Ruth M. Wiegers of Boise passed away on January 24 at age 92. Born in 1926, Ruth was the oldest child of Ernest and Myrtle Counsell. She grew up on a dairy farm near Osage, Iowa, with two siblings. Shortly after she moved to Denver in 1948, she fell when the high heel on her shoe broke as she stepped...

George ‘Bill’ William Wallace passed away on the evening of January 11th, 2019 at the age of 89 after several years in the loving care of family in Boise, Idaho. George was born in Nampa, ID on July 21, 1929 to Bessie (Bays) Wallace and Oran V. Wallace. He graduated from Nampa High School in 1947 and married Mary ‘Cathy’...

On January 2, 2019 in Boise, Idaho Mary walked into the arms of Jesus, after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. She was born to Taylor and Edna Bennett on July 31, 1935 in Newcastle, Indiana. She was the second of four siblings and three stepsiblings. They spent many hours playing in the barn, even throwing corncobs at each other....

Betty Lou Holton, age 88 passed away of heart failure Friday at a local hospital, just 51 days after her husband's death. They say you can die of a broken heart, & if 67 years of marriage wasn't proof enough of their love, then her parting was. She was born August 1930, in Alpena Arkansas to J. Samuel & Velvie...

Jeff was born September 10, 1966 in Bozeman, Montana, to Diane Corder Fisher and Terry Corder. He joined his family in Heaven on December 9, 2018. Jeff attended schools in Boise, Idaho, and graduated from Boise High School in 1985. While attending Boise High he was an honor student and was a member of Key Club, serving as governor of...

Phyllis Zubizareta (Felisa Mendiola, born July 10, 1922) passed peacefully in her sleep on December 19, 2018, at Life Care Center of Treasure Valley at the age of 96. She was the daughter of Ana Ostalaza and Gervacio Mendiola and wife to Antonio Zubizareta. Phyllis was born in Baker, OR and her family moved to Boise, ID when she was...

Robert (Bob) Earl Surgeon 1931 - 2018 Robert (Bob) Earl Surgeon, 87, of Boise died Dec. 17, 2018 at home with 3 of his kids by his side. Robert was born on June 24, 1931 in a covered wagon on the banks of the Snake River in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Forrest (Curly) Surgeon and Annis Azalee Kiser. He was...

9/9/58-12/6/18 Jeff Hull passed away after a brief battle with metastatic esophageal cancer on December 6 th , 2018.  He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on September 9 th , 1958, to Martha Mae Sharp and Ralph Edward Hull.  Shortly after, the family moved to Boise.  In 1960, his sister, Sabrina, was born.  And in 1964, his brother, Lance,...

It is with extreme sadness that the family of sweet Alice "Caroline" Hair announces her passing on December 2, 2018. Caroline was born Alice Caroline Janson to Joseph B. Janson and Stella Lee Janson February 16, 1933 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Her father was an authentic Swedish masseur, and her mother a school teacher. She grew up in Excelsior Springs...

Carol was born in Seattle, WA on Oct. 5, 1938 to Walter and Alena Swift Voegtlin. She passed into the loving arms of her heavenly father on Dec. 4, 2018 Carol met the love of her life, Gary G. Gaertner at WSU and they married on July 3 , 1958. To this union were born their 3 children, Rene, Shannon,...

Larry Cook, age 83, died on Monday, November 26, 2018 at his home in Meridian, Idaho.He was born on August 16, 1935 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Tom W. and Anna Belle (Myers) Cook, he was the oldest of four children.   He lived on a farm in Uncas, Oklahoma that his grandparents homesteaded during the Cherokee Strip Run.  The family...

Gary Leroy McCracken, 74, of Boise, Idaho passed away on November 29, 2018 with his family by his side. Gary was born February 9, 1944, in Boise, to Bonnie and Leroy McCracken.  He attended Garfield Elementary before moving with mother and step-father Clarence “Skinner” Block to various military bases.  Gary particularly enjoyed his years in Panama where he participated in...

On Thanksgiving- Thursday, November 22, 2018, Frieda Noel, loving mother and grandmother of many, went to be with her Lord at the age of 90. She was born October 17, 1928 in York, Nebraska to farming couple Benjamin and Anna Buller. A man caught her eye immediately in church one day and she ended up marrying the love of her...

Robert (Bob) Ray, 85, of Meridian, died Monday, November 26, 2018, at his home of natural causes. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2018, at Morris Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tom Miller officiating. Bob was born October 3, 1933, in Boise, to Edgar and Marie Ray. Bob and Peggy were married March 7,...

David Gordon St. George of Kuna, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018. He passed peacefully as he took his last breath on this earth, and then with his next, was received into the arms of Jesus. Heaven is rejoicing! David enjoyed his 37 years with Idaho Power before retiring. For him, the greater the challenge the more he...

Darlene Joy Rathka passed on November 4, 2018, surrounded by her children.  She was born July 5, 1929, to George and Mary Larson in Basalt, Idaho.  She was the first of five children and has happy memories growing up in Basalt.  Her family moved to Blackfoot and later to Aberdeen where she graduated high school in 1947.  She married Philip...

Donald Stephen Bellomy went to be with his heavenly father on Saturday, November 3, 2018 with his family by his side. Don was born April 7, 1936 in Troy, Idaho to Clara & William Bellomy. At age 8 he moved with his parents to Moscow, Idaho. Don came along late in his parents’ lives and so he was basically an...

Gus Stroozas, born on October 10, 1938 in the village of Strooza, Greece, to John and Victoria Stroozas, passed away at age 80 on October 31, 2018 in Meridian, Idaho. Gus was raised and completed high school in Superior, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Army, returning to Superior, where he married Donna Nelson. They had a son, John,...

Dick passed away peacefully on October 19, 2018 at the age of 84. He was born in Pierre, S.D. on Oct. 3, 1934 to Walt and Kathryn Frazee; he was the fifth of seven children. After graduating from Pierre H.S., he joined the US Navy in 1954, where he was a radio operator (RM3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La....

Jason John Lathim, 48, of Boise, Idaho passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 in a local hospital after suffering complications from a pulmonary embolism.  Born March 26, 1970 in Boise, Idaho, Jason was the son of John and Lynda (Wallace) Lathim. He attended school in the Boise area and loved playing football.  Even before he was out of high...