Jan. 19, 1919 - Jan. 9, 2013
Date of Service: Jan. 25, 2013
Norma Herbold passed away peacefully at her home on
January 9, 2013, at the Salmon Creek Retirement Home in
Boise, Idaho, where she had been living for the past two years.
Norma was 93 years old. She was the daughter of Peter
and Julia Gnemi. Norma was born and raised on a farm in the
Rosston/ Jackson area near Minidoka dam, along with her five
siblings. She attended Acequia Elementary School, Rupert High
School, and graduated from Albion Normal in 1938 with a degree
in education. She taught school in the Springdale area near
Burley, Idaho and also at St. Nicholas School in Rupert.
Norma married Max Herbold in 1939, in Burley, Idaho. They
spent 65 years together before his passing in 2005. Norma
and Max were blessed with three children, Dennis, Julie, and
Carol.
Survivors include one son and two daughters. Dennis (Millie)
Herbold, Rupert, Idaho, Julie (Wayne) Matthews, Boise,
Idaho, and Carol (Edwin) Prater, of Twin Falls, Idaho. Eight
grandchildren, Suzette (Johnny) Miller, Laura (Mark) Muzatko,
Angela (Aaron) Butcher, Melanie (Renato) Canto, Corey (Andrea)
Matthews, Kelli Nielsen, Casey (Isabel) Nielsen, and Nicholas
(Schalan) Nielsen, as well as ten great grandchildren. Two sisters,
Tracey Gray, and Mary (Joseph) Henscheid, both of Boise, Idaho
and one brother, Walter (Jackie) Gnemi, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband Max, her parents,
Peter and Julia, one sister, Bruna Gnemi, and one brother William
(Bill) Gnemi.
The family would like to express their thanks and gratitude to
the wonderful managers of Salmon Creek in Boise, and the Comfort
Keepers of Meridian for all their kindness and the special care they
provided for our mother and our family.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to one of
Norma's favorite charities, St Nicholas School in Rupert, Idaho,
or St Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute (MSTI).
A rosary and vigil will be held at the Hansen Mortuary in Rupert,
Idaho, on Thursday January 24, 2013, at 6:30 pm. A funeral Mass
will be celebrated at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Rupert, Idaho
at 11:00 am Friday January 25, 2013.
Funeral Service
Date of Service: Jan. 25, 2013
