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Odd V. Bjerke
MCCALL — Odd V. Bjerke, 66,
of McCall, died Sunday, Nov. 4,
1990, at a Boise hospital.
- Funeral services will be held at
12 noon Saturday, Nov. 10, at the
Heikkila Funeral Chapel,
McCall. Burial will follow.
Odd was born Oct. 13, 1924, at
Oslo, Norway. He was a veteran
of World War II and the Korean
Conflict. He was a well known
survival expert, naturalist, au-
thor and lecturer.
Survivors include two sons,
Venator Bjerke of Camarillo,
Calif., and Carsten Bjerke of
Tampa, Fla., two daughters, An-
nette Schilt of Lewisville, Texas,
and Ingrid Mefford of Reno, Nev.;
a brother, Bjarne Bjerke of Oslo,
Norway; a sister, Evelyn Cassell
of Heidelburg, Germany; and sev-
en grandchildren.
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ODD V. BJERKE
Odd V. Bjerke, 66, of McCall,
died Sunday, Nov. 4, 1990, in a
Boise hospital. Funeral services will
be held Saturday, Nov. 10, 1990, at
noon at the Heikkila Funeral
Chapel, McCall. Burial will be at
the McCall Cemetery.
Odd was born on Oct. 13, 1924,
in Olso, Norway. He was a veteran
of World War II and the Korean
Conflict. He was a well -known
survival expert, naturalist, author
and lecturer.
Surviving are two sons, Venator
Bjerke of Camarillo, Calif., and
Carstan Bjerke of Tampa, Fla.; two
daughters, Annette Schilt of
Lewisville, Texas, and Ingrid Mef-
ford of Reno, Calif.; a brother,
Bjarne Bjerke of Olso; a sister, Eve-
lyn Cassell of Heidelberg, Germany;
and seven grandchildren.
BESSIE IVENE
GOODMAN BLACKBURN
Bessie Ivene Goodman
Blackburn, 87, of Cascade,
passed away inEmmett, Idaho,
on Dec. 5, 2008, from natural
causes after living a life full
of service to others.
Funeral services will be
held on Friday, Dec.12, 2008 at
11:30 a.m. at the South Slope
Ward LDS Chapel, 1001 East
2nd Street, Emmett, with a
viewing from 10 a.m. until
11:15 a.m. at the same location.
Interment will be held at 11:30
a.m. atthe Riverside Cemetery,
Heyburn on Saturday, Dec.
13. Services are under the
direction of Relyea Funeral
Chapel.
Bessie was born Dec. 26,
1920, in Murtaugh, the seventh
of 10 children born to Annie
Moyes and William Nathaniel
Goodman.
She married Claudius
Elvin Blackburn in Salt Lake
City, Utah, on Aug. 29,1945, im-
mediately inheriting a family
of 7childrenleftmotherlessby
the death of Pearl Williams,
Elvin's first wife.
For a few years, the family
lived in Eden, where Elvin
was employed by the Union
Pacific Railroad. While in
Eden, another son, Spencer
(Tim) was born.
In March 1948, the family
movedto Cascade, where Elvin
continued with the railroad. In
1953 the last son (Shawn) was
born to the family.
Bessie, lived in Cascade
and Smiths Ferry for nearly
the next 60 years. For the last
three years, she had taken up
residence in Emmett, in the
Cottages, an assisted living
facility.
Bessie was employed by
the Cascade School District,
retiring in 1993 after more than
30 years as district secretary.
She also worked tirelessly
in other roles for the school
board,LongPinLeague, Valley
County commissioners, and
many public elections.
Bessie was a longtime, ac-
tive member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter -day
Saints. She served her church
and others with dedicated
devotion and love.
Bessie was preceded in
death by her parents, her
husband, three sons (George,
Milton and Shawn), and byfive
brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by her
children, Kenneth, Russell,
Reid, Donald Kay, Diane,
Tim; 51 grandchildren; 130
great - grandchildren; and a
rapidly growing number of
great great - grandchildren; as
well as by her younger sister,
Joyce Musser of St. George,
Utah.
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Funeral Services Friday at Boise F ®r
Ckyn W. Blackwell, Village Pioneer,
Early Settler Helped Lay Townsite of
McCall; Engaged in Numerous Business
Ventures After Coming Here in 1905
- -- - Funeral services will be con-
ducted in Boise at 2 p. m. *Friday
by the Rev. Roy Stroup for Clem
W. Blackwell,_ 8y who died Tues-
day in a Boise hospital. Interment
will be in Kohlerlawn cemetery
in Nampa.
Names of four of the six pall
bearers, all from Weiser, are: Mike
Morrell, William Frieze, Harry Mc-
Cormick and Pete Frazier.
Mr. Blackwell was the oldest
resident in Valley county at the
tie of his death.
B ro Aug- u� sTT6 -1863, at Joplin,
Arkansas, he crossedihe plains
with his parents in 183 to Grant
county, Oregon. In 1�8�83� he mar-
ried Francis Lenora Sni^iu5 at
Long Creek, Oregon. His wife pre-
ceded him in death in 1928. The
family left Oregon in 1900 and
moved to Washington for a year
and a half.
Blackwell came to Meadows
119_02_ and moved to the new town
of 1GIcCall in 1905, where he oper-
ated the original Hotel McCall, a
livery stable, meat — r makei -~and
sala*rrACone timned five
a ches in the valley ana- engaged
in tfie cater an seep Eusiness.
He also- -bnilt� -TRe -`Silver Maple
apartments which he later sold to
the Ta`fe Warren E. Cook.
Mr. BTa6kweT1__T_ee$p d lay the
towi1'— ns'%oi-tr-o an an e
a eat deal o rear estate, includ-
ing a number of vi age lots, for
the late Tom McCall, TWIfter Known
as a c a .
'FZ—r - ie past few years, he had
made his home with his son, Her-
man Blackwell. He was stricken
with a fatal heart attack on Sep-
tember 29.
Besides his son, Herman Black-
well, he is survived by another
son, George Blackwell, of Vale,
Oregon, three - grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.
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Obituary
Herman
Blackwell
Services for Herman L.
Blackwell, 95, McCall,
who died Sunday in the
McCall nursing home,
were conducted Wed-
nesday afternoon in
Heikkila Funeral Chapel,
McCall, by the Rev. G.W.
Vos of United Pentecostal
Church, McCall. In-
terment followed in Mc-
Call Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 22,
1885, in Long Creek, Ore.
He moved to New
Meadows in 1902,
returned to Oregon and
moved to McCall in 1905.
He married Rocena
Riggs on Feb. 23, 1912, in
McCall.
They operated a cattle
and sheep ranch and rar
Blackwell Dairy in the
1940s and early 1950s. He
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was a guard at the Idaho
State Penitentiary in
1952. He returned to Mc-
Call and worked for the
police department into
the 1960s.
Survivors include his
wife, a daughter, Mrs.
George (Marie) Strode,
both of McCall; a
brother, George of Vale,
Ore.; two grandchildren,
Kenneth Strode of McCall
and Georganne Spalding
of New Meadows; four
great - grandchildren and
two nephews. He was
preceded in death by a
son.
Memorials may be
made to McCall Am-
bulance Fund, McCall
Hospital, McCall ID
83638.
Pallbearers were
Claude Avery, Charile
Bowen, Del Catlin, Harry
Krahn, Bill Surber and
Walt Howard.
Bertle Charles Blackmer
Bertle Charles Blackmer, 81,
of Jerome, formerly of Boise, died
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003.
He was born May 8, 1922, in
Rockland, Idaho, to George W.
and Edith Mae
Blackmer.
Bert loved
to ga!den and ?
raise flowers. x
He lived r, J
and worked
most of his life
in Boise and
the Magic Val-
ley farming and
dairying. He
married the love of his life Zova-
lier Billman Lockhart on June 5,
1953, at Eagle. She preceded
him in death on Sept. 9, 1985,
after 34 years of marriage.
He is survived by his children,
Ronna (Tom) Harley of Wendell,
Gayla (John) Blom of Jerome,
Mary (Bob) Kirsch of Kenai, Alas-
ka, Jeralti_, ppy) Lockhart of
McCall, Lewts-�rederf�i (Shade)
oT-7�alifornia, Marvin (Sharrie)
Lockhart of Boise, Allen (Mary)
Lockhart of Boise, Beverly Curtis
of Idaho Falls, Jolyn Lockhart-
Lawson of Boise, Ranay Lockhart
of Henderson, Nev.; and numer-
ous grandchildren and great -
grandchildren. He is also survived
by two brothers, Gilbert (Ruth)
Blackmer of Eagle, and Harold
(Ruth) Blackmer of Clackamas,
Ore.
Bert was preceded in death by
his wife, parents, one son, one
brother, and three sisters.
The last part of his life Bert
lived very happily at Creekside
Living Care Center. He consid-
ered the residents and people
who worked there his family.
A private burial service will be
conducted Wednesday, Dec. 17,
at Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise,
with Mr. Lowell Browning officiat-
ing. Cremation took place, under
the direction of Hove - Robertson
Funeral Chapel, Jerome.
Al Blair
Al Blair, former high school
principal in McCall from 1960 to
1964, died on Friday in
Ridgefield, Wash.
He was a graduate of Boise
High School and an Army /Air
Force veteran of World War II.
He received his bachelor's degree
from New Mexico State Universi-
ty and his master's degree from
the University of Idaho.
After teaching mathematics for
seven years and being a principal
for seven years, Blair worked on
his doctorate in computer science
at Florida State University.
He then served as a superinten-
dent of schools for 14 years, 12 of
which were at Ridgefield, Wash.,
located near Vancouver.
He was active in Scouting,
Masons and Lions, and served on
the McCall City Council as police
commissioner..Donations may be
made to the American Heart
Association.
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Lee Doris Blais
Lee Doris Blais, 95, our beloved Tutu, formerly of McCall, passed away on Feb. 27, 2015, one year
after being diagnosed with cancer.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015, at La Paz -
Graham Funeral Home in Las Cruces, N.M.
Lee Doris was born in Council on Feb. 18, 1920, to Grace Mildred Rice and Perry
Albert Warnock, descendants of pioneers and the Wallowa Valley Nez Perce tribe.
She graduated from high school in McCall.
She married Milton LaFay and gave birth to her first son, Larry, but lost Milton in a construction
accident in Hawaii shortly thereafter.
She then married Lawrence F. Blais, a young Air Force officer, and had three more sons: Lance
Michael, who died as a child due to complications from surgery, Curtis, and Craig Christopher, who died
at birth.
Following 26 years as an Air Force spouse and subsequent divorce, Lee Doris embarked on her own
career, starting out as a hostess in a prominent restaurant in San Diego and then becoming a Realtor,
selling tract homes in southern California.
When she retired from real estate, she moved to the warmth of Bullhead City, Ariz. Throughout her
adult life, Lee Doris traveled the world. She especially loved the state of Hawaii, so she became known
as tutu wahine (grandmother) to friends and family alike.
In 2011, she moved to Las Cruces to live with her son and daughter -in -law.
Lee Doris loved to dance. In August 2013, she started dancing lessons through the New Mexico State
University DanceSport Program, leading to a special 94th birthday dance party with the DanceSport
students and faculty and then winning gold medals in waltz and foxtrot in the Dona Ana County Senior
Olympics in March 2014.
Despite her declining health over the past year, she continued dancing, again celebrating her 95th
birthday with a special dance party with the NMSU DanceSport Company. She remained beautiful and
vivacious to the end.
Lee Doris is survived by two sons, Larry Blais and Curtis Blais (Kathy), five grandchildren, Michael
Blais (Lisa), Deborah Blais, Kristopher Blais (Kristy), Marcus Blais (Tanya), and Lin Roden (John), and
seven great-grandchildren.
A scholarship fund is being established in her name at NMSU for DanceSport students in the
Department of Education. Donations may be made out to NMSU Foundation, Inc., Memo: Lee Doris
Blais, and sent to NMSU Foundation, New Mexico State University.
The NMSU DanceSport Company offers free dance lessons for the Las Cruces community every
Tuesday evening in Rentfrow Gym on the NMSU campus. As Lee Doris would say, "Keep on dancing!"
Lee Doris is missed but will long remain in our hearts and minds as our Tutu
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Lyle Morrison Blake
Lyle Morrison Blake, 84, of Boise, died
Friday, Dec. 27, 1996 in a Boise Care
Center. Graveside services will be held
at 2:00 pm, Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997 in
Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens. Ser-
vices are under the direction of Clover-
dale Funeral Home.
Lyle was born Dec. 13, 1912 in Nampa,
Idaho, the fourth of five daughters of
Hester Belle Hawkins and John E. Morri-
son. She was raised near Nampa and
attended Nampa schools.
Lyle attended barber and beauty
school in Boise where she met her future
husband, Reginald V. Blake. They mar-
ried on October 4, 1931. Their two daugh-
ters were born in Boise. They subse-
quently moved briefly to Nampa, then to
Melba in 1942 and to Ontario, Oregon in
1951.
Lyle was a telephone operator for
Mountain States Telephone & Telephone
Company in Melba, Ontario and Payette
and retired with 22 years of service.
After their retirement in 1970, Reg &
Lyle moved to Boise and traveled with
their RV and spent time fishing and
enjoying Idaho's rivers and mountains.
Reg passed away in June 1984.
Lyle had a special talent for sewing,
knitting and crocheting. She completed a
one year LDS misson at the age of 74.
Music and singing and working in the
Boise temple brought her joy and
comfort.
She was active in the LDS church in
Primary, Relief Society, Sunday School,
Y.W.M.I.A. and also the Daughter's of
Utah Pioneers.
She is survived by her daughter and
son -in -law Joyce and Keith Schultz, of
Lakefork, ID; daughter and son -in -law
Virginia and Steve Knoles, of Sunnyvale,
CA; a granddaughter Amy Knoles and
great - grandson Robert Knoles, of Sunny-
vale, CA, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband, and four sisters,
Helen Morrison, Maleta Carter, Marie
Stewart and Isabel Stewart.
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Tammy Lynn (Branstetter) Blakeway
Tammy Lynn (Branstetter) Blakeway of McCall passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, after a
long battle with pancreatic cancer.
There will be a celebration of her life in the spring.
Tammy was born March 9, 1973, in McCall. She attended Portland School of Design and
also attended ITT tech in Boise.
While attending school in Boise she met and married the love of her life Jeff Blakeway. Later
they moved to McCall.
Tammy's greatest joy in Irfe was being a wife and mother. She also loved taking photographs.
Tammy was preceded in death by her grandfather Eldon Borgeson of Grangeville, grandparents Doris
and Oscar Branstetter of New Meadows, her uncle Roger Borgeson of New Meadows and her cousin
Erica Borgeson of Chesapeake, Va.
She is survived by her husband Jeff Blakeway of McCall; two sons, Michael and Levi Blakeway of
McCall; a stepson, Alex Gajdos of Kuna; her parents, Efren and Juanita Lopez of New Meadows and
Phill and Micky Branstetter of Christmas Valley, Ore.; mother and father -in -law, Evelyn and Sonny
Yelton of Emmett; grandparents Hazel and Bob Kilpatrick of Riggins; grandma Carmen Lopez of
Palmdale, Calif.; her brothers Jamie, Jason, Christopher, Dustin, Jake and Charlie; her sisters Brandy,
Jennifer and Ellie; and numerous brother and sister -in -laws, aunts, uncles and cousins.
She loved spending time with all of her many nieces and nephews. There are so many friends she
loved spending time with. She loved you all.
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Barbara Ann Blank
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Barbara Ann Blank, 56, of Boi-
se, died on Sunday, Feb. 13, 1994,
at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, 1994,
at Summers Funeral Homes, Boi-
se Chapel. The Reverend Thomas
J. Blackburn of Community Chris-
tian Center will officiate. Inurn-
ment will be at Dry Creek Ceme-
tery at a later date.
Bobbie was born on Oct. 3,
1937, in Donnelly, Idaho, the sec-
ond child of four children of Rob-
ert and Ellen Coonrod. She was
raised in the McCall- Donnelly
area and graduated from high
school there in 1955. She married
Earl Dodds in 1960 and had two
sons, Mike and Tim. She was
later divorced. She moved to Boi-
se in 1967, where she was em-
ployed by the Golden Key Health.
Club. In 1968, she married Rich-
ard Blank and had one daughter,
Liza. She was later divorced. She
also worked as a beautician for
fifteen years and later as a secre-
tary for Boise State University.
Her interests included travel, mu-
sic and handcrafts.
Survivors include her mother,
Ellen Bradford of Boise; her sis-
ter, Patti Hardy of McCall; he
brothers, James Coonrod of Hal-
sey, Ore. and Larry Coonrod; he
sons, Mike Dodds of Blackfoot
and Tim Dodds of Salmon; her
daughter, Liza Johnson of Eagle;
grandchildren, Matthew, Kathryn
and Nicholas Dodds; two step -
grandchildren, Amanda and Mi-
chael Johnson. She was preced-
ed in death by her father, Robert
L. Coonrod.
Memorials may be sent to a
favorite charity or to St. Alphon-
sus Regional Medical Center.
Family and friends may visit
today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
Summers Funeral Homes, Boise
Chapel.
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Haloran Clay Blanton
Haloran Clay Blanton, 61, a McCall resident, horseman and mountaineer, died March 27, 2015, at
Willey Ranch near McCall.
A celebration of Hal's life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at The Pancake and
Christmas House in McCall. All are encouraged to join.
Haloran was bom March 13, 1954 in Ft. Sill, Okla. He was the youngest child with three
. , sisters.
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Hal had a passion for life, the mountains, nature and love with an incredible, creative and artistic can
do attitude.
Through his life and experiences he became a master craftsmen, he could masterfully build anything
he set his mind out to build and made it an art piece.
Hal was a lover of music and the arts, and through his appreciation he became a very accomplished
banjo player and shared many blissful hours entertaining others with his gift.
Hal met his beautiful and talented wife Marquita, in 1982 and then later they married in 1992. During
their wonderful and productive life together they created love all around them through family, art,
gardening, wildlife, their shared love for horses and riding in the backcountry and throughout McCall,
while building three beautiful homes together in Idaho.
Hal and Marquita complemented each other as if they were designed for one another. Hal became a
father to Marquita's children, Mark and Israel. Hal loved and raised these children as his own and
marveled in sharing his knowledge and mentoring them with building, hunting, backcountry skills and
caring for others and the amazing things around them.
Hal lived to care for others, with a reverence to nature and appreciating all the gifts life handed to him.
Hal and Marquita delighted in their sweet, smart granddaughter, Grace, and looked forward to every
opportunity to see her grow and embraced time shared with her.
Hal left us, doing what he loved the most, exploring and embracing his favorite place in the
backcountry out of McCall at Willey Ranch. Hal, this extraordinary man, will be sorely missed by so
many.
Hal is survived by his loving wife, Marquita Blanton; his step children, Mark Russell Gamache and
Israel Jeremiah Gamache; his granddaughter, Grace Soi Gamachel his daughter in law, Ahn Soi Ngo
Gamache; and his beloved sisters, Holly Pitchford, Christie Potter -Marks and Deborah Wolfe
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Death: Jerry D. Blattner
Jerry D. Blattner, born on Jan. 8, 1940 in Nampa, passed away on March 7, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz.
Jerry was the eldest of three children and was raised on a farm in Middleton. Jerry's strong
work ethic was instilled by his parents at a young age.
He worked for his grandparent's lumberyard and happened to meet his beautiful and
talented wife, Marilyn, at the annual Harvest Dinner. They continued to date through high
school.
Jerry was a skilled athlete who participated in basketball, football, and golf. Marilyn, a cheerleader at
rival Kuna High School, cheered against Jerry's sporting events. On April 30, 1960, Jerry and Marilyn
snuck off to elope in Elko, Nev.
After high school, Jerry worked on the family farm during the day and the beet factory by night for two
years before he began his career with the Forest Service. In 1963, he began training to become a
smokejumper. Jerry jumped 15 seasons out of the McCall base and the Payette National Forest. He
successfully completed 252 jumps all over the Northwest and Alaska.
Jerry considered himself lucky to have not suffered any broken bones and, in 1977, he decided to
retire from jumping. He then became the base manager of the McCall Jump Base replacing recently
retired Del Catlin.
In 1978, Jerry became the Fire Management Officer for the McCall Ranger District. He retired from the
Forest Service in 1990. He was also a closet florist when Marilyn needed him and had orders to fill.
After retirement, they sold the flower shop and continued to live in McCall and wintered in Arizona for
several years.
In 1999, Jerry and Marilyn moved to beautiful Flathead Lake where they built their home, but
continued to winter in Arizona each year.
Jerry loved antiques, including antique dolls, biscuit jars and accumulated quite a collection. Jerry
loved fishing, gardening, and spoiling his granddaughter, Cassidy.
He took great pride in his home and yard, sometimes going so far as accidentally killing all two acres
of his grass! He spent the next two years working hard to bring the luster back to his lawn . .
. "Sometimes you just have to kill it all and start all over."
He also enjoyed trading in the stock market and woke early to catch the opening bell. Jerry opened his
doors to all people and friended all walks of life. He was a listener first, and when he did speak, all ears
were open and it usually started with, "Well ... "
Jerry is loved and missed by his loving wife, Marilyn Kay, and his children Julie Lea Roop (Dan Roop)
and Daniel Scott Blattner (Dili and Rael), his grandchildren Cassidy Kay Dittmer (Justin Nelson),
Danielle Dittmer, and Brock Dittmer and countless many friends.
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Margaret M. Blattner
Margaret M. Blattner, formerly
of Middleton, Idaho, residing at Sun
City West, Ariz., died Tuesday,
Jan. 18, 2000.
Graveside services will be held
at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at the
Middleton Cemetery, Middleton.
Margaret was born July 24,
1922, at Nampa, Idaho. Dan and
Margaret farmed around the Happy
Valley, Kuna and Middleton areas
for many years. She worked in the
office at Caldwell Memorial Hospi-
tal several years before retiring.
She was a loving wife, mother
and grandmother, and will be
missed very much by her family
and friends.
Survivors include her husband,
Dan Blattner of Sun City West,
Ariz.; a son, Jerry and Blattner and
wife, Marilyn Blattne McCa I
Idaho; a daUghT6f, ana B er-
Peterson and husband, Peter
Peterson of Mesa, Ariz.; a sister,
Virginia Cestare of Mandalay Bay,
Calif.; seven grandc Idren; and 16
great- grandchildr n She was pre-
ceded in death N a son, Lanny
Blattner.
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John Paul Blaye
John Paul Blaye, 62, of Jerome and formerly of Meridian, passed away of natural causes on Friday
evening, April 17, 2015 at his office in Jerome.
Memorial Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2015, at St. Edwards
Catholic Church, 161 6th Avenue East, Twin Falls.
John will be laid to rest next to his beloved parents at Sunset Memorial in Twin
7� Falls, Idaho.
John was born May 16, 1952, in Twin Falls, the younger of two sons born to Julien
S. Blaye and Frances K. Blaye.
John grew up and attended schools in Twin Falls, where he graduated from Twin Falls High School in
1971. While attending school he was an All -Star Bruin basketball player, student body president, and
Idaho's Outstanding Teenager during his senior year.
John continued his education at the College of Idaho and became a major presence for over 30 years
in economic development throughout the State of Idaho. He enjoyed many years working to develop
thousands of jobs and help local economic growth.
John had extensive experience working for the Idaho Department of Commerce, cities of both Nampa
and Caldwell, Valley County, Ada County and Jerome County, where he was employed at the time of his
untimely passing.
Prior to joining the public sector, John worked several years as financial advisor for corporate
development in companies such as Ronald Van Auker Co., of Caldwell and the Aurora Capital Corp., of
Colorado.
John married Lucrezia Blaye and had two beautiful children, Breanna Blaye and Stephanie Blaye. As
passionate of a business man he was, John's life focus was always being an amazing and caring father.
John will be missed dearly by his family and will always be remembered as a family man. He was very
attentive and loving to his mother throughout her life, and always enjoyed a very close and loving
relationship with his two daughters.
He is survived by his brother, Michael Stephen of Belgium; his daughters Breanna and Stephanie; his
two grandchildren Braelynn Blaye and Decklan Feltman; and another grandchild due September 2015.
His parents preceded him in death.
John's family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made in his name at any Wells Fargo Bank
branch.
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Jimmie Ray (Jim) Bledsoe
Jimmie Ray Bledsoe, 67, of
Boise, went to be with our Lord
on Thursday, May 29, 2003, at a
Boise hospital.
Jim was born July 13, 1935, in
Weiser, to Ira
and Mabel
Bledsoe. He
was the sec-
ond of three
children and
they lived in
the Weis r,
Indian y,
ancrl e
area until he
joined the
Army at the age of 18. He married
Dortha Jean Hand on Jan. 18,
1957, in Council, where they
raised two sons (Michael and
Dusty) and a daughter ( Shawna).
Jim worked in the logging indus-
try, operating heavy equipment
and working as a mechanic. He
was highly respected and
depended on for his skills and
judgement and many times put
himself at risk to benefit others.
He owned and operated his own
logging truck from 1977 until
1982. Jim took a position as
Adams County road and bridge
supervisor from 1983 until 1988.
Subsequently, Jim- and Jeann
moved to Boise where he was
employed by Boise Paving; a job
he truly treasured.
Jim enjoyed being with his
family and friends, and was
unselfish with his time for anyone
who needed him. His great sense
of humor will be remembered by
all. His hobbies included hunting,
fishing, camping, reading Louis
L'Amour books, playing cards,
and spending time in the woods.
Jim is survived by his beloved
wife of many years, Jeanny; lov-
ing children - Michael with his
wife, Sarah of,Meridian, Shawna
Rae Bledsoe of, Boise, and Dusty
SiatS5Ma
with his wife, Mary of n eridian;
eight grandchildren, Zachary and
Haakon of Meridian, Clay of
Meridian, KC with her husband,
Jeff of Caldwell, Pfc. Jimmie with
his wife, Paige of Fort Benning,
Ga., Brian of Boise, Nicolas and
Jordyn of Meridian; and four
great - grandchildren, Brandie
Jean, Justin, Devyn, and Ryne.
He is also survived by a brother,
Gary Bledsoe, and his wife,
Eloyce of Weiser; a sister, Carol
Vande Voorde, and her husband,
Lou of Weiser; numerous nieces,
nephews; and Allison Batt, a
former exchange student from
Melbourne, Australia, who is a
special part of the family.
Jim was preceded in death by
his parents, Ira Thomas and Mary
Mabel Bledsoe.
All are welcomed to gather at
Jim and Jeanny Bledsoe's resi-
dence, 11259 Powderhorn St.,
Boise, Saturday, June 7, from 1
to 6 p.m. to remember Jim and
celebrate his life.
It is Jim's wish that, in lieu of
flowers, contributions be made to
New Heights Christian Fellow-
ship, 9950 W. Ustick, Boise, ID
83704 -5273, to benefit those in
need of assistance.
"Daddy, 1 thought I was ready,
but Daddy I wasn't.
Daddy, I prayed that the Lord
would relieve you of your pain.
but Daddy I didn't know He would
take you home within hours.
Daddy I wasn't ready.
Daddy, last night that storm rolled
in with thunder, lightening, wind,
Daddy I couldn't call you.
Daddy I wasn't ready.
Daddy - could I
have ever been ready ?"
- Sis
may JDos
Deaths sz�--�--
WILLIAM GEORGE 9/1� S-1 '? 7
BLENKINSOP
William George Blenkinsop, 70,
formerly, of the McCall area, died
Wednesday, Sept. 24,1997, at a Boise
hospital.
Graveside services will be held 1
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1997, at
McCall Cemetery under the direction
of Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
and his wife, Margie, McCall and
Jack Bowen; numerous nieces and
nephews and lots of friends.
She was preceded in death by her
first husband, Oscar, a son, Pete, her
parents, two sisters and a brother.
We all loved her and will miss her.
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BETTE J. BLENKINSOP
Bette J. Blenkinsop died Sept.
12, 1996, at home -from an extended
illness. A graveside service will be
held at the McCall Cemetery on
Thursday, Sept. 19, 1996, at 2 p.m.
Bette was born June 5, 1926 in
Brady Country, Neb. Her maiden
name was Callaham. She moved to
Idaho in 1936. In 1949 she married
Bill Blenkinsop, and they ran vari-
ous businesses, cafes and theaters in
McCall and New Meadows, ranch-
ing and farming in the Homedale
and Adrian, Ore., area until she re-
tired in 1988.
She was preceded in death by her
father and mother, Carl and Julia
Callaham; brothers, Joe and Ervin
Callaham, and son William (Butch).
She is survived by her husband,
Bill, brothers, Earl Callaham,
Homedale, Richard Callaham,
McCall, Raymond Callaham, San
Leandro, Calif.; her sisters, Lela
Porter, Grants Pass, Ore., Clara
Lovitt, Parma, Sadie Schultz,
Homedale; her son, Richard,
Ketchum; her daughter, Kathleen,
Portland; three grandchildren, Wil-
liam (and wife Rona), Coeur
d'Alene, Zebariah, Port Angeles,
Wash., and Jessica, Nampa; one
great - grandchild. She will be greatly
missed. _ ,
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Death: Earnestlne "Stine" Blessing
Earnestine'Stine" Blessing, 80, of Smiths Ferry, went to meet the Lord on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 at
the home of her daughter.
She began her life in Melrose, N.M., on Feb. 10, 1935 to Ernest and O. Maybelle Burdine.
* Her siblings were Betty Jean ( Burdine) Baker, Martha Ann ( Burdine) Berriochoa, and Tommy
r� Carrol Burdine.
Her family move to Homedale in the early 1940s at the age of 5 where she was raised until
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she married the love of her life, Robert Howard Blessing, on Feb. 17, 1952.
Stine enjoyed drawing, crafts, oil painting, knitting, and sewing. She crocheted many things for her
children, grandchildren, and great - grandchildren and loved to teach her grandkids how to make doilies
and blankets. She loved to read and tell jokes and stories.
She enjoyed spending time at her cabin that she built with her husband in 1975. The cabin has been
her home since 1995.
Together with her husband, Stine helped build the Chapel in the Pines in Smiths Ferry. She enjoyed
singing and especially loved sharing songs with her sweetheart. Her favorite songs were "I'll Fly Away;
"His Eye is on the Sparrow," and "In the Garden." She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in
Homedale.
Stine was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert H. Blessing, her parents, two brothers,
and one sister.
She is survived by her sons; Terry Blessing of Worley and Robert Blessing of Whitefish, Mont.;
daughters Emily Barnhart of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Sherry Barnhart of Smiths Ferry, and Judy Harris of
Idaho City. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
A viewing will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.1, 2015 at Flahiff Funeral Chapel, 27 E.
Owyhee Homedale. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 at the Marsing-
Homedale Cemetery, Marsing. Condolences may be sent to www.flahifffuneralchapel.com
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Patricia (Patty Taylor) Blessin
Patricia Blessin, 73, from Cascade, passed away July 6, 2016 in Boise with her loved ones by her
side.
Pat was born in Seattle on Jan. 13, 1943 to Darlene (Marquiss) and Horace Taylor. Pat was
raised in Star, graduating from Meridian High School in 1961.
69 She became a licensed cosmetologist, working in downtown Seattle for several years. Upon
returning to Idaho, Pat lived in Twin Falls and volunteered many hours with Welcome Wagon,
greeting new families to the area.
This was a perfect fit for her, as she never met a stranger with whom she couldn't strike up a
conversation. Pat had the opportunity to live in Germany for two years, finding many pleasures in her
travels. She especially enjoyed the German castles and the flowers of Holland.
Pat again returned to Idaho and was employed by Michael's of Oregon as an industrial seamstress.
Deciding It was time to retire, it was her love of animals and nature that drew her to Cascade, where she
has resided for many years.
Throughout her life, she always had a cat or dog or both. In Cascade, she was also able to feed the
wild animals; birds, foxes and for a while, to the dismay of some neighbors, she even had a family of
raccoons coming to her door, waiting for dinner.
