Aileen Isobel Draper, 89

Aileen Isobel Draper, 89, formerly of Sacramento, Calif., died peacefully on Oct. 8, 2010, in Rathdrum. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to David and Anne Stephen, Aileen received a nursing degree from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where she met and married Rue William (Bill) Draper, who was serving as Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 1950 Aileen and Bill immigrated with their three eldest children to Sacramento, Calif., where they had two more children.

Sadly Bill Draper predeceased Aileen in 1960. Aileen furthered her education by earning a Family Nurse Practitioner Degree and served as Director of Nursing for Sacramento State University Student Health Services until retirement in 1985. She moved to Eugene, Ore., in 1994, and subsequently to Idaho in 2004 for her final years.

Aileen is remembered fondly and respectfully as a devoted single mother to her five children, grandmother to 10 grandchildren and great-grandmother to two great-grandchildren. She volunteered on the Girl Scout Council, was a lifelong member of the Daughters of Scotia, a choir member of the Eugene and Sacramento Symphonies.

Her talents and interests were many; pianist, knitting, quilting, sewing, travel, choir, stained glass, gardening and the outdoors. Aileen is remembered by all that knew her for a wonderful sense of humor and great enthusiasm for life.

She is survived by David and Mary Draper of Stockton, Calif., Susann and David Gonzales of Rathdrum, Iain and Ingrid Draper of Mukilteo, Wash., Robin and Lupe Draper of Quito, Ecuador, Gillian and James Ralls of Guilford, Conn., sister-in-law Rhoda Stephens, niece Lesley La Haye and nephew David Stephens, all of Scotland.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at Carmichael Presbyterian Church in Carmichael, Calif.

Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association Inland Northwest or Girl Scouts of America, Troop 2278, 14898 N. Boxwood St., Rathdrum, ID 83858-8235.