Isobel Jeanette (Dickey) Lindstrom, 92

Isobel Jeanette (Dickey) Lindstrom passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Society Spokane Valley of Spokane Valley, Washington, from advanced Alzheimer's at the age of 92. She was born April 25, 1919, to Claude Thelbert and Gertrude (Merk) Dickey.

Isobel grew up on a farm in Acme, Washington, with her siblings. She shared common activities with them and enjoyed working on the farm, playing baseball and creating quilts. Isobel talked of summers sitting under the apple tree and stitching leftover fabric scraps of aprons and dresses her mother had given her.

Isobel attended and graduated in 1937 from Mount Baker High School in Bellingham, Washington. She married Philip Martin Lindstrom on July 5, 1941, in Acme, Washington. The story is, she won Phil over with the deviled eggs she took to the church picnic.

Isobel and Philip lived in the mining town of Grass Valley, California, before moving to Burke, Idaho, in 1942, where they began their family. They then moved to Moab, Utah, before returning to Wallace, Idaho, in 1964.

After her children were raised, Isobel worked part-time at Anthony's Jewelers and Morrow's Retail in Wallace. Isobel was a member of the Wallace United Church of Christ Congregational and served in the Corinthians of the church. Her church family looked forward to the Sundays when Isobel was in charge of coffee hour, as the spread was always amazing. She had no trouble maintaining her status as "One of the best cooks in the Valley."

She was also a member of the Chapter X of the Philantropic Educational Organization, a member of the Wallace Rotary Club and a member of the Womens Auxiliary of American Institute of Mining Engineers. Isobel enjoyed playing bridge and attending sewing circle with her friends, reading, gardening, crafting, sewing and quilting. She and Philip enjoyed camping and fishing with friends and family and in later years, they enjoyed traveling.

Isobel was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and because of her love to cook and entertain, every holiday and birthday was very special to each member of her family.

Isobel is survived by four children and their spouses, Mark and Karol Lindstrom of Mullan, Idaho, Rena and Dean Christensen of Eureka, California, Dean and Shirley Lindstrom of Osburn, Idaho, and Sara and Rob Buckham of Hayden, Idaho. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Philip, of fifty-five years; two brothers and two sisters.

Cremation was held and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Wallace, with Rev. Bob Evans officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church following services and everyone is welcome.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to the United Church of Christ Congregational, 408 Cedar St., Wallace, Idaho 83873 or to the Wallace Rotary Club, P.O. Box 1165, Wallace, Idaho 83873.

You may sign Isobel's online guest book at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com.

Shoshone Funeral Services & Crematory, Kellogg, Idaho, is entrusted with funeral arrangements.