Helen Elizabeth Williams

BURLEY - Helen Elizabeth Williams, 98, of Burley, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Countryside Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rupert.

She was born on May 6, 1916, in Oakley, Wyo., one of six children born to Ernest Seldon and Vera (Roberts) Edgerton. She married Frank Elmo Williams on Oct. 16, 1935, in Randolph, Utah; and, to this union were born five children, Norma Jean, Diana Marie, John Ernest, Marcella Kate, and Michael.

When they were first married, they lived in Wyoming. They then relocated to California where they lived until 1947, when they returned to Burley. They later lived in Coeur d’Alene and then Post Falls, where they resided until Frank’s death in 1988. Helen returned to Burley in 2000 to be closer to family.

Helen was a good wife and mother, and always worked hard. She worked many jobs in the area including, Powers Motel, J C Penneys, Dayley’s Shoe Store, Moyle Mink Farm, and several potato plants. While in Coeur d’Alene, she delivered the Spokane Chronicle to paper boxes and to the delivery workers. She also worked in a bakery. She was an excellent seamstress and loved to crochet, making many beautiful doilies which she shared with the ones she loved.

She is survived by a daughter, Diana (Floyd) Miller; one son, Michael (Gayle) Williams; three grandsons, Randy Miller, Roy (Marla) Miller, and Dan (Leslie) Ward; three granddaughters, Gayle (Tom) Goff, Tani (Arlin) Smith, and Dawn (Mike) Teply; and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, Frank, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donald Edgerton and Ernie Edgerton; and three sisters, Thais Ball, Norma Bertolotti, and Margaret Aspenall.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends and family may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, and from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Frank, at the Riverside Cemetery in Heyburn.