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

Ronald Joseph Jasenosky

Ronald Joseph Jasenosky

Ron Jasenosky passed away peacefully on December 15 th , 2019 in Nampa, Idaho at the age of 75. Ron was born in Menominee Michigan on July 16 th , 1944. Ron was proud of his father Vincent’s immigrant heritage from Czechoslovakia, while his mother Catherine was born and raised in Michigan. Ron was the third of six siblings, with...

Phyllis G. Bartlett

Phyllis G. Bartlett

Phyllis Gail Bartlett, 70, of Kuna, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Phyllis was born in Seattle, Washington on February 25, 1949 to Sumner and Helen (Mills) Robinson. After attending Technical College Phyllis married Ronald Franklin...

Jolie J. Ball

Jolie J. Ball

Jolie Janay Ball passed away on December 6th, 2019 in the peace of her own home at the age of 47 years old. Jolie was born on July 27th, 1972 to Richard and Linda Ball, on a United States military base in Iwakuni, Japan. The Ball family traveled together across the country, including Virginia, California, Washington, and Idaho. Jolie attended...

David Cadden Lawson

David Cadden Lawson

David Cadden Lawson, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away at his home in Meridian, Idaho, on December 3, 2019. David was surrounded by his wife and daughters when he passed from their hands into the loving arms of Jesus. David was born to Iris Blanche Jordon Lawson, and David Edward Richard Watts Lawson, on July 25, 1937...

Sharon Kay Williams

Sharon Kay Williams

Sharon Kay (McGill) Williams (age 75) departed this life on October 26, 2019 surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with cancer. Sharon was born March 7, 1944 in Oakdale, Louisiana to Earl and Terry McGill. She lived primarily in Boise, Idaho with family roots throughout the Treasure Valley. After graduating from Borah High School in 1962, Sharon studied...

Donna R. Schaffer

Donna R. Schaffer

Donna R. Schaffer, 88, of Boise, died Monday, November 4, 2019 at home of natural causes. Donna was born August 8, 1931 in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Arthur and Jessie Marie Long Russell. She grew up in Northern Idaho and on March 29, 1947 she married William M. “Bill” Schaffer in Coeur d’ Alene. Together they lived in Smelterville,...

Phyllis Joan (Brooks) Richards

Phyllis Joan (Brooks) Richards

Phyllis Joan (Brooks) Richards passed peacefully in her sleep at home on October 30, 2019. She was born on October 14, 1941 in Mountain Home Idaho to Irving C. and Wilma L. (Heath) Brooks. The family ranched at Long Tom and they lived in Mountain Home during the school year where Phyllis attended school. Her family moved to Eagle in...

Norman Murphy

Norman Murphy

Norman Wayne Murphy of Boise, ID passed away peacefully in his sleep October 23 at Valley View Rehabilitation Center. He was born to Ray and Rose Murphy on April 7, 1936 in Kansas City, Kansas. He is proceeded in death by his parents, brothers, Don and Sherman, and sisters, Shirley and Wanda. He is survived by his children Roena (Ken)...

Masen Blade Burmester

Masen Blade Burmester

Masen Blade Burmester, 17, of Meridian, was tragically taken from us on October 1, 2019. Masen is our son and brother, the coolest uncle, a wonderful nephew, the lovingist grandson and most of all a best friend to many. Masen Blade was born June 4, 2002. It was a very special day because he came with his best friend, Camden...

Marion Buzzell

Marion Buzzell

Marion Buzzell of Idaho Falls passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 in Boise, Idaho at the age of 74. Marion was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois the daughter of John and Jean  Work.   She married her high school sweetheart, John Buzzell, in 1966 and expanded her family and heart with the birth of their three children.   Marion and her...

Teri (Therese) Marie Dawson

Teri (Therese) Marie Dawson

Teri (Therese) Marie Dawson passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior on September 22, 2019, after a both unbearably long and unimaginably short, courageous battle with Alzheimers. Teri was born on January 16,1946 to Melba and Warren (Tommy) Thompson in Idaho Falls, ID where she was raised. Her son John was the apple of her eye and...

Jesse Graham

Jesse Graham

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jesse Graham, of Boise, Idaho, who passed away at the age of 86, on September 12, 2019. Jesse was born in Greenwood, Missouri in 1933 to Jesse and Gordie Graham. He was predeceased by his parents, Jesse and Gordie...

Richard L. (Dick) Hartley 1936 ~ 2019

Richard L. (Dick) Hartley 1936 ~ 2019

Dick Hartley passed from this life to join his Lord following complications from Lewy Body Dementia on September 5, 2019. Dick was born on January 23, 1936 in Spokane, Washington. During his childhood, his family moved frequently and he attended many different schools. When his parents, Dorothy and Marvin Hartley, settled in Caldwell and then Wilder, Idaho, he established the...

Marian Gladys Sherwin

Marian Gladys Sherwin

Marian G. Sherwin, 79, of Boise, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Spring Creek of Boise. Marian was born August 16, 1940 in Havre, Montana the daughter of Lawrence and Isabel Welte Foix. Marian and her son Bradley moved to Boise in 1971. She began working for Morrison-Knudsen and following her son’s graduation she began to travel and work for...

Shannon Damron

Shannon Damron

Shannon Ray Damron entered into the loving arms of Jesus her Savior on August 27, 2019. Shannon was born in Kalispell, MT on October 11, 1973 to Dean Brose and Raetha (Berryman) Brose. She moved around with her family, living in Wyomin, Washington, Idaho and California, but was primarily raised in Missoula and Florence, MT. Shannon attended and graduated from...

Martha Rigby Pond Kuhn

Martha Rigby Pond Kuhn

Martha Rigby Pond Kuhn, age 92, died on September 2nd at her home in Boise surrounded by her family. She was born May 24, 1927 in Idaho Falls to Parley and Margaret Moseley Rigby. She attended Riverside Grade School, O.E. Bell Junior High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High in 1945. She attended the University of Idaho, graduating in 1949....

Treva Showman

Treva Showman

Treva Hindmarsh Showman passed away peacefully on August 23, 2019 at the age of 96. She was born on October 28, 1922 in Weiser, Idaho to George Birt Hindmarsh and Myrtle Soper Hindmarsh, the youngest of four girls. She attended schools in Weiser, graduating from Weiser High School in 1942. Following high school, she began working at the First National...

Betty L. Spence

Betty L. Spence

Betty L. Spence, 86, of Middleton, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019. She was born October 29, 1932 in Wellston, OK.  Betty was the oldest of 3 children to grace the lives of her parents Oscar and Ruth May Barnes.  She was raised with her family in Tulare, CA where she later ended up graduating from Tulare High School. Betty...

Charles Vankirk Childers

Charles Vankirk Childers

Charles V. Childers, 90, of Meridian, ID, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in a Meridian assisted living residence. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St.,...

Marie Bryant Andregg

Marie Bryant Andregg

Our beautiful, funny and spunky Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma and love of our Father’s life, fell asleep in the arms of our Lord July 6 th . Our hearts will ache for her presence, but the memories of a life well lived will soften the pain. She would have wanted that… Marie Bryant Andregg was born on January 8, 1930,...