Ramona Downey

RAMONA DOWNEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ramona Pehrson Downey, 86, passed away November 16, 2008, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Ramona was born April 13, 1922, in Virginia, Idaho, to Ida Reisner Pehrson and Marin Oscar Pehrson. Growing up she lived in Virginia, Pocatello, and San Francisco. She graduated from Pocatello High School in 1940. She attended the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City for her Registered Nurse training. She served as an Army Nurse in World War II in France and England. While in France she met Willet Oliver Downey. After the war ended they were married in Pocatello on April 9, 1946. They lived in Tilton, Illinois, and this is where their first daughter, Diane Marie, was born. They moved to Pocatello in 1949, where their second daughter, Carolyn Sue, was born. Ramona was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enjoyed reading, growing flowers, bird watching, playing card games, and fishing with her husband. She was an excellent seamstress. Her daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy. We will miss her cheerfulness, generosity and loving support. She is survived by her daughters, Diane (David) Nimtz and Carolyn Martineau, both of Idaho Falls, grandchildren, Amy (fiancee Jonathan Phillips) Martineau of Logan, Utah; Bethany (Scott) Crenshaw of Idaho Falls; Mandy Martineau of Bountiful, Utah; John (Melisa) Martineau of Bryan, Texas, Katrina (Colin) Cummins of Provo, Utah, Katrina Nimtz of Idaho Falls, Idaho, three great grandchildren, Julia Martineau of Bryan, Texas, Jackson Cummins of Provo, Utah, and Celeste Crenshaw of Idaho Falls, and numerous step grandchildren and step great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, with Bishop Doug Hillman of the Idaho Falls LDS 24th Ward officiating. The family will visit with friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Wood Funeral Home. Graveside Services with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at the Dry Creek Cemetery in Boise, under the direction of Summers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Pocatello Fire Fighter Local 187, P. O. Box 65, Pocatello, ID 83204, marked Burn Out Fund. --------------------------------------------- Condolences received online: Julia England tjengland@gmail.com Carolyn and family: Just read about your mother in the paper and wanted to send my condolences. She was such a wonderful person. I loved our visits and really missed her when she moved away. I didn’t realize she was in Idaho Falls, I thought she was still in the Boise area. I loved to hear her talk. She always told me about her family and she was very proud of them. I know it was hard for her to leave her home here in Pocatello, but she wanted to be near her family. So glad she was able to be so close. I’ll always be grateful I wasn’t just her visiting teacher and neighbor, but that she was my friend. May the gospel bring you peace, as it always did for her. Julia England