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- Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID)
April 20, 2017
Abram Hatch Baldwin, 79, passed away peacefully April 18, 2017, at the Teton Acute and Rehabilitation Care Center in Idaho Falls due to an extended illness.
Abe was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Hugh and Marie Baldwin. His childhood was spent in the Tyhee area and graduated from Pocatello High in 1956. After graduating from high school, he served in the National Guard.
On May 7, 1957, he married Donna May Wilson. To this union, their three sons, Jeffrey, William and Joel, were born. They were later divorced.
On May 18, 1984, he married Dorothy Irene Gibbons. To this union, their daughter, Ruth, was born. They were later divorced.
On May 1, 2003, he married Carolina Ochoa Garcia. They made their home in Shelley, Idaho, where they enjoyed gardening together and going for drives throughout eastern Idaho.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served in several capacities and was a high priest.
He retired after 26 years working as a staff trainer at Deseret Industries. He was well respected and made a positive impact on those that he worked with.
His interests were horses, vegetable and flower gardening and reading Western novels. He enjoyed his family and family traditions.
Survivors include his wife, Carolina; three sons, Jeffrey (KayLynne) Baldwin, of Moreland, William (Linda) Baldwin and Joel (Lori) Baldwin, both of Blackfoot; one daughter, Ruth (Cody) Mecham, of Idaho Falls; three sisters, Karen (Byron) Williams and Sue (Brett) Manwaring, both of Idaho Falls, and Jane (Rick) Tew, of Moreland; a sister-in-law, Sally Baldwin, of Moreland; and two brothers, Nick (Susan) Baldwin, of Blackfoot, and Tim Baldwin, of Mesa, Arizona; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Van William Baldwin.
April 20, 2017
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