Arleen A. Thornton

10/26/1923 — 11/25/2016

Service Date: 11/29/2016
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Arleen A. Thornton, 93, of Lewiston, passed away on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Life Care Center in Lewiston of congestive heart failure.

Arleen was born Oct. 26, 1923, in Moscow, to Bernard T. and Gertrude L. (Sprenger) Johann. She completed her elementary schooling at Lone Star School in the Lenville area between Joel and Genesee. She went on to graduate high school from the Ursuline Academy.

Arleen married Willis L. Thornton on Nov. 14, 1946, at St. Mary's Church in Moscow.

Arleen worked for Neely's Taxi Service in Moscow in the late 1940s and University Pharmacy in the early 1950s. When they moved to Lewiston, she was employed at Payless Drug from 1968 to 1979.

Arleen was a member of St. May's Catholic Church in Moscow until 1962, when she began attending Our Lady of Lourdes. She was also a member of the Alpha Kappa Chapter No. 542 of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority in 1946.

Arleen is survived by sons Douglas R. Thornton of Clarkston and David L. Thornton of Lewiston; daughters Alaina M. Koster of Salem, Ore., and Lorna A. Thornton of Lewiston; grandchildren Ryan J. (Kimberly) Thornton, Tad N. (Heidi) Thornton, Lindsey R. Tunnicliff, Cole M. Tunnicliff, Tyler J. Biggers, Ashley N. Biggers, Ben D. (Chelsea) Thornton; and great-grandchildren Taylor Thornton, Tia Thornton, Deion Thornton, Dallan Thornton, Madeline Thornton, Riley Haase, Kobe Vasquez and Isabella Thornton; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis, on July 15, 2008, in Lewiston; son Daniel W. Thornton; parents Bernard T. and Gertrude Johann; and sisters Rita Neely, Mary Johann and Joyce Johann.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Seventh Street and Cedar Avenue in Lewiston. The Rev. Bradley Neely will officiate.

Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home is caring for the family.

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Date & Time: Tuesday, November 29, 2:00 PM
Location: Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens
3521-7th Street
Lewiston, Idaho 83501

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Y Holland

My condolences to the Thornton family for your loss. It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love, especially at such a young age. But God's Word, the Bible, provides a hope that it is possible to be reunited with Arleen again in the near future, right here on earth under peaceful and healthy conditions. Jesus promised at John 5:28 that millions now dead will live again. This is the hope of the resurrection. And since Jesus made this promise, we can be certain that he is both willing and able to fulfill it. Once again, I express my deepest sympathy.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:13 PM