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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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

Noreen Gentsch
11/17/1940 ~ 1/10/2015
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,...
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 ,...
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, 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...
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, 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,...
Claire M. Lamont
Claire M. Lamont accepted open arms of her mother, Mabel Peltier (Breton) and younger brother, Norman Breton on December 26, 2014. She was born and raised in Westfield, Massachusetts on the beautiful summer day of June 22, 1934 to Albert and Mabel Breton. Claire attended school in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She left school at a very young age to support her...

Honorable Watt Edmund Prather, Ret.
Judge Prather passed away peacefully on Dec. 19, 2014 in Meridian, Idaho. Watt was born Oct. 12, 1925 in Gooding, Idaho to Frances Fern and Van Benton Prather. He grew up on a farm and was very active in 4H, particularly in animal production. He exhibited in many fairs across southern Idaho and at livestock shows at Portland, Ogden, Salt...
Vernon Willis Portsche
Vernon Portsche, 92, of Boise, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at a local care facility. Vern was born in Kramer, Nebraska on May 31, 1922. His family lived in Nebraska until 1932, when they moved to Salt Lake City. After graduating from High School, Vern worked as a welder in a machine shop. He joined the U.S. Navy during World...
Melvin N. Robertson
Melvin N. Robertson was called home to join his wife with our heavenly father On December 13, 2014. Melvin was the devoted Husband of Dorothy Robertson for 63 years. Together they made a home and raised their children on their farm in Kuna, Id. Melvin was born to Austin and Almeda Robertson in Dallas, Oregon on January 4, 1927. His...
Kim Jensen Kruse
Kim Jensen Kruse was born May 29, 1950 in Firth, Idaho, and died of natural causes November 14, 2014. Kim graduated high school in Burley, Idaho, lived briefly in Billings, Montana, and then lived in Boise, Idaho. Kim worked for 14 years for The Turf Company in Meridian, Idaho. Kim discovered his true love of the road six years ago...
Donald Jackson
Donald R. Jackson was born November 21, 1938 in Boise, Idaho to Eula Gazele Clapsaddle of Mitchell, South Dakota and Linden Ray Jackson of Rexburg, Idaho. Later on his parents had his sister Claudene. He spent his youth in Boise, Idaho where he attended Boise High School until enlisting in the U.S. Army in the early 1960’s. He was stationed...

Lynn Charles Dorman
Lynn Charles Dorman, 78, passed away on December 4, 2014, from a heart attack. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral, at 5400 Fairview Ave in Boise, ID at 12 noon. Lynn was born to Darrell Homer and Gina Bernice Pedersen Dorman on April 18, 1936, in Wendell, ID. He was number...
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