Bertie Arroyo

BERTIE ARROYO Click here to view a video of Bertie's life AMMON, ID -- Bertie Mae Warren Arroyo, 84, of Ammon, died April 27, 2008, at her home. She was born March 6, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Earl Lewis Warren and Lulu Telford Warren. She attended Firth Elementary and graduated from Firth High School. In 1942, she completed a three month Mechanical Learner Program at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked as a waitress a the Utah State Capital Coffee Shop in Salt Lake City. During World War II, she worked at Hill Field (now Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah) as a riveter, reading blueprints, and preparing templates on the B-24 Rehabilitation Project. She married Michael P. Arroyo March 8, 1974, in San Jose, California. He preceded her in death. She held various bookkeeping and administrative support positions for General Electric Company at the National Reactor Testing Station (now Idaho National Laboratory) and for General Electric Company in San Jose, California, San Francisco, and Vallecitos Nuclear Center in Pleasanton, California. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as accompanist on the organ and piano, as a family history librarian in Lafayette, California, and served a stake mission as family history consultant in the Ammon Foothills Stake. Her hobbies included genealogy, traveling, and spending time with friends and family, especially her grandsons Roni Lewis Poole Jr., Randall Lynn Poole; and great grandson Rhiley Poole. Survivors include: Son: Robert Lewis Irvine, San Carlos, CA Daughter: Sharen A. Baird, Idaho Falls, ID 2 Grandchildren & 1 Great Grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Robert Lewis Warren. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Ammon LDS 7th Ward, 4375 East Sunnyside Road, with Bishop Brett Acor of the Ammon 15th Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends for one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. ------------------------------------ Condolences received online: RoseMarie Peterson rmp1941@gobigwest.com I hope that the love and prayers of your friends will help you at this time. Your Mother was such a wonderful person and so much fun. My memories of her and I know that your memories of her will be a wonderful reminder of her legacy. Love, RoseMarie Peterson Kevin L. Stoddard kevinlstoddard@hotmail.com I had the honor of knowing Bertie for only a few years. I delivered her mail for a little while. She was one of the nicest people I ever met, and she would tease me to no end and allowed me to do the same to her. Her laugh and her smile was a real treasure. Her wit was something I really marveled at. I truly loved this lady. Steve and Julie Sutton Sharon, Randy and Roni, We were so sorry to hear of Bertie's passing. We will be unable to attend the funeral but wanted to let you know our thought and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Steve and Julie Sutton