Clarine Anchustegui Villeneuve1939 - 2013
Clarine Anchustegui Villeneuve, 73, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 of natural causes. Funeral services will be celebrated at 10am, Friday, March 22, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 19002 North 128th Avenue, Sun City West, Arizona.
Clarine was born on September 8, 1939 in Boise, Idaho to Fermina and Gregorio Anchustegui and was the youngest of 5 children. She was a graduate of St. Teresa's Academy in 1957 and received a degree in secretarial science from Marylhurst College in Oregon.
Clarine married Eugene Villeneuve in 1965. They lived in Boise, Idaho where they raised their 2 sons, Jefrey and Gregory. Clarine was the administrator for the Idaho Bean Commission for 28 years, until they moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1992. She was a longtime member of Euzkaldunak, Inc., serving on its board and as vice president, and was one of eight original Oinkari Dancers who went to Spain to start the troupe in 1960. Clarine was on the board of the Basque Museum, and was actively involved with the St. Joseph's School Board, the school's athletic board, Bishop Kelly High School Boosters and Bishop Kelly Foundation. She was the state secretary to the Idaho Council of Catholic Women, and co-chaired the state convention for the Idaho Council of Catholic Women. She served on the board and was vice president of the Idaho Epilepsy League. She was a member of the Assistance League of Boise and a member of the Boise Philharmonic Guild.
In Phoenix, Clarine worked in health care for fifteen years and was actively involved in the West Valley Symphony, American Association of University Women Northwest Valley Branch, Soroptimist International, West Valley Art Museum, the Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce Diplomatic Committee and the Dysart Arts Academy.
Clarine was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Villeneuve, on May 24, 2011, and is survived by her two sons, Jefrey Villeneuve of St. Louis, Missouri and Gregory Villeneuve and his wife, Susan Villeneuve, of Laguna Beach, California; her grandchildren Caleb, Madeline, Austin and Alex of St. Louis, Missouri, and Nicole Worrell of Newport Beach, California; and numerous nieces and nephews who live in Idaho and Arizona.
Memorial donations can be made to: Oinkari Basque Dancers, c/o P.O. Box 1011, Boise, Idaho 83701.
Published in the Idaho Statesman on March 22, 2013
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