- Date Of Birth: August 10, 1944
- Date Of Death: March 10, 2017
- State: Idaho
Ruth Charlotte Boylan, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 10, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.
Ruth was born August 10, 1944, in Rock River, Wyoming, to Charles Mack Boylan and Mildred Ruth Ross Boylan. She grew up and attended schools in Lander, Wyoming, and graduated from Lander High School.
In 1962, she married George Morris Waring in Laramie, Wyoming. They had two daughters, Kelly and Jeanne. They were later divorced. On September 25, 1968, she married Billy Leon Tunks in Thermopolis, Wyoming. To this union were born two children, Billy and LeeAnne. Billy passed away in 1973. Ruth later worked as a nurse’s assistant in Denver and settled in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to be near family.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and rock collecting.
Ruth is survived by her
son, Billy Leon (Lori) Tunks of Rigby, ID;
daughter, Jeanne Louise Waring of Thermopolis, WY;
son-in-law, Alan Cousin of Ammon, ID;
brother, Don Boylan of Casper, WY;
sister, Linda (Roy) Bonner of Alpine, WY;
4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, George Waring and Billy Leon Tunks, and daughters, Kelly Ann Cousin and LeeAnne Tunks.
