Anthony Scott “Tony” Powers passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Tony was born July 13, 1960, in Boise, Idaho, to John Larkin Powers and Barbara Ann (Scott) Powers. He grew up and attended school at Hawthorne Elementary, East Junior High, and Boise High. He earned an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering...

Bernadine Alexander left us on July 13, 2016 at the age of 86. She was born in Missoula, Montana on March 1, 1930 to Everett Bradford and Dorothy Grace MacGregor Bradford. Her parents divorced when she was quite young and she and her older brother, Vernon, moved to the Oregon Coast with their Dad. They came to Boise in 1944...

Opal McDonald Leaper passed away in her home Saturday, July 23, 2016. Her husband Bill, her daughter Jessie, and her son-in-law Jim were by her side. She was the fourth child of J. Henry Richardson and Eva Marie Cannon. Her first husband, Burch McDonald, and her son Burch H. McDonald predeceased her. She is survived by her husband, Bill Leaper,...

Gary Peterson, age 77, passed away on July 19, 2016. He was born in Boise, ID on January 24, 1939 to Margaret Cheeley Peterson and Roland Peterson. He grew up on Washington Street where the Boise High athletic field is today. He attended Central Grade School, North Junior High School and Boise High School. After high school, he attended Boise...

Ira Dale Cash was born in Tremonton, Utah September 9, 1926 to Vertrees and Marie Cash. He passed away July 1, 2016 at the age of 89. On September 9, 1943, at the age of 17, Dale joined the US Navy. He did his basic training at Farragut Naval Training Station in Bayview Idaho. Dale served on the USS Otter...

Mary moved to Meridian, Idaho from Ridgeway, Missouri with her parents (Lee) Roy Allen and Flossie Allen in 1936. Mary and her seven siblings, Margaret (Wylie,) Roe, Lee, Bob, Jack, Don, and Martha (Campbell), traveled to Idaho in their Model A two door sedan, pulling a small trailer along with the hunting dog and family cat. The Allen family lived...

Mildred “Millie” Witt, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Boise. She was born April 4, 1921, to Nicholas and Hazel Gervinka in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada—the youngest of ten children. Millie was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters. She is survived by her son, Richard (Carol) Witt of Boise,...

Scott W. Green of Boise, Idaho peacefully passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016, surrounded by his family and close friends. Scott was born in Boise, Idaho on April 18, 1953 to Ernie and Bette Green. He graduated from Capital High School in 1971 and then went on to graduate from Boise State University in 1975. He was an outstanding...

Shannon Dale Fish was born July 30, 1929 to Marjorie Went and Lawrence Tuttle in Snoqualmie, Washington and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 23, 2016. Growing up the daughter of an avid hunting and fishing enthusiast she developed an appreciation of the outdoors, streams and rivers in Washington’s Cascade Range at an early age. Playing in...

Steven “Steve” Donald Brown left this earth too soon on July 18th, 2016. Steve was greeted by his mother in heaven where they spent the next day celebrating her birthday together. Steve passed away after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was loved more than anyone could have imagined and will be missed by anyone who had the joy...

Burt M. Canfield, 95, went home to be with Jesus on July 27, 2016. He was born February 10, 1921 in Boise to Robert and Mamie Canfield. Burt was the third of their five children. At a few months of age, his family returned to their homestead in Rockland, Idaho where the family dry farmed before returning to Boise. Burt...

Carl W. (Bill) Birch, 93, of Star, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his home. Carl was born on October 16, 1922 in Star, Idaho to Fred W. Birch and Hazel Ottie Hughes Birch. He was one of two sons. He graduated from Star High School. Carl married Lois Slauter on May 24, 1947 at the Church of the...

Cheryl L. Becker, 65, of Boise, died on Monday, August 1, 2016.  Cheryl was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on December 30, 1950.  Cheryl lived in Boise since she was 5 years old.  She worked for the Idaho Department of Transportation in accounts receivable for 35 years and retired in 2014.  She enjoyed sewing and crocheting and also like to decorate...

Connie’s journey with cancer ended on 7/7/16. Who was Connie? She was kind, fair, easy-going, humorous, fun-loving, hardworking and determined. If she set her mind to do something, by gosh she did it. Less than 2 weeks before her death, she participated in the Relay for Life (“I said I was going to do it”). In 1985, she hiked the...

June Louise Prosser Eiguren (aged 92) passed away peacefully, July 13, 2016, surrounded by her family. June was born February 22, 1924 to Elwyn Amos “Pete” and Alice Prosser in LaGrande, Oregon. She married John Blas “Johnny” Eiguren on November 8, 1946 in Emmett, Idaho. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Middleton, then to Barber, and in 1932...

Wallace Allen (Wally) Walker of Boise, passed away on July 6, 2016. He was born May 26, 1927 to William F. and Margaret Walker. Wally was raised in Boise’s north end and graduated from Boise High School in 1945. He then enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at Whidbey Island Washington. Wally then attended Boise Junior College and Washington...

Wanda Ann Watson, 85, passed away June 2, 2016 at her home in Boise. Wanda was born on July 10, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jenney and Jesse Plummer. Wanda was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend. She will be sorely missed by all. She dedicated her career to special education and served as a teacher in...

Margaret W. Marrinan, 88, of Boise, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a local care facility. Marrinan, Margaret W., 88, of Boise, died on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a local care facility. Arrangements are pending with the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/idahostatesman/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-w-marrinan&pid=180585528&fhid=6414#sthash.M4fFa69A.dpuf

Flora Jean Little Werry was born June 8, 1926, died June 24, 2016 at age 90. She was born in her parent's house at the Little Lost River Ranch near Howe, ID. Known as Jean, she was the second youngest of nine siblings born to James Dalgleish Little and Roberta Alice (Mays) Little. Jean started grade school in Howe’s one...

Robert E. “Bob” Wood, 84, of Boise, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died Friday, June 10, 2016 in a Boise care center. Bob was born April 23, 1932, in Eagle Point, OR, to John T. and Velma Wood. At the age of 7, his family moved to Marsing, Idaho to farm. He graduated from Marsing High School in 1950...