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Evelyn Raymond Kopan

Evelyn Raymond Kopan

EVELYN RAYMOND KOPAN November 24, 1909 - June 25, 2011 A daughter, wife, mama, mama Ev, Sweet Gram, and GG, was set free Saturday morning, June 25, 2011, from a 101 ½ year old body. Living in two centuries, she saw the first phone, automobile, plane, T.V., and the first personal computer. How incredible is that? Her journey of life...

Reva Arzella Brewer Wingett

Reva Arzella Brewer Wingett

1914-2011 Reva A. Brewer was born on December 9, 1914 in Bancroft, Nebraska to farmers Harry and Jenny Brewer. Reva grew up in a musical family. Her father, Harry was a caller and fiddler at the local barn dances and it was at a dance that she met her future husband, Elwin Wingett, who was also born into a large...

Sarah (Eve) Dickinson

Sarah (Eve) Dickinson

Sarah (Eve) Dickinson 1927-2011 Sarah (Eve) Dickinson passed to a better place after a short illness 6/13/11. She was originally from Birmingham, AL where she was born on February 21, 1927. She resided in California from circa 1956 to 1978. From 1978 until her passing, she was in Idaho and Boise from 1980 to the present. She is survived by...

Steve L. Moss

Steve L. Moss

Stephen Lynn Moss passed away June 15, 2010 from an unanticipated heart attack at the age of 53. He was born in Concordia, Kansas on November 23, 1957 to Charles W. and Martha Ann Moss. He moved with his parents and two other brothers to Pocatello, Idaho in 1970. Steve graduated from Highland High School and later received an Associate's...

James Henry Bish

James Henry Bish

JAMES HENRY BISH Command Sgt. Major James Henry Bish, 91, of Boise, Idaho passed away peacefully in his sleep at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 1:00 a.m. James was born in Lakeport, CA on April 16, 1920 to Hiram and Nellie Simkins Bish. He grew up in California and received his education there. On...

Delia (Dee) Mae Mcmanus

Delia (Dee) Mae Mcmanus

Delia (Dee) Mae McManus died June 19, 2011, passing peacefully with grace and dignity surrounded by her family, after a valiant battle with cancer. Delia was born January 5, 1927 in Boise, Idaho. She was 84. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview, Boise. A viewing will be...

Jean M. Abel Records

Jean M. Abel Records

Jean M. Abel Records 1924 – 2011 Jean M. Abel Records of Boise, Idaho passed away of natural causes peacefully on Tuesday, June 14th at a local assisted living facility. Jean was the third of four children born to William and Celia Randklev on March 28th, 1924 in Pekin, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in North Dakota, graduating...

Caroline Eleanore Martindale

Caroline Eleanore Martindale

Caroline Eleanore Martindale, 79, of Nampa, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at home of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Dry Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Caroline was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 11, 1932, the daughter of Elmer and Emma Ferris Lang. At...

Dee Conner

Dee Conner

Dee Conner was never afraid to face the toughest of life’s challenges. She enjoyed many accomplishments during her life and loved adventure. She was one of the first five women ski patrollers at Bogus Basin to be admitted to the National Ski Patrol, an elite group. Dee was an avid tennis player, one mean scrabble opponent, and she loved to...

Dwain Douglas Griggs

Dwain Douglas Griggs

Dwain Douglas Griggs, 68 of Boise, Idaho, beloved father, brother, grandfather and friend passed away Saturday, June 11th, 2011 in Caldwell, Idaho. Born October 2nd, 1942 in Granite City, Illinois to Clayton and Rose Griggs. Dwain was the oldest of 4 siblings. He graduated from Mac-Hi in Milton-Freewater in 1960, later he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business...

Adelyn Talbot

Adelyn Talbot

Adelyn Talbot, 97, of Boise, passed away on Thursday, June 09, 2011, in a local care center. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Dry Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Adelyn was born at North Loup, Nebraska, on April 21, 1914. She was the youngest...

Gilbert (Gil) Jefferies

Gilbert (Gil) Jefferies

Gilbert (Gil) Jefferies, age 75, passed away on June 13, 2011 at St. Lukes Hospital in Meridian, ID. Gil was born in Yakima,WA on March 24, 1936 to Myrtle and Charles Jeffries. He grew up in Yakima where he graduated from high school. Gil married Jeanie Cotelos in 1955. Soon after they married they had 3 daughters. He later married...

Gilbert L. “Gib” Dehlin

Gilbert L. “Gib” Dehlin

Gilbert L. “Gib” Dehlin 1917- 2011 Dad passed peacefully while in the care of the Boise V.A. Hospice caregivers on June 15, 2011 at the age of 93. After being born in Salt Lake City on December 29, 1917 to Walmar and Mary (Mulryan) Dehlin, the family moved to Portland, Oregon where he grew up and graduated from Franklin High...

Doris J. Brown

Doris J. Brown

She passed peacefully into her heavenly fathers arms Saturday June 11, 2011, after suffering a series of strokes beginning in April. A memorial service will be held at the Mountain View Church of the Brethren, Boise Idaho at 11:00am, Saturday, June 18, 2011 followed by a graveside service in Nez-Perce, Idaho, Monday, June 20, 2011 at 11:00am. Arrangements are under...

L.J. "Mac" Mccluey

L.J. "Mac" Mccluey

L.J. "Mac" McCluey was born on January 8, 1921, in Hillsboro, Oregon, and passed away on June 7, 2011, as a result of Squamous-cell cancer. Before graduation of high school, Mac went to work delivering milk for the Carnation Co. in order to provide for his widowed mother and three sisters. Mac later learned to fly and became a fighter...

Richard M. (Dick) Savage

Richard M. (Dick) Savage

Richard M. (Dick) Savage, 86, of Boise, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, at his home. No formal service will be held at Dick’s request, however a remembrance gathering will be held at Warm Spring’s Golf Course, on Monday, June 20, 2011, from 3-5:30 p.m. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Dick was born on April...

Mary D. Ridder

Mary D. Ridder

May 15, 1931 – June 10, 2011 Mary D. Ridder passed away peacefully June 10, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at Willow Park Assisted Living Facility in Boise. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011, at 1:00 p.m., at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. Mary was born May...

Monte R. Johnson

Monte R. Johnson

May 13, 1927- June 7, 2011 Monte passed away at Idaho State Veterans’ Home, where he received loving and respectful care in his last days. The only child of Vic and Vera (Kessler) Johnson, he was born May 13, 1927 in Lewiston, Idaho. When he was two years old his parents moved to Boise where his father was a paint...

Derek Todd Arnold

Derek Todd Arnold

Derek Todd Arnold shed his broken body to be wrapped in the arms of his loving Heavenly Father on Thursday, June 2 at 2:00pm. He died peacefully with his family at his side after a 17 month battle with metastatic melanoma. Derek was born in Spokane, WA on September 28, 1986 to Bob and Deborah Arnold. He moved with his...

Sidney William (Bill) Coy

Sidney William (Bill) Coy

Sidney William (Bill) Coy passed away at his home on Monday, June 6 at age 97. He was born on Dec. 28, 1913, in Boise, to Lucinda Blanche (Morris) Coy and Sidney William Coy. His life will be celebrated in a private family gathering on Sunday. Bill was a very private person with a great zest for life and fun...

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