Mildred Lorraine Rudolph Henggeler, BHS 1930

Mildred Lorraine Rudolph Henggeler, BHS 1930

Idaho Press-Tribune (Nampa, ID) - Friday, February 23, 2007

Following her 95th birthday, Mildred Lorraine Rudolph Henggeler of Fruitland passed away on Feb. 21, 2007, in Payette.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Payette. Fr. Calvin Blankinship will be presiding. For family and friends there will be a viewing from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, also at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. This will be followed immediately by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. Condolences may be made to the family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel .com.

Mildred was born in Grayville, Ill., on Feb. 20, 1912, to Loren and Grace Rudolph; she was the youngest of five children. She attended Longfellow Elementary in Boise and gladly remembered playing the piano for the students as they began their day. Later she attended Boise High School, graduating from Burbank High School, Burbank, Calif., in 1930.

After graduation she attended Link’s Business College and worked at Fred York Printing in Boise. She also became an accomplished pianist. When she was 23, Mildred married Anthony N. Henggeler, known to most as Tony. They made their home in Fruitland, having two sons, Rudy and Tony Ray.

She was a highly skilled homemaker with a flair for delicious apple pies and professional seamstress skills. Friends and relatives admired her sense of organization and the way she faithfully remembered birthdays and anniversaries with cards or phone calls.

Mildred was always fond of animals and her beloved cat Whisper was no exception. A wild kitty, she alone found a place in his heart.

Social organizations and work include: 25 years as Charter Member of the Gray Ladies with the American Red Cross, Choir Director at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Member of Women’s Catholic Deanery, various pinochle and bridge clubs, and several years as a typist for Highway District #1.

Mildred has a large family who loves her. She is survived by her sons, Rudy and Lelah Henggeler and Tony Henggeler; step-granddaughters, Angie Hutchinson and Katie and David Knudsen; great-grandchildren, Casey Lee Hutchinson and Samantha and Ellen Ray Knudsen; nieces, Ann and Jerry Ramsey, Diana and Tom Nicholson, Sally and David Hull, Kathleen and Chuck Nash, Katherine Conn, Margaret Bryant, Marie Condo, Agnes and Bernard Campo, Kay Henggeler; nephews, Jerry and Dauna Henggeler, Bob and Winnie Henggeler, Bill and Suzanne Doyle, Bud and Jean Betebenner, George and Sharleen Betebenner; and many grand and great-great nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Tony; daughter-in-law, Jean Wilhelm Henggeler; and brothers, Roland, Ronald, Ralph and Raymond. Mildred told us several times in the last year that she was at peace. We will miss her physical presence everyday. We loved her and she loved us right back. We offer special thanks to Dr. Andrew Peterson for the very special care he gave to Mildred over the past 30 years. We also thank all the girls at Royal Villa for the tender loving care they showed Mildred. She loved every one of you.

She was a great supporter of her church and would appreciate memorials made to the Corpus Christi Building Fund, c/o Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Payette, ID 83661.