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Local Obituaries for Boise, ID, Ada County & Surrounding Areas

Evelyn Maryann (Garrett) Lindgren

Evelyn Maryann (Garrett) Lindgren

Evelyn MaryAnn (Garrett) Lindgren was born 21 Dec. 1931 to Frank C. and Edna (Sterling) Garrett in a renovated barn in Bronson, Iowa. Mom grew up in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, finally moving with family to Nebraska in 1944. She met Paul Lindgren in a hayfield where she was helping serve lunch to the farmers. They were married 28 Oct. 1948...

Arthur Eugene “Art” Richardson

Arthur Eugene “Art” Richardson

Arthur Eugene Richardson, 87, of Boise, passed away on December 31, 2015 at home of natural causes. Art was born on June 30, 1928 in Castleford, Idaho to John Henry Richardson and Eva Marie (Cannon) Richardson. Art married Wilma D. Richardson on December 15, 1946 in Wells, Nevada. He worked his whole career as a Truck Driver. His interests revolved...

Lorraine Lycklama Childers

Lorraine Lycklama Childers

Lorraine Lycklama Childers, 86, of Boise, died on Monday, December 21, 2015 in a local care center. A viewing will be held on Monday, December 28, from 7-9 p.m. at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. A graveside committal will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 29, at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, with a memorial service following at 2 p.m., at...

Elden Earl Gray

Elden Earl Gray

Elden Earl Gray, age 91, of Boise, Idaho, died peacefully at his home Dec 23, surrounded and supported by his loving family after a courageous fight with cancer. Elden was born June 1924 in Caldwell, Idaho to Elbert and Jessie Gray, the third of five sons and grew up on Ustick Road east of Caldwell . Elden went to Midway...

Mabel Christena (Ely) Schenck

Mabel Christena (Ely) Schenck

Mabel Christena (Ely) Schenck, age 95, was born November 30, 1920 - the only child of Floyd Curtis and Christena (Drader) Ely, in Monitor, Washington. She finished her days in her apartment at Garnet Place Assisted Living on December 23, 2015. When Mabel was a year old, the family moved to Graham, WA, where they established a Jersey dairy farm....

Leatha (Lee) Marie Davenport Mckeown

Leatha (Lee) Marie Davenport Mckeown

Leatha (Lee) McKeown, 50, of Boise, Idaho, passed away in her sleep in her home on December 20, 2015. What mattered most to Lee were her loving daughters Claire, age 20, and Tilly, age 16, who were both home at the time of her passing. Lee was born on January 5, 1965 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to her devoted parents...

Wayne Lyle Van Cleave

Wayne Lyle Van Cleave

Wayne Lyle Van Cleave, 61, was called home to heaven suddenly and unexpectedly while at UW Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, where he was awaiting a liver transplant. He passed just prior to midnight on December 10, 2015, with his loving wife by his side. Wayne was born January 17, 1954 in Boise, Idaho to Rudy and Velma (Dougal) Van...

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after a battle with cancer. She was born on December 20, 1952 to Donald and Theresa (Lechner) Edwards in Lewiston, Idaho. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1971 and attended Lewis-Clark State College. She graduated from LCSC with a degree in Education. She...

Frances Jean Weaver

Frances Jean Weaver

Frances Jean Weaver, 85, passed away in St Luke’s hospital Boise on December 4 th . Fran leaves behind her 4 children, Elizabeth Kristine, James William, Joseph David and Wendy Anne, 5 grand-children, Trista, Morgan, Zachary, Reece and Amanda, and 5 great-grand-children. Fran was born at St Luke’s Hospital in Boise on November 11 th 1930, the only daughter of...

Bob Schmidt

Bob Schmidt

Bob Schmidt, 75, of Meridian died Friday, November 27, 2015 surrounded by family and loved ones of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Bob was born December 26, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa. Bob had an adventuresome life; served in the Navy, sung with Johnny Cash and...

Keith A. Gillette

Keith A. Gillette

Keith A. Gillette, our beloved son and brother, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2015. Keith was born to Jack and Ruth Gillette on January 26, 1958 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He grew up in Boise, graduating from Capital High School in 1976. In 1980 he graduated from Idaho State University with a degree in journalism and moved to California...

Marija Sacko Hunt

Marija Sacko Hunt

Marija Sacko Hunt passed away November 30, 2015. Marija loved sewing garments, knitting, traveling, animals and shopping. She was a faithful member of the Cathedral of the Rockies Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Anna Campbell and her husband, Warren, of Safford, Arizona; granddaughter, Susan Campbell, Minneapolis, Minnesota; cousin, Elena Herndon and her husband, John, of Boise. The...

Michael P. Mcneill

Michael P. Mcneill

Michael Patrick McNeill passed away Nov. 28, 2015 as the result of a tragic car accident. Mike was born November 17, 1951 in Boise, Idaho to Lorraine “Rainee” Heerlein and Creighton “Tom” McNeill.  Mike lived in Boise all of his life, graduating from Boise High School in 1970. Following in his father’s footsteps, Mike joined the Boise Fire Department in...

Angelina Alleman

Angelina Alleman

Angelina "Ann" Alleman, 87, of Meridian, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at her home of natural causes. Angelina was born November 17, 1928, in Veteran, Wyoming, to Andrew and Stella Fillis.  Her father died when she was nine years old, leaving her mother to raise seven kids by herself, the youngest of which was twenty-seven days old.  Her mother worked...

Margaret Smyser

Margaret Smyser

Margaret Smyser 1922 - 2015 93 years ago, on January 29, 1922, Margaret Smyser was born at St. Luke's Hospital in downtown Boise.  As a child, she attended Boise schools until she was a high school sophomore, when her family moved to Great Neck, New York (on Long Island). Graduating from Great Neck High School at the age of 16,...

Alda L. Smith

Alda L. Smith

Alda L. Smith, 86, of Boise, ID, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Dry Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.  Following the service those who would like to visit are invited to Country Time Assisted Living, 277 S....

Linda V. Cole

Linda V. Cole

Linda V. Cole, 64, of Eagle, Idaho, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at home of natural causes. Linda was born on November 21, 1951 in Port Angeles, Washington, the daughter of Audre Doris LaFon and Joseph R. (Bob) Morriss.  She married Ray Cole on May 28, 1970 in Reno, Nevada.  They resided in Colorado and Idaho. Linda had various occupations...

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory, 87, of Boise, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, in Boise of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Cana Chapel, First United Methodist Church-Cathedral of the Rockies with Rev. Dr. Steve Tollefson, Pastor Emeritus officiating.  Inurnment will be in Etna Cemetery, Etna, CA at a later date....

Ramona Mae Beck

Ramona Mae Beck

Ramona Mae Beck, 86 passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015 in Boise, Idaho of natural causes. She was born on November 17 th , 1928 in Nampa, Idaho.  Ramona was the youngest of three children born to Emmett and Ruth (Peebles) Williams.  Ramona, known as Monie to her grandchildren, attended schools in the Happy Valley area and graduated...

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins, 88, of Boise, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in Boise. Dorothy was born on December 22, 1926, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Frederick and Margaret Cowan Fanning.  Dorothy had a twin sister, Louise, who passed in 2013. Dorothy lived in Montreal until she married Gilbert Leon Haskins, on September 28, 1950 in Montreal.  From...