Joan Elizabeth Mixon Sage 1942 – 2015 Joan Elizabeth Mixon Sage slipped away from us in the wee hours of April 8, 2015.  She had been ill for several months and finally succumbed.  Joan had a myriad of medical problems.  She did not want to leave us but finally could not hang on and left her family and friends heartbroken,...

Lavonia was born January 7th, 1928 in Forest City, Missouri and passed away April 17, 2015 in Boise, Idaho. Lavonia is survived by her eight children, Dorothy, Doris, Larry, Teresa, Madonna, Tom, Tina, and Cindy; her 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her sister June. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank S. Szurgot who died January 25th, 2009....

Leola Genevieve Wiley Gersema was born April 3, 1917 in Gooding, ID and passed away April 23, 2015 in Boise, ID.   Her parents were William Alfred Wiley and Candace Augusta Arnold. She spent much of her early years in the Nampa-Caldwell area and graduated from Nampa High School.  A few years out of high school she moved to Oakland, CA...

1962- 2015 Maureen Ayad, 52, of Boise passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015.  She was born on August 17, 1962 in Emmett, Idaho to Norman Racine Hardman and Dixie LaRae (White) Hardman. She attended elementary and High School in Emmett, Idaho.  She spent one semester attending Ricks College (BYU- Idaho now), and she went to B.S.U for vocational school....

Debra Diane Allen, 58 of Meridian, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, April 1, , 2015.  She was born October 15, 1958 in Boise, the daughter of Richard J. Allen and Jean Folmar Allen. Debbie was raised in Boise attending elementary schools and South Jr. High until the family moved to Decatur, GA in 1970 where she graduated from Southwest Dekalb High...

William L. Corson, 76, of Meridian, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, near Twin Falls, ID. William L. "Bill" Corson was born August 14, 1938 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.  He married his lifetime love, Bonnie Jean Mercurio, May 5, 1975 in San Diego, CA. Bill proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy.  He then became a plumber and worked his way...

Gene Arthur Avery, 78, peacefully passed away at home in Nampa, Idaho on April 14, 2015.  Gene was comforted by his wife Lois and his eldest son Mark during a brief battle with Cancer. Gene was born in Donnelly, Idaho in 1936 and he was raised in Council, Idaho.  Gene attended school in Council where he played basketball and football...

John Charles Vetsch, 64, of Boise, passed away on April 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Parkview Christian Church in Meridian. John will be buried with military honors alongside fellow veterans at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. John was born on January 4, 1951 in Portland, Oregon, the son of Frank and...

DawnLaRae Beck of Meridian, Idaho, passed away peacefully on March 27th, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Boise.  Dawn was born June 10th, 1962 to John Beck and Barbara Potter in Hawthorne, Calif.  Dawn is survived by her three children; son Zachary Taylor Beck, daughters Courtney Irene Beck-Pritchard and Sadie Christine Beck-Pritchard, her grandson Noah, and her sister Stacy. Dawn...

Cheryl Lynn Robertson was born in Rupert, Idaho on May 3, 1949 to Phoenix Fullington and Maxine Trebilcock.  She passed away peacefully on April 2, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Cheryl moved to Boise with her parents in 1955 and graduated from Capital High School in 1967.  She met her soul mate Dave O. Robertson when she was 16...

Wilma Donahue Brown, 70, of Boise, died Friday, April 3, 2015, at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Dry Creek Cemetery.  Services are under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Wilma was born on March 13, 1945 in Grouw, The Netherlands, the daughter of Roelofje (Ruth) Tjeerdsma...

Barbara Louise McGrath of Boise, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 in a local care facility following an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the Alden-Waggoner Chapel, Boise. There will be a viewing for one hour prior to the service. Rev. Christina M. Thompson of Whitney United Methodist Church will officiate. Cremation...

Viola Ruth (Chelline) Lade passed away March 23, 2015 at her home in Boise, Idaho.  She was buried in Cloverdale Cemetery March 26.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Community of Christ Church, 408 N. Garden, Boise, ID.  A potluck will follow.  All are invited to attend. Viola was born April...

Brian Edward Peterson, 40, passed away March 18th. at home in Boise. Brian was born on February 4th. 1975 to Jim and Pamela (Rose) Peterson. Born at just two and a half pounds, Brian was a fighter from the moment he entered the world until his last moments with us. Brian grew up in Boise and graduated from Centennial High...

Gerald Dean “Jerry” Schimmel, 80, of Boise, passed away on March 18, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2015 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Home. Following the funeral, we will travel by procession to the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery for military honors to begin at 3:00 p.m.  A reception to celebrate Jerry and his love, Marlene,...

Donald Ford, 83, of Meridian, died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his home after an extended illness. Donald was born on February 8, 1932 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, the son of Nita and Daymon Ford. He graduated from Hurley High School in Hurley, New Mexico in 1949. He married Colleen Gallagher on October 13, 1950, and they had one...

1931 -2015 Bette Kindall, 83 went home to be with the Lord on March 17, 2015 at Life Care Center of Treasure Valley.  Bette was born on July 2, 1930 to Albert and Caroline Drummond, the youngest of their 13 children.  She married Harold Kindall in 1949 and in 1955 moved to Boise where they raised their four children. Bette...

Normadine Dixon died peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at home. Normadine was born on May 17, 1924 in Thayer, Kansas. She was the youngest of three children of Ray and Leola Douglas. When the dust bowl drove her family out of Kansas, they settled in Colorado Springs, CO. In April of 1943 she married her sweetheart, Russell (Bud) Dixon....

Betty Ann Coon, our dearly beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully on March 7, 2015 at age 64 after a six month fight with brain cancer.  We are comforted that she was welcomed by her loving Father in heaven and her own father and mother whom have gone before her. Betty was born on February 28, 1951 to Robert...

Glenrose June Ewing, 85, died peacefully on February 26, 2015 surrounded by her family.  Glenrose was born September 13, 1929 in Elwood, Nebraska to Virgil and Marie Harm. Glenrose’s family moved to Idaho in 1935.  She lived and went to school at numerous places including: Cascade, Garden Valley, Emmett, Star/Middleton, and finally graduated from Meridian in 1947.  She showed a...