Gernot (Gernie) Iwersen, 82, of Eagle, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013. Gernie was born to Valdimar and Kristjana (Soebeck) Iwersen, in Bellingham, WA . and was raised on an acreage in Marietta, WA . Growing up, he loved his horses and fishing, and helping his family at the cannery in Point Roberts, WA. Gernie dropped out of high...

Richard M. McKinley, 70, of Meridian, Idaho passed away Monday, September 9 in a local hospital after sustaining a head injury resulting from a fall at his home. Dick was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by his parents Paul A. and Betty J. (Woltersdorf) McKinley. As a teenager, he received his Eagle Scout rank from Troop 16 at...

Forwin K. Dodds, 94, of Boise, died on Saturday, September 28 th 2013, in Boise. Private services to be arranged. Forwin K. Dodds was born on February 16, 1919 in Boise, Idaho, the son of Irwin and Mary Dodds.  He attended school in Boise, Idaho and joined the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.  When he returned to Boise he...

Walter James Everett, age 82, passed away October 14, due to complications of a debilitating stroke he suffered in March of this year. Walt was born October 2, l931 in Longbranch, New Jersey the only child of Joseph and Mary Landon Everett.  Shortly after his birth the family moved to Asbury Park where Walt spent his formative years. While still...

Emilie Frances Gatton (née White), was born to Dewey and Frances White, on July 5, 1923, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  She was the first of three children, followed by her sister Irene and her brother Leon. After high school she met a handsome young man named Fred Gatton at an Army ball days before he was to ship out.  They spent...

Agnes Mary Cozy O'Brien 1918 -  2013 Our beautiful, cheerful, industrious, artistic, faith-filled  mother Agnes died at home in her sleep on August 25, 2013, just short of her 95th birthday.  Her last days were peaceful and calm, just as she was. Agnes was born on September 7, 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Mary McDill, a Scotch-Irish schoolteacher, and...

Dee was born on September 12,1934 in Shelley Idaho. She was the second of two children, (brother- Norman Brighton; Deceased), of George Harold Brighton and Bertha (Dial) Brighton, (both deceased) . She grew up in Firth Idaho , and lived there until meeting her husband, Donald Sessions of Taylor I daho. They Met in Shelley before Don left for Mi...

1942 - 2013 Kathryn Jane Mills died August 31, 2013. Her funeral will be Friday, Sept. 6 at 1:00 pm at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, in Boise. Burial will follow at Dry Creek Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Thursday, September, 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Kathryn was born Feb 13, 1942, the fifth...

Ken Carlson, 93 of Boise died at Vibra Hospital August 9, 2013. He was born July 13, 1920 in Mead, Co of Swedish immigrants; John B Carlson and Elna M Fingle. Ken g raduated fr om Mead high School ; Colorado School of Mines , a nd a ttended Uni v . of Ari z ona. He ser v ed...

In the morning hours of September 1, 2013, Dorothy Marie (Beck) Hutchinson passed away peacefully at age 82. Born on June 3, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio, our beloved mother loved her family, her children, and grandchildren—Deborah; Cynthia (Thea) and Alex; Lisa, Julian, Kieran, and Marika; Will; Tim, Shauna, Sean, and Ethan; and Thomas David (deceased at birth). Dottie was warm,...

Marliss Ray McMillan June 4, 1935 to August 30, 2013 Marliss Ray McMillan was born to parents Raymond F. Johnston and Kathryn  Mae Hawkins Johnston on June 4, 1935. She grew up in the Franklin community of Nampa and always felt close to the family, friends and neighbors she knew there. We heard many stories about visits to friends, friends...

Florence Eileen Pfeiffer, 88, of Boise passed away August 28 th , 2013 at Regency Columbia Village Assisted Living in Boise Idaho.  Eileen was born October 26 th , 1924 in Midland Michigan, daughter of the late Leon Fredrick Richardson and Clara Mary Richardson.  Eileen was married to Paul W Pfeiffer for 56 years until Paul’s passing in 2002. Eileen...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...