Sherri was born May 12th, 1965 in Idaho Falls, Idaho in the L. D. S. Hospital.  She was born in the same hospital where her father was born in 1941. Sherri was born to Veeda G. Aldridge Austin and Ken E. Austin of Redwood City, California. Ken, Veeda and Sherri's big brother Kevin, had moved to Idaho Falls for Sherri...

Joan Scheuffele was born on April 12, 1940 in Nampa to John and Marie (Jessen) Scheuffele. She grew up primarily in Caldwell, but traveled all over the West when her family moved often due to her father’s job. She graduated from Boise High School in 1958 and from Boise Junior College with a degree in Medical Technology. Unfortunately, Joan didn’t...

Harry Johnson was born Dec. 31st, 1918 to Lorenzo and Bertha Johnson . He lived in Payette, ID most of his life.  Upon retiring from Ore-Ida Foods he moved to Boise to be closer to his daughter. He lived for nearly 20 years at Franklin Plaza in Boise until needing to move to Ashley Manor, an assisted living facility.  He...

Burl Eugene Coursey of Boise passed away on January 4 , 2013. Burl was born September 5 th , 1928 in Webb , Oklahoma to Erma and Elzie Roy Coursey. After spending his youth in Oklahoma, Burl joined the Air Force and began his military career in 1949 as an Aviation Cadet in Texas. His early career included multiple assignments...

Ethel A. (Smith) Porter passed away at home on January 3, 2013. Ethel was born in Wilson, Oklahoma on May 27, 1919. She was the first born of two daughters of William Jasper Morgan and Susie Clevenger Morgan. At an early age, her family moved from Oklahoma to Kansas. It was in Kansas that she attended school and met Earl...

Phyllis Elaine Boyd, 91, of Boise, Idaho died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in Meridian, ID of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.  Private burial will be At Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell, Idaho Phyllis was born on January 11, 1921 in Hagerman, Idaho, the daughter of Beatrice L....

Mary Ann Barton died on December 30, 2012, at the age of 77.  Mary Ann was born March 4, 1935, in Pullman, WA, to George and Evelyn Schultz.  Mary Ann grew up in Moscow, ID, surrounded by many aunts, uncles, and cousins.  She graduated from Moscow High School and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow.  She married Lewis (Ed)...

John Wylie Jensen, 92, of Gooding died Friday, December21, 2012 at the Boise VA Medical Community Living Center.  Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel in Boise.  Graveside committal services will follow at the Pioneer Cemetery in Horseshoe Bend.  A potluck dinner will be held at the Horseshoe Bend American Legion...

Linda Beth Nichols, 50, of Boise, died December 18, 2012, at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Linda was born October 27, 1962, in Maui, Hawaii, to Riley and Alvera Nichols. She attended Capital High School and went on to become a creative and extraordinarily talented graphic artist in Dallas, TX, Burbank, CA, Reno, NV...

Mary Jo Worrall (Jody) 75 of Meridian, ID, left this world peacefully and was escorted into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 15, 2012. Jody was born March 1, 1937 to Richard and Lillian Crump in Ontario, OR and later moved to Twin Falls, then into Boise where she grew up and attended St. Mary’s. Jody loved...

Alberta Sload, 93, of Meridian, died on November 29, 2012 at a local hospital. Alberta was born on March 4, 1919 in Sheridan, Wyoming to John Cleaveland Beebe and Marjorie Douglas.  She grew up and graduated from Mount Tamalpais High School in Marin County California, 1937.  After graduation she continued schooling and became a member of Kappa Delta at U.C....

James Rudolph Thompson was born to Rudolph Benjamin and Minnie Rose Thompson in Mankato, Minnesota, on December 12, 1925. He died December 18, 2012 at home, Valley View Independent Living, with his wife of 64 years at his side. He attended K-12 in the Mankato school system. He was active in football, basketball, track, tennis, and Scouting. His main interest...

Marylin Lusk, born on February 22, 1930 in Malad, Idaho, passed away on December 11, 2012 in Boise, Idaho at the age of 82. She grew up in Malad and graduated from Malad High School.  Marylin was married to Earl Ferrell Lusk, also of Malad.  They were married in Elko, Nevada on August 16, 1952.  Marylin worked for Mtn. Bell...

Steve Petragallo was born July 7, 1952 in Coeurd’Alene, Idaho to Fred and Marge Petragallo. Fred Jr was ten years old when he welcomed his little brother! Steve attended school in Coeurd’Alene, and graduated in 1971.  He attended North Idaho College, where he swears he mostly played cards! He began working at Potlatch Forest Mill, where his grandfather, father and...

James Prescott, 84 of Boise passed away the morning of December 5, 2012 with his loving step daughter (Muriel) at his side. Jim was born October 3, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hyrum and May Prescott. Jim drove truck and worked in mines and on ranches before he enlisted in the military. He joined the Air Force and...

Byron "Bud" Thomas Taylor, "the oldest Lawn Boy in Boise" passed away Thursday evening, December 6, 2012 at a local care center. Bud was born September 26, 1921 in Boise, Idaho to George and Annie Taylor, the youngest of 10 children. At the age of 2 his family moved to Eureka, Utah where his father worked in the mines. He...

David Ray Raley, Jr., beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle and cousin passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on December 3, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. David was born August 9, 1974 in San Diego, California to David Ray Raley, Sr. and Susan Woodward. Working and playing hard, David enjoyed life to...

N.K. Jack Whitney, 90, of Boise, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 in a Boise hospital of natural causes. Jack was born June 8, 1922 in Ohiowa, Nebraska, the son of Newel K. and Bertie Decker Whitney.  He moved with his family to Boise, ID where he attended Garfield Elementary, Boise High School and Boise Junior College.  On June 20, 1948...

Mei - Hao Wu, 89, of Boise, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012, in a local hospital. A viewing will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise, from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012. A funeral service will be held at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise, at 10 a.m., on Friday, December 7, 2012, with a graveside service following...

Wolffe William "Bob" Roberts died Thursday, November 29 , 2012 at the age of 96 . He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 28, 1916, the only child of Earle Colston Roberts and Faith Grace Hardy. Bob spent his entire childhood in Amherst, New Hampshire. He was one of the first Eagle Scouts in New Hampshire and even as...