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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Margaret (Bradbury) Lawler was born January 18, 1923 in Nottingham England to Percy and Millie (Packer) Bradbury.  She attended Forest Fields and Scotholme Schools for Girls in Nottingham.  She was employed as a clerk/typist by Blower Brothers and Bairswear Ltd.    During World War II she was employed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company. On October 27, 1944, she...

Jeffrey Shane Branson, age 57, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 of natural causes. Jeff was born on July 1, 1960 in Pocatello, Idaho to Lynn Scott (Bud) and Betty (Day) Branson. He attended elementary school in Pocatello, Fairmont Junior High in Boise, and graduated from Capital High School in 1978. He later attended Boise State University and graduated from the...

Loyde Monte Kuka, 85, passed into Glory quietly at home with family on January 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth, four children, Ronald of Madison WI, Jennifer Eisenberg (Rodney) of Richmond KY, Daniel (Deaneen) of Wendell ID, and Samuel (Melody) of Chiang Mai, Thailand, 12 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, one brother Ronald (Kay) of...

Frances May House passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center on January 8, 2017 from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. The third of eight children, Frances, was born at St. Luke’s on December 19, 1926 to Louis H. and Jessie May House. She lived most of her 90-year life in Boise, a city she cherished. Following graduation from Boise High...

Donald Vern Royse, 85, of Boise, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Boise. Donald was born on September 29, 1931 in Berryville, Arkansas to Verne M. Royse and Ruby Winfrey Royse.  He moved with his family to Idaho and graduated from Gooding High School.  Donald married Lila Mae Holmes, the love of his life, on July 7, 1956, in Ontario,...

Dr. Dehryl A. “Tony” Dennis, 75, of Boise, died Sunday, January 8, 2017, at home of natural causes, and was surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born on June 9, 1941 in Gooding, Idaho, to Elvin J. and Muriel Bain Dennis. He graduated from Melba High School in 1959, received a B.A. from Graceland University in 1963, his M.A....

Harold A. M. Masters died peacefully at home during the early morning hours of Saturday, January 7, 2017. Dad’s passing was bathed in the prayers, appreciation and love of his family. Dad generously gave of himself to each of us, loving us unconditionally. His love and caring support were gifts that formed us, filled us and will be carried with...