Pat dearly loved Cascade and her 'family of friends' there. She didn't have an excessive amount of
financial wealth but instead, had a "heart of gold."
She was always willing to help someone, always had a smile and an infectious laugh. A wealth beyond
money.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents Darlene and Guy Marquiss, Horace Taylor and nephew,
Danny Ackley.
Pat will be missed by us that survive her; daughter: Michaele Starr; sister: Sandra (John) Overton;
nieces: Wendy Ackley, Kim Ackley, Angie (Bruce) Clancy; nephews: Tyrone (Amy) Overton, John
(Tonia) Overton; and several grand and great nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held Monday, July 11, 2016, at Bowman Funeral Parlor, Boise. Interment
followed at Star Cemetery, Star.
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Hazel Virginia
Buchanan Blessinger
Hazel Virginia Buchanan
Blessinger, 87, died Friday, April
5, 2002, at her home in Sand
Hollow.
Graveside services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 10, at the Star Cemetery in
Star. Arrangements are by Sum-
mers Funeral Homes, Ustick
Chapel, Meridian.
Hazel was born Oct. 12, 1914,
in Boise, to Robert Oviatt and
Emmaline Jones Buchanan. Her
family migrated to Idaho from
Oklahoma in an emigrant car
leased from the railroad. Her
father had successfully ridden in
the opening of the Cherokee strip
acquiring 160 acres, later trading
it for another 160 acres (sight
unseen) in Long, Vatl?4!da_h_0,
near Arl' jo(hicb is_now u e
tfib� ascade Reservoir.
Hazel attended Upper Beaver
Meadows grade school. Later her
family moved to the Boise Valley.
She attended schools at Eagle
and graduated from Boise High
School. She worked at the phone
company as a telephone
operator.
Hazel married Tom Blessinger
at Twin Falls on Jan. 9, 1935.
They trapped in the mountains for
the government and several dif-
ferent sheep outfits. They lived at
the Spring Valley Toll Gate Ranch
north of Boise for several years
where they started raising cattle
and sheep. They lived at Weiser
and Little Willow Creek before
settling on a ranch on Stuart
Creek, next to Boise where she
lived for 45 years. She then
moved to her ranch at Sand
Hollow.
Hazel's life was her family and
her animals. She was especially
proud of her father's ride in the
Indian Territory and her Scottish
heritage.
She is survived by her son,
Tom of Sand Hollow; her daugh-
ter, Carol Blessinger of Weiser;
four grandchildren, Tom Olsen
and his wife, Melisa of Caldwell,
Katie Blessinger of Sand Hollow,
Drew Blessinger and his wife,
Glenda of Caldwell, and Sarah
Blessinger of Middleton; and
three great - grandchildren, Colton
and Wyatt Blessinger, and Kylin
Olsen.
Hazel was preceded in death
by her husband, Tom; grand-
daughter, Carol Sue Olsen; par-
ents; and brothers, W.M. "Mac,"
Harry, Wilse, Mel, Warren "Buck,"
Robert O. "Bob," W.L. "Wally"
Buchanan; and a sister, Marry
Florence Leich. She was the
youngest and last of her siblings.
Our family wishes to express
thanks to XL Hospice for their
care, and a special thank you to
Terry, Kelly, Pam and Debbie.
Donations may be made to XL
Hospice, Long Branch Station, 25
Wallstreet, Nampa 83651.
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Bessie P. Blevins
Bessie P. Blevins was
embraced by her Savior, Jesus
Christ, on April 24, 2001. Bessie
was born in Oakville, Wash., on
Sept. 25, 1904, to William and
Anna Laws.
A funeral
service will be
held 10 a.m.,
Saturday, April a
28, 2001, at , s
the Chapel of
The Chimes
Funeral Home
with Reverend
R a I p h
Lawrence offi-
ciating. Burial will follow the ser-
vices at the Canyon Hill Cemetery
in Caldwell, Idaho.
As a young girl she attended
school in, 8de, Idaho, and
later in Caldwell, Idaho, where
she met and married George
Nicholson. She was widowed in
1954. From this union a daughter
was born who blessed her with
five grandchildren and 12
great - grandchildren.
This family brought her great
joy and she often quipped about
how well she had done with creat-
ing this loving family with having
only one child. Bessie married
Jim Blevins in 1957, who had
been widowed and was a long
time friend of the family. Again
she was widowed and at this time
lived with her daughter and her
husband in Mountain Home.
Bessie was active in Eastern
Star, Eagles and many bridge
clubs. In her earlier years she
was a Campfire girl leader, Girl
Scout leader and a Guardian for
Jobs Daughters. She loved to knit
and was always a good support
on camping and fishing trips with
her husband, George. In her later
years she had an apartment at
Hillcrest Retirement where she
cherished many friendships. At
the time of passing from this life
to a Holy place where loved ones
await, she was living at Life Care
Center of Treasure Valley. Bessie
was preceded in death by her
parents and three brothers. She
is survived by her daughter, Bar-
bara J. Hicks and son -in -law,
Francis H. Hicks of Mountain
Home, Idaho. Also, surviving are
her five grandchildren, George
Hicks and his wife, Mary Ann,
Mary Susan Freeman, Jim Hicks
and his wife, Nancy, Tom Hicks,
all of Boise, and Libby Dohoney
and her husband, Chic of Mercer
Island, Wash.; as well as, 12
great - grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Chapel
of The Chimes Funeral Home
from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April
27, 2001.
LeRoy Blickenstaff
LeRoy Blickenstaff, 77, of
Nampa, passed away, Monday
July 1, 2002. He died peacefully
at home with his family by his
side.
A Memorial
Service will be
held at 2 p.m.
on Friday July
5, 2002, at the
Nampa Church
of the Brethren,
11030 Orchard
Ave. Pastor
Jim Harden -
brook will
officiate.
LeRoy was born in Nampa,
Idaho, on September 1, 1924, the
youngest of seven children born
to Jesse W. and Mary Ellen
(Swartz) Blickenstaff. He grew up
in Nampa on a farm and gradu-
ated from Nampa High School in
1942. LeRoy married Delores M.
Cannady in 1947. Following their
marriage, they farmed in the
Nampa area until 1973, when
they, along with their son Mike
and daughter -in -law Marilyn,
started Greenhurst Nursery and
Garden Center. LeRoy was an
active and faithful member of the
Nampa Church of the Brethren
throughout his lifetime. LeRoys
vision, stewardship, love, leader-
ship, and labor helped to build the
new Nampa Church of the Breth-
ren. He loved to spend time at
Cam over aM ne Old
o`w" 3,°Tda -Ne was dedi-
ca improvement of the
51aIe S n-tia�,
camp. The Worship Center was
recently named Blickenstaff Wor-
ship Center in his honor. LeRoy
loved to make things grow. He
loved to build. He loved to fish.
His life was filled with purpose
and love. The many people
whose lives he has touched call
him husband, father, grandpa,
brother, uncle, and friend. His
faith has brought him home.
LeRoy is survived by his wife,
Delores Blickenstaff, Nampa, two
sons and a daughter -in -law, Mike
and Marilyn Blickenstaff of
Nampa and John Blickenstaff,
Chino Hills, Calif.; two daughters,
and a son -in -law, Deanna and
Darrell Carr, Fruitland, Idaho, and
Mary Ann Sedlacek, Nampa; five
grandchildren: Sara and her hus-
band, Scott Forthofer, Hickory,
N.C.; Erin Blickenstaff, Corin
Blickenstaff and Adam Sedlacek,
all of Nampa and Derek Carr,
Fruitland, Idaho; and two sisters
Velma Dittman of Aptos, Calif.,
and Marie Scheel of Boise and by
his mother -in -law, Alma Cannady
of Nampa. He was preceded in
death by his parents, his three
brothers, Paul, Ray, and Isaac,
and his sister, Ruth.
The family suggests memorial
contributions to the Permanent
Building Fund at the Nampa
Church of the Brethren, 11030
Orchard Avenue, Nampa, ID, or
the Mercy Medical Center Hos-
pice Program, 215 E. Hawaii Ave-
nue, Nampa, haho, 83686.
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Everett Udell Bloom
Everett Udell Bloom, formerly of McCall, 79, died March 31, 2015, in Lewiston.
�Y in keeping his final wishes, no formal ceremony will be held. There will be a private gathering
at a later date.
Ott•
Everett was bom July 18, 1935, to Harvey and June Bloom in Kimball, Neb. In his younger
�j years, he swam, camped and rode his bicycle all around the McCall and upper Payette Lake
area.
He has told many stories of him riding his new bicycle, a Schwinn Road Master, that he bought for
$49.95 with his own money working for 35 cents an hour. He enjoyed riding it down to New Meadows, to
swim at Zim's Hot Springs, at the age of 13.
He also enjoyed cross-country skiing to the Little Ski Hill. He graduated in 1954 from McCall High
School.
He and Rosie were married in 1955. He worked at Brown Tie and Lumber in McCall and Tamarack
Lumber Mill in Tamarack, driving a lift truck.
He moved to Riggins in 1964 where he worked at Salmon River Lumber, driving logging truck, later
moving to Lewiston in 1980 and started working for Excel Transport retiring in 1998. Everett drove truck
for more than two million miles with no accidents - that he was pretty proud of.
He enjoyed riding his motorcycle with Savage Cycle Motorcycle Club, of which he was president. They
rode in the Seven Devils and surrounding area and put on many races and hill climbs. He owned five
Harley Davidsons, one of which was a 1938 model, and many other motorcycles in his life time.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, bird hunting and drinking a cold beer.
He Is survived by his wife of 59 years, Rosie (Dunn) Bloom; their three children, Troy (Brenda) Bloom
from Bonney Lake, Wash., Renee (Rod) Henderson from Kalispell, Mont., and Randy (Shan) Bloom
from Scappoose Ore.; four grandchildren; and four great - grandchildren; as well as his sister, Marquita
(Dee) from Boise and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one granddaughter and his fishing, drinking buddy and
brother -in -law, Cliff Dunn. He will be missed by his family and many friends.
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Ruth D. Bly
Ruth D. Sly, 80, of Cascade, passed away in her sleep at home on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 of natural
causes.
A memorial service will be held at the Cascade Community Center at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
10, 2015.
l Ruth was born July 24, 1934 in Hollywood, Calif., to John and Ann Derfus. Raised in
` Burbank, Ruth enjoyed a childhood with her younger sister Lois and older brother Dana.
She and her family lived on an acre with a dog, ducks, chickens, rabbits, turkeys and geese. There
was plenty of room to make forts, dig tunnels and play Army. Life was fun!
Ruth was in the Girl Scouts and when a teen became an excellent seamstress, which she continued
well into retirement.
Ruth spent much of her professional life working in banking. In 1977, she retired from Bank of America
and moved from California to Cascade after marrying Wayne C. Bly.
When not working at the local title company, Ruth could be found crafting. She used her creative
talents at her sewing machine making clothing and quilts or at her craft table making ornaments and
greeting cards. Together, Ruth and Wayne enjoyed gardening, bird watching and spending time with
friends and family. In her later years,
Ruth volunteered her time at the community library. Ruth was not only generous with her time, she
was also generous to a variety of charitable organizations including The Salvation Army, Idaho Food
Bank, and Fisher House Foundation.
Ruth was overflowing with love for all, including animals. Her final days were spent with her beloved
dog, Grizz, close by her side.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Wayne Sly and brother Dana and half- sister RD Shaw.
She is survived by her sister Lois Yax, niece Laurie God, nephew Scott Yax, stepson Lewis Bly,
grandchildren Beau Bly, Brooke Welsh, and Dakota Bly, great - grandchildren Kendall and Whitley Bly,
five grand- nephews, one grand -niece and her dog Grizz.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to The Salvation Army.
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Deaths
PHILIP DAVID BOAL
Philip David Boal, 55, o£. Don-
nelly, died Saturday, July 29, 1995,
at the McCall Frontier Days Rodeo
grounds in McCall.
Services were held Tuesday, Aug.
1, 1995, at the Donnelly Bible
Church. Arrangements were
handled by Heikkila Funeral Chapel
in McCall.
Phil was struck by lightning on
his wagon while performing the
Grand Opening Entrance. He was
doing what he loved best, pulling a
wagon with his team of horses, and
with his beloved wife beside him.
Phil also had a real love of music
and greatly enjoyed working with
his friends at the Alpine Playhouse.
Phil was a very loving and support-
ive husband and father. His nature
was very easy going and he was
content with life.
Phil was born Dec. 2, 1939 in
Torrance, Calif. He moved to Don-
nelly in 1983. He married Shelly
Marie Branum on April 29, 1990.
He was employed by the State of
Idaho as an electrical inspector. He
will be deeply missed by all who
knew him, especially by his wife, as
they were not only husband and
wife, but also best `friends and a
great team.
Phil is.survived by his wife Shelly
and his beloved family- his mother,
Phyllis Boal of Tehachope, Calif.;
two daughters, Jennifer Boal and
Jessica Boal; and two grandchil-
dren, Brynn and Nathan, also of
California; three brothers, Gary and
Brian Boal of California and Neal
Boal of Colorado. He was preceded
in death by his father, Harold "Bud"
Boal.
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John Demetry Bochonok
John Demetry Bochonok went to be with his Heavenly Father on April 8, 2013. With his beloved family
here he is forever with us.
On April 13, we rode his 4- wheelers to a favorite hunting area on a ridge overlooking the
P q main Salmon River.
His greatest outdoor joy was hunting in these mountains, and each spring he would be on
these same ridges and creeks looking for elk antlers.
I found the first tiny buttercup and placed it over his ashes. We were just below the snow
level at 4,800 feet, and spring is warming the earth each day for its parade of new growth on
the north- facing slopes.
John was born in Chicago, III., on Nov. 23, 1930- His parents and older brother were born in the
Ukraine. I could always hear "the old country accent" of his parents.
In the 20 -plus years he lived in McCall he became the rugged mountain man his parents could only
have dreamed for their youngest and American -born son. John had enjoyed a long career as a finish
carpenter in the Chicago area where he and his wife, Alice, raised their two children.
As a young man out of high school John attended the DeVry Technical Institute studying electronics.
But as a young adult he became a master of all trades. Electrical, mechanical, welding, he could do it.
Keeping in good repair his fleet of John Deere tractors, equipment, motorcycles, and vehicles kept him
happily in his shop during the day and at night reading his library of service and overhaul manuals.
A lifelong friend from Wisconsin remembers John driving up to hunt with his first 1949 Ford. He
chained it up and took it out in the snowy fields showing off and having the time of his life.
Later he recalled John arriving for hunting season in his 1958 Chevy and racing a Cadillac and beating
that Cadillac on their drive up north to deer hunt.
After his wife passed away in 1988, he met his partner for the rest of his life, Joan, at a tractor pull in
Jump River, Wisc.
Moving to McCall when he retired from carpentry, he often said he should have left his tools behind
because in this new life, no longer building sheetrock houses in suburbia, he only needed a dog and a
hammer for a log house that was never plumb, level, or square (to his constant frustration).
John had built another little hunting cabin in Wisconsin where he annually hunted for their short nine -
day season over Thanksgiving. How he loved Idaho, where the window for hunting was from late
summer for bow (he made his own) and arrow season into December for the black powder. He killed his
second Idaho elk this hunting season.
These last six weeks his first command to the incredible doctors was, "Just get me well for that bow -
and -arrow season." He put a sheepherder tent and big iron stove up at Cottontail Point past War Eagle.
He and his best friend would take llamas down over the rim into a spike camp at Tomato Point.
To the amazing staff and our little hospital and the intensive care staff at St. Luke's Boise, we are so
grateful. Your acknowledgement and warm acceptance of John's sense of humor: When he was being
hovered over by a passel of brunette doctors and ER staff, he asked, "Don't you have any blondes
around here?"
After that, I noticed many blondes as all of you tended to his pneumonia over his eight -day stay here
at our hospital. He just couldn't believe he had so many caring, beautiful people helping fight this battle.
With Joan, he canoed about 2,000 miles of a National Wild and Scenic River, the Lower Canyons of
the Rio Grande. And in summer those biology students would arrive in Idaho for the trip of their lifetime,
hiking with GPS navigation to those hidden mountain lakes for trout fishing and adventures on the trails
they would remember forever. Those scenic ridge walks where John would help the most timid of
heights cross over.
John is survived by his partner for life, Joan, his daughter, Sandra of Silverdale, Wash.; his son Ralph
(Traci) of Glendale, Ariz., his nephew Steve Bochonock of Wauconda, III.; his grandnephews, Jeff
Bochonok (Debby); Jimmy Boch (Debbie) and Jack Bochonok; his niece Linda Barrette of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice, his mother and father, John Demetry and Pelageia
Bochonok; and his brother Peter Bockonock (Theresa).
May we all be together again in Heaven.
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Linda Louise Boe
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Our mother, sister, gramma, auntie and friend Linda Louise Boe departed
with loved ones by her side.
Born on Dec. 19, 1940, in Klamath Falls Ore., Linda was the firs
Boe and Thomas J. Boe.
When she was a baby, her family moved to Ventura, Calif., whe
among her eight siblings. Being a big sister, she was known to ca
two on her hip or her shoulders!
She raised her four children while living in Ventura and Guerne%
She also spent a number of years living in McCall and some time
in Boise.
Multitalented and hardworking, Linda was praised and appreciated for her
fish and spend time in the outdoors. An avid gardener and earth lover, she i
She was a talented artist /painter, a seamstress and a long time lover of cr
beautiful singing voice and loved to sing while she swayed and rocked her c
Linda is survived by her three daughters, Pamela Jeffries, Wendi Allen an
siblings, Thomas Boe, Margie Boe, David Nolen, Steven Nolen and Rebecc
grandchildren, Eric, Bradley and Brent Beckwith, Ashley Meszaros, Aaron C
Meszaros, Alexandria Allen, Gage Jeffries, Jenna Seubert, Brandon Mesza
great - grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son, William Brent Meszaros; her brotr
Boe; her sister, Marsha Nolen Collins, and her parents, Lillian and Thomas.
And it flows through you
And it flows through me
And I love you so much more than my life ...
I can see beyond forever
Everything we are will never die
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Loving's such a beautiful thing
Oh you make my world a summer day ...
We miss you Linda Lou, your beautiful smile and your contagious laugh.
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Keith Emest Boender
Keith Ernest Boender, 85, of McCall, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at his home.
Keith was bom Nov. 8, 1930 in Wenatchee, Wash., to JD and Dorothea Boender. He
graduated from Wenatchee High School and served in the U.S. Navy. In 1950 he married
r. Kathleen H. McMullen. They had four children.
Keith's primary occupation throughout the years was as a builder. He worked on bridges and
freeways in Washington and California and on the Alaskan Pipeline in the 1960s.
He was also a ski instructor and racing coach. He taught for the Greater Seattle Ski School at
Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. He and his family moved to Ketchum in 1969 where he worked
building condominiums and custom homes.
Keith met and married his present wife, Sandy Warburton Webb, in 1975. They lived in Ketchum and
Laguna Beach, Calif., then moved to McCall in 1992.
He continued working in the construction industry and also taught skiing at Brundage Mountain Ski
School for 20 years. While teaching at Brundage Keith was appointed as mountain safety officer and
was awarded Ski Instructor of the Year for the Northern Intermountain Division of Professional Ski
Instructors of America.
Throughout the years Keith was active in a wide variety of community and business organizations. He
was involved with the Building Contractors Association of the Wood River Valley and served as National
Representative from Idaho for the Idaho State Homebuilders Association.
Keith is survived by his wife, Sandy Boender, his children, (John) and Linda Carmody, (Brad) and
Dione Smith, Rich and (Mary) Webb, (Rich) and Stephanie Marquis, 13 grandchildren, six great -
grandchildren and his three brothers, Gordon, Gary and Dean Boender.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sons, Keith Ernest Boender Jr., Kevin Ernest Boender,
Andrew Ronald Webb and granddaughter Tierra Chaves Boender.
At this time, no memorial services are planned.
It is difficult to find the words to describe Keith. He was lively, boisterous, hard - working, and fun - loving.
He could also be bossy, cantankerous and downright grumpy! Either way, he was deeply loved and will
be missed.
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Ruby June Bohn
Ruby June Bohn, 53, of Moun-
tain Home, passed away Tues-
day August 20, 2002, of natural
causes in her home with her fam-
ily present. Friers and family will
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Donnelly,
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day August 31,
2002, at 5:00 -
P.M. to remem-
ber her life, as
it was her wish
that nobody mourn her, but rather
celebrate her memory. Arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Riverside Funeral Home, Boise.
Ruby was born in Boise on
June 16th, 1949, to Wayne and
June Campbell. In 1982, she met
and fell in love with Verne Bohn.
They were married April 25, 1983.
Verne was in the Navy and Ruby
followed him all over this country
and more, living in such places as
Chicago Illinois and Yokosuka I
Japan. But the central Idaho
Mountains is where she loved to
be. Ruby loved the outdoors and
couldQfien _b� fo nd at her Don -
nelly property with K6FTamtry "and
friAds- - Sfize enjoyed camping
and fishing but most of all loved
to hang out around the campfire
playing "Holey Board."
Her great words of wisdom
and her comforting smile will be
greatly missed by all who knew
her. Ruby was preceded in death
by her father and her son Nick.
She is survived by her husband,
mother, many brothers and her
sons, daughter and
grandchildren.
She asked that no flowers be
sent and donations be made to
MSTI at St. Lukes, 381 -2711.
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Philip David Boal
Philip David Boal, 55, of Donnelly,
died Saturday, July 29, 1995, at the rodeo
grounds in McCall.
Services will be
conducted at 1
p.m, today at the
Donnelly Bible
Church, under di-
rection of the Heik-
kila Funeral Cha-
pel, McCall. A pot-
luck dinner will
follow immediately
after the service.
Phil was struck by lightning on his
wagon while performing the grand open-
ing entrance at the rodeo. He was doing
what he loved best, pulling a wagon with
his team of horses, and with his beloved
wife beside him.
Phil also had a real love of music, and
greatly enjoyed working with his friends
at the Alpine Playhouse. Phil was a very
loving and supportive husband and fa-
ther. His nature was very easy going and
content with life.
Phil was born Dec. 2, 1939, at Tor-
rance, Calif. He moved to Donnelly in
1983, and married Shelly Marie Branum
on April 29, 1990. He was employed by
the state of Idaho as an electrical
inspector.
He will be deeply missed by all who
knew him, especially by his wife, as they
were not only husband and wife, but also
best friends and a great team.
Phil is survived by his wife, Shelly of
Donnelly; and his beloved family — his
mother, Phyllis Boal of Tehachapi, Calif.;
two daughters, Jennifer and Jessica
Boal, and two grandchildren, Brynn and
Nathan, all in California; three brothers,
Gary and Brian Boal in California, and
Neal Boal in Colorado. He was preceded
in death by his father, Harold "Bud"
Boal.
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John Demetry Bochonok
A Celebration of Life service for John Demetry Bochonok be held on Aug. 10, 2013, at 1 p.m. at his
church of the past 20 years, Community Congregational Church in McCall. A light reception will follow.
John Demetry Bochonok, was born in Chicago, III., on Nov. 23, 1930 and passed away in
Boise on April 8, 2013.
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t ' Demetry and Pagalina Bochonok, and his brother Peter.
His beloved wife of 42 years, Alice, passed away in 1989 in Chicago and he relocated to
McCall in 1992 after finding how much he loved these mountains.
He is survived by his daughter, Sandra (Lisa) of Silverdale, Wash.; his son Ralph of Phoenix, Ariz.,
and companion Joan.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his memory to Community Congregational
Church, 901 First Street, P.O. Box 762, McCall, ID 83638.
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Mary Jane Bohnett
Mary Jane Bohnett, 89, of Riggins passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Cremation services pending under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
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Death: Larry Gale Bolen
Larry Gale Bolen, 63, of Cascade, went to his heavenly home on Dec. 30, 2015.
40 `Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Cascade Community Church.
? Larry was born Sept. 19, 1952 in Cascade to Dewey C. and Maxine Bolen. From 1953 -57
s ^ his family lived and fanned in Grand View and one year in Meridian before returning to
Cascade where Larry attended fourth through 12th grade.
He was active in Cub Scouts and 4 -H where he raised hogs for his projects. Larry loved to
play basketball in high school and was cheered on by his future wife Patti. After - school work included
pumping gas at the local Texaco station then he worked for SITPA in the summer before attending
college.
Larry always had an interest in firearms and after high school he attended Trinidad State Junior
College in Trinidad, Colo.,
where he learned gunsmithing and graduated with an AS degree May of 1972. Shortly after he
obtained a Federal Firearms License and established a small gunsmith business 'LB's Firearms" which
he continued till the time of his death.
Larry married Patti Lowry on Dec. 22, 1972. In 1978, their first daughter, Karrie, was born followed by
Amanda in 1981. Lary worked seasonally in fire for the USFS from 1972 to 1976 and full time as a log
scaler for two years.
He and Patti's first summer was spent at the Landmark Ranger Station. In 1978 he started work for
Boise Cascade at the Cascade sawmill where he worked for the next 23 years as a millwright and saw
filer.
After the sawmill closed down in 2001 Lary decided he wanted to return to firefighting. Even though
he was 48 he applied for a position with the newly established Idaho City Hot Shot crew.
He was hired and life changed for Lary. He was In his element. Larry made many new friends in the
tight -knit firefighting community.
In June 2004, he took a prevention position at the Garden Valley Workstation and received his new
title as "Patrol 61." Thus his saying was born - "Never fear, 61 Is here!" Larry also held a position on
Kidd's, then Wilcox, Type II Fire Incident Management Team Great Basin Team 4, where he worked in
facilities.
Larry also spent winter months plowing snow, participating in gun shows, and restoring vehicles. He
received Honorable Mention from Home Mechanics for his 1953 Chevy restoration project.
Larry was an avid hunter and spent many big game hunting seasons with his buddies including his
dad and brother Lynn, and lots of goose hunting with his long time friend Pat Hull. Larry also taught Patti
how to hunt with a muzzleloader and they had many great adventures hunting elk. He also enjoyed deer
hunting with his grandsons. Another one of his winter past times was ice fishing.
Larry is survived by his wife Patti, daughters Karrie and Amanda, grandsons Mason, Dylan, Blake,
Brayden and Justin, his older brother Lynn and wife Nancy, mother -in -law Luella Snapp, numerous
nieces, nephews, extended family and former son -in -law Dan Pierce.
He was preceded in death by his father in 2006 and his mother on Dec. 11, 2015. Memorials may be
made in Lams name to the Wildland Firefighters Foundation, Cascade Fire & EMS or Cascade
hospital.
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Dennis Lee Bolger
Dennis Lee Bolger, 69, died
March 24, 2010, complications
of multiple myeloma of the
spine. He was born July 10,
1940.
He was a life member of
Masonic Lodge No. 35 in San
Diego, Calif. He was a mem-
ber of the General Dynamics
Convair Association, the Na-
tional Rifle Association and
the American Legion.
An avid scuba diver, Dennis
received his California Dive
Master certificate and ran a
dive school on weekend on his
boat, "Lady."
He also received a U.S.
Coast Guard license to operate
passenger- carrying vessels
of not more than 100 gross
tons upon the Pacific Ocean
between Pt. Conception, Calif.,
and Descanso Point, Mexico,
ranging to not more than 100
miles off shore.
Dennis was a member and
past president of the South-
ern California Classic Boat
Society and founding member
of the Payette Lake Chapter
in McCall. Prior to Dennis'
retirement in 2003, he was
program manager for the AH-
64 Apache helicopter program
for Teledyne -Ryan Aircraft Co.
in San Diego.
Dennis and his father,
Simon, came to McCall and
settled in, enjoying great
McCall activities of hunting,
fishing and boating on Payette
Lake.
Dennis had no immediate
family but is fondly remem-
bered by his many close
friends in the boating and
scuba diving community and
his long time in the missile
and aircraft industry.
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TRUDI SOPHIE B LINDER
Trudi Sophie Bolinder, 63, of Boise
died Thursday Jan. 2, 1997, in an
airplane accident west of McCall.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1997, at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day
Saints at 3229 Bogus Basin Road. A
burial followed at Dry Creek Cem-
etery. Services were conducted by
Bishop Doug Kowallis of the Boise
13th Ward, and are under direction of
Relyea Funeral Chapel
Trudi was born on Feb. 16, 1933,
in Freising, Germany. She married
Robert D. Bolinder, who was sta-
tioned at a small Air Force Base in
Freising during the Korean war, on
June 16, 1954.
After immigrating to the United
States she lived in Provo, Utah, where
her husband attended Brigham Young
University. In 1958, Trudi and Robert
moved to Oakland, Calif., to do gradu-
ate work at the University of Califor-
nia at Berkeley. After several years in
the Bay Area they moved to Boise in
1965, where Trudi lived the rest of her
life.
Trudi was a mother of eight chil-
dren, a devoted grandmother of 22
grandchildren, an avid skier, runner,
and lover of adventure. After her chil-
dren left home she developed a pas-
sion for flying and would venture into
the skies every chance she had.
She was rarely seen without one of
her grandchildren no matter what she
was doing. Trudi also loved to spend
time at her house in McCall, but en-
joyed the time with her family more
than anything else.
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Along with her flare for adventure,
Trudi was a deeply spiritual person
who would jump at the chance to help
others in need. Whetherit was through
serving her church, helping someone
in need, or offering her German wis-
dom to her children and the many
others who sought her advice and
comfort, Trudi was always there.
Often times she would put aside
her needs in the interest of others.
Trudi would go out of her way to
make others feel important, and never
forgot her modest German upbring-
ing, which was very prevalent in ev-
ery aspect of her life.
Trudi was predeceased by her par-
ents, Maria and Johann Beer; a sister,
Amalie Beer, and her nephew, Torsten
Esterl.
Survivors include: her beloved
husband of 42 years, Robert D.
Bolinder; her children, Kurt Bolinder
and his wife Cindy of Boise; Sonja
Walker and her husband Robert of
Tomball, Texas; Heide Glaisyer and
her husband Robert of Boise; Kari
Geddes and her husband Michael of
Bakersfield, Calif.; Tina Richards and
her husband Timothy of Boise; Erik
Bolinder and his wife Holly of St.
Louis, Mo.; Remi Stoddard and her
husband Gary of Tuscon, Ariz.; and
Clint Bolinder and his wife Codi of
Moscow.
Her 22 grandchildren include:
Kyrsti, Tony, Ian, Jamie, and Beau
Bolinder; Kenzie Kyle, Tara, and
Megan Walker; Preston, Joel, and
Brock Glaisyer; Dustin, Andrew,
Derik and Braden Geddes; Jessica,
Blake, Hayden, and Corbin Richards;
Lindsay Bolinder; and Nicholas
Bolinder. Also surviving her are two
sisters, Inge Esterl, and her husband
Tino, of Freising, Germany, and
Krimhilde Ottowa and her husband
Kurt of Palm Beach, Australia; and a
niece and three nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quests that donations be made in
memory of Trudi to Life Flight -
Friends For Life Program, St.
Alphonsus Foundation, 1055 N. Curtis
IN MEMORY OF
ARTHUR JOHN BOLLAR
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
February 7, 1928 Lake Fork, Idaho
ENTERED INTO REST
October 10, 2002 Boise, Idaho
SERVICES
Monday October 14, 2002 1:00 P.M.
