Idamae Ann Bozman,77 of Bellefontaine, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, in Port Lavaca, Texas, after a sudden illness.
She was born Idamae Ann Dearwester on Jan. 26,1940, to the late Arthur Leroy and Alice Mortell Dearwester.
Idamae went to St. Patrick Catholic School then graduated from Bellefontaine High School.
She married Arthur Ray Ilse Jr. in 1959, and he survives along with five of her six children, Micheal (Nancy) Ilse, Tina (Wes) Harshfield, John Ilse, Tonya Dunn and Arthur Hosea Ilse; two stepdaughters, Alicia Bozman Goding and Rosa (Sam) Bozman Smith; two sisters, Ellen Riblet and Helen Dearwester; and a brother Wilson “Willy” Dearwester.
She also was preceded in death by a husband, Calvin Bozman; a son, Raymond Ilse; and a brother, Arthur Leroy Dearwester.
She was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 213 W. Chillicothe Ave., Bellefontaine, where services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Eagles Auxiliary, her favorite charity.