Victor Ernest Coles

Victor Ernest Coles, 76, passed away March 17, 2023, surrounded by his family.

Victor was born October 20, 1946, to Robert Kenneth and Ethel Coles of Rigby, Idaho. He graduated from Rigby High School. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in upper state New York. He later met and married his sweetheart, Sharry Swanson, in April of 1970. They raised their family in Boise, Idaho. He loved the outdoors and was always wishing he was sitting by a creek with a fishing pole, above anything. He loved fiercely, and that love was felt the instant you looked into his piercing blue eyes, and his smile lit up the room. His priority was his family and anyone he could serve. He had a great love for the Boy Scouts of America Program and was honored with the Silver Beaver Award. He was also recognized with the Lyman Ketchum Award for his contributions to the Wastewater Collections Industry in the Pacific Northwest. Above all, Victor loved God and his Savior and shared that love with everyone. He will be dearly missed.

Victor is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sharry; six sons and daughters, Jason (Tara), Jeremy (Heather), Ben Barron (Bryan), Marisa Blankenship (Jim), Janiel Dawkins (Jeremy) and Danielle; 20 grandchildren and their spouses; six great-grandchildren; and his siblings Nona, Darrel (Laraine), and Udawna (Duane).
 
Victor’s funeral service will be held in the Idaho City Ward Building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3830 Idaho Highway 21, Boise, Idaho, at 11:00am on Tuesday, March 28. The family will receive guests at 10:00 am prior to the service. Interment will follow on Friday, March 31, at 11am in the Ririe Shelton Cemetery located at 12463 East 129 North, Rigby, Idaho 83442.