Phillip Robert “Bob” Servatius

Obituary

Class of 1949

Sept. 2, 1931 – Feb. 16, 2002

Bob Servatius of Wendell, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, in the company of his family in Twin Falls, after acourageous battle with cancer at the age of 70.

Born Sept. 2, 1931 in Portland, Or., to Julius and Elizabeth Servatius, the second of five children.

Bob married Carole Shileds in Weiser in 1950 fathering four children. Carole passed away in 1986.

As an active and devout member of the Catholic Church, he earned the distinction of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus.

Servatius spent nine years  in the Idaho National Guard between 1948 and 1957, earning the rank of platoon Sergeant.

Bob was an active Democrat and deeply involved in the campaign of his friend Sen. Frank Church and that of Governor Cecil Andrus.

His passion for politics was equal only to his acumen for business and community development. During the 1960’s, he was involved in the Weiser Development Commission and the Weiser Chamber of Commerce. He was cited for helping to encourage Champion Home Builders to locate to Idaho. This among other community activities twice earned him the distinction of Man of the Year in Weiser.

After working in the real estate and insurance business, he spent over 30 years in the manufactured  home industry as general manager, vice president and regional director for several national manufacturing agencies. Together with his wife, Linda, Bob continued in this path founding and managing a manufactured home retail lot in Wendell until his death.

Bob is survived by his wife, Linda Servatius of Wendell and his four children. Mark of Medford, Or., Leanne (Tom) Ambrose of Bush Prairie, WA, Greg (Stacey) of Prosser, WA, Karyn (Cort) Larsen of Meridian, and step-son, William (Traci) Nicholopoulous of Waterford MI; three of his siblings, Paul (Bev) of Meridian, Elizabeth (Ray) Hawk of Nyssa, OR, and Marry Jerbek of Olympia, WA; his 14 grandchildren, Erik Snell of Boise, Ryan Servatius of Portland, OR, Eric Ambrose of Newber, Or, Jason Servatius of Medford, OR, Nick and Christian Larsen of Meridian, Alex and Victorial Servatius of Gibsonia, PA, Wesley, Brandon, Duston and Shaylon Hendrickson of Prosser, WA, and Eliana Nicholopoulous of WaterfordMI, and one great grandchildren, Craig Snell of Boise.

Grandpa Bob Servatius was a truly great man. A friend, leader, confidant, joke-teller and family patriarch, we are stronger people for having known him, loved him, and lived with him.

The family asks that any donations be made to Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise, Which he credits for prolonging he and his wife’s life by many years.

Vigil services with rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Wendell Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Weiser.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Demaray’s Wendell Chapel.