Byrle ¹⁰ Bigelow

Byrle (Bigelow) and Quinn D. Arave

16167.39145 Byrle ¹⁰ Bigelow, dau of Don Ervin ⁹ ( Daniel Don Louis ⁸ , Daniel ⁷, Nahum ⁶, Simeon ⁵ , John ⁴ , Joshua ³, Joshua ², John ¹), and Esther La Vada (Robinson) BIGELOW, was born 01 March 1924 Basalt, Bingham co, ID. She married 30 Nov 1940 Quinn D. Arave. He was born 20 September 1922 Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, ID, the son of Herchel Dell and Mae (Clark) Arave. He died 11 April 2006 at Independence, Polk co, OR. Byrle died 22 Nov 2006 at Independence, Polk co, OR. They are buried in Taylor Cemetery, Idaho Falls.

Children of Quinn and Byrle (Bigelow) Arave:

16167.391451 Kathleen Jan Arave, b 09 Sept 1942 Bremerton, Kitsap, WA; d ____ ; m Allen LeRoy Isaac;

16167.391452 Stephen D. Arave, b 25 Jan 1952 Shelley, Bingham co, ID; d ____ ; m Teresia ____ ;

16167.391453 Spencer D. Arave, b 17 July 1952/3 Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, ID; d ____ ; m Janice ____ ;

16167.391454 Susan Lanae Arave, b 20 Dec 1956 Lewiston, Nez Perce co, ID; d ____ ; m Jon Brewster;

16167.391455 Helen Lorayne Arave, b 05 Nov 1958 Lewiston, Nez Perce co, ID; d ____ ; m Craig Woller;

16167.391456 Cindy Lou Arave, b 16 Oct 1962 Moscow, Latah co, ID; d ____ ; m Quin Christensen;

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II; not listed;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; not listed;
correspondence with family descendants;
Find a Grave

An early picture of Byrle

Taylor Cemetery; Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, ID

back side of stone

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Byrle Bigelow Arave, 82, formerly of Tigard, Oregon and Shelley, Idaho, died November 22, 2006, in Independence, Oregon, of cancer.
     Byrle was born March 1, 1924, in Basalt, Idaho, to Esther LaVada Robinson Bigelow and Don Ervin Bigelow. She was raised by her mother and step father Dewey Clement Peterson in Shelley, Idaho. She attended Shelley High School where she met Quinn D Arave of Taylor Idaho. Their first date was at the Spud Day Harvest festival. They married two years later on November 30, 1940, in Quinn's family home.
     She worked at Pash's and lived with her parents in Shelley while Quinn was a soldier during WWII. After the war they lived on the old Spencer fox farm until 1953, when they moved their family of three, Kathleen, Stephen and Spencer to Lewiston Idaho. There they welcomed three more children to the family Susan, Helen and Cindy.
     In 1963, Quinn was called on a building mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and they moved their family to build churches in Tacoma, WA; Idaho Falls, ID; Missoula, MT; Moscow, ID; Fairbanks, AK; and two in the Portland, Oregon area. They settled in Tigard, Oregon in 1973, where they operated Arave Construction Company.
     Byrle was a wonderful homemaker, wife and mother. She was a talented seamstress and cook. She was a most successful teacher and filled many callings as such throughout her lifetime in the church. She also was a temple worker for 11 years in the Portland Oregon Temple. She was a devoted wife and was married 65 years to her sweetheart and best friend, Quinn, who passed away last April 11, 2006. She was a kind and loving mother who encouraged her children to do their best and celebrated their successes. Despite severe heart trouble she was very strong. She was an inspiration to all who knew her; her faith, wisdom and goodness will be greatly missed.
     She was preceded in death by her husband Quinn, her parents Dewey & Vada Peterson, also Don and Mae Bigelow, her brother Carl E. Bigelow and four infant brothers and sisters. She is survived by her brother Vincent Peterson and his wife Gwen. Also by Quinn's sisters Nola Conner and husband Jay, and Donna Carden and husband Don. She also had brothers and sisters from her Father's marriage to Mae who are Richard, Arlo Ken, Don Dee, Ann Marie, & Connie Bigelow.
     She is survived by her children Kathleen Jan and Allen Isaac; Stephen D and Teresia Arave, Spencer D and Janice Arave; Susan Lanae and Jon Brewster; Helen Lorayne and Craig Woller, Cindy Lou and Quin Christensen, 46 grandchildren and 32 (and counting!) great grandchildren plus 9 nieces.
     Funeral Services were held in Tigard, Oregon. A Graveside Services will be held at 12 Noon Monday, December 4, 2006, at the Taylor Cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 10 – 11:00 a.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon Rd.) before proceeding to the cemetery.

Quinn D. Arave, former resident of Idaho Falls, Taylor, and Shelley, passed away April 11, 2006, in Independence, Oregon.
     Quinn was born in Idaho Falls, to Herchel D and Mae Clark Arave on September 20, 1922. He grew up on the family farm in Taylor, Idaho.
     On November 30, 1940, he married his high school sweetheart, Byrle Bigelow. Quinn served his country in World War II in the US Army in Germany.
     He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings, including a building mission in the Idaho Falls area. He was a building contractor by occupation and in the course of his career supervised the construction of many LDS churches in the Northwest; later on he was a general contractor in the Tigard, Oregon, area until his retirement. He was a devoted Husband, Father and Grandfather.
     He is survived by his dear wife of 65 years Byrle Bigelow Arave; his children, Kathleen and Allen Isaac of Utah, Stephen and Teresia Arave, Spencer and Janice Arave, Susan and Jon Brewster, Helen and Craig Woller, Cindy and Quin Christensen, all of Oregon; 45 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren, also his sisters, Nola and Jay Conner; Donna and Don Carden; and brother-in-law, Vince and Gwen Peterson. Funeral Services were held Tigard, Oregon.
     Graveside Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2006, at the Taylor Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from Noon to 12:45 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon Road.

Rod Bigelow

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net
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