Max Drollinger
1925 - 2012 (87 years)
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Name Max Drollinger Birth 25 Jun 1925 Ririe, Jefferson, ID 
Gender Male Death 11 Sep 2012 Coltman, Bonneville, ID - (Also ref obit photo of Max attached to his obit)
Max Drollinger, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, surrounded by his family.
Max was born June 25, 1925 in Ririe, Idaho to Cecil John Drollinger, and Norma Delona Harris Drollinger. He was raised in Ririe, Marysville and Osgood, Idaho. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943, serving during World War II, and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Mozell Thompson December 6, 1942 and has 5 wonderful children form this marriage. They were later divorced. He later married Ada Lucille Lish and they later divorced. On September 19, 1992 he married Mary Ellen Blunck and added eight more children to his family. As the blended family became one family, the word ?step? was never a consideration. Max spent his life farming, cutting meat at a grocery store and driving truck. In March of 1989, he retired after working for 12 years for Bonneville County Road and Bridge.
Max is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, baseball, basketball, football and rodeos; all of which he participated in as a young man. Later in life his family and his best friend, Copper, became his priority.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Drollinger, of Idaho Falls, children, Patty (Steve) Smith, of Vancouver, Washington, Shannon (Dan) Barrett, of Great Falls, Montana, Debra (TY) Silva of Bethel Island, California, Terrel (Mariellen) Drollinger, of Iona, Tim Drollinger, of Iona, Mary (Ben) Loertscher, of Smithfield, Utah, Malinda (Adam) Lough, of American Fork, Utah, Liz (Bryan) Butikofer, of Rigby, Lawrence (Denise) Durtschi, of Ephraim, Utah, Lionel (Kesti) Durtschi, of Idaho Falls, Lane (Nancy) Durtschi, of Carey, Lance (Alesha) Durtschi, of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lynn (Shandi) Durtschi, of Ammon, , Dolly (Lorrance) Sterling, of Challis, Sandy (Arnold) Young, of Ammon, siblings, Betty Gibbs, of Ammon, Larry (Nelda) Drollinger, of Lewisville, Richard (Julie) Drollinger of Firth, 51 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Leon Durtschi, sisters; DeAnn Graves, Colleen Carpenter, Genevieve Drollinger, brothers; Keith Drollinger, Dale Drollinger, Burl Drollinger, Jackie Drollinger and 2 grandchildren, Jerry Frandsen and Alexis Lough.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012, at the Coltman 1st Ward LDS Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby and from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m., prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby. The family extends their appreciation to Onesource Hospice and to Dr. Reed Ward for their kind care and concern.
Burial Rexburg, Madison, ID - Max Drollinger
Burial: Rexburg Cemetery
Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, USA
Person ID I5846 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 25 Dec 2021
Father Cecil John Drollinger, b. 20 Jan 1902, Marysville, Fremont, ID d. 2 Nov 1956, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID (Age 54 years) Mother Norma Delone Harris, b. 2 May 1903, Portage, Box Elder, UT d. 31 May 1986, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID (Age 83 years) Family ID F1127 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mozelle Thompson, b. 7 Apr 1925, Bloomington, ID d. 6 Aug 2020, Great Falls, MT (Age 95 years) Marriage 6 Dec 1943 Osgood, Bonneville, ID - Idaho Marriages
Name: Max Drollinger
Gender: Male
Spouse: Mozell Thompson
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: Dec 6, 1943
Marriage Location: Osgood, Bonneville CO., Idaho
Source: This record can be found in the marriage book at the County Courthouse located in Bonneville Co., ID in Volume 7 on Page 454.
Divorce 18 May 1951 Bonneville County, ID - Idaho, Divorce Records
Name: Mozell Drollinger
Divorce Date: 18 May 1951
Divorce Place: Bonneville, Idaho, USA
Spouse: Max Drollinger
Certificate Year: 1951
Certificate Number: 00862
Children 1. Patty Rae Drollinger 2. Terrell Max "Terry" Drollinger, b. 23 Feb 1947, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID d. 13 Jun 2019, Iona, Bonneville, ID (Age 72 years)3. Timothy Jay "Tim" Drollinger 4. Shannon Drollinger 5. Debra Jo Drollinger Documents 
Marriage License 
Divorce Decree Family ID F3627 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2018
Family 2 Ada Lucille Lish Family ID F4520 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2023
Family 3 Mary Ellen Blunck, b. 7 May 1942, Rexburg, Madison, ID d. 22 Nov 2018 (Age 76 years) Marriage 19 Sep 1992 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID Family ID F4700 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Jun 1925 - Ririe, Jefferson, ID 
Marriage - 6 Dec 1943 - Osgood, Bonneville, ID 
Divorce - 18 May 1951 - Bonneville County, ID 
Marriage - 19 Sep 1992 - Idaho Falls, Bonneville, ID 
Death - 11 Sep 2012 - Coltman, Bonneville, ID 
Burial - - Rexburg, Madison, ID = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Headstones 
Rexburg Cemetery
Rexburg, Madison, ID
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Notes - According to his brother, Keith Drollinger, Max does not have a middle name.
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Max Drollinger
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Jefferson, Idaho, USA
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1925
Residence Place: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, USA
Employer: C J Drollinger
Weight: 160
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: C J Drollinger
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Max Drollinger Self (Head)
C J Drollinger Father
- According to his brother, Keith Drollinger, Max does not have a middle name.