Eugene Butler Stucki (1918 - 2016)

Born 5 Sep 1918 in Paris, Bear Lake, ID

Ancestors

Husband of Leonora (Spencer) Stucki — married 6 Jun 1941 in Salt Lake City, S-Lk, UT

Died 1 Dec 2016 at age 98 in Logan, Cache, Utah

Biography

Eugene Butler Stucki Obituary

Eugene Butler Stucki died December 1, 2016 after a short stay at a local assisted living center in Logan, Cache County, Utah. He was ninety-eight years old at the time of his passing. Eugene B. Stucki was born on 5 September 1918 in Paris, Idaho, the oldest son and first child of E. Woodruff and Rhea Peterson Stucki and was one of six children. As a child he lived in Salt Lake City and then in Moroni, Utah before moving back to Paris. After moving to Paris, he went through grade school and graduated from the 8th grade in Paris, and went on to high school.

Eugene became aware of Leonora Spencer, who lived on the same street, while they were in high school. They started dating a year or two before his mission. He graduated from Fielding High School in 1937. In November, 1938 he left on his mission to the Western States Mission with Denver, Colorado as the headquarters. Some of the areas he served in were Montrose, Delta, Cortez, and Salina, Colorado; he also served in Columbus, Nebraska. His mission covered Colorado and Nebraska. He served until December, 1940. Eugene and Leonora were married on June 6, 1941 in the Salt Lake City, Utah temple. He and Leonora were the parents of six children.

Eugene worked at the co-op creamery about a year, then started farming with his dad and started building up a dairy herd. In the Fall of 1949 he began work with the Idaho State Police Department as a highway patrolman. He left Paris and worked with the Idaho State Police from the Fall of 1949 to April 1952. They lived in Blackfoot, Idaho and then moved to Lincoln, a suburb of Idaho Falls, during that time. In the Spring of 1952 he ended his employment with the Idaho State Police and moved back to Paris to to help his dad on the family farm.

During these years he was very involved in the community serving as the Chairman of the Bear Lake Farm Bureau Board and the Chairman of the Bear Lake County Republican Party. He also was secretary of the Paris Lions Club. Other community positions were: Bear Lake Co-Op Creamery Board, School Board, and Board of Directors for Tri-State Bank. He was also on the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors and was a member of the Bear Lake Regional Commission coordinating government issues between Utah and Idaho and their respective counties as it relates to Bear Lake and the Bear River. He also served as secretary or president of four ditch companies serving the irrigation needs of the farmers in and around Paris, Idaho for many years.

Eugene was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many positions. In the late 1950s he was called as a member of the Bear Lake Stake High Council, where he served for nineteen years. His three sons also served missions for the Church along with many of his grandchildren.

In the Fall of 1979, Eugene’s brother, Willard, who had been previously elected at the 1978 election as a State Representative in the Idaho State Legislature, suddenly died. Eugene was appointed by Governor Phil Batt to fill the unfinished term of his brother during the 1979 session and then went on to be elected to four more terms in the legislature for a total of nine years service. For his final two terms he was the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, a position he very much enjoyed and excelled in. He was given an award by a statewide farmer’s organization for his service to agriculture.

He retired from farming in the early 90's and he and Leonora started going to St. George and Yuma Arizona for the winters. They started spending the winters in Caldwell, Idaho, to be a little closer to the family, because of Leonora’ heart problems. His wife, Leonora, passed away on 8 February 2000 in Caldwell. Eugene married Arlie Graham Findlay on 7 March 2002 in Logan, Utah and became a step-father to Arlie’s seven children. They lived in Washington, Utah, Paris, Idaho, and North Logan, Utah where he was living at the time of his death.

Eugene outlived all of his siblings except his youngest sister. Eugene is survived by his wife Arlie, three sons and three daughters: Spencer (Phyllis) of Chubbuck, ID, Carol (Noel) Burns of Salt Lake City, UT, Reed (Judy) of Mesa, AZ, Jean (John) Kuhns of Sweet Home, OR, Linda (Bob) Butler of Shelley, ID, and Kenneth (Julie) Stucki of Pocatello, ID; a sister Afton (Reed) Bartlett of Kearns, UT; thirty-eight grandchildren, 108 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Also, step children Clive (Rosalyn) Findlay of Ogden, UT; Mark (Susan) Findlay of North Logan, UT; Shauna (Bruce) Mossof Logan, UT; Reed (Joan) Findlay of North Logan, UT; Janalyn (Mike) Strickland of Kissimmee, FL; RaNaun (Gordon) Chase of Richmond, UT and; Brent (Debbie) Findlay of Nibley, UT and their families.

Sources

"My Ancestral Story" by Spencer E Stucki Eugene B. Stucki, son of E. Woodruff Stucki (1894-1968) and Afton Rhea Peterson (1896-1977), was born in 1918 in Paris, Idaho. He married Leonora Spencer (1917-2000), daughter of George B. Spencer (1876-1952) and Adelina Horsely (1878-1943). Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Massachusetts, Utah and Idaho. Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes Bruce, Budge, Butler, Hales, Horne, Horsley, Peterson, Rich, Spencer, Wilde, Wilson and related families. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_cD0RgM2INRQW1FcmNscXJweE0/view?ts=576752f5 also https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE8478888

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