Brian Edward Peterson, 40, passed away March 18th. at home in Boise. Brian was born on February 4th. 1975 to Jim and Pamela (Rose) Peterson. Born at just two and a half pounds, Brian was a fighter from the moment he entered the world until his last moments with us. Brian grew up in Boise and graduated from Centennial High...

Gerald Dean “Jerry” Schimmel, 80, of Boise, passed away on March 18, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2015 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Home. Following the funeral, we will travel by procession to the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for military honors to begin at 3:00 p.m.  A reception to celebrate Jerry and his love, Marlene,...

Donald Ford, 83, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home after an extended illness. Donald was born on February 8, 1932 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the son of Nita and Daymon Ford. He graduated from Hurley High School in Hurley, New Mexico in 1949. He married Colleen Gallagher on October 13, 1950, and they had one...

1931 -2015 Bette Kindall, 83 went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2015 at Life Care Center of Treasure Valley.  Bette was born on July 2, 1930 to Albert and Caroline Drummond, the youngest of their 13 children.  She married Harold Kindall in 1949 and in 1955 moved to Boise where they raised their four children. Bette...

Normadine Dixon died peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at home. Normadine was born on May 17, 1924 in Thayer, Kansas. She was the youngest of three children of Ray and Leola Douglas. When the dust bowl drove her family out of Kansas, they settled in Colorado Springs, CO. In April of 1943 she married her sweetheart, Russell (Bud) Dixon....

Betty Ann Coon, our dearly beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully on March 7, 2015 at age 64 after a six month fight with brain cancer.  We are comforted that she was welcomed by her loving Father in heaven and her own father and mother whom have gone before her. Betty was born on February 28, 1951 to Robert...

Glenrose June Ewing, 85, died peacefully on February 26, 2015 surrounded by her family.  Glenrose was born September 13, 1929 in Elwood, Nebraska to Virgil and Marie Harm. Glenrose’s family moved to Idaho in 1935.  She lived and went to school at numerous places including: Cascade, Garden Valley, Emmett, Star/Middleton, and finally graduated from Meridian in 1947.  She showed a...

Jane D. Howard, 71, was born on January 29, 1944 in Boise, Idaho to Henry Ramsey and Olive Ramsey (Pruitt).  She passed away peacefully on February 25, 2015 at her home in Boise, Idaho, with loved ones by her side.  Jane valiantly fought cancer for the last year of her life.  She lost her battle with cancer but won her...

Barbara Jean Walters, 71, of Boise, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local hospital. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 7 p.m., at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Boise. Barbara was born on October 8, 1943, in Mishawaka, Indiana to Jean Alice (Weisweaver) Davies and Richard Good. She graduated from East Denver...

Terrance (Terry) Michael Burckhard passed away Feb 28th at his home in Boise, ID at the age of 60. He was born Jan 31, 1955 to Joseph (Bill) & Josephine Burckhard in Devils Lake, ND where he was reared and educated. He graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1973. He completed a vocational education program for a Highway Engineer...

Kenneth Robert “Bob” Huff passed away February 11, 2015, at home in Boise at the age of 87. Bob was born July 1, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lawrence and Madge Alice Fisher Huff.  He was always grateful to his father for teaching him a solid work ethic when he was a boy growing up on the farm. He...

Donna Jean Durst Crisp Mitchell was born August 4, 1926 in Furnas County, Nebraska to Lee W. & Ruth Hedges Durst, and passed away Sunday, March 01, 2015.  She attended school through 6 th grade in Nebraska, then moved with her parents to Boise, ID in 1938, where she graduated from Boise High School in 1944.  Donna married Richard Crisp...

Rod's Story Rod A. Day was born Dec. 4, 1931 to Helen and Mel Day in Boise, ID. He passed away peacefully at home, Tues., Feb. 17, 2015. Rod is survived by his wife, Grace, of 63 years; daughters and spouses; Michelle and Rick Routledge; Cynthia and Steve Ray; Kelley and Toby Gamel; Tyra Sims. Grandkids: Heather, Chelsi, Tyler, Taige,...

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 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 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...

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 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, 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, 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...