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Barbara Ellen Lewis

Barbara Ellen Lewis

Barbara Ellen Lewis, of Nampa, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 in a local assisted living facility. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise.

Barbara was born November 3, 1942, in Parthenon, Arkansas, to Dorlin Harris and Erma Holcomb Harris. She grew up and graduated...

Junko Perryman 1931 - 2020

Junko Perryman 1931 - 2020

Junko Perryman, born March 22, 1931, passed from this earth to continue onto a new life in heaven on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Junko was born, as the eldest child, into a loving and happy family that owned and operated restaurants in Nagoya, Japan. In March 1945, all their earthly possessions...

Marie Ann (Konkol) Lopac 1962 ~ 2020

Marie Ann (Konkol) Lopac 1962 ~ 2020

In early February, 2020, Marie was diagnosed with stage four Adenocarcinoma. Cancer. "Will I partner with fear or will I take down Goliath,” she asked with the same fire in her spirit that she'd shown so many times before. In the months between then and that rainy day in May, when the cancer made its final play, her strength dwindled,...

Ronnie Ray Riley

Ronnie Ray Riley

Ronnie Ray Riley was born August 19, 1949 in Norwood Missouri to Bonnel (Heard) and Tom Riley. The family moved to Idaho from Nebraska when Ron was in high school. Ron loved living in Idaho, Salmon and Lowman were the places he called home. His body succumbed to necrotizing pneumonia at a local hospital in...

Luetta E. Burrell

Luetta E. Burrell

Luetta was born in rural Nebraska and lived there until her teen years when the entire family packed up, headed west, and settled in Boise. She graduated from Boise High School, and at the end of WWII, she met and married Richard (Dick) Burrell who was stationed at Gowen Field. Two years later, they started their family with their firstborn,...

Dee R. Woodland

Dee R. Woodland

Dee R. Woodland died on May 21, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. He was born on June 22, 1937 and raised by Richard and Ivy Woodland in Inkom, Idaho. He was adored and at times tolerated by his three sisters – Olive, Doreen, and Gayla. He teased his youngest sister, Gayla, relentlessly. He was known for his shenanigans and often colorful...

John C. “Joe” Conway

John C. “Joe” Conway

John C. “Joe” Conway, 92, of Boise, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at his home of natural causes. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. At his request, no services will be held. Joe was born on July 13, 1927 in Berlin, New Hampshire to Henry Phillip Conway and Frances Cecilia Marshall Conway. After...

Janet Yvonne Peck

Janet Yvonne Peck

Janet Yvonne Peck, 61, of Boise, Idaho went home to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ April 21, 2020. Janet was born June 1, 1958 in Boise, Idaho, the youngest of two daughters of Harold and Letha Williams. She graduated from Capital High School in 1976, then attended Boise State and graduated in 1980 with a Bachelors of Business...

Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska 1924 ~ 2020

Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska 1924 ~ 2020

Elsie Sande Albertsen Prohaska peacefully died on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the age of 96. Born on February 11, 1924, Elsie was the 10th child born to Ben and Elida Sande, emigrants to Iowa from Norway. All of her siblings have preceded her in death, how ever, she has many surviving nieces and nephews, most of whom are in...

Dick Brooks Richards

Dick Brooks Richards

Dick Brooks Richards was born December 9, 1940 to Wayne & Martha Richards. He passed away at home on April 18, 2020 at 79 years old. He grew up with his older brother Bill & younger sister Marie in Hailey, Idaho. Dick attended school in Hailey & Boise. After moving to Boise, he started his grocery store career, working in...

Naomi Fields

Naomi Fields

Surrounded by her family in a circle of love, Naomi Lucile Fields passed peacefully from this life to the next on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Naomi (or Nomi to her family) was born August 27, 1945, to Elbert and Lucile Fretwell. She grew up in the North End of Boise with her siblings David, Marilyn, and Rosie. She graduated...

Joseph (Joe) S. Munson

Joseph (Joe) S. Munson

On April 2, 2020, Joseph (Joe) Shear Munson lost his battle with lung cancer. Joe was born in Portland, Oregon on April 9, 1948. He was the second son of Jasper Paul Munson, M.D. and Ellen Shear Munson. He grew up in Sandpoint, Idaho, influenced by family farm lifestyle he shared with his 7 siblings, parents, and maternal grandparent. He...

Kirby Scott Dawson Jr.

Kirby Scott Dawson Jr.

Kirby Scott Dawson Jr. passed away peacefully after a short illness, the evening of Friday, March 20, 2020, in Boise, Idaho, with his loving daughter, Christa, by his side. Born August 17, 1934 to Kirby Scott Dawson Sr. and Eleanor Jean Dawson. Kirby grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a child of the depression, and lived through...

Kathy Blickenstaff

Kathy Blickenstaff

After 88 years, Kathy Blickenstaff, the matriarch of our family, was suddenly called to be with her Lord and Savior after a stroke on March 19, 2020. She died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. Our Nana was one of the most precious souls to grace this earth. Her world was her family, but her reach went far beyond....

Kyle John Westendorf

Kyle John Westendorf

With deepest sorrow, we announce that Kyle John Westendorf, age 24, our most beloved son, brother, family member and friend, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at home. Kyle was born on April 11, 1995 in Boise, Idaho. He attended Cole Valley Christian Schools until his senior year when he graduated from Mountain View High School in Meridian,...

Barbara Ann (Gartrell) Quickstad

Barbara Ann (Gartrell) Quickstad

Barbara Ann Quickstad our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday February 22, 2020. Barbara was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, on February 19, 1931. She was the first daughter of John William “Bill” Gartrell and Mozelle King Gartrell. As a young child her family moved from Lawton to Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Franklin High School...

Sally Bakes

Sally Bakes

Sally Bakes passed away peacefully February 20, 2020. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 11, 1932 to Roger and Regina Erichsen Stockdale and was the youngest of three children. Sally grew up in the Milwaukee area and attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She moved to Boise in the late 1950’s, married and had three daughters. Sally enjoyed working...

Faye Ann Hannegrefs Watson

Faye Ann Hannegrefs Watson

Faye Ann Hannegrefs Watson, 75, of Emmett, Idaho, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 in an assisted living facility in Emmett. Faye was born on December 14, 1944 in San Francisco, CA to Howard and Idelle Harris Hannegrefs. She grew up in CA and graduated from Samuel Gompers High School in Richmond, CA. Faye had been employed in CA at Walmart...

Fernando Ray Ramirez Jr.

Fernando Ray Ramirez Jr.

Fernando Ray Ramirez Jr. age 39. was born July 19, 1980, in Woodland, California, to his parents Fernando Ramirez Sr. and Bernadine Velasquez. He was currently residing in Boise, Idaho with his wife Cassie Ryals-Ramirez and their three children. Fernando Ramirez Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior the morning of February 17, 2020. His passing was unexpected...

Freda May Corbett

Freda May Corbett

Freda May Corbett, 86 of Boise, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Freda was born on January 7, 1934 to Ada Maxine (Knapp) and Orland Charles Sturgis in Norton Kansas. They later moved to Boise where she graduated from Boise High School. She married Charles Eugene Sullivan on June 9, 1953 who passed away on...

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