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Carol Kay Stoops

Carol Kay Stoops

Carol Kay Stoops , Boise , passed away on August 23 , 2013 at St. Alphonsus Hospital . She was 73 years old. At Carol's request, no funeral service will be held . Inurnment will take place at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise , Idaho under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel . Carol was born at St. Luke's Hospital in...

Dixie Mae Bouldin Douglas

Dixie Mae Bouldin Douglas

Dixie Mae Bouldin Douglas was born September 15, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan.  She was raised by her parents, Seth and Mildred Bouldin, in Missouri with her brother Larry and sister Jane.  Dixie graduated from Houstonia High School in 1949, in Houstonia, Missouri. It was not well known that Dixie had a horse, black with patches of white on its hooves,...

Violet A. Hultstrand

Violet A. Hultstrand

Violet Augusta Hultstrand, 98 passed away peacefully on August 23, 2013. She was born on September 27th, 1914 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota to Henry and Sophia (Thun) Koebernick . Sadly, Sophia died giving birth. Her Dad remarried Cecile ( Frazier) and they raised Violet while adding four more children to their family. Violet married Gunnar R. Hultstrand in 1933 and...

William Byron Johnson

William Byron Johnson

Cpl. William Byron Johnson USMC, 92, of Boise, died peacefully at home on Thursday, August 22, 2013. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. A viewing will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel from 5 - 8 p.m. on Monday, September 2, 2013. William...

Phyllis J. Baldwin

Phyllis J. Baldwin

Phyllis Jane Castle was born July 7, 1931 to Lena McCoy Castle and Samuel Gerry Castle. She had five brothers and three sisters.  She lived on her parents ranch near Picabo, until moving to a new log home her dad built on a ranch that his parents homesteaded.  She married Donnie Dee Baldwin November 4, 1949.  They lived on Baldwin...

Phyllis May Larue Barker

Phyllis May Larue Barker

Phyllis Barker passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 19, 2013 in Boise, after complications from a recent stroke.  Born in Heyburn, Idaho on May 31, 1928 to Roy and Daisy Roberts LaRue,  Phyllis graduated from Heyburn High School in 1946, and earned a degree in Home Economics from the University...

Billy Joe Tate

Billy Joe Tate

Billy Joe Tate was born August 27 th 1930 in Alba, Texas.  The son of Joseph Malcomb and Marjorie Marie Tate, he was the oldest of five siblings.  Life was tough growing up and Billy found himself living and working on various farms during his youth and adulthood.  In his late teens he worked for an oil company and as...

Kenneth Dale Hawk

Kenneth Dale Hawk

Kenneth Dale Hawk, 80, of Eagle, ID, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. He was born August 31, 1932 in American Falls, ID to Delbert Guy and Lottie Mae (Keith) Hawk.  Dale was number  ten of thirteen children. Dale spent the majority of his youth in Lewiston, ID.  He worked many years as a sawyer and...

Louise Ann Gratiot

Louise Ann Gratiot

Louise Ann Gratiot born October 20, 1944 in Nyssa, Oregon passed away August 15, 2013 in Boise Idaho. Louise, daughter of Herbert Sparks and Deon “Donna” (Burns-Sparks) Boyenger leaves behind her husband of 40 years Rick Gratiot as well as her 4 children; Bill Green, Tina Satterwhite, Tracy (Floyd) Douglas, and Richard (Kimberly) Gratiot Jr. Louise met and married Rick...

Rev. Willard Leisy

Rev. Willard Leisy

On August 13, 2013, our Lord called home one of His dear servants – Reverend Willard R. Leisy.  He died in his sleep quietly and peacefully with his wife, Marian Leisy by his side at Willow Park. Willard was born October 22, 1913, in American Falls, Idaho to Albert Herman and Henrietta Tiahrt Leisy.  Willard was the oldest of four...

Clifford Elden Guthrie

Clifford Elden Guthrie

On August 11, 2013, at age 64, our beloved Cliff passed away surrounded by the love of his family. Clifford Guthrie is survived by his wife Denice; son Colter; daughter Kimberly her husband Ray, and their children Charlie and Tessa; Cliff’s mother Geraldine, sisters Donna and Lila and his brothers David and Tim. We will remember Cliff for his love...

Frank William “Papa” Ipsen

Frank William “Papa” Ipsen

Born on May 8 th , 1930 in San Francisco, Papa was orphaned at an early age and was raised on a foster home farm in Petaluma, CA. Upon graduation from Santa Rosa High School in 1948 Papa enlisted in the US Navy. He served honorably on the USS Ticonderoga, the USS Ranger, the USS Hancock, and the USS Intrepid...

Theda Laverne Smallwood

Theda Laverne Smallwood

Our beautiful Mom, Theda Laverne Smallwood, passed away early in the morning of August 14, 2013 at Boise’s St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by 3 of her children.  As a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, she was the standard by which all should aspire to live.  She was God centered, selfless, never judgmental, a servant by nature and full...

William Henry (Bill) Johnson

William Henry (Bill) Johnson

August 31, 1922 – August 14, 2013 William Henry (Bill) Johnson of Boise went home to his Heavenly Father August 14, 2013.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 17 at 11:00 AM at Alden Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise. Bill was born August 31, 1922 in Putman County , Indiana to Roy and Modesta Johnson. He was the...

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L. Alan Smith, age 80, died August 12, 2013. Alan was born July 23, 1933 at Denver Colorado, the son of Lester and Mae Smith.  He married Margaret Boebel on December 17, 1956. Alan attended the College of Idaho and the University of Denver receiving a degree in 1958.  He later attended the College of Law at the University of...

Mildred Mae Moore

Mildred Mae Moore

Heavens gates opened wide on Aug. 7, 2013 and my beloved mother, Mildred Mae Moore (95) entered in to be with her Lord and Savior. Mildred was born December 26, 1917 in Star, Idaho to Delmar and Effie Johnston. She and her siblings Orval, Delman, Alma and Lela grew up in Star. Mom was always busy working, picking fruit in...

Donald Lee “Don” Fisher Jr.

Donald Lee “Don” Fisher Jr.

Donald Lee “Don” Fisher Jr., 65, of Boise, died Saturday, August 10, 2013 in a Boise hospital of natural causes. Don was born August 17, 1947 in Compton, CA to Donald Lee Fisher Sr. and Betty Johnson Fisher. He is survived by his wife Elaine Walters Fisher; his mother, Betty Fisher; sister, Denise Dunar (Mike Mark); brother, Mark (Jill) Fisher;...

Wallace Emron Ashby

Wallace Emron Ashby

Wallace Emron Ashby entered eternal rest on August 11th, 2013.  A viewing will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m.  A funeral service will be held 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Northview Chapel at Northview and Allumbaugh, Boise.  Burial with...

Margaret (Deroin) Wolfgram

Margaret (Deroin) Wolfgram

Margaret (Deroin) Wolfgram completed her journey here on earth and passed peacefully into eternal life with the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2013. She was born on February 4, 1928 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise to Marie Bruneel and Andre Deroin of Eagle, ID.  She attended elementary school at Pleasant View in Eagle and graduated from St. Teresa’s Academy...

Mildred R. Bowlby

Mildred R. Bowlby

Mildred R. Bowlby, 96, of Boise, died of natural causes on Monday, July 29, 2013 in a Boise hospital. Mildred was born April 26, 1917, in Weiser, Idaho, the daughter of Frank D. and Luella Neibling Ryan.  After graduating from Weiser High School Mildred attended the University of Idaho, graduating with a Bachelor of Home Economics Education and later received...

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