Remarried Truman when Lewis died. Remarried ??? Burge when Truman died. Passed away 12 May 2000 at 12:30 a.m. Funeral services at Shafer-Jensen Memorial Chapel in Payette, Idaho. _________________________________ In Loving Memory Of Helen Mae Shepler Burge Born: August 22, 1911 Omaha, Nebraska Entered Into Rest: May 12, 2000 Payette, Idaho Services: 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 16, 2000 Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel Payette, Idaho Officiating: Pastor Ron Hessel Seventh-Day Adventist Church Payette, Idaho Vocal Selections: "Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere" "In The Garden" by Jo Shurtleff accompanied by Jean Peterson Casket Bearers: Rick Collingwood, Shawn Ryan, Mark Collingwood, Steve McNutt, Mark Bolander, David McNutt, Michael Ryan, Randy Collingwood, Wayne Hendrix Concluding Services: Rosedale Memorial Gardens Payette, Idaho Poem (inside cover) "God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered 'Come with Me'. With tearful eyes we watched you suffer, and saw you fade away. Although we love you dearly, We could not make you stay. A 'Golden Heart' stopped beating, working hands put to rest; God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes 'The Best' ." _________________________________________ Obituary from the Idaho Statesman, May 15, 200 Helen M. Shepler Burge Helen Mae Shepler Burge, age 88, of Payette, passed away Friday, May 11, 2000 (note: this should have read May 12), at a local care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette, with Pastor Ron Hessel of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Momorial Gardens, Payette. Helen was born Aug 22, 1911, at Omaha, Neb,. to Gertrude and Harry Ethell. They also lived in Arizona and Illinois before moving to Kelso, Wash. It was in Kelso where she met and marreid Lewis E. Shepler, and together they owned and operated Shepler's Grocery until the early 1940s. Lewis and Helen had three daughters, Carol, Wanda and Venita. They later moved to Vancouver, Wash., where she worked for Jantzen Knitting Mills. In 1948 the family moved to the Payette, Idaho area where she worked for Ben Franklin Variety, Farmer's Co-op Creamery, and Sedlmayer Drug Store. Lewis passed away in 1961. Helen met and married Truman Gillock in 1966, and they lived in McMinnvillle and Umatilla, Ore. Mr. Gillock passed away in 1978. Helen then moved back to Payette until her marriage to Carl (note: should be Karl) Burge of Sugarhouse, Utah. He passed away in November 1989, and she moved back to Payette to be near her family. Helen loved to travel, sew, dance, fish, and work in here flower gardens. She could be seen at the local Senior dances and bowled for many years on various teams. She had been a resident of Royal Villa Care Center for the past 15 months. A special "thank-you" to all her caregivers there, especially the "Big Boss," Barbara Little. She truly loved Barbara, Estelle, Jackie, Alice, Pat, and all of the ladies that worked there. They are a loving, caring group. She was a member of the Payette First Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Dick Collingwood of Payette, Carol and Stan McNutt, and Venita and Marion Ryan all of St. Maries; stepdaughters, Dorothy Stanton of Walla Walla, Wash., Velma Struthers of Woodburn, Ore., and Alice Ruffcorn or Harbor, Ore,; one stepdaughter-in-law, Marian Gillock of Florence, Ore.; 12 grandchildren, Steven McNutt of Boise, Sheri McNutt Hendrix of Emmett, David McNutt of Kamiah, Kelly Ryan Bolander and Michael Ryan, both of Pocatello, Shannon Ryan Christen and Tamara Ryan Prior, both of Prosser, Wash., Teresa Ryan Gilden of Cheney, Wash., Shawn Ryan of Battle Ground, Wash., Rick Collingwood of Meridian, Randy Collingwood of Payette, and Mark Collingwood of Enumclaw, Wash., 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grand children; two brothers-in-law, Myron Shepler, and Porter and Millicene Shepler, all of Ocean Park, Wash., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or a charity of your choice, c/o Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Payette (Idaho) 83661. Friends may call today from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Shaffer- Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette.