Deanna Wilson

Deanna Wilson, age 86, passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2024, due to lung cancer.

She was born May 1, 1938, in Richfield, Idaho to Hayes Vaden and Lydia Dallolio.

Deanna married Maury Dean Wilson on July 3, 1958, and they settled in Mountain Home, Idaho.

They had three children, Maury 1959, Marla 1960 and Crystal 1963.

Deanna and her husband Dean bought LaMode Cleaners in 1963. When their first child, Maury, was born a special needs child, so Deanna was a stay-at-home mom until he passed in 1973.

When Maury passed away, Deanna needed something to do and decided to work at La Mode Cleaners with Dean where they did dry cleaning and sewing. Deanna was an

excellent seamstress and did a lot of sewing for customers. She cared about how clothes fit people and was always willing to meet the needs of all her customers. Deanna once helped design a bra for a customer who had a partial mastectomy and was having issues finding a good- fitting bra at the time. Deanna helped design a bra for this lady that fit well and made her feel

good. On another occasion, she helped design an outfit for a customer who had severe burns on his body; the idea was to make something that could be worn without causing him pain, and what she came up with worked for the customer.

Deanna also did a lot of work for the Air Force Base, always making sure that stripes were correct and completed promptly. She cared about the young men who were new to the Air Force, as well as the officers. She had a lot of people who left after their service and if they came back to Mountain Home, they would stop by to see if Deanna was still there. They always said she made their stay in Mountain Home better.

She has locals who knew her forever, and they would bring new clothes in and have her take them in only a small amount. Most of the time they never tried anything on and Deanna could make them fit just right, often leaving people wondering how she did that. And she always did, because she took pride in her work and the relationships she developed with every customer who walked through the cleaner's doors.

She opened her home to exchange students who were a part of the Lions Club exchange student program. She hosted several kids form Australia and Japan, loving them as if they were her own kids. She stayed in touch with them for numerous years after their stays and still saw several of them over the last few years.

Deanna also opened her home to several kids who needed a place to live so they could finish high school. On several occasions, her daughters had friends that needed a place to stay and Deanna would always open her home. She had a big heart and was always willing to help those in need.

She was active with her spouse in the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Air Force appreciation day for over 40 years