BURLEY – Laura Fay Beem Kober, 85, of Burley, passed away at her home on Friday, May 10, 2013, with her family by her side.
She was born on Oct. 21, 1927, in Grace, Idaho, to Virgil Otto and Katie (Voss) Beem. She was the youngest daughter in a family of seven children which included two sisters and four brothers. As a child, Laura moved into various towns. She attended elementary school in Wendell and later moved to Jerome where she completed middle school and graduated from Jerome High School in 1945.
After high school, she started working for Mountain States Telephone Company. On Nov. 29, 1947, in Jerome, Laura married John R. Kober, her high school sweetheart. They lived in Jerome for 15 years before settling into Burley. She had worked for Ore-Ida Foods for many years before finally retiring in 1990.
After retirement, she helped out close friends with various jobs around the Burley area. She enjoyed riding motorcycles across the United States and into Canada with her husband John. She also enjoyed cooking holiday meals, crocheting and coin collecting.
For the past 16 years, she has put up a courageous battle against cancer. She received enormous amounts of love and support from her close friends and family.
She is survived by brothers, Truman (Ruby) Beem of Jerome, Idaho, and Kenneth (Donna) Beem of Eden, Idaho; children, Ricky (Kathleen) Kober of Centerville, Utah, Reinhold (Teri) Kober of Pasco, Wash., Glen (Anna) Kober of Grafton, N.D., Darlene (Julian) Jolley of Burley, Idaho, and James (Jacque) Kober of Boise, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Katie; sisters, Dorothy and Anna; brothers, Art and Fred; granddaughter, Lisa; and husband, John.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Huntsman Cancer Center in Utah, or to a charity of your choice.
The family would like to thank Dr. Margo Saunders and Minidoka Home Health and Hospice for the care Laura received during her courageous battle with cancer and her final days.