- Date Of Birth: February 24, 1936
- Date Of Death: August 6, 2020
- State: Idaho
Ida Christiansen Arave, 84, of Idaho Falls, peacefully passed away August 6, 2020. For the past two years she resided with her daughter in Idaho Falls.
Born February 24,1936, at her home in Moreland, Idaho, Ida was the 8th child in a large and loving family. She attended school in Moreland and later at Snake River High School. Early in her life, she learned to work hard on the family farm. After graduating from high school she attended Ricks College and business school.
On June 13,1956, she married her eternal love, Alvin E. Arave, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They became the parents of five daughters, Christine, Valine, llene, Marie, and Joan. They settled and raised their family in Coltman, Idaho.
She was a superb mother, caring grandmother, and loyal friend.
Ida is survived by her daughters, Christine (Allen) Quinn of Moses Lake, Washington; Valine (Paul) Quinn of Midway, Utah; llene (Joel) Trent of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Marie (Jerry) Thun of Montrose, Colorado; and Joan (Kelly) Hale of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 22 grandchildren, 53 great grandchildren; and her youngest brother, DeVar Christiansen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin Earl Arave, who died in 2018; parents, Gerald Neils Christiansen and Florence Ida Wheeler Christiansen; brothers, Rex, Lowell, Clyde, and Howard Christiansen; as well as her sisters, Beth Olsen, Lois Olsen, and Marva Layton.
