- Date Of Death: January 9, 2019
- State: Idaho
Barbara Kriley, 93, passed away of natural causes on January 9, 2019 at Alpine Meadows Assisted Living in Meridian, Idaho.
Barbara Bloomsburg was born on May 31, 1925 in Salmon, Idaho and grew up on a farm located on Big Flat down the river from Salmon. After High School she attended the University of Idaho graduating with Honors and her teaching degree in Mathematics and Chemistry.
She married her High School sweetheart, Paul Kriley, in June 1946 after he returned from Europe following the end of World War II. Their son Pat was born while living in Salmon and Barbara taught school in Salmon as well as in Bandera, Texas before they returned to the Bellevue, Idaho area in 1964.
They moved back to Idaho in 1998 settling in Grandview to be closer to their son and his family all of whom live in the Boise area.
Barbara is survived by her son Pat Kriley, his wife Marcia, granddaughters Rachel Schmidt (husband Lance) and Charity Nelson (husband Mark), great grandsons Trey, Devon and Ethan Schmidt and great granddaughters Alyssa and Jessica Nelson. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and a sister-in-law, Hilma Bloomsburg, all of whom held a special place in her heart as well as an adopted son Richard Kriley.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Helen Bloomsburg, her sister Betty Butler, brothers Joe and George Bloomsburg and her husband Paul Kriley.
