Lydia Cole, 93, of Jerome, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at St. Benedicts Family Medical Center in Jerome and joined her husband in eternal rest
Lydia was the fourth child born to Magdeline Helm and Jacob Wageman on Aug. 5, 1917. The Wagemans lived on the Minidoka Water Project and herded cattle. Every day they rode their horses - Rangle, Flash, Nellie and Old Joe. As a young girl, Lydia's favorite thing to do was to run away from her mother so she could run outside wearing very little clothing. When she wasn't hiding in the cupboard, Lydia and the other kids would climb 50 feet up the old windmill and sit so they could look around the desert. Lydia cooked for the family, cooking the main meals. Her sister, Christena, specialized in cooking desserts.
When Lydia was young, the neighborhood had a small rodeo. Lydia tried to ride a calf. She got bucked off. In the late 1930s to early 1940s, Lydia played the guitar as a member of the Idaho Wranglers Band, along with her brother, John, and Burt Rugles. They played at the Radio Rondevoo in Twin Falls, live on the radio for a few years. They also played for dances around the Paul area.
On March 31, 1937, Lydia married Glen Austin Cole in Rupert, Idaho. They rented a farm in the Paul area; Glen used to tease Lydia. One day, he ticked her off, and she ran after him trying to hit him with her purse. Glen ran fast because he knew she had a cold cream jar in that purse!
After three or four years, Lydia and Glen moved to California. Lydia worked at Morton Salt Company doing all kinds of jobs, including packaging the salt. Once they went to the top floor of the warehouse and discovered so many big rats that Lydia was scared to pieces! Lydia and Glen stayed in California for four or five years. During that time, Glen was in a train accident. The driver of the vehicle was Glen's brother-in-law, Ralph, and the two were riding with a piano tuner. The train hit them, seriously injuring Glen and the piano tuner and killing Ralph. Lydia and Glen's sister, Laura, didn't know who was killed and who was injured for a few hours.
Lydia and Glen moved back to Idaho in 1948 and bought a farm with Lydia's sister, Christena, and her husband, Orval. One day a stray dog showed up at the farm. Lydia fed him milk at the barn and Frosty became her dog. He was very protective of her and no one could touch her with him around. Even if Lydia climbed up the ladder on the haystack, so did Frosty.
Lydia worked as a hot lunch cook for 26 years in the Jerome School District at Washington School. Dustin, the future husband of Lydia's great niece, Yvonne, went to school there. He especially remembers the Russian hamburgers the school served. He didn't like sauerkraut but the teachers made sure the students ate all of their lunch, and it was all he could do to keep it down.
One day, Lydia was cultivating near the coulee. She backed up the Oliver 77 too fast and came near the back of the coulee. She hit the cultivator and it caught in the bank. The tractor tilted and almost went into the water. Lydia jumped off the front but hit the cultivator bar. She walked to the house and was hurting so bad she drove herself to the hospital. She had several broken ribs but came home and helped to finish the milking and feeding calves. Lydia had better luck with calves this time around and took care of them when they were sick, feeding them tea, eggs and castor oil.
The Coles farmed together until 1973 when they bought their house in Jerome. Lydia and Christena canned pounds and pounds of all kinds of vegetables and fruit. Over the years, many nieces and nephews visited the farm. The kids always accused her of lying awake at night planning what they would do the next day. One night, Lydia felt something run over her head while she was in bed. She screamed and jumped up and it turned out to be a mouse.
After retirement, they went on numerous trips including Hawaii, Canada, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona and California. They drove a motor home to Spokane to the World's Fair and saw Mount St. Helens. They traveled to Ainesworth, Neb., for family reunions. On one trip to California, Lydia was driving while Glen and Orval sat in the back seat. They stopped at the checkpoint in Truckee, Calif., for inspection and were asked if they had any vegetables or fruit in the car. Lydia responded no but stated they had two nuts riding in the back seat! Even the inspector laughed.