Finnish Church
Lake Fork, Idaho
Under the direction of
Heikkila Funeral Chapel
McCall, Idaho
OFFICIATING
Pastor Tom Penry
ORGANIST
Linda Duncan
SELECTIONS
"In The Garden"
by Olive Louderbaugh
"The Old Rugged Cross"
by Carolyn Bollar
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Bert Bollar Jeff Buchanan
Dale Bollar Kevin Bollar
Monte Bollar Lyle Jones
FAMILY BEARERS
Aaron Bollar
Dan Buchanan
Chris Bollar
Brian Denny
Jesse Bollar
Nick Decker
Ryan Bollar
Chad Brown
Eric Bollar
Greg Nelson
CONCLUDING SERVICES
Finnish Cemetery
Lake Fork, Idaho
Mason Rites...... Ionic Masonic Lodge
Military Rites
Song... "Amazing Grace"
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Bollars to
celebrate 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bollar of
McCall will celebrate their 50th
Wedding Anniversary October 26
with an open house at the Senior
Center in McCall, Idaho from 1
until 4 p.m. The couple were mar-
ried in Boise, Idaho, November
4, 1946. The open house will be
hosted by their children Bert and
"Toni Bollar, Monte and Cyndie
Bollar of Boise, Dale and Carolyn
Bollar and JoElla Bollar of McCall
and Don and Connie Buchanan
of White City, Oregon. Arthur is
a retired farmer and Water Master
and Dene is retired from the post
office in McCall. All friends are
invited to attend.
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Arthur J. Bollar
Arthur J. Bollar, 74, a lifelong
resident of ValleYCQUaty,passed
away urs ay, Oct. 10, 2002, in
a Boise hospital surrounded by
many members of his family.
Services
will be held at 1
p.m. Monday,
Oct. 14, at the
Finnish Church
east of Lake
Fork. Burial will
follow in the
Finnish Ceme-
tery adjacent to
the church.
Services are
under the direction of Heikkila
Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Art was born Feb. 7, 1928,
east of Lake Fork, to John and
Selma Bollar. Art and Hazeldene
Moore were married Nov. 4,
1946, in Boise. Art served in the
Army, worked as the water mas-
ter for Lake Irrigation District, and
served 20 years on ASCS Com-
mittee in Valley County. Art and
Dene traveled extensively, visiting
all 50 states, Italy, England, Mex-
ico and Canada. We all looked
forward to the yearly "Bollar
Campout."
Art was very active and sup-
portive of Valley youth. He served
as a leader in 4 -H, for 15 years,
and was associate guardian of
Job's Daughters in McCall and
Cascade. He was a member of
many Masonic bodies; past mas-
ter of Ionic Masonic Lodge #82,
Cascade; Scottish Rite; York Rite;
High Country Shrine Club and El
Korah Shrine, where he was
appointed an ambassador. He
drove his Sidewinder Jeep in
many parades, one as far away
as Boston, Mass.
Survivors include his wife,
Hazeldene of McCall; children,
Bert and Toni Bollar of Jackson,
Wyo., Don and Connie Buchanan
of White City, Ore., JoElla Bollar
of Nampa, Dale and Carolyn Bol-
lar of McCall, Monte and Cyndie
Bollar of Boise; sisters, Zona
(Don) Hill of Boise, and LuNetta
Wright of Lewiston; grandchil-
dren, Eric Bollar, Jeff and Serena
Buchanan, Kevin and Whitney
Bollar, Aaron Bollar, Christopher
and Amy Bollar, Greg Nelson,
Brian and Corinna Denny, Chad
and Shay Browne, Jesse and Liz
Bollar, Nick and Amy Decker,
Ryan and Michelle Bollar; and 11
great - grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; son, Rick Bollar;
brother, Monte R. Bollar; grand-
son, Davy Buchanan; grand-
daughter, Michelle Nelson; and I
great - grandson, Slater Bollar.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests memorials may be
made to the El Korah Travel
Fund, P.O. Box 1127, Boise; or a
favorite charity.
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Maxine Bolen, 87, a longtime Cascade resident, died on Dec. 11, 2015, at a Meridian care center.
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Elmer N. Bollar
McCALL — Elmer N. Boller,
51, former resident of McCall,
has died in Portland. Services
were held in Portland Friday.
Mr. Bpllar was. a veteran of
World ar II. Survivors include
a da , fer, Lorry Jackson, Fair-
banks, Alaska, and seven sis-
ters, including Signe Callender,
Eagle, Idaho.
James R. "Rick" Bollar
McCALL -- James R. "Rick"
Bollar, 39, of McCall, died Satur-
day, Sept. 9, 1989, east of Boise,
doing what he liked best.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the
Finnish Church, east of Lake
Fork. Burial will follow in the
Finnish Cemetery. Arrangements
are under direction of the Heik-
kila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Rick was born Aug. 27, 1950, at
Cascade. He attended school and
spent his life in Valley County.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1969,
serving as a helicopter pilot in
Vietnam, and in the Idaho Army
National Guard until his death.
Rick married JoElla Warr of New
Meadows on Nov. 4, 1972.
Survivors include his wife,
JoElla; three sons, Kevin, Aaron
and Chris, all of McCall; his par -
ents, Art and Dene Bollar of
McCall; three brothers, Bert,
Dale and Monte of Boise; and a
sister, Connie Buchanan of Med-
ford, Ore.
Memorials may be made to an
education fund for Rick's boys at
measure Valley Bank, McCall
83638.
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Leona Ellen (Toni) Herman Sollar
Leona Ellen (Toni) Herman Boller passed peacefully at home into a better place and eternal life where
she will be surrounded by her beloved angels and our Lord on Feb. 26, 2014.
A celebration of her life will was held at the Long Valley Finnish Church of McCall on March
5, 2014, followed by a get - together at the McCall Senior Citizens Center.
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Toni was born July 28, 1949 in Council to Jack and Donoha Herman. She grew up on the
Little Salmon River at Pollock and attended school in Riggins.
After high school she attended Links Business College in Boise, and then moved to McCall
where she worked for the US Forest Service.
She married Bert Boller on July 12, 1970, and promptly moved to the Panama Canal Zone, where Bert
was stationed in the U.S. Army. In 1971, they moved back to Boise, where she worked for Grand
Central and Blue Cross.
She retired from work for the first time in 1976 when they adopted their six - week -old son Eric. Toni
continued as a mother and housewife until Bert retired from the Army National Guard, and they moved
to Jackson, Wyo.
In Jackson she worked at Jackson State Bank and Saint John's Hospital prior to deciding to retire for
good and enjoy the good life of the area they lived in. She enjoyed being able to sit on the deck and
listen to the two rivers out her back door, and watch the animals that were always in the area.
Toni's favorite pastime was to be able to knit things for the young ones, relatives and friends. Nobody
was a stranger to her.
Toni was a member of Garnett Rebekah Lodge No. 120 of Riggins, Kemi Court No. 55 of the Ladies
Oriental Shrine of Boise, where she was High Priestess from 1987 to 1988, the Iris Temple No. 40 of the
Daughters of Nile of Boise, and Boise Chapter No. 65 of the Order of Eastern Star.
Toni was preceded in death by her father and friend Jack Herman, She is survived by her husband
Bert Boller of Jackson; her son Eric Boller and his wife Melissa of Johnstown, Colo.; her mother, Donoha
Jane Herman of Pollock; her brother, Richard Herman and his wife Janet of Pollock; and her sister, Iva
May Hazel and her husband Robert of Nampa.
She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Toni has requested that memorial donations be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children or
The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City.
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Slater J. Bollar
Slater J. Bollar, six weeks old,
passed away at home in Meridi-
an, Idaho, on Tuesday, Sept. 17,
2002, of natural causes.
Baby Slater was born Aug. 2,
2002. Although
he was with us
such a short
t i m e h e
brought so
much love and - 't
joy to our
family.
He is sur-
vived by his
loving parents,
Jesse and Liz
Bollar, three brothers, Cyan (4),
Skyler (2), Cobby (1), his grand-
parents, Lisa Perkins of Nevada, .
Qalg_, and Carolyn _ Dollar of
McCall, Jan Lukesh and Howard
Berger of Twin Falls, gg�reAt-
ggrandparents, A —aQd- ..Hazel
Deaollac_ of' McCall, Betty
Browne of Twin`ra'fs, Joyce
Walker and great- great-
grandmother, Nelly Winsor of
Nevada, several aunts, uncles,
and cousins. Special thanks to
Uncle Chad, Aunt Shay, Hilary,
Mamy, Dwayne and Uncle Shrub
for always being there.
Services are being held at 12
noon Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Fin,
Church in McCall.
Our precious little one.
Though you have
been taken from us,
I know you have gone
to a loving home.
You must have been
a very special spirit to be taken
from our loving arms
into God's loving arms.
I know we didn't
have you very long,
but we will miss you
every day of our lives
until, we are with you again.
You have gone
from being our precious baby,
to one of God's sweetest angels.
Remember, always, we love you.
You will never leave us
for you are in our hearts
and memories forever.
God bless you, and keep you
until we are together again...
Your loving family and friends.
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George Lewis Bolopue
George Lewis Bolopue, 69, of
New Meadows Idaho, died Tues-
day August 27, 2002 in Boise as
a result of an accident.
God blessed us with a very
special person when George
Lewis Bolopue was born to Joe
and Marie Bol-
opue, on
December 27,
1932, at New
F,
Meadows,
Idaho.
George
grew up in
Meadows Val-
s ,,•,
ley, attended
Meadows Val-
ley School and
served in the Army from 1953 to
1955. On December 3, 1955,
George married the love of his
life, Ruth Kilborn, in Weiser Ida-
ho. George and Ruth moved to
Dallas, Oregon for one year
(1956), than returned to Meadows
Valley where together with strong
hands and a gentle hearts they
raised their three children, Mike,
Tim, and Cathy.
George worked for Jerry McC-
atron, Browns Tie and Lumber,
and Malvich Logging. In 1979
George partnered with Pat Hig-
gins and started B & H Logging
Company , eventually becoming
sole owner of GB Logging Co,
retiring in Dec. 1994.
George lived life to the fullest.
His world revolved around his
wife, family, friends, whether it
involved work or the great out-
doors, hunting & fishing, his time
was spent doing what he loved to
do best and surrounded himself
with the people he loved to be
with. He loved working in his flow -
erbeds and garden but his favor-
ite pastime was accepting a chal-
lenge from his grandchildren or
friends at the game of cribbage
rather on the home turf or at
Brownlee.
His final chapter on earth has
been written, but the effects of his
life will be felt for generations to
come.
George is survived by his wife
Ruth; son and daughter -in -law,
Mike and Ida Bolopue of New
Meadows, Idaho, son, Tim Bol-
opue of Boise, Idaho, daughter
and son -in -law, Kathy and Doug
Mallea of New Meadows, Idaho.
A brother and sister -in -law,
Lawerence and Virginia Bolopue
of Canby, Oregon, a sister and
brother -in -law, Dorothy and Don
Thelin of Forest Grove, Oregon.
Six grandchildren, Mac, Ryan,
Nikki, James, Briana, & Bill, and
three great grandchildren, Jake,
Ben, and McKayla.
He was preceded in death by
his father and mother, Joe &
Marie Bolopue.
We will gather in his honor for
a service at 4:00 p.m., Friday,
August 30, 2002, at Meadows
Valley School, New Meadows,
Idaho.
The Bolopue Family requests
that memorials be made to the
Meadows Valley Ambulance
Fund.
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Frasia A. Bomengen
Frasia A. Bomengen, 85, of
Cascade, passed away Wednes-
day, Jan. 23, 2002, in a McCall
care center.
Services will be conducted at
2 p.m. Satur-
day, Jan. 26, at
the Heikkila
Funeral Chap -,
el, McCall.
Frasia was
born Sept. 29, x
1916, in Rich; `
mond, Va., to
Martha Rauhot
Ford and
Walter Ford.
She was raised in Virginia on a
cotton farm, moving to Malheur
City, Ore., in 1930. She attended
and graduated from Ontario High
School.
Frasia moved to Portland,
Ore., in 1949, where she was
employed as a bookkeeper for
Chas. F. Berg and then later
Packard Motor Car Co. She
worked her way to the position of
Northwest Region car distributor,
the second female in Packard his-
tory to hold that position.
She married Dr. Norman A
Bomengen in 1955, and finished
her working career as office man-
ager. She retired to West Moun-
tain Lodge and loved fishing with
her good friend Margaret Ranger.
Frasia was a member of the
Cascade Community Church,
Order of Eastern Star, and was a
charter member of the West
Mountain Snowmobile Club.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter, Brenda L. Heinrich and son -
in -law, Leland G. Heinrich of Cas-
cade; a son, Dr. Robert W.
Bomengen and daughter -in -law,
Mavis J. of Lakeview, Ore.;
grandchildren, Scott Bomengen
ofj Boise, Brad Neuroth of Nampa,
Dr. W. Travis Bomengen of Ther-
mopolis, Wyo., Heidi R. Hamlin of
Boise, Dru A. Heinrich of Cald-
well, Victoria D. Blachly of Port-
land, Ore., Jeffrey T. Heinrich of
Nampa; and nine great -
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Nor-
man, in 1980.
The family of Frasia wishes to
extend a sincere appreciation of
the excellent care by Dr. Munch
Cussler, McCall, Sunbridge Care
and Rehab, including the wonder-
ful loving staff and her special
friend Jay Nash.
Memorials may be made to
the Idaho Youth Ranch, in lieu of
flowers.
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Autopsy Slated
To Define Cause
Of Boise Death
The body of Mrs. Mae C. Bon-
echer, 61 years of age, was
found dead at her home, 1918
Tu
North Sixteenth Street, esday
evening by members of the
l
Boise Police Department.
Exact cause of death will not
be known until an autopsy is!
performed, according to Judge
J. F. Cromwell, acting as coro-
ner in the absence of Ada Coun-
ty Coroner Ed Paris.
She was believed to have
died some time Monday. Her
body was discovered by police
in the garage of the home. An
automobile was also in the
garage.
Mrs. Bonecher was the wife
of Marion Bonecher, a Boise
contractor.
AMIE LYNN BOOTH
Amie Lynn Booth, 40, of
Donnelly passed away peace-
fully on Dec. 4, 2009, after a
courageous battle with breast
cancer.
Amie's final days she was
surrounded by lots of love
and support from her friends
and family.
A celebration of Amie's
beautiful life will be held on
Friday, Dec. 11 at The Lodge
at osprey Meadows in Tama-
rack Resort near Donnelly
from 4 p.m. to 7 P.M.
Please bring your own
drinks and an appetizer to
share. Non - alcoholic bever-
ages will be provided.
Amie
was born
April, 8,
1969, in Syr-
acuse, N.Y.
Amie was
an amazing
woman and
affected
everyone
she came
in contact
with.
She was
an avid reader and enjoyed a
wide array of music from the
Counting Crows to the Grate-
ful Dead and countless others.
Amie was a wonderful wife to
Todd and a great momma to
her pets Duke and Princess.
Amie was the best friend
and made it easy to be com-
pletely yourself around her.
She was never afraid to say
how she felt nor defend her
friends and beliefs.
She was Aunt Mamie to
many children, related or not,
and inspired comfort, warmth
and laughter in all of them.
She was someone you could
share your secrets to.
She gave great advice and
commonly reminded you to
keep life in perspective, it
is what it is and everything
happens for a reason.
Amie is survived by her
husband, Todd, and her
beloved pets Duke and Prin-
cess, mother and stepfather,
Sue and Peter Martin of
Greenville, N.C.; father and
stepmother, Doug and Denise
Benedick of Perrysburg,
Ohio; sisters Tami Smith of
Greenville and Wendi Evans
of Syracuse; brothers Drew
Benedick of California, Evan
Benedick of Perrysburg,
and Andy and Jeff Kingsley
of Buena Vista, Colo., and
several nieces, nephews, and
wonderful friends all over
the world.
Amie, you will be missed
by all. Fare thee well, my
friend.
In lieu of flowers you may
contribute to any Breast Can-
cer Fund or the Amie Lynn
Booth Fund at US Bank.
"You must be the change
you want to see in the world"
- Mahatma Ghandi.
ROGER D.
BORGESON
Roger D. Borgeson, 53, of
New Meadows, went to be
with his Lord at 2:40 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, in a
McCall care center following
a courageous battle with can-
cer.
A viewing will be held
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, from
noon until 8 p.m. at Heikkila
Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Services
will be
conducted 1
p.m. Friday,
Nov. 21, 2003,
at the
Meadows
Valley
Cemetery,
near New
Meadows, with Pastor Lenard
Crogh officiating.
Roger was born July 21,
1950, at Cottonwood to Eldon
and Hazel Borgeson, who
were later divorced. He at-
tended school in Grangeville
until 1964, when he moved
with his mother to New Mead-
ows, where he attended and
graduated from Meadows
Valley High School in 1969.
He then joined the U.S.
Navy, serving for four years,
and where he met and mar-
ried Sharon Butler in June
1973. They had two children,
a daughter, Erica, and a son,
Brian.
While, in Virginia, Roger
worked a welder in the ship-
yards. Sharon and Roger di-
vorced and he moved back to
New Meadows in 1993, where
he met and married Teresa
Myers.
He worked for Evergreen
Forest Produce as a mainte-
nance man. Roger loved to
hunt, fish and play golf.
His father, Eldon
Borgeson, preceded him in
death.
Surviving are his wife,
Teresa, New Meadows; two
children, Erica and Brian
Borgeson, Virginia Beach,
Va.; three stepchildren, Kara
and Josh Harris, New Mead-
ows; and Christopher, who
Roger felt was his own son;
his mother and stepfather,
Hazel and Bob Kilpatrick,
Riggins; a brother and sister -
in -law, Bill and Tandy
Borgeson; a sister and
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Christine Peterson Borup, 77,
of Boise, died Saturday, Dec. 28,
1991, at home of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at Im-
manuel Lutheran Church, 707 W.
Fort St., Boise. The Rev. Charles
W. Spiedel will officiate with In.
tern Pastor Jake Dyrhaug assist-
ing. Private burial will follow in
Morris Hill Cemetery. Arrange-
ments are under direction of the
Alden - Waggoner Chapel.
.. Christine, a retired housesitter,
was born June 28, 1914, at Buhl,
Idaho. She moved as a child with
her family to Emmett, Idaho,
where she grew up and attended
school. Christine graduated from
Emmett High School in 1934. She
moved to Boise, where she lived
the greatest part of her life. She
worked as a housesitter for many
different families in the Boise
area.
She was a member of the Im-
manuael Lutheran Church, where
she worshipped and served in
many different capacities.
Survivors include a sister,
Emma R Coe of Yellow Pine and
of IJmmett, three brothers, Char-
lie F. Peterson of Moscow, Idaho,
Harry J. Peterson and Arne
Worth, both of Seattic; and many
nieces and nephews.
%Memorials may be made to the
frpmanuel Lutheran church, 7 '
W. Fort St., Boise 83702; or to
American Heart Associatior
Idaho, 3293 Elder St., Boise &
Glenn Oscar Bothwell
On Friday, May 14, 2004
Glenn Oscar "Papa" Bothwell,
age 83, passed from our world
into the next from his home in
Cascade, Idaho with his wife of
61 years, Betty "Nana" and
grandsons Brian and Jamie Both-
well at his side. His death fol-
lowed a 13- year battle with pros-
tate cancer.
Glenn was born to William
Clifford "Kip the Barber" and Gla-
dys Bothwell in Griffith, Ind. on
Aug. 30, 1920. He graduated
from Indiana University's School
of Business. He married Betty
Odessa Schuck on April 18,
1943. He then served as an
officer in the 329th Army Infantry
with two years of combat from the
beaches of Normandy to the
defeat of Germany. He started his
business career in retail and then
commercial sales, and retired as
Midwest manager of West Chemi-
cal Co. in Chicago. His daily com-
mute of 58 miles, each way,
allowed his family to grow up in
Cedar Lake, Ind., a small town in
farm country.
His long and varied commu-
nity service included Kiwanis,
boards of trustees for two Meth-
odist churches, many years on
the local school board, serving
two terms as president, and
board of Cedar Lake Yacht club.
He was an avid sailor, and a
tough skipper to race for or
against.
In 1981 Papa and Nana
retired to a mountainside on Cas-
cade Lake, doing much of the fin-
ishing work on the house they
built. Dad immediately became
active in the Cascade Senior
Center, WICAP, and the Commu-
nity and Baptist Churches. He
helped double the size of the 11
Senior Center with four pool
tables, and organized local and
regional pool and horseshoe tour-
naments, as well as the golf tour-
nament to support the Cascade
Medical Center. He was our fish-
ing guide through many years,
many states, and many trips with
kids, grandkids, and many senior
friends.
Glenn and Betty enjoyed
many "snowbird" winters at Foun-
tain Of Youth Resort in the Cali-
fornia desert. Once again he
assumed maintenance of pool
tables and tournaments.
He is survived by his wife
Betty O. Bothwell of Cascade;
sons Dr. Glenn C. "Kip" Bothwell
(Glida), Eagle, Dr. Eric Bothwell
(Isabelle), Olney, Md., and Kim
Bothwell, California; and daughter
Mindy Bothwell, Napa, Calif.;
F Pauline), Brian Bothwell
Pauline), Jamie Bothwell (Kris-
tin), both of Boise, Dr. Jason
Bothwell (Niki), U.S. Army Medi-
cal Corps., and Adam Bothwell,
Olney, Md.; and his only grand-
daughter, Mrs. Lori Haruzi (Ray)
of Indianapolis, and her children
Seth and Emma Grace Haruzi
(born May 15, 2004).
In lieu of flowers donations
may be made to the Young Life
Program at the Cascade Commu-
nity Church, or the Cascade Med-
ical Center.
A memorial service for friends
and family will be held at 11:00
a.m. Saturday, May 22 at the
Cascade Baptist Church.
Happy sailing, Papa!
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Deaths
ELMER R. BOUCK
Services for Elmer R. Bouck, 80,
of Orofino who passed away May 26,
1995 in a Spokane hospital, were con-
ducted Tuesday, May 30,1995, at the
Meadows Valley Cemetery under the
direction of the Heikkila Funeral
Chapel, McCall.
Elmer was born Sept. 19, 1914 in
Idaho Falls, Idaho. He lived in New
Meadows for most of his life before
moving to Boise and then to Orofino
where he has lived for the past eight
years.
He had worked as a welder in the
logging industry. He was a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge for over 50
years and the Carpenters Union.
He is survived by his wife Lillian
of Orofino; two sons, Larry of McCall
and Richard of Nampa; two brothers,
Ike of Spokane, Charles of Chattaroy,
Wash.; four sisters, Thelma Clark, of
New Meadows, Viola Zoll of San
Jose, Calif., Fearn Hinton of Spokane
and Laura McHoes of Addy, Wash.;
six grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren and numerous nieces
and nephews.
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LILLIAN N1. BOUCK
Lillian M. Bouck, 81, of
Lewiston, died Feb. 7,1999, of com-
plications from an auto accident
while residing at a Lewiston Care
Center in Lewiston. She had not
been able to live at home since the
accident in late December.
Graveside services will be con-
ducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at
the Meadows Valley Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of
Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall'.:;
She was born at Hunter, Mo., od
Sept. 16, 1917, the daughter of D.
Clinton Painter and Bertha Cora
Inman. She enjoyed knitting, trav-
eling and doing genealogy.
After high school, Lillian fur-
thered her education by attending
a business college. She worked as a
legal secretary and as a dispatcher
for the BLM and Forest Service.
Lillian married Elmer R. Bouck
March 26,1979. He preceded her in
death.
Surviving Lillian is her son, Wil-
liam H. Clothier and his wife Joyce,
of Centerville, Va. She had two step-
sons, Richard Bouck and his wife
Bettie, of Nampa, and Larry Bouck
and his wife, Carmen, of McCall.
Lillian had two grandchildren
and nine step - grandchildren.
Plbase do not send flowers; any me-
morials should be sent to the
Meadows Cemetery Fund.
IN MEMORY OF
CHARLES DAVID BOWEN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
February 15, 1910 Everett, Washington
ENTERED INTO REST
June 20, 2002 McCall, Idaho
SERVICE
Wednesday June 26, 2000 1:00 P.M.
Heikkila Funeral Chapel
McCall, Idaho
Introduction ................ ...........................Bill Eldringhoff
Opening Prayer .......... ...........................Bill Eldringhoff
Readings ..................... ...........................Bill Eldringhoff
Eulogy & Comments . ............................Bob Fairbrother
Eulogy & Comments .. ............................... Peter Preston
Closing Prayer/ Readings .......................Bill Eldringhoff
MASONIC SERVICE
Payette Lake Masonic Lodge # 91 AF & AM
Lecturer - Hank Knowles
HONORARY BEARERS
Art Bollar Don Willis
Don Jeffries Claude Avery
George Strode Millard Bush
ACTIVE BEARERS
Dan Hackney
Nelson Kline
Ron Solterbreck
Ted Babbitt
Nick Petersen
Jeremy Solterbreck
CONCLUDING SERVICE Charlie liked music and we want to bid
McCall Cemetery him farewell with that music
McCall, Idaho "Via Con Dios"
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n e s d a y , J u n e
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M i n e , n e a r S t i b n i t e , p r o d u c i n g
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t h e P a r k f a m i l y m o b i l e h o m e b u s i -
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C o . e m p l o y e d h i m u n t i l 1 9 6 9 . T
f i n i s h o u t h i s w o r k i n g y e a r s , C h a r
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a t M c C a l l H i g h S c h o o l u n t i l h i s
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r e t i r e m e n t , h e b u i l t a l a r g e l o g
h o u s e o n t h e o u t s k i r t s o f M c C a l l ,
w h i c h w a s h i s f a m i l y h o m e u n t i l
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d a u g h t e r , C h r i s D a v i s o f M c C a l l .
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a n d t w o b r o t h e r s .
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David R. Bower
David R. Bower, 90, passed
away Monday, May 24, 1999, at a
local care center in Boise.
Graveside inurnment will be at
11 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Dry
Creek Cemetery. Arrangements
are under the direction of Summers
Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.
David was born March 29,
1909, at Arlington, Wash., the 12th
child born to Frances Hugh and
Sarah Catherine Coonce Bower.
The family moved to Smith Prairie,
Idaho, in 1910, and he attended
schools in Smith Prairie and Moun-
tain Home.
He worked as a heavy equip-
ment operator and a diesel
mechanic. David held a private
pilot's license and was a member
of the Civil Air Patrol. He was a
member of the American Legion in
Harlowton, Mont., where he served
on the board of directors. He joined
the Masonic Lodge in 1947, and he
was honored in 1997 with a 50-
year award by the Grand Lodge of
Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons of Montana.
He worked in Stibnite, Idaho, as
logger in 1935, where he met and
married Vera Hewitt. They lived in
Stibnite and Council until 1942,
when David joined the Navy Con-
struction Battalion. He was sent to
Guam during World War ll, where
he constructed roads and air strips,
and he was discharged from the
Navy in 1945.
David and Vera then moved to
Bruneau, where he and his brother,
Fred, owned and operated a con-
struction company. When a piece
of equipment broke down in a
remote Owyhee County area,
David would drive to Mountain
Home to rent an airplane, fly to
Boise and pick up the needed part,
fly to the job site and air drop the
part.
David found work in Montana in
1958 and joined the International
Association of Operating Engi-
neers. David and Vera were
divorced in 1960.
While living in Montana, he met
Lois Lindsay, and they married in
1962 at Elko, Nev. They shared
over 30 happy years together, fish-
ing and camping at lakes and
streams near Harlowton, Mont.,
where they owned a home.
David and Lois were members
of Primrose Chapter 55, Order of
Eastern Star; and the Wheatland
County Senior Center.
David is survived by a son,
Doug Bower of Marsing. He was
preceded by his wife, Lois, who
died in August 1998.
Memorials may be sent to the
Wheatland County Senior Center,
Harlowton, Mont.; or the Idaho
State Veterans Home, 320 Collins
Road, Boise, ID 83702.
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Lynn W. Bower
Lynn W. Bower, 71, loving
husband, father, grandpa, and
friend died Tuesday, July 16,
2002, surrounded by his family.
Funeral will be held at Clover-
dale Funeral
Home, 1200 N.
Cloverdale Rd.
in Boise at
10:30 am on
Friday, July 19
followed by
graveside ser-
vices at Dry
Creek Ceme-
tery, Boise.
Lynn was
born in Cascade Idaho_ on Janu-
ary 22, to�elfx and Inez
Shaver. Bill and Pauline Bower
adopted him after his birth moth-
er's death. Always a hard worker,
at the age of 16 he went into part-
nership with his dad to buy a saw-
mill in Bear, Idaho. Lynn _gradu-
ated from New Meadow's
Flt§fi "School 10949. He attended
the University of Idaho before
serving in the Army in Germany.
Lynn created neon signs by
tube bending (g!ass blowing) for
Idaho Neon and Electrical Prod-
ucts and later worked as a logger
on the gypsy (traveling) crew for
MacGregor Triangle Company. l;
1958 Lynn went to work for Conti
nental Lumber Company as s
salesman and manager. After 29
years he
retired from Continental and
started Bower Home Repair, one
of his favorite accounts was the
Southwest District Health Depart-
ment. Even though he tried to run
his home repair business for a
profit, he was continuously giving
his services away to those he felt
were in need. In 1954 he married
his childhood sweetheart Marcia
Lane White in Boise. They cele-
brated their 48th wedding anni-
versary on June 12th of this year.
Having been raised as an only
child, his family was his life. After
17 years of marriage he moved
his family to the foothills of Mid-
dleton to temporarily live in tents
while Lynn personally built their
family home from the ground up
in 1971. It was a family adventure
providing lifetime memories for
all. Lynn was an avid outdoors-
man. He loved hunting, fishing
and yard work (liked to plant -
hated to weed). One of the high-
lights of his life was when he was
reunited with his biological sib -
lings after a 60 -year separation.
I Lynn was known for his sense of
humor, always ready with a joke
or story and a sly smile. Even
during the last two weeks of his
i life he was able to keep his family
and the hospital staff laughing.
Surviving family members are
his much -loved wife Marci of Mid-
dleton; his children and their
spouses, Kathy Bower of SLC
Utah, Lindi and Frank Archer of
Boise, Mark and Janet Bower of
Fredrick Md., Andy and Nicole
Bower of Middleton, Jodi and
Kenneth Weaver of Pocatello and
foster daughter Donna Ireland,
Caldwell. Also surviving are 8
grand children and 3 foster grand
children. Surviving brothers and
isisters included Mary Louise
Woolf of Boise, Lewis Dartt of
Salmon, Louise VanSickle of
Lewiston and Janet Berreman of
Clarkston, Washington, Barbara
Fackrell of Crouch, Idaho their
spouses and numerous nieces
and nephews. Lynn was pre-
ceded in death by his birth par-
ents and two young brothers and
his adoptive parents.
Lynn's family would like to
thank their neighbors, friends and
extended family for their
thoughts, prayers and support.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to: 3719 East
Cleveland Blvd in Caldwell, Ida-
ho, 83605 to either St. Claire's
Food Bank or St. Vincent De
Paul.
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Vera Bower
Graveside memorial services
will be held Monday, May 3, 1999,
11 a.m., at the Bruneau Cemetery
for Vera Bower, who died April 24,
1999, at age 89, Potluck dinner will
follow at the Bruneau Legion Hall.
Arrangements are under the direc-
tion of Summers Funeral Homes,
Bois e Chapel .
Vera was born July 3, 1909, in
Bruneau Valley to Martha and
Charles Hewitt. She attended
school at the Hot Springs Grade
School in Bruneau and graduated
as Valedictorian from Bruneau
High School. She received her
teaching certificate in 1930, from
Lewiston Normal School. Her first
teaching assignment began in
Council, Idaho. Vera taught school
for over 40 years and took continu-
ing education classes at Idaho
State University and Boise Statue
University to further her own
education.
Vera married David Bower ia1,
935. They lived in Stibnite, Idaho, j
f�where Vera taught school, cooked
or logging camps, and played
:piano for dances. A truck driver ,
gave her two orphaned fawns
which she raised. Every morning
�the two fawns and her dog would i
llow her to school and back home j
night.
During the Second World War,
Vera worked as timekeeper in the
Seattle Boeing plant where B 17's
were built. After the war, She
S'1`a
moved back to Bruneau where she
taught school and became principal
of the Bruneau Grade School . She
produced many Christmas plays at
the grade school. The annual
events were great fun for the stu-
dents and a joy for the parents to
watch.
