Vicki Kay Napier, 69, of Meridian, died on May 31, 2018 at her home. Vicki was born October 18, 1948 in Vancouver, Washington, to Richard Bruce Walton and Phyllis Ruth Garnett. She went to both grade school and high school in Portland, Oregon. After, she attended nursing school at Mt. Hood Community College. She graduated from the college’s first nursing...

1932 – 2018 Jane Marie Hanson Benson, 85, passed away May 30, 2018 with family by her side. She was born July 20, 1932 in Logan, Utah to Ernest Leroy and Virginia Stevens Hanson. Jane grew up in Logan and after graduating from high school moved to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah. At the University, she...

Helen was born July 19, 1924 in Rupert, Idaho to Wilburn and Mary Long.  Graduating Rupert High School in 1942, she attended many of the All School Reunions.  Helen married Jerry Yelton in the fall of 1942.  Most of her working life, Helen was a bookkeeper, accountant and office manager.  She retired from Higgins and Rutledge Insurance.  Helen and Jerry...

Jaclyn Jean Downing Greeley was a feisty and stubborn woman with nine lives. At least. She came close to leaving this earth a few times, but couldn’t do it without a proper, final party. She spent her last days hosting nearly 40 friends and family members in the hospital ICU, with no regard for the two visitor rule. Mani-pedis, honey-walnut...

When we remember Beth Lynelle Henke Benjamin Barr, a word that comes to mind is “strength.” She was strong in her faith, strong in her choices and decisions, and strong in her opinions, feelings, and views. It was that strength that helped her fight a 4 year-long battle with cancer, raise four active boys into exceptional men, and survive watching...

Richard (Dick) Golden Shutz was born to Homer Sampson Shutz and Goldie Alice Sparhawk Shutz on November 29, 1934 in Boise, Idaho, joining older brothers George Arnold (Arnie) Sisson and Donald Homer Shutz, and acquiring the childhood name, Ritz. Dick's first job was at the Boulevard Market from 1951 to 1953, where his many responsibilities included meat cutter and operating...

Our beloved Victor Constantine Cocotis passed away unexpectedly on Thursday April 12th in Boise ID, at the age of 73.  Vic traveled all over the west, and in 1973 he opened Western Homes Construction Company in Boise. He then opened the Symposion Cocktail Bar in 1975, which is still going strong today. Once voted the Best in Boise, The “Sympo”...

Charmian Joyce Millicent Buck was born September 29, 1917 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, British Columbia to Arthur and Lulu Melora Jacobson. When Charm was a baby, the family moved to live with Arthur’s parents in N. Hutton North Dakota. Charm was a young girl and had a brother, Maurice, when they moved to Minnesota to live with family on a farm,...

1938 ~ 2017 What a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. A graduate of Houghton College in New York state with a science degree, she taught high school chemistry and biology. She and her husband Don then went to work with Village Missions pastoring churches in rural America, and also doing representative work for the mission. Together, they served with Village...

Jo M. Downend passed April 5, 2018 at Emerson House following a recent fall. Jo was born July 2, 1926 at Nampa, ID to Howard and Lucy Morrow and for the first few years lived in Mountain Home with her family on a farm attending school at Ten Mile. While her parents didn't think it was necessary, she was determined...

Mark Kormylo, 42, has passed on to the next life and now watches over his loved ones from a joyful place. In this life he was a hero, an inspiration, and a sustaining force to all who were privileged to know him. As a brother, son, medical professional, friend, and father Mark was truly larger than life, and will be...

Bill was born in Shannon City, Iowa on June 1, 1926, to Harry and Mary Kelley. He was the oldest son with an older sister Margaret and younger twin siblings, Bernard and Bernadine. Bill passed away at the age of 91 on March 21 st at his residence in Meridian, Idaho. Bill graduated from Afton High School in Iowa and...

Rex Allen Winn Jr., 43, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 10, 2018 in a local hospital of natural causes. A graveside Service will be Tuesday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at Dry Creek Cemetery. Rex was born in Boise, Idaho on July 18, 1974, to Rex Allen Winn Sr. and Barbara Ann Nealey Winn. He grew up in the Treasure...

1928 - 2018 Gladys M. Johnson, 89, of Boise, passed away on March 4, 2018. Born Dec 10, 1928, at home, in Minneapolis, MN, she was the fifth of six children born to Ernest and Dagney Asp, and grew up with her family operating a boarding house near the University of Minnesota. She recounted stories of learning how to make...

Em was born in Castle Shannon, PA on March 1, 1918 Died in Boise, Idaho on March 6, 2018 He had just turned 100 years old! SIBLINGS: Catharina, born & deceased in Europe Steve, born & deceased in Europe Ted, born in Galicia, came to USA before 1918, deceased Ann, born in USA, deceased Em, deceased Mary Bokman (Bob), both...

Daren McIntier passed away March 3 rd , 2018 following a long illness.  Daren was born June 26, 1934 in Lyman , Idaho to John Wayne and Rhoda Louise (Hall) McIntier.  Daren grew up in Eastern Idaho and joined the U.S. Air Force in November of 1951 where he served for 8 years. He met the love of his life...

James McDonald passed away Sunday February 25th, 2018 at home. James was born July 20th, 1946 in Beach, ND.  His parents, Robert and Lucille McDonald, had 3 children. James was born as the middle child, having Robert Jr. and Patricia as his older and younger siblings. He grew up all over Montana, moving quite a bit for his father to...

Kenneth (Ken) George Lee, 96, of Culver City, CA passed away peacefully in his sleep in the presence of family on February 20, 2018 from complications following a bout with the flu while on a golfing trip in the Phoenix area. Funeral Services will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise, ID on March 2 at 2 PM. Graveside...

Maxine, age 90, went to heaven peacefully  at her home February 17 with both her children at her side. She was born to Jacob and Dacy Zimmerman  on the family wheat farm near Horace, Kansas on March 5, 1927.  She happily lived there with her parents, her two younger brothers, and paternal grandparents until the age of nine.  Then they...

Flora Schweitzer, 93, of Boise returned to her Heavenly Father on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society – Boise Village. Flora was born January 16, 1925, on the family farm in Gackle, North Dakota, to Christine (Bentz) and John Schmidt. Flora, the only daughter, was the third of four children. She learned to speak and write English, in...