Blaine Brockman

Obituary

Class of 1915

Oct. 22, 1899 – Aug. 3, 1960

WEISER services for Blaine Brockman, 60, a former resident of Weiser who died Wednesday in San Jose, Calif., will be conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Northam-Jones chapel. Interment will be at Hillcrest.

Mr. Brockman was born Oct. 22, 1899, at Weiser, the son of August and Florence Brockman, early day settlers. He grew to manhood at Weiser,  graduating from Weiser High School and later attending the University of Washington.

Blaine Brockman married Genevieve Howell at Weiser of July 14, 1927. Following their marriage the couple made their home here where he worked with his father in raising fruit as in the Sunnyside district.

The couple moved with their family to Caldwell in 1934, where Mr. Brockman was manager of the Western Idaho Production Credit association for several years, and later was manager of the Western Idaho., Potato Growers Association.

In 1956 they moved to San Jose where he was associated with the Passey Realtors. He was a member of Boone Memorial church at Caldwell and a member of the Caldwell Elks lodge.

Survivors are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Nickeson, Amsterdam, N.Y.; one son, William Brockman. Sherman, Texas; four grandchildren; also his mother, Mrs. Florence Brockman, Caldwell; two sisters, Miss Pauline Brockman, Caldwell, and Mrs. Mildred Gehlmann, River Forest, Ill.; and two brothers, Herbert Brockman and Earl Brockman, both of Caldwell

From The Idaho Statesman Boise, Idaho Sunday, August 07, 1960