Helen B. “Sawyer” Hardin, 85, of Meridian, formerly of Cascade, ID, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Meridian. Helen was born February 25, 1931, in Cascade, Idaho, the daughter of Glenn W. Sawyer and Barbara Portlock Sawyer.  She grew up in Cascade and lived there for 83 years.  Helen was a dietician at Valley County Hospital for 15 years and...

On April 22nd 2016, the world lost a bright ray of sunshine. To us she was a mother, grandmother, wife, and a beloved aunt. To others she was a helpful and caring friend. To the world she was a compassionate angel who devoted her love, energy, and talent to help with anyone in need. And to all she was a...

Arnet R. Bates passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at home in Boise, Idaho of natural causes. Arnet was born on June 4, 1928 to Clyde and Josie Bates. The family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1942. In 1962 Arnet moved to Boise, Idaho where he was in the radio business and started Senior Citizens Insurance Agency. As...

Beverly Weybright Beirnes McKellip died on May 2, 2016 at a local hospital. Beverly was born on September 19, 1928, at Boise, Idaho, to Kenneth N. Weybright and Hazel Seaman Weybright, the youngest of five children. Having lived in Boise all her life, she attended Roosevelt Elementary School, North Junior High, and Boise High School, graduating in 1946. In March,...

Maxine “Marty” Varvel Crandall of Boise, Idaho passed away on April 22, 2016. Marty was born on April 1, 1945 in Sterling, Colorado, one of seven children of Paul Homer and Norma Alice Northup. Marty’s father passed away with young children which left her to help raise her younger siblings. Marty met the love of her life working at a...

Carl Eugene (Gene) Hill passed away April 18, 2016 of congestive heart failure in Boise, Idaho at 88 years old. He was born August 15, 1927 in his family home in Ysleta, TX (now part of El Paso) to parents Floyd and Ida Hill. He had two older brothers, Allan and Jim, and a younger brother, Kenneth. Having skipped a...

Florence Margaret Van Camp-Tofani, 102, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2016. Florence, the fourth of seven children, was born on June 18, 1913 in Armour, South Dakota to Margaret and Edward Carlon. A sister, Mary, and brothers Charles, John, Jim, Joe and Frank, preceded her in death. Three of the brothers served in...

Lucille May Cooper (Peters), 90, of Boise, passed away Wed. morning, April 20, 2016, at home. A ‘Celebration of Life’ will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, April 29 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Dry Creek Cemetery. Viewing will be held before the service from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM. Lucy was born March 11, 1926...

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 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, 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, 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...

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...

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 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 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, 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...

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, 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 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...