John Merton Liese age 38, passed away December 28, 2015. John was born in Sun Valley, Idaho, the loving son of Ron and Mary Liese on November 1, 1977. The family moved to Boise in 1991 where John made lifelong friends and graduated from Capital High School in 1996 and played baseball and football. He attended college in Butte, Mt.,...

Elva Lucille (Jagger) Stands, 94, died on January 20, 2016, at Grace Assisted Living in Nampa, Idaho of natural causes. A celebration of her life will be held Monday, January 25, 2016, at 11a.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise. Elva was born July 2, 1921, in Oklahoma, the fourth of six children born to Barbee and Bessie Jagger....

Lois Ann Hummel, daughter of Visilias (William) John Collias and Lillian Cannon, passed away on January 10, 2016. She was born March 25, 1928 in Glendive, MT. She married Donald F. Hummel on July 27, 1951 in Ketchikan, AK and is survived by her daughter, Jane and grandson, Grant Simmons. She is buried at Dry Creek Cemetery in Boise, ID.

Donald Melvin Grooms, 95 of Boise, Idaho died Jan. 5 th , 2016 at Avamere Transitional Care of natural causes.  A funeral service will be held Monday, January 11 th , 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. A viewing will start at 9 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Terrace Lawn Cemetery. Donald was...

Evelyn MaryAnn (Garrett) Lindgren was born 21 Dec. 1931 to Frank C. and Edna (Sterling) Garrett in a renovated barn in Bronson, Iowa. Mom grew up in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, finally moving with family to Nebraska in 1944. She met Paul Lindgren in a hayfield where she was helping serve lunch to the farmers. They were married 28 Oct. 1948...

Arthur Eugene Richardson, 87, of Boise, passed away on December 31, 2015 at home of natural causes. Art was born on June 30, 1928 in Castleford, Idaho to John Henry Richardson and Eva Marie (Cannon) Richardson. Art married Wilma D. Richardson on December 15, 1946 in Wells, Nevada. He worked his whole career as a Truck Driver. His interests revolved...

Lorraine Lycklama Childers, 86, of Boise, died on Monday, December 21, 2015 in a local care center. A viewing will be held on Monday, December 28, from 7-9 p.m. at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. A graveside committal will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 29, at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, with a memorial service following at 2 p.m., at...

Elden Earl Gray, age 91, of Boise, Idaho, died peacefully at his home Dec 23, surrounded and supported by his loving family after a courageous fight with cancer. Elden was born June 1924 in Caldwell, Idaho to Elbert and Jessie Gray, the third of five sons and grew up on Ustick Road east of Caldwell . Elden went to Midway...

Mabel Christena (Ely) Schenck, age 95, was born November 30, 1920 - the only child of Floyd Curtis and Christena (Drader) Ely, in Monitor, Washington. She finished her days in her apartment at Garnet Place Assisted Living on December 23, 2015. When Mabel was a year old, the family moved to Graham, WA, where they established a Jersey dairy farm....

Leatha (Lee) McKeown, 50, of Boise, Idaho, passed away in her sleep in her home on December 20, 2015. What mattered most to Lee were her loving daughters Claire, age 20, and Tilly, age 16, who were both home at the time of her passing. Lee was born on January 5, 1965 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to her devoted parents...

Wayne Lyle Van Cleave, 61, was called home to heaven suddenly and unexpectedly while at UW Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, where he was awaiting a liver transplant. He passed just prior to midnight on December 10, 2015, with his loving wife by his side. Wayne was born January 17, 1954 in Boise, Idaho to Rudy and Velma (Dougal) Van...

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after a battle with cancer. She was born on December 20, 1952 to Donald and Theresa (Lechner) Edwards in Lewiston, Idaho. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1971 and attended Lewis-Clark State College. She graduated from LCSC with a degree in Education. She...

Frances Jean Weaver, 85, passed away in St Luke’s hospital Boise on December 4 th . Fran leaves behind her 4 children, Elizabeth Kristine, James William, Joseph David and Wendy Anne, 5 grand-children, Trista, Morgan, Zachary, Reece and Amanda, and 5 great-grand-children. Fran was born at St Luke’s Hospital in Boise on November 11 th 1930, the only daughter of...

Bob Schmidt, 75, of Meridian died Friday, November 27, 2015 surrounded by family and loved ones of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Bob was born December 26, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa. Bob had an adventuresome life; served in the Navy, sung with Johnny Cash and...

Keith A. Gillette, our beloved son and brother, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2015. Keith was born to Jack and Ruth Gillette on January 26, 1958 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He grew up in Boise, graduating from Capital High School in 1976. In 1980 he graduated from Idaho State University with a degree in journalism and moved to California...

Marija Sacko Hunt passed away November 30, 2015. Marija loved sewing garments, knitting, traveling, animals and shopping. She was a faithful member of the Cathedral of the Rockies Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Anna Campbell and her husband, Warren, of Safford, Arizona; granddaughter, Susan Campbell, Minneapolis, Minnesota; cousin, Elena Herndon and her husband, John, of Boise. The...

Michael Patrick McNeill passed away Nov. 28, 2015 as the result of a tragic car accident. Mike was born November 17, 1951 in Boise, Idaho to Lorraine “Rainee” Heerlein and Creighton “Tom” McNeill.  Mike lived in Boise all of his life, graduating from Boise High School in 1970. Following in his father’s footsteps, Mike joined the Boise Fire Department in...

Angelina "Ann" Alleman, 87, of Meridian, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at her home of natural causes. Angelina was born November 17, 1928, in Veteran, Wyoming, to Andrew and Stella Fillis.  Her father died when she was nine years old, leaving her mother to raise seven kids by herself, the youngest of which was twenty-seven days old.  Her mother worked...

Margaret Smyser 1922 - 2015 93 years ago, on January 29, 1922, Margaret Smyser was born at St. Luke's Hospital in downtown Boise.  As a child, she attended Boise schools until she was a high school sophomore, when her family moved to Great Neck, New York (on Long Island). Graduating from Great Neck High School at the age of 16,...

Alda L. Smith, 86, of Boise, ID, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Dry Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.  Following the service those who would like to visit are invited to Country Time Assisted Living, 277 S....