Milford Blair Shepherd II, 55, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, of natural causes. Blair was born on Sept. 9, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, the oldest child of Blair and Ina Shepherd. He was raised in McCall, Idaho and graduated from McCall High School.  Following in the family business, he went on and graduated from...

Thelma Irene Anderson Simpson was born on September 4, 1917 to Herman Victor Anderson and Bessie Irene Gray Anderson in Powell, Park County, Wyoming.   Thelma grew up during the “roaring twenties” the daughter of a rural Wyoming grocer. Education was always important to Thelma.  She and her identical twin sister, Velma Ilene Anderson Darling were co-valedictorians for the Powell High...

Jay P. Baker, 69, of Garden Valley, ID, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at a Boise hospital of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 23, 2012 at Crouch Community Church, Crouch, ID with Pastor Brian Smith officiating.  A luncheon will follow. Jay was born on February 26, 1943 in McGill, NV to Kenneth...

Loren Davis Skalsky, 78, of Boise, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Whitney United Methodist Church with Rev. Christina Thompson officiating. Loren Skalsky was born January 2, 1934 in Ada, Minnesota, to Louis and Emma Skalsky.  Upon graduation from high school Loren went on to attend the...

W. Tom Birch, 65, of Meridian, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at his home. Tom was born to Wayne and Marjorie Birch in Gooding, Idaho January, 27, 1947.  He was raised in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Borah High School in 1965.  He attended the University Of Idaho where he was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity and graduated...

Coleene (Ploeger) Rekow passed away at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Boise on 16 November 2012. Friends may call at the Alden – Waggoner Funeral Home on Tuesday November 20 from 5 to 8 pm. Interment will be at the Lowman Memorial Cemetery next summer with a “Pie Social” to celebrate her life. Coleene  was born 29 March 1929...

Our amazing mother Elli Elisabeth Bosin Norton West 85, died peacefully at her home Thursday November 15, 2012. She was born in Berlin, Germany on September 18, 1927 the only child of Richard and Marta Bosin.  She married Bob Norton in Berlin in 1948. They later moved to Salt Lake City, UT. Bob and Elli moved to Boise in 1964....

Paul T. Guay, was the pastor of Mabton Grace Brethren Church in Mabton, Washington before retiring on July 23, 2012 passed away on November 2, 2012 after an 8-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his Wife, Jane, and four children, LaDawn, Wendy, Dan and James. Our thoughts and prayers are with them in their loss of a wonderful...

Charles H. Howarth, M.D., 82, died peacefully at home of natural causes on November 1, 2012.  He was born on December 24, 1929, in Cleveland , Ohio , to Charles and Thelma Howarth.  He spent his early childhood in Amsterdam , Ohio , where his father was a coal miner and his parents gave him what he perceived to be...

June 5, 1955- October 28, 2012 Ron Butler, 57, of Boise passed away on October 28th, 2012. He leaves behind his wife of 27 years, Pamela (Walter) Butler, his daughter Shaunta Butler; son Thomas Butler; grandson Royce Thomas Butler and numerous nieces/nephews, family members and friends. Born and raised in San Francisco, CA the son of Lloyd and Billie Novella...

Thomas Logan Smith , 85 , died on Sunday , October 14, 2012 , at his home. He was born in Boise , Idaho at St. Luke's Hospital to Reuel E. and Carolyn Logan Smith on May 10 , 1927. Tom served in the Na v y at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and at Del Monte , CA. After...

Tom entered this world on January 27, 1943 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He was born to Elbert Henry Tomlin and Mary Ellen McAbee, the tenth of eleven children. He entered Heaven on October 18, 2012 from Boise, ID after suffering from Pulmonary Fibrosis for three years. He lived in Kannapolis and China Grove, North Carolina for the first seventeen years...

Glad y s Jacobs , a g e 89 , pa ss ed awa y October 6 , 2012 of na t ural cause s at h e r hom e . Glad y s was born Jul y 5 , 1923 in E a g le , Idaho to Orien a nd Mabel Fisher . She li v ed...

Janet McMahan passed away peacefully at her Boise home on October 14, 2012 with her children and sister at her side.  She was 81 years old. Janet Frances Thurston was born January 2, 1931 in Denver, Colorado to Dr. Alvin S. Thurston and Mary Planert Thurston.  Her father was completing a medical residency in that city prior to settling in...

Robert "Bob" Sweaney Wheeler, 67, passed away on October 6, 2012 at a local care center. Bob was born on December 14, 1944 in Riverside, California. He moved to Boise, Idaho at an early age and remained there for most of his life. Bob grew up in Boise and attended Borah High School where he played football and was student...

In loving memory of Pauline Eloise Jones, 90, of Boise, who died on September 25, 2012, in an Eagle care center of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Dry Creek Cemetery, with Rick Lantz officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Pauline was born...

Leonard Horace Ground of Boise died October 3, 2012 at the age of 91 from natural causes. Born on September 30, 1921 in Wheatland, Dallas Co., Texas, to Julius Randall Ground and Elizabeth L. Counts, he was one of nine children. Leonard will be remembered as a wonderful husband and as a loving father, grandfather, and friend. Leonard is survived...

John Desmond Rovick, Jr. was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1919 to Ida Blue and John D. Rovick, Sr. He attended Longfellow Grade School until 1929 when he moved with his parents and sister Lucille to Detroit, Michigan.  John continued schooling at Jackson Intermediate School and South Eastern High, entering Michigan State College in 1937.  He graduated in...

Florence I. Curtright, 88, of Meridian, passed away on Wed. Oct. 3, 2012. A graveside service will be held on Fri. Oct. 5, 2012, at 4 p.m., at Terrace Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Florence was born on April 4, 1924, in Clay Center, Kansas, to Herbert W. Janson, and Edith Bouden Janson....

Gunelia Louise Stueckle Fowler, 65, of Boise, was joyfully received into the arms of Jesus Christ on Sunday, September 23, 2012, after a courageous 5 year battle against pancreatic cancer. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Whitney Baptist Church, 2309 Dorian, Boise, ID 83705. Gunelia was born on December 17, 1946 to Edwin...