Rosemary W. Hartwig Peterson Swanson left us due to COPD and moved right into the arms of her beloved Saviour, Jesus Christ on Jan. 11, 2017. Rosemary was born in Wisconsin to Karl and Agnes (Heinz) Hartwig on July 30, 1930. Being the oldest of seven, much of her time was spent in helping her mother with the large family....

Mae Ellen (Prior) Wright was born to Fern C. and Charles R. Prior on February 22, 1927 in Hazelton, Idaho and was reunited with her beloved husband on January 8, 2017. Mae Ellen grew up on a homestead near Murtaugh, Idaho. In later years she spoke fondly of her childhood on a farm; her father's infectious curiosity for all things...

Suzanne Marie Rinehart, 55, died at her home in Caldwell on December 28, 2016, after fighting pancreatic cancer. A memorial service and celebration of Suzanne’s life will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 31, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 West Fairview Avenue, Boise, ID. The family will greet friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Suzanne was born...

Kenneth L. Hopkins, 82, of Eagle, Idaho died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at home of natural causes. Kenneth was born July 29, 1934 in Nampa, Idaho the son of Harold and Mildred Trotter Hopkins. He grew up in Caldwell graduating from Caldwell High School. He then attended the College of Idaho. Kenneth served honorably in the Idaho Army National Guard...

David Paul Pfankuch was born July 27, 1958 in Omaha, Nebraska to Bonnita (Peterson) and Paul W. Pfankuch. He attended Flathead High School, Dana College, Flathead Valley Community College and Montana State Billings. He has resided in Nebraska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, and Idaho. His son Kyhl Anderson Pfankuch was born on October 8, 1982. On December 26,...

Evelyn Mae McCoy, 84, of Boise, died on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in a local retirement facility. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 9th, at 10 a.m., at the Maple Grove Chapel, 2323 N. Maple Grove Rd., LDS Ward on the Corner of Maple Grove and Northview. A viewing will start at 9 a.m. in the Relief...

Steven Michael Hall, 59, Meridian passed away suddenly on December 10, 2016. Steve was born in San Pablo, California on February 28, 1957, to Guy V. and Margie Hall. Steve and his family moved to Twin Falls in 1968. Steve attended schools in Twin Falls and Boise State University. While attending Boise State, he began working in the vegetable seed...

Heather “Anne” Redman, 81, of Boise, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016, with her daughters by her side at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life is being planned in spring 2017. She was born Heather Anne MacLean on October 12, 1935, in Pasadena, California, 13 minutes before her identical twin sister Lynne. At the age of nine,...

George Marko passed away of natural causes at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, December 6th; he was 95. George was born in Portage, Pennsylvania, a small mining community in the Allegheny Mountains, on January 4th, 1921, the fourth of seven children, to Andrew and Mary Marko. As an infant, the family moved to Reitz Number Two, another mining...

Cliff, 57, born to Richard and Jackie Turnupseed, May 23rd 1956. "And they Loved a boy even more then they loved themselves and called him Son" Those of us left behind are full of grief and sorrow, but we know he is definitly in heaven safe in the arms of the Lord. He was deeply devoted to God and his...

Jackie was born Jan.23, 1931, to John L. and Stella M. Greene in Bellingham Washington. She was the youngest of 4 girls. Joanne Claus, Margie Knudson and Shirley Stewart. In her passing-"the family link is now joined." How do you put all your heart and love into a few paragraphs of how wonderful a lady our Mother was...it's impossible. But...

Sharon Lee Slater, 82 of Boise passed away at home Sunday November 13, 2016 of natural causes. She was born September 5, 1934 in New Plymouth to parents Archie and Nina Baxter. She was the youngest of three sisters and grew up in Weiser. Sharon went from first grade to graduation from Weiser High with her best friend to this...

Born to Shannon and Richard D Fish and raised in his birthplace of Seattle, Wa., attending Bellevue High School and then on to the University of Washington. Tom lived the majority of his adult life in Boise, Idaho. A beautiful mind, gentle soul, kind heart, well-read intellectual, Jeopardy guru, Beatles fan, skier, writer, humorist, amazingly resilient man, dedicated son and...

Jerry Beard was born in Ames, Iowa and grew up in Caldwell, Idaho. He was proud of being an Eagle Scout, an early-life endeavor that prepared him for larger commitments to come. His love of swimming demanded a devotion to this sport--first on the high school swim team, then as a swim competitor on college scholarship, and in later years,...

Patricia “Trish” Lee Weaver Vetsch was born to Jim and Ione Weaver on November 7th, 1951 in    Grand Junction, CO, and she passed away November 23, 2016 in Boise, ID. Trish (also known as Tricia by some of her friends) grew up in the Boise area and graduated from Borah High School. She married John C. Vetsch on June 4th,...

Roger Lee Dutton was the 14th of 15 children born to A.W. and Mildred Dutton on September 12, 1940, in Cody, Wyoming.  He was the first baby boy born in the original Cody Hospital.  Roger was raised on the family farm on Lower Sage Creek and attended Cody Schools.  He served in the  Army reserve and completed boot camp at...

Larry (Lawrence Dale) Van Cleef passed away Saturday November 26th of natural causes. He was born April 29th, 1939 to JD and Blanche Van Cleef in Burns Oregon. Larry had an older brother, Ron. The two of them competed in everything they could, including things like hiking 29 miles from Warm Lake to Highway 55. Legend has it that the...

Gerald Eldon Ward “Jerry” was born in Portland, OR on December 10, 1923 to Gerald “Babe” Ward and Vida Cole Ward of Eagle and Star area. He graduated from Star and Eagle schools in 1941 and joined the Navy during World War II. During World War II he was stationed in the South Pacific on a mine sweeper. Upon his...

Lila May (Benedict) Renk died peacefully at home at the age of 94, on October 21, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Lila was born at home to Ralph and Cordie (Burton) Benedict on April 16, 1922. She grew up on the family farm near Rupert, Idaho, the second of three children. When she was just five, Lila’s older sister,...

Ethel was born in Hiawatha, Nebraska on February 4, 1919 to Frank Nelson and Elda Perdue Nelson. She was the eldest of three siblings, brothers James and Cecil Nelson and sister Fay Boucher. Ethel married Dorence Newcomb and through this union five children were born. The family moved from Cambridge, Nebraska to Boise in 1950. Ethel was a waitress at...