Marguerite (Kirkland) Potter

Marguerite Potter, age 92, formerly of Wendell died Tuesday July 31, 2018, at Morningstar Reflections of Idaho Falls due to natural causes.

Marguerite was the third child of Daniel E. and Adele Kirtland. She was born in 1926 in La Jara, Colorado. 

Marguerite married C. L. “Von” Potter in 1945.  They had only one child, Michael Potter.  They have three grandchildren, Michael Von Potter, Challis Potter and Matthew Eric Potter (now deceased).  Their great grandchildren include Kooper Jensen, Kasey Jensen, their sister Isabella, also Kyle, Lila and Luke Potter.

Marguerite was always friendly and adventuresome.  She went on the Idaho Centennial Wagon Train with her husband Von.  You could always find them together, they were constant companions. 

Along with her husband Von, they ran cattle out on the Hagerman Desert and then ranched in the Wood River area.  Marguerite and Von were members of the Draft Horse Association.  They were also members of the Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club.

A viewing will be held Monday evening, August 6, 2018  from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel. 

Burial will follow in Hagerman Cemetery, Hagerman, Idaho.

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