Vera was an accomplished pia-
nist and volunteered to play for
numerous community dances,
funerals, and school programs.
She was an enthusiastic, active
member of the Owyhee County
Historical Society. Vera will be
missed, not only as a friend, but as
historian of Bruneau Valley and Hot
Springs. She helped in planning
and organizing the Bruneau Cen-
tennial celebration in 1984. After
retiring, she moved to Mountain
Home where she again began
playing for community activities. In
1996, Vera moved to Marsing to
live with her son, Doug and his
family.
Survivors include her son,
Doug, his wife, Jere, and their
daughter, Becky; a grandson, Dus-
tin Douglas Walling; her sister, Ber-
nice Benham; and two nieces,
Elaine Hutchinson and Mary
Mengel.
The family suggests remem-
brances to the Bruneau Library, the
Owyhee County Historical Society,
or to a favorite charity.
Flowers may be sent to Sum-
mers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey
Chapel, 500 N. 18th, Street, Moun-
tain Home, Idaho 83647.
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Isabelle L. Bowers
"Grandma"
Isabelle Bowers died early
Tuesday morning, June 24, 2003,
at a Boise care
center.
In respect
to her request,
there will be no
funeral servic-
es. Cremation
is under the
direction of
Alsip & Per -,,,
sons Funeral
Chapel. A cele-
bration of her life will be held in
September.
Isabelle was born Sept. 30,
1911, in Timken, Kan., to Mary M.
and Frank B. Lewis. In 1929 she
moved to Weiser, Idaho, with her
parents and brother, Frank B.
Lewis Jr. On July 26, 1931, she
married Edward M. Bowers. They
lived in the Weiser /Payette area
for a number of years before
moving to Nampa in the early
1940s.
Isabelle enjoyed sewing, quilt-
ing, and cooking for company and
family dinners. She worked at the
Idaho State School and Hospital
in Nampa as an aide for several
years. Her husband died on May
24, 1975, and a year later she
retired from the school and
moved to Boise. She volunteered
at Head Start for 12 years, and
then volunteered in the Boise
schools for another 12 years. Isa-
belle was known as "Grandma" to
several thousand children in the
Boise area.
Isabelle was preceded in
death by her parents; her hus-
band, Ed; and a grandson, Bill
Chapman.
She is survived by her brother,
Frank B. Lewis Jr. of North Platte,
Neb.; her three stepdaughters,
Miriam Navin and Betty Chap-
man, both of Nampa, and Bernice
Foltz of Louisville, Ky.; two sons,
Vernon E. Bowers of Boise, and
Keith N. Bowers of Aurora, Colo.;
two daughters, Lee Merritt and
Karen B. Schultze, both of Boise;
17 grandchildren; 17 great -
grandchildren; and 12 great -
great- grandchildren.
The family suggests that con-
tributions may be made to the
Boise School Foundation, c/o of
Isabelle L. Bowers, 8169 W. Vic-
tory Road, Boise, ID 83709, spe-
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Ruth Frances
Campbell Phifer Bowers
Ruth Frances Campbell Phifer
Bowers, 98, of Adrian, Ore., died
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at an On-
tario care center.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Nyssa
Lienkaemper Chapel. The Rev. John
Pickrell of Kingman Memorial Presby-
terian Church will officiate. Burial will
follow in Owyhee Cemetery, Nyssa.
Services are under direction of the
Nyssa Lienkaemper Chapel.
Ruth was born Oct. 21, 1898, at
Billings, Mont., the only child of John
and Lurena Gettys Campbell. Her fa-
ther was in construction work so they
lived in many places including Mon-
tana, Colorado and other mid -west-
ern states. Partof herschool yearsshe
lived with her mother's sister, "Aunt
Minnie," in Newton, Iowa.
It was on a visit to her Uncle Wilber
Gettys in Arnold, Neb., that she met
her future husband, Ralph Phifer.
They were married on Jan. 19, 1917,
at Newton, Iowa, and made their first
home at Arnold. To this union six boys
and one girl were born. Ralph passed
awayon July 13,1928, from complica-
tions following appendicitis surgery.
Her daughter, Shirley Jean, passed
away on Aug. 5, 1930, from diphthe-
ria.
Ruth worked hard raising her six
boys alone. Ruth was a very indepen-
dent person and a hard worker and
taught her sons to be the same.
In March 1933 she married Charlie
Bowers who had lost his wife to an ill-
ness. He had three boys and two girls.
Together Charlie and Ruth had two
boys and three girls.They moved west
during the Dust Bowl period, settling
in the Kingman Kolony community,
north of Adrian. Charlie had come
west with his son Clyde Bowers and
family, and had found work in the King-
man Kolony area. Ruth and the chil-
dren came out on the train.
Charlie passed away in March
1978. Ruth lived alone until she fell and
broke a hip in August 1993, at which
time she moved to the Presbyterian
Community Care Center.
She is survived by six sons, Bernard
and Meneda Phifer of Callaway, Neb.,
Kenneth and Edna Phifer of Meridian,
Jim and Betty Phifer of Adrian, Ore.,
Floyd and Rosie Phifer of Madras,
Ore., Marvin and Nancy Bowers of
Jordan Valley, Ore., and Charles Bow-
ers of Portland, Ore.; three daughters,
Marj Hall of Ontario, Ore., Mard
Callaham of McCall, and Joy e right
ise; one"s"son, Dale and Rebe
Bowers of Pines Bluff, Wyo.; one step-
daughter, Frieda Hircock of Arnold,
Neb.; 38 grandchildren; 83 great -
grandchildren; 19 great- great- grand-
children; nine stepgrandchildren; 33
greatstepgrandchildren; and 25
great - great - stepgrandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her parents,
her two husbands, one daughter, two
sons, two granddaughters, one
grandson, two stepsons, one step -
grandson, and one stepdaughter.
Memorials may be made to a fa-
vorite charity of choice.
Taylor R. Bowlden Sr.
Cascade
Taylor Richard Bowlden Sr., 78,
of Cascade, died Thursday, Jan.
�8, iz393,+in Weiser of natural
causes.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at the
American Legion Hall, Cascade.
Burial will follow in Margaret
Cemetery, Cascade. Arrange -
ments are under direction of the
Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Mr. Bowlden was born Oct. 14,
1914, at Springville, Utah. He
grew up on a farm between Belle -
vue and Gannett, Idaho. He at-
tended elementary school and
high school in Gannett. Taylor
graduated from Albion State Nor-
mal School, having served as stu-
dent body president, in 1941 with
a teacher's certificate. He taught
school for 11/2 years in Bellevue
,,and Cascade, where he also
coached athletics. Mr. Bowlden
-was a referee for high school
:sports for many years in and
Maround the Cascade area.
He served in the U.S. Army
from 1944 to 1946.
Upon returning to Cascade, he
downed and operated a small im-
�plement dealership, then a vari-
ety store. He was appointed post -
master of Cascade in 1955, where
he was nominated president of
the Idaho branch of National
League of Postmasters in 1960-
'61, then was awarded Idaho
Postmaster of the Year in 1965.
He worked for Boise Cascade
Corporation at the Cascade saw-
mill as a carrier driver and lum-
ber scaler from 1968 to 1971. He
owned and operated Bowlden's
Hardware and Lumber from 1971
until he retired in August of 1981.
Upon retiring, he spent winters in
Quartzsite, Ariz., and summers in
Cascade. At the time of his death
he resided at Bettencourt resi-
dential facility in Weiser.
Mr. Bowlden was a member
and past branch president of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -
day Saints, Cascade branch; Cas-
cade Senior Citizens; member
and past master of Ionic Lodge
#82, Cascade; and a former mem-
ber of the Cascade City Council.
Survivors include two sons,
Taylor Jr. of Washington, D.C.,
and Gordon of Cascade; a daugh-
ter, Carolyn of Cascade; a broth-
er, Leo of Ronan, Mont.; three
sisters, Leona Turnbull of Boise,
Claire Withey of Alpine, Utah, and
Elaine Dosier of La Pine, Ore.;
and several nieces, nephews and
cousins. He was preceded in
death by his parents and a sister.
The family suggests that me-
morials may be made to the
American Diabetes Association,
Idaho Affiliate, 1528 Vista Ave.,
Boise 83705.
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Grace E. Shaw Bowlin
. Grace E. Shaw Bowlin, 88, of
Nampa, passed away on Satur-
day, August 16, 2003 at a Nampa
care center.
Funeral ser-
vices will be
held at 10:00 .
a.m. on Satur-
day, August r
23, 2003 at the
First Church of
the Nazarene
in Nampa with :r "
Rev. Robert -
Miller and Rev.
Kent Conrad officiating. Inter-
ment will follow at Cloverdale
Memorial Park, Boise.
Grace was born on December
18, 1914 in Peoria, Kansas to
Oren and Mary Esther Sumner
Huling. They lived a short time in
Canon City, Colorado before
moving to Nampa in the spring of
1924. Her father, Oren built and
started Huling Grocery. Grace
attended Northwest Nazarene
Academy in May of 1934. She
received her 2 -year Normal Cer-
tificate for Teaching in 1936 from
NNC. u t
1 ouncil �e�MiddlgForl� in
1 rom 1�3�2 —{0" 1944 she
taught at the Hillsdale School out-
side of Nampa.
On September 22, 1945 she
married Frederick T. Shaw in her
parents home in Nampa. They
made their home in Boise where
Ted worked at the V.A. Hospital
and Grace was a wife and home-
maker. They raised one daugh-
ter, Jill Shaw Wilkins of Nampa.
Ted passed away, December
1970. Grace married Clarence
Bowlin of Hazelton, ID on May 27,
1975. They ran a small farm
close to Boise for a year; then
moved to Hazelton. Clarence had
four grown children; Irene, Lou-
ise, Becky, and Sonny. They all
accepted Grace with open hearts
and she loved them and their
families whole - heartedly. Clar-
ence passed away, August 1985.
s #at�SW�av�
Grace then moved to Sun -
Bridge Retirement Manor in Nam-
pa, ID in 1987. She enjoyed her
home there until she went home
to be with her Lord. Grace was
raised in the Nazarene Church
and attended Boise 1st Church
and then Nampa 1st Church.
I She was a quiet, kind and gentle
lady! She was an excellent cook
and enjoyed keeping a clean
ome. She was a good listener
and loved people that entered her
life. Her family would like to
thank Dr. Michael Dee and his
nurse Juanita Crawford for years
of care. Also a great thanks to
the staff at SunBridge Retirement
I Manor for the years of continuous
loving care to "Gracie ".
fShe is survived by her two
brothers of Nampa, Chester and
Maxene Huling, and Marvin Hul-
ing; daughter, Al and Jill Wilkins
of Nampa; four step children,
Kevin and Irene Bradshaw, Lon-
nie and Louise Brutke, Clinton
and Becky Watson, and Sonny
and Kenna Bowlin, all from the
Twin Falls area; also many grand-
; children, great - grandchildren,
nieces and nephews, great -
nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by two half -
brothers; Orville Huling, and Fred
Huling; one half- sister, Ruth Rid-
dle and one sister, Myrtle Shaw.
Memorials may be made to
Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center,
1323 12th Ave. S., Nampa, ID
83651.
Friends may call from 4:00 to
8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22,
12003 at Flahiff Funeral Service,
.1812 N. Midland Blvd„ Nampa,
ID.
X003
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We say goodbye to my friend and partner Buddy Bowman.
Thank you, Buddy, for the great start to another chapter of our backeountry bar 'The Yellow Pine
Tavern." May we do you proud with our ongoing efforts. We plan to keep on going. Thank you, Marine,
for showing us the way!
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S h e i s s u r v i v e d b y f o u r s o n s a n d
t h e i r w i v e s , M i c h a e l a n d J o l e n e W a i t -
l e y o f H a g e r m a n , P a t r i c k a n d J u l i e
W a i t l e y o f N a m p a , D a n i e l a n d V i c k i
W a i t l e y o f M e l b a , a n d R i c k B o w m a n
o f B o i s e ; t w o d a u g h t e r s , P e g g y L e e o f
B o i s e a n d T a m m i B o w m a n o f N e w P l y -
m o u t h ; 1 4 g r a n d c h i l d r e n ; s i x g r e a t -
g r a n d c h i l d r e n ; a n d m a n y g o o d
f r i e n d s . S h e w a s p r e c e d e d i n d e a t h b y
h e r p a r e n t s ; a n d o n e b r o t h e r , D a r o l d .
M e m o r i a l s e r v i c e s w e r e h e l d a t 3
p . m . S a t u r d a y , F e b . 2 1 , a t S u m -
m e r v i l l e s i n R i g g i n s . A r r a n g e m e n t s
w e r e u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f N o l a n d -
B l a c k m e r F u n e r a l H o m e , G r a n g e v i l l e .
T h e f a m i l y s u g g e s t s m e m o r i a l c o n -
t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e R i g g i n s E M T s , o r t o
t h e S a l m o n R i v e r D i v e T e a m .
Lana Seetin Boxberger
Lana Seetin Boxberger, 78, of
Boise, died Friday, Oct. 25, 1991,
in a Boise hospital.
Private family services are
scheduled.
• Lana was born on April 6, 1913,
at Sweet Idaho a daughter of Oli-
ver and Winnefred Seetin. She
spent her early childhood in
:$weet and Emmett Idaho, gradu-
.sting from Emmett High School
in 1932, then completed 2 years of
,studies at Links School of Busi-
ness,in Boise.
Professionally she wrote a love-
lorn column for the Capitol City
News entitled "Dear Cynthia"
while employed at one of the of-
fices in the State Capitol Build-
ing in Boise. Lana was athletic,
and became adept in skiing and
golf. She was actively involved in
many community affairs and
-along with her two sisters Evian
and Eva belonged to a select
-dance troupe "The Rainbow
Girls" that often perform on stage
at the Egyptian Theatre and the
Veterans Home. At the outset of
World War II she patriotically
joined the elite Woman's Airforce
..Service Patrol (WASP) that fer-
ried new military fighter planes
from the factories to various mili-
tary bases. In this capacity she
became proficient in flying the P-
38, P -47, and P -51 (Mustang); of-
ten requiring her to fly to all
corners of the nation. She was
proud to serve her country in this
capacity with WASP, and later
.joined a women's pilot associa-
tion called "The Ninety- Nines ".
After the war she continued with
her love of flying by purchasing
her own private airplane, a
"Swift ".
Later she married a fellow pi-
lot, Jerome Delmont Boxberger
and made their home initially in
Washington D.C., then built a
new home in Morristown, New
'Jersey where her husband pur-
sued his flying career as a Cap-
tain with TWA. Jerry and Lana
had twin boys who were stillborn,
later they had a daughter that
they named Martha. In 1957 they
moved to Camarillo, Calif., where
"they built another home on the
Los Posas Countty Club go�f
course where they held several
individual and joint champion-
ships. Lana was proud of her sev-
eral "hole -in -one"
accomplishments.
. Following her husband's retire-
ment from TWA, he was commis-
sioned as the personal pilot for
the royal family of Dubai. While
maintaining their home in Cama-
rillo, Lana spent considerable
time with Jerry in Dubai and the
far east.
After her husband's death in
1983, Lana experienced numerous
health problems and eventually
returned to Boise in 1989 where
she purchased a condominium on
the banks of the Boise River.
Survivors include her daughter,
Martha Boxberger of Boise; three
sisters, Mrs. Bernice (Emery)
Schoenwald of Emmett, Mrs.
Evian (Waldo) Thurber of Boise,
and Mrs. Eva (Don) Hansen of St.
Paul Minn.; a brother and sister -
in -law, Jack and Jeannette Seetin
of McCall. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Jerry and
twin sons, Raymond and Ralph.
Memorials may be made to the
WASP division of the Warhawk
Air Museum, 4917 Aviation Way,
Caldwell 83605.
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Dorothy Ellen Boxlekner
Dorothy Ellen Boxleitner, 91, of Cascade, passed away on Aug. 26, 2016 at St. Alphonsus Regional
Medical Center in Boise.
The funeral service was held on Sept. 3, 2016 at St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church.
+' Burial followed the funeral at Margaret Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by
Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
Dorothy was bom in Winchester on April 10, 1925. She graduated from Weippe High School
in Weippe. She
married Alphons Boxleitner on Nov. 15, 1947. They lived in Winchester until 1965 when they moved to
Cascade.
Dorothy worked at a box factory in Winchester and was also part of the war effort for World War 11.
She enjoyed camping and being outdoors. Dorothy was very active in the St. Katharine Drexel Catholic
Church.
Dorothy is survived by her brothers, Dick (Veda) Flores, Dale (Claudia) Flores, children, Katherine
Shadduck (Les), Boise, Thomas Boxleitner (Tammy), Cascade, grandchildren, Nicole and Stefanie (Jeff)
Shadduck, Boise, Amanda (Matt) Hall, Jennifer and Brandon Boxleitner, Cascade, great-grandchildren,
Corey, Andrea and Jordan Shadduck.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alphons, her parents, brother James Flores and her
grandson, Eric Boxleitner.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church or
Cascade Medical Center Auxiliary.
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Robin G Brixey
Robin G Brixey, 61, of McCall passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.
Cremation services pending under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
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Dawn Marie Boyce
Dawn Marie Boyce, 58, of McCall, passed away on Dec. 14, 2014.
pia.
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A funeral service and celebration of life was held Dec. 21, 2014, at Heikkila Funeral
Chapel in McCall.
Pastor Brian Reese of Donnelly Bible Church officiated and family and friends were in
attendance.
Dawn was born in Panorama City, Calif., on May 15, 1956, to Donald Heiner Boyce
and Donna Hoffman. She lived a majority of her life in Idaho. She attended Wood River
High School in Hailey and continued on to attend Art School in Seattle.
Dawn married Roger Neil Black on April, 20, 1974, and they had one child, Maia
Corrine Black.
Dawn was married to Jan "Dutch" Kleyn on May 14, 2010, but the two had shared a
life together since 1999.
Dawn worked mainly as a culinary expert, most recently for MOSS at the University of
Idaho campus in McCall.
She was a very talented woman and outdoor enthusiast, who enjoyed spending time
on Payette Lake, hiking, fishing, foraging for huckleberries and morels, cooking, painting,
traveling, and photographing family, wildlife and beautiful landscapes.
Dawn is survived by her husband, Jan "Dutch" Kleyn; a daughter, Maia Black; a
grandson, Jasper Black; a grandmother, Grace Dennis; her mother, Donna Hoffman
(Stan Dean); a sister, Cindy Boyce (Diane Miller); a brother, Sean Boyce (Shery); nieces
Harlie Boyce, Sydnie Boyce, and Roudie Boyce; and her beloved Australian Shepard,
Shasta.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Scott Boyce, and her father, Donald Heiner
Boyce.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to MCPAWS Regional Animal
Shelter, P.O. Box 1375, McCall, ID 83638.
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES T. BOYDSTUN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
January 24, 1934 Weiser, Idaho
ENTERED INTO REST
February 09, 2004 McCall, Idaho
SERVICES
Friday, February 13, 2004 1:0o P.M.
Community Congregational Church
McCall, Idaho
OFFICIATING
Rev. Charlottie Havlicak
MUSICIANS
Piano
Ray Venable
Guitar Solo
Jeff Clemmer
Vocalist
Brenda Folwell
HOMILY
Pastor Char
Special Memories from Rev. Ron Clapp
SOLO
"Amazing Grace"
Randy Basabe accompanied by Ray Venable
PALLBEARERS
Barry Boydstun Dean Hovdey
Mike Boydstun Eric Hovdey
Pat Boydstun Barry Rowland
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Louie Clark Leonard Rowland
Leon Lehmann Tom Kerr
Laurins Herrick Don Willis
CONCLUDING SERVICE
McCall Cemetery
McCall, Idaho
Luncheon will follow at the Church
James Terrance Boydstun
James Terrance Boydstun,
70, of McCall, died Monday, Feb.
9, 2004, at a McCall hospital.
Services will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13, at McCall Com-
munity Congre-
g a t i o n a l
Church with
the Rev. Char -
lottie Havlicak
officiating.
Burial will fol-
low at McCall
Cemetery. He
was born Jan.
24, 1934 at
Weiser to Neal
and Pearl Boydstun. Jim resided
in Lardo near McCall his entire
life, and attended the Lardo
School.
As a youth, he worked in his
family's service station and sold
ice from his father's ice house. At
the age of 16, he started to work
for Rowland Brothers and
became a heavy equipment oper-
ator. During his life, he held sev-
eral jobs in the field, but retired
from Rowland Brothers at age 65.
The love for his work however,
kept him returning on a seasonal
basis.
He became well known for his
articulate backhoe and snow
plowing skills. Many people name
requested "only Jim" to do their
various heavy equipment jobs.
He was often consulted for his
keen knowledge of buried utility
lines and locations throughout the
city of McCall. Jim served count-
less families including his own, by
digging graves and helping out in
cemeteries throughout Long Val-
ley. Jim would seek out opportu-
nities to serve his neighbors and
friends by stopping by and saying
with a big grin - "need some
help ?"
He had a strong love for com-
munity, and stayed informed and
opinionated of the growth, chang-
es, and people of McCall. The
friendships and relationships he
acquired over the years were the
most meaningful part of his life.
Jim's family would like to thank all
these special people in his life for
their love and compassion shown
him.
As his final service to others,
Jim was an organ donor upon his
death. He is survived by two
brothers, John Boydstun (Virgin-
ia) of McCall and Robert Boyds-
tun (Marvel) of Boise; nephews,
Barry Boydstun (Patty), Michael
Boydstun (Jill), Patrick Boydstun
(Judy) all of Boise; one niece;
Patty Hovdey (Dean) of McCall;
great nephews, Eric Hovdey and
Sam Boydstun; and great nieces,
Deborah and Koreen Boydstun,
and Anna Hovdey.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Neal and Pearl Boyd-
stun. The family requests no flow-
ers, but suggests memorials may
be made to The Little Ski Hill, PO
Box 442, McCall, ID 83638 or
McCall Memorial Hospital Foun-
dation, 1000 State Street, McCall,
I D 83638.
JOHN WILLIAM '11110'r
BOYDSTUN
John William Boydstun
passed away January 11,
2008, ending a long period
of declining health.
Funeral services are
plannedfor 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 19, 2008, at the Com-
munity Congregational
Church, 901 First Street,
McCall, officiatedbythe Rev.
Charlottie Havlicak.
A re-
ception at
the church
will follow
interment
at McCall
Cemetery.
Services yam
are under
the direc-
tion of the
Heikkila Funeral Chapel,
McCall.
As a long time McCall,
resident, Johnny, as he
was affectionately known
to many, was born the first
child to Pearl and Neal
Boydstun in Kent, Wash.,
on Nov 9,1919.
While his education con-
tinued throughout his life,
his early formal training
was via the public school
system in McCall, where he
attended the Lardo School.
He graduated from Ballard
High School in Seattle,
Wash., and attended Links
School of Business in Boise
for two years.
As an employee at Moun-
tain Home Air Force Base,
John served as an airplane
mechanic during World War
II. At the conclusion of the
conflict, he worked from
Landmark, where he main-
tained the road between
Stibnite and Warm Lake,
allowing the ore trucks to
operate year- round.
his life.
The Masonic affiliation
was prominent all of his
adult life, and includes:
Payette Lakes Lodge No.
91 and Ionic Lodge No. 82,
50 -year member and past
master; Red Cross of the
Constantine; Royal Arch
Mason, 50 -year member;
Valeria Chapter No. 76
Order of the Eastern Star;
and Shrine.
John was a lifelong mem-
ber of the Congregational
Church, serving inavariety
of offices and committees
over the years.
John is survived by his
wife Virginia of McCall,
son Barry (Patty) of Boise,
daughter Patty (Dean) Hov-
dey, grandchildren Eric and
Anna Hovdey, all of McCall,
and brother Robert (Marvel)
Boydstunof Boise.Johnwas
preceded in death by his
youngest brother Jimmy.
On behalf of John, the
family wishes to thank Dr.
David Burica for the out-
standing health care and
exceptional judgment ren-
dered during his illness.
Memorials may be sent
to his two favorite local
charities: Little Ski Hill, P.O.
Box 442, McCall, ID 83638; or
Boydstun Hovdey Ski Heri-
tage Scholarship, P.O. Box
38, McCall, ID 83638.
In 1950 he returned to
McCall, building a Mobil
service station across from
the former Shore Lodge,
operating it for a number
of years.
For the next six years
John worked in various
road construction *jobs in
the summer, returning to
McCall in the winter to man-
age the Little Ski Hill.
When Brundage Moun-
tain Ski Area was being
constructed in 1961, John
was manager of mountain
operations, installing and
maintaining the lifts, snow
cats and other equipment, as
well as managing the other
staff. He served in this role
for 27 years until his retire-
ment in 1988.
The relationship with
his family is an important
theme in his life. John and
his wife of 64 years, the
former Virginia Cooper of
Emmett, were married Oct.
8, 1943, in Fruitland.
Their son Barry and
daughter Patricia ( Hovdey)
were their delight. The
introduction of Patty's
children, Eric and Anna,
into the family brought all
the privileges of grandpar-
enthood.
Throughout his life he
has taken great interest
and pride in the life and
accomplishments of family
members.
John exhibited an in-
terest in travel, including
two trips to Alaska, oth-
ers to New England, Nova
Scotia, and throughout the
western United States. The
small motor home provided
many hours of satisfac-
tion and meaning. Perhaps
the largest travel event of
his life was attending the
1972 Olympics in Sapporo,
Japan.
Another major lifelong
interest was "fixing things"
- be it a ski lift, coffeepot,
or automobile. Being an
accomplished welder and
woodcrafter as well as prob-
lem solver extraordinaire,
he was continuously im-
proving on the products in
IN MEMORY OF
NEAL BOYDSTUN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
November 6, 1896 Roseberry, Idaho
ENTERED INTO REST
November 13, 1988
Boise, Idaho
SERVICES
Wednesday November 16, 1988 1:00 P.M.
P-ncrnl ('hanPl
OFFICIATING
Pastor G.W. Vos
ORGANIST
Shirlee Voss
SOLOIST
Skip Taylor
SELECTION
"How Great Thou Art"
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Joe Bayok Dick Bier
Ben Barham Ernie Schwarz
Adolph Heinrich Leonard Rowland
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Tom Kerr
Jack Dehlin
Robert Coats
Ray Alford
Bus Johnson
Francis Wallace
CONCLUDING SERVICES
McCall Cemetery
McCall, Idaho
Neal Boydstun
NAMPA — Neal Boydstun, 92, of
Nampa, and formerly of McCall,
died Sunday, Nov. 13, 1988, in a
Boise hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1
p m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the
Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Pastor G. W. Vos will officiate.
Burial will be in the McCall Ceme-
tery.
Mr. Boydstun was born Nov. 6,
1896, at Roseberry, Valley County,
Idaho, a son of William B. and
Hattie Cole Boydstun. He married
Pearl N. Stolsworth on Oct. 2, 1917,
at Boise. He served in the Coast Ar-
tillery during World War I. Neal
had been a carpenter, working on
many homes and business buildings
in the McCall area. He built and op-
erated a service station in Lardo. He
also was in real estate and the insur-
ance business for many years. He
served two terms as Valley County
assessor. Neal and Pearl moved to
Nampa three years ago from
McCall.
He was a member of American Le-
gion Post ;:P 119, McCall.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl
of Nampa; two sons and daughters -
in -law, John and Virginia of McCall,
and Bob and Marvel of Boise; a son,
Jim of McCall; four grandchildren;
and two great- grandchildren.
IN MEMORY OF
PEARL N. BOYDSTUN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
December 10, 1897 Bellevue, Idaho
ENTERED INTO REST
June 6, 1997 Nampa, Idaho
SERVICES
Thursday June 12, 1997 2:00 P.M.
Community Congregational Church
McCall, Idaho
Under the direction of
HEIKKILA FUNERAL CHAPEL
McCall, Idaho
Officiating ....................... Reverend Charlotte Havlicak
Prelude ....... ............................... Pianist - Ray Venable
Invocation ....................... Reverend Charlotte Havlicak
Scripture........................ ............................... Psalm 23
Special Music .............................. Dean & Eric Hovdey
.......... ............................... "Song of Joy"
Words of Remembrance ........ Rev. Charlotte Havlicak
Special Music ........... ............................... Ray Venable
....... ............................... "Clair de Lune"
Pastoral Prayer ............... Reverend Charlotte Havlicak
Eastern Star Rites ....................... Valeria Chapter #76
"How Great Thou Art" by Olive Louderbough
Closing Benediction........ Reverend Charlotte Havlicak
PALLBEARERS
Tom Kerr Raymond Alford
Grandsons
Mike Boydstun Barry Boydstun
Pat Boydstun Dean Hovdey
CONCLUDING SERVICES
McCall Cemetery
McCall, Idaho
PEARL N. BOYDSTUN
Pearl N. Boydstun, 99, of Nampa,
formerly of McCall, passed away on
June 6, 1997. Services will be held at
the McCall Congregational Church
on Thursday, June 12, 1997 at 2 p.m.
Burial will be at the McCall Cem-
etery.
Pearl was born at Bellevue, Idaho,
on Dec. 10, 1897, the daughter of
Samuel and Mary Stolsworth. She
lived for several years of her child-
hood along the Snake River on the
Oregon side, around Copperfield.
Pearl went to business school in Boise
where she met Neal Boydstun. They
were married on Oct. 2,1917 in Boise.
They were married for 71 years.
They lived in the Seattle area for
11 years after Neal was discharged
from the Army. They moved back to
McCall in 1929 where they lived until
November 1985, at which time they
moved to Nampa.
While in McCall they had a restau-
rant and service station business lo-
cated in Lardo, the area west of the
bridge.
Pearl belonged to the American
Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 119 in
McCall for 55 years, and Valeria
Chapter No. 76 Order of Eastern Star
in McCall for 49 years.
Pearl was very active in many com-
munity affairs. She was clerk of the
Lardo School District for many years.
Pearl was also very active in the Long
Valley Preservation Society.
' , Pearl is survived by three sons and
two daughters -in -law, John and Vir-
ginia Boydstun of McCall, Bob and
Marvel Boydstun of Boise, and Jim
Boydstun of McCall; four grandchil-
dren, Barry Boydstun of Boise, Patty
Hovdey of McCall, Mike Boydstun
of Boise, and Pat Boydstun of Merid-
ian; five great grandchildren, Eric and
Anna Hovdey of McCall, Nathan
Foster of Boise, Deborah and Koreen
Boydstun of Boise, and Sam Boydstun
of Meridian.
Her husband, Neal, preceded her
in death in 1988. Memorials may be
made to the Long Valley Preservation
Society, care of Frank Eld, Box 444,
-,Donnelly, ID 83615.
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Rick Boyd
Rick Boyd, aka "Rockslide," 62, of Marsing, formerly of Yellow Pine, passed away in the early morning
hours of Dec. 1, 2016 after a month long battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Tracy Jo.
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Robert Neal Boydstun
Robert Neal Boydstun, 85, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at his home in Boise with his
family surrounding him.
I Bob was bom Nov. 3, 1931 in Weiser to Neal Boydstun and Pearl Nettie Stolsworth
Boydstun. He was raised in McCall along with his two brothers, John and James.
'� Bob graduated from Donnelly - McCall High School in 1950. On Dec. 30, 1950, he joined the
U.S. Navy and was
t
~ honorably discharged Oct. 27, 1954.
Then he went to work for Corey Engen in McCall, delivering heating oil to homes, fuel to the Shell
Service Stations, and diesel to logging camps for about 15 years.
On May 6, 1961, he married Marvel Ruth Hosford. Their marriage was solemnized May 13, 1978 in
the Idaho Falls Temple.
In December 1966 he and his family moved to Newport, Ore., to drive a propane truck. In December
1967 they moved to Boise to drive tanker for Shell Oil Company, which he did for about 10 years.
He graduated from Links School of Business in 1977. Bob drove for Boise Urban Stages for 17 -112
years and then retired.
