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Mary E. Graham
Mary E. Graham of Boise passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 with her family by her side in her home, at the age of 99. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2016 at First Baptist Church, burial will follow at Cloverdale Cemetery. A viewing will be held today from 6 – 9 p.m....
Jessica Christa Rudeen
Jessica Christa Rudeen left earth unexpectedly, April 17, 2016. She entered this earth on January 26, 1987, at the Nuremberg, Germany, Army Military Hospital, joining her father, Capt. Randall Rudeen, MD, mother, Kathleen Pond Rudeen, and sister, Camille Rudeen Workman. From the beginning, Jessica led an active adventurous life with her family starting with being backpacked on her parents back...

Wade B. Eller
Wade B. Eller, 95, Boise, died on Monday January 4, 2016. Wade was born October 20, 1920 in Stratton Nebraska, the son of Vern and Stella Eller. He attended school in Stratton and graduated from high school in May of 1937. Wade was married to Mildred Updike on December 1, 1939. They raised two sons, Gerald and Douglas. Wade served...
Toni Lynn Ward
Toni Lynn Ward, 29, of McCall, died on April 22, 2016 surrounded by her loved ones. A memorial service was held on April 23, 2016. Toni was born on February 4, 1987 in Boise, Idaho to Douglas Richard Ward and Nancy Ann Ward (Howard). She attended local schools and graduated from Centennial High School in 2005. She then attended North...
John L. Hoffmann, Jr
Our beloved son, brother, and uncle, John L. Hoffmann, Jr., of Boise, passed away at an assisted living facility on April 22, 2016. He was born to John L. and Elaine Hoffmann on February 6, 1944 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. John attended Cole and Franklin schools and graduated from Borah High School in 1962. He attended Boise...
Robert F. "Bob" Weber
Bob was born in Oakland, California, August 12th, 1944 to Herman Weber and June Craft. He attended schools in the area, graduating from Oakland Technical High in 1962. Bob was stationed in Germany for two years while serving in the Army. After leaving the Army, he moved to Lake Tahoe in 1968. This is where he met his wife, Bonnie,...
Albert Lee Langston
Albert Lee Langston passed away on April 12 th , 2016 after a three-year battle with cancer. There will be a private grave-side service for the immediate family. It will be a military funeral honoring his 22 years of service to our country. Following the military service there will be a public memorial service where the military honors video will...
Wilma Geraldean Scaggs Kiser Lucky
Wilma Geraldean Scaggs Kiser Lucky passed away on April 10, 2016 of natural causes. Graveside services will be held on April 25, 2016 at 2 pm, at Canyon Hill Cemetery. Wilma was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Jan 23, 1931, the oldest of seven children of Roy and Nellie Scaggs. The family moved around some during her childhood, and it...
Cleone Vera Pierce
Cleone Vera Pierce, née Ulrich, 82, passed away Thursday night, April 7th, surrounded by her loved ones in the family home. She was born September 14, 1933 in Cathay, North Dakota; the daughter of Gordon and Hilda Ulrich and sister to Kenneth Ulrich. Cleone and her family moved to Boise in 1946, where she attended North Junior High and graduated...
Janet B (Everts) Ford
Jan B. Ford, age 76, died unexpectedly on April 7, 2016 from a severe infection. While it was extremely sad to say goodbye to such an amazing woman, she left to sounds of laughter, surrounded in love. This was very fitting for her. She had such a great hearty laugh and so much love to give. Everyone was family to...
Sophia (Sue) Rogge Pickerell
Sophia (Sue) Rogge Pickerell, a long-time resident of the Treasure Valley, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Valley View Retirement Home. Born December 5, 1917 in Waco, Nebraska, Sue was raised in York, Nebraska by her parents Nellie and Herman Rogge along with her 3 sisters Ruth Gettman, Lola Scavola, Viola Cartwright and 2...
William Carl (Bill) Beatty
William Carl (Bill) Beatty died on April 1, 2016. He was 86 years young. Bill was born on December 4, 1929 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the only child born to Claire C. and Stella C. Beatty. He attended elementary school while in Worcester and graduated from East Haven High School in Connecticut. His early collegiate years were spent at the University...
Curtis E. Schonberger
Curtis E. Schonberger, 74 of Boise, died on Monday, April 4, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave., Boise, Idaho 83706. Curtis was born in Wimbledon, North Dakota on May 20, 1941 to Harry and Alice (Heiden) Schonberger. He graduated high school in Spokane,...
Kandie Clark
On Monday, April 4, 2016, Kandie peacefully went to Heaven while at her home surrounded by her husband (Wayne), sister (Bonnie), her husband (Fred) and her devoted friend, Melanie. Kandie had a particularly insidious form of Early or Younger Onset Alzheimer’s disease that she had suffered with for the last five years. Thankfully, Kandie remained in her home the entire...
Robert Paul Barnes, M.D.
Bob Barnes, 71, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 2, 2016 surrounded by his wife of 47 years and two daughters. A celebration of his life will be held on Friday, April 8th at 2 pm at Ustick Baptist Church, 14301 W. McMillian Rd, Boise. Services are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral...
Dolly Ray Purdy Engberg
Dolly, 98, born April 24, 1917 at Sandpoint, Idaho to Bruno and Sophie Hoffman Glaubitz, died on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in a Meridian Assisted Living Facility. A viewing will be held on Thursday, March 24, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016...

Inez Pettijohn Crookston
Inez Pettijohn Crookston, age 93, passed away on March 18, 2016. Inez was born on February 2, 1923 to Everett and Joy Pettijohn in Seattle, Washington where they lived until Inez was 9 years old. The family had strong ties with both of their families there, but when in 1932 Mr. Pettijohn accepted the challenge of running a newspaper in...

Victor L. Whetzel
Victor L. Whetzel, 107, of Boise, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, in a local care facility. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Garden Plaza at Valley View, 1130 N. Allumbaugh St., Boise, Idaho, 83704. Victor was born on December 21, 1908 in Winona, WA, the son of Juanita Beber and Frank...
Gary Lee Robbins
Gary Lee Robbins was born in Galesburg, Illinois on October 26, 1944 to Clarence “Poodle” Robbins and Irene Whitehall. He was raised by Irene and his beloved stepdad, John Warren Crow. In 1962, he graduated from Winola High School and entered the US Air Force, where he served for four years as a Morse Code Interceptor. He returned from active...
Alma Louise Richarz
Alma Louise Richarz, 84, of Boise, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2016 at Morris Hill Cemetery. There will be a viewing at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Thursday, (today), from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Alma was born on July 3, 1931, in Cambridge,...
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