Peggy
Diane Gilbert, 73, of Boise, passed away on Monday February 20, 2012, at her
home of natural causes.
A
funeral service will be held in honor of Peggy on Thursday, February 23, 2012,
at 10:00 a.m., at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise, with Pastor Edward
Kerschensteiner of Boise Valley Church of the Brethren officiating. Graveside
services will follow at Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise.
Peggy
was born on October 16, 1938, to Otis Alvin and Clara Mary Young, in Nampa, ID.
She attended Eagle schools and graduated from Eagle High School in 1956. She
married Raymond Clyde Gilbert on December 24, 1955 in Eagle. While serving in
the Air Force in England, their son and daughter were born. After a time in
Mississippi, the family returned to the Eagle-Boise area. She was employed by
First Security Bank and then Wells Fargo Bank.
Peggy
was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Ronald Alvin Young;
and ex-husband Raymond C. Gilbert.
She
is survived by her son, Thomas A. Gilbert; a daughter, Raylene R (Scott)
Kerschensteiner; Grandchildren, Claira (Brandon Rapp) Gilbert-Dee, Samantha
Gilbert, Joshua (Sara Jones) Kerschensteiner, Troy (Jennifer) Kerschensteiner,
David (Amanda) Kerschensteiner; Great-grandchildren, Oreana, Damon, Alli, Kelsey,
Eli, Kylie, and Braylon; her sisters, Vicki (Vern) Nielsen of Logan, Utah, and
Judy Young of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Memorials
may be made in Peggy’s name to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite
1509, New York, NY, 10018, or a charity of your choice.
The
family would like to give a Special Thanks for the loving care given by her
granddaughters, Samantha and Claira; also to Vonette and Jesus of Accent
Hospice and to Jan of Comfort Keepers.
“Dance as if no one were watching,
sing as if no one were listening,
and live every day as if it were your last.”
-Irish Proverb