Amelia Georgia Schave

Amelia G. Schave (84) passed away on September 23, 2008 at the Boundary Community Hospital in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:00am in the United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho with interment following in the Grandview Cemetery in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Amelia Georgia Gerstenecker was born on June 18, 1924 on a farm northwest of Fedora, South Dakota to Charles and Hannah (Wendt) Gerstenecker. She only weighed 6 pounds and stayed little all her life. She went to country grade school in Clinton and Beaver Townships in Miner County, SD. She went to Fedora High School graduating in 1942. She worked at different jobs including working for neighbors with new babies until she married Lloyd Schave on January 22, 1948. To this union five children were born. They farmed and moved to her grandparents homestead in 1951. She lived her whole life in Miner County until moving to Bonners Ferry, ID with Dad in 1970. Mom was a wife and homemaker first and foremost. She was always busy with gardening, canning, cooking baking, letter writing and darning socks. She helped Dad sowing and reaping crops, putting up hay as well as fixing machinery, milking cows and feeding animals. Mom sowed any number of quilts and was often patching someone's clothes. Her cookie jars were always full. For years she baked bread 2-3 times a week cutting back to weekly the past few years. In fact she had baked bread last Saturday. She became a member of the Methodist as a child before it became the United Methodist Church. She was a UMW member, a Sunday School teacher, a former Trustee, babysat for a number of years as well being on the Prayer Chain all at the United Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry. She quit going to church when she could no longer drive due to vertigo and Macular Degeneration. She did however remain on the Memorial Fund until the time of her death. She worked at Valley View until she could get 20 years accumulated and retired at 67. The past few years Mom would make a delicious Sunday Dinner (held at noon a farm tradition) for all of us kids. She would make chicken one week and roast beef the next with all the trimmings. Then we would sit and play cards and visit. Grandkids and Great grandkids would stop by for cookies or desserts. Those surviving her and truly missing her will be her husband of 60+ years, Lloyd, daughters, Charlotte Kothe, Charlene Mullis, and Shirley Schave and sons, Ray and Larry all of Bonners Ferry. She is survived by 9 grandchildren, Gina Minor and husband Joel, Bonners Ferry; Christine Drapeau, Coeur d'Alene; Luke Kothe, Wasila, AK; Susie Hanson and husband Steve, Moscow, ID; Christopher Schave, China; Brittany Schave and Nicholas Schave of Bonners Ferry; Tristan Mullis, student @ LCSC and Jacob Schave, Bonners Ferry. Also 9 great-grandchildren Brandon and, Denny Neuman, Desirae and Anthony Minor, Brooke and Dustin Drapeau, Steven, Caleb and Ryan Hanson. Mom was preceded in death by her parents, numerous aunts and uncles, and cousins. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church or the Seniors Hospitality Center in Bonners Ferry. Family and friends are invited to sign Amelia’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangement are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.