Nathan Choules

Nathan Elmer Choules
POCATELLO - Nathan Elmer Choules was born on September 23, 1934, in Fairview, Idaho, to Elmer and Irene (Oliverson) Choules, and was the fifth of six children. He passed away at Portneuf Medical Center on December 11, 2010, after an extended illness.
Nathan attended school from first grade through the first part of the eighth grade in Fairview, Idaho. The family moved to Pocatello in 1947, where he completed the remainder of his eighth grade year at Franklin Junior High. The following year Nathan attended Pocatello High School, where he graduated in 1952.
He completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship at the Union Pacific Railroad in Pocatello, where he continued working for the next 44 years until his retirement in 1996.
During his senior year of high school he met his life companion, Muriel Jean Skinner, and were married in 1954. Nathan and Muriel were blessed with five children.
Nathan was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of the Idaho National Guard for several years, where he trained and worked as an aircraft mechanic. Nathan continued a great fondness for aviation and worked toward achieving a private pilot's license. Nathan enjoyed the outdoors and the opportunity to fish and other outdoor activities with his family.
Nathan is survived by his wife, Muriel, of Chubbuck, Idaho; sons, Mike (Betsy) Choules of Boise, Idaho, Jeff (Linda) Choules of Chubbuck, Idaho, Corey (Marjean) Choules of Chubbuck, Idaho, Tina (Rick) Perkins of West Covina, California, and Todd (Corey) Choules of Pocatello, Idaho; and 17 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Nathan is also survived by two sisters, Helen Hill and Ruth Kokol, both of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; and brother, Clayne O. Choules of Washougal, Washington. Nathan was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Irene Choules, sister, Martha Louise Choules, brother, Charles O. Choules, and great-granddaughter, Angel Curzon.
Funeral services for Nathan will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the Chubbuck Seventh Ward, located on the corner of Siphon and Philbin Roads, with Bishop Jeffrey Roberts conducting. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Wilks Funeral Home, 211 W. Chubbuck Road, and on Thursday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Interment will follow the service at Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wilks Funeral Home, 211 W. Chubbuck Road, 238-8000. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.wilksfuneralhome.com.