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Ida Helen Messmer Wolfe Rothweiler Stergios July 25, 1916 - January 18, 2010 SALEM - Ida was born in Richardton, North Dakota on July 25, 1916, daughter of Jacob and Rosa (Fleck) Messmer. Ida, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 18 in her sleep in Salem. She grew up on the family farm along with 13 brothers and sisters. She attended St. Mary Catholic School in Richardton. She enjoyed music; especially singing with her brothers and sisters at home and in church. In 1937, she left home to visit her sister, Rose, and brother-in-law, Leonard Steiner, in Longview, Washington and made her home with them. In 1938, she married Xavier J. Wolfe, in Shaw, Oregon. They had three children; Judith, Marjorie and Wayne. In 1945, they bought an 18 acre farm near Aumsville. In October 1945, after only three months on the farm, Xavier died from complications of pneumonia. She and the children then moved to Salem. She married Roy Rothweiler in 1946, and he helped raise her children. He died in 1971. She met Jerry Stergios through Parents Without Partners. They married in 1975 and enjoyed 18 years of marriage until he died in 1993. In the early days, Ida worked at Starr Food Cannery. She went to work for the Salem School District and worked her way up from dishwasher to manager of the North Salem High cafeteria. When all the school kitchens were consolidated at McNary High School in the 1960's, she was selected as the first manager of the District wide food service program. She retired in 1981. Through the years, Ida enjoyed many friends, bowling, sewing, bridge and other card games at which she was invariably lucky, much to the marvel of her kids and anyone who played with her. She enjoyed entertaining and cooking for her many relatives and friends. She was an excellent cook. She was a lifelong, faithful member of the Catholic Church, attending Queen of Peace for the last 40 years. Surviving are daughter, Judith Bowers and husband James of Boulder, Colo.; daughter, Marjorie Jensen and husband Garth of Salem; and son, Wayne Wolfe and his wife Donna of Salem; grandchildren, Laura Wellman and husband Jeffrey of Fort Collins, Colo., Timothy Bowers of Longmont, Colo., Dr. David Bowers and wife Rayelen of Johnsburg, III., Melanie Saprony and husband Mark of Westminster, Colo., Troy Jensen and wife Gretchen of Vancouver, Wash., Michael Jensen and wife Wendy of Oregon City, Ore., Elizabeth Upchurch and husband Brad of Portland, Ore., and Molly Kostelecky and husband Clayton of Longmont, Colo. There are 17 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers, Victor Messmer and wife Liz of Dallas, Tex., Francis Messmer and wife Kay, of Salem; and sister, Anne Nelson of Eugene, Ore.; as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 22 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Arrange-ments by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
Published in StatesmanJournal on Jan. 20, 2010
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1916 - 2010 (93 years)