Bob is survived by his wife Marvel, son Michael (Jill), son Patrick (Judy), two granddaughters, one
grandson, two great - granddaughters, one great - grandson, sister -in -law Virginia Boydstun, one nephew,
one niece and one cousin.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
The family wishes to thank St. Alphonsus Hospice, especially Trina and Carol.
Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016 at the LDS chapel located at 1111 S. Cole Rd.,
Boise. Interment followed at Meridian Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to St. Alphonsus Hospice at 9199 W. Black Eagle Drive, Boise, the
Perpetual Education Fund through the ward, or the charity of your choice.
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McCall and Lardo lost one of their leading pioneers February 17, 1944, when death took
OBITUARY OF McCALL PIONEER — Last rites held Sunday
William B. Boydstun.
Mr Boydston, affectionately known as :Billy: to his legion of friends, died at his home in
Lardo after an extended illness.
Born in Missouri in 1870, he came to Boise in 1888. He settled in Boise Valley for two
years, coming to Roseberry in the year 1890, where he established a homestead. In 1893
he was united in marriage to Hattie Cole.
In 1903 he moved his family to Payette Lakes, where he established a mercantile
business in the present site of Lardo. In fact Billy laid out the townsite and founded the
present town of Lardo, at the foot of Payette Lakes.
He was engaged in the mercantile business for many years. After retiring from this
business, he was employed by the State Highway Department for ten or twelve years. In
the last five years of his life he was active in the real estate and insurance business.
Mrs. Boydstun preceded him in death December 29, 1940.
Survivors include three children, Mrs. P.T. Hayes of Portland Or; Willard Boydstun of
Baker Oregon, and Neal Boydstun of Lardo, Id; eight grandchildren and five great -
grandchildren and five great - grandchildren.
His keen mind and ambition in business remained with Mr. Boydstun until the end.
Dluring the months of his serious illness, and though sometimes suffering insidious pain,
he carried on his business at his home.
The esteem in which Billy was held was shown in the flower bank altar at the McCall
Community Church when his many friends gathered to pay last tribute Sunday afternoon.
His earthly remains were laid to rest beside those of his wife in the McCall Cemetary.
`.1f�1 '-es An
Oliver L. Boyenger
Oliver L. Boyenger, 79, of Cas-
cade, passed away Saturday,
March 11, 2000.
Memorial services will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at
Cascade Community Church, 109
W. Pine St., Cascade, with Pastor
Jim Thibodeaux officiating.
011ie was born Sept. 20, 1920,
at Boise, to Paul and Mabel Boy -
enger. He attended schools in Boi-
se, and served four years in the
U.S. Navy. He then worked 17
years for Morrison Knudsen as a
heavy equipment operator.
His greatest passion was golf,
and he spent much of his spare
time competing in tournaments and
supporting golf in the Treasure Val-
ley, winning many trophies over the
years. He was superintendent at
several golf courses in the area.
His lifetime dream came true when
he had the opportunity to build golf
courses with the help and assis-
tance of all the golfers in the Trea-
sure Valley, beginning with the
original nine at Eagle Hills, followed
by the original nine at Shadow Val-
ley, then the back nine at Terrace
Lakes in Crouch.
In 1982, he moved to Cascadel
to manage the Cascade Golf
Course. He retired in 1997.
He is survived by his wife of
nearly 60 years, Rosella (Teeny) of
Cascade; his daughter, Donna Nel-
son of Cascade; his son, Steven
Boyenger of Corvallis, Ore.; three
grandchildren and their families -
Tammy Perkins, her husband,
Corry and their daughters, Katie
and Angela; Steve Boyenger of
Anchorage, Alaska; Eric Boyenger,
his wife, Dawn and their sons,
Dakota, Tyler and Ryan; as well as
his brothers, Von Boyenger and
wife, Donna of Cascade, Paul Boy -
enger and wife, Alice of Vallejo,
Calif.; two sisters, Maxine Keithly of
Fruitland, Pat Kemper and her hus-
band, Jim of Boise; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
011ie was preceded in death by
his parents; brothers, Del, Wes,
Rex, Bill; one sister, Lorraine; as
well as several nephews and
cousins.
The family suggests memorials
to Cascade Medical Center, your
local hospice program, or Mountain
States Tumor Institute.
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'/Ellen M. Coonrod Bradford
Boise
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Coonrod Bradford, 77,
Of Boise, died Saturday, Sept. 3,
1994, In a Boise care center.
Services will be held at 2 p.m,
Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Summers
Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel
The Rev, Charles W. Spiedel of
Immanuel Lutheran Church will
officiate. Inurnment will be at a
later date at Dry Creek Cemetery.
Ellen was born April 13, 1917,
at Deer Island, Ore. He parents
were Chester F. Bash and Sophia
Lake, a Finnish national of Idaho.
Ellen lived most of her life in the
McCall and Valley County areas.
She married Robert L. "Buck"
Coonrod on June. 13, 1935, at
Boise. She worked in various
jobs outside of the home, but
considered herself primarily a
homemaker and mother. She and
Buck moved to Boise in 1965. He
died in 1977.
She married L. Everett "Brad"
Bradford in 1980 at Elko, Nev.
Together they loved to dance and
traveled extensively. He died in
1992.
She was one of the founding
members of the Stitch and Chat
Club, the Birthday Club, and the
49'ers Square Dance Club in
McCall.
Survivors include two sons,
Robert L. Coonrod Jr., and James
A. Coonrod and his wife, Linda of
Halsey, Ore.; a daughter, Patricia
F. "Patti" Hardy and her hus-
band, Jim of McCall; two broth-
ers, Raymond Bash of Ocean -
park, Wash., and Clifford Bash of
Donnelly; four sisters, Jessie
Clark of Eagle, Faith Wallace of
Donnelly, Betty Lou Bradford of
Boise, and Donna Conant of Boi-
se; eight grandchildren; and nine
great - grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a son, Dale
Thomas Coonrod; a daughter,
Barbara Ann Blank; a brother,
Donald "Pete" Bash; and a sister,
Hope Passi.
Friends may call for viewing
this evening from 5 to 8 P.M. at
Summers Funeral Homes, Boise
Chapel.
James Michael Brady
James Michael Brady com-
pleted his physical journey o
earth Monday July 16, 2001 after
a nine -year struggle with prostate
cancer. He died at home with his
wife and soul- _
mate Chris, his
long time friend
Mike Randall,
who came from
Georgia to be
with him and s
his two dogs
Nestle and
Herschel at his
side.
A casual
and informal celebration of Jim's
life will take place at Discovery
Park on Wednesday July 18,
2001 (TODAY) from 6:30 until
8:15 p.m. Cremation arrange-
ments are under the direction of
Riverside Funeral Service & Cre-
matory, Boise.
Jim was born December 30,
1942 at Orange, Calif. He was
raised in Santa Ana and gradu-
ated from Mater Dei High School
in 1960. He attended Santa Ana
Junior College and was drafted
into the Army in 1964 where he
served in Korea. After his dis-
charge from the Army, he began
hi career in auto parts sales at
various new car dealers in South-
ern California. He met his future
wife Chris through mutual friends
in 1977. They were married at
Doheney State Park in Dana
Point, Calif. September 8, 1979.
Jim accepted a job offer from his
friend Mike at Larry Barnes Chev-
rolet in Boise in February 1981.
This was the beginning of a love
5 f a -fie.
affair with natural beauty and wil-
derness that Idaho and the
n Pacific Northwest have to offer.
Thanks go to Dr. Avery Seifert
whose care & treatment gave Jim
s an extra 8 years to fulfill many o
his dreams and goals. Some o
those dreams included designin
and buildinq a hom
crogs-TouNlry skiing, snows o
ing, canoeing, white water rafting,
backpacking, scuba diving, pho-
tography, hiking, reading and
camping. He enjoyed being just
one of a handful of males in his
jazzercise class. He and Chris
also had the opportunity to take 7
months during 1999 to travel
around the US and NE Canada in
their RV. Chris would also like to
thank Dr. Collins and her staff at
St. Als for trying their best to beat
his disease. Also thanks to Life's
Doors for their support and com-
fort. Jim is survived by his wife
Chris; his mother Dorothy of
Salem, OR; and his sister
Suzanne and her husband Fred
of Guffey, Colo. Jim had
requested cremation and that his
ashes be scattered at one of his
favorite getaways in Bear Valley,
In Lieu of Flowers, please help
support the Idaho Humane Soci-
ety.
Dearest Beaky, As you begin
your spiritual journey, Paddle
your favorite rivers, Walk in your
favorite mountains, Swim your
most beautiful seas, Have a Guin-
ness in one hand, Chris' hand in
your other hand, Your favorite
Jimmy Buffet song on your head-
phones, And enjoy y ur new jour-
ney without pain Remember
re
"Laissez les Bo ps Rowler"
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Hulda Elizabeth Braden
Hulda Elizabeth Braden, age
91, of Payette, died at Capitol
Care Center in Boise on Wednes-
day, May 8, 2002.
Graveside services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May
11, at Terrace Lawn Memorial
Gardens, Boise. Pastor David
Lawson of First Baptist Church,
Payette, will officiate. Funeral
arrangements are under the
direction of Shaffer - Jensen Mem-
ory Chapel, Payette.
Hulda Elizabeth Schwen-
kfelder Braden was born Feb. 14,
1911, to John and Anna (Luthi)
Schwenkfelder, at her parents'
ranch near Cambridge. She was
the eldest of four children and
attended Cambridge schools until
she was a senior when her family
moved to Weiser. She graduated
from Weiser High School and
then attended Lewiston Normal
School and later the University of
Idaho to earn her teaching
credentials.
She taught for over 30 years
in various places - Mann
Creek.
Indicqn_ Valle Rupert Uendian,
F land, ana'in
Payette for the
last 13 years until she retired in
1969. She taught multi - grades in
country schools, sixth grade, jun-
ior high, and high school at differ-
ent times. She was an outstand-
ing teacher.
She married Harry Braden,
also from Cambridge and Weiser,
on Feb. 26, 1944, at San Luis
Obispo, Calif., where he was tem-
porarily stationed in the Army dur-
ing World War ll. They moved to
Payette in 1949 and purchased a
small acreage where they lived
until the early 1980s. They had
two children, Phyllis Jo and Leroy
David. She was active in church
missions work, a Sunday school
teacher, an AAUW member for
many years, and a former Delta
Kappa Gamma worker. She was
a 4 -H leader while her children
were in 4 -H.
She enjoyed gardening, read-
ing, sewing, canning, and living in
the country. She enjoyed being
with her family, especially her
grandchildren, Chris and Erica.
Her husband, Harry, passed
away in 1982.
Hulda is survived by her sis-
ter, Josephine Farris of Olympia,
Wash.; her brother, John Sch-
wenkfelder of Weiser; a brother -
in -law, Pat Braden; her son and
family, Leroy, Taeko, and Chris
Braden; and her daughter and
granddaughter, Phyllis and Erica
Mineau; numerous cousins, niec-
es, and nephews.
Memorials may be made to
Cathedral Pines American Baptist
Camp, c/o Shaffer - Jensen Mem-
ory Chapel, P.O. Box 730, Pay-
ette 83661.
Friends may call today from 4
to 8 p.m. at Shaffer - Jensen Mem-
ory Chapel, Payette.
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Brian Patrick Bradley
Brian Patrick Bradley was torn on March 18, 1939, in Ederney, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
to Margaret Ann and George Bertram Bradley.
After the early passing of George, he and his sister Helen were raised with the loving care of
Margaret and their stepfather Lex Mcllmoyle. Brian thought he wanted to be a sheep farmer
but became interested in breeding, which led him to study genetics.
After studying in Queens College in Belfast and University of Edinburgh in Scotland, he
came to the United States to complete a PhD in Genetics at the University of Wisconsin.
Brian moved to Minnesota for a postdoctoral program at the University of Minnesota, and this is where
he met his beloved Judy. It was a small dinner party hosted by friends, and he schemed to get her
mailing address by offering to take her mail to mailbox for her.
Good thing he did — she was mailing payment for some parking tickets! And more importantly, having
her address allowed him to find her amongst the countless other Judy Andersons listed in the
Minneapolis phone book.
After they married, they moved to Cambridge, England, but returned to the U.S. after a year where
they landed in Boulder, Colo., and then finally settled in Baltimore, Md. This is where they raised their
two children, Bert and Karla.
Brian built his lab at the University of Maryland Baltimore County while also making time to attend and
enthusiastically support Little League, swim meets, lacrosse games, PTA meetings, and band and
orchestra concerts.
He served as an elder in Chapelgate Presbyterian Church where he also taught Sunday School on
occasion. His faith was deep and strong, and he had a unshakeable certainty that God is in control and
things are always happening according to his plan.
This faith guided his life and his work and was a source of great peace for his family, as no matter
what happened, Dad could help us to see how it was part of a greater divine story.
He and Judy (who became Bunga once there were grandkids) welcomed Dana (Bert's wife) and Jan
(Karla's husband) with open arms and the same grace that they showed their kids. Brian and Judy loved
being grandparents to Caroline and Eli (Bert's children) and later Noah and Svea (Karla's kids).
Brian's test of faith was the loss of his beloved Judy in 2014. Ever certain that God has a good plan,
he mourned her loss but knew he had work left to do here on Earth. Brian was known for his Irish
brogue, his unique sense of humor, love for singing and his deep faith.
He lived with his daughter, Karla Eitel of McCall, for the last year of his life.
Funeral services for Brian were held Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Albion Evangelical Free Church, Cokato,
Minn. Officiating was Pastor Philip Geoffrion. Interment was in the church cemetery.
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Boise, Friday, December 11, 1981
James Bradley,
mining executive,
dies in California
Mining engineer and president of
the Bradley Mining Co. James Parks
Bradley, 75, died Nov. 12 in San Fran-
cisco.
At his request, there were no fu-
neralservices.
Bradley was born in 1906 in San
Francisco. He received a degree in
mining engineering at the University
of California at Berkeley. He then
went to work for the family mining
company, which was founded in 1900.
During his career with the com-
pany, it operated mines in Alaska,
Oregon, Nevada, California and
Idaho, including mines in Yellow
Pine, Warren and Atlanta. Bradley
was named president of the company
in 1959. His father, Fred W. Bradley,
was president of Bunker Hill Co.
from 1897 to 1933.
He was a member of the American
Institute of Mining and Metalurgical
Engineers, the American Mining
Congress, the Geothermal Resources
Counsel, the San Francisco Engi-
neers Club and the Commonwealth
Club.
Bradley's wife, Jane, died in 1975.
Survivors include a brother, H. Sew-
all of Palm Springs, Calif.; three
daughters, Mary Louise Harshman
of Seattle, Julie Bradley of Tiburon,
Calif., and Jessica* Bradley of San
Francisco; a son, Hewitt D. of Ore-
gon; and three grandsons.
PAULINE V (MEADOR)
BRANDENBURG
Pauline V. (Meador)!
Brandenburg, formerly
of McCall, passed away
quietly in her sleep on,$
Thursday, Dec. 13, '2007 at
LiCi i n m, as ;
where she`ha bee n a resi-
dent for 2 -1/2 years.
There are no services
planned by her request,
however a memorial
for family and friends
is planned for Sequim,
Wash., at their home in
the spring.
She worked many years
at the Shore Lodge in
McCall as dining room
and convention manager
and had many fond memo-
ries of the lodge and the
wonderful employees she
worked with.
After retiring to Sequim
she was a member of the
Sequim Dungeness Hos-
pital Guild and worked at
their thrift shop. She also
went on many senior citi-
zen trips and enjoyed the
companionship of those
and her neighbors whom
she often played cards
With.
She was also a member
of the New Dungeness
Lighthouse Society and
had one weeks stay at the
lighthouse as a keeper. She
alwaystalkedof goingback
again.
She was preceded in
death by herhusband, Rob.
ert A., whom she married
in McCall on Nov 9,1937;
and two brothers, Howard
and Steve; and one sister,
Mildred.
She is survived by two
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BIRTHS
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sans, William of Rochester,
Wash., James of Clarkston,
Wash., and a daughter, Kathleen
(Whitlock) of Yelm, Was.h; one
granddaughter, Kim Gardner of
Rochester Wash.; a sister Janie
Gerard of Pasco Wash.; andmany
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent in
her name to the Rochester Food
Bank, PO Box 384, Rochester
WA 98579; the Animal Assisted
Activity and Therapy program
at Providence St. Peter Hospital,
413 Lilly Rd. NE, Olympia WA
98506 -5166; or the Nature Con -
servancy of Washington, 19171st
Ave, Seattle WA 98101.
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Alice Lee Branstetter
Alice Lee Branstetter died April 8, 2013, at her home in New Meadows.
There will be a service at noon on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Meadows Valley
S' School with a dinner to follow at 1 p.m.
Alice was born Sept. 23, 1945, in Sacramento, Calif., to Arthur Warren Chasteen Sr.
and Alice May (Zumwalt) Chasteen.
Alice and Melvin C. Branstetter were married in Walla Walla, Wash. They moved to New Meadows in
1986 from Pilot Rock, Ore.
Alice was involved in the Community Scout Hall, The Friends of the Library, Little Salmon River Water
Users Association, Adams County FSA Committee and Adams County ASC Committee.
She is survived by husband Melvin C. Branstetter of New Meadows; her mother Alice May Morris of
Weiser; her brothers Charles Frank (Sue) Chasteen of Pendleton, Ore., William Dale (Julie) Chasteen,
Jr. of Gooding, and Warren (Donna) Chasteen, Jr. of Missouri; her children, Brenda Lee Reno Torres
(Miguel) of Toppenish, Wash., Judy Kay Reno (Todd Cressy) of Pendleton, Ore., Douglas James Reno
(Tammy) of Yakima, Wash.; her stepchildren, Randall Ned Branstetter (Tina), Richard Melvin
Branstetter and Roger William Branstetter, all of Vancouver, Wash., her grandchildren, Tasha, Emilio,
L.T., KasCee, Richard Jr., Chrissty, Jacob B. and Nathaniel, Jacob H. and Deven; her great -
grandchildren, Eveana, Gracie Rae, Ella Kathelen and Elena, and numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Alice was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Warren Chasteen, Sr , a sister, Doris May Chasteen;
and her stepfather, Edward Morris.
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Charles Vyron Branstetter
Charles Vyron Branstetter, 63, passed
away Tuesday, June 13, 1995, in Boise of
a sudden illness.
Funeral ser-
vices will be held
at 11 a.m. Satur-
day, June 17, at
Meadows Valley
High School. Buri-
al will follow in
Meadows Valley
Cemetery. Ar-
rangements are
under direction of
the Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
Charlie was born Sept. 9, 1931, at New
Meadows, a son of Ward and Hazel
Branstetter. He grew up on the family
ranch in New Meadows and attended
school at Middle District elementary and
Meadows Valley High School.
He married Nita Reynolds on July 22,
1950, at Council. Charlie spent his whole
life ranching and also worked at Ever-
green Forest Products for the last 25
years. He loved his ranch and also took
great pride in his work at Evergreen.
Survivors include his wife, Nita of New
Meadows; two sons, John Branstetter
and his wife, Maureen of Kalispell,
Mont., and Larry Branstetter and his
wife, Ouinita of Boise. His six beloved
grandchildren are Cori, John Jr., Adam,
Kara, Keeta and Chaz. His children and
grandchildren were his pride and joy.
Each one was so special to him. He was
a very loving husband, father and grand-
father. Charlie genuinely loved people
and he never met a stranger.
Also surviving are five brothers, two
sister and their spouses, William and
Neva Branstetter of Nampa, Oscar and
Doris Branstetter of New Meadows, Do-
ris and Bud Thompson of Richfield,
Wash., Melvin and Alice Branstetter of
New Meadows, Helen and George Heath
of Nampa, Don and Terry Branstetter of
New Meadows, and numerous nephews
and nieces. He is also survived by spe-
cial sisters -in -law and brothers -in -law,
Joan and Jim Middlekauff of Boise, and
Kay and James Ritchie of Eden. Charlie
had many special friends, one of whom
he grew up with, Darrell Campbell of
New Meadows, and his co- worker of 25
years, Bill Moore of New Meadows.
Memorials may be made to Meadows
Valley Cemetery, c/o Boyd Moore, New
Meadows 83654; or to a special charity.
Friends may call today from 1 to 8
p.m. at the Heikkila Funeral Chapel in
McCall.
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6 3 , p a s s e d a w a y J u n e 1 3 , 1 9 9 5 i n
B o i s e , I d a h o o f a s u d d e n i l l n e s s .
F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s w e r e h e l d J u n e
1 7 , a t t h e M e a d o w s V a l l e y H i g h
S c h o o l . I n t e r n m e n t f o l l o w e d a t
M e a d o w s V a l l e y C e m e t e r y .
A r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e u n d e r t h e d i r e c -
t i o n o f H e i k k i l a F u n e r a l C h a p e l .
C h a r l i e w a s b o r n o n
S e p t e m b e r 9 , 1 9 3 1 t o W a r d a n d
H a z e l B r a n s t e t t e r i n N e w M e a d o w s ,
I d a h o . H e g r e w u p o n t h e f a m i l y
r a n c h i n N e w M e a d o w s a n d a t t e n d -
e d s c h o o l a t M i d d l e D i s t r i c t e l e -
m e n t a r y i n M e a d o w s V a l l e y H i g h
S c h o o l .
H e m a r r i e d N i t a R e y n o l d s o n
J u l y 2 2 , 1 9 5 0 i n C o u n c i l , I D .
C h a r l i e s p e n t h i s w h o l e l i f e r a n c h -
i n g a n d a l s o w o r k e d a t E v e r g r e e n
F o r e s t P r o d u c t s f o r t h e l a s t 2 5
y e a r s . H e l o v e d h i s r a n c h a n d a l s o
t o o k g r e a t p r i d e i n h i s w o r k a t
E v e r g r e e n .
S u r v i v o r s i n c l u d e h i s w i f e ,
N i t a , o f N e w M e a d o w s a n d t w o
s o n s , J o h n B r a n s t e t t e r a n d w i f e ,
M a u r e e n , o f K a l i s p e l l , M T a n d
L a r y B r a n s t e t t e r a n d w i f e , Q u i n i t a
o f B o i s e , I D . H i s s i x b e l o v e d g r a n d -
c h i l d r e n a r e C o r i , J o h n J r . , A d a m ,
K a r a , K e e t a a n d C h a z . H i s c h i l -
d r e n a n d g r a n d c h i l d r e n w e r e h i s
p r i d e a n d j o y . E a c h o n e w a s s o
s p e c i a l t o h i m . H e w a s a v e r y l o v -
i n g h u s b a n d , f a t h e r , a n d g r a n d f a -
t h e r . C h a r l i e g e n u i n e l y l o v e d p e o -
p l e a n d h e n e v e r m e t a s t r a n g e r .
A l s o s u r v i v i n g a r e f i v e b r o t h -
e r s a n d t w o s i s t e r s a n d t h e i r s p o u s -
e s . W i l l i a m a n d N e v a B r a n s t e t t e r
o f N a m p a , O s c a r a n d D o r i s
B r a n s t e t t e r o f N e w M e a d o w s ,
D o r i s a n d B u d T h o m p s o n o r
R i c h f i e l d , W A , M e l v i n a n d A l i c e
B r a n s t e t t e r o f N e w M e a d o w s ,
H e l e n a n d G e o r g e H e a t h o f N a m p a ,
D o n a n d T e r r y B r a n s t e t t e r o f N e w
M e a d o w s a n d n u m e r o u s n e p h e w s
a n d n i e c e s . H e i s a l s o s u r v i v e d b y
s p e c i a l s i s t e r s - i n - l a w a n d b r o t h -
e r s - i n - l a w , J o a n a n d J i m
M i d d l e k a u f f o f B o i s e a n d K a y a n d
J a m e s R i t c h i e o f E d e n . C h a r l i e
h a d m a n y s p e c i a l f r i e n d s , o n e o f
w h o m h e g r e w u p w i t h , D a r r e l l
C a m p b e l l o f N e w M e a d o w s a n d
h i s c o - w o r k e r o f t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s ,
B i l l M o o r e , N e w M e a d o w s .
M e m o r i a l s m a y b e m a d e t o
M e a d o w s V a l l e y C e m e t e r y , i n c a r e
o f B o y d M o o r e , N e w M e a d o w s ,
I D 8 3 6 5 4 o r t o a s p e c i a l c h a r i t y .
Doris A. Branstetter
Doris A. Branstetter, of New Mead-
ows, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 1996,
in a Boise hospital, after a courageous
battle with cancer.
The family is making arrangements
for a memorial service to be held at 1
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Meadows
Valley School gymnasium, in New Mead-
ows. Cremation was under the direction
of Cloverdale Funeral Home. Boise.
Doris was born July 15, 1930, at Jack-
son, Wyo., to Earl and Effie Simpson.
She attended school in Jackson, Wyo.,
Sunny Slope and Meadows Valley, Ida-
ho. On Feb. 16, 1947, she married Oscar
Branstetter at New Meadows. They lived
on the family ranch all of their married
life, nearly 50 years.
Doris was a devoted wife, mother, and
grandmother. She enjoyed playing the
piano, gardening, quilting and family
gatherings at home. She was dearly
loved by her family who always came
first in her life, and she will be greatly
missed.
Surviving family members include her
husband, Oscar; sons, Ron and wife,
Linda, Jim and Gaye, Phillip, Wes, Kenny
and wife, Kelley, all of New Meadows,
Stan and wife, Mary of Canyon City, Ore;
daughter, Diana and husband, Robert
Holbrook of Nampa, Carol and husband,
Rick Moore of New Meadows; 26 grand-
children; 10 great - grandchildren; sisters,
Zelma Austin of Madera, Calif. Iris Mar-
tin, Verna Simpson, of La Grande, Ore.,
Betty Carlock Fleet of Cove, Ore., Lea
Cranston of Puyallup, Wash.; numerous
nieces, nephews, other relatives and
many friends. She was preceded in
death by her parents; and two brothers,
Don and John.
Flowers are welcome, or the family
suggests donations be made to Mountain
States Tumor Institute.
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Nita Louise Branstetter
Nita Louise Branstetter, New Meadows, passed away July 27, 2016 at the age of 81 at The Cottages
in McCall.
She was bom Nov. 18, 1934 in Kuna to Joel and Mabel Reynolds, the youngest of three
daughters.
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During her school years, the family moved to New Meadows where Nita met her future
husband, Charles Branstetter. They married in 1950 when she was 15 years old.
By the time she was 18, Nita and Charlie had two sons, John (Maureen) of Spokane, Wash.,
and Larry (Quinita) of Boise. They raised their family on their ranch, located precisely on the
45th parallel in Meadows Valley.
Nita worked on the ranch alongside Charlie for many years until the boys got old enough to help out.
Then Nita took paying jobs as a bookkeeper and office manager, jobs at which she excelled.
She worked many years in the offices at the Meadows Valley High School, and then at McCall
Memorial Hospital. She especially enjoyed training and getting to know the many girls who worked in the
office over the years at the high school.
Nita also worked at Shaver's, Chevron, and for local irrigation districts. One of her passions was
volunteer work for the Adams County Historical Society, especially researching Meadows Valley history
and the project to save and restore the railroad depot in New Meadows. Nita also enjoyed many years
participating in and volunteering her bookkeeping skills for the Fosdick Golf Benefit.
Nita took great pride and joy in her grandchildren, Cori (Kyle) Unland, John (Vanessa), Adam, Kara,
Keeta (Jake) McCracken, and Chaz, and her great-grandchildren, Ethan (Dane), Damon, Kirk, Grant,
Grayson, Gabriel, Jaeda, Malia, and Zaylee.
She is also survived by one sister, Joan (Jim) Middlekauff. She was preceded in death by her
husband, her parents, and her sister Kay (James) Ritchie.
Services will be held at the Meadows Valley Cemetery on Aug. 6, 2014, at 4 p.m. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in her memory to the Adams County
Historical Society.
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thing about ranching and farm-
ing, he replied "leveling the land."
Oscar saw a lot of change in his
lifetime. Although he transi-
W tinned from using horse -drawn
OSCAR
OSCAR equipment to work the land and
BRANSTETTER
Oscar Ward Branstetter, of f edthel vestockw tlhhisteamof
New Meadows, passed away
Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Weiser horses c ahad a great Cll a of
Memorial Hospital in Weiser. humor. He enjoyedspendingtime
The family with his family, especially the
is making ar- oi grandchildren and great -grand-
rangements for T children.. Branding the cattle,
a memorial ser putting up hay, and hunting and
vice to be held fishing trips were good times for
at 2 P.M. Satur- the family to get together.
day, June 21, at In 2004, Oscar moved into The
the Meadows Cottages of Weiser. There he met
Valley School Izetta (Ike) Servatius who he
gymnasium in married on June 25, 2005. Oscar
New Meadows. . -- spent the remaining years of
Cremation y
was underthe direction of Thom- his life in the pleasure of her
sharing laughter and
ason uneral Home, Weiser. company,
F
Oscar was born Aug. 27,1926, family memories.
was preceded in death
at the home of Joe Bolopue in
New Meadows to Ward and Hazel byhisfirstwife, Doris; a sister, Do-
Branstetter. He was the secondof Branstett r;nand h; is parents. les
seven children. Surviving family members
Oscar spent all but one year
of his childhood on the family include sons Ron (Linda), Jim
ranch in Meadows Valley. When (Gaye), and Stan (Mary) of
he was in the fifth grade, the New iewd Was Wes ington,eKenny
family moved to Beacon Rock, of Weiser, and Phill
Wash., where his father worked (Kelley)
as a top loader. Oscar graduated (Michele) of Christmas Valley,
from Meadows Valley with the Holbrook) of daughters
ampa and Carol
Class of 1944. of New Meadows;
On Feb. 16, 1947, Oscar mar (Rick randchildren 30 great grand -
ried Doris A. Simpson. They
spent their married life of children; brothers Bill (Neva) of
nearly50yearsontheBranstetter Nampa, Melvin (Alice) and Don
ranch and raised eight children. (Sotera) of New Meadows, and
of
Throughoutthe years, Oscar imes Nampa;elen (Geore nieces and
Doris enjoyed many good
with their friends and neighbors nephews; his. wife Izett members. an
shipping cattle, dancing, and extended ndolences may be sent to
playing cards.
Oscar enjoyed working out- the family at wwwlienkaemper-
doors. When asked his favorite thomason.com•
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Death: Stanley Bill Branstetter
Stanley Bill Branstetter, 61, of New Meadows, unexpectedly passed away on April 7, 2016.
r �R Stan was born to Oscar and Doris Branstetter on Oct. 17, 1954 in Council. He grew upon
the Branstetter family ranch in Meadows Valley. He graduated from Meadows Valley High
f .yS ' School in New Meadows with the Class of 1973.
Stan married Mary Sproul on Dec. 31, 1988. They were married for 27 years and have three
children: Ward, Niles, and Amanda. Stan had two previous marriages from which he had three
children, Toby, Becky, and Nicolette.
Stan spent his working life in the ranching and logging industries. After graduating from high school he
went to work for J.1. Morgan Logging, Inc. in New Meadows. It was during this time that he decided to
become a diesel mechanic.
He attended school in Phoenix, Arizona and upon completion returned to work at J.I. Morgan Logging,
Inc. Stan eventually started his own mechanic business, Idaho Diesel, based out of New Meadows, and
was self - employed for several years.
In 1985, Stan became the shop foreman for Iron Triangle Logging, Inc. in John Day, Ore. He worked
at Iron Triangle for 11 years before leaving the logging industry.
Stan returned to his roots in ranching as the manager of the Gander Ranch in Bear Valley, Ore.,
previously owned by the Sproul family. In 2003, Stan and Mary bought the Oscar Branstetter ranch
property in Meadows Valley, where he spent the rest of his life.
Stan was actively involved in the communities where he lived. While in Oregon he served as President
of the Seneca PTA, where his children attended elementary school. Stan was also involved in the local
4 -H clubs and athletic activities that his children participated in.
