Louise "Lou" Wentworth

Louise "Lou" (Ikenberry) Wentworth
1924-2016
Louise passed away suddenly on December 12, 2016. She was born April 24, 1924 in Arvonia, Kansas, spent her childhood in western Kansas, and then moved to Boise in 1936 with her sister, and parents Harvey and Josephine Ikenberry. She married Webb Wentworth on June 1, 1942. The newly married couple strolled from their wedding reception to Boise High School, where she then walked in her high school graduation. Three months later her bridegroom left to serve overseas in WWII. Louise moved to Oakland, California where her parents were then living, and worked as a welder at Moore Dry Dock. Following the war, she and Webb returned to Boise to begin the rest of their lives. She was a secretary most of her working life, while they raised their children Trudy and Greg. She also enjoyed bowling. The past 2 years Lou and Webb have lived at Morningstar Retirement in Boise, which she greatly enjoyed, especially the Wii Bowling. Survivors include her husband of 74 years, her daughter Trudy Knudsen and companion Eddy Johnson of Arizona and Minnesota, her daughter-in-law Vicki Wentworth of Carson City, NV, and 2 nieces, Janet Isaacson of Nampa, ID, and Jenell McGee, of Ellensburg, WA. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Greg, her sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Emory Howard, and her son-in-law, Gary Knudsen.Burial services will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery under the direction of Bowman Funeral Chapel, on Weds. January 4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be left at www.bowmanfuneral.com