Individual Details
Chester Robert VIG
(15 FEB 1915 - 21 MAR 2011)
Events
Birth | 15 FEB 1915 | Hazelton, Emmons Co., ND | |||
Marriage | 28 AUG 1934 | South Dakota - Clara Lucille BOWLBY | |||
Death | 21 MAR 2011 |
Families
Spouse | Clara Lucille BOWLBY (1915 - 2007) |
Child | Walter Robert VIG (1935 - ) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | James L. VIG ( - ) |
Mother | Adelaid WRIIGHT ( - ) |
Notes
Death
A very long time resident of Dalton Gardens, ID, Chester Robert Vig passed
away Monday 21 Mar 2011 at the age of 96 in the Guardian Angel Assisted
Living facilityfollowing a short illness. He was born 15 Feb 1915 in Hazekton, ND to James L. and Adelaid Wright Vig. The family later moved to Opal, SD where he met Clara Lucille Bowlby and they were married 28 Aug 1934. They moved to Dalton Gardens, Idaho where their three children were born. Chester worked building Farragut Naval Base. They spent one summer in SD where chester broke horses.They farmed in St. Maries, ID and worked for a dairy farm milking cows. The then moved to Postfalls and Chester got a job at Alcoa Aluminum which was bought buy Kaiser Aluminum and where he retired in 1978. They moved back to Dalton Gardensin 1946where the family home still is. He is predeceased by his parents, his wife Clara of 73 years, three brothers and one sister. He is survived by his children, Walter Vid(Jean) of LaVerkin, Utah, Keith Vig of Dalton and Wanda Litalien/Goodwin of Hayden, many grandchildren and gr-grandchildren. A funeral service honoring Mr. Vig will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 in Coeur D' Alene at St. Pius Catholic Church, with reception to follow.