Barbara Hudman

BARBARA HUDMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Barbara Engert Wenzel Hudman, 68, a longtime Jackson Hole resident living in Idaho Falls, died November 12, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born February 9, 1936, at Monticello, New York, to James Anthony Engert and Ellen I. Hutson Engert. She attended Delaware Academy in Delhi, New York. Following graduation, she attended the Albany School of Nursing. On June 16, 1956, she married Clarence Edward Wenzel in Delancy, New York, who died in 1993. She was a mother and homemaker and worked at the Jackson Post Office for several years. During the 1970s she managed the Circle A Motel across from the Teton Theater. She also owned and operated Mother Earth & Daughters Floral in Idaho Falls from 1985 until her illness in the fall of 1994. She was a member of the B.P.O.E. Does at the Elks Lodge in Jackson. She enjoyed flowers, classical music, poetry, playing the piano, knitting, and had a great love for horses. Barbara especially loved spending time with her family and friends. Surviving are: Daughter: Jodi (Vaughn D. Parker) Wenzel-Parker, Idaho Falls, ID Daughter: Sharon (James “Jim”) Frew, Roberts, ID Daughter: Lori (Anthony “Tony”) Doucette, Boise, ID Sister: Katherine Engert, Bloomville, NY Sister: Jean (Robert) Jones, Afton, NY Three nieces, one nephew, an aunt, Ruth Bolster, Afton, New York, and several cousins. 8 Grandchildren and a two week old Great Grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Wendell D. (Wes) Hudman. Memorial Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2004, at the Cornerstone Assembly of God Church, 187 East 13th Street, Idaho Falls, with Pastor Terry W. Petty officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home.