Helen F. Ross

Helen F. Ross, 93, of Las Vegas, passed away Feb. 3, 2012. She was born July 28, 1918 in Colorado Springs, Colo. to Martha and Harry A. Severin. After graduating from Twin Falls, Idaho High School, she attended Colorado Womens College in Denver, graduated from Wolfes School of Design in Los Angeles, followed by a year at UCLA. She married Elmer Bud Ross May 28, 1940, in Twin Falls. Joining the U.S. Navy, Lt. Ross shipped out from Seattle in 1943 on a minesweeper covering the Aleutian Islands to the Philippines. Married for 64 years, they retired from the Idaho Power Company, settling in Sun Valley, Idaho. Traveling the United States and Europe, they continued their college classes and skiing, before moving back to Twin Falls, where Bud passed away in 2005. Helen then moved to Las Vegas to be near her family. She enjoyed playing her piano, Tai Chi, and swimming. Helen will be remembered as a gracious and loving mother, wife, and friend to many. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Mirland Severin of California. She is survived by her four children, Bonny John Midby of Las Vegas, Richard Brenda Ross and William Ross, both of Boise, Idaho, and Kristina Roy Holt of Las Vegas. She was blessed with seven grandchildren seven greatgrandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and relatives in Sweden. Services will be private.