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Everett Samuel Elliott
Aug 4, 2023
Everett Samuel Elliott was born on Monday, May 29th, 2023 at 2:49 pm to his loving parents, Eden Taylor and Jordan Elliott. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Everett’s family was blessed with 2 months and 6 days with him before he passed...
Dustin R. Barton
Aug 3, 2023
Dustin Ross Barton went home to be with the Lord on August 3, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 51.
Born December 1, 1971, to Donna Belle and Edgar Ross Barton, in Ontario, Oregon, he recalled a happy childhood. All boy, he loved to play in the dirt and wasn’t afraid of a little sweat. He...
Kimberly Irene Allen
Aug 1, 2023
Kimberly Irene Allen passed away peacefully surrounded by family early Tuesday morning, August 1st, 2023 after a long battle with liver cancer. Kim was born at Fort Brag North Carolina on January 19th, 1961 to Bob and Marian Geister, and was the oldest of three children, brother Bob Jr. and sister Tammy. She met her husband, Sherman, during her...
Van Lee Danielson
Jul 29, 2023
Van Lee Danielson, 79, of Boise, Idaho, slipped quietly into the great beyond on July 29, 2023, surrounded by his entire family. With a mischievous grin and a heart full of love, he was born on July 26, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sprinkling joy wherever he went. Van, the master of charm and wit, leaves behind his beloved...
Patricia Jean Cochrane Skinner Spofford
Jul 24, 2023
Our dear Mom, Patricia, passed peacefully on July 24, surrounded by loving family. She was the firstborn to Earl and Amy Cochrane, and a loving big sister to her four siblings: Byron, Lucia Clare, Frank and Jim.
After graduating high school, she attended College of Idaho. While waiting tables in the dining hall she met a handsome young football...
Douglas Edward Greeley
Jul 21, 2023
Doug died doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle in the open air on a favorite route of his.
Douglas Edward Greeley was born December 29, 1948, in St. Paul, Minnesota to John Edward Greeley and Nora Mae Drake. He spent his childhood in small towns in Minnesota, going to school in a...
Norman F. Dahm
Jul 12, 2023
Revered Boise State Professor Passes On
Norm Dahm, 97, passed away on July 12, 2023. Born January 17, 1926, to Frank and Emma Dahm, farmers in Fort Morgan, CO, Norm did not become a farmer. Frank served 12 years on the local school board, and his older son instead became a talented and dedicated educator. A product of Fort...
James Arnold Forbus
Jul 11, 2023
James Arnold Forbus was born at home on January 23, 1942 to Arnold and Lavern Forbus in Alexander City, Alabama. He was the 4th born of 6 kids that included 4 brothers and 1 sister. At the age of 5, a tornado destroyed all but the one room the family of 8 took shelter in but they all persevered. ...
Noreen Ann Riebe
Jul 8, 2023
Noreen was born on September 30, 1936, to Benjamin and Mary Scharff in Hailey, Idaho. Noreen was the oldest of six children. Noreen graduated from Boise High School in 1955. Noreen married James Riebe on January 7, 1956. Noreen passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2023.
Noreen is survived by her husband of 67 years, Jim Riebe...
Arline A. Eidam
Jul 7, 2023
Mom passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of July 7th. She was born in Boise to Cliff and Lena Snyder. She grew up with her older brother Bob, enjoying all that small town Boise had to offer. After graduating Boise High School she enrolled at the University of Idaho where she joined the Alpha Chi Omega sorority....
Penny Lynn Schraufnagel
Jun 26, 2023
Penny Lynn Schraufnagel passed on 6/26/23 due to breast cancer and Alzheimer’s.
Penny was born on 10/8/47 in Billings Montana to Ray and Janice Burch. When Penny was 1 year old her father became the prosthetic officer at the VA in Boise and the family relocated to Boise. Penny went to South Junior High and Borah high school where...
Maxine A. Homsher
Jun 22, 2023
Maxine A. Homsher, 96, of Boise, ID peacefully entered her eternal rest, June 22, 2023. Maxine was born on April 12, 1927, to William I. and Effie Ann Nibarger, in Payette, ID. Maxine was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Tacoma, WA in the Spring of 1945. Her family moved to Tacoma at the beginning of WWII. Her older...
Beverly Cornell
Jun 21, 2023
Beverly Cornell, a beloved resident of Boise, Idaho, passed away on June 21, 2023, at the age of 88. Born on January 13, 1935, Beverly lived a full and vibrant life that touched the hearts of many. Beverly was the daughter of the late Everett Ralph Walker...
Roberta Louise Serena Phillips (“Bobbie”)
Jun 19, 2023
Roberta Louise Serena Phillips (“Bobbie”), age 80, died at home surrounded by her family on Monday, June 19, 2023. Roberta was born March 23, 1943 in Hill City, Graham County, Kansas, the daughter of Everett Wayne and Mary Serena. The family moved to Boise, Idaho in February 1944 when Roberta’s father was sent to Saipan with the U. S....
Phillip Alfred Archey
Jun 19, 2023
On June 19, 2023, Phillip Alfred Archey passed away at the age of 58 due to heart failure. He leaves behind his four children, nine grandchildren and countless friends, rejoining many others lost too soon. We would like to paint a picture to remind you of the incredible man we all knew Phil to be. We urge you to remember...
Terry Lowell Litke
Jun 18, 2023
Terry Lowell Litke went to be with Jesus on June 18, 2023 after a six week battle following complications from a routine surgery. While we never gave up hope, we saw Terry suffer over the six weeks and know he is now with Jesus and no longer in pain.
Born on July 24, 1975 in Nampa, ID to Terry D....
Sharon Louise Tracey
Jun 16, 2023
Sharon Louise Tracey, 91, our beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, June 16, 2023 with family by her side. Her last week was filled with visits from family and friends. She knew she was loved and cherished.
Sharon was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Donovan Willis & Vera Ione (Blakeley)...
Teresa Annette (Marchek) Richcreek
Jun 12, 2023
Teresa Annette Richcreek, of Boise, Idaho, by way of Garden Valley and Homedale, went to be with the love of her life, Skip, on Monday, June 12, 2023, at the age of 84. Her children and sister were with her right to the end.
Terry was born in Ontario, Oregon, on March 24, 1939, to Joseph & Ethel Marchek. She...
Dick Balkins
Jun 7, 2023
Dick’s given name was Almon James Balkins, Jr. He was born February 19, 1928 to Florence Ann Reichel Balkins and Almon James Balkins Sr. in Tacoma Park, Maryland. He died on June 7, 2023 while living with family in McCall, Idaho. Before he was a year old, “Junior” moved with his family via the Panama Canal to Southern California...
Margarita Benavidez Pomeroy
May 23, 2023
Our beloved rare jewel, Margarita Benavidez Pomeroy passed away suddenly at St. Alphonsus in Boise on Tuesday, May 23rd at the age of 80.
Born on December 26th, 1942 she was raised in Chama, New Mexico and was the 7th in line of 12 children (8 sisters, and 3 brothers) to Samuel and Josephine Benavidez. Graduating a year...
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