Edward Roy Comstock: McKeown Genealogy

1879 - 1949 (69 years)

Generation: 1

Edward Roy Comstock was born on 1 Dec 1879 in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1949 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried on 27 Sep 1949 in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho.

Other Events:

Census: 1910, Grinnell Township, Gove County, Kansas
Census: 1920, Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho
Census: 1930, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho

Notes:

Edward Comstock Dies at Nampa
Nampa (Special) – Edward R. Comstock, 69, of 615 Diamond street, died last Saturday night in a Nampa hospital following an extended illness.
He was born Dec. 1, 1879, at Moulton, Iowa, and came to Gooding in 1913. He resided there until 1923 when he moved to Clarkston, Wash. In 1929 he moved to Nampa where he lived for the past 20 years.
He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Christian church.
Mr. Comstock was employed an as attendant at the Yale Park service station in Nampa.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Douglas Wallis and Miss Doris Comstock, both of Los Angele; Mrs. Chet Mosier, Nyssa, Ore., and Mrs. George Asselin, Nampa; a son, Dick Comstock, Nampa; a brother, William H. Comstock, Nampa; and three grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Robinson Alsip chapel with the Rev. Lester Jones officiating. Interment will be at Kohlerlawn.
The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho. Monday, 26 September 1949.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66243126/edward-ray-comstock

Plot R 142 4

Family/Spouse: Mary Ellen Nighswonger. Mary (daughter of William Peter Nighswonger and Anna Cloadine Parker) was born on 6 Jul 1884 in Kansas; died on 6 Dec 1945 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried on 10 Dec 1945 in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Erma Annetta Comstock was born on 12 Jul 1907 in Kansas; died on 7 Jan 1979 in Los Angeles County, California.
3. Doris Wilma Comstock was born on 5 Jun 1909 in Monument, Logan County, Kansas; died on 11 Dec 1990 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho.
4. Elsie Comstock was born on 24 Mar 1911 in Oakley, Logan County, Kansas; died on 3 May 2000 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho; was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho.
5. Pauline Edna Comstock was born on 4 Apr 1915 in Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho; died on 9 Mar 2006 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho.
6. Edward Richard Comstock was born on 20 Nov 1927 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; died on 15 Nov 1987 in Los Angeles County, California.

Generation: 2

Erma Annetta Comstock

(1.Edward¹) was born on 12 Jul 1907 in Kansas; died on 7 Jan 1979 in Los Angeles County, California.

Erma married Douglas Samuel Wallis on 6 Dec 1947. Douglas was born on 6 May 1908 in Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado; died on 5 Jul 1980 in Ventura County, California; was cremated in ashes scattered at sea. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Doris Wilma Comstock

(1.Edward¹) was born on 5 Jun 1909 in Monument, Logan County, Kansas; died on 11 Dec 1990 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho.

Other Events:

Occupation: legal secretary

Notes:

Doris W. Paschal
Nampa – Doris W. Paschal, 81, of Nampa, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1990, at a Nampa hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 1990, at the Alsip Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jim Hardenbrook, pastor of the Caldwell First Christian Church will officiate. Private family burial will follow in the Kohlerlawn Cemetery.
Doris was born on June 5, 1909, at Monument, Kan., a daughter of Edward and Mary Comstock. At a young age she moved with her family to Clarkston, Wash., where she was reared and educated. She graduated from Clarkston High School and later graduated from Lewiston Business College, at Lewiston. She then came to Nampa where she was a legal secretary for Earl Garrity and later for Frank Kibbler. She later moved to Mont. Where she worked for the FBI and from there moved to Los Angeles where she went to work as a secretary for a law firm. She married Ralph Clark Paschal on Nov. 3, 1952, at San Bernardino, Calif. They made their home in the Los Angeles area. They retired in 1974, and moved to Caldwell. In 1973 they came to Nampa to make their home. Mr. Paschal died on Feb. 19, 1989, and she had resided in Nampa since.
Doris was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Pauline (Mrs. George) Asselin of Nampa and Elsie (Mrs. Chet) Mosier of Eagle; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
The family suggests that memorials may be made in the Hope House, 11461 Lone Star Rd., Nampa, ID 83651 or flowers may be sent.
Friends may call Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Alsip Funeral Home.
The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho. Thursday, 15 December 1990.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183598094/doris-w.-paschal

Section T, Lot 27, Space 4

Doris married Ralph Clark Paschal on 3 Nov 1952 in San Bernardino County, California. Ralph was born on 14 Aug 1913 in Seattle, King County, Washington; died on 19 Feb 1989 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried on 22 Feb 1989 in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie Comstock

(1.Edward¹) was born on 24 Mar 1911 in Oakley, Logan County, Kansas; died on 3 May 2000 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho; was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Rock Island, Douglas County, Washington

Notes:

In the census taken 7 Apr 1930, Elsie Comstock is a boarder in the household of Harry & Grace Mosier with their adult children including their son Chester.

