Dorothy Jean Scrivner

1924 - 2015

Dorothy Jean Scrivner
1924 ~ 2015
Dorothy Jean Scrivner, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully October 28, 2015 in Boise, Idaho. Dorothy's children, Greg Scrivner and Sheila Lasson, were at her side at Garnet Place Assisted Living, where she spent the last months of her life in the wonderful, caring environment of staff members, nurses and others who lived there.
Dorothy Jean was born June 9, 1924 in Boise, Idaho to Dana Arthur Shaw and Amy Jane Cox. Dorothy gained a loving stepfather in March 1928 when Amy Jane married Raymond Ernest Brandel, and they took up residence in the Collister area of Boise.
Dorothy attended grade school at Green Meadows Elementary, a two-room schoolhouse with grades 1-4 in one room and grades 5-8 in the other. Dorothy attended Boise High and Home Economics was her favorite class. She said many times during her life that she learned skills in that class that lasted her entire life! She was a skilled seamstress. It was during this time she began dating Edd Scrivner, and their relationship blossomed quickly. Edd proposed marriage many times until Dorothy finally said yes; they were married on February 15, 1941.
Edd was employed at Morrison-Knudsen for a time, and his job took them to Lyman Montana, Laramie Wyoming and then back to Boise. In 1945, Edd was drafted into the Army, where he was stationed in Okinawa Japan and the Philippines. While Edd was deployed overseas, Dorothy worked as a hostess at the Boise Idanha Hotel. In 1951, the family moved to Molalla, Oregon for several years. Realizing they missed Idaho, the family returned and took up residence in Emmett and then Boise.
In 1974, Edd and Dorothy moved to Anchorage, Alaska when Edd accepted a job with Hardline Electric, Inc. During their time in Anchorage, they enjoyed trips to Hawaii, England, Ireland and Columbia, South America where son Greg and his family were living. Edd became a shareholder in the company and eventually retired in 1983. The couple then returned to their roots in Boise.
When Edd and Dorothy retired, they enjoyed many years of traveling in their motor home across the western United States and Mexico. The couple was married 67 years, until Edd's passing in December 2007.
Dorothy is survived by her son, Greg Scrivner of Boise, Idaho; her daughter and son-in-law Sheila and Bob Lasson of Lehi, Utah; and a son-in-law Alan Hurty of Carlton, Oregon. There are eight grandchildren: Wayne Hurty, John Hurty, Rachel Hurty, Lynne Davis, Wade Robison, Justin Robison, Ian Scrivner, Sean Scrivner, as well as four step-grandchildren: Tara Schneider, Paige Haught, Jenna Nelson, Bryn Nelson and 30 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Shannon Hurty, son-in-law Leland (Lee) Robison, brother Lefty Brandel and sister Arliss St. Clair.
The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Homewatch Caregivers, Horizon Home Health & Hospice, and Garnet Place Senior Living staff for the dignified care Dorothy received during her residency there.
A graveside service will be held Friday, November 13 at 10am at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for family members. Memorial services are at Cloverdale Funeral Home at Noon, followed by a reception at 1pm.