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Local Obituaries for Boise, ID, Ada County & Surrounding Areas

Audrey Binkley

Audrey Binkley

Audrey Frances Binkley, 103, of Boise, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022.

Audrey was born on July 29, 1918 in Denison, Texas to Charles Franklin Davis and Nell Ermah Asher.

She married Dr. Frank C. Binkley in 1945 in Oklahoma. They lived in Altadena, California.

Beatrice Henman

Beatrice Henman

Beatrice L. Henman, 96, passed on April 13, 2022. Beatrice was born February 28th, 1926 in Amsterdam (Twin Falls County), Idaho. She graduated from Twin Falls High School. On August 22, 1945, Bea married the love of her life, Lt. Preston G. Henman of Twin Falls. She and Preston moved to Boise and raised their two sons,...

Harry Vane “Skip” Carruthers

Harry Vane “Skip” Carruthers

Harry Carruthers passed away peacefully at home on Sunday evening, March 27, after blessing his family and friends with his love and friendship for 98 years.  Harry was born January 21, 1924, to H. Vane and Mary Augusta Manor Carruthers in the very small town of Herrin, Illinois.  He was the third oldest of eight children.  His...

Bonita "Bonnie" Bailey

Bonita "Bonnie" Bailey

Family and friends please join us to celebrate mom at her graveside memorial and lunch to follow:

Graveside Memorial will be held at

Dry Creek Cemetery

9600 W Hill Rd

Boise, ID  83714

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Christopher Blakeslee

Christopher Blakeslee

Christopher William Blakeslee 1981 - 2022

Christopher (Chris) William Blakeslee, passed away at home on March 22, 2022. Chris was born in Boise, Idaho on July 17, 1981 to Danetta Frost and Steven Blakeslee. He attended school in the Meridian and Eagle area and lived most of his life in Eagle, Idaho. Chris was a self-made man...

William (Bill) Connelly

William (Bill) Connelly

William “Bill” Connelly passed away March 20, 2022.

Bill was born June 23, 1942 to Lawson and Opal Connelly in Ballinger, Texas. He moved to Idaho in 1988.

He graduated in 1960 from Bolsa Grande in Garden Grove, California.

He loved to go fishing and...

Billie Lorrae James (Richardson~Bowman)

Billie Lorrae James (Richardson~Bowman)

On Friday, November 12, 2021, Billie Lorrae James, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 86 after a short illness.

Billie was the eldest daughter born to Merven and Evelyn (Thayne) Bowman on October 25, 1935 in Emmett, ID.  Billie was raised, along with her younger sister Connie, in Emmett...

Gloria (Todd) Starr D’Addio

Gloria (Todd) Starr D’Addio

March 16, 1943 - March 7, 2022

Gloria (Todd) Starr D’Addio was born on March 16, 1943, in Helena, MT . She was the second oldest of 4 children to Arthur Louis Todd and Bernice Anna (Lean) Todd. Her oldest brother was Phil, she was followed by her younger brothers Ed and Murray....

Sara L. Ewing

Sara L. Ewing

Sara L. Ewing peacefully passed away on March 13, 2022.

Sara was born Friday, December 13, 1929 in Pocatello, Idaho, the only child of Georgia Worley Hiner and Frank A. Hiner. She moved to Boise with her parents and graduated from Boise High School in 1948. Sara loved all sports and was on...

Helen Marguerite Ludwig January 20, 1920 – March 14, 2022

Helen Marguerite Ludwig January 20, 1920 – March 14, 2022

We are rejoicing that Helen peacefully went to be with her Lord Jesus on March 14, 2022, at the age of 102 years old. She was married to Ernie Ludwig for 64 years and has two daughters, Karen (Scott, married to Robert Scott) and Kathy (Geib, married to Dan Geib), seven grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 6...

Vicky Lynn Jackson

Vicky Lynn Jackson

Vicky Lynn Jackson, 66, of Meridian, ID died Sunday March 6, 2022.

Vicky was born on March 15, 1955 in Savannah, GA.  The daughter of Margaret Beem and Elwyn Behrens.  Vicky grew up in Fairfield, ID before moving to Wendell, ID with her family where she attended Wendell High School and was first...

Leona G. Kelly

Leona G. Kelly

Leona G. Kelly passed away peacefully in her home on Friday March 4, 2022. Mom was born in El Paso Texas to Jack and Thelma Gillespie.  She was the middle child with two older brothers, Sidney and Fred and a younger brother Jack and sister Janet.  Mom attended Ysleta High School and after graduation she married the...

Mindi Mae Brown

Mindi Mae Brown

Mindi Mae Brown was born on June 5th 1995 in sunny Burbank California and passed away February 24th 2022 in Columbia Falls, Montana. Mindi was the best daughter, sister, auntie, niece, partner and friend. She had a deep love for her family since the minuet she was born and as she got older it only grew stronger....

Judy Kay Vosburg

Judy Kay Vosburg

It is with great sadness to share that our sister, Judy Kay Vosburg, passed away early Saturday morning, February 19, 2022 due to complications from a serious fall caused a brain injury which she never recovered from.

Judy was born on November 20, 1947 to Susie Jane Kaiser Vosburg and Dale V. Vosburg...

Kelly Joseph Rourick

Kelly Joseph Rourick

Kelly Joseph Rourick, 61, of Boise, died Friday, February 25, 2022, in a Meridian hospital, of natural causes.

Kelly was a man that people could admire and respect.  He was honest, strong, and gentle with an open mind and heart. He always put others before his own.  If you needed to talk he...

James Robert Murphy

James Robert Murphy

James Robert Murphy, 73, of Boise passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at his home.

Jim was born on September 23,1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John J. Murphy and Gertrude M. Murphy (Newman).

In 1974 Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree and in 1977 a Bachelor of...

John Steven Platt

John Steven Platt

All who loved John Steven Platt will tell you that he was a legend long before his last adventure on February 8th, 2022. At 66 years old, John had built a legacy as both a learner and teacher. He was eager to share his experience and encyclopedic knowledge as a renowned mountaineer, cyclist, and skier; as a...

Lavaune Marilyn Kennedy

Lavaune Marilyn Kennedy

LaVaune Marilyn Kennedy, also known as “GiGi,” passed away on January the 28th, 2022 of natural causes at Riverview Rehabilitation Center in Boise.   She was born on March 16, 1939 in Boise, Idaho to Marcella Robertson and Sydney Roy.  She was a fourth generation Idahoan and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution .

Barbara Ann Hines Mordhorst

Barbara Ann Hines Mordhorst

Born Barbara Ann Ailshie to Elza Tom and Violet Ailshie of Ridgefield, Wa. on April 8th 1938, Barbara was a bright beautiful spunky girl with a wonderful imagination. She was one of ten siblings. She graduated from Ridgefield High in 1956.  Then went on to NNC in Nampa, Idaho from 1956 through 1958.

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