Edmund Lee Ignac

RUPERT – Edmund “Edd” Lee Ignac, 64, of Rupert, passed away on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at his home of an apparent heart attack.

Edd was born on Nov. 16, 1948, in Rupert, Idaho, the son of John C. and Doris Marie Kessinger Ignac. He received his early education in Toronto, Ohio, and after returning to Rupert, graduated from Minico High School in 1967. He then completed his education at Idaho State University in Pocatello. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served honorably in the United States Marine Corp. He married Nancy Marie Studer on June 30, 1973, in Rupert, Idaho, and together they raised four children.

Edd worked as a mechanic and farmer and instilled in his children the value of responsibility and hard work. He loved his family and enjoyed playing cards, fishing, giving his grandchildren a hard time, and having morning coffee with his friends. He was a member of the Catholic Church, the Rupert Elks Lodge, and had served as a board member of Riverside Electric Company for 20 years.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ignac of Rupert; his children, Tonya Anne Page (Brad) of Heyburn, Monty Joe Ignac (Lisa) of Rupert, Sharon Marie Emmons (John) of Ammon, Idaho, and Michael Edmund Ignac (Marie) of Lehi, Utah; 12 grandchildren, Lanellia Palomarez, Brandal Page, Skyler Page, Jessica Page, Zoie Ignac, Tiana Ignac, Alex Dural, China Emmons, Ivy Ignac, Owen Ignac, Aspen Bloxham, and Lyllian Ignac; one great-granddaughter, Jaylee Page; his siblings, John C. Ignac III (Marie) of Olympia, Wash., Anne M. Lattimer (Mike Bemberger) of Shawnee, Kan., Stephen C. Ignac (Judy) of Ferndale, Wash., Lee A. Ignac (Barbara) of Winterville, N.C., Lawrence J. Ignac (Sophia) of Phoenix, Ariz., and Martin P. Ignac (Peggy) of Largo, Fla.; and his mother-in-law, Barbara Studer of Rupert.

Edd was preceded in death by his parents; his father-in-law, Joseph A. Studer; and one nephew, Jeremy Ignac.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley. Burial will follow at the Rupert Cemetery with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization.

The family suggests that memorials be directed to the Rupert Elks Lodge.