Boise, Idaho
1924 - 2019
Carmelita PopeApril 15, 1924-April 3, 2019Carmelita Pope, a pioneer in television, Broadway actor, long-time volunteer for the Warhawk Air Museum, and mother to two sons, passed away on April 3 at the age of 94. In an acting career that spanned over sixty years, Carmelita performed in theater,...
Read MoreRemembering you on the anniversary of your passing. I enjoyed all your television appearances in Chicago many years ago. And thank you for your tireless work with the Warhawk Air Museum.
David M. Habben
April 01, 2024 | Other
I watched her on Chicago TV for many years. I was so excited to hear she had moved to Boise where I live. But by the time I found out she had just recently passed.
David Habben
April 01, 2021 | Boise, ID | Friend
Does anyone know where/if Carmelita was buried or otherwise entombed somewhere that can be visited?
David M. Habben
July 01, 2020 | Friend
My mother was a Carmelita fan. My mother had her cookbook which was very popular at the time. One day my mother came home with moose meat that her boss gave her following a hunting trip. She didn't know how to prepare it so she called Carmelita. It took a couple of hours but Carmelita called her back and told her how to prepare moose. Carmelita was a domestic goddess before Martha Stewart.
Amy King
June 29, 2020
I grew up in the Chicago area and remember Carmelita when she was on TV back then. I actually had the chance to meet her years ago. I now live in Boise and just learned last year that she also lived in Boise and was an amazing volunteer with the Warhawk Air Museum. I wanted to much to go see her, but sadly she passed away before I had that chance. She was a very special and amazing woman.
David Habben
April 01, 2020 | Boise, ID | Friend
1961
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Carmelita. I just recently learned that she was living in Boise and a long-time volunteer at the Warhawk Air Museum. I grew up in Chicago and watched her on local TV for many years.
David Habben
May 09, 2019 | Boise, ID
I worked with Carmelita on the Veterans History Project at the Warhawk for 13 years. I count her as a good friend and colleague. She was a classy and funny lady who will be greatly missed. Rest in peace my dear friend.
Judith Menger
April 15, 2019 | Clarksville, TN
So sorry for your loss of your mother.
Sandra Roseburg
April 13, 2019 | Nampa, ID | Teacher
My name is Pat Reding and I grew up in Chicago, watching Carmelita Pope on TV.
Also watched her dad, Francois'. Her cookbook was quite popular among my mom and her friends. It sounds like she had a wonderful, full and rewarding life. My sympathy to the family.
Pat Reding
April 13, 2019 | St. Charles, IL