Lt Col Clarence “Gus” Sonderman was a fighter pilot of great distinction, who was born in Kennewick, WA on September 21, 1921 and slipped the surly bonds of earth on July 23, 2011. Gus was one of five children of Hellen and Clarence Sonderman Sr. He was raised as a farm boy and graduated from Kennewick High School in 1939....

Martha A. Smith, 95, of Meridian, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 in a Meridian assisted living center. Martha A. Smith was born to John and Deborah Asher on May 1, 1916 in Friley, Arkansas. She moved with her family to Oklahoma at the age of two where she grew up and received her education. She moved to Idaho in 1935...

Rudy Allen Van Cleave, 82, of Boise, died Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Willow Park Assisted Living, where he lived the final chapter of his life cared for by his family and a loving staff. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 22, 2011 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the Emmett...

1941-2011 Sharon Irene Vandervoort peacefully went home to our Lord July 12th, 2011 after battling a long illness. She was preceded in death by her son, Donald Curtis Vandervoort. Sharon is survived by her husband Donald Vandervoort and daughters Debbie Gholson, Amy Vandervoort, sister Jody Gibson and three grandchildren, Ayla Gholson, Schuyler Mc Carrel, and Ashton Field and one great...

Scott Richard Allen, 53, of Nampa, passed away Monday, July 4th after a courageous 1 year battle with Esophagus Cancer. He was born June 27, 1958, in Boise, the son of Richard J. Allen and Leola Jean Folmar Allen. Scott was raised in Boise until the family moved to Decatur, GA in 1970 where he graduated from Southwest Dekalb High...

Russell ‘Bruce’ Saunders of Boise, born on April 17, 1920 in Balko, Oklahoma to Chlaudie and Willie Saunders, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on June 15, 2011. Bruce attended school in Blue Mound and Stillwater, Oklahoma and then entered the Marine Corps. Bruce served three years in the South Pacific sustaining a gunshot wound in Iwo Jima...

EVELYN RAYMOND KOPAN November 24, 1909 - June 25, 2011 A daughter, wife, mama, mama Ev, Sweet Gram, and GG, was set free Saturday morning, June 25, 2011, from a 101 ½ year old body. Living in two centuries, she saw the first phone, automobile, plane, T.V., and the first personal computer. How incredible is that? Her journey of life...

Jeanette “Jan” Myers, 87, of Boise, passed away on June 27, 2011 at a Boise assisted living center. A private memorial service will be held at a later date by the family. Jan’s urn will be buried at Placerville Cemetery in Placerville, Idaho. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Jan was born to Joseph and Ethel...

John W. “Jack” Barrett died on June 28, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family after a short but courageous fight with cancer. Jack was born on August 23, 1931, in Ellendale, North Dakota. Jack’s mother, Edith Barrett, was a school teacher, principal and librarian raising Jack and his older brother, Charlie Barrett, in Ellendale, Horace and Minot, North...

1914-2011 Reva A. Brewer was born on December 9, 1914 in Bancroft, Nebraska to farmers Harry and Jenny Brewer. Reva grew up in a musical family. Her father, Harry was a caller and fiddler at the local barn dances and it was at a dance that she met her future husband, Elwin Wingett, who was also born into a large...

JAMES HENRY BISH Command Sgt. Major James Henry Bish, 91, of Boise, Idaho passed away peacefully in his sleep at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. James was born in Lakeport, CA on April 16, 1920 to Hiram and Nellie Simkins Bish. He grew up in California and received his education there. On...

Sarah (Eve) Dickinson 1927-2011 Sarah (Eve) Dickinson passed to a better place after a short illness 6/13/11. She was originally from Birmingham, AL where she was born on February 21, 1927. She resided in California from circa 1956 to 1978. From 1978 until her passing, she was in Idaho and Boise from 1980 to the present. She is survived by...

Stephen Lynn Moss passed away June 15, 2010 from an unanticipated heart attack at the age of 53. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on November 23, 1957 to Charles W. and Martha Ann Moss. He moved with his parents and two other brothers to Pocatello, Idaho in 1970. Steve graduated from Highland High School and later received an Associate's...

Delia (Dee) Mae McManus died June 19, 2011, passing peacefully with grace and dignity surrounded by her family, after a valiant battle with cancer. Delia was born January 5, 1927 in Boise, Idaho. She was 84. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview, Boise. A viewing will be...

Jean M. Abel Records 1924 – 2011 Jean M. Abel Records of Boise, Idaho passed away of natural causes peacefully on Tuesday, June 14th at a local assisted living facility. Jean was the third of four children born to William and Celia Randklev on March 28th, 1924 in Pekin, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in North Dakota, graduating...

Caroline Eleanore Martindale, 79, of Nampa, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Dry Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Caroline was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 11, 1932, the daughter of Elmer and Emma Ferris Lang. At...

Dee Conner was never afraid to face the toughest of life’s challenges. She enjoyed many accomplishments during her life and loved adventure. She was one of the first five women ski patrollers at Bogus Basin to be admitted to the National Ski Patrol, an elite group. Dee was an avid tennis player, one mean scrabble opponent, and she loved to...

Gilbert (Gil) Jefferies, age 75, passed away on June 13, 2011 at St. Lukes Hospital in Meridian, ID. Gil was born in Yakima,WA on March 24, 1936 to Myrtle and Charles Jeffries. He grew up in Yakima where he graduated from high school. Gil married Jeanie Cotelos in 1955. Soon after they married they had 3 daughters. He later married...

Gilbert L. “Gib” Dehlin 1917- 2011 Dad passed peacefully while in the care of the Boise V.A. Hospice caregivers on June 15, 2011 at the age of 93. After being born in Salt Lake City on December 29, 1917 to Walmar and Mary (Mulryan) Dehlin, the family moved to Portland, Oregon where he grew up and graduated from Franklin High...

Adelyn Talbot, 97, of Boise, passed away on Thursday, June 09, 2011, in a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Dry Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Adelyn was born at North Loup, Nebraska, on April 21, 1914. She was the youngest...