Sophia A. (Wiegele) Armbruster, 92

Sophia A. (Wiegele) Armbruster, 92, of Gem, entered into rest on Nov. 9, 2011, at the Silver Wood Good Samaritan in Silverton. She was born Dec. 3, 1918, in Wallace. Sophia was the daughter of Michael "Mike" and Antoinette "Nettie" Wiegele.

Sophia attended and graduated from Wallace High School in 1938. She then attended the Kelsey Baird Business School in Spokane. Sophia then returned to the Silver Valley and obtained her first bookkeeping position at Tabors in Wallace. She then was employed in the Shoshone County Treasurer's office and Coeur d'Alene Hardware and Foundry in Wallace. Sophia was last employed at the ASARCO Mining office for 20 years. She retired in 1975.

Sophia was married to Ralph Armbruster on March 3, 1946, in St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Parish in Burke. Sophia and Ralph resided in the home that Ralph and Mike Wiegele built on Granite Site.

Sophia was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Wallace, a member of the Catholic Daughters, former treasurer of the Silver Valley Senior Center and a former board member of the Silver Wood Good Samaritan in Silverton. She was also active in organizing several class reunions for her Wallace High School graduating class of 1938. Sophia loved and enjoyed her family, pine needle art, needle point and cooking - she loved to entertain especially at holidays. Her major concern was always the welfare and the very best for her community.

Sophia is survived by her nephew, Norman and his wife Pat Wiegele of Spokane; and her two nieces, Willeen and her husband, William Kirby, of Richmond, Va., and Marie and her husband, Robert Lavendure, of Hauser Lake. She is also survived by many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Sophia was preceded in death by her parents, Mike and Nettie Wiegele; her husband, Ralph Armbruster in 1999 and two brothers and their wives, Bill and Rachael Wiegele, and Kenneth and Dorothy Wiegele.

Cremation was held and a memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Wallace with Father Tom Loucks serving as celebrant. Inurnment will be held at Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens in Coeur d'Alene at a future date.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Silver Wood Good Samaritan, P.O. Box 358, Silverton, ID 83867 or to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Wallace.

You may sign Sophia's online guest book at www.shoshonefuneralservice.com.

Shoshone Funeral Services & Crematory, Kellogg, is entrusted with the funeral arrangements.