- Date Of Birth: November 17, 1929
- Date Of Death: February 10, 2019
- State: Idaho
Ilene died peacefully at home with her husband, Monte, and other family members nearby.
Ilene was born November 17, 1929, in Cache (Teton Valley) Idaho, the third child of Charles Orrin Douglass and Stella Rose Madsen. After graduating from Teton High School in 1947, Ilene married a fellow Teton Valley native, Monte Piquet, on June 29, 1949, in the Idaho Falls Temple. Monte survives her after 69 ½ years of marriage. Monte and Ilene moved from Teton Valley to Ucon, Idaho, in 1956, and have made it their home since then.
Ilene Douglass Piquet has led a very active and productive life. Ilene has always been a hard worker. She has worked beside her husband in nearly everything he accomplished in life. Together, they farmed and owned several businesses. Ilene went back to school in the 60’s and became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked at the Idaho Falls LDS Hospital for several years. She has always been a beautiful seamstress. Ilene enjoyed embroidery and over the years has made countless quilts, making sure that grandchildren received quilts when they married and baby quilts for new babies.
