Lt. Col Mary E. Nelson of Boise, Idaho died June 6, 2016 in her home in the company of her sister Margaret and brother-in-law Ray Daniels. Mary was born August 12, 1931 in Batavia, NY. Her parents Therese and Richard Williams, and 3 brothers were living on the farm with maternal grandparents Margaret and John Price. After a year the...

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Quentin Loring Quickstad, M.D., 89, passed away in his home on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Quentin was born in Toronto, South Dakota on December 5, 1926. He was the only child of Martin and Alma Quickstad. During his early childhood, he lived on a farm and attended a small one-room country school. Because the Great...

Jack Hans Hansen of Boise, Idaho passed away May 30, 2016 of natural causes. A private inurnment will be held at Dry Creek Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at Wright Community Congregational Church, 4821 W. Franklin Rd., Boise, on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Jack Hans Hansen was born on August 27, 1931 in Boise, Idaho...

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...

John was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on September 17, 1949 and died of natural causes at his Boise home on May 23, 2016. His parents John and Alice Elliott, sister Joan Pond and niece Dr. Jodean Elliott-Blakeslee preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Bill and Mary Jeanne Elliott, a nephew Bob and two...

Helen Elaine Hendren Copple-Williamson, age 92, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home on May 29, 2016. Born August 5, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah, she moved to Boise as a child with her mother Aleen Hendren and her younger brother Robert. She attended Boise schools, graduating from Boise High School where she was on the debate team, beginning...

Tracy Lynn Kepner-Roberts, age 55, went to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends after a year long fight with a relapse of CIDP. The neurological disease is an autoimmune disorder. Tracy was born in Boise, Idaho, January 1961, to Marvin and Sylvia (Hobbs) Kepner. She was the third of three daughters and kept the Kepner in her...

Leon Glen Marshall was born on July 18, 1942, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Wilbur and Thelma Marshall. He ended his battle against bone cancer on June 2, 2016, and passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side. He was a loving husband and dad and a good friend to many. After Leon graduated from high school, he...

Kay was born Jan. 31, 1936, in Alton, MO. She moved to Boise and married Richard Curtis Booth in 1959. Kay was a devoted full-time homemaker and mother, and later a joyful, nurturing grandmother and great grandmother. She completed business college and served in the Civil Service for over 25 years, retiring in 1999 as office manager in Montgomery. Kay...

(Blanche) Violet Grapp was born to Michael and Lula (Odle) Heber on December 17, 1921 at Rockham, South Dakota. She was the youngest child of ten children born in that family. She attended elementary school in a one room school house along with her brothers and sisters. She graduated from Faulkton High School in 1939. She attended Northern State Teacher’s...

Virginia L. Fleming, age 76, died peacefully on May 28, 2016 at her home in Boise, ID. Virginia was born April 8, 1940 in Sunnyside, WA, the daughter of Vertchal and Mary Brooks. She spent her childhood and young adult years in the beautiful Yakima Valley. She later moved to western Washington and in 1963 Virginia married the love of...

On the crisp spring morning of May 12th, 1925 in Kalispell, Montana, a 40 year old woman was steeling her mind to face the gravity, and the possible sorrow of the moment that she knew was arriving soon. She was surely about to deliver a child, and she was told that by the end of the day, probably herself, or...

Wendy Elizabeth (Hansen) Nelson was born March 3, 1959 in California. She was eagerly awaited by Bill and Peg Hansen who adopted Wendy into their loving family. The three Hansens lived in Pleasant Hill, California until Wendy was three when they moved to Salem, Oregon and lived for ten years. Wendy loved picking beans and berries for a local farmer...

Luella Kelwin passed away May 16, 2016 with her family by her side. Luella was born on Feb. 22, 1922 to Clarance and Valla Piland in St. John, Kansas. She was the oldest daughter of 8 brothers and sisters. Luella lived in Kansas until 1946 when she moved to California. Luella had been married to Elmer Heyen but they had...

Wendy Elizabeth (Hansen) Nelson was born March 3, 1959 in California. She was eagerly awaited by Bill and Peg Hansen who adopted Wendy into their loving family. The three Hansens lived in Pleasant Hill, California until Wendy was three when they moved to Salem, Oregon and lived for ten years. Wendy loved picking beans and berries for a local farmer...

Our mom, Lois J. McCracken passed away at home on May 11 t h , 2016. She was born in Bayard, Nebraska June 24 t h , 1928 to Roy and Elsie (Granny) York . She has 2 sisters LaVonne Darrow, now deceased, and Lillie Slifka Hall. She married Edward T. McCracken in Cascade, Idaho in 1946 upon his return...

Lucille Wallace was born in Central Idaho on 7-17-34 and passed away on 5-9-16 at 81 years old in Nampa Idaho. She lived in Central during her early years, then Midvale, and spent most of her life in Boise. She graduated from Boise High School in 1952. She married William (Bill) Wallace on September 25, 1953, and was married almost...

“If at some point you don’t find yourself asking, ‘What the hell am I doing here? I want to go home,’ Then it’s not an adventure.” Michael David Blackaller’s life was an adventure. Born to Rita and David Blackaller on July 7, 1951 in Idaho Falls, Mike was the kind of child who was always on the move. He was...

Edgar Wiedmeier was born October 22, 1938 to Martin and Esther (Quenzer) Wiedmeier on a farm in South Dakota. He attended a one-room school house through the eighth grade. In 1957 he moved with his parents to Rupert, Idaho. Edgar worked on farms, a bean warehouse and other jobs. In 1985 he moved with his parents to Boise, Idaho, where...

Maralyn L. (Eggler) Burk, 72, died on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home. Maralyn was born on July 11, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, to Benjamin A. Eggler and LaVerne (Tauscher) Eggler. The family moved to Idaho when Maralyn was 3. While in Idaho, she graduated from Parma High School in 1961 and from Lady Catherine’s Beauty College in 1962....