When Lydia's great-nephew, Brian, was small, he stayed with Lydia and his grandmother, Christena, during the day. He pretended to be a waiter and served his grandparents and great-aunt and uncle lavish dinners of crackers and water around the pool table in the basement. Brian was very professional and carried a towel on his arm when he served them. Dinner at Brian's Restaurant often involved the patrons crawling around on the floor or sitting at the fireplace. During these dinners on the floor, the Coles kept the curtains pulled so their neighbors wouldn't think they were crazy.
After Glen passed away in 1988, Lydia, Chrissy and Orval continued to live in their home in Jerome, going to Jackpot, Nev., almost every Sunday. Most of the time their sister, Kate, joined them. Orval passed away in 1993. Lydia and Chrissy continued to live together in the Jerome house until recently moving into the Creekside Assisted Living Center in Jerome.
Lydia was the oldest living Wageman sister. She is survived by her sisters, Christena Cole and Mathilda Heiman; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Pauline Cole, Kate Sweet and Mary Wageman; and her brother, John Wageman.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Lydia was the fourth child born to Magdeline Helm and Jacob Wageman on Aug. 5, 1917. The Wagemans lived on the Minidoka Water Project and herded cattle. Every day they rode their horses - Rangle, Flash, Nellie and Old Joe. As a young girl, Lydia's favorite thing to do was to run away from her mother so she could run outside wearing very little clothing. When she wasn't hiding in the cupboard, Lydia and the other kids would climb 50 feet up the old windmill and sit so they could look around the desert. Lydia cooked for the family, cooking the main meals. Her sister, Christena, specialized in cooking desserts.
When Lydia was young, the neighborhood had a small rodeo. Lydia tried to ride a calf. She got bucked off. In the late 1930s to early 1940s, Lydia played the guitar as a member of the Idaho Wranglers Band, along with her brother, John, and Burt Rugles. They played at the Radio Rondevoo in Twin Falls, live on the radio for a few years. They also played for dances around the Paul area.
On March 31, 1937, Lydia married Glen Austin Cole in Rupert, Idaho. They rented a farm in the Paul area; Glen used to tease Lydia. One day, he ticked her off, and she ran after him trying to hit him with her purse. Glen ran fast because he knew she had a cold cream jar in that purse!
After three or four years, Lydia and Glen moved to California. Lydia worked at Morton Salt Company doing all kinds of jobs, including packaging the salt. Once they went to the top floor of the warehouse and discovered so many big rats that Lydia was scared to pieces! Lydia and Glen stayed in California for four or five years. During that time, Glen was in a train accident. The driver of the vehicle was Glen's brother-in-law, Ralph, and the two were riding with a piano tuner. The train hit them, seriously injuring Glen and the piano tuner and killing Ralph. Lydia and Glen's sister, Laura, didn't know who was killed and who was injured for a few hours.
Lydia and Glen moved back to Idaho in 1948 and bought a farm with Lydia's sister, Christena, and her husband, Orval. One day a stray dog showed up at the farm. Lydia fed him milk at the barn and Frosty became her dog. He was very protective of her and no one could touch her with him around. Even if Lydia climbed up the ladder on the haystack, so did Frosty.
Lydia worked as a hot lunch cook for 26 years in the Jerome School District at Washington School. Dustin, the future husband of Lydia's great niece, Yvonne, went to school there. He especially remembers the Russian hamburgers the school served. He didn't like sauerkraut but the teachers made sure the students ate all of their lunch, and it was all he could do to keep it down.
One day, Lydia was cultivating near the coulee. She backed up the Oliver 77 too fast and came near the back of the coulee. She hit the cultivator and it caught in the bank. The tractor tilted and almost went into the water. Lydia jumped off the front but hit the cultivator bar. She walked to the house and was hurting so bad she drove herself to the hospital. She had several broken ribs but came home and helped to finish the milking and feeding calves. Lydia had better luck with calves this time around and took care of them when they were sick, feeding them tea, eggs and castor oil.
