Wilton Dean Stokes

1920 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Wilton Dean Stokes  [1]
  Birth	19 Oct 1920	Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	567F34F95B5349C29002220BE266A16FD2CB
  Death	17 Sep 2011	Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA   [1]
  Burial	Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA, Dry Creek Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I14130	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Oscar Stokes,   b. 6 Oct 1884, Croydon, Morgan County, Utah, USA d. 16 Sep 1971, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Newton,   b. 13 Jun 1891, Oakland, Franklin County, Iowa, USA d. 3 Dec 1971, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1911	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Iva Jean Isabelle Mengelkamp,   b. 5 Jun 1921, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada d. 5 Dec 1966, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA (Age 45 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F5123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1920 - Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA Death - 17 Sep 2011 - Moscow, Latah County, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Wilton Dean "Bill" Stokes of Moscow died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Gritman Medical Center. He was a resident of Clark House, an assisted living center at the time of his death. He was 90. Bill was born on October 19, 1920 in Ogden, Utah to Thomas and Mary Newton Stokes. He was the youngest of three children. In addition to his parents, his brother, Ferrin (Jerry) and sister Elna Morrison preceded him in death. After graduating from high school, Bill attended the University of Idaho where he met his future wife, Iva Jean Mengelkamp. They were married two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on February 3, 1942. Shortly after their marriage Bill joined the Navy and served until World War II ended. Jean, his beloved wife of 54 years, died on December 5, 1996. Bill and Jean had five children; Carmen Stokes Westberg (Larry), Linda Stokes and Laureen Stokes Lange (Robert), all of Boise, Janet Stokes Thorne (Richard) of Salmon Arm, BC; and William "Bill" Stokes (Debbie) of Moscow. Bill and Jean had 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Bill and Jean spent most of their married life in Moscow where he worked as an electrician for Spence Electric, as a realtor with O'Meara and Stokes Realty, the owner of Mort's Club and developer of the Stokes Subdivision. Bill enjoyed Vandal games and was involved with the Vandal Boosters. He and Jean enjoyed camping and their various cruises. They moved to Boise in 1986 where Bill lived until two years ago when he returned to Moscow. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Short's Funeral Chapel in Moscow. His urn will be placed with Jean at the Dry Creek Cemetery in Boise. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Ancestry Family Tree - Westberg Family Tree, 2 Apr 2017 (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, (\i Findagrave.com\i0 . http://www.findagrave.com.), 2 Apr 2017, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).