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

Luanne Owings

Luanne Owings

Luanne Charlotte Owings died quietly at home on July 22 nd , 2019. She was born on November 3, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa to Rudolph and Elsa Venter, both of German descent. She was the middle of three children including Eugene and James Venter. Luanne was the last surviving of her immediate family. Luanne fell in love and married Keith...

Terres (Terry) Mckay

Terres (Terry) Mckay

Terres Marie (Terry) Mckay was born October 2, 1929, in Nampa Idaho. She was the 5th child born to John St. Clair and Hilda Lahti. She was 89 at the time of her death on July 9 th in Boise, Idaho. Services will be held at Alden Waggonner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave., Boise, at 1 PM on Monday, July...

Evajoy Elliott 1925 ~ 2019

Evajoy Elliott 1925 ~ 2019

Evajoy Smith Elliott was born in Dacoma, Oklahoma to Oliver Herbert Smith and Eva Henage Smith on December 4, 1925 and passed from this life on July 1, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. Oliver and his three brothers had made “the run” for Oklahoma homestead land and eventually settled their families on the Cherokee Strip where Evajoy grew up. Evajoy married...

Paul Robert Oakes

Paul Robert Oakes

1946-2019 Paul Robert Oakes peacefully passed away at St. Alphonsus hospital in Boise, on June 29, 2019. Paul was born November 1, 1946 in Nampa, Idaho to Wilford Eaver (Bill) and Jacqueline (Jackie) Oakes. He was the oldest of 5 children. He grew up in Boise and graduated from Borah High School in 1965. He attended college at Boise State...

Phyllis Rita (Moser) Kiefer

Phyllis Rita (Moser) Kiefer

Our beautiful, funny and spunky mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt, cousin and friend passed away very peacefully from natural causes on June 30, 2019, surrounded by love and family. Phyllis Rita (Moser) Kiefer, 88 was born in Galena, IL on May 15, 1931, the fourth of nine children born to Fred and Helen (Maxwell) Moser. She attended grade school and...

Marcella Olson

Marcella Olson

Marcella Olson, 89, passed away peacefully at a certified family home in Boise, Idaho on June 27,2019. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Marcella was born in Hillhead, South Dakota on November 7, 1929. She grew up in South Dakota, graduating from high school there and...

Raymond "Butch" Denney

Raymond "Butch" Denney

Denney, Raymond “Butch”, 75, of Eagle passed away Tuesday, June 25 , 2019. Butch was born in Orange, California April 30, 1944 to Charles Raymond and Kerma Denney. He attended schools in Nampa and Aberdeen Idaho, graduated from Boise State in 1972. Butch married Ida M. Clark September 11, 1965. Butch served 2 years of active duty in the Army,...

Bill Hart

Bill Hart

Bill Hart 1933-2019 William (Bill) Franklin Hart, age 85, departed this world on the wings of angels on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. He leaves behind his three children: Tiffany Jacobs of Springfield, Oregon; Tom Hart of Denver, Colorado; and Diana Roman of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho; as well as his sister, Judy Meinke of La Crescenta, California. He also leaves behind...

Terri Marlene Thickstun

Terri Marlene Thickstun

Terri Marlene Thickstun, 65, of Meridian, Idaho passed away peacefully in her home on May 13, 2019 after spending a wonderful Mother’s Day in her garden, surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. Terri was a remarkable artist with a deep appreciation for the world around her and God could not have painted a more beautiful picture for her last...

Joan Ellen Darr

Joan Ellen Darr

Joan Ellen Darr, loving mother and grandmother, 83, of Kuna, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at her home.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28 at Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise. Joan was born on May 14, 1936 in Boise, Idaho to Warren C. White and Bonnie Ellen Kellogg White.  She graduated from Boise...

Donald E "Gene" Lampe

Donald E "Gene" Lampe

Donald E Lampe, 71, of Boise, Idaho passed away peacefully on April 7, 2019 in Yuma, AZ. Gene, as he was known to his family and friends, was born in Boise, Idaho to Donald C Lampe and Bonnie L Bolen on February 13, 1948.  He was raised in Nampa, Idaho where he graduated from Vallivue High School in 1966.  He...

Jonathan "Jon" Emerick

Jonathan "Jon" Emerick

Jonathan "Jon" Emerick, 76, of Meridian, died on May 2, 2019. A memorial service will be held at Church of the Nazarene, 2701 Five Mile Rd, Boise, ID, on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 2 p.m.

Michael Condit

Michael Condit

Michael Condit, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Michael was born in Glendale, California. She spent most of her early years living with her grandparents, Esther and Elbert Thompson, on their small ranch in Van Nuys. Her love for the Lord began during those years. Although shy as a young girl, she was...

Shirley Gail Riebe

Shirley Gail Riebe

Shirley Gail Riebe died unexpectedly on April 27, 2019. Shirley was born in Boise, ID to James and Vera Johnson on April 30, 1934. She graduated from Boise High School in 1952. She married David S. Riebe on January 3, 1953. Shirley and David raised six children. Shirley was a very good mother. She was an excellent seamstress and made...

Christine M. Gardner

Christine M. Gardner

Christine M. Gardner, 67, of Boise, formerly of Marlborough, Mass., passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at home of natural causes. Christine was born on April 26, 1952, in Marlborough, Mass., to Robert J. LaFountaine and Janet Bouffard LaFountaine. She graduated from Marlborough High School and continued her education at Newbury Jr. College in MA, and then Boise State...

Betty J. Wilson

Betty J. Wilson

Betty J. Wilson of Boise, age 78, passed away on April 30, 2019. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Don W. Day and Mary Ann Brady. She lived in Pocatello until she moved to Boise where she began her career as a highly sought after, award winning residential interior designer and consultant. While living in Boise, she met and...

Joan E. Lyons

Joan E. Lyons

Joan Earleen Lyons, 83, of Eagle, Idaho passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Friday April 26 th 2019. Joanie was born February 14, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Bennet E. Houts and Ruth I. Case. She was raised in Southern California where she graduated from Torrance High School. Joanie married Robert E. Lyons on October...

Roger Clayton Hultstrand

Roger Clayton Hultstrand

Roger Hultstrand went to be with his heavenly Father on April 11, 2019 in Boise, Idaho. Roger was born in St Cloud, Minnesota to Gunnar and Violet Hultstrand on March 17,1934. He attended Luther College, University of Minnesota and the University of Idaho. He was accepted into the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut (1956-1958) and while there he...

Della L Nelson

Della L Nelson

Della Lucille Nelson was born in Heyburn, Id on May 14, 1927, to Emil B Pearson and Fern Esther Newbold.  She passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2018, at a Boise care facility. Della’s early years were spent in Rupert, Id, where she attended school through the 8 th grade. The following year, her family moved to Eden, Id, where...

Burel Ralph Koppes

Burel Ralph Koppes

Burel Ralph Koppes of Boise died at home on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the age of 92.   Private Graveside Committal with Military Honors will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the care of Alden Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Burel was born in Boise, Idaho, on August 29, 1926, to Ralph and Blanche (Mulkey) Koppes. He...