- Date Of Birth: February 13, 1920
- Date Of Death: April 11, 2019
- State: Idaho
Kenneth Oray Chase, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 11, 2019, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.
Kenneth was born February 13, 1920, in Caldwell, Idaho, to Parley Clifton Chase and Hazel Fern Benson Chase. He grew up and attended schools in Caldwell and Nampa until the family moved to Idaho Falls when he was twelve years old. He attended O.E. Bell Junior High and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Kenneth served as a Private in the United States Army and received a battlefield commission as a Corporal while fighting in Germany during World War II.
On April 27, 1941, he married Dorothy Lucile Flitton in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They were the parents of four children, David, Greg, Richard, and Pamela “Redd.” Kenneth and Dorothy made their home in Terreton, Idaho, for 49 years where Kenneth was a rancher. He also worked for the railroad and Hill Milling Company.
