Duane "Butch" Lampe

God needed a good mechanic, so he called the best!

Duane C. Butch Lampe passed away on Saturday November 29, 2016 at 12:10 a.m. due to a massive brain hemorrhage. His eldest son, Forrest Shane was by his side and had Butch given the Last Rites by Father Mike of St. Edward's Catholic Church in Twin Falls.

Butch was born in Palmer, Iowa on August 29, 1932 to Joseph and Dorothy Lampe. at the family farm. Butch grew up there and attended the local Catholic school. He later graduated from Palmer High School in 1949. He later joined the U.S. Army in 1953 and served as a Peace Keeper in Korea. He returned home and was discharged from the Army in1955.

He later married (27 years until their divorce in 1981) Mary Lou (Morgana) Voss on November 17, 1957 in Twin Falls, ID. They went back to Iowa, stayed there for a short time then moved to Phoenix, AZ where they attended College and their first son Forrest Shane was born. After a few years there, they moved to Sacramento, California where they got jobs and later adopted their youngest son, Carl Nolan. Butch worked for Winter Motor Company where he perfected his mechanical technics on Volvos and English Fords (Cortinas).

After living there for five years Butch was offered a Service Manager's job in Kansas City, Missouri where the family lived for two years. An opportunity came up and the family moved to Twin Falls, Idaho in 1972, where they stayed. Britch later opened his own shop, Import Service Center on November 17, 1976and operated the business until his retirement in 2014 at the age of 83. He was living at Woodstone Assisted Living recovering from a March 2016 stroke when he passed in November of that same year.

He is survived by His sister Juanita Hauser in Gretna, NEB and her family, His sister in law in Kirksville, MO and her two daughters. His youngest son, Carl Nolan of Denver, COLO and his family and his eldest son, Forrest Shane in Twin Falls, ID and his grandson, Aaron Jacob of Boise, ID.

A memorial service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Rd in Twin Falls. Those who wish may share memories and condolences on his memorial page at www.magicvalleyfuneralhome.com