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Fay W. Barnes

Fay W. Barnes

Fay W. Barnes, 92, of Boise, Idaho went to heaven on June 17, 2016. He was born June 22, 1923 in unincorporated Weissert, NE, the fifth of six sons born to Ralph and Myrtle (Bishop) Barnes. As a young child, Fay moved with his family to the Sunnyslope area of southwest Idaho. As a grade school boy, Fay had a...

John T. Potts

John T. Potts

John Theodore Potts 1954 – 2016, 62, of West Valley City, Utah, loving Son, Brother, Brother-in-law, Uncle, and Great Uncle died June, 24, 2016. John was born January 20, 1954 in Boise, Idaho to Donald T. Potts and Wilma J. (Jean) Potts. John grew up in Idaho. John enjoyed his career that took him to many states and Greece over...

Kevin Rudolf Guth

Kevin Rudolf Guth

Kevin Rudolf Guth, “Rudie”,  passed away on Sunday June 26 th in a tragic motorcycle accident while riding with his best friend Gerald by his side. He will be remembered that day wearing a huge smile, exclaiming “this is amazing- I love it so much!” Kevin was born on April 24, 1964 to his proud parents, Maxine and Dieter Guth,...

Kevin Rudolf Guth

Kevin Rudolf Guth

Kevin Rudolf Guth, “Rudie”,  passed away on Sunday June 26 th in a tragic motorcycle accident while riding with his best friend Gerald by his side. He will be remembered that day wearing a huge smile, exclaiming “this is amazing- I love it so much!” Kevin was born on April 24, 1964 to his proud parents, Maxine and Dieter Guth,...

Loyd J. And Patricia A. Bliss

Loyd J. And Patricia A. Bliss

Loyd J. Bliss ~ May 9, 1920 – June 10, 2016 Patricia A. Bliss ~ August 17, 1927 – June 11, 2016 It is with heavy and grateful hearts that we share the following: Our father, Loyd Jay Bliss, died June 10th. Our mother, Patricia Ann Bliss, died June 11th, nineteen hours later. We cannot begin to tell you how...

Norma Gail Cousins

Norma Gail Cousins

Norma Gail Cousins 91, died in her sleep of natural causes in Boise on May 29, 2016. A native Idahoan, lover of the arts, world traveler, friend to many, and a Democrat in a search of equality and justice for those less fortunate. Born in Shelley, Idaho in 1924 to Sadie and Glenn Dick into the heart of a large...

Walter Mings

Walter Mings

Beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend, and “Papa” (grandfather) Walter James Mings (“Walt”) of Idaho Falls, Idaho died of natural causes June 11, 2016 in Boise ID. His family surrounded and held him as he died. A lifelong lover of all things intellectual, including puzzles and palindromes, Walt left a palindrome behind when he departed this world at 12:21 pm,...

Carl A. Albertson

Carl A. Albertson

Carl A. Albertson, age 103, died Saturday, June 18, 2016 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Boise on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. under the direction of Alden-Waggoner with pastor Timothy Pauls officiating. Interment will be at Dry Creek Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at...

Landreth (Lanny) Wall

Landreth (Lanny) Wall

Landreth (Lanny) Wall, 72, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home surrounded by his family on June, 11, 2016, after a long battle with lung cancer. Lanny is survived by his beloved wife of 36 years, Esther, son Michael Wall and wife Megan of Issaquah, Washington; Daughter Christine Thomas of Boise Idaho; Daughter TeAnna Kennedy and husband Tim of Durham,...

John Michael Mcleod

John Michael Mcleod

JUNE 11, 2016 will be remembered as a bitter-sweet day by John McLeod’s family and friends who loved him, as that was the day he passed away and was released from pain. John was born in Whitefish, Montana on March 10, 1952 to Jack and Adelaide McLeod, where Jack was an engineer on the Hungry Horse Dam. John was a...

Joann Horton Furey

Joann Horton Furey

JoAnn Horton Furey, 89, of Boise, Idaho, died October 12, 2015 in a Boise hospital of natural causes. Memorial services are to be held in Salmon, Idaho with inurnment at the Salmon Cemetery. JoAnn was born on April 24, 1926 in Burns, Oregon, the daughter of Violet Terrill Horton and Vernon Horton. She grew up in Idaho and graduated from...

Quentin Loring Quickstad, M.D.

Quentin Loring Quickstad, M.D.

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Quentin Loring Quickstad, M.D., 89, passed away in his home on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Quentin was born in Toronto, South Dakota on December 5, 1926. He was the only child of Martin and Alma Quickstad. During his early childhood, he lived on a farm and attended a small one-room country school. Because the Great...

Bethel Roark

Bethel Roark

Bethel Roark left this earth to meet back up with Al on June 9, 2016 with her two daughters by her side. She was born in Boise August 22, 1930 to Roy and Retha Castor. Bethel attended grade school at Pleasantview School on Beacon Light Road in Eagle and graduated as class Valedictorian of Eagle High School in 1948. Bethel...

Shirley A. Peterson

Shirley A. Peterson

Shirley A. Peterson passed away on June 6, 2016 at the age of 81. Service will be held Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11 AM at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Avenue, Boise. The Rev. Kent Conrad will officiate with interment to follow in Dry Creek Cemetery. Shirley was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on January 27, 1935, to...

Lt. Col Mary Elizabeth Nelson

Lt. Col Mary Elizabeth Nelson

Lt. Col Mary E. Nelson of Boise, Idaho died June 6, 2016 in her home in the company of her sister Margaret and brother-in-law Ray Daniels. Mary was born August 12, 1931 in Batavia, NY. Her parents Therese and Richard Williams, and 3 brothers were living on the farm with maternal grandparents Margaret and John Price. After a year the...

William “Bill” James Dunbar

William “Bill” James Dunbar

William “Bill” James Dunbar, 90, died Saturday, June 4, 2016 at his home with his spectacular view and his loving daughters surrounding him. He was born in Boise, on Veteran’s Day – November 11, 1925. He was a true Idaho native living his life in Boise. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy and spent three years on...

Jack Hans Hansen

Jack Hans Hansen

Jack Hans Hansen of Boise, Idaho passed away May 30, 2016 of natural causes. A private inurnment will be held at Dry Creek Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at Wright Community Congregational Church, 4821 W. Franklin Rd., Boise, on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Jack Hans Hansen was born on August 27, 1931 in Boise, Idaho...

John W. Elliott, Jr.

John W. Elliott, Jr.

John was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on September 17, 1949 and died of natural causes at his Boise home on May 23, 2016. His parents John and Alice Elliott, sister Joan Pond and niece Dr. Jodean Elliott-Blakeslee preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Bill and Mary Jeanne Elliott, a nephew Bob and two...

Helen Elaine Hendren Copple-Williamson

Helen Elaine Hendren Copple-Williamson

Helen Elaine Hendren Copple-Williamson, age 92, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home on May 29, 2016. Born August 5, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she moved to Boise as a child with her mother Aleen Hendren and her younger brother Robert. She attended Boise schools, graduating from Boise High School where she was on the debate team, beginning...

Roberta Marie Buffington- Irwin

Roberta Marie Buffington- Irwin

On June 5th, 2016, Roberta Marie Buffington-Irwin, 55, of Garden City, Idaho, passed away peacefully after surrendering to complications of pancreatic cancer in a Boise hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. Roberta “Bert” Irwin was born on October 20, 1960, in Boise, Idaho. She was the daughter of Robert Buffington and Jewel Coralie William-Weatherly. She is...

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