When he returned to Idaho, Stan served on the board for the Goose Lake, Granite Twin Lakes, and
Goose Creek Canal irrigation districts, the Adams County Soil Conservation Board, and the Adams
County Natural Resources Committee. Stan had recently been appointed to the Meadows Valley
Cemetery Board. He was a lifetime member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Stan was a good neighbor who was always willing to lend a helping hand. He was fun - loving with a
great sense of humor and enjoyed laughing with friends. Stan loved spending time in the outdoors,
hunting, Fishing, camping, and he especially enjoyed sitting around a campfire with family and friends.
Stan was known to have a loyal dog and a good horse to help on the ranch. He spent countless hours
in his John Deere tractor, Willy's Jeep, and riding his horses in the mountains.
Stan is survived by his wife Mary; children Ward, Niles, Amanda, Toby Simmons (Suzanne), Becky
Munoz (Leo), and Nicolette; several grandchildren; brothers and sisters Ron (Linda), Diana Holbrook
(Bob), Jim (Gaye), Phil (Mikkie), Carol Moore (Rick), Wes (Kelle), Kenny (Kelley); aunts and uncles Bill
(Neva), Helen Heath, Nita, Melvin, Don (Teri), Rebecca Fleet, and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews,
and many friends.
Stan is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Doris, many aunts, uncles, and close friends.
The family is making arrangements for a memorial service to be held at the Meadows Valley Cemetery
on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 2 p.m.
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Robert Lawrence
"Bob" Brasley
Robert Lawrence "Bob" Brasley,
68, of Boise, passed away at his
Boise home on Thursday, June 8,
2000.
A graveside
service will be
held at 3 p.m.
Sunday, June
11, at Eastside ••
Cemetery, Mid-
vale, Idaho. j
Pastor Jim Thi-
bodeaux of the
Cascade Chris-
tian Community
Church will offi-
ciate. Services are under the direc-
tion of Riverside Funeral Service
and Crematory, Boise.
Bob was born Sept. 1, 1931, to
Arthur and Annette Boivert Brasley,
at Suncook, N.H., where he grew
up and was educated. He joined
the Air Force in 1950 and was sta-
tioned at Mountain Home Air Force
Base from 1951 to 1953. During
that time, he met Margaret Preston
of Midvale, Idaho, and they were
married July 1, 1952. Three sons
were born of this union. They lived
in New Hampshire, Boise, Council
and Cascade. Bob worked for
Boise Cascade for 36 years and
retired from the company in June
1993. ASPS a %�n?n Cascade for
nearly 4s, Bob an�Tc Vargaret
o d to Boise in 1996.
Bob was a volunteer fire chief
for the city of Cascade for 3 1/2
years. While chief for the city fire
department, he started the Cas-
cade Rural Fire District and was
chief of the rural fire district for 16
years. He retired from the fire dis-
trict in 1991. He was Fireman of
the Year four times in his career, in
1974, 1976, 1977, and 1990.
Bob belonged to American
Legion Post #60 and St. John's
Catholic Church in Cascade.
Bob is survived by his wife, Mar-
garet; three sons, Larry and his
wife, Amy of Meridian, Tom of Mes-
quite, Texas, Ed and his wife,
Dianne of Boise; six grandchildren;
two great - grandchildren; two broth-
ers, Armand and his wife, Anita of
Londonderry, N.H., and Raymond
and his wife, Cecile of Suncook,
N.H.; two sisters, Claire Brasley
and Anita Rainville of Suncook;
and numerous nieces and neph-
ews. His sister, Lorraine Cotting;
and his parents preceded him in
death.
The family suggests donations
be made to St. Luke's Hospice,
100 E. Idaho St., Boise
83712 -6223.
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Archie Ray Breedlove
Archie Ray Breedlove was born in Tacoma, Wash., April 23, 1921, and passed away Sunday evening,
Feb. 2, 2014 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise.
A military service will take place on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Idaho State
j Veterans Cemetery, 10100 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Boise.
A gathering with his daughters and friends will take place later this summer in the central
Idaho Mountains.
Though he had many health complications during his last few years, he lived life fully and always could
keep friends entertained with stories of his adventurous life.
Archie was happiest when he was in the outdoors. He loved fishing, skiing and was an avid golfer.
He was also a great photographer and would have made MscGyver look like an amateur.
His wife Francine describes him as gentle, kind and fun- loving. He had a gift for gab and for many
years enjoyed success as a great salesman at Kodak at Sandy's in Portland, Ore. He later retired and
enjoyed all of his hobbies in the New Meadows and McCall areas.
He was proud of his service to our country in the U.S. Army. Archie entered military service originally
in 1942 and spent two years overseas in the European Theater winning five battle stars for action in
Normandy, Central France, Germany and the Rhineland.
He was separated from the service in 1945 as a sergeant and in civilian life was a flight instructor and
crop duster in Ellensburg. He entered active duty again and served in the Korean War as a second
lieutenant.
Archie graduated at the top or his class specializing in light antiaircraft artillery while stationed at Fort
Bliss, Texas, with the 39th battalion, 35th brigade.
As a helicopter pilot in Korea, Archie carried blood and medical supplies to the front lines to help save
the lives of other soldiers and transported many severely injured to field hospitals. He is remembered in
the book M.A.S.H. (which became the basis for the tong running TV series), which was written by one of
the field surgeons he often worked alongside.
Archie's Irfe found him crisscrossing the country in later life but always found him working at or near a
golf course. He lived the last part of his life in New Meadows and McCall, where he endeared himself to
many who treated him like family, and we were all glad to call him our friend.
He was married and divorced twice and was predeceased by his first wife and mother to his children,
Patricia Fowler, who he met in Ellensburg, Wash. His second wife, Francine Breedlove, still lives in the
home they owned in Seattle, Wash. Archie was also predeceased by his youngest daughter, Vangie
Rae Joseph.
He is survived by daughters Toni Jo Haley of Redmond, Wash., and Becky Ann Breedlove or San
Diego, Calif. He is also survived by three grandchildren and three great - grandchildren.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Archie's memorial webpage at
vm ., summersfuneral com.
ARCHIE'S THEME
Come share it with me
Touch the softness of morning
See the dew on the meadow
Feel the warmth of the sun
Hear the cry of the osprey
Hear the trumpeting chorus
Of the elk in the valley
Know your day has begun
Try rafting the rivers
Glide and soar with the eagles
Hear the backcountry calling
Make the summit your goal
Feel the skis in the powder
Sing the song of the mountain
Feel the beat of the heartland
Creeping into your soul
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Come and share it with me
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Cecelia Antoinette
Breidenbach
Cecelia Antoinette Breiden-
bach, Idaho Pioneer Dies, at age
94. She Died Sunday December
21, 2003 in Puyallup, Washing-
ton. Born November 9, 1909, in
Simms, Montana to William and
Anna Dorothy Curley. She was
raised and graduated from High
School in Augusta, Montana.
Cecelia and
her husband
Otto Breiden-
bach were
married April
21, 1930. They
left Montana on
t1
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aro ao
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for-wortt'__on-
M s ructiori -o`i
tliS Dam in Valley.
unty. They then made their -
iiome in sca a daho for
Hearty 5 years. ec� efla was a
devoted-mother -and grandmothQr
and took her greatest pleasure in
having her family around. Her. ,
descendants, who now number
nearly one hundred, knew her as-
the sweetest, kindest person in
the world.
Mrs. Breidenbach was pre-
ceded in death by Otto her
beloved husband of 44 years in
1974, a son Edward age 8 in
1954, Sisters: Mary Legault, Nina
Kologi and Brother, William B.
Curley. She is survived by
Daughters: Anna Carter and hus-
band Chuck of Lewiston, Idaho;
Barbara Jones of Tacoma, Wash-
ington; Ellen McDowell and hus-
band Jim of Sun City, California;
Kathleen Gutierrez and husband
Frank of Las Cruces, New Mexi-
co; Debra Hill and husband Ron
of Meridian, Idaho and Sons:
Harold Breidenbach and wife Dor-
othy of Lake City, Florida;
Anthony Breidenbach and wife
Pauline of Albuquerque, New
Mexico; and Mark Breidenbach
and wife Patti of Meridian, Idaho
and many grandchildren, great -
grandchildren, and
great - great - grandchildren.
Services, under the direction
of Summers Funeral Home- Ustick
Chapel, will be held Saturday,
December 27, 2003, 10:00 a.m.
at Holy Apostles Catholic Church,
6300 N. Meridian Rd., Meridian,
Idaho. Graveside Services will be
held at 2:00 p.m. in Margaret
Cemetery, Cascade, Idaho.
Charitable donations can be
made to American Cancer
Society.
Viewing will be at the Church,
9:00 a.m. until time of service.
Gerald W. Breneman
Gerald W. Breneman, 93, of McCall passed away rsdaY, August 11, 2011. Cremation services
pending under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
Extended Family: Ryan and Brittne�
Bier
adisono�Keeley and Natalie Hernesmanf Si k
Sisters: Connie 1n V1
Spokane, Wash. Grandchildren: Tyler,
McCullough and husband, Dave of St. Louis Park of Minn., Le l eFleuti and husband, Dave of Grass
Valley, Calif., Cathi Holloway and husband, Randy
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Helen Breshears ? __31 ' -
The Lord called our mom, He n
Breshears, home to be with Him
and our dad, Louis, her beloved
husband, on Aug. 28, 1999 ,after a
short illness with cancer.
F a m i I y
graveside ser-
vices will be
held Tuesday,
Aug. 31, 1999, ?°
at 10:30 a.m. at
Dry Creek
Cemetery, =?•,;
Eagle. q ......�
memorial ser- , f
vice will be held _ ) �
at 2 p.m. Tues-
day at the Friends Community
Church in Homedale with Pastor
John Beck officiating. A viewing at
Flahiff Funeral Chapel in Homedale
will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
today (Monday).
Mom was born Nov. 13, 1922,
in Boise. As a young girl, she lived
in Eagle and later at Peek -A -Bo,
near Sun Valley. She attended
school at Caldwell High and gradu-
ated from Homedale High School,
after moving here with her parents
to homestead south of town. Here
she met and married her soul
mate, Louis Breshears, on May 5,
1942, at the Friends Parsonage in
Homedale. They lived and farmed
on their homestead south of Home-
dale and a ranch at Round Valley
all their married life together. Here
they raised their family of four chil-
dren, Carol, Wayne, Steven and
Richard.
Mom was a homemaker, a great
cook and a grand lady who raised
her children with lots of love, caring
and wisdom. Greatly loved • and
admired by all her children and
grandchildren, they were the light
of her life.
Mom was a longtime member of
the Gem Priscilla Club of Home- i
dale, the Owyhee County Exten- I
sion and Grandmas Club. She
enjoyed many hours of friendship
and was an active member at the
Homedale Senior Citizens Center,
up until a year ago when illness
kept her home.
Mom had little family of her own,
besides her parents and at the
beginning of her life with our dad,
the Breshears family made her one
iof their own. She loved them all
dearly and they were her true
family.
Those she leaves who will miss
her loving presence are her daugh-
ter, Carol (Larry) Rudd, B.C., Cana -
da; her three sons, Wayne (Char -
lotte), Steven and Richard (Sharon)
Breshears, all of Homedale; grand-
children, Kelly (Jodi) Rudd, Kim
Kasey (Andy) Cavanagh,oCa Canada'
Jerry (Lisa) Breshears, Wilder,
Aaron Breshears, Pullman, Wash.,
Randy Breshears, Wilder, Kreg
Breshears, Moscow, Tim Bres-
hears, Hermiston, Ore.; great -
Kelsey �lMartinat Brad Rudd
Canada; (brother- in- arwsCRobertrtof
Boise, and Bill of Nampa, sister -in-
law, Edith Breshears, Caldwell and
sister-in-law and brother -in -law,
Glen and Ella Faulks of Homedale;
She asnpreceded in death by parents; her husband, Louis; and a
great-granddaughter, Courtney
Rudd.
In lieu Of the fa
requests that memorials be given
to the Friends Community Church
Building Fund in Homedale.
IWe love you Mom and will miss
happy so, but know you are truly
a
ppy with Daddy.
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Robert Allen Breshears
Robert Allen Breshears, 52, passed away in his home in McCall from unknown causes.
L r_� Graveside services were held Friday, April 17, 2015 at McCall Cemetery. Thanks to Nathan
'= Hess at the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
+": Robert was bom in Boise June 24, 1962. He graduated from Burley High School in 1981.
From there he joined the Navy as a dental assistant.
Robert was employed at the Idaho State School and Hospital. He retired and moved to
McCall to be with his children and grandchildren.
Robert spent his time hunting, fishing and campfires with his children and grandchildren. You will be
forever missed but never forgotten, may you rest in peace.
Robert is survived by his children, Derek and his wife Shannon Breshears and his two grandsons
Dakota and Quentin Breshears, and his daughter Amanda Harmon and her husband Josh Harmon, all
of McCall; and his brother Willy Breshears and his wife Brenda from Walla Walla, Wash.
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John "Jack" C. Meuser
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John C. Meuser, 90, of Nampa, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Diamond Assisted Living in Meridia
Jack was born July 8, 1922, in Rexburg, to John Frank and Luella (Lambert) Meuser.
`> School and attended Long Beach College and then four years at Northwest Christian C
He married Geraldine Ellis in Las Vegas, NV on June 19, 1942. Jack worked as a lath
After college he was ordained as a pastor at Red Rock Christian Church. He served a
'•,. churches in Oregon and California.
After retirement, Jack and Gerie spent summers in McCall at their cabin.
Jack is survived by his wife of 71 years, Geraldine Meuser of Meridian; Ellis Meuser o
Meridian: and Mark Meuser of
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Wifliam Lee Breunig
William Lee Breunig, 56, of
Grangeville died Tuesday, Sept.
21, 1999, from injuries received in
an auto accident near Grangeville.
Bill "Cherokee" as he was lov-
ingly known to his friends, was
born Aug. 28, 1943, in Walters,
Cotton County, Okla., to Arthur
Robert and Stella Irene Benson
Breunig.
Bill graduated from Sauk High
School in Sauk City, Wis., in 1962.
He served in the Army and was
honorably discharged in 1963. He
also served in the National Guard
d and was honorably discharged in
j 1968.
Bill was a lifetime member of
the National Rifle Association and
a member of the Elks.
He lived in Wisconsin, befor
moving to Idaho, in 1980. H
worked in logging in McCall befor
moving to Grangeville in 1993, and
he quickly created a close -knit
community of friends.
Bill was married and divorced
twice. After moving to Grangeville
he met and fell in love with Carol
Turner, with whom he spent a very
happy life before his untimely
death. He was much loved by his
friends and family and was known
to be a fun - loving man.
He was a great dancer and
enjoyed tearing up the dance floor
at the Elks Hall. Bill enjoyed giving
beautifully set dinner parties and
especially loved to BBO. His secret
recipe, Beer Battered Chicken, was
famous and enjoyed by all lucky
enough to feast on it. Bill proudly
built a deck on his home for his
dinner parties and had plans to
build a gazebo and shop as well.
n.
a tG
biii ioveu to go camping in ine uos-
pel Mountains, which he could see
everyday from the view of his deck.
He was a poetic writer and created
beautiful thoughts and emotions on
paper for his loved ones. Bill had
wild roses growing on his property
which he picked and dried, then
gave away generously and with
thoughtfulness.
His favorite movie was "Jere-
miah Johnson ", and his saying was
`Watch your topknot'. He was also
a big fan of John Wayne.
Bill was a very hard worker and
was known to be responsible, reli-
able and thorough in his work. He
was most known for his newspaper
courier route with the Idaho States
man newspaper from New Meat
ows to Grangeville. His bat
scarred GEO car is famous to the
amount miles and abuse it endured
for Bill in his diligence to complete
the route every morning, yet it still
ran! He sure went through the tires
and pots of coffee!
Bill was loved and will be deeply
missed.
He is survived by two sons,
Christopher Breunig of Boise and
William Arthur Breunig of San
Diego; his father of Wisconsin; a
grandson; and seven brothers and
sisters.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday at 12 noon, Pacific Time,
at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church, Grangeville.
Family suggests memorial con-
tributions may be made to the
National Rifle Association. Services
are under the direction of the
Noland- Blackmer Funeral Home,
Grangeville.
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Lenna May Brewer
Lenna May Brewer, 92, of Boi-
se, died Thursday, March 14,
2002, at a local care center.
She was born Aug. 21, 1909,
in Council, Idaho, the sixth child
of Charles Fredrick and Allie Mar -
riah (Bacus) Ketchum. As a child
she lived on farms in Iowa and
Idaho. She received her teaching
certificate from Albion Normal
School in Idaho. Lenna and
George B. Brewer were married
June 17, 1931. They lived in Jor-
dan Valley and Arock, Ore., Seat-
tle, Wash., Marsing and Boise.
She received several awards
for volunteering at the civil air
defense in Boise for many years.
Lenna cared for numerous
children at her home in Garden
City for years, and loved when
they came back to visit. She
enjoyed children, crossword puz-
zles, embroidery, quilting and
sewing, also canning fruits and
vegetables. She was very knowl-
edgeable of flowers, plants and
trees and could identify trees
without their foliage. She toured
America and most of the national
parks with George.
Survivors include her younger
sister, Anna Meyers of Whiting,
Iowa; daughter, Milly and hus-
band, J.P. Whitted of Grand
View, Idaho; sons, Oliver Brewer
of Kennewick, Wash., Noel and
wife, Linda Brewer of Miami, Fla.;
daughter, Sara and husband,
Charles Henson of Boise; 20
grandchildren; numerous great
and great - great - grandchildren;
and a multitude of nieces, neph-
ews and friends, especially Patty.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, George;
daughter, Lynn Young; and son,
Deane.
Graveside services will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March
19, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Cald-
well, under direction of the Alden -
Waggoner Funeral Chapel.
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Warren G. Brewer
Warren G. Brewer, age 75, of
Boise, passed away Saturday, Oct.
14, 2000, at a Boise hospital.
A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at
Chapel Falls in Kennewick, Wash.
Services are under the direction of
Muellers Funeral Home.
Warren was born Nov. 12,
1924, at Willington, Texas, a son of
Warren R. Brewer and Monti Shep-
pard. He served in the Civilian
Conservation Corps in McCall, Ida-
ho, from 1941 to 1942. He joined
the U.S. Navy in 1943 where he
served his country through World
War II until 1946. Part of his military
tour was spent on the USS Oklaho-
ma. He remained in the USN
reserve until 1951.
Warren worked as a rigger and
structural iron worker in the Port-
land area for several years. He
served in the active duty Air Force
from 1955 -1959, then joined the
Idaho Air National Guard until
1964. In 1967 he married Darlene
Thomberg of Boise. Warren owned
and operated Boise River Drilling
and most recently owned and oper-
ated Brewer Machine Works. He
left his mark on the Treasure Valley
as a hard worker and family man.
He enjoyed motorcycles, firearms,
collecting anything mechanical,
and the company of his friends.
He is survived by his brother,
Willard Brewer; his sister, Norweida
Ferrell; a daughter, Teresa Cap -
eron and son -in -law, Edward Cap -
eron of Kennewick, Wash.; sons,
Tim and Troy; a daughter, Tania;
three grandchildren; and one great -
grandchild. He was preceded in
death by his parents; and grand-
son, Aaron Caperon.
Esther Brewster
Esther Brewster, 92, of Eugene, Ore.,
formerly of McCall, Payette and Parma.
Idaho passed away on February 25,
1997, of natural causes. Graveside ser-
vices will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 28, 1997, at Dry Creek Cemetery in
Boise. Arrangements are under the di-
rection of Musgrove Family Mortuary in
Eugene.
Esther was born May 12, 1904, in Van
Wert, Ohio to John and Alma Feicht. She
married Bert Brewster May 12, 1925 in
Boise. They had one daughter. She re-
ceived her RN training in Twin Falls and
Nampa, Idaho. She and her husband
lived in Homedale, Idaho and owned a
Pool hall, and then in 1933, moved to
Parma where they owned B & B Club
and Restaurant. In 1942, they moved to
Payette and owned ''The Club ". They
moved to Warm Lake in 1945, and owned
Warm Lake Lodge. In 1948, they moved
to McCall and purchased The Forester
Club and owned a hotel in New Mead-
ows. She worked at the hospital in
McCall until her retirement in 1975. They
then moved to Eugene, Ore. in 1982.
Esther loved people and entertaining.
She was a member of Eastern Star,
Rebekah and The Daughters of the Nile.
She received an Outstanding Citizen's
Award in McCall.
She is survived by one daughter,
Irene Wassom of Eugene, Ore., two
grandsons; three great - granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Bert, in 1965.
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Esther Brewster, 92, of Eugene,
Ore., died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1997.
Graveside services, under the direc-
tion of Musgrove Family Mortuary,
were held on Feb. 28, 1997, at the Dry
Creek Cemetery in Boise.
She was born on May 12, 1904, in
Van Wert, Ohio, to John and Alma
Feicht. On her birthday in 1925 she
married Bert Brewster in Boise. They
lived in Homedale, where they owned
a pool hall. In 1933 they moved to
Parma, where they were owners of
the B &B Club and Restaurant.
In 1942 they moved to Payette,
where they owned The Club, and in
1945 they moved to Warm Lake and
owned the Warm Lake Lodge. In 1948
they came to McCall where they pur-
chased The Foresters Club. They also
owned a hotel in New Meadows.
She had received training as anurse
in Twin Falls and Nampa. She worked
as an RN at McCall Memorial Hospi-
tal until her retirement in 1975.
She loved people and entertaining.
She was a member of Eastern Star,
Rebekah, and Daughters of the Nile.
She was honored by the City of McCall
with the Outstanding Citizen Award.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Bert, in 1965. She is sur-
vived by her daughter, Irene Wasson
of Eugene, Ore.; two grandsons and
three great- grandchildren.
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Eugene Dennis Bridgedale
Eugene Dennis Bridgedale,
63, of Boise, passed away Thurs-
day, September 19, 2002 at the
Idaho State Veterans Home in
Boise. Eugene was born May 11,
1939 in Bismark, ND. He was the
youngest of six children born to
Louis and Teresa Bridgedale.
Uncle Gene was a kind and car-
ing man who was always willing
to lend a helping hand. He loved
going fishing in the mountains
and famj!y gatherings in Donnelly.
He is survived by three sisters,
is rick of Donnelly, Eunice
Fox of Colorado, Dorothy Hezel-
tine of Boise and one brother,
Robert Bridgedale of California,
and 18 nieces and nephews. His
parents and a sister, Elaine, pre-
ceded him in death.
We will never forget you,
Uncle Gene. Even though we are
filled with sorrow we are grateful
that you are suffering no more.
We love you and you will always
be in our hearts.
The family would like to thank
the staff at the Idaho Veterans'
Home. Their kindness and com-
passion for Gene will forever be
appreciated.
Interment will be held at a
later date at the Veterans' Memo-
rial Cemetery in Gustin,
California.
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Millard "Newt" Bright
Millard "New&' Bright, 75, born
April 9, 1928, in Caldwell, passed
away Friday morning, Sept. 19,
2003, at home in Cascade with
his wife, Ellie, by his side.
He is sur-
vived by Elinor
"Ellie'; three
daughters,
Shiela Allmon
of Missouri
Marcia Bright
Frizzell of
Nampa, and
Trinelle Jensen
of Caldwell;
four sons, Rod-
ney Bright of Caldwell, Todd
Bright of Ritzville, Wash., Keith
Bright of Boise, and Rob McGinty
of Yakima, Wash.; two sisters, Lil-
lian Vaughn of Nampa, and Dor-
othy Goode of Sweet Home,
Ore.; along with 18 grandchildren
and several great - grandchildren.
Newt served in the Navy at
age 15 during World War ll, and
worked in concrete construction,
agriculture and the Forest Service
before he and his wife retired to
Cascade.
Newt's love of horses, hunting
and "shooting the breeze" over a
cup of coffee will leave a big hole
in the hearts of everyone who
knew him.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24,
at Flahiff Funeral Chapel, 624
Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell. Inter-
ment will follow at Canyon Hill
Cemetery, Caldwell. There will be
a potluck following at the Elks in
Nampa.
Friends may call this evening
from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flahiff Funeral
('hanel. Caldwell.
BERRY WENDELL
BRIGHTWELL
Berry Wendell Brightwell,
75, of Boise, died Thursday,
April 16, 2009, in a local
veterans home.
Memorial services will be
held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May
2, 2009 at the Alden- Waggoner
Funeral Chapel. The Rev.
Hubert Helling will officiate.
Cremation will precede the
service.
Mr.
Brightwell
was born
Dec. 12, 1933
in Chariton,
Iowa, the
son of
Harold O.
and Ruth
Gunn
Brightwell.
He graduated from
Chariton High School.
He joined the United States
Navy serving for 10 years
before joining the United
States Air Force. After serving
another 10 years he retired
from the Air Force.
On Sept. 13, 1962, Berry
married Mary Jane Majerus
at Fairchild Air force Base
near Spokane, Wash. Mrs.
Brightwell passed away in
March 2000.
Mr. Brightwell lived in
various places the last two
being McCall for 16 years and
then Boise for 23 years.
Berry enjoyed hunting
and fishing. He also enjoyed
older vehicles, especially
Volkswagens. He participated
in the Boise based Boise Bus
Pilots Club for over 10 years.,
Berry volunteered briefly with
the V.A.
Mr. Brightwellis survivedby
his son, Timothy P. Brightwell
of Boise; his granddaughter,
Alexandra Brightwell of
Puyallup, Wash., and his
grandson, Aaron Emory of
Puyallup; and one sister, Dee
Brightwell of Des Moines,
Iowa.
In addition to his wife he
was preceded in death by a
son, Jeffery Scott Brightwell,
in January 1992, and a sister,
Bobby Brightwell /Brown of
Louisiana.
Berry was an upstanding
citizen, rather selfless and
always ready to help others. As
afather, husband, grandfather,
son, brother, and friend he will
be dearly missed.
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JEFFREY SCOTT
BRIGHTWELL
Jeffrey Scott Brightwell, 23,
Boise, formerly of McCall, died
Monday, Jan. 6, 1992, in a Boise
hospital.
Memorial services were con-
ducted Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1992, at
Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise.
Cremation was under the direction
of Cloverdale Crematory.
Mary Jane
"Janie" Majerus Brightwell
Janie Brightwell, 60, of Boise,
died Saturday, March 25, 2000, as
the result of an automobile acci-
dent near Rock Springs, Wyo.
Memorial services will be held
at 2 p.m. Friday, April 7, at the
Alden- Waggoner Funeral Chapel,
Boise. Chaplain Peter Furno of the
El Korah Shrine, Boise, will offici-
ate. Private inurnment will take
place at a later time.
Janie was born Oct. 10, 1939,
at Denver, Colo. She graduated
from high school in Denver, Colo.,
and from Mt. Scholastica College in
Atchison, Kan. Janie was
employed by St. Alphonsus
Regional Medical Center in Boise
as a registered medical technol
gist. Before working at St. AI's sh
worked as a medical tech
nologis
at Valley County Hospital at Cas
cade for 14 years. She was a
member of the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists.
She married Berry W. Brightwell
at Fairchild Air Force Base in
Washington on Sept. 15, 1962.
She is survived by her husband,
Berry, a son, Timothy "Tim" Bright -
well, both of Boise; granddaughter,
Alex Emery and grandson, Aaron
Emery of Puyallup, Wash.; and her
stepmother, Hazel Francis McFall
Majerus of Denver, Colo.
She was preceded in death by
her son, Jeffrey S. Brightwell; par-
ents, John H. and Adriene Majerus;
and brothers, John W. and Paul T.
Majerus.
Memorial contributions may be
made to a favorite charity.
Dr. Joseph Brisbane
Dr. Joseph Brisbane died Dec. 4, 1996,
at his home in New Meadows, Idaho.
Joe was born
Jan. 5, 1915, at
New York City, and
was a physician
and surgeon for
more than 50
years. He had
been chief of sur-
gery at Los Robles
Hospital in Thou-
sand Oaks, Calif.,
before he retired
to Idaho where he practiced part -time at
the Veterans Hospital in Boise.
Joe was preceded in death by his
beloved dog, Sadie.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; and
daughters, Megan and Beth.
Dr. Brisbane was loved and respected
by all who knew him, and we've only
begun to miss him.
Donations may be made to Canine
Companions for Independence, P.O. Box
446, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95402.
The family may be contacted at P.O.
Box 335, New Meadows 83654.
CHARLES `LEFTY'
BRINKMAN
Charles "Lefty" Brinkman, 73,
of McCall, died at home on Dec. 21,
2002, in the loving care of family,
friends and McCall Hospice.
A celebra-
tion of
Lefty's life
will be held
at the
Community
Congrega-
tional
Church,
Saturday,
Dec. 28, at 3
p.m. Pastor
Charlottie
Havlica
will offick
i-
ate. Friends
are invited
to the
Brinkman
home
following
the service.
Lefty was
born on Dec.
28, 1928, in
Philadel-
phia. As a
young man
he became a
celebrated
competition
figure skater in singles, pairs and
dance events.
He earned a bachelor's degree
in zoology from Colorado College
in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1951.
In the 1960s Lefty moved to Aspen,
Colo., and developed the Brown Ice
Palace, now known as the Aspen
Ice Garden.
An entrepreneur, gifted athlete
and coach, Lefty lived his life pas-
sionately. He qualified to compete
in the Olympics as a pairs figure
skater, organized Sun Valley ice
shows, ran the Aspen Meadows
Tennis Club and served as Aspen
Highlands Ski School director.
Lefty was at various times in
the insurance business, a stock-
broker, a real estate ,agent and
developer and manager of resorts
at Lake Placid, N.Y.; Stowe, Vt. and
Wickenburg, Ariz.
He was general manager and co-
owner of the Aspen Highlands Inn,
General Manager of Spanish
Springs Dude Ranch in Ravendale,
Calif., and part -owner and man-
ager of a large bed and breakfast in
Albuquerque, N.M.
In McCall, Lefty taught skiing
at Brundage Mountain Resort and
founded the McCall Sailing Club.
The Woodlands neighborhood ten-,
nis court is dedicated to Brinkp�an
and nicknamed, "Lefty's eourt."
Lefty lived k�life exuberantly.
His le acy to a vibrant life is that
tions of skiers, skaters and
t @@nnis players benefited from his .
�kall as a teacher and competitor.
Lefty is survived by his adored
wife, ene; her son. Dave
Beekman; cCall; and daughters
Lisa Herri on, Panama City,
Fla., and jarr Johnson, Los
Alamos, N. : y
Lefty will also96missed by their
nine grandchildren and his three
daughters, Catherine and Shiela
Brinkman, who live in Colorado
Springs, and Andrea Brinkman,
Santa Cruz, Calif.
In lieu offlowers, Lefty and Max
request that memorial gif s--be sent
to the Community Congregational
Church, P.O. Box 762, McCall, ID
83638 "In memory of Lefty
Brinkman."
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EARL FRANCIS
BROCKMAN
EarlFrancis Brockman, 80,
died peacefully at his home in
Riggins on Jan. 29, 2009.
A funeral service will be
held at Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church on Saturday,
Feb. 14, 2009, at 11 a.m. followed
by a luncheon and a time to
share memories.
Earl was
born to Pearl
C. Brockman
and Earl H:.µ ,vq
Brockman in
Pocatello on
Dec. 11, 1928.
He moved as
a child with
his family
to Caldwell,
where he
attended
elementary
and high school graduating
in 1947.
He attended Boise Junior
College, the University of
Idaho and The College of
Idaho, from which he gradu-
ated in 1950.
Earl considered photog-
raphy his life. He developed
his first roll of film at age 11.
After college he studied film
specifically during the Korean
War in the U.S. Army Signal
Corps School. As a corporal
photographer, he spent two
years documenting the reha-
bilitationof Japanafter World
War H.
During a 50 -year career, he
maintained his own. studio,
taught as adjunct faculty for
both The College of Idaho
and Boise State University,
and mentored aspiring begin-
ners.
