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Clifford E. Bissell

Clifford E. Bissell

Cliff was born on December 26, 1925 in Gooding, Idaho and he died on September 14, 2011 in Boise. He was the youngest of five children born to Clyde Eugene Bissell and Lizzie Carswell Bissell. He had four older sisters: Mary, Edna, Vera, and Maudie. The family lived on a farm east of Wendell, Idaho for a time, and then...

Hunter John Lindholm

Hunter John Lindholm

Hunter John Lindholm (1990 – 2011) Hunter John Lindholm born March 20 1990 to parents Cammy O’Meara and William Lindholm passed away peacefully September 20, 2011 in Boise, Idaho with his family by his side. Hunter was not one to follow anybody else’s style he was proud of the fact that he created his own style. Hunter was creative and...

Ferne Holcomb

Ferne Holcomb

Ferne Holcomb, 95, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 in a Milwaukie, Oregon assisted living center. Ferne was born to Augusta and Burt Patterson, November 21, 1915 in Ustick, Idaho.   She graduated from Boise High School in 1933. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Arthur, sisters, Mildred Newman, Lois Beaman and Nelma Patterson. She is survived by her...

Ida B Fish

Ida B Fish

Ida B Fish, 92 of Eagle, passed away on Saturday September 17, 2011, at home with her son Phillip by her bedside. A viewing will be held on Thursday September 22 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held at graveside on Friday September 23, at the Marsing/Homedale Cemetery at 11:00...

Tim Schafer

Tim Schafer

Tim Schafer, 63 of Boise, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011. Tim was born to Carolyn and Donald Schafer on December 1st, 1947 in Denver, Colorado. He attended elementary school and Junior High in Hillrose and Brush, Colorado before moving to Paul, Idaho to finish high school at Minico High. Tim attended The University of Idaho...

Darwin Elmer Edwards

Darwin Elmer Edwards

Darwin Elmer Edwards was born to Ruby Claggett and Elmer Edwards on December 23, 1923, in Wood County, Milton Township, Ohio. He was the fourth child of seven. During World War II, he enlisted in the tank division of the US Army. He loved to tell of his sleeping in the general's bed. One snowy night in Germany, he was...

Martha Y. Oakes

Martha Y. Oakes

Martha Y. Oakes, 87, of Boise, died peacefully at her home at Willow Park Assisted Living on Monday, August 22, 2011. She follows in death her beloved husband of 61 years, Paul Oakes, who died on January 4, 2009. Martha and her twin sister Barbara were born in Ontario, Oregon on November 6, 1923 to Rebecca (Betty) and James H....

Bessie M. Kacena

Bessie M. Kacena

Bessie M. Kacena, 92, of Boise, died Friday, August 26, 2011, in a Boise hospital. Bessie was born on November 18, 1918, in Lamoni, Iowa, to Lennie Hortense and Hanna Ann Jackson Moyers. She grew up in Iowa and graduated from High School there. On June 15, 1941 she married William Joseph Kacena, Jr. He passed away on July 21,...

Wilbur Oliver

Wilbur Oliver

Wilbur Oliver, 87, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2011, at his home in Boise. Wilbur was a lifelong resident of Boise and was born on November 20, 1923, the 6th of 8 children born to Joseph Oliver and Minnie Belle Houde Oliver. He graduated from Boise High School receiving his diploma in 1941 and was drafted into the US...

Audrey J. Jones

Audrey J. Jones

Audrey J. Jones, 85, of Boise, Idaho, died on August 26, 2011. She endured many years of battling Multiple Sclerosis and Post Polio. As Audrey requested, a private service and burial will be held at the Morris Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Audrey was born on January 26,1926, near Rockville, Nebraska. She was the...

Fred Gatton

Fred Gatton

Fred Gatton, 90, of Boise, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at home of natural causes. Fred was born on a farm in Decatur County, Iowa on March 25, 1921. He was next to the youngest of 15 children born to Levi and Ethel Gatton. Fred graduated from Leon High School, Leon, Iowa in 1939 He joined the 168th Infantry Regiment...

Ronald (Ron) Ramey

Ronald (Ron) Ramey

Ronald (Ron) Ramey, beloved husband and father, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel with burial following at Dry Creek Cemetery. There will be a viewing on Sunday, Aug. 14th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Ron was born...

Mary A. Westbrook Hill Bates

Mary A. Westbrook Hill Bates

Mary A. Bates, 87, Nampa, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2011. Graveside services will be held on Monday, August 15, at 3:00 p.m. at Morris Hill Cemetery, Section K, in Boise. Mary Arrilla, “Marya”, was born May 1, 1924 in Nampa to T and Kathryn (Kate) Snyder Westbrook , joining older brother Lew. Her father died...

Jeret “Speedy” Peterson

Jeret “Speedy” Peterson

Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, 29, of Boise, died Monday, July 25, 2011 outside of Park City, Utah. Jeret was born December 12, 1981 in Boise, Idaho to Linda (Shannon) Peterson and Tim Peterson. Jeret was raised in Boise and graduated from Timberline High School in 2000. He attended the University of Utah and was most recently enrolled at Westminster College where...

Irene Allstead (Locke) Brown

Irene Allstead (Locke) Brown

Irene was born March 12, 1916 in Halfway, Oregon to Jack and Grace Allstead. In 1920 she went to live with Jen and Burley Locke. They raised her until she enrolled at NNC in 1933 graduating from Normal School in 1935. She later received her education degree from College of Idaho. Irene married J Russell Brown on August 25, 1935....

Maryann Herring

Maryann Herring

MaryAnn Herring, 73, passed away at home on August 1, 2011, from complications of Crohn's disease. She was born on October 22, 1937 in Boise, ID to Floyd and Katherine Marsh. MaryAnn attended North Junior High and graduated from Boise High in 1956. She met her husband- to -be at North but wasn't interested in him until many years later....

Arthur James (Jim) Stearns

Arthur James (Jim) Stearns

Arthur James (Jim) Stearns of Boise, Idaho born August 28th, 1920 passed from this earth to join the love of his life - Jeanne, on July 15th, 2011. Jim is survived by his four children: Jim (Elaine) of West Des Moines, IA; Jerry (Pat) of Spokane, WA, JoAnne (Gordon Baker) Anderson, Seattle, WA; Joe (Lena) Boise, ID; 13 Grandchildren, 12...

David Dennis "Dave" Marlow

David Dennis "Dave" Marlow

David Dennis "Dave" Marlow August 21, 1944 ~ July 4,2011 Dave was born in Aberdeen, WA on August 21, 1944 to Dennis and Marie Marlow. Dave was the "baby" of the family. Dave was a wonderful and caring guy and he loved everybody, always going out of his way to help. He went by Dave but most called him Uncle...

James H. (Jim) Slee

James H. (Jim) Slee

James H. (Jim) Slee, 91, of Boise, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in a Boise care center. Jim was born at Buhl, Idaho, November 24, 1919, the son of Robert B. Slee and Edna N. Slee. He was raised in Buhl and graduated from Buhl High School. He entered the military service on September 16, 1940. During WWII Jim served...

Joseph F. Ston

Joseph F. Ston

Joseph F. Ston was born on January 4, 1940, to Joseph and Frances (Kalvoda) Ston in Ontario, Oregon, and died peacefully in his home in Nampa on Sunday, July 17, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. His parents moved to Willowcreek, Oregon, in 1937 to homestead sagebrush land and create a new life following years of drought...