Ida Johanna (Kauer) Roberts, passed away on April 23, 2024, at Wellsprings of Westmoreland.
She was born April 9,1931 in Spearville, Kansas to Theodore and Anna (Diehl) Bosman. However, shortly thereafter, her mother passed away from complications and she was adopted by Anna’s sister Ida (Diehl) and husband Andrew Kauer and moved with them to Ogden, Kansas where she grew up.
While working as a telephone supervisor, at Ft Riley, she met and married Milton T Roberts (Pete). Pete and Ida had four children: Dianna, Debra, Deidre and Milton Jr (Tom). They had been married for 53 years.
Ida loved traveling. This was made possible by Pete’s time in the Army. They moved from Ft Riley to Colorado, France, California, Washington State, Germany and then back to Ft Riley where Pete eventually retired.
In Ida’s spare time she loved to knit Afghans. She would give them as presents to family and friends.
Ida was also a wonderful cook and baker. Her mother worked as a cook for a K-State fraternity and prior to transferring to France she was called on to help her out. The boys loved her meatloaf more than her mother’s and they asked her to stay and cook for them.
Ida felt one of her greatest accomplishments was graduating from Kansas State University while she was in her sixties.
Ida was preceded in death by her husband Milton T Roberts (Pete), her father and mother Andrew & Ida Kauer and Theodore and Anna Bosman, her three sisters, Rita Kauer, Monica Hornung and EllaRose Jones. She is survived by her sister Alice Bucher, daughter Dianna Sorenson, daughter Debra Roberts, daughter Deidre Back and son Milton (Tom).
Ida and Milton (Pete) have 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 30th, at the St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Ogden with Deacon Ed Souza officiating. A Celebration of Ida’s life will be held in May.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wellspring of Westmoreland. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.