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Local Obituaries for Boise, ID, Ada County & Surrounding Areas

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus

Christine "Chris" (Edwards) Holthaus

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

Frances Jean Weaver

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

Bob Schmidt

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

Keith A. Gillette

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

Marija Sacko Hunt

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 P. Mcneill

Michael P. Mcneill

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 Alleman

Angelina Alleman

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

Margaret Smyser

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

Alda L. Smith

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....

Linda V. Cole

Linda V. Cole

Linda V. Cole, 64, of Eagle, Idaho, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at home of natural causes. Linda was born on November 21, 1951 in Port Angeles, Washington, the daughter of Audre Doris LaFon and Joseph R. (Bob) Morriss.  She married Ray Cole on May 28, 1970 in Reno, Nevada.  They resided in Colorado and Idaho. Linda had various occupations...

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory

Lelace Virginia Coleman Gregory, 87, of Boise, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, in Boise of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Cana Chapel, First United Methodist Church-Cathedral of the Rockies with Rev. Dr. Steve Tollefson, Pastor Emeritus officiating.  Inurnment will be in Etna Cemetery, Etna, CA at a later date....

Ramona Mae Beck

Ramona Mae Beck

Ramona Mae Beck, 86 passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015 in Boise, Idaho of natural causes. She was born on November 17 th , 1928 in Nampa, Idaho.  Ramona was the youngest of three children born to Emmett and Ruth (Peebles) Williams.  Ramona, known as Monie to her grandchildren, attended schools in the Happy Valley area and graduated...

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins

Dorothy Margaret Fanning Haskins, 88, of Boise, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in Boise. Dorothy was born on December 22, 1926, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Frederick and Margaret Cowan Fanning.  Dorothy had a twin sister, Louise, who passed in 2013. Dorothy lived in Montreal until she married Gilbert Leon Haskins, on September 28, 1950 in Montreal.  From...

Simonne Bethyl Huston Surgeon

Simonne Bethyl Huston Surgeon

Simonne Bethyl Huston Surgeon, 85, of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in a Boise hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Dry Creek Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Avenue, on Friday, November 20th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Simonne was...

Gary E. Morford

Gary E. Morford

Gary E. Morford was born in Boise, Idaho on February 15, 1943 to Madeline Lois Hedrick Morford and Ralph Willis Morford.  He died on November 12, 2015. Gary graduated from Borah High School in 1962 and went to college for 6 months at BYU because of a friend of his.  After, he came home to Boise to attend BJC. He...

Brandon Jay Steger

Brandon Jay Steger

Brandon Jay Steger passed away at the age of 33 on Saturday, October 31, 2015. A celebration of life potluck was held on Sunday, November 8, at the Orchard Plaza, 1111 Orchard St., Suite 111, Boise. His remains will be laid to rest alongside his mother at Nishnabotna Cemetery in Manilla, Iowa. He was born on October 6, 1982, in...

Sek Chong Wong

Sek Chong Wong

Sek Chong Wong, 85, of Boise, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.   Sek Wong was born the middle child of Chang Men and Yi De Wong on the wintery day of December fifteenth, 1929 in the providence of Canton China.  As a child, he carried water buckets and herded cows to...

Dale Delbert Schick Tweedy 1938 ~ 2015

Dale Delbert Schick Tweedy 1938 ~ 2015

On October 29, 2015, Dale Delbert Schick Tweedy completed his final journey in life here on earth and joined his Savior in the most precious and grace-filled life everlasting. Dale was born September 6, 1938 in Eureka, SD. He joined the Air Force in 1956 and was Staff Sargent until medically discharged in 1966. While stationed in Mountain Home, ID,...

Stephen Paul Martinez

Stephen Paul Martinez

Steve Martinez, our loving son, husband, and father passed away on October 23, 2015. Steve was born in Hawthorne, CA to Enrique "Henry" and Esther Martinez. He moved with his family to Boise in 1973. Steve attended high school at Borah and Meridian. He attended and later graduated from BSU in 1983, with a BBA in Accounting. Steve worked for...

Dennis Cuningham

Dennis Cuningham

Dennis Cuningham, 75, of Garden City, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 at home of natural causes. Dennis was born February 18, 1940 in Cambridge, Idaho, the son of Joel and Bertha Wallace Cuningham. He grew up in that area receiving his schooling at Rush Creek, Idaho.   On December 25, 1959 Dennis married Wanda Lee Smith in Garden City. He...