Katherine Eileen West

Mar. 3, 1930 - Dec. 30, 2015

Date of Service: Jan. 8, 2016

Katherine Eileen West

TWIN FALLS - Katherine Eileen West, 85, of Twin Falls, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at the Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, in Twin Falls.

Eileen was born March 3, 1930, in Harrisonville, Mo., to George W. and Mary B. Ludlow Fowler, joining her two older sisters, Jean and Coleen. Her parents and their three small daughters lived on and operated a family farm near Peculiar, Mo. Her mother Mary passed away in October of 1932. Eileen’s father married Velleda Ryerson in July of 1934. The family moved to Minidoka county, Idaho in 1939. After moving to Idaho two more sisters were born, Carole and Bette. Eileen attended schools in Acequia and Rupert and graduated from Rupert High School in 1947. She married Phillip James West in 1947, and they moved to Gooding, where their first child, Kazara (Kathleen), was born in 1951. The young family of three moved to Blackfoot, Idaho, where their second child, Phillip Bradley, was born in 1956. The family moved to Caldwell, Idaho in 1961, then to Pocatello, Idaho in 1962, where they stayed until 1967, and then moved to Boise. Eileen worked outside the home off and on throughout these years, including the Bannock County Clerk’s Office, and the State Historical Preservation Office in Boise. Eileen’s husband, Phil, retired in the early 80s. As a retired couple they moved around southern Idaho to find their comfortable place, with occasional snowbird stays in points south, such as Kingman, Ariz. Their final move was to Twin Falls, Idaho.
Eileen is survived by her husband, Phillip J. West; daughter, Kazara West of Twin Falls, son and daughter-in-law, Phillip B. and DeAnn West of Katy, Tex.; granddaughter, Hilary West of Ft. Collins, Colo; grandsons, Justin West (Deirdre) of Wickenburg, Ariz., and Alexander West (Marcy) of Reno, Nev.; one great-grandson, Thomas Trappa of Idaho Falls; sisters, Bette (John) Wodskow of Springfield, Ore., and Carole (Dennis) Burks of Meridian, Idaho; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Jean (Neal) Smith and Coleen (Randall) Allen.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends may call from 10 until 10:45 a.m. preceding the service. Burial will follow in the Rupert Cemetery.