Homedale
High School
Class of 1965
Parents of Darlene Helderman
Idaho
Press-Tribune
April 15, 1983
Thomas Helderman
Graveside services for Thomas H. Helderman, 71, of 472 Caldwell Blvd.,
Nampa, who died Wednesday, April 13, at a
Nampa
hospital, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Parma Cemetery
with the Rev. Merle J. Fisher, S.M. of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, officiating.
Friends may meet at the cemetery. Services and interment are under the direction
of the Alsip Funeral Chapel.
He was born Nov. 27, 1911, at
Bloomfield,
Mo., to Harvey and Laura
Helderman. He was reared and educated in
Missouri. He came to Idaho
in 1926 and lived in the Parma and Wilder areas
where he farmed. He worked for J.R. Simplots in Caldwell for 16 years. He retired in 1977 and
had resided in the Nampa
area since. He was a member of St. Paul’s
Catholic Church.
He is survived by one son, Tommy Loren Helderman, Huston, Idaho; two
daughters, Darlene Kay Newman, Lowman and Debra Mae Helderman, Huston; two
brothers, Jay Helderman and James Helderman, both of Parma; three sisters, Mrs.
Oscar (Tavie) Hendricks, Nampa, Mrs. Delmer (Mildred) Keck, Caldwell, and Mrs.
Clyde (Lottie) Allensworth, Advance, Mo.; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Idaho
Press-Tribune
September 6, 2009
Lorraine
Baumgardner
Lorraine Mae (Reno) Baumgardner, 86, of
Nampa
passed away Aug. 30, 2009, at a local hospital after a long and courageous
battle with cancer. Cremation services are under the direction of Dakan Funeral
Chapel, Caldwell. At Lorraine's
request, no services will be held.
Lorraine
was born May 10, 1923, to Charles and Della Reno at Snyder,
Colo. Lorraine
started grade school in Snyder, then the family moved to Adrian, Ore.,
in 1939. She graduated from Big
Bend Grade School
in 1940. Lorraine started high school in Adrian before moving to Weimer, Calif.,
where she trained as a nurse's aide and was employed at the tuberculosis
sanitarium. She returned to Adrian in 1943 where
she worked as a housekeeper and caregiver for two families in
Big Bend.
Lorraine
married Thomas Harvey Helderman on Sept. 4, 1943, at Winnemucca, Nev.
They remained in the Big Bend area until the
birth of their son, Tommy Loren. They moved to Kuna and then to Twin Falls,
where their daughter, Darlene Kay was born. They bought an island outside of
Homedale where they lived for eight years before moving into Homedale where
their daughter, Debra Mae was born.
Lorraine
worked in the fields in the summer and at JR Simplot's in the winter for many
years.
Tom and Lorraine
were divorced and she moved to Parma.
Lorraine married Frank Simmons and moved to Boise. After Frank passed
away, she married Dale Baumgardner and later moved to Nampa where she had since resided.
Lorraine
is survived by her son, Tommy Helderman of Caldwell; daughter, Darlene (J. E.) Newman of
Caldwell; son-in-law, Randy Lee of Idaho City; two sisters, Alberta (Dave)
Martin of Bruneau and Roberta Smith of Homedale; six grandchildren, Loren
(Alexis) Helderman, Tamara (Steve) Grosso, Tonya Daniels, Kimberly (Joe) Don
Dero, Jeremiah Newman and Rachel (Matt) Elliott; 13 great-grandchildren, Emma,
Harvey and Hannah Helderman, Tanner Wilde, Isabella and Olivia Grosso, Steven,
Christopher and Caitlin Daniels, Shon Mongold, Kyle and Daemin Don Dero and
Jared Elliott; and nieces and nephews, Keith Reno, Connie Thompson, Douglas and
Calvin Morrison, Cheryl Ann Hachquet, Valerie Bideganeta, Cole Smith and Robin
Shaw.
Lorraine
was preceded in death by her husbands, Tom Helderman, Frank Simmons and Dale
Baumgardner; daughter, Debra Lee; grandson, Jacob Helderman; parents, Charles
and Della Reno; brothers, Kenneth and Clinton Reno; sister, Darlene Reno; niece,
Charlotte Warren; and nephew, Clark Reno.
Lorraine was known for her kindness and understanding
ways and her love for her family and friends. We love you and thank you for
everything you did for all of us. You will be greatly missed.