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Bernie
J. "Pop" Soehnlein, 84, of Nampa, died Saturday, August 31,
1996, at a Nampa care center. A Funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 3, 1996, at St.
Paul's Catholic Church in Nampa, with Fr. Alfred Puccinelli,
S.M., as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt.
Calvary Cemetery. Services are under the direction of
the Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa.
Bernie
was born on February 11, 1912, at Madison, Wisconsin, to
George and Bertha Soehnlein. He was raised and received
his education in Madison.
Bernie married
Odelia Pertzborn on July 2, 1933, at the Chicago World's Fair,
and they made their home in Madison. They moved to
Richland, Washington, in 1944, where he worked at the Hanford
Plant. He retired from Hanford in 1970, and in 1972 they
moved to Meridian. They came to Nampa in 1986, where
they made their home. Odelia died in October of 1989,
and he has resided in Nampa since. Bernie was a member
of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Nampa.
He is survived by one son, Jerry and Carolyn Soehnlein,
Shelton, Washington; three daughters, Jean and Ken Haugh,
Snohomish, Washington, Jean and Bud Painter, Nampa, Joyce
Ross, Seattle, Washington; one sister, Josephine "Honey"
McCutchin, Madison, Wisconsin; 12 grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, one
daughter, six brothers, one sister and two
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call
at the Alsip Funeral Chapel today from 1 to 6 p.m. and on
Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon.
The family
would like to extend a special thanks and appreciation to the
staff at Sunny Ridge Manor. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests memorial contributions to St. Paul's School,
1515 8th St. S. Nampa, Idaho 83651, or to the Sunny Ridge
Health Services Center, 2609 Sunnybrook Dr., Nampa, Idaho
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