Feb. 5, 1921 - Jul. 11, 2013
Date of Service: Jul. 18, 2013
Henry Arthur ‘Hank’ Fournier
RUPERT – Henry Arthur “Hank” Fournier, age 92, of Rupert, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Autumn Haven Assisted Living in Rupert.
Hank was born on Feb. 5, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Adolph and Selma Sundby Fournier.
In 1938, Hank “rode the rails” from Chicago to Idaho where he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps stationed at Camp Kimama. After serving, he and his best friend, Al Massio, returned to Chicago. When World War II was declared, they returned to Rupert, joined the Marine Corp and on their first leave they married sisters, Millie and Gladys Culley, who they had previously met at a dance.
After an honorable discharge from the Marines, he worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as powerhouse mechanic foreman at the Minidoka Dam. In 1962, he transferred to Hoover Dam in Nevada retiring in 1974 as mechanical engineering technician foreman. After living in Boulder City for 13 years, they returned to Rupert.
Hank and Millie loved to travel South for the winters where he enjoyed fishing, golfing, and the Casinos. He was an avid boat racer and won many trophies in his race boat “Slow Poke.”
He is survived by his wife, Millie, of 70 years; one son, Gary (Raegene) Fournier of Marysville, Wash.; one granddaughter, Dawn; one great-grandson Zachary; three step-granddaughters, Miki Calbero, Viki Nishida, and Tami Nishida; and special nieces and nephews, Kathy and Don Mooso of Rupert, Judy and Clyde Parkin of Rupert, Patricia Culley of California, Phillip Culley of California, Ron and Sandy Massio of California, and Bob and Peggy Massio of Heyburn, and their families; and one sister-in-law, Gladys Massio of Rupert.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters; and one brother and their spouses.
A memorial service will be held at 11a.m. Thursday, July 18, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley. Military rites will be provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization. Burial will be in the Rupert Cemetery.