The Coles farmed together until 1973 when they bought their house in Jerome. Lydia and Christena canned pounds and pounds of all kinds of vegetables and fruit. Over the years, many nieces and nephews visited the farm. The kids always accused her of lying awake at night planning what they would do the next day. One night, Lydia felt something run over her head while she was in bed. She screamed and jumped up and it turned out to be a mouse.
After retirement, they went on numerous trips including Hawaii, Canada, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona and California. They drove a motor home to Spokane to the World's Fair and saw Mount St. Helens. They traveled to Ainesworth, Neb., for family reunions. On one trip to California, Lydia was driving while Glen and Orval sat in the back seat. They stopped at the checkpoint in Truckee, Calif., for inspection and were asked if they had any vegetables or fruit in the car. Lydia responded no but stated they had two nuts riding in the back seat! Even the inspector laughed.
When Lydia's great-nephew, Brian, was small, he stayed with Lydia and his grandmother, Christena, during the day. He pretended to be a waiter and served his grandparents and great-aunt and uncle lavish dinners of crackers and water around the pool table in the basement. Brian was very professional and carried a towel on his arm when he served them. Dinner at Brian's Restaurant often involved the patrons crawling around on the floor or sitting at the fireplace. During these dinners on the floor, the Coles kept the curtains pulled so their neighbors wouldn't think they were crazy.
After Glen passed away in 1988, Lydia, Chrissy and Orval continued to live in their home in Jerome, going to Jackpot, Nev., almost every Sunday. Most of the time their sister, Kate, joined them. Orval passed away in 1993. Lydia and Chrissy continued to live together in the Jerome house until recently moving into the Creekside Assisted Living Center in Jerome.
Lydia was the oldest living Wageman sister. She is survived by her sisters, Christena Cole and Mathilda Heiman; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Pauline Cole, Kate Sweet and Mary Wageman; and her brother, John Wageman.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Lydia Cole, 93, of Jerome, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at St. Benedicts Family Medical Center in Jerome and joined her husband in eternal rest
Lydia was the fourth child born to Magdeline Helm and Jacob Wageman on Aug. 5, 1917. The Wagemans lived on the Minidoka Water Project and herded cattle. Every day they rode their horses - Rangle, Flash, Nellie and Old Joe. As a young girl, Lydia's favorite thing to do was to run away from her mother so she could run outside wearing very little clothing. When she wasn't hiding in the cupboard, Lydia and the other kids would climb 50 feet up the old windmill and sit so they could look around the desert. Lydia cooked for the family, cooking the main meals. Her sister, Christena, specialized in cooking desserts.
When Lydia was young, the neighborhood had a small rodeo. Lydia tried to ride a calf. She got bucked off. In the late 1930s to early 1940s, Lydia played the guitar as a member of the Idaho Wranglers Band, along with her brother, John, and Burt Rugles. They played at the Radio Rondevoo in Twin Falls, live on the radio for a few years. They also played for dances around the Paul area.
On March 31, 1937, Lydia married Glen Austin Cole in Rupert, Idaho. They rented a farm in the Paul area; Glen used to tease Lydia. One day, he ticked her off, and she ran after him trying to hit him with her purse. Glen ran fast because he knew she had a cold cream jar in that purse!
After three or four years, Lydia and Glen moved to California. Lydia worked at Morton Salt Company doing all kinds of jobs, including packaging the salt. Once they went to the top floor of the warehouse and discovered so many big rats that Lydia was scared to pieces! Lydia and Glen stayed in California for four or five years. During that time, Glen was in a train accident. The driver of the vehicle was Glen's brother-in-law, Ralph, and the two were riding with a piano tuner. The train hit them, seriously injuring Glen and the piano tuner and killing Ralph. Lydia and Glen's sister, Laura, didn't know who was killed and who was injured for a few hours.
