Emmett LeRoy Olmsted

RUPERT – Emmett LeRoy Olmsted, age 86, of Rupert, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his home.

He was born on Sept. 30, 1925, in Hopkins, Missouri, the only child born to Frederick Roy and Edna Hayes Olmsted. He graduated from Kimberly High School and was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater. He married Wanda Revo Nichol on July 21, 1952, in Elko, Nevada. Together, they raised three children, Wyoma, Norma and Wayne.

He worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as a power plant operator and retired in 1986. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and had served as the district commander and participated many years in providing the military funeral rites in the Mini-Cassia area.

He was a talented artist and loved horses. He drove wagon train and especially enjoyed driving teams of horses. Additionally, he was an avid gun collector.

He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Wanda R. Olmsted of Rupert; his children, Wyoma Altamirano of Evanston, Wyoming, Norma (Steven) Anderson of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Wayne (Laurel) Olmsted of Union, Oregon; nine grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, with Bishop Kelly Bessire officiating. Military rites will be provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization. Burial will follow at the Rupert Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday and from noon until 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the Rasmussen Funeral Home.