Ada Strunk

Ada E. Strunk, 85, of Mountain Home, formerly of Jerome, passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at St. Luke's Elmore in Mountain Home.

She was born June 25, 1928, to Alphonso and Melvina White in Gooding, Idaho, the third of nine children.

She married Chalmer H. Strunk and together they had seven children: Viola Garcia of Boise, Chalmer Jr. (Sharon) Strunk of Burley, Doug (Glenda) Strunk of Emmett, Jeanna (Ron) Still of Mountain Home, Vance (Sherrie) Strunk of West Jordan, Utah, Jeff (Diane) Strunk of Rupert, and Valarie (Tony) Norskog of Boise.

Ada worked for the J.R. Simplot Company until her retirement in 1990.

She has 26 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Chalmer, two brothers, one grandson, Christian, and one great-grandson, Joseph.

She is survived by her children, her sister, Elly White, and her brother, Henry Thomas White, of Jerome, and her sisters, Ida, Shirley, Patty and Peggy of Florence, Ore.

A visitation will be held Monday evening, Oct. 28, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 S. Lincoln, Jerome, where family and friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Jerome Cemetery, 901 W. Avenue I, Jerome.