Steven J. Burtch, 100, passed away peacefully at his home June 3rd, 2011. The son of Rev. Ford and Bessie Burtch, and the second of 7 children, he was born October 25, 1910 in McMinnville, OR. Steven was raised in Montana and attended college in Bozeman. As a tour bus driver in Yellowstone, he met Arlene Carlson, and they married...

Fairy L. Bowen died June 3rd, 2011 at Life Care Center at Valley View. She was born at home in Nampa, Idaho on May 22, 1923, the daughter of Harrison Benjamin and Ethel Viola Giese. She graduated from Nampa High School in 1941. She then enrolled in the St. Luke's Nursing program from which she graduated in 1943. Shortly thereafter...

Beverly Jean Gross (Foley), 74, of Eagle, Idaho passed away on May 31, 2011 of natural causes with her family at her side. Beverly was born on November 4, 1936 in Vernon, Missouri to Virginia Smith and Robert Foley. Beverly married Rocky Smith and had three children; Sharon, Anita and Ron. Beverly later married James “Jim” Gross and was married...

Connie Jo (Loepp) Robertson, 57, went home to be with her Savior, May 31, 2011 at her Boise home as a result of metastatic breast cancer. Born in Boise on August 31, 1953 to David and Bertha Loepp, Connie was the 2nd of 6 children and the oldest girl. She attended schools in Mountain Home and Boise, graduating from Capital...

Margaret Haar Leap, 93, died April 11, 2011 in Boise, Idaho. She was born in Ogden,Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ogden. Her family later moved to the Longmont, Colorado area. She was an elementary school teacher in Frederick and Longmont. After retiring from full time teaching she retired to Arizona where she continued...

Mildred Jean Woods, 84, of Boise, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011, in a local care center. Viewing will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011, from 4-8 p.m., at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise. Burial...

Marilyn Fairchild, 77, of Boise, Idaho passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. She was born in Boise on December 4, 1933, one of three children of George and Gertrude Tonkin. Marilyn graduated from Boise High School and soon after met the man who became the love of her life—Dean Fairchild. She and Dean were married on February 27,...

1915-2011 He was the ultimate peeper, shaker and rattler of the family. For years, each Christmas would find him under the Christmas tree with his children and then his grandchildren as he rattled and shook the wrapped gifts. Trying to guess what lay inside each package was a source of great joy for those who joined in the fun and...

Dr. Bernard Strouth, 89, of Boise, passed away on Sunday, May 01, 2011, at his home, due to complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Bernard was born on Nov. 7, 1921, in Faribault, MN to Michael Strouth and his wife, Clara Eschweiler. He attended school at Bethlehem Academy in Faribault, and then St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, before graduating...

1923 - 2011 Bettie peacefully passed away on April 26, 2011 at Hillcrest Assisted Living in Boise of natural causes at the age of 88. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am. Tuesday May 3rd at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Overland Road, Boise with Rev. Marci Auld Glass officiating. Private interment will be held at Morris Hill Cemetery. Funeral...

1971 – 2011 Darren Rick Downing passed away at his home in Castle Rock, Colorado on April 20, 2011. Darren was born in Boise, Idaho on September 9, 1971 to Billy J. Downing and Karen L. (Fouts) Downing. At a young age he moved to Colorado with his family and graduated from Loveland High School in Loveland, Colorado. He continued...

Edith V. (Moon) Hagler, a wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt, cousin and dear friend met up with many family members in Heaven. Edith, who celebrated her 90th birthday with a party just last month, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday night. Edith’s life reads of loving and serving others for her 90 years. Edith was born in Nampa...

March 10, 1924 – May 20, 2011 Elizabeth was born in Twin Falls, Idaho to Stanley and Edith Webber. She was born during the depression, but was not affected by it, and speaks fondly of her childhood. She had one sister, Janice Osborn, Boise ID. When she graduated from high school she graduated from Albion College and later joined the...

Richard “Dick” Harry Schofield, 81, of Nampa, died on April 25, 2011 at a Nampa care center of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery with military honors by the United States Army. A special tribute will be given in his honor by the Elks...

Phyllis Hand, 79, passed away April 18 in Boise due to complications from a recent stroke. Phyllis was the middle child born to John “Jack” Clarence Carpenter of Houlton, Maine and Lucile Magnuson Carpenter of Ely, Nevada. Along with her brothers John and Jake, she grew up during the Great Depression and WWII. Ely, the Magnuson Ranch and her extended...

Beverly Glassen, 80, of Boise, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in a local care center. Beverly was born on February 11, 1931 to David L. Clark and Elizabeth F. Fouts, in The Dalles, Oregon. She graduated from Nampa High and worked as a cosmetologist in both Nampa and Boise. She was also a tutor for the Boise School District until...

Michael Floyd Jolley Sr., 44, of Caldwell, Idaho passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in a Boise hospital following a brief illness. Michael was born on July 4, 1966 in Pocatello, Idaho, the son of William Bryant Jolley and Carolyn Betts Jolley. Michael grew up in Southeastern Idaho attending schools there. He graduated from Butte...

Ondas Earl Doan was born Nov. 30, 1930 to Otto and Ethel Doan in Idabel, OK named after his father’s college roommate. He was nicknamed “Pete” which he was called the rest of his life. His parents, sisters; Geraldine, Imogene, Evelyn, Patricia, Linda, and brother Jim, all instilled a strong sense of family and appreciation for being an “okie” in...

Mildred E. "Millie" Brown, 80, Boise, Idaho, formerly of Middleton and Ontario, passed away peacefully at a Boise care facility, Saturday, April 9, 2011. Mildred E. Brown was born May 27, 1930, the third child of Clinton Clyde Robinson and Alma Verna Eastland in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She grew up through the toughest years of the great depression. When she was...

Be Van Tiet May 20, 1936 – April 6, 2011 Be Van Tiet, 74, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at home surrounded by his family. Be was a well known Goldsmith in Boise for about 26 years. He will be remembered for his generosity, hard work and kind heart. Be is survived by his wife, Diep; children, Don, Tom, Suzanne,...