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Roberta Marie Buffington- Irwin

Roberta Marie Buffington- Irwin

On June 5th, 2016, Roberta Marie Buffington-Irwin, 55, of Garden City, Idaho, passed away peacefully after surrendering to complications of pancreatic cancer in a Boise hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Roberta “Bert” Irwin was born on October 20, 1960, in Boise, Idaho. She was the daughter of Robert Buffington and Jewel Coralie William-Weatherly. She is survived by Husband, Jody Irwin of Cascade, ID; her Daughters Misty Myatt (Drew), Alexis DuBois (Clint) and Nichole Snell; her Sister: Cathy Buffington; and her Grandchildren Kelsey, Kaleb, and Taylor and many loving nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Buffington and Jewell Weatherly and her siblings Ethel McRoberts and Michael Allen.

Roberta spent her childhood in Emmett, ID and Boise, ID; graduating from Boise High in 1979. On June 26, 2004, Roberta married the love of her life, Jody Irwin in Cascade, Idaho. Throughout her life, Roberta lived in various places including Cascade, Emmett, Boise and Garden City.

For 10 years, Roberta worked alongside her lifelong friend, Sherry Hester at Flying J. She went on to work for Ada County Operations for over twenty years. Roberta loved to crochet, ice fish, camp, and curl up with her favorite book. She also enjoyed going to the horse races, spending time in Cascade, and preparing large dinners with delicious food for her entire family. During road trips, her passion for history inspired frequent pit stops to read historical marker signs. Mom was also very talented at making beautiful floral arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to a charity of your choice.

A viewing will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Thursday, June 9 th , from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.


Burial will follow at Dry Creek Cemetery.
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