Pete Barinaga Jr, age 88, passed away on July 13, 2014, in Boise, surrounded by family and friends.  Pete was born January 15, 1926, in Battle Mountain, Nevada, to Pete Sr.  and Elvira Barinaga.  In his early years he moved with his parents to different sheep ranches.  Pete started school in Northern Nevada at the Saval Ranch, riding 3 ½...

Elbert Edmund (Gil) Gilbertson passed away and joined his loving wife Peg on July 17,2014. A memorial celebration of his life will be held at St. Michaels’ Cathedral at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 25, 2014 with Dean Richard Demarest officiating. Friends, family, and cathedral members are welcomed and casual Friday afternoon attire is fine.  A commemorative in Gil’s honor...

June Williams Smith 9/27/1925 – 7/3/2014 Our beloved Mother, Halle’ Alice June Williams Smith, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at her home in The Highlands of pneumonia. Mom was born September 27, 1925, in Calgary, Canada, to her Canadian mother, Muriel (Honey) Ferguson Williams, and Welsh-born father, Geoffrey P. Williams. They drove down to Boise when Junie was 8...

Regina Adam passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of July 9, 2014.  She lived her life fully until the very last day.  Regina was born on October 7, 1921 on a farm near Leola, South Dakota.  Her parents, Fred and Rose Heupel were new immigrants from Odessa Russia and Regina was the oldest of 6 kids.  She...

Robert Kay Falconer was born December 22, 1922 in Lodi, Ohio to Seymour DeForest Don Falconer and Lucille Halliwill Hine Falconer.  When he was three years old, his family moved to the Los Angeles area where he attended elementary school and junior high school.  His parents divorced.  In 1931, his Dad married Leota Drummond Christenson.  In 1935, they moved to...

Katherine (Kay) I. Strayer was born March 18, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa to Frank and Lyndall Marturello. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. Kay married Tom Strayer August 15, 1942. They were married 69 years when Tom passed away January 6, 2012. They moved from Des Moines, Iowa to Boise in 1957. She loved gardening and working...

Bessie LaBudde passed away in her sleep on July 8, 2014 in Boise, ID. Born in Horse Shoe, N.C. to Ethel and Charles Freeman of Cherokee, English and Scottish descent, she grew up in modest circumstances in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. An insatiable learner, Bessie worked her way through the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she...

Florence Erma Rinard Holton, 94, of Boise, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Valley View Assisted Living Facility. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Florence was born July 8, 1919, in Greenleaf, Idaho, the daughter of Conway and Erma Carter Rinard. She had 8 brothers and sisters....

June Williams Smith 9/27/1925 – 7/3/2014 Our beloved Mother, Halle’ Alice June Williams Smith, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at her home in The Highlands of pneumonia. Mom was born September 27, 1925, in Calgary, Canada, to her Canadian mother, Muriel (Honey) Ferguson Williams, and Welsh-born father, Geoffrey P. Williams. They drove down to Boise when Junie was 8...

Jean Nibert Murray (Neva Jean) August 1, 1926 - June 26, 2014 Born in her grandmother’s Victorian home in Malad, August 1st 1926, she was the only and very cherished daughter of Caleb O. and Ethel Davis Nibert. She loved the history of Malad valley, sharing tales of the Welsh people who traveled the Oregon Trail to reach Malad in...

Micaela Cassidy Bengoechea passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 3, 2014. She died from an undiagnosed heart condition. Micaela was born 8/14/86 to Shane and DiAnn Bengoechea in Twin Falls, ID. She joined her older sister Amaya whom she adored. She was a very fun addition to our family. She was always happy and she kept us laughing. Micaela was...

Mir-Ali Seyedbagheri 1954-2014 Mir-Ali passed away suddenly of natural causes July 2, 2014. Ali was born in Salmas, Azarbaijan on May 15, 1954. He graduated from the polytechnic institute in Tehran, with a degree in architectural design. He also graduated from Utah State University in 1982. Mir-Ali was a great father and provider not only for his family, but countless...

Everett Coleman Williams of Boise died on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, of natural causes. Everett was born near Reynolds, Illinois on March 7, 1927, to a large farm family consisting of fifteen children. Not long after graduating from Aledo High School, Everett decided to leave the farm. He took the money he had saved from farming and in 1945 joined...

Sandra (Sandy) Arlene Mary Powers, our beloved wife mother sister and friend, lost her short but courageous battle to brain cancer Friday, June 20 th , 2014,  surrounded by her loving family. Sandy was born to Don and JoMarie Disotell on January 10 th , 1961, in Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after, the family relocated to Saratoga Springs, California where she...

James A. "Smokey" Alexander died June 23, 2014 of natural causes. Born in Seattle in 1918, James A. ("Smokey") Alexander graduated from Grea t Falls, Montana High School in 1936. An Eagle Scout, he worked his way throug h t he University of Montana, joining Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. I n 1940, "Smokey" became one of seven members of the...

Sept. 19, 1930 - June 21, 2014 Elaine Marie Young, 83, of Boise, ID, passed away in a local care facility on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Elaine was born on September 19, 1930, in Boise, ID, to William L. and Georgia M. (Thompson) Rambo. She attended Garfield Elementary School, Boise, and graduated from Boise High School.   As a young adult,...

Esther wa s born at St . Lukes Hospital in Boise to Harr y (Hendr i ck) Johannes Cooper ( Kuiper ) and Ada Wilton Cooper . She lived her entire life in southeast Boise , attending G a rfield School and Boise High School g raduat i ng in 1 9 38. The Cooper household wa s v er...

Sidney David Fleischer passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital, Meridian, on June 19, 2014. Sid was born on May 14, 1936, in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was the son of Jerome Fleischer and Evalyn Kramien Fleischer. They lived in Seattle briefly before settling in Los Angeles, California during World War II. He graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and...

Virginia was born on May 1, 1935 to Sara and Leory Fergesen in Indianapolis, Indiana . She grew up in Clinton, Iowa and graduated from Clinton High School in 1953. After graduation she was awarded a scholarship to Nurses training at Moline public hospital in Moline, Illinois.  She graduated as an RN in 1956. While attending nurses training she was...

Michael Eugene Hagler October 16, 1948 – May 21, 2014 Michael (Mike) Eugene Hagler was born October 16, 1948 in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Eugene (Gene) and Edith Hagler.  Gene worked as a State Policeman, patrolling the area between Twin Falls and Sun Valley.  Three years later, the family welcomed a baby sister, Debbie Hagler, into the world and moved...