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03/17/2015 - Boise, ID, USA

(1920 - 2015)

(Obituary published by The Idaho Statesman)

Anna Ynes Urrusuno (Ann) was born August 8, 1920, the fifth of the five children of Lazaro and Ynes Echevarri Urrusuno.

Ann enjoyed her life. She was very proud of her Basque heritage. Ann and the family played fierce card games and she was known to make wild bets. On trips to Nevada to visit friends she would gamble a little and always came home with more money than she left with. Dances in Boise and Mountain Home were very special to her. She loved her family dearly and was always ready to help us. To her dying day she was positive and grateful for her life.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers and her sis¬ters. She is survived by her neph¬ew Bill Clayton, his wife Diane and their sons, Steve, Mike and Joe, their spouses and their children; and by her niece Kathy Clayton-Wonderlich, her husband Lyle, and their sons Brian, Jason and John, their spouses and their children.

In lieu of flowers, the fam¬ily suggests donations to the Basque Cultural Center and Museum or the Idaho Parkinson's Association. A Vigil Service will be held 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 811 S Latah, Boise, Idaho. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 am, Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 811 S Latah, Boise, Idaho. Burial at Morris Hill Cemetery will follow at 1:30 pm.

Ann Urrusuno was interviewd in 2002 by Patty Miller for the Oral History Project of the Basque Museum and Cultural Center in Boise. See here)