Louise Port Woodhouse

Aug. 5, 1919 - May 26, 2015

Date of Service: May 30, 2015

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OAKLEY - Louise Port Woodhouse, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015.

Louise was born Aug. 5, 1919, in Oakley, Idaho, to James Garnet and Juanita (Rose) Port. She was the second child in a family of seven brothers and six sisters. She received her education in Oakley and graduated from Oakley High School. She married Elmo “Bish” Woodhouse Jan. 8, 1940, in Burley, Idaho. They were sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on March 3, 1965. They were the parents of two sons and one daughter.

She was a hard worker helping on the farm. She spent countless hours on her home and yard. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served in many capacities throughout her life. One of her favorite callings was serving with her husband in the Logan Utah and Boise Idaho temples. She also spent countless hours doing genealogy work.

She was proud of her heritage and had a deep love for our country. She had a lot of advise for the politicians working in Government, if they would only listen her.

Louise loved her family. She especially was dedicated to her husband, children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bish, who passed away on Aug. 13, 2002; all of her brothers, Russell, Jim, Llewellyn “Jack,” William “Bill,” Dennis, Jerry, and Oscar Port; two sisters, Hellen McGill and Rosella Martin; and a great-great-granddaughter, Isabel Gabica.

Louise is survived by her children, Vaughn (Anita) Woodhouse of Burley, Paul (Claudia) Woodhouse of New York; and Sally (Bruce) VanLeuven of Twin Falls; her sisters, Dorothy Robinson, Elizabeth Payton, and Elma Washburn all of Oakley, and Garneta Gee of Hansen; 13 grandchildren, Mike (Grazyna) Woodhouse of Boise, Shaun (DeAnna) Woodhouse of Burley, Scott (Andrea) Woodhouse of Oakton, Va., Jennifer (Ryan) Hadley of Dayton, Idaho, Camille (Brice) Bedke of North Manchester, Indiana, Charmayne (Preston) Packer of Highland, Utah, Louis (Ginger) Woodhouse of Telford, Tenn., Jeanette (Rob) Judd of Spanish Fork, Utah, Tora (Brian) Brough of Mantua, Utah, Morgan (Keri) Woodhouse of West End, N.C., Darren (Karrie) VanLeuven of Boise, Kari (Bridger) Varga of Mount Pleasant, Utah, and Jill (Mark) Gabica of Orem, Utah; 42 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at the Oakley LDS Stake Center, 355 N. Center Ave., in Oakley, with Bishop Doug Pickett officiating. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, May 29, at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the church.