Laura Helen DeShazo Hylen, 97, died September 19, 2016 in Webster Groves, Missouri. Born December 4, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama, Helen was the daughter of Manon and Coralie DeShazo. She was raised near Leeds, Alabama. She completed her nursing training at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham and worked as registered nurse through much of her life. While in Birmingham, she...

Howard M. Schafer, 92, passed away peacefully at his home on September 29, 2016. Howard was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up with a great appreciation for wildlife and the outdoors and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and sportsman in his younger years. One of his first jobs was with a yacht company, where he developed and...

Lawrence R. (Larry) Smith, 96, passed away on August 23, 2016. The second of five children born to Andrew P. Smith and Olive G. (Babe) Call Smith, Larry was born in Boise, Idaho on Nov. 25, 1919. Larry grew up on his family’s ranch near the mouth of Mores Creek east of Boise, Idaho. He spent his time as a...

Karen F. Johntz, 67, of Boise, Idaho, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at home of natural causes. Karen was born on September 20, 1948, in Council, Idaho to Robert and Faye Burton, joining two brothers, Bobbie and Larry.  At the age of five she moved with her family to Emmett, ID, graduating from Emmett High School in 1966.  She then...

1954 ~ 2016 Bob passed away suddenly on August 7, 2016.  He was born on March 3, 1954 in Portland, OR.  Bob had a great childhood growing up on the grounds of the Veterans Hospital in Boise with his brothers Jim and Brent .  He went to East Junior High and Boise High School.  After high school Bob held various...

Robert E. “Bob” Marks, 78, of Boise, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in a Meridian hospital of natural causes. Bob was born on June 12, 1938 in Boise, Idaho to Beula Root Marks and Leland H. Marks.  He grew up in Boise and received his education there, graduating from Boise High School in 1956.  .  He went on to attend...

Betty Jean (Bunch) Spoljaric, crossed over Monday, August 1, 2016. Betty was born to Harold and Cecile Bunch in Boise, Idaho, September 17, 1926. Until the first grade Betty lived with her family in Deadwood, Idaho. After they moved back to Boise, Betty attended Whittier School, Lowell School, North Junior High School, and graduated from Boise High School. During the...

Anthony Scott “Tony” Powers passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Tony was born July 13, 1960, in Boise, Idaho, to John Larkin Powers and Barbara Ann (Scott) Powers. He grew up and attended school at Hawthorne Elementary, East Junior High, and Boise High. He earned an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering...

June Louise Prosser Eiguren (aged 92) passed away peacefully, July 13, 2016, surrounded by her family. June was born February 22, 1924 to Elwyn Amos “Pete” and Alice Prosser in LaGrande, Oregon. She married John Blas “Johnny” Eiguren on November 8, 1946 in Emmett, Idaho. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Middleton, then to Barber, and in 1932...

Shannon Dale Fish was born July 30, 1929 to Marjorie Went and Lawrence Tuttle in Snoqualmie, Washington and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 23, 2016. Growing up the daughter of an avid hunting and fishing enthusiast she developed an appreciation of the outdoors, streams and rivers in Washington’s Cascade Range at an early age. Playing in...

Mary moved to Meridian, Idaho from Ridgeway, Missouri with her parents (Lee) Roy Allen and Flossie Allen in 1936. Mary and her seven siblings, Margaret (Wylie,) Roe, Lee, Bob, Jack, Don, and Martha (Campbell), traveled to Idaho in their Model A two door sedan, pulling a small trailer along with the hunting dog and family cat. The Allen family lived...

Gary Peterson, age 77, passed away on July 19, 2016. He was born in Boise, ID on January 24, 1939 to Margaret Cheeley Peterson and Roland Peterson. He grew up on Washington Street where the Boise High athletic field is today. He attended Central Grade School, North Junior High School and Boise High School. After high school, he attended Boise...

Wallace Allen (Wally) Walker of Boise, passed away on July 6, 2016. He was born May 26, 1927 to William F. and Margaret Walker. Wally was raised in Boise’s north end and graduated from Boise High School in 1945. He then enlisted in the Navy and was stationed at Whidbey Island Washington. Wally then attended Boise Junior College and Washington...

Carl W. (Bill) Birch, 93, of Star, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his home. Carl was born on October 16, 1922 in Star, Idaho to Fred W. Birch and Hazel Ottie Hughes Birch. He was one of two sons. He graduated from Star High School. Carl married Lois Slauter on May 24, 1947 at the Church of the...

Mildred “Millie” Witt, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Boise. She was born April 4, 1921, to Nicholas and Hazel Gervinka in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada—the youngest of ten children. Millie was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters. She is survived by her son, Richard (Carol) Witt of Boise,...

Connie’s journey with cancer ended on 7/7/16. Who was Connie? She was kind, fair, easy-going, humorous, fun-loving, hardworking and determined. If she set her mind to do something, by gosh she did it. Less than 2 weeks before her death, she participated in the Relay for Life (“I said I was going to do it”). In 1985, she hiked the...

Scott W. Green of Boise, Idaho peacefully passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016, surrounded by his family and close friends. Scott was born in Boise, Idaho on April 18, 1953 to Ernie and Bette Green. He graduated from Capital High School in 1971 and then went on to graduate from Boise State University in 1975. He was an outstanding...

Bernadine Alexander left us on July 13, 2016 at the age of 86. She was born in Missoula, Montana on March 1, 1930 to Everett Bradford and Dorothy Grace MacGregor Bradford. Her parents divorced when she was quite young and she and her older brother, Vernon, moved to the Oregon Coast with their Dad. They came to Boise in 1944...

Wanda Ann Watson, 85, passed away June 2, 2016 at her home in Boise. Wanda was born on July 10, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri to Jenney and Jesse Plummer. Wanda was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher and friend. She will be sorely missed by all. She dedicated her career to special education and served as a teacher in...

Cheryl L. Becker, 65, of Boise, died on Monday, August 1, 2016.  Cheryl was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on December 30, 1950.  Cheryl lived in Boise since she was 5 years old.  She worked for the Idaho Department of Transportation in accounts receivable for 35 years and retired in 2014.  She enjoyed sewing and crocheting and also like to decorate...