Lydia and Glen moved back to Idaho in 1948 and bought a farm with Lydia's sister, Christena, and her husband, Orval. One day a stray dog showed up at the farm. Lydia fed him milk at the barn and Frosty became her dog. He was very protective of her and no one could touch her with him around. Even if Lydia climbed up the ladder on the haystack, so did Frosty.
Lydia worked as a hot lunch cook for 26 years in the Jerome School District at Washington School. Dustin, the future husband of Lydia's great niece, Yvonne, went to school there. He especially remembers the Russian hamburgers the school served. He didn't like sauerkraut but the teachers made sure the students ate all of their lunch, and it was all he could do to keep it down.
One day, Lydia was cultivating near the coulee. She backed up the Oliver 77 too fast and came near the back of the coulee. She hit the cultivator and it caught in the bank. The tractor tilted and almost went into the water. Lydia jumped off the front but hit the cultivator bar. She walked to the house and was hurting so bad she drove herself to the hospital. She had several broken ribs but came home and helped to finish the milking and feeding calves. Lydia had better luck with calves this time around and took care of them when they were sick, feeding them tea, eggs and castor oil.
The Coles farmed together until 1973 when they bought their house in Jerome. Lydia and Christena canned pounds and pounds of all kinds of vegetables and fruit. Over the years, many nieces and nephews visited the farm. The kids always accused her of lying awake at night planning what they would do the next day. One night, Lydia felt something run over her head while she was in bed. She screamed and jumped up and it turned out to be a mouse.
After retirement, they went on numerous trips including Hawaii, Canada, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona and California. They drove a motor home to Spokane to the World's Fair and saw Mount St. Helens. They traveled to Ainesworth, Neb., for family reunions. On one trip to California, Lydia was driving while Glen and Orval sat in the back seat. They stopped at the checkpoint in Truckee, Calif., for inspection and were asked if they had any vegetables or fruit in the car. Lydia responded no but stated they had two nuts riding in the back seat! Even the inspector laughed.
When Lydia's great-nephew, Brian, was small, he stayed with Lydia and his grandmother, Christena, during the day. He pretended to be a waiter and served his grandparents and great-aunt and uncle lavish dinners of crackers and water around the pool table in the basement. Brian was very professional and carried a towel on his arm when he served them. Dinner at Brian's Restaurant often involved the patrons crawling around on the floor or sitting at the fireplace. During these dinners on the floor, the Coles kept the curtains pulled so their neighbors wouldn't think they were crazy.
After Glen passed away in 1988, Lydia, Chrissy and Orval continued to live in their home in Jerome, going to Jackpot, Nev., almost every Sunday. Most of the time their sister, Kate, joined them. Orval passed away in 1993. Lydia and Chrissy continued to live together in the Jerome house until recently moving into the Creekside Assisted Living Center in Jerome.
Lydia was the oldest living Wageman sister. She is survived by her sisters, Christena Cole and Mathilda Heiman; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Pauline Cole, Kate Sweet and Mary Wageman; and her brother, John Wageman.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Lydia was the fourth child born to Magdeline Helm and Jacob Wageman on Aug. 5, 1917. The Wagemans lived on the Minidoka Water Project and herded cattle. Every day they rode their horses - Rangle, Flash, Nellie and Old Joe. As a young girl, Lydia's favorite thing to do was to run away from her mother so she could run outside wearing very little clothing. When she wasn't hiding in the cupboard, Lydia and the other kids would climb 50 feet up the old windmill and sit so they could look around the desert. Lydia cooked for the family, cooking the main meals. Her sister, Christena, specialized in cooking desserts.
When Lydia was young, the neighborhood had a small rodeo. Lydia tried to ride a calf. She got bucked off. In the late 1930s to early 1940s, Lydia played the guitar as a member of the Idaho Wranglers Band, along with her brother, John, and Burt Rugles. They played at the Radio Rondevoo in Twin Falls, live on the radio for a few years. They also played for dances around the Paul area.
