Obituary
Sept. 28, 1904 – Sept. 12 1996
Earl Nelson DePartee, 91, died Thurs- day, Sept. 12, 1996, in a local care facility, with his beloved and loving wife, Irene, at his side.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Meridian, with the Rev. Timothy Ritchey presiding. Burial will follow in Dry Creek Cemetery. Services are under direction of the Cloverdale Funeral Home.
Earl was born Sept. 28, 1904, at Lapwai, Idaho, the son of the Rev. Joseph Nelson DePartee and Dolly Rowland DePartee. A lifelong resident of Idaho, he was raised in the small towns of Gilbert and Troy in northern Idaho, and after moving to southern Idaho, attended schools in Star, and in Vale, Ore. He received a degree in pharmacy from Capital College of Pharmacy in Denver, Colo., in 1930, and worked at Ballou-Lattimer’s in Boise and Orville Jackson’s in Eagle before opening his own drug store in Star.
Earl married Irene T. House on May 25, 1938, at Caldwell. In 1945 they moved to Weiser where he owned and operated DePartee Rexall Drug Store for 28 years. Earl was a member of Sigma AlphaPhi, the Society of American Pharmacists, and was a charter member of the Elks Lodge in Weiser. Earl and Irene had many good friends in Weiser, and though they moved from there several years after retirement, that small community with its many good people was always considered “home.”
Earl is survived by his wife, Irene, and daughter, Shari DePartee of Boise; his daughter and son-in-law, Miada and Dr. Del Daniel of San Jose, Calif.; his brother, Wallace DePartee of Boise; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchil- dren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Joseph; his sisters, Grace, Maude, Stella, Twilla and Hilda; and by Miada’s mother, Ella Newman DePartee.
Earl, with his quiet strength, dry wit and constant caring, will be sorely missed by his family and friends all who knew and loved him, but we know he is at peace, free from suffering, and in the care of a Loving God.
Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Cloverdale Funeral Home.
From The Idaho Statesman – Monday, September 16, 1996