mall during the early morning hours. We’ll miss you, Mom, but you’ll always be
with us.
Marie is survived by her three
daughters, Rosemarie Sarnoff (Robert) of Eagle, Renée Palmer, and Valerie Berg
(Greg), four granddaughters, Meghan Mallea (Angelo Benito), Elizabeth Mallea,
Maggie Mallea, and Rebecca Berg, all of Boise, brother George Forschler (Susan)
of Keswick,Virginia, and sister Trudy Gallo of Poughkeepsie, New York. She welcomed her great granddaughter, Amaia
Benito-Mallea, in November of last year. She has many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ellis,
her brothers August Forschler, Henry Forschler, and Hans Forschler. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity
of choice.
A private family gathering will
be held to celebrate Marie’s life.
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