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Beverley Hayes Koll

Beverley Hayes Koll

Beverley H. Koll passed away peacefully of natural causes on February 15, 2017. She was born July 13, 1928 in Boise, Idaho; a daughter of Jack and Geneva Hayes. Bev graduated from Boise High School in 1946 and later attended Boise Junior College and the University of Idaho, where she excelled in having a full social life filled with many...

Carole Jean Clark

Carole Jean Clark

Carole Jean Clark, 85, of Garden City, died on February 8, 2017 at home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Carole was born in Boise, on July 21, 1931 to Leonard Leitzke and Bessie Irene Penninger (Dunn). She attended North Jr. High School and graduated from Boise, High....

Cheryl Lynn Heffner (Spriggs)

Cheryl Lynn Heffner (Spriggs)

On February 15, 2017 at 5:45pm, after a short battle with colon cancer, Cheryl stepped across the threshold from earth to heaven and went to be with her Lord and savior. She was greatly loved by her family and many friends, and will be missed immensely. Cheryl was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on February 28, 1952, the first born to...

Neal Visser

Neal Visser

Neal was born on March 30, 1943 in Los Angeles to Fred Visser and Frieda Ernestine (Neal) Visser. His full name was Frederick Neal Visser. He walked into Heaven on February 11, 2017 in the early morning hours in Caldwell ID. He was one of four children – Marilyn (Marlie) Hansen, Dorothy (Mieke) Visser and Dave Visser (wife Kathy). Neal’s...

Patricia (Patti) Stedtnitz

Patricia (Patti) Stedtnitz

Patricia Josephine Stedtnitz, 74, was born September 3, 1942 in Holdrege Nebraska. She was raised in a loving home by her parents with her brothers and sister. Her parents raised her and her siblings in the catholic faith and she attended catholic school. Faith, hope, and love were the tenements that she found refuge in. They were the principles she...

Dwayne Spangler

Dwayne Spangler

Dwayne Spangler, 88, passed away peacefully at home on February, 2, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Dwayne was born May 18, 1928, one of seven children to Earl & Jenny Spangler in Champion, Nebraska. The family relocated to Hammett when Dwayne was a child and he attended school in Glenns Ferry. As a young adult and father, Dwayne enjoyed...

Zack H. Watson

Zack H. Watson

Zack H. Watson, 38, passed away suddenly at his home in Eagle, ID on February 9, 2017. Zack was born on July 29, 1978 to Bruce and Gail Watson in Boise, ID.  Zack loved baseball and was the pitcher at Centennial High School where he graduated.  After graduation Zack worked as an electrician in Alaska, North Dakota and Idaho. Zack's...

Aurelia Ann Groves

Aurelia Ann Groves

Aurelia Ann Diffendaffer Groves Aurelia Ann was good enough for an old gal with a young heart. After 65 years, that young heart gave out Sunday February 5th due to pancreatic cancer. Her mottos in later life include: Ya gotta make your own party! There’s a pony in there somewhere! It’s a Beautiful Day! With Grace and Tenacity: To Face...

Frank Malinowski Jr

Frank Malinowski Jr

Frank Malinowski JR, age 79, passed away February 2, 2017 in Meridian Idaho.  Frank was born in Detroit Michigan to Frank & Elizabeth Malinowski.  Frank grew up in Detroit with an engineering mind, and love of music.  Jazz in particular. He attended college at Lawrence Institute of Technology in Michigan where he acquired three separate engineering degrees.  His first engineering...

Doris Lloyd (Shaw) Mauk

Doris Lloyd (Shaw) Mauk

Doris Lloyd (Shaw) Mauk, known as “Honey” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Boise, Idaho on Friday, January 13, 2017. At the time of her death, Honey was only a few months shy of her 100th birthday. Doris Mauk’s parents, Dr. Lloyd and Elizabeth Shaw, settled in Idaho in 1913, where...

Dorothy T. Alexander

Dorothy T. Alexander

Dorothy June Taylor Alexander died January 27, 2017 of natural causes. Born in Livingston, MT in 1920, Dorothy’s parents, Emmett Gordon and Winifred Vincent Taylor, and older sister, Cleda Taylor Laing, moved to Missoula, where she graduated from Missoula Co. H.S. in 1938. An avid horsewoman, she majored in music at the University of Montana, where she met her husband,...

Edwin Joseph Silvers

Edwin Joseph Silvers

Edwin Joseph Silvers (December 3, 1915 to January 22, 2017) E.J. was born on December 3, 1915 at home, on the north side of Chicago, across from Wrigley field. He was a life time fan of the Chicago Cub baseball team. His parents were Joseph Charles Silvers and mother Selma "Sally" Ida Silvers. He had his own band when he...

Lavern Marvin Anderson

Lavern Marvin Anderson

LaVern Marvin Anderson, 68, of Boise, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his home, of natural causes. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel and Crematory.  A military service and interment will take place at the Ketchum Cemetery in April or May 2017 when weather allows it. LaVern was born on Feb. 6, 1948 in Hailey, Blaine...

Lorene Arambarri

Lorene Arambarri

Lorene Arambarri was born May 7, 1921 in Picabo, Idaho. She went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 on Monday Feb 6th, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Followers of Christ church officiating. Lorene was born in a log cabin on Silver Creek where she learned the meaning of hard work...

Michael “Mike” Whitham

Michael “Mike” Whitham

Michael “Mike” Whitham, 62, of Meridian passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Mike was born October 16, 1954 in St. Johns Newfoundland, Canada to his parents Roy L. “Whit” and Betty (Personett) Whitham. Mike was very proud of his parents’ service in the armed forces, as a child he lived all over the United States, including a short...

Michael Ray O’Hara

Michael Ray O’Hara

Michael Ray O’Hara was born on March 22, 1949 to Raymond O’Hara and Margaret (Wilson) O’Hara, in Spokane, Washington. He passed away in Yuma, Arizona on January 21, 2017 of natural causes. In his younger years, he lived in California and Alaska, then returned to Spokane where he graduated from North Central High School. After graduating from high school, he...

Wyoma M. Wann

Wyoma M. Wann

Wyoma M. Wann was born in Star City Arkansas on Sep. 14, 1928 where she lived with her parents Joe Vaughn “Pete” and Marguerite Bennett and her brother Vaughn “Sonny” Bennett. Wyoma passed away on Jan. 9, 2017 at Hillcrest Assisted Living in Boise, where she had resided for several years. She married James Gillespie in 1947. Her only child...

Richard “Dick” Kyle

Richard “Dick” Kyle

Richard “Dick” Kyle (age 88) passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter and son-in-law on January 21st. Dick was born May 11, 1928, to Braz Lee and Alene Kyle in Meridian, Idaho. He left school in the eighth grade to help support his family and worked at any job that would come his way. Dick enlisted in the...

Darrell Earl Leatham

Darrell Earl Leatham

Darrell Earl Leatham 80, passed away January 15th in the arms of his beloved wife. Darrell was born March 21, 1936 in Hagerman to Earl & Esther Leatham. He attended school in Hagerman and graduated with an architectural degree from Idaho State University in 1959. In 1963 at only 27 years old, he started his own business and his venture...

Jack Owen Bailey, Jr.

Jack Owen Bailey, Jr.

Jack Owen Bailey, Jr., 75, passed away January 24, 2017 at home in Boise/Idaho City. Jack was born August 25, 1941 in Upland, California. Jack is survived by his wife, Rosemary, four step sons, Steven, Scott and Shaun Murdock and Dale Harless; grandchildren, Joshua, Sarah, Kevin, David, and Riva Murdock; and two great granddaughters, Haven and Scarlett. No services are...

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