Bernice Heisner Gray, 91, of Boise, passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 in a local hospital.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, at Morris Hill Cemetery. Bernice was born August 20, 1921 in Nebraska City, Nebraska to Paul and Sylvia Lynch Heisner.  When she was four, the family came to Boise on a...

Lois A. Jacobs Tollman Westcott was born April 26, 1922, in Sheridan County in the Sand Hills of Nebraska.  Her parents were Alfonzo V. and Lora (Speer) Jacobs.  She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her four daughters, extended family and friends. She had three brothers who preceded her in death – Howard, Donald, and infant Kenneth Jacobs.  She is...

Ellen June Anderson went home to be with her Lord, husband and son on February 13, 2013. The oldest daughter of Clarence Waldvogel and Letha Newland, she was born on April 27, 1923 in Stockton, CA. A graduate of Bell High School and a majorette, she formed and led a drill team that performed in many activities and parades. It...

Zina Zautz Fry Lindberg, 81, of Boise, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in a Boise hospital. Zina Fry Lindberg was born February 7, 1932 in Boise Idaho to Robert and Wilma Zautz. Zina grew up in Boise, ID and graduated from Boise High School in 1950. She married Wesley Vernon Fry in Boise. Vernon was career military which resulted in...

Albert "Albie" Stephens passed away February 14, 2013 at the Idaho State Veterans' Home, whose staff has taken such wonderful care of Albie the last couple of years. The entire staff is professional, compassionate, and always went the extra mile to ensure Albie was comfortable. A very special thank you to everyone on 2West. Albie was born on January 11,...

Pauline Marie Stinnett (Nana) was born on July 3, 1927 to Frances and Raynard Hilpipre in Blairsbury, Iowa. She came into this world so very much loved, and left us on February 22, 2013 loved even more. Pauline moved to CA in 1945 and to Idaho in 1966 where she resided until her death at age 85. Pauline loved to...

Ansgar E. Johnson, Jr., 83, of Boise, passed away, February 13, 2013. Ansgar E. Johnson, Jr., was born April 6, 1929 in Boise, Idaho. He was the oldest of three siblings born to Ansgar, Sr. and Roxie Johnson. Ansgar attended schools at Roosevelt Elementary, North Junior High and Boise High School graduating in 1947. He grew up in the East...

V. Eloise Fisher, age 90, died March 2, 2013 at a local care facility. Eloise was born September 29, 1922 i n Castleford , Idaho to parents Meda Kate (Houk) and Ernest Billiard . Her father was the foreman of a sheep ranch. When Eloise was a young girl the family moved to the Hagerman Valley where her father eventually...

Matthew Colin Mohler-Kerns came into the world on August 2, 1984 in Anchorage, Alaska.  He was a dearly loved son of Debbie Lynn Mohler and Ross Shaffer Kerns, and adored older brother of Nicholas Alexander Kerns and Heather Elizabeth Jacobson. Matt moved to Post Falls, Idaho with his family when he was ten years old  He attended Ponderosa Elementary School,...

Helen T. Shambaugh, 95, of Boise, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 in a local assisted living facility. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Boise, with burial to follow at Dry Creek Cemetery. The family will greet friends at a viewing on Friday, March 1, from 5-8...

Patricia Portner, 74, 585 W Conover St, Eagle, Idaho, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home surrounded by family & friends. Patricia was born in Boise on April 15, 1938. She was married to Carl Portner for 38 years. She worked for Continental Barber in Boise for 30+ years. Pat was a talented artist and loved oil...

Arlene Castle Williams Stevens died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her home in Caldwell, Idaho. She was born September 8, 1933 at home in North Redwood, Minnesota. She was the youngest of twelve children born to Fay C. Castle and Hattie Taubert Castle. She attended the first eight grades of school in a two room schoolhouse in North Redwood. She...

Paul Wayne Franklin passed away February 21 st after a valiant year fighting brain cancer. He was 57 and is now at peace in Heaven. Paul was born February 9th, 1956 in Jackson , Mississippi to Lawrence Franklin and Elisabeth Bruvold. He has lived in Boise since 1961, graduating from Capital H.S. in 1974. An ambitious and resolute young man,...

GOODING - Betty Rae Conyers, 82 , died Saturday, February 2, 2013, in Meridian, Idaho, from pneumonia. Betty was born in Gooding, Idaho o n January 26, 1931 . She lived with her parents, Ernest & Hazel Eubanks, in Tanupa, with two older sisters, Charlotte and Jean. She started high school in Shoshone and then transferred to Gooding High School...

Glen Gabriel Funk, 59, of Boise, Idaho, passed away on February 4, 2013. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 9 th at 2:00 p.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, located at 5400 Fairview Ave. in Boise, with a reception to follow. Burial services will be on Monday, February 11 th at 2:00 p.m. at the Idaho State...

Calista Kimball (Buffalin) Pitts passed away February 15, 2013, at home in Boise, Idaho. She was the daughter of Howard and Angeline Kimball of Elmira, NY, where she grew up.  She is the widow of James Arthur Buffalin and mother of Ann Kimball Peckham and James Keller Buffalin.  She met and married Robert Alan Pitts in Elmira, then moved to...

Carolyn Margaret Coon, 73, passed away on February 28, 2013 at a local care facility. A viewing will be held Monday evening, March 4 th from 6-8 pm at Alden-Wagoner Funeral Chapel.   A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 5 th 2pm at Alden-Wagoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave. , Boise , ID. A private family burial will...

Ruby Shade, 90 , passed away at peace with life on Thursday, February 28, 2013 with her family at her side. Ruby was born on March 13, 1922 in Apache, OK to Maggie and Loren Devary. She was the second oldest of 6 children who grew up and graduated from high school in Okmulgee, OK . Ruby met the love...

Joan Canning died Tuesday, February 12 in the home she shared with her husband for 60 years. Joan was the eldest of three daughters of Alfred and Ellenora Oesau of Kiel Wisconsin. She graduated from the State Teachers College in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1943 and taught physical education there. In June 1949 Joan married Stephen Canning after a long war...

Douglas (Doug) Doehle was born to Gladys and Fred Doehle in Bismarck, North Dakota. Doug is survived by his brother Lowell. Doug’s sister Ramona and his brother Loren proceeded Doug into eternity. Doug spent most of his childhood in Milwaukie, Oregon; attending Clackamas High, ultimately graduating from Oregon State University, where he met and married his lovely bride Marlene (Moody) ...