Tim Schafer, 63 of Boise, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011. Tim was born to Carolyn and Donald Schafer on December 1st, 1947 in Denver, Colorado. He attended elementary school and Junior High in Hillrose and Brush, Colorado before moving to Paul, Idaho to finish high school at Minico High. Tim attended The University of Idaho...

Martha Y. Oakes, 87, of Boise, died peacefully at her home at Willow Park Assisted Living on Monday, August 22, 2011. She follows in death her beloved husband of 61 years, Paul Oakes, who died on January 4, 2009. Martha and her twin sister Barbara were born in Ontario, Oregon on November 6, 1923 to Rebecca (Betty) and James H....

Fred Gatton, 90, of Boise, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at home of natural causes. Fred was born on a farm in Decatur County, Iowa on March 25, 1921. He was next to the youngest of 15 children born to Levi and Ethel Gatton. Fred graduated from Leon High School, Leon, Iowa in 1939 He joined the 168th Infantry Regiment...

Ronald (Ron) Ramey, beloved husband and father, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel with burial following at Dry Creek Cemetery. There will be a viewing on Sunday, Aug. 14th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Ron was born...

Mary A. Bates, 87, Nampa, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2011. Graveside services will be held on Monday, August 15, at 3:00 p.m. at Morris Hill Cemetery, Section K, in Boise. Mary Arrilla, “Marya”, was born May 1, 1924 in Nampa to T and Kathryn (Kate) Snyder Westbrook , joining older brother Lew. Her father died...

MaryAnn Herring, 73, passed away at home on August 1, 2011, from complications of Crohn's disease. She was born on October 22, 1937 in Boise, ID to Floyd and Katherine Marsh. MaryAnn attended North Junior High and graduated from Boise High in 1956. She met her husband- to -be at North but wasn't interested in him until many years later....

Irene was born March 12, 1916 in Halfway, Oregon to Jack and Grace Allstead. In 1920 she went to live with Jen and Burley Locke. They raised her until she enrolled at NNC in 1933 graduating from Normal School in 1935. She later received her education degree from College of Idaho. Irene married J Russell Brown on August 25, 1935....

Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, 29, of Boise, died Monday, July 25, 2011 outside of Park City, Utah. Jeret was born December 12, 1981 in Boise, Idaho to Linda (Shannon) Peterson and Tim Peterson. Jeret was raised in Boise and graduated from Timberline High School in 2000. He attended the University of Utah and was most recently enrolled at Westminster College where...

Irene Virginia Victory 1930 – 2011 Irene Virginia Victory was born July 28, 1930, the eldest daughter of Ruth E. and Louie LeRoy Packer, was a fourth generation Idahoan, and because of old age, went to visit the next world on July 10, 2011. Irene was the widow of Otis Billy Victory and the proud mother of Michael Otis Victory,...

James H. (Jim) Slee, 91, of Boise, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in a Boise care center. Jim was born at Buhl, Idaho, November 24, 1919, the son of Robert B. Slee and Edna N. Slee. He was raised in Buhl and graduated from Buhl High School. He entered the military service on September 16, 1940. During WWII Jim served...

Joseph F. Ston was born on January 4, 1940, to Joseph and Frances (Kalvoda) Ston in Ontario, Oregon, and died peacefully in his home in Nampa on Sunday, July 17, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. His parents moved to Willowcreek, Oregon, in 1937 to homestead sagebrush land and create a new life following years of drought...

David Dennis "Dave" Marlow August 21, 1944 ~ July 4,2011 Dave was born in Aberdeen, WA on August 21, 1944 to Dennis and Marie Marlow. Dave was the "baby" of the family. Dave was a wonderful and caring guy and he loved everybody, always going out of his way to help. He went by Dave but most called him Uncle...

David Randel Simon died from an accident July 19th, 2011. David was born in Boise, ID March 22, 1957 to Henry Joseph Simon and Julia Marlowe Kinkade-Brokate. He is survived by his mother, sons Jason Travis and Calvin Tyrone Simon, grandsons Zane and Kaydyn Simon, siblings Elnora Roderick, Carlena Miller, Joseph Simon and Lynette Roderick. David was preceded in death...

Delores Marcheta Barton, 88, passed through the gates of heaven on Friday, July 22, 2011. She now resides where she lived her life to be. Delores and her twin sister Yvonne were born in Nekoma, Kansas on April 14, 1923. She grew up in Dodge City, Kansas where she graduated from high school in 1941. She married her high school...

Robert “Bob” Bruce Hamilton, 85, of Boise, died on Sunday, July 10, 2011. He received his call up and is now playing on his field of dreams. Bob, son of Richard and Angeline, was born in Orofino, ID on January 9, 1926. His birth announcement in the local paper, owned by his father, read, "The first member of the Hamilton...

Arthur James (Jim) Stearns of Boise, Idaho born August 28th, 1920 passed from this earth to join the love of his life - Jeanne, on July 15th, 2011. Jim is survived by his four children: Jim (Elaine) of West Des Moines, IA; Jerry (Pat) of Spokane, WA, JoAnne (Gordon Baker) Anderson, Seattle, WA; Joe (Lena) Boise, ID; 13 Grandchildren, 12...

Beverly Kathleen was born, at home, to Ivan and Marjory Shroll on April 11, 1927 in Milwaukie, Oregon. She passed away on July 11, 2011, after many weeks in a hospital and care facility. Beverly was baptized at the Brentwood Church of the Nazarene as an infant and remained a devoted Nazarene her entire life. When she was three, her...

Wayne Merlin Shuster, 97, of Boise, Idaho, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at his home in Boise, Idaho. He was born May 5, 1914, in Shickley, Nebraska, the son of Jesse and Amelia Bell Shuster. He was the oldest of 5 siblings. In 1934 Wayne moved to Oregon to look for work and worked in the Ontario and Portland areas...

Laura Skillin Coleman of Boise, Idaho, was born July 4, 1914, near Frankfort, Kansas, and died July 17, 2011. She was the daughter of Nora Ward Skillin and Isaac Skillin. Laura graduated from the secondary school in Frankfort, later receiving her B.S. degree in Physical Education from Kansas State University. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta social sorority...

Louise Alexander Trautman passed away peacefully on July 25, 2011. Louise (93) was born September 28, 1917 in Pocatello, Idaho to William and Carrie Alexander, the 2nd of 6 children. The family moved to Boise shortly thereafter, where Louise resided the majority of her life. She attended Whitney School and Boise High School, and worked for Mountain Bell as a...