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Catherine “Kay” <I>Elfers</I> Phelps

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Catherine “Kay” Elfers Phelps

Birth
Lucile, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
Death
26 Dec 2000 (aged 87)
Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Catherine (Kay) Phelps

Catherine (Kay) Phelps, age 87 of Buhl, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls.

Catherine was born July 19, 1913, in Lucile, Idaho, the daughter of Henry and Capitola Elfers. She was raised in Lucile and attended Cow Creek Grade School. In her early teens, she moved to Portland, Ore., where she attended high school. For many years Catherine resided in Twin Falls and was employed at the Hunt relocation camp. From Twin Falls she moved to California. She met and married Wallace Phelps in 1946. The couple resided in California until returning to Buhl in 1973. Catherine (Kay) and Wallace enjoyed fishing and were avid bowlers, winning many league and state titles.

She was preceded in death by Wallace in 1978 and a daughter, Arlene Buschek in 1995.

Survivors include two grandsons and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday. Dec. 29, 2000, at Farmer Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery.

Times News, Twin Falls, Thursday, December 28, 2000 C-2
Catherine (Kay) Phelps

Catherine (Kay) Phelps, age 87 of Buhl, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls.

Catherine was born July 19, 1913, in Lucile, Idaho, the daughter of Henry and Capitola Elfers. She was raised in Lucile and attended Cow Creek Grade School. In her early teens, she moved to Portland, Ore., where she attended high school. For many years Catherine resided in Twin Falls and was employed at the Hunt relocation camp. From Twin Falls she moved to California. She met and married Wallace Phelps in 1946. The couple resided in California until returning to Buhl in 1973. Catherine (Kay) and Wallace enjoyed fishing and were avid bowlers, winning many league and state titles.

She was preceded in death by Wallace in 1978 and a daughter, Arlene Buschek in 1995.

Survivors include two grandsons and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday. Dec. 29, 2000, at Farmer Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery.

Times News, Twin Falls, Thursday, December 28, 2000 C-2


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180536821/catherine-phelps: accessed ), memorial page for Catherine “Kay” Elfers Phelps (19 Jul 1913–26 Dec 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180536821, citing West End Cemetery, Buhl, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by R.I.P. (contributor 47339884).