ROBSTAD, IDA MAE PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN, ALBERTA JUNE 2, 1997 AT THE AGE OF 91 YEARS.
IDA MAE WAS BORN OCTOBER I3, 1905 AT MOOREPARK, MANITOBA THE THIRD OLDEST OF TEN CHILDREN BORN TO LABON AND MARY EAMOR (nee: BRANDT). AT THREE YEARS OF AGE IDA MAE AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO ALBERTA, WHERE THEY RESIDED IN THE HIGHLAND AREA, NORTHWEST OF VULCAN FOR TEN YEARS. EVENTUALLY THEY MOVED EAST OF VULCAN. SHE GREW UP ON THE FARMSTEAD AND RECEIVED HER EDUCATION AT THE RED CROSS AND VULCAN SCHOOLS. SHE WORKED AS A HOSTESS AT THE EMPRESS HOTEL IN VICTORIA, WHERE SHE MET AND MARRIED HER HUSBAND ROBBIE ROBSTAD ON JULY 20, 1946. FOLLOWING THEIR MARRIAGE, THEY MOVED TO REDMOND, WASHINGTON NEAR SEATTLE. FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS THEY RESIDED IN REDMOND, WASHINGTON AND SHE WORKED AS HEAD HOSTESS AT THE OLYMPIC HOTEL IN SEATTLE UNTIL HER RETIREMENT. SHE RECEIVED AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE FOR HER CALM PERFORMANCE IN HANDLING THE TROOPS AND CIVILIANS
DURING AN EARTHQUAKE.
HER HUSBAND ROBBIE PASSED AWAY IN I984 AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR IDA MAE MOVED BACK TO VULCAN. IN I988 SHE MOVED INTO THE PETER DAWSON LODGE
AND RESIDED THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS UNTIL THE FALL OF I996 WHEN SHE MOVED TO EXTENDICARE, AND HAS RESIDED THERE EVER SINCE.
IDA MAE LOVED HER FAMILY AND SPENDING TIME WITH THEM AND HER FRIENDS. SHE ENJOYED COOKING, CROCHETING, READING, PLAYING CARDS AND COUNTRY MUSIC.
SHE SURVIVED BY STEP-SON GARY (RUTH) ROBSTAD OF REDMOND WASHINGTON, BROTHER MELVIN (BETTY) EAMOR OF VULCAN, SISTERS HAZEL FRASER AND SPECIAL FRIEND GEORGE OF CALGARY, MINNIE DOWLING OF PENTICTON B.C., ALICE JORDON AND LAURA (WALTER) DANN ALL OF VULCAN, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
IDA MAE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND ROBBIE ROBSTAD, PARENTS LABON AND MARY EAMOR, BROTHERS CHARLIE, JACK AND GEORGE, AND SISTER SARAH BENDICSON.
FUNERAL SERVICE WAS WEDNESDAY JUNE 4, 1997 AT 1:30 P.M. AT THE VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. DON WATT OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY
CASKET BEARERS WERE DON HOULTON, VERNON JORDON, MEL JORDON, RON JORDON, KEN JORDON AND WALTER DANN.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN IDA MAE’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.