In 1971 he received his MFA
from the University of Utah,
crediting that program with
leading him to change the per-
ception of his art. Rather than
preplanning photographs, he
began to train himself to per-
ceive and accept the images
which found him.
He was always interested
in the work of other great
photographers. He credited
Dorothea Lange, W Eugene
Smith, Eliot Erwitt and
Cartier Bresson as main
influences.
He has exhibited through-
out the Northwest, most
recently in Logan, Utah,
Baker, Oregon, Caldwell,
Boise, Grangeville, McCall
and Riggins.
Twenty years ago he pho-
tographed the'Sisters at the
Monastery of St. Gertrude in
Cottonwood for an Arts and
Humanities exhibit, which
traveled the State of Idaho.
He was, at the time of his
death, preparing an exhibit,
which will be posthumously
shown at Sterling Bank in
Riggins in March.
Earl delighted in his chil-
dren and grandchildren. He
is survived by Julie (Tom)
Stevens and Natalia, Jeff
(Joan) Brockman and Chris
and Maddie, Jill (Ray) Jones
and Ben, Joshua John West,
Philip (Leah) Sollers and
Warren, Dana, and Jaxon,
as well as his wife, Frances
W. Ford.
He also found joy in the
friends he had in the com-
munities of McCall, where
he lived for 20 years, and
of Riggins, where he lived
for five.
He was particularly
pleased during the last year
of his life to have celebrated
his 25th wedding anniversary
with Francie, celebrate his
80th birthday, and share both
of those occasions with his
children.
In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that a donation
be made either to MCPAWS
Regional Animal Shelter, The
Alpine Playhouse in McCall,
or The Monastery of Saint
Gertrudein. Cottonwood.
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Phillip Brodhecker
Philip Lloyd Brodhecker, 60, of Homedale, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, after a 4 -1/2 year
battle with cancer. At his request no services will be held.
`F ! Phil was born in Boise to parents Lloyd and JoAnn Brodhecker.
Phil had a great love for his friends and family. He also had a strong love for the
outdoors and motorcycles.
�aC'e His greatest love and joy was his son, Matt Brodhecker and daughter, Audrey
Brodhecker.
He is survived by his children, Matt and Audrey; his mother, Jo Ann Brodhecker; two brothers, Chris
(Krissy) Brodhecker and Doug (Tauna) Brodhecker.
He is also survived by many family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his father,
Lloyd Brodhecker.
Condolences may be sent to www.flahifffuneralchapel.com
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James Henry Brooks
James Henry Brooks,
Payette, Idaho, died May 24,
CL Payette con
valescent center
from natural
causes incidentto
age.
Funeral ser-
vices will be held
Thursday, May
29,1997, at 1 p.m.
at Haren -Wood
Funeral Chapel in
Payette with Rev.
Letitia Croom officiating. Vault
interment will follow at Rosedale
Memorial Gardens in Payette.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to
8 p.m. at Haren -Wood Funeral Chapel
in Payette.
He was born Dec. 29, 1909 at
Drewsey, Ore. to James and Lena
Brooks. He moved to C 30
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1997, in
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scaling Togs, driving cat, mechanic
and ak� ggin�_f-oreman at New
Meadows rdaho. In 1944W-1 he took a
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operator for the MacGregging
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On Jan. 20, 1945, James (Jim) and
Lois were married in Payette. They
lived in Council until 1953, when they
moved to Bates, Ore. He worked as a
log Hoister for Hines Lumber Co. in
Bates until his retirement in 1973.
Shortly after retirement, they moved
to Payette. They enjoyed gardening,
hunting, fishing, and camping. He and
Lois also enjoyed traveling with his
older brother and wife, Ray and Eva.
James, a loving and gentle
husband, father and grandfather, is
survived by his son, Raymond;
stepsons, Freeman and LeRoy; and
numerous grandchildren and great -
grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Lois; two grandsons;
his mother; father; two brothers; and a
sister.
Mary Elizabeth
Thomas Peavey Brooks
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Peavey Brooks, 94, of Hailey and
Carey, passed away Monday,
Feb. 11, 2002, at the Bridgeview
Estates in Twin
Falls.
Mary was
born Nov. 1,
1907, in Colby,
Kan., the
daughter of
John and Flo-
rence Thomas.
As an infant
she moved
with her par-
ents to Gooding, Idaho, where
Mary was educated, graduating
with the class of 1925. She
attended two years at Mills Col-
lege in Oakland, Calif., and then
went on to receive her bachelor's
degree in economics from the
University of Idaho in 1929. That
same year she married her col-
lege sweetheart Arthur J. Peavey.
They lived in Twin Falls and had
two children. Arthur died in a
Snake River boating accident in
1941.
Mary then moved with her son
and daughter to Washington,
D.C., where her father was serv-
ing as a U.S. senator from Idaho.
It was there that she met C. Way-
land "Curly" Brooks, a senator
from Illinois who sat next to her
father in the Senate chamber. In
1945, Mary and Curly were mar-
ried. After he left the Senate in
1948, the couple moved to Chica-
go. He remained active in politics
until his death in 1957, after
which Mary took on many of his
political responsibilities. She soon
became Illinois Republican
National committeewoman and in
1960 she was elected vice chair-
man of the National Committee
and also served as the official
hostess of the Republican
National Convention in Chicago.
In 1963 she resigned her vice
chairmanship and returned to
Idaho where she was appointed
to the Idaho State Senate repre-
senting Blaine County and part of
the Magic Valley. She returned to
Washington, D.C., in 1969, when
she was appointed to the position
of director of the Mint by Presi-
dent Nixon. She served in that
capacity from 1969 to 1977 under
Presidents Nixon and Ford. She
was responsible for the historic
changing of the faces on the dol-
lar (to Eisenhower), the half dollar
(to Kennedy), and the flip -side of
the quarter (to the Bicentennial
motif).
She retired on Feb. 11, 1977,
and returned to Idaho, living in
Boise but spending summers at
the family cabins at Pettit Lake
near Stanley and her ranch, Flat
Top Sheep Co., north of Carey. In
1998 she moved to Hailey where
she lived until a month prior to her
death.
Over her life she was active
and served on the boards of
many civic, social, and political
organizations. Among these
were: Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority, the American Newspa-
pers Women's Club, the AAUW,
the American Legion Auxiliary,
the Idaho Youth Ranch, and the
Senior Citizens. Her awards and
honors were numerous including:
Idaho Woman of the Year and
induction into the University of
Idaho's Hall of Fame in 1970.
She was the first woman to
receive the Alexander Hamilton
Award, which is the U.S. Treasury
Department's highest award. She
received the "I Left My Heart in
San Francisco" award from the
San Francisco Convention and
Visitors Bureau for her efforts in
the restoration and preservation
of the Old Mint Building in 1974
and the High Achievement award
from her sorority, Kappa Kappa
Gamma. She was featured in the
Idaho Centennial publication
"Here We Have Idaho" in 1990,
the stories of 100 distinguished
Idaho citizens. She served a term
on the Idaho Water Resources
Board in the 1980s and was
inducted into the Idaho Hall of
Fame Association in 1997. In
1999 she received an honorary
doctorate from the University of
Idaho in public administration.
Throughout her life this amaz-
ing woman never forgot her Idaho
roots and was happy to retire to
this land, to follow local and
national news, play cards with her
friends, watch the birds and
ducks gather around backyard
feeders and drive ranch roads
gathering wildflowers and taking
pictures. Her car license plates
identified her as "MTN MARY."
She was preceded in death by
her parents, and her two
husbands.
Survivors include her son,
John Thomas (Diane Josephy)
Peavey of Carey; her daughter,
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Gordon)
Eccles o . McCall; six grandchil-
dr6 _ -Davi r ynn) Peavey of
Fremont, Calif., Karen Peavey of
Richland, Wash., John Thomas
(Diane Nelson) Peavey II of
Hailey, Ruth (Clay) Hall of Sam -
mamish, Wash., Art Eccles of
Kirkland, Wash., and Clark Eccles
of Renton, Wash.; along with six
great - grandchildren, Aaron, Adam
and Benjamin Peavey of Fre-
mont, Calif., Cory and Jacob
Peavey of Hailey, and Elijah Hall
of Sammamish, Wash.
We will all miss this strong -
willed and generous woman who
was as comfortable at the White
House as she was at the ranch
sheep camps. She was outspo-
ken and disarming in her honesty
and curiosity. She taught us
about life.
A memorial service for family,
friends, and neighbors will be
held at her beloved Flat Top
Sheep Co. ranch near Carey, at 2
p.m. May 19, when the grasses
turn green, her favorite time of the
year. Please contact the family for
more information.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of White Mor-
tuary and Crematory, Twin Falls.
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Charles M.
"Chuck" Broomfield
Dad got what he wanted - to
leave this life without a long,
tedious illness. Our dad, Chuck
Broomfield, finished his work here
on earth on
Monday, June ,
23, 2003, and
went to be with
his Lord follow-
ing a heart '
attack.
Chuck was
born Sept. 27, C,
1920, in
Wheatland,
Wyo. He lived
in Chugwater until 1926, at which
time he went to live with an uncle
in Nebraska following the death
of his father. He returned to live
with his mother at Chugwater in
1932 where he attended elemen-
tary school. Chuck graduated
from Wheatland High in 1939. He
married Glendowyn (Glenda)
Swaim on June 15, 1941, in
Reno, Nev., and they moved to
Nampa, Idaho, in 1955. Chuck
and Glenda just celebrated their
62nd anniversary.
Chuck worked hard - truck
driver, brick layer, contractor,
physical plants superintendent at
Northwest Nazarene University,
and owner /developer of Valley
Plaza Retirement Center. Chuck
enjoyed spending countless
hours training horses with his
grandchildren. His diverse abili-
ties have created many lasting
and wonderful friendships.
What made Chuck special
was his unparalleled faith in
Jesus Christ as his Savior. His
S'�ai'csrv,.ah.
strength as a man was a reflec-
tion of his relationship with his
Lord. He donated his talent, time,
and dedicated service to his
church, Northwest Nazarene Uni-
versity, and family.
Dad was a fun - loving, devoted
husband, supportive, caring
father, and an ideal grandfather.
Chuck is survived by his wife;
Glenda of Nampa; his son and
daughter -in -law, Wade and Nadia
Broomfield, Fairfield, Calif.;
_,V 11 n_in -law Rnxie
and Ben I;- ton -,a
eight grandchildren, Debi and
Dave Ferdinand, Dana and Jim
McCord, Darci and Travis Cay-
wood, Christy and Chris Gilliam,
Tish and Jeff Davis, Von and
Heidi Wellington, Sherry Asaad,
and Aaron and Tamiko Grant III;
11 great - grandchildren; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death uy
his parents, his twin sister, and
three older sisters.
Funeral services to celebrate
Chuck's life, will be held at 10
a.m. Monday, June 30, at College
Church of the Nazarene, 504
Dewey Ave., Nampa. Pastor
Chuck Hagemeier will officiate.
Burial will follow at Kohlerlawn
Cemetery. Friends may call Sun-
day from 1 to 6 p.m. at Alsip &
Persons Funeral Chapel, Nampa.
The family will greet friends and
loved ones at the funeral chapel
from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Memorial contributions may
be sent to the College Church of
the Nazarene Building Fund, 504
Dewey Ave., Nampa, ID 83686,
the church where Chuck and
Glenda have been so involved
since 1955.
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Effie Henrietta Bross
Effie Henrietta Bross concluded
this life's journey on Sunday, June
27, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bene-
dict's Long -term Care Unit in Jer-
ome, Idaho.
She was born Effie Henrietta
Cruse, to Jasper Newton and Dona
Caroline Cruse, on March 29
1901, at Maple Falls, Wash. Her
family moved to the McCall, Idaho,
region where she attended th
Lardo School. She remained t
work as a midwife, cook and lum
ber camp cook after her famil
returned to Washington state.
On May 22, 1918, Effie married
Joseph Anton Bross at Cascade.
They built several homes in the
area
After many years with the
Brown and Hoff lumber mill, Joe
began his own business as patrol-
man and caretaker for the summer
home cottages around the lake.
Effie was his prime assistant. They
built two log homes on the west
shore of Payette Lake.
She was famous as a seam-
stress, cook, and for her needle-
work. Many still enjoy the afghans
she crocheted. Effie was a dedi-
cated wife, mother and homemak-
er. After the death of her husband,
Effie moved to Jerome to be near
her daughter.
She entered St. Benedict's
Long -term Care facility in 1995,
where she was very active aiding
other patients and crocheting
afghans for charity.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, Jasper Newton Cruse
and Dona Caroline Provo Cruse;
her three sisters; five brothers; and
her husband, Joseph Anton Bross.
She is survived by her children,
Joseph A. (Genivieve) Bross, Rich-
ard H. (Thelma) Bross, and Bar-
bara R. Hall (Bob) Jamison; her
grandchildren, Deena (Ronald)
Stevens, Regeena (James) Peter-
son, Jennifer (Dan) Wilson, Von
Richard Bross, Monique Bross,
Mauni (Tony) Humbach, Baundi
(Susan) Bond, Harold (AnJanette)
Hall; 15 great- grandchildren; and
seven great - great - grandchildren.
Cremation is under the direction
of Hove - Robertson Funeral Chap-
el, Jerome. Graveside services will
be held by the family on Wednes-
day, July 14, at McCall.
Robert Edward Brost
Robert Edward Brost, 78 of
McCall passed away Monday
December 1, 2003 at his home
surrounded by his loving family.
He fought a courageous battle
with melanoma
cancer.
Services
will be con-
ducted 10:00
a.m. Friday,
December 5,
2003 at Our
Lady of the -- F
Lake Catholic
Church under
the direction of
the Heikkila Funeral Chapel,.
McCall
Bob was born February 1,
1925 in Dayton, Ohio to Norman
L. and Marie
(Sherlock)
Brost. Bob and
his brother,
Thomas, were
orphaned at
early ages and
spent their
early years liv-
ing with aunts
and uncles, or
whoever would
put up with them.
Bob was on the 1942 Dayton,
Ohio all city football team as a
guard. He played football with
three colleges: Miami University,
University of Dayton Camp Leje-
une" Marines and then graduated
from Lake Forest College at the
age of 27.
In 1943, he left high school to
join the U.S. Marine Corps where
he received training in demoli-
tions in the Pacific Area. He also
served as an orderly to Brigadier
General W.G. Farrell, FMF Pacif-
ic. After this he trained on New
Heberdes Island, Guadalcanal
and then joined the First Marine
division on the Island of Pavuvu.
He served in the Palau Islands
campaign and then with the III
Marine Amphibious Corps during
the six month Philippine Islands
Campaign. After WWII ,Bob was
posted at Marine Guards Compa-
ny, NAD Hawthorne, and also
with Marine Detachment N.O.B.
Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands,
Marine Guard Company U.N.T.S.
Great Lakes, Illinois where he
was discharged honorably in April
1947. During the Korean call -up
of 1950, Bob served with the Sec-
ond Marine Division, 6th Marines
Weapons Company, as part of
Landing Force of 6th U.S. Fleet in
the Mediterranean Sea. During
five years of active duty, 36
months were spent at sea or For-
eign Duty stations. Bob was a
member of the 1st Marine
Association.
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It was during college he met
and married Frances Reim in
1952 in Lake Forest Illinois. They
resided in Libertyville,,lllinois until
their move to Idaho in 1986. They
have two children Timothy of Boi-
se, ID and Roberta Brost Karlberg
of Island Lake, Illinois. Bob was
an active leader in Boy Scouts
(Order of the Arrow) and coached
Boys Club football for many
years.
Bob spent 32 years employed
by Outboard Marine Corporation
of Waukegan, Illinois as Manager
of Government Sales & Military
Contract. He was a member of
Our Lady of The Lake Catholic
Church. He was an avid wood
worker, which encompassed the
building of furniture, carving birds
and ship models, which further
led to making fly rods.
He was preceded in death by
his parent and a brother, Thomas
H. Brost. He is survived by his
wife of 51 years, Fran, daughter
Roberta and son, Timothy neph-
ew, Thomas Brost, Jr., nieces,
Barbara Brost Schofield and
Christine Brost Trapnell. Also,
survived by his faithful compan-
ion, Poncho, a Burnese cat.
Special thank to Dr. Richard
Cussler and Nancy Cussler, his
Hospice nurse, and their staff.
In lieu of flowers, contributions
can be made to St. Lukes Hos-
pice, 1000 State Street, McCall,
ID 83638 or Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church, McCall.
Donnelly taxidermist found dead in shop
Clyde Brothers, Donnelly, died from natural caus-
es last Sunday according to County Coroner Marve
Heikkila. Brothers was 54. He was found by Mike
Lenzi, McCall, on Monday at noon.
The two men were friends and Lenzi said he
stopped in occassionally to visit with Brothers. When
he arrived at the shop, he could see through the win-
dow that Brothers was lying on the floor. Lenzi said
he broke a window to get into the building and when
he checked Brothers for a pulse, "there wasn't one
and Brothers was pretty cold."
Lenzi indicated that Brothers had been sitting at
the bench working on a project and it appeared to
him that Brothers fell back off the stool to crash on
the floor. It appeared to Lenzi that Brothers had died
instantly.
Valley County Sheriff Louie Pratt said the sher-
iff's department responded and when the deputies
arrived they found the broken window. They searched
for paperwork listing next of kin which includes his
mother Jaunita Harris, and a daughter.
Lenzi said during eighteen years of taking his
taxidermy work to Brothers they had swapped hunt-
ing and fishing stories and Lenzi indicated that
"Brothers was a really nice guy and that he had a
heart of gold."
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ELGIE CLAIBORNE
BROTHERS
Elgie Claiborne Brothers, 84, died
Jan. 31, 1994, at a McCall hospital.
Private family memorial services were
held.
She was born in Eden, Idaho, on
April 16, 1909. She was a beloved
mother, grandmother, great- grand-
mother, homemaker, cook at the state
hospital in Gooding, and head cook at
a nursing home in Gooding.
She retired to the Little Salmon
River area in 1976.
She is survived by three brothers
and three sisters; two children, Dr. L.
Wayne Swenson of Corvallis, Ore.,
and Barbara J. Spence of Little Salmon
River; 12 grandchildren and 33 great -
grandchildren.
The family would appreciate any
gifts or memorials be made to McCall
Memorial Hospital. Many thanks from
the family for all the prayers, cards
and kindness expressions.
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Albert Leroy Brown
Albert Leroy Brown, 76, of Cascade, passed away peacefully at his home and surrounded by his
family on Nov. 15, 2014, after a short battle with brain cancer.
A celebration of his life was held Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at Summers Funeral Home in
Meridian with burial at Dry Creek Cemetery.
I Albert was born Feb. 19, 1938 in Springfield, Mo., to David M. Brown and Virginia (Terhune)
Brown.
He lived with his parents on a fans in Springfield until he was age 4, at which time his
parents divorced and he moved with his father to Portland, Ore. His father then married Holly
(Courtwright) Brown and he gained a new brother, Floyd "Butch" Courtwright.
AI's dad and stepmother had four more children, David, Sue, Terry and Jim. They all moved to Boise,
Idaho.
After completing school in Boise, Al joined the Air National Guard and went to Texas for basic training.
He then returned to Boise and married Rose Marie "Dolly" Jennings and they were blessed with three
children, Ben, Debbie, and Larry. Al and Dolly were married for 13 years.
For 14 years, All worked at Eddy's Bakery. He then quit to work for Evan's Products Co. in Boise for
the next 10 years. When Evan's Products shut down he moved to Payette, and went to work for Boise
Cascade.
At married Sandra Jean (Boyington) Heppler and they bought and ran a dairy farm in New Plymouth
with her two children, Dan and Angie. AI and Sandy were married 13 years.
All eventually sold the dairy and moved back to Boise and went back to work for Eddy's Bakery for
another 10 years at which time he retired. He reunited with an old friend, Erin C. Hanssen, and her
grown daughter, Susan Douglass. After a short while, AI and Erin were married and enjoyed 13 years
together.
They spent their time between their summer home in Boise and winter home in the foothills of Yuma,
Ariz. In Boise, At rode a Honda Goldwing SE and belonged to the GWRRA Motorcycle Club and the
Christian Motorcycle Association. He and Erin enjoyed their many friends in both clubs and spent many
happy hours riding with them.
Winters in Yuma meant many hours 4- wheeling in the Jeep taking pictures of all of God's wonders in
the desert. Upon his return from his desert rides he would share with Erin all that he had seen. He was
in awe of all the beautiful things that God had created.
In the evenings, At loved to sit on the patio with his lovely wife, Erin, and their three dogs, KC, Squirt,
and Scooter and gaze at the night sky. Al loved all the years that God gave him with his family and
friends.
At really enjoyed the times he spent with Erin, the love of his life, and his children, all of them, and his
grandchildren and great - grandchildren. AI will be missed by all who knew him.
At was preceded in death by his father, mother, granny, and mother that raised him, Holly May Brown.
He is survived by his wife, Erin, and her daughter, Susan and granddaughter, Erin; his son, Ben
(Nancy); his daughter, Debbie (Tim); and his son, Larry; his grandchildren, Ryan, Patrick, Chris, Kelsey,
Jackson and Brandon; his great-granddaughters, Bailee and Greta; and great - grandson, Braedon
Brown.
The family would like to acknowledge the fact that At had the time and forethought to write this
obituary for himself.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke's Hospice in McCall, 301 Deinhard St., McCall,
ID 83638.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on AI's webpage at
www.summersfuneral.com.
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BILL "SARGE" BROWN
Bill "Sarge" Brown, 85,
died Sept. 14, 2008 at his home
in Grand Junction, CO. He
was 85.
Plans for memorial ser-
vices will be announced at a
later date.
"Sarge," as he was affec-
tionately known, was born
Oct. 5, 1922 and grew up in
Idaho, the son of William R.
and Natalie Brown.
"Sarge" served inthe Army
from 1942 until 1966 in both the
European and Korean theatres
of war and retired with the
rank of Command Sergeant
Major.
He was part of the now fa-
mous 86th Mountain Infantry
of the 10th Mountain Divi-
sion. He was the fifth- ranking
Sergeant Major in the U. S.
Army.
"Sarge" is perhaps best
known for his many innova-
tions and contributions to
the American ski industry
through his 25 years of over-
seeing Vail Mountain.
Family, friends and skiers
everywhere mourn the loss
of this legend and forerun-
ner of American skiing and
mountaineering.
He is survived by his
wife of 38 years, Rouene
Brown.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial donations may be made
to Hospice & Palliative Care
of Western CO, PO Box 60307,
Grand Junction, CO 81506, or
Roice -Hurst Humane Society,
3320 D 1/2 Rd., Clifton, CO
81520.
Carl Elliott B.rown,
Carl E. Brown, 84, prominent McCall lumberman and civic leader
died in the McCall Memorial oHspital Tuesday after an -extended
illness. Funeral arrangements will be 'handled by the Walker
Chapel in McCall. Details of the services were not available Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Carl Elliott Brown was born in !
Whitefield, N' September. 10,
187a, the. third child of Warren
Goodhue and Charlotte.. _ Elliott
Brown. Whitefield lies in timber-
ed country., -and for two genera-
tions the Browns had engaged in
lumbering on.,a large scale. From`:
childhood Carl Brown was €am=
illar with the woods, with lumber-
ing, and .with . beautiful mountain i
country that.. ..could get very cold;
in winter.
He was educated in .the local
schools and at New Hampton In-,
stitute.
On August 28, 1902, he was mar
ried to Ida Louise Harrington; and
a few months later they made, a
;trip West 'with his parents. His
father had put some money Into.
the Independence mine, • 75 miles
,high in the 'mountains northeast_.
of McCall, Idaho, a spot ,he had
never seen, and subsequently Carl
returned to see to these interests.:
Jome`d ` by his. wife, . lie tried' a;
business. venture in Nampa,,, "but
with the financial panic of 1967
.he returned to the mining area.
in 1908. he .:bo•ugbt': the•.;Shieffer
ranch on the South Fork of the
Salmon river, and, using this as., a
base carried .•.the United States
mail undei contract from Warren
to Edw•ardsburg, now Big Creek.
This meant crossing winter sum-
mits up to 8000 feet, with snow
too deep even-for horses olf snow-
shoes. It . meant dog sleds. His
determination to get the , mail
through under any circumstances
and to pay every obligation to the:
last penny marked him unforgett -'
ably in .people's " minds.
In 1910 •he moved his, family to
McCall, again carried 'mail and
freight into the country. In 1915
he bought into the McCall lumber
mill owned by Theodore. Hoff: At
last he was in the lumber busi-
ness, where'he had always longed
%CI'6�Z,
to be.
This partnership continued un-
til 1929, .through wars,. through
prosperity, and through the deve-
lopment of McCall from frontier
-type town into a thriving little;
resort city. The railroad had come,
I schools, churches, businesses had
been founded, and . the Payette'
Lakes Inn had been built.
The Browns were tireless work-
ers for anything that was good for
the community. They gave not
i just money; they ' gave themselves.
Buying out his partner and go.
11'.g on his own at the time of the
stock market crash in 1929 again
required courage and foresight,
and again Brown's reputation for
complete honesty and industry
made bankers willing to trust him.
Through the depression the mill
1continued to keep -running, one , of
the few "small" mills In the
Northwest that did; and its pay.
roll , stabilized the town. In 1940,
with World War If begun in
.Europe, the mill • burned.. But
again Brown's word was so good
with `his .bankers that he, was able
to borrow and rebuild immediate
ly, . Brown's Tie and Lumber mill
and operations: .emerged bigger,
and more complete.
�To Carl and . Ida Brown were
bornjour children, Elizabeth (Har
wood) of McCall; Warren H., man -
ager of the company since 1946;
Dorothy (Beyerle). of Boise, and
Margaret (Davis( of Nampa. There.
are 12 grand- children and three I
great - granchildren.
Carl Brown was a charter" mem-
ber of the Elks-lodge in McCall;
a Mason, a Rotarian. He always .
attended and warmly supported,
the McCall Community (Congrega-
tional) church. The, story of his
l
life; The King's Pines was pub-
lished in 1961.
by -Grace E. Jordan
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Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown, 53, of Boise, formerly of Yellow Pine and Big Creek, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015
at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.
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DOROTHEA
FERN BROWN
Dorothea Fern Brown
passed away peacefully at
her daughter and son -in -law's
home in Donnelly on July 13,
2009, at the age of 90.
Services will be held at 7
p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at Cow-
boy Camp Meeting, Hungry
Bear Ranch, 13427 Norwood
Rd., Donnelly. Graveside ser-
vices will be held at 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 22, 2009, at Riverside
Cemetery in Payette.
Dorothea
was born`
in Fresno,
Calif. She
went to Lodi
Academy in
Lodi, Calif.,
some of her
high school
years. Doro-
thea took
nursing at Loma Linda Univer-
sity in Loma Linda, Calif.
The following year she
decided to go to Walla Walla
Collage in Collage Place,
Wash., to get her B.S. degree.
Although a native Califor-
nian, she loved the Northwest
and the warmth of the people
in the Northwest at Walla
Walla Collage, where she met
her future husband, Edwin G.
Brown, who was taking the
ministry.
In September 1943, Edwin
got a call to the ministry in
Stevensville, Mont., and he
was told to "bring his wife."
So a few days later, on Oct.
3, 1943, Edwin and Dorothea
were married in Vancouver,
Wash. Theyleftthe next dayfor
Montana. That was the start of
Dorothea and Edwin's 53 years
of ministry in the Seventh -day
Adventist Church.
Dorothea was always by
her husband's side helping
him.as he served as a pastor
to a church or as they traveled
through out the Northwest and
Midwest as an evangelist.
Dorothea and Ed had a
daughter Donna Jean and a
precious son Bobby.
Dorothea was a wonderful
cook. Friends were always ask-
ing her for her recipes for her
good vegetarian dishes that
she would bring to potluck!
She helped put on cooking
schools for healthy vegetarian
cooking.
She also was a wonder-
ful seamstress and kept her
children and grandchildren
in the best of clothes. If she
knew of someone who nee4d
clothing, she often would make
them something to wear. Her
giving and unselfishness were
always noted by her family
and friends. '
Dorothea's grandchildren,
Todd and Ed Meyer, were her
joy to do things for and have
fun with. She always talked
about the time that the boys
lived with her and grandpa in
Ontario when the boys went
to collage. Those were such
special days for her.
After her husband's death
at their home in New Mead-
ows, she moved to Richland for
a year, then settled for the next
few happy years in Collage
Place, Wash., where she went
to collage. There she enjoyed
her home and many fiends in
her senior community, Coun-
try Living.
She especially loved spend-
ing many winters at her son's
condo in Palm Springs, Ca.
In 2005 Dorothea moved
to Donnelly to live with her
daughter and son -in -law, Don-
na and Kit Cave. They enjoyed
living together and taking
trips together.
Dorothea loved eating out
withherfamily. She especially
looked forward to the trips
that her son, Bob, would make
to Idaho every six weeks to
take her to his second home
in Cambridge for a week at
a time.
She loved helping start
her little church in Donnelly,
Long Valley Christian Fellow-
ship. She always loved going
to church and seeing all her
friends. She used to always
say that Jesus was her best
friend!
Dorothea will be missed
greatly by everyone. She is sur-
vived by her son, Bob Brown
of Los Angeles; her daughter
and son -in -law, Donna and Kit
Cave of Donnelly; her grand-
son Todd Meyer and his wife
Lisa and two - year -old twins
Jake and Hailey from Silver -
?on, Ore. Her other grandson
id Meyer from Midvale.
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Death: Frank Elliott Brown
Frank El iott Brown passed away on June 4, 2016, in McCall.
Frank was bom April 16, 1937 to his beloved parents Jayne and Warren Brown.
' His upbringing in McCall was full of adventure. From skiing and ski jumping at the Little Ski
Hill, to water- skiing on top of a ladder balancing on top of a plywood disk, he was always trying
to take things to the next level.
Frank graduated from McCall - Donnelly High School and then attended the University of
Colorado and studied architecture.
He was a member of the University's Ski Team. That team was the first team in any sport to win a
NCAA Title for the University of Colorado. In 2006, Frank and the rest of the team were inducted into the
CU Hag of Fame, one of his proudest moments. He then went on to ski in the 1960 Winter Olympics in
Squaw Valley, California.
Skiing was a huge part of Frank's Ice and he always looked back at his time as a champion skier as
one that taught him the drive, ambition and tenacity that would bring him through the trials of his life.
During his college years, he was married to Sheriene Lawhom and they had three sons, Charlie,
Warren L. and Stanley Brown.
After college, Frank started his long career as an entrepreneur. His vast career spanned property
management, property development, hotel and restaurant ownership, ski retail and several other
projects in Boise and McCall.
He owned and operated Victor's in Boise unfit 1986 when he moved back to McCall to develop King's
Pines Estates. He worked with his father and his children and it became his most successful property
development project.
Many of Franks projects can still be seen today in the A -frame houses, condominiums and other
buildings that are scattered around McCall. He was also very proud of the house he designed for his
aunt and uncle Kathleen and Earl Chandler that is now on the Boise Historic Registry.
In 1970, he met and married the love of his life, Judy Rader. Together they had their daughter Amy.
Judy and Frank had 45 adventure -filled years together and truly proved the meaning of love and
devotion.
Frank loved the back country of Idaho and loved spending time with his family and friends at Shepp
Ranch and Chamberlain Basin.
In 1997, Frank was in a small plane crash in the back country of Idaho that would permanently after
his life. Pulling from his inner strength and tenacity, he was able to overcome the accident with true grit
and live another 18 years in true "Frank Broom' fashion.
He finished his King's Pines Estates project and he and Judy moved to Maui, one of his favorite places
on this earth, where he could breathe better. For the seven years that they lived there, he worked on
getting his golf game back and was finally able to shoot his age at 76, and get one last hole- in-one.
Frank touched many lives and had many, many great friends throughout his life that he loved dearly
and was so happy to have known" He was thrilled to be able to connect with some of them recently
when he and Judy moved back to Boise.
