Louise Colaianni 88, Meridian, Idaho, formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, died Monday March 14, 2011 at St. Luke’s Meridian Hospital after a brief illness. Louise was born in Pocatello, Idaho, November 27, 1922, to William L. and Pearl B. Smith and was the first of two children. She attended Pocatello High School graduating with the class of 1941. She married her...

1914-2011 Born on February 5, 1914, in San Francisco, CA, to Rudolph and Nellie Collins Hoffmann, he was the oldest of four children. He graduated from Polytechnic High School in December 1931, and started college at University of California, Berkeley, in January 1932, working at many jobs to pay his way through college. He was voted into Tau Beta Pi...

Vern Perkins of Boise, Idaho passed peacefully in his sleep on March 7, 2011. He was 88 years young. He was born September 24, 1922 to Milton and Opal Perkins in Baker, Oregon. Vern graduated from Eugene High School in 1940. He participated in sports at Santa Clara and Eugene High. He played in the Eugene Junior Symphony Orchestra as...

Barbara J. Plouzek, 83, of Boise, died on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at a Boise hospital of natural causes. She was born to Anton and Agnes (McCargar) Plouzek in Crete, Nebraska on December 6, 1927. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Dan Woodworth officiating. Burial will follow...

Ann Terteling Sparks passed away unexpectedly at her home in Boise on March 1, 2011. Ann, the first child of Joseph Wesley and Reba Marguerite Terteling, was born on November 25, 1933 in Boise. She spent most of her life in Idaho, attended Boise schools, and subsequently graduated from Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. After graduation she attended the...

Joan A. Jensen, 74, of Boise, went home to be with her Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, February 28, 2011, while surrounded by loved ones. Joan was born to Joseph and Hazel Christopherson on December 29, 1936 in Portland, Oregon. She was married to Dwyane L. Jensen (Sonny) on September 3, 1955. Together they had two beautiful sons,...

Joyce Page Murphy Swensen age 84, passed away Monday February 28, 2011. Joyce was born September 9, 1926 to Willis D. Page and Anna E. Christensen Page in Grace Idaho. Joyce was born in Grace, Idaho, attended Grace High School (Class of ‘45) and attended Utah State University in Logan, UT. She married Gus Murphy in Salt Lake City and...

Gary Tryer Riley, 64, was born Dec. 6, 1946 in Orlando, Fla., and died Feb. 24, 2011, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, in Boise, Id. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. The service will be followed by his interment at the Veterans Cemetery at 3 p.m. where...

Tracie Jo Lubacky was born on May 5th 1962 in Eugene Oregon to John and Edna McClain. Her family moved to Notus, Idaho in 1963. She attended Nampa High School and in 1979 she married James Lubacky. They lived in Meridian and raised two sons: Kennon and Anthony Lubacky. Tracie passed away at her home on February 20, 2011 of...

Lorayne Clayton went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ Sunday, Feb. 20 at a local care center in Boise. She was born on June 17, 1919 to Thomas and Blanche Phipps, in Shambaugh, Iowa. She had two older brothers, and three younger sisters. Lorayne’s school years were spent in Shambaugh, College Springs, and Clarinda, IA, graduating from high...

Mary Louise Preston, 92, of Eagle, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in an Eagle assisted living facility. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Pastor Tim Hubbard of Chapel of the Pines, Smiths Ferry will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Evergreen Cemetery, Ontario, Oregon....

Gerry Dean Moser, Age 83, retired agent for Union Pacific Railroad, died February 19, 2011 in Boise, Idaho. He retired July 1, 1987 after 44 years of service. He was also a retired Broadcast Engineer, working with KEST, KIDO, KGEM and KATN. He was born to Andy Lee and Mildred Ethyl Moser. He was born in the UP Agents Quarters...

John Costa Cardoza, 72, of Meridian, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at St. Lukes Hospital with family at his side. Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. today, (Friday), February 25, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, and the funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 26 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Graveside services...

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Opal “Penny” Potter passed away peacefully Friday, February 18, 2011. She was born July 15, 1927 in Custer County, OK. She was the eldest daughter of 6 children. Penny married the love of her life, John Potter, from Boise, on December 28, 1974. After she retired from Boise Cascade, Penny and John were blessed...

Ethel Boyle Wheeler was born July 10, 1910 in Illinois, the daughter of Ellis and Tillie Boyle. Ethel went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 16, 2011. She loved the memories of living on a riverboat with her parents and two brothers, Larry and Bill. When she was six years old her Father passed away and a...

Jack was born March 13th, l921 in Boise to a prominent Scottish couple, J. T. (Tom) and Elizabeth Ferguson McLeod . After attending Lowell School and Boise High School, he volunteered for the military. He was a fine musician playing trumpet, following family tradition. Jack’s father was Boise’s sole bagpiper who played in parades and social gatherings for many years....

Madge Gillespie died on Feb 13, 2011, at Valley View Life Care Center at age 97. She was born Oct. 25, 1913, at home on the family farm near Nampa, Idaho, the daughter of pioneer settlers Jacob Betts and Nora Burnett. She grew up on the farm, without benefit of running water or electricity, and walked a mile to Lone...

Bernice Isabelle Godard was born April 26, 1918 to Harlow Lyman and Grace Maud Rowley Godard. She was born in a house at the northeast corner of Rossi and Colorado Streets in South Boise and at the time of her death lived a mile and half from there in a home off Federal Way near the train depot. She was...

1933 – 2011 Ed Barton died suddenly February 5, 2011, at the age of 78. Ed was born January 6, 1933, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Howard and Eva Barton. When Ed was six years old his family moved to Boise, Idaho, where he grew up. He attended Boise High School and then played football at the University of Idaho...

Eulah Viola Thomas passed away Sunday, February 06, 2011 at the age of 88 in Boise, Idaho. Toots, as she was affectionately called by family and friends, will be missed greatly by all. Eulah was born in 1922 in Willow Springs, Missouri to Thomas and Leona Freeman. At the young age of 15, Eulah lost her mother. She is one...