Elsie and Chester married 22 Aug 1930.

Elsie M. Mosier
Elsie M. Mosier, 89, of Boise, and formerly of Nampa, died Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at a Boise care center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Alsip Funeral Chapel, Nampa. Pastor Robert Miller of the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will follow at Dry Creek Cemetery where she will be buried beside her husband of 62 years, Chet Mosier, who preceded her in death in 1992.
Elsie was born March 24, 1911, at Oakley, Kan. She moved to Lewiston, Idaho, with her family as a teen-ager where she met Chet. After their marriage on Aug. 22, 1930, they made their home in Nampa and spent the remainder of their lives in the Boise Valley.
Elsie centered her life around her church and her family. She was a devoted Bible student and spent many years as a Sunday school teacher in Christian Churches in Nampa, Nyssa and Ontario, Ore., where she also sand in the choir and in many ensemble groups. She had a passion for horses, her champion Miniature Schnauzer bogs, gardening, home decorating, and was well –known for her cooking skills. Elsie was a gracious hostess and no one ever left her home hungry.
Elsie is survived by her daughter, Barbara Smythe; three grandchildren, Doug, Mark and Susan Smythe; five great-grandchildren, Adriana, Neil, Jessica, Paul and Joseph Smythe, all in California. She is also survived by her sister, Pauline Asseline; nephew, George Asselin; and niece Mary Ann Barton, all of Nampa.
The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho. Friday, 5 May 2000.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62069925/elsie-m-mosier

Pleasant View 015 8-B

Elsie married Chester Lee "Chet" Mosier on 22 Aug 1930 in Chelan County, Washington. Chester was born on 3 May 1909 in Pataha City, Garfield County, Washington; died on 4 Apr 1992 in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pauline Edna Comstock

(1.Edward¹) was born on 4 Apr 1915 in Gooding, Gooding County, Idaho; died on 9 Mar 2006 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho.

Notes:

Pauline Asselin, 90, of Nampa, passed away peacefully at Trinity Mission and Rehab of Holly in Nampa on Thursday, March 9, 2006. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Ave. S., Nampa, A private entombment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell.

Pauline was born on April 4, 1915, at Gooding, the daughter of Edward R. and Mary Ella (Nighswonger) Comstock. The family lived in Gooding until 1923, when they moved to Clarkston, Wash. In 1929 they moved to Nampa.

Pauline graduated from Nampa High School in 1934. She married George Asselin on Oct. 7, 1934, at Nampa where they made their home. George preceded her in death in 1999.

Pauline was employed at the Keim Meat Packing Plant for 17 years. She volunteered as a pink lady at Mercy Medical Center for 17 years. She was a member of the Nampa First Christian Church for several years where she taught the 2nd and 3rd grade Sunday School Class for 13 years.

For the past several years she had been a member of the Nampa First Assembly of God Church. She was also a life member of the DAR and attended a ladies' prayer group at Nampa 1st Church of the Nazarene where she was a part of the prayer chain.

Pauline is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Barton, Nampa; her son and daughter-In-law, George and Donna Asselin, Nampa; a grandson and his family, Mike and Shannon Asselin and their children, Devin and Bryce; granddaughter, Paula Herrera and her children, Trey and Taber, all of Nampa; great-granddaughter, Stefanie Barton, San Francisco, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Asselin, Nampa and Irma Comstock Ajhar, Chatsworth, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by three sisters and a brother.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Nampa First Assembly of God Church for Missions, 304 16th Ave. N., Nampa, ID 83687 or to a favorite charily.

The family wishes to thank the staff who so lovingly cared for their mother the past few years at Trinity Mission & Rehab of Holly.

Idaho Press-Tribune, Friday, March 10, 2006

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79195136/pauline-asselin

Family/Spouse: George Asselin. George was born on 11 Nov 1911 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; died on 27 Oct 1999 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

6. Edward Richard Comstock (1.Edward¹) was born on 20 Nov 1927 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; died on 15 Nov 1987 in Los Angeles County, California.

McKeown and Shields Families

Edward Roy Comstock