Nov. 24, 1918 - Apr. 6, 2015
Date of Service: Apr. 11, 2015
Wanda Kerbs - Rupert, Idaho
Wanda Allen Kerbs, 96, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Rupert, passed away Monday April 6, 2015, At Fairwinds in Idaho Falls.
Wanda was born November 24, 1918, the 3rd child of 9 brothers and sisters, to James Bird Allen and Alice Isabell Cushion in the Stars Ferry area west of Burley, Idaho. She attended school in Burley and was a member of the Burley High School class of 1937, although she dropped out of school just short of graduation to marry Emanuel Kerbs on February 14, 1937.
They started farming in 1937, in the Burley Unity area, Heyburn and Paul. In 1948, they moved to the Rupert Pioneer area, and in 1951, they bought the Ida Hatch Farm. In addition to working with Manuel on the farm, she worked at the Idaho Department Store, JC Penny, Gibson's and Sprouse-Reitz.
Wanda was a woman of many talents and had a giving heart and generous spirit. She enjoyed helping others in need and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was grateful for anything anyone did for her, especially in her later years when she needed more assistance. She was a gifted quilter, cook, and seamstress. She loved doing things and being with her children and grandchildren. She loved her home and had a meticulous yard and enjoyed planting beautiful flowers in her rock garden. She enjoyed the many trips her and Emanuel took together and was a good friend and confidant to many. She was a good listener and a compassionate person. Wanda had an independent spirit who found it difficult to let others help her. She taught her children how to work and to always be honest in their dealings.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the Primary, MIA, Relief Society, and involved in genealogy. With her husband, she served a stake mission and worked in the Russian German Extraction Program. Together they traveling to Hawaii, Europe, England, Alaska and the East Coast. Emanuel and Wanda were married for 65 years. Due to failing health, Emanuel moved to Lincoln Court Assisted Living in Idaho Falls in September, 2001 and died May 13, 2009.
She is survived by their children, Joanne Kerbs of Idaho Falls, Dyanna Yutonna Amrito of Idaho Falls, Ellen (Mike) Vorachek of Idaho Falls and Bonnie (Gordon) Buttars of Rexburg; grandchildren, JoNelle Hacking Duggins, Dennis Vern Hacking Jr., Wes Lee Jones, Joseph Blake Jones, Gordon Glen Buttars, Loren Vance Buttars and Olivia Buttars Andrews; 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mabel Seamons of Bountiful, Utah and one brother, James Bird Allen, Jr, of Ogden, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two grandsons, Vance Allen Buttars and Grant Emanuel Hacking.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Hansen Mortuary. Viewing for family and friends will be held from11:30 a.m.to 12:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the services at the Mortuary. Services will conclude with burial in the Paul Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Hansen Mortuary.
Funeral Service
Date of Service: Apr. 11, 2015
