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Ted R. Allphin

Ted R. Allphin

Ted R. Allphin passed away February 24, 2015.  Ted was born December 15, 1926 in Blackfoot, Idaho and grew up in Moore, Idaho. He served in the Navy during World War II.  After his discharge, he moved to the Boise area.  He was employed by Idaho Power for 37 years. He was preceded in death by his parents and a...

Donna Marie Patrick Pilakowski

Donna Marie Patrick Pilakowski

Donna M. Pilakowski, 86, of Meridian, Idaho, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in a local care center. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m., May 2, 2015, at 686 Woodbury Dr., Meridian, ID.  Cremation was under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Donna was born on December 4, 1928 in Clearwater, Nebraska, the daughter of Guy...

Walter "Walt" Lyman Bonney Jr.

Walter "Walt" Lyman Bonney Jr.

Walter "Walt" Lyman Bonney was born on May 30, 1927 in Gannett, Idaho.  He passed away on February 20, 2015 in Boise, Idaho. He was the son of Walter L. Bonney and Gretchen Alma Roler.  He lived in Emmett, Idaho until 1941, served in the Navy in World War II, and lived two years in Mtn. City, Nevada.  He married...

Betty Dolores Mccoy

Betty Dolores Mccoy

On June 1, 1934, a legend; Betty Dolores McCoy, was born in Spencer, Indiana.  She was one in a million and was loved by everyone that knew her.  On August 9, 1953, Betty married Harold Edward McCoy in Spencer, Indiana.  She was the best wife, sister, mom, grandma and friend anyone could ever dream of having.  She never failed at...

Kathleen (Kay) Paff Guarino

Kathleen (Kay) Paff Guarino

Kathleen was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on August 26, 1926 and passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father, in Boise, Idaho on January 30, 2015. Kay married John Guarino in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, in August of 1948.  John and Kathleen had three sons, and lived in many different states, prior to settling in Boise, Idaho in 1974. Mom...

Loyd Ralph Englehorn

Loyd Ralph Englehorn

Loyd Ralph Englehorn, 77, died on February 4, 2015 of esophageal/liver cancer. He passed away at home surrounded by his family. Loyd was born on August 2, 1937 in Caldwell, Idaho to Ralph “Lefty” and Ruth Englehorn. He attended Caldwell schools and graduated from Caldwell High School in 1955. He attended College of Idaho before enlisting in the Idaho 116th...

Doris M. Haworth

Doris M. Haworth

Doris M. Haworth, 87, passed away on January 28, 2015 at home with her husband and son at her side. Hers was a full and joyful life. Doris was born October 6,1927, in Compton, CA, to Ora B. and Ruth Hughes Foster . Within two years of her birth, the family moved to the Cascade, ID, area, where she grew...

Olive Elizabeth Woods Folwell

Olive Elizabeth Woods Folwell

Olive Elizabeth Woods Folwell 1915 - 2015 Olive Elizabeth Woods Folwell passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2015, at her home in Nampa, Idaho, surrounded by members of her family. Olive was born, May 19, 1915 at her home in Jerusalem, Idaho, the Daughter of Roan Sheridan Woods and Minnie Lovinnia Hanson Woods and was the fifth of eight...

William (Bill) Wallace

William (Bill) Wallace

William (Bill) Wallace, son of James Franklin Wallace and Charlotte Elizabeth Beach, was born in Broadbent, Oregon on June 11, 1930 and died January 20, 2015 in Nampa, Idaho of natural causes. He was 84. He attended White Settlement School 1 st – 8 th grades, graduating Salutatorian from Vale H.S. in 1948. He started his military career in the...

Barry Lynn Fuess

Barry Lynn Fuess

Barry Lynn Fuess passed away on Saturday January 3 rd at the Idaho State Veteran’s Home after a long illness. Barry was born July 7, 1940 in Booneville, New York to Ronald and Eleanor Fuess. He was the oldest of three boys.  He lived in many towns including Otego, NY, Mohawk, NY, Oneonta, NY, and Madison, NY before settling in...

Brian F. O’Neill

Brian F. O’Neill

Brian F. O’Neill, 69, passed away at home on Monday January 19, 2015. Services will be held at 9:00 am Friday, January 23 rd at Alden Waggoner Funeral Chapel at 5400 Fairview Ave, Boise, Idaho 83706.  Burial will follow at 11:00 am at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.  Friends may call from 4:00 until 8:00 pm Thursday, January...

Carol May Martin

Carol May Martin

Carol May Martin was born January 4, 1939 to David and Katherine Sichwart in Fort Morgan , Colorado and passed away on January 6, 2014 in Meridian , Idaho .  She met and married the love of her life S.G. Martin on October 25, 1973 in Winnemucca , Nevada .  She loved gardening, fishing, camping, fancy work, and spending time...

Lisa York Henne

Lisa York Henne

April 29, 1965 – January 10, 2015 Lisa was born to Jim and Mary York on April 29, 1965 in Laramie, Wyoming. The family then moved to Granger Utah where her little brother, Richard, was born October 26, 1966.  Her first fishing trip was to Hattie Lake in windy Laramie at one-week old.  Lisa’s growing-up years were spent in Juneau...

Noreen Gentsch

Noreen Gentsch

11/17/1940 ~ 1/10/2015

Anna M. Blunt

Anna M. Blunt

Anna M. Blunt, 81, of Boise, died on Sunday, January 4, 2014 in a local care center. At her request, no services will be held. Arrangements are with Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Anna was born on June 26, 1933, in San Jose, CA, to Ricardo Dinatale and Della Renna. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Blunt; Anthony Dinatale,...

Richard Neil Gilbreth

Richard Neil Gilbreth

Richard Neil Gilbreth was born on July 4, 1949.  He passed away on January 3, 2015, in the early morning hours as a result of a cardiac arrest earlier that week. Dick was born in Spokane and except for a short  time living in Portland, spent his childhood and school years there.   Dick graduated from Shadle Park High School in...

Vanessa Schmidt

Vanessa Schmidt

Vanessa Schmidt, 58, of Meridian, died on January 3, 2015, at home of natural causes. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at 11 a.m., at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Vanessa was born on February 13, 1956, in North Platte, Nebraska to Robert Call and Sandy O'Neill. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1974. Vanessa...

Jason Trevor Yost

Jason Trevor Yost

Jason “JT” Yost began his journey on August 20, 1976, the eldest son of Michael Yost and Linda (Plumlee) Yost. His journey came to a sudden stop at the gates of heaven on December 31, 2014 where he was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, his father Michael, and grandparents. Jason was born and raised in Emmett , Idaho ,...

Joy Suzanne Gallagher

Joy Suzanne Gallagher

Joy Suzanne Gallagher (Nee Clarke) was born in Calgary, Alberta March 25, 1946.  Joy passed away December 19, at her home in Boise, Idaho, loving wife of Philip Gallagher.  She was predeceased by her parents William and Nesta Clarke, sisters Lenore Redel and Mona Cherniwchan.  Survived by her sister Marion Moyes, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Joy attended school in...

Laura Alice Clark Hoshaw

Laura Alice Clark Hoshaw

Laura Alice Clark Hoshaw, age 105, beloved mother and grandmother died peacefully on December 17, 2014 at the Life Care Center in Mount Vernon, WA.  A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Parkview Christian Church, 201 W. Ustick Road, Meridian. Laura was born on December 31, 1908 in Olathe, CO, near Montrose,...

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