1915-2011 He was the ultimate peeper, shaker and rattler of the family. For years, each Christmas would find him under the Christmas tree with his children and then his grandchildren as he rattled and shook the wrapped gifts. Trying to guess what lay inside each package was a source of great joy for those who joined in the fun and...

Phyllis Hand, 79, passed away April 18 in Boise due to complications from a recent stroke. Phyllis was the middle child born to John “Jack” Clarence Carpenter of Houlton, Maine and Lucile Magnuson Carpenter of Ely, Nevada. Along with her brothers John and Jake, she grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. Ely, the Magnuson Ranch and her extended...

Michael Floyd Jolley Sr., 44, of Caldwell, Idaho passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in a Boise hospital following a brief illness. Michael was born on July 4, 1966 in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of William Bryant Jolley and Carolyn Betts Jolley. Michael grew up in Southeastern Idaho attending schools there. He graduated from Butte...

Ondas Earl Doan was born Nov. 30, 1930 to Otto and Ethel Doan in Idabel, OK named after his father’s college roommate. He was nicknamed “Pete” which he was called the rest of his life. His parents, sisters; Geraldine, Imogene, Evelyn, Patricia, Linda, and brother Jim, all instilled a strong sense of family and appreciation for being an “okie” in...

Beverly Glassen, 80, of Boise, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in a local care center. Beverly was born on February 11, 1931 to David L. Clark and Elizabeth F. Fouts, in The Dalles, Oregon. She graduated from Nampa High and worked as a cosmetologist in both Nampa and Boise. She was also a tutor for the Boise School District until...

Be Van Tiet May 20, 1936 – April 6, 2011 Be Van Tiet, 74, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home surrounded by his family. Be was a well known Goldsmith in Boise for about 26 years. He will be remembered for his generosity, hard work and kind heart. Be is survived by his wife, Diep; children, Don, Tom, Suzanne,...

James A. Nord "Jim" of Boise, Idaho died suddenly at home, and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 3, 2011 at the age of 75. Jim was born on July 24, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to Marjorie Pries and Roy Hjalmer Nord. Marjorie later married James F. Wilson and moved to Boise, Idaho where Jim...

Dora (Reimers) Howard, of Boise, Idaho died suddenly Friday, April 1, 2011 at the age of 86. Dora was a native Idahoan born in Pearl, Idaho September 3rd, 1924. She married her husband of 62 years John, who preceded her in death in 2004, on August 1st, 1942. They raised a family of 5 children in Washington State then returned...

Cordia Davies was born April 6,1913. She passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Boise, Idaho. Cordia was the youngest of three children born to Ben and Delia Centers. She married Alvie McMahan and to them was born two children Cleva and Dwayne. Alvie died in 1967 and in 1970 Cordia married Meyrick Davies. They lived in Fresno California until...

Mildred E. "Millie" Brown, 80, Boise, Idaho, formerly of Middleton and Ontario, passed away peacefully at a Boise care facility, Saturday, April 9, 2011. Mildred E. Brown was born May 27, 1930, the third child of Clinton Clyde Robinson and Alma Verna Eastland in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She grew up through the toughest years of the great depression. When she was...

Ida B. Vogt, 95, of Boise, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at home of natural causes. Ida was born on November 30, 1915, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. Her name was Ida Bertha Marguerite Weisshaupt. She was born to Adolf Gustave and Bertha Studer Weisshaupt, Swiss immigrants. Ida had three sisters and two brothers. She grew up in Boise...

Hazel Swensrud was born February 21, 1919 in Duluth, MN to Edwin and Anna (Erickson) Mattson. She grew up in the Lunds Valley area and graduated as Valedictorian of her class from Powers Lake HS in ND in 1937. She attended Minot State University and started her teaching career the following year. She taught at two different county schools in...

Merold L. Fisher, age 92, died March 29, 2011 at a local nursing home. A long-term Boise resident, Merold was born August 12, 1918 in Danbury, Nebraska to Myrtie (Doud) and James Lester Fisher. The family moved to Boise in 1935 from Nebraska after Merold graduated high school. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force during WWII, was stationed...

Mary Olive (Winn) Harter, 90, of Boise, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the University Christian Church, 1801 University Dr., Boise. Mary Harter was born September 6, 1920 in Prosser, Washington to Mr. Conrad Winn and Mrs Lulu Myrtle (Tucker) Winn. She...

Edna Todd, 71, of Boise, went to be with her heavenly father on March 23, 2011 after a long battle of Dementia. Edna was born April 27, 1939 to William and Darlene Schatto Johns in Twin Falls, ID. Her family moved to Barstow, CA. before moving to Boise in 1953. She graduated from Boise High School before meeting the love...

Janice Nystrom Brown James, age 89 of Boise Idaho, died Tuesday March 22nd at her apartment in Valley View of causes related to age. Jan was born on March 29th, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Daughter of Joseph Oscar and Frances Cordelia Sloan Nystrom. She was raised and educated in Salt Lake City graduating from East High in...

David Arthur McFaddan, 76, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at home of melanoma. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2001 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Cathedral. Inurnment will follow in Dry Creek Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Reception following at Spurwing Country Club. David was born in Boise,...

On March 20, 2011, David B. Hiatt, age 64, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home surrounded by his family. Dave was born on April 9, 1946 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of “Chic and “Kay” Hiatt. He graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1964 and from the College of Idaho in 1969 where he double majored in...

Lauren M. Long, 88, of Boise, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Lauren was born on December 20, 1922 in Lebanon, Oregon to Alfred and Bessie Long. He was the third of seven children born to the Long family. The family moved to Tillamook, Oregon where he attended school and played basketball for Tillamook High School. Lauren graduated in...

Dorothy died March 6, 2011 in her apartment at Willow Park Assisted Living in Boise. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1919 in New London Connecticut, the second child of Roger and Sarah Hodsdon. Her father was a naval officer and so she and her older sister, Betty and younger brother Roger traveled across the country many times with their...