LaVern Marvin Anderson, 68,
of Boise, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his home, of natural causes.
Cremation arrangements are
under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel and Crematory. A military service and interment will take
place at the Ketchum Cemetery in April or May 2017 when weather allows it.
LaVern was born on Feb. 6,
1948 in Hailey, Blaine County, Idaho, to Clifford LeRoy Anderson and Alma
Darline (Black) Anderson. He lived in
Ketchum, Idaho in his early years, attending school to the eighth grade, later moving
to Boise, Idaho where in 1971 he married Evonne Messinger. They had one child together, Elisa Sue Anderson
in 1973, and later divorced.
He served in the U.S. Army
during the Vietnam War in the Dragon’s 4
th
Infantry Division,
afterwards returning to Boise where he worked as a handyman. While working as a handyman he worked several
projects with the Vet’s locally until his health gave out on him making him
disabled. He very much enjoyed working at the Nampa State School helping with
the children there.
Being a big fan of Elvis
Presley he enjoyed his visit to Graceland in 2008.
His survivors include
daughter, Elisa and her husband, Brad Larson; grandchildren, Brandon and
Makayla Steele, and Madison Larson;
sister, LaVon M. and brother-in-law, (Bud) Carl Young of Boise, sister,
Lois M. Gentry of Burley, Idaho; brother, LeRoy (Lee) and wife, Gail of
Caldwell, ID; sister, Laura M. and
brother-in-law, Richard Clark, West Haven, Utah; brother, LaDell M. of
Boise; numerous cousins as well as
several nieces and nephews.
LaVern was preceded in death
by his parents, brother-in-law, Kenneth Gentry, uncles, aunts, and several
nieces and nephews.