Edna Marie Nosker

EMMETT – Edna Marie Nosker, a 99-year-old resident of Emmett, formerly of Burley, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024, at her home in Emmett.

She was born in Heglar, Idaho, November 23, 1924, the seventh child of William Clinton Palmer and Gertude Grace Abbott Palmer. Edna worked hard and tended her father’s sheep herds, starting at the age of nine, staying on the range for many nights. She became very handy with a rifle and reduced the coyote and rattlesnake populations that threatened the sheep.

In 1939, she married Floyd Dewayne Judd, and they had three children, Carol, Roy and Marlene.They farmed and ranched in the Heglar valley.

In 1953, she married Arlo Jolley, and had two more children, Inez and Marsha. They moved to Ketchum, Idaho.

In 1963, Edna married Lowell B Nosker, and the family moved to West Yellowstone, Montana. They worked on construction jobs, so the family moved and traveled throughout the western United States.

Edna was an avid hunter and enjoyed camping and fishing with family and friends. She also liked to sew. She spent many hours making quilts, crocheting, and knitting. She had a garden usually every year and canned fruits and vegetables. She was an excellent cook, and you could not leave her home without having something to eat and drink.

Edna was the last of her brothers and sister to grace this earth. She is survived by her daughters, Carol Marie Garcia, Carla Jean Judd (Roy Judd, deceased), Inez Verna Trujillo and Marsha Ann Petersen-Stump (Arley Leroy Stump); 40 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Roy Lowell Judd; her daughter, Marlene Marie Lance; and her husband, Lowell B Nosker.

Edna poured love and kindness into all the people she touched. She was the first to be there for you and the last to leave. She will be remembered always and hold a special place in all our hearts.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28, at Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, located at 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley. Burial will follow at Declo Cemetery.

Family and friends will be received at the funeral home from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the funeral on Thursday.