I was born in Susanville, a sleepy little town in northern California, to Bernard Prentice Holmes and Edna Mae Silver Holmes.  My brother, Richard Alan, we called him Dick, looked forward to having a little brother and made sure I knew it for years to come. We lived in Susanville until I was about 6 years old, where I learned...

Clifford Eugene Coe was born on April 6, 1961 at Castle Air Force Base in California to Charles and Caroline Coe of Mountain Home, Idaho.  He died in Boise, Idaho on August 11, 2014. Cliff grew up in the Air Force and lived many places, including, California, Libya, Indiana, Labrador, and Idaho.  He graduated from Mountain Home High School in...

Lorraine A. Marson (Sis) of Boise/Cascade/Nampa, born Feb. 1, 1941, went home to the Lord Jesus, whom she trusted for her salvation, on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. She went peacefully, surrounded with love by her husband Jann and their three children.  Lorraine was preceded in death by her father Walter Johnson Sr., her mother Dawana Johnson, and...

Quentin Eugene Howard, MD, 95, passed away Monday, August 11, at a local care center from natural causes. Quentin was born in Emmett, Idaho, the second youngest of seven children of Robert J. and Alta (Sisler) Howard. After graduation from Emmett High School, he attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa and then Pasadena City College in California. In 1943 he...

Sue Jordan (Sis Losee) died in Boise Idaho, on Friday, August 8, 2014, at the age of 67, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue is survived by her daughters Cindy Wolff and Sharon Cook (Dennis Cook); her granddaughters Alyssa and Alexandria (Lexi) Cook; the father of her children Allan Wolff; and her brother Mike Losee. She is preceded...

George Cleveland Rinehart, 82, of Emmett, died on Friday, August 1, 2014. A memorial service with military honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.  George’s cremated remains will be placed with family, next to his Grandfather Congleton in the Cairo, West “By God” Virginia, Masonic Cemetery. George was born April...

John Dahl, born on November 22, 1914 in Snohomish, Washington, died peacefully in his Boise home on July 25, 2014.  During his nearly 100 years of life he was known for his kindness, wisdom and generosity and for his deep love of family, country and business. He lived a full and rewarding life, never looking back with any regrets, always...

Dorothy Irene Thacker Robertson 1933-2014 Our Loving Mother passed away in her home holding the hand of her husband on Monday, July 27, 2014. Dorothy was the wife of Melvin N Robertson for 63 years and together they made their home and raised their children on their farm in Kuna, Id. Dorothy was Born to Forest and Marie Thacker on...

Clara D. LaTour, 94, of Boise, died July 5, 2014 in a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave with Rev. Jackie Holland of Center for Spiritual Living presiding. Clara was born November 16, 1919, in Penfield, Ohio to Clarence and Anna (Bonsey)...

Kristen Sue Micheletti, loving wife and mother, passed in tragedy on Sunday, July 20 th , to enter into the memory of her creator.  She leaves behind her husband Randy and two sons, Daniel and David.  Preceding her in death was her precious daughter, Michelle Nicole, who was killed in another tragedy in 1989, at the tender age of 14...

Charlotte Morgan Davis, 59, of Garden Valley, ID passed away from injuries sustained from a horseback riding incident.  Although a tragic accident, she was doing what she loved to do.. She was born in Leaksville, NC on March 4, 1955 to the late Voigt Morgan and Margaret Wagoner.  On Sept 1, 1981 she married her beloved, Scott H. Davis. She...

Earl Albert Kraay December 12, 1944- July 11, 2014 Earl was born in Meridian, Idaho to Eddie and Beryl Kraay.  The only child to parents who had long awaited children, Earl remembered his boyhood as idyllic.  If you asked him about it, he’d reflect on going over the hill from the bench to hunt squirrels and find snakes, building a...

O. "Greg" Gregory, 84, of Boise, died Friday, July 18, 2014 in a Boise hospital. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 23, at the Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa.  Pastor Charles Spiedel, Chaplain at Good Samaritan Society, Boise Village, will officiate. Services are under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Greg was born March...

Pete Barinaga Jr, age 88, passed away on July 13, 2014, in Boise, surrounded by family and friends.  Pete was born January 15, 1926, in Battle Mountain, Nevada, to Pete Sr.  and Elvira Barinaga.  In his early years he moved with his parents to different sheep ranches.  Pete started school in Northern Nevada at the Saval Ranch, riding 3 ½...

Elbert Edmund (Gil) Gilbertson passed away and joined his loving wife Peg on July 17,2014. A memorial celebration of his life will be held at St. Michaels’ Cathedral at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 25, 2014 with Dean Richard Demarest officiating. Friends, family, and cathedral members are welcomed and casual Friday afternoon attire is fine.  A commemorative in Gil’s honor...

June Williams Smith 9/27/1925 – 7/3/2014 Our beloved Mother, Halle’ Alice June Williams Smith, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at her home in The Highlands of pneumonia. Mom was born September 27, 1925, in Calgary, Canada, to her Canadian mother, Muriel (Honey) Ferguson Williams, and Welsh-born father, Geoffrey P. Williams. They drove down to Boise when Junie was 8...

Regina Adam passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of July 9, 2014.  She lived her life fully until the very last day.  Regina was born on October 7, 1921 on a farm near Leola, South Dakota.  Her parents, Fred and Rose Heupel were new immigrants from Odessa Russia and Regina was the oldest of 6 kids.  She...

Robert Kay Falconer was born December 22, 1922 in Lodi, Ohio to Seymour DeForest Don Falconer and Lucille Halliwill Hine Falconer.  When he was three years old, his family moved to the Los Angeles area where he attended elementary school and junior high school.  His parents divorced.  In 1931, his Dad married Leota Drummond Christenson.  In 1935, they moved to...

Katherine (Kay) I. Strayer was born March 18, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa to Frank and Lyndall Marturello. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. Kay married Tom Strayer August 15, 1942. They were married 69 years when Tom passed away January 6, 2012. They moved from Des Moines, Iowa to Boise in 1957. She loved gardening and working...

Bessie LaBudde passed away in her sleep on July 8, 2014 in Boise, ID. Born in Horse Shoe, N.C. to Ethel and Charles Freeman of Cherokee, English and Scottish descent, she grew up in modest circumstances in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. An insatiable learner, Bessie worked her way through the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she...