Bobby Collett

Bobby Dan Collett was born in Paul, Idaho, on Sept. 13, 1925, to Dan and Vernetta Collett. He passed on Dec. 1, 2014, at home in Oreana, after battling cancer.

Bob went to school at Glenns Ferry, Idaho.

He served on the Casablanca in WWII, touring the South Pacific. He was injured and spent some time in the base hospital in Hawaii. That is where he was when the war ended.

He is a charter member of the Grand View, Idaho, Legion Post 134 and was the last surviving charter member of that post. Bob served as its third commander.

He married Ruth Marie Foreman Collett on Nov. 7, 1949, in Reno, Nev. They spent many years on Ruth's family ranch and eventually bought the ranch from her folks. The ranch was established in 1894 by Ruth's grandparents and is still being run and owned by members of the family.

Together they had two boys, Blaine (Denise) Collett and Brian (Christine) Collett. Bob has four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bob served on the Owyhee County ASCS Board, the FHA Board, the Bruneau River Soil Conservation Board, the Grand View, Bruneau and Oreana school district board and the PCA/NWFCS board of directors for several years.

Bob served two terms on the Owyhee County Cattleman's Association board. In 1973, he served on that board as president. He also served as a director on the Idaho Cattleman's Association board and was president of that organization in 1993. Bob served four years as a director on the National Cattle Association.

Bob also sat on the Owyhee County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Services will be at The Oreana Community Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, with a viewing from 10-11:45 a.m. and funeral services at noon. Burial will follow at the Oreana Pioneer Cemetery. A potluck dinner will follow the services at the community hall.

Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Vernetta, sister Gloria McDermott, brother Max Collett and his beloved wife, Ruth Marie. He is survived by his sons, Blaine (Denise) and Brian (Christine), his four grandchildren, Suzanne, Christopher, Sean and Bryce, and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers please donate to the Oreana Community Hall, c/o 24777 Collett Rd., Oreana, ID 83650.

His last statement: "No man has greater love for his wife than I do."