Ronald Max Clare Wilke
Ronald Max Clare Wilke
Ronald Max Clare Wilke, 82 years old, returned to his
Heavenly Father on July 2, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on December 4, 1929 in Boise
Idaho to Alfred H. and Christella Marie (Bingman) Wilke.
Ron was raised in Boise and attended Boise area schools. He began his career with Idaho Power Company
where he worked for many years including surveying the Hells Canyon and
Brownlee Dams during their construction.
He loved living in Idaho where he
spent most of his life until his later years where he split his time between
Boise and Yuma Arizona.
Ron had many interests but none he enjoyed more than
restoring old cars and motorcycles. He
was one of the co-founders of the Treasure Valley Model A Club where he enjoyed
showing his classic Model A. Later he
became a charter member of the Treasure Valley Mustang Club where he displayed
several of his 1960’s vintage Mustangs.
He also enjoyed his prized Harley Davidson motorcycles and was called “Grandpa
Harley” by many of his grandkids.
He had a deep affection for the outdoors in Idaho where he
could be found fishing, hunting and riding ATV’s. One of his passions was collecting Mobil Oil
gas station antiques and displaying his collection for family and friends. He was active in the BLM archeology club in
Yuma where he and Dorothy discovered an archeology site that is named the
“Wilke Site”.
Ron is survived by his loving wife Dorothy (Sparks) Wilke
and his children Cori (Dennis) Neihoff of Boise, Ronald A. Wilke of Boise,
Christella Marie (Rod) Kelley of Winchester Idaho, Christine Wilke of Orifino
Idaho, Rhonda (Abel) Ornalas of Garland Texas, and Douglas (Lynn) Wilke of
Albany Oregon. He was preceded in death
by one son Rodney Steven Wilke and his brother Richard Wilke. Ron loved his 19 grandchildren, 52 great
grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at Meridian Cemetery at
11:00am on Friday July 6
th
2012 at 895 East Franklin Road, Meridian
Idaho (two blocks east of Meridian Road on Franklin Road).
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