Obituary:
Elvin August "Gus" Dick, 77, of Nampa, passed away August 7, 1999 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise.
Elvin was born June 10, 1922 at Henderson, Nebraska to August and Lena Dick.
He was raised and schooled at Harvard, Nebraska. Elvin served in the Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and stationed in England, Philippines, Japan and France.
Elvin had artistic and musical abilities. He played drums in the high school band. Later he played for years with several western bands. He played several times at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa.
Elvin worked many years at Americold in Nampa. He retired from there in 1986.
"Gus" as he liked to be called, loved reading the Bible and going to church to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ preached.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Monte George of Nampa; a son, Daniel Dick of Palm Spring, California; a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Syd Revere of Boise; a sister and brother-in-law, Ginny and Dean Penner of Caldwell.
Elvin was preceded in death by his parents, August and Lena Dick; three brothers, Freeman, Schuyler and Lester Dick. A very special thank you to the staff at Idaho State Veterans Home for the wonderful care and kindness shown to Elvin in his time spent there.
-source: Idaho Press-Tribune, August 10, 1999, Nampa, Idaho
Family Information:
Elvin August "Gus" Dick
Birth: 10 Jun 1922, Henderson, York, Nebraska
Death: 7 August 1999, Boise, Ada, Idaho
Burial: 1999, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
Father: August F. Dick
Mother: Lena Feuerstein
1st Wife: Mireille Vinotto
Marriage: 14 February 1947
Divorced:
Birth: 23 July 1924, Nice, France
Death: 7 April 2014, Boise, Ada, Idaho
Wife's father: Michel Vinotto
Wife's mother: Cecilia Massa
Children: Daniel Roger Dick
Birth: 24 May 1950, Rural Compton, Los Angeles, California
Death: Before 15 September 2001, Riverside, Riverside, California
2nd wife: June Elizabeth Fillmore
Marriage: About 1979, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho
Birth: 21 Jun 1924, Cushing, Payne Oklahoma
Death: 21 July 2003, Donnelly, Valley, Idaho
Wife's father: Oliver Edward Fillmore
Wife's mother: Lucinda Kansas Greenwood
-source: Elvin August Dick family information as listed at www.familysearch.org
Contributor: Louis Schleuger
Obituary:
Elvin August "Gus" Dick, 77, of Nampa, passed away August 7, 1999 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise.
Elvin was born June 10, 1922 at Henderson, Nebraska to August and Lena Dick.
He was raised and schooled at Harvard, Nebraska. Elvin served in the Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was trained at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and stationed in England, Philippines, Japan and France.
Elvin had artistic and musical abilities. He played drums in the high school band. Later he played for years with several western bands. He played several times at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa.
Elvin worked many years at Americold in Nampa. He retired from there in 1986.
"Gus" as he liked to be called, loved reading the Bible and going to church to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ preached.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Monte George of Nampa; a son, Daniel Dick of Palm Spring, California; a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Syd Revere of Boise; a sister and brother-in-law, Ginny and Dean Penner of Caldwell.
Elvin was preceded in death by his parents, August and Lena Dick; three brothers, Freeman, Schuyler and Lester Dick. A very special thank you to the staff at Idaho State Veterans Home for the wonderful care and kindness shown to Elvin in his time spent there.
-source: Idaho Press-Tribune, August 10, 1999, Nampa, Idaho
Family Information:
Elvin August "Gus" Dick
Birth: 10 Jun 1922, Henderson, York, Nebraska
Death: 7 August 1999, Boise, Ada, Idaho
Burial: 1999, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
Father: August F. Dick
Mother: Lena Feuerstein
1st Wife: Mireille Vinotto
Marriage: 14 February 1947
Divorced:
Birth: 23 July 1924, Nice, France
Death: 7 April 2014, Boise, Ada, Idaho
Wife's father: Michel Vinotto
Wife's mother: Cecilia Massa
Children: Daniel Roger Dick
Birth: 24 May 1950, Rural Compton, Los Angeles, California
Death: Before 15 September 2001, Riverside, Riverside, California
2nd wife: June Elizabeth Fillmore
Marriage: About 1979, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho
Birth: 21 Jun 1924, Cushing, Payne Oklahoma
Death: 21 July 2003, Donnelly, Valley, Idaho
Wife's father: Oliver Edward Fillmore
Wife's mother: Lucinda Kansas Greenwood
-source: Elvin August Dick family information as listed at www.familysearch.org
Contributor: Louis Schleuger
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