On March 31, 1937, Lydia married Glen Austin Cole in Rupert, Idaho. They rented a farm in the Paul area; Glen used to tease Lydia. One day, he ticked her off, and she ran after him trying to hit him with her purse. Glen ran fast because he knew she had a cold cream jar in that purse!
After three or four years, Lydia and Glen moved to California. Lydia worked at Morton Salt Company doing all kinds of jobs, including packaging the salt. Once they went to the top floor of the warehouse and discovered so many big rats that Lydia was scared to pieces! Lydia and Glen stayed in California for four or five years. During that time, Glen was in a train accident. The driver of the vehicle was Glen's brother-in-law, Ralph, and the two were riding with a piano tuner. The train hit them, seriously injuring Glen and the piano tuner and killing Ralph. Lydia and Glen's sister, Laura, didn't know who was killed and who was injured for a few hours.
Lydia and Glen moved back to Idaho in 1948 and bought a farm with Lydia's sister, Christena, and her husband, Orval. One day a stray dog showed up at the farm. Lydia fed him milk at the barn and Frosty became her dog. He was very protective of her and no one could touch her with him around. Even if Lydia climbed up the ladder on the haystack, so did Frosty.
Lydia worked as a hot lunch cook for 26 years in the Jerome School District at Washington School. Dustin, the future husband of Lydia's great niece, Yvonne, went to school there. He especially remembers the Russian hamburgers the school served. He didn't like sauerkraut but the teachers made sure the students ate all of their lunch, and it was all he could do to keep it down.
One day, Lydia was cultivating near the coulee. She backed up the Oliver 77 too fast and came near the back of the coulee. She hit the cultivator and it caught in the bank. The tractor tilted and almost went into the water. Lydia jumped off the front but hit the cultivator bar. She walked to the house and was hurting so bad she drove herself to the hospital. She had several broken ribs but came home and helped to finish the milking and feeding calves. Lydia had better luck with calves this time around and took care of them when they were sick, feeding them tea, eggs and castor oil.
The Coles farmed together until 1973 when they bought their house in Jerome. Lydia and Christena canned pounds and pounds of all kinds of vegetables and fruit. Over the years, many nieces and nephews visited the farm. The kids always accused her of lying awake at night planning what they would do the next day. One night, Lydia felt something run over her head while she was in bed. She screamed and jumped up and it turned out to be a mouse.
After retirement, they went on numerous trips including Hawaii, Canada, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona and California. They drove a motor home to Spokane to the World's Fair and saw Mount St. Helens. They traveled to Ainesworth, Neb., for family reunions. On one trip to California, Lydia was driving while Glen and Orval sat in the back seat. They stopped at the checkpoint in Truckee, Calif., for inspection and were asked if they had any vegetables or fruit in the car. Lydia responded no but stated they had two nuts riding in the back seat! Even the inspector laughed.
When Lydia's great-nephew, Brian, was small, he stayed with Lydia and his grandmother, Christena, during the day. He pretended to be a waiter and served his grandparents and great-aunt and uncle lavish dinners of crackers and water around the pool table in the basement. Brian was very professional and carried a towel on his arm when he served them. Dinner at Brian's Restaurant often involved the patrons crawling around on the floor or sitting at the fireplace. During these dinners on the floor, the Coles kept the curtains pulled so their neighbors wouldn't think they were crazy.
After Glen passed away in 1988, Lydia, Chrissy and Orval continued to live in their home in Jerome, going to Jackpot, Nev., almost every Sunday. Most of the time their sister, Kate, joined them. Orval passed away in 1993. Lydia and Chrissy continued to live together in the Jerome house until recently moving into the Creekside Assisted Living Center in Jerome.
Lydia was the oldest living Wageman sister. She is survived by her sisters, Christena Cole and Mathilda Heiman; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Pauline Cole, Kate Sweet and Mary Wageman; and her brother, John Wageman.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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