Ember Camilla Kotowski

POCATELLO-Ember Camilla Kotowski, 32, loving mother, daughter, sister and friend was called home to Heavenly Father to join his choir of angels. From the time she was a little girl Ember had always been a free spirit. Inside her small frame she housed the biggest heart. Never afraid to speak her mind and always willing to love unconditionally. Ember was born in Garden Grove, CA, but raised in Idaho. She attended schools in Blackfoot and Pocatello, where she participated in sports and flag team. After high school she attended ISU, where she met and married Brandon Hearbey (later to divorce). Embers ability to make anybody feel at home led her into a job as a motel clerk at Super 8 Motel in Pocatello, for several years. Upon getting married Ember moved to Phoenix Arizona, where she showcased her talents as Marketing Manager for Bally's Total Fitness; Where she worked with such clients as players on the Cardinals and Phoenix Suns. Ember battled all of this Non-Hodgkin s Lymphoma, Lupus, and Rheumatoid Arthritis, always resilient. After her divorce brought her back to Pocatello, she was blessed with her greatest joy, Josiah. It is through him that her memory with live on. Ember is survived by her son Josiah, her mother Phyllis Johnson, step-father, David Winn Johnson; her sister Andrea Dartnell; brother Bill Kotowski, and brother Barrett Kotowski; step-sisters, Lana Hokanson, Jessica Johnson, Brianna Johnson and step brother, Wynn Russell Johnson; grandfather, Walter Kotowski; grandmother, Rosemary Vrooman. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceded in death by and taken into the loving arms of her father Andy Kotowski., her Grandma Rita Scott, and grandparents Iese and Siai Purcell. Funeral Services for Ember will be held Friday, February 24, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. location LDS Meadow Brook Ward, Hiline and Whittaker Road. Visitation will be held at Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 South 4th Avenue , Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 6-8:00 P.M. and again one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.