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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...

Arlene Johnson

Arlene Johnson

Arlene Thelma Lidenberg was born April 16, 1932 in Northwood, ND where she grew up and attended school. On June 17, 1951 Arlene was married to Marvin Johnson and they lived in Northwood until their move to Boise, Idaho in 1996. While living in Northwood, Arlene was an active member of the community and church. She enjoyed working as a...

Adelaide Schooler Mcleod

Adelaide Schooler Mcleod

Adelaide was born November 8, 1926 in Boise, ID to C.J. Schooler and Bertha Thompson-Schooler. She attended Roosevelt Elementary, North Junior High and Boise High School. It was at Boise Junior College (BSU) that she met the love of her life, Jack McLeod. It was love at first sight. After Junior College they both attended the University of Oregon, where...

Ernest Rudolph Foote

Ernest Rudolph Foote

September 6, 1958 — January 11, 2020 Ernest Rudolph Foote, "Rudy", passed away January 11, 2020 in Boise Idaho. He was born September 6, 1958 in Hialeah Florida to Barnard A. and Dorothy M. Foote. Rudy was the youngest of six siblings. Growing up in Florida, Rudy often recalled going into the citrus grove at the end of Grace Avenue,...

James Harvey Wolf Sr.

James Harvey Wolf Sr.

James Harvey Wolf Sr. peacefully passed away on December 25, 2019 at the age of 91. Jim was born on December 29,1927 in his grandmother’s home in La Vern California to Glenn Wolf and Pearl Francis Jennings Wolf. During the depression, his parents moved to Idaho to find work and later settled roots outside Murphy, Idaho living on the Wolf...

Nicholas James Jonopulos

Nicholas James Jonopulos

Nicholas James Jonopulos, 62, of Nampa, died on December 20, 2019 in a local hospital. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. with viewing starting at 10 a.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairivew Ave., Boise, Idaho, 83706. Interment with military honors will follow the service at 2 p.m. at the Idaho...

John Christian Lindbloom

John Christian Lindbloom

John Christian Lindbloom, of Eagle, died on December 19, 2019. John was born on December 12, 1960, in Boise, Idaho, to John Eldon Lindbloom and Dorothy May McPherson Lindbloom. He was a graduate of Meridian High in 1979 and studied at TVCC for his Pilot’s License. He married the love of his life, Patsy T., on February 28, 1981 in...

Henrietta Agnes Andress

Henrietta Agnes Andress

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE We are heartbroken to announce that Henrietta Agnes Andress has passed away on December 15, 2019. Henrietta made an impact on the people she knew and we are all grieving today. Henrietta was born in 1924 in the town of Scranton, Pennsylvania.  The great depression was only 5 years away. After high school her parents...