He came full circle on June 3, as he sat on the shore of Payette Lake watching the sunset and
reminiscing about all of the miles that he had spent on that lake. It was truly magical.
Frank is survived by his wife Judy, his three sons Charlie, Warren, and Stanley (Kristine) Brown and
daughter Amy (Christopher) Clark; his sister, Diane Brown (Judd) DeBoer, his eight wonderful
grandchildren; Camille Claire Brown, Drew Harrington Brown, Christopher James (Halley) Brown, Ava
Jayne Brown, Robert Nichol, Katie Bdanne (Paden) McCormick, Sarah Marle Spry, and Brandon Elliott
Spry. Also two great - grandchildren, Bella Jayne Johnston and Channinq Carl Brown.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Warren H. Brown Memorial, clo the
Idaho Community Foundation, 210 W. State Street Boise, id 83702, which benefits the Little Ski Hill
A Celebration of Life will be held on July 2, 2016, 4:30 p.m. at the Little Ski Hill in McCall.
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Frank Elliot Brown
A memorial service for Frank Elliott Brown, who passed away on June 4, 2016, in McCall, will begin at
4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the main pavilion at Ponderosa State Park.
Frank was born April 16, 1937, to his beloved parents, Jayne and Warren Brown.
He skied in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., and had a long career as an
entrepreneur.
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Death: Gary J. Brown
Gary J. Brown, 78, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 16, 2017. The family
is a little surprised he didn't hang around for one more St. Patrick's Day because he really loved good
corned beef and cabbage - he must have felt like last year's feast simply couldn't be topped!
Gary was born on March 8, 1939, in Kimberly to Jess and Georgia (Boyer) Brown.Gary
conquered polio as a child and went on to do many great things (at least in the eyes of his
loved ones).
t He was a fantastically talented trumpet player who monopolized first chair honors all through
high school and led the marching band down the streets of Pasadena in the 1957 Tournament
of Roses Parade (yes - the real Rose Parade!)
After graduating from Kimberly High School (Go Bulldogs!) he moved to Boise and got a job driving
charter buses. Gary said there were three things he absolutely loved about that job (although he never
specified the order of his affection) - he met his future wife, Bette Scheller, who was managing the
office, hung out with future baseball legend Bob Eucker (when he played catcher for the Boise Braves in
the MiLB Pioneer League) and traveled to every state in the country!
Gary loved to travel, see new things, and meet new people. All 50 states, Canada, Mexico and
Germany - check. But there were so many trips left on his bucket list, he simply ran out of time to do
them all.
After his children were born, Gary decided to trade in life on the road for something a little more
traditional so he went to work doing marketing and sales for Shoemaker Trucking and later for Willis
Shaw Express.
He fondly remembered those years as ones where he played many average rounds of golf but met
many amazing people who became lifelong fdends.
McCall was one of Gary's favorite spots on the planet and he and Bette became weekend warriors
"heading to the hills" almost every Friday night for the past 40 -plus years. He loved hanging out at their
cabin and getting coffee with the boys at The Pancake House (make sure you drop in and enjoy a cup of
coffee and one of their huge cinnamon rolls in his honor if you get to McCall).
Gary loved deviled eggs, his big screen N (with remote), his thoroughly broken -in recliner and his
three miniature schnauzers (who just happened to love those same things).
His fur babies are still enjoying the recliner but TV has lost some of its sizzle since none of them can
work the remote.
Gary is survived by his wife of 50 years, Bette; his daughter, Tina Vorbeck (Bob); his son, Travis; and
his two favorite people in the world - his grandkids Mitch Vorbeck and Olivia Brown. He also leaves a
brother, Lynn.
A Celebration of Life was held on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Summers Funeral Homes, Boise.
In lieu of flowers, please give generously to The Idaho Humane Society or the charity of your choice.
In addition to supporting a worthy cause, please go out and enjoy a snack with your loved ones - he
would have wanted that.
Gary was deady loved and will be greatly missed. Memodes and condolences may be shared with the
family at http,'/summersfuneral.coni.
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Pearl Elma Holbrook Carrey
Pearl Elma Holbrook Carrey passed away Nov. 27, 2014 in Payette.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Mountain Time Sunday, June 7, at the Riggins
Cemetery.
She was bom at the Doumecq ranch house three miles southwest of White Bird on June 7,
1918.
Her grandfather, John Doumecq, came to Idaho County in 1863 from Paris, France. Mr Doumecq's
homestead, which he took up in 1880, was the old Henry Moon Place, once owned by Henry Moon who
had suffered death at the hands of the Indians in 1877.
Pearl's Mother, Margaret (Maggie) Doumecq, was raised in White Bird as well as her father, Jacob
Ephrum Holbrook. Pearl was part of six generations to be born and raised in Idaho County.
Pearl graduated from White Bird High School, class of 1937. She worked as a waitress at Della and
Jim Flynn's restaurant in Riggins after graduation.
On June 1, 1938, Pearl married her lifetime companion, John Hay Carrey. During 63 years of marriage
Pearl and John owned several area ranches. First Shorts Bar Ranch, then Cow Creek (Sewell Ranch),
then Shingle Creek (DeVeny Ranch), and finally retired on the White Bird Ridge Ranch near Pollock.
Always residing in the Riggins area, this is where they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Pearl was a very good cook and guests were always invited to have a meal with them. No one ever
left their home hungry.
Pearl's days were spent milking the cow, maintaining a generous garden, and taking care of the
business. Whether pulling a calf or putting up hay, Pearl always worked beside John on the ranch.
Her home was always clean and work was never left undone. Pearl was always available for family
and spent an unmeasurable amount of quality time with grandchildren and great - grandchildren.
Pearl is survived by a brother, Lester Holbrook; one daughter, Dolina Cauline Gill; two
granddaughters, Gayle Hagler (Jim Hagler) and Donna Gill; four great - grandchildren John Hagler, Joni
Hagler, Courtney Medley, and Cotton Medley.
Several brothers and sisters preceded her death.
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INEZ MARY
BROWN
Inez Mary Brown, 92, of New
Meadows, passed awaypeacefully
on April 17, 2008, at her son's home
in New Meadows.
Services will, be held at
Meadows Valley High School in
New Meadows at 1 p.m. Saturday,
May 3, 2008. Graveside services
will follow at Meadows Valley
Cemetery.
She was
born June
5, 1916, at
Castle, Okla., ;k
to William
Wellington and
Ethel Sibie
Stone. She at-
tended school
at Castle
School, Castle,
Okla., where
she played on a champion-
ship basketball team with her
twin sister Iris.
She married William Early
(Bill) Brown on April 23, 1932 in
Seminole, Okla. She was 15 when
she got married.
Her first child, Tommy Earl,
was born April 26, 1938, at Mod,
Okla. From Oklahoma, Inez and
Bill decided to go out west to On-
tario, Ore., where Inez's mother,
Ethel Stone had moved a few
years earlier.
Inez had her second son while
living in Ontario, Johnny Rex
Brown born March 31, 1941. Bill
and Inez moved to Weiser in 1943
and both worked for Chamberlin
Chevy. Bill worked in the body
and fender shop, and Inez worked
on the gas station side. Inez also
worked at the local box factory
for a short while. While living in
Weiser they had their third son,
William Paul Brown, born June
4th, 1951.
Both Inez and Bill loved to
come up to the Council and New
Meadows area to fish. Bill decided
to move his family to Council in
1953, and got work at Tamarack
sawmill. Bill worked many jobs
there. Then in 1954 Inez and Bill
finally got their little girl, Mary
Ethel Brown, born March 10., In
1955 the family decided to move
to New Meadows and buy a house
on the south west corner of New
Meadows.
Bill moved employment again
over to J.I. Morgan Company
in 1957, and in 1959 their house
burned down due to a chimney
fire. The Browns were left with
nothing. The small community of
New Meadows pitched in and it
was said that Inez received nicer
things than she first had.
Inez was a stay -at -home mom.
She loved to play cards and would
host a weekly bridge party. for
many years.
Inez and Bill started on a bowl-
ing team in 1960 in downtown
McCall. Later McCall built a new
bowling alley. Inez and Bill loved
to bowl. Inez was known to be on
three leagues at one time. She
won a lot of bowling awards and
may have been the longest bowler
in the McCall area. She loved to
teach youth bowling and we are
sure a lot of people remember
being taught by Inez.
Inez was a very avid hunter.
She liked to hunt with her broth-
ers, Harvey, Bill and Jim Stone.
The Brown family lived on wild
game and Inez always filled the
freezer. Later in life, accompa-
nied by her son Bill Brown she
obtained a special moose permit
and bagged a nice bull. She also
loved to hunt pheasants. Inez and
her sister Iris used to hunt around
the Weiser area. Both were known
to be top shots.
There is probably not a lake in
the central mountains that Inez
has not fished. Rainbow Lake,
Qoose Lake, Granite, Lloyds and
Grassy Twin were some of Inez's
favorite places. She has caught
huge salmon on the Sesesh near
Warren, lots of extra large trout
out of high mountain lakes, but
some of her favorite fishing was
in Brownlee for crappie and bass.
The reason she enjoyed it so much
is because out of a boat she could
enjoy her kids and grandkids.
Her son from New Meadows
remodeled a boat just for Inez
in mind. It's called Mom's Boat.
She loved to fish for hours with
her family.
While hunting for big game,
she loved to hunt with her grand-
sons, Willy and Ricky Brown and
Jerry Brooks of New Meadows.
They enjoyed the stories while
hunting with Grandma. Her
eyesight was always an added
bonus when hunting together, as
Grandma seamed to always spot
the game.
Her final years were spent in
the care of her daughter Mary
Brooks. Mary lived in New
Meadows until 2006 when they
sold their home and moved to St.
Maries. Mary and Jerry Brooks
built a new home there with
mother in mind. She had a very
special bedroom where at any
given time a deer or moose could
be seen through large windows.
Inez enjoyed the extended
family of the St. Maries area. The
senior citizens made her welcome
from the first day. She played
manyhoursof cardsandenjoyed
the excellent meals the seniors
always had. The Church Family
of St. Maries was very special to
mom and always made extra time
to come to in home services.
A special thanks to those won-
derful people Inez fell sick first
to congestive heart failure and
then influenza in early March in
St. Maries. She no more than got
over that when pneumonia set
in. She was very strong- willed,
but the one - two -three punch was
overwhelming for her. So Mary
decided to move Inez back home
to New Meadows and put her in
Hospice care.
Inez Mary Brown was preced-
ed in death by her husband Bill;
her two sisters, Yula Bassett and
Iris Ryder; and her brothers, Har-
vey, Bill, Paul and Jim Stone.
Inez is survived by one broth-
er, Kier Stone, 94, of Ft. Worth,
Texas; her children and families,
Tommy and Barbara Brown, of
Medford, Ore., with daughters,
one son, five granddaughters and
seven grandsons; Johnny and
Thelma Brown, New Meadows,
with one daughter, one son, three
granddaughters and four grand-
sons; Bill and Donna Brown, New
Meadows, with two sons, one
daughter, three granddaughters
and one grandson; and Jerry and
Mary Brooks, St. Maries, with one
son, two daughters, two grand-
daughters and two grandsons.
Memorials can be made to
the Meadows Valley Ambulance
Service.
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Isobel "Missie" Brown
Isobel "Missie" Brown, 84, of McCall, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. A graveside service
was held Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at Finnish Cemetery.
Services under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
Isobel was bom May 2, 1927, in
Irl"Ti Manchester, N.H. to Leonard and Isobel Langley. She married Clarence Sept. 7, 1951. They
had three children.
They moved to Idaho in 1992 to be with the family who had already moved here from New Hampshire.
Mom was very proud of her Scottish heritage. She will be missed every day.
Isobel is survived by her son, Doug Holden of Seal Rock, Ore.; daughters Cindy Adams of Paso
Robles, Calif., and Bonnie Nelson of McCall; four grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews residing
in New Hampshire and several great - grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Clarence Brown, and a brother, Jack Langley.
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ORDER OF SERVICE
Officiating
Pastor Char
Pianist ....................... ..........................Tyler
Vance
Greeting & Scripture . .........................Pastor
Char
Special Music ......................................
Carter
Life Sketches .............Bert Armstrong, Lee Reeves
Harmonica Solo ..... ..........................Keith
Darling
Meditation ................. .........................Pastor
Char
Life Sketches ............ Earl Chandler, Sheila Klages
Special Music ........... ...........................Dave
Carter
Eastern Star Rites
Congregational Song: "And Here We Have Idaho"
Tyler Vance ............ Let There Be Peace On Earth"
CASKET BEARERS
Charles Brown
Joseph Dague
Brian O'Morrow
Mark Roark
IN MEMORY OF
JAYNEJONES BROWN
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
April 20, 1914 Malad, Idaho
ENTERED INTO REST
April 19, 2006 McCall, Idaho
SERVICE
Monday, April 24, 2006, 1:OOP.M.
Community Congregational Church
McCall, Idaho
CONCLUDING PRIVATE SERVICE
McCall Cemetery
Rev. Charlottie Havlicak
McCall, Idaho
Under The Direction Of
Heikkila Funeral Chapel
McCall, Idaho
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Jerine Eloise Brown
Jenne was born Aug. 14, 1920 in Saskatchewan, Canada, to Hugh Maurice Bartlett and Tinterella
Henderson Bartlett. She had two brothers.
She is a direct descendant of Josiah Bartlett, who was the third signer of the Declaration of
Independence, and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Jenne moved to Boise and studied nursing at St. Alphonsus Hospital.
She met William Weber Brown, a pilot in the Army Air Corp, as a "blind date" at a USO
dance at Gowen Field. They were married Sept. 5, 1943 in Harvard, Neb.
While Bill was in the military and serving in World War II, they traveled throughout the states and
abroad but then settled back in Meridian.
She worked as a registered nurse at St. Alphonsus Hospital and continued to her college degree.
Jenne graduated with a nurse practitioner degree, one of the few in Idaho, and started her new career at
the Boise State University Medical Center.
Upon retiring they built a cabin in Yellow Pine. She loved spending summers there, socializing, playing
bridge and dancing with Bill in "downtown" Yellow Pine.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, and her two brothers, Lorraine Bartlett and John
Bartlett.
Jenne is survived by her sister -in -law Mercedes Bartlett, her three sons, Michael Brown (wife Rosella),
Patrick Brown (wife Kay) and Scott Brown (wife Cathy Mae); six grandchildren, William, Russell, Teresa,
Aaron, Jason and Drew, and 10 great- grandchildren.
Jenne loved to play cards especially bridge, socialize with friends and neighbors and spending time
with her family.
She enjoyed a full and rich life and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Graveside services were held Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Terrace Lawn Cemetery in
Meridian.
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King Brown
(The Statesman Idaho wire)
CALDWELL — King Brown,
85, of 1417 Arthur street, a pio-
neer Idaho resident, died late'
Friday night in his home.
Mr. Brown was born Jan. 16,
1870, in Cornwall, N. Y., and
came to Caldwell in 1891 to
work for his uncle, Billy Isaac,!
in the sheep business. He went
to Alaska during the gold rush[
days and was there from 1898.
to 1900, when he returned to
Idaho. He started farming in
the Sunny Slope community in
1908 and originated the name of
the community. He had been [
associated with a son -in -law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Hamon, in the King Brown Gar-
dens nursery for more than 20
years.
He was a member of Boone
Memorial Presbyterian church
and was a former elder of the
church. He was married March
11, 1902, in Caldwell to Hattie
Jane Stiles. Mrs. Brown died
June 18, 1948.
Surviving are a son, Clarke
Q. Brown of Caldwell; two
daughters, Mrs. Golda B. Alli-
son and Mrs. Hester Hamon,
both of Caldwell; a brother,
Baldwin Fox Brown of Home -
dale; three sisters, Mrs. May
Hume, Miss Blanche E. Brown
and Mrs. Golda Smedley, all of
Cornwall; a cousin, Mrs. Ada
Hartenbower of Caldwell, and
16 grandchildren and 15 great
grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at
Peckham -Dakan chapel Monday
at 10:30 a. m. The Rev. Dr. Rob -'
ert C. Shupe will officiate and
interment will be at Canyon
Hill. Friends may call at the
chapel after 3 p. m. today.
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Klf Brown
Kif Brown, a part-time resident of Yellow Pine and former owner of the Yellow Pine General Store,
died Feb. 15, 2015.
The adventure that is Kif Brown began in Seattle on May 26, 1961. The stories of skiing,
boating, explosives, airplanes and all manner of exciting happenings started at a very early
age, never stopped, and have now moved on to the next realm.
Kif was intensely passionate about so many things. He was a tremendously skilled pilot, an
amazing skier, a boater, a snowcat operator, a sky diver, an entrepreneur, a snowmobiles, a
backcountry tour operator, food and wine connoisseur and avid lover of life.
Kif was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in June 2013. He was given a very poor prognosis
and just two to three months to live. He passed away 20 months later without the cancer slowing him
down at all.
He climbed mountains and skied and flew his airplane and went boating in some of the most wild,
beautiful Pacific Northwest waters. 'Pretty muchly' anyone who ever met Kif did not forget Kif.
He was always looking for a new adventure and was not hesitant to include you in the adventure,
willing or not! And if you were lucky enough to get included, you probably have incredible stories to
share for years to come.
Kif was an amazing husband, son, father, step daddy, brother, uncle, grampy, friend and foe. He will
be fiercely missed. To put it simply, Kif Happened!
In honor of Kil s legacy, a foundation was created to help people newly diagnosed with cancer
navigate toward healing. To learn more, please visit our website at www.thekifbrownfoundation.com
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Laura A. Brown
Laura A. Brown, 96, of McCall,
died Wednesday, June 25, 1986, in a
McCall nursing home.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, June 30 at the Heikkila
Funeral Chapel, McCall. Pastor G.
W. Vos of Parma officiated. Burial
was at the McCall Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowen, a homemaker, was
born Dec. 29, 1889, at Springfield,
Mo.
Survivors include three sons,
Charles, of McCall, and Fred and Jack;
two daughters, Edna Danniels of Boise
and Florence Sanford of Blachly, Ore;
a brother Walter Schubert of Portland;
14 grandchildren; 22 great -
grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews. Her husband, Robert, died
in 1950. A son and a daughter also
died earlier.
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Lawrence E. Brown
Lawrence E. Brown, 50, Vietnam
Veteran and Korea, died at his home
in Kuna from Can -
cer.Hisfamilywas
at his bedside.
Lawrence
loved to fish and
hunt. He was a
logger until he
was hurt in 1995
and then he drove
a long haul truck
for a year.
Survivors in-
clude his wife,
Anita Brown; son, Larry D. Brown of
Kuna; a daughter, Lori Brown of Fern -
wood; step- daughter, Sharon Fitch of
Bothell, Wash; two granddaughters;
brothers, Dale Brown, Loren Pearson,
Jay Pearson, Kevin Pearson of Forks,
Wash, Bill Brown of Roswell, Duane
Brown f McCall; sisters, Jackie
ra e e of Tumbling Shoals, Ark,
Sandy Perigen, of Kuna, Karen Alford
of McCall, Pat Frazier of Fork, Wash,
'Janet Rogers of Boise, Judy Gal-
lagher of Port Angeles, Wash; a step-
father, Andrew Pearson of Forks,
Wash; 31 nieces; 21 nephews; 30
great- nieces and great- nephews. His
father and mother preceded him in
death.
Memorial services will be held j
Thursday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Moun-
tain View Chapel in Boise. Cremation I
will preceed services with private in-
urnment later.
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Michael Orlon Brown
ImMichael Orion Brown, 75, of McCall, died on Dec. 4, 2016, of natural causes.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Heikkila Funeral Chapel
P7where a Masonic service will be held. Cremation will take place prior to the services in
Meridian on Friday, Dec. 9.
Michael worked as a registered Cadastral Surveyor for the IJSFS and BLM for 24 years. He
enjoyed all outdoor activities, especially snow skiing and was actively involved with the Masons.
Michael is survived by his wife of 25 years Carol, four children: Dorraine, Michael J., Ryan and Wade;
six grandchildren: Jacob, Joshua, Michael, Christopher, Savannah and Mary Christina along with other
family and friends.
Michael is preceded in death by his mother Ella Belle (Perkins) Brown and father Charles Blaine
Brown.
The family of Michael Orion Brown wishes to express our heartfelt appreciation to their many friends
and neighbors for their strong community support over the years.
We especially wish to thank the employees of St. Luke's McCall and McCall Fire & EMS paramedic
team for their kindness and assistance.
If desired, condolences for Michael's family may be left at http : / /heikkilafuneralchapel.com.
Arrangements in care of Heikkila Funeral Chapel.
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Shawn Irene Marie Church Brown
The word "quit" was never part of Shawn Irene Marie Church Brown's conversations.
She was an 'it is what it is" and full -speed ahead lady right up to the minute she died of
breast cancer in the late afternoon of Nov. 3, 2016.
By her side at their home in McCall were her long -time love, Jim Jones, along with her older
sister, Cindy Hobbs, and younger brother, Kevin Church.
Shawn was bom at Fort Richardson (Anchorage), Alaska, June 30, 1961, to Bill and Julia
Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Steve, mother, Julia, and brother, Michael. She is
survived by her daughter, Alyssa Brown, and grandchildren, Kasen Roy Shivers, and Milo Darryl Vonk,
her father, Bill, sister, Cindy, and brother, Kevin.
Shawn would not rest easy if the list of people important to her did not include the lady who became
her second mother, Teresa Church.
Down time was not a common occurrence for Shawn. She was always busy, especially after her two
grandbabies arrived. She flat out doted on those boys, and not even the rapidly spreading cancer could
deter her from her grandmothering duties.
At Shawn's request, there will be no religious services. Her ashes will be scattered by her daughter in
the mountains outside of McCall, joining those of her husband, Steve.
In lieu of cards and flowers, folks can donate in her memory to the American Cancer Society
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Shirley Ann Brown
Shirley Ann Brown, 88, of Boise and formerly of McCall, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at home in Boise.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 at Moms Hill Cemetery, Boise.
Arrangements are at Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.
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Steven "Steve" Phillip Brown
Steve Brown, 62, of Cascade, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, from natural causes.
A celebration of Steve's life will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. at the
Cascade American Legion Hall.
The occasion will be as informal as the man himself. Everyone is welcome to attend and
share their stories.
Steve was bom in Vallejo, Calif., on Aug. 29, 1949. He was the first bom of William "Bill" F.
Brown and Patricia "Pat" Seeber Brown. He spent his early years in Northern California from Garberville
to Ukiah.
He moved to Cascade in 1972 when he purchased property on West Mountain. He was our Mountain
Man. He did a lot of trapping, hunting and fishing and was a true outdoorsman-
In February 1981 Steve and Tom Lee packed up the donkeys and walked over the mountain on a trip
to Hells Canyon. While not the first of his Ide's adventures, it is certainly one of the most memorable.
In 1982, with construction slow in Valley County, he packed up and went to Alaska. In 1984 he came
back to Cascade, promptly walked into the bank and took out a $1,000 loan to get Brown & Son
Construction going again.
In 1986 he met his second wife Janey and, as they say, the rest is history.
In 1998 he went to work for the Valley County Building Department. He really enjoyed sharing and
teaching his knowledge of construction with all of the contractors and homeowners he met.
When Tamarack finally became a reality Steve loved the challenge brought by the explosion of a year -
round resort, from commercial buildings to the ski lifts.
On Feb. 3, 2011, the county let Steve go, so he was off to another chapter of his life.
He had always dreamed of having a big woodworking shop. He started building the shop in the early
1990s. In his last 1 -112 years with us he was constantly in his shop.
He built wooden canoes, custom knives and started his bandsaw boxes. It didn't take his friends long
to realize if they wanted to visit Steve, they would find him there.
His youngest son retumed to Cascade after 21 -1 /2 years in the Army so he got to spend a lot of
quality time in the shop with Raymond. With Richard close down in the valley it made fall hunting trips
with his boys a reality.
He was preceded in death by his mother Pat, grandfather Gil of Vallejo Calif., and nephew Tony
Ramos.
He is survived by his father, Bill, of Fruitland; his wife, Janey, of Cascade; his two sons, Rich and Kelli
of Eagle and Ray and Terri of Cascade, his grandchildren, Amanda, Timothy, Christopher and Nickolas,
and his great -grand daughter, Ashley; his two sisters, Elaine and David Ramos, of Talmage Calif., and
Cheri and Sherman Orr of Redwood Valley, Calif., and his brother Mark of McKinleyville, Calif.
He will be greatly missed by the local builders, dolt- yourself home owners plus his many friends and
family.
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Walton Brown
Walton Brown, 94 of Nampa,
passed away Friday, March 26,
2004 at a local care center.
Memorial Services will be held
at 3:30 P.M. on March 31, 2004 in
the Chapel of
Tranquility at
the Alsip &
P e r s o n s
Funeral Chapel
(404 10th Ave.
s. Nampa,
Idaho 83651
office: 466-
3545), ith
Pastor Bruce
Swanson from Presbyterian
the First United
Church officiating. Private inter-
ment will be at Kohlerlawn Ceme-
tery in Nampa. Viewing will be on
Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7 :00
p.m. at the funeral home.
Walton was born August 9,
Liam in Cedar y Coble Creek to They
Wil-
liam &Mary
moved to Idaho in 1935 and he
worked for Elmer Tiegs for 5
years. On June 25, 1937 he mar-
ried Doris Shroll in Caldwell, ID.
He rented the Windsor Lloyd farm
South of Nampa
perched land South of Nampa for 51
lived where he
years. Wait etiired farmed n1975 and
moved into Nampa in 1994. He
loved to travel with Good Sam
friends and relatives and for many
years wintered in Arizona and
California. his wife
He is suryNampa; daughter,
Doris B(Robert) Schultz, Colfax,
Norma ( Barbara
WA; dau r i -
Brow c�U, ; gran c ildren,
eg Karen
Schultz Plum, Caldwell, ID;
Angela Brown Lowe, Bryon
Cyndee Brown, Boise, ID; y
Brown, Boise, ID; Robin Brown
Peterson, salt Lake City, UT; and
10 great - grandchildren.
His parents, a son Kenneth r brothers W.
preceded Walt n death 4 sis-
ters
Donations may be made to
1512 12th Ave. Rd., Nampa
1 ID
83686.
Warren Harrington Brown
Warren Harrington Brown, 88,
of McCall, peacefully passed away
on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at St.
Alphonsus Regional Medical Cen-
ter in Boise.
Warren was born June 9, 1912,
at McCall, to Carl and Ida Brown,
Idaho pioneers. He spent his entire
life in McCall, watching it grow from
a small sawmill town to a respected
resort community.
All his life he loved the out-
doors. He knew every stream, lake
and road in the whole area. He was
an expert angler and an avid fly
fisherman. He alway shared his
skills with family and friends.
Warren loved all sports and
good competition. Warren raced
dogs, placing second in the
national dog sled championship in
Ashton at age 13, and raced boats
on Payette Lake. Warren partici-
pated in the first ski races and
jumping meets ever held in Idaho.
He raced throughout his life, culmi-
nating in 1983 when he won the
National Masters Combined Ski
Trophy.
Warren had always done some
ski joring and crosscountry skiing
but slalom and downhill were new
in the West. After Sun Valley
opened, Warren began looking for
a place to put a ski area close to
McCall. Brown's Tie and Lumber
had the spot a couple miles west of
town so they donated the land to
the USFS and the Little Ski Hill was
developed. Warren continued his
support by sending a bus to pick up
students after school so they could
ski until dark, a program which is
continuing today.
Warren reveled in watching his
children, Frank and Diane, race as
well as all the other McCall skiers.
He drove them to races all over the
West helping them wax skis, find
mittens and hats, learn the cours-
es, and get to the race on time.
For several years he checked
Brundage Mountain - snow condi-
tions, weather, and exposures -
and dreamed of a bigger ski area.
In 1961 with Corey Engen and
Jack Simplot his dream came true
and Brundage Mountain Ski Area
opened.
Warren worked in the lumber
industry from age 9. He learned
every job in the sawmill and woods
so he could take over any time a
worker was absent. Sometimes
he'd have the worker take a break
just so he could do the job.
His first love was logging and
being in the woods. He worked in
the woods from the time logs were
skidded with horses and hauled on
sleighs in the wintertime. He
worked closely with companies to
develop new machinery, such as a
radio - controlled "bullet" that carried
logs through the air on a cable.
Because of his innovative ideas he
was awarded an honorary doctor-
ate by the University of Idaho as
doctor of administrative science.
He was president of both the Inter-
�rdie
mountain Logging Uonterence and
the Pacific Logging Congress.
The first Brown's Tie and Lum-
ber Co. sawmill burned in 1940.
Warren built the new mill on the
shore of Payette Lake where it
became the focus for photogra-
phers and artists until it burned in
1984. He also owned and operated
a sawmill at Riggins and a small
mill at Lakefork. Unfortunately,
these also burned.
Warren owned and operated an
'International truck dealership for 30
years in McCall.
In 1930 Warren attended the
University of Idaho in the forestry
school. He is a lifelong member of
Sigma Chi fraternity. During school
Warren was manager of the foot-
ball team and has been an enthusi-
astic Vandal Booster from that
time.
Warren met Jayne Jones of
Malad City at the university, and
they were married in 1934. The
couple settled in McCall and had
66 years of happiness together.
Warren and Jayne traveled
throughout the world going to every
continent except Antarctica.
Warren loved flying his Super
Cub. He used it to cruise timber,
buy property, and go fishing - flying
over most of the Idaho primitive
area and from McCall to Boise.
By a series of strange events
Warren got into the cattle business
and became a successful rancher
with ranches in McCall, New Mead-
ows, and Whitebird.
In 1963 he was appointed by
Governor Smylie as the state sena-
tor for Valley County. He later was
elected to that post and served Val-
ley County and District 9 until he
retired in 1973. During that time he
was appointed to the first Perma-
nent Building Council. He was also
appointed by Governor Andrus as
chairman of a committee to reorga-
nize state government.
Warren has been active in sup-
port of all civic improvements. As a
member of the school board he
was instrumental in getting the
McCall- Donnelly High School built
in McCall. Warren always enthusi-
astically supported the McCall com-
munity and its growth and
progress.
In 1999 Warren wrote and pub-
lished an autobiography titled "It's
Fun to Remember: A King's Pine
Autobiography" which recounts
many stories of his life.
Warren participated in McCall
Winter Carnival from the first one in
1924 until the Millennium Carnival.
He is a member of Payette Lakes
Ski Club, El Korah Shrine, Payette
Lakes Lodge #91, AF & AM, Vale -
ria Chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star #76, McCall Community Con-
gregational Church, Rotary Interna-
tional, and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Warren is survived by his wife,
Jayne; son, Frank and Judy of
McCall; daughter, Diane and Judd
Wilma I Brown
Wilma J. Brown, 58, of Council, died
Friday, Feb. 13, 1998, at a Boise hos-
pital
Funeral services will be held at '2
p.m.Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Council
Assembly of God Church. Burial will
followin Hornet Creek Cemetery, near
Council, underthe direction ofThoma-
son Funeral Home, Weiser.
Wilma was born April 11, 1939, at
Oregon City, Ore., the third of five chil-
dren of George and Amine Nichols.
She grew up in Spray, Ore., and after
graduating from high school attended
beauty college in Pendleton, Ore.
Wilma married Lloyd Brown on April
25, 1975, at Council.
She taught the pre - school -aged
Sunday school class at herchu rch and
was involved in the women's min-
istries group. She was always willing
to serve wherever she was needed.
Wilma was a wonderful person,
dearly loved by her family. and will be
greatly missed.
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Survivors include her mother and
father, George and Amine Nichols,
and herdear husband, Lloyd of Coun-
cil; stepsons and wives, Steve and
Sue Brown and children, Kevin and
Lisa of White Salmon, Wash.; Bryan
and Maureen Brown of Nampa, and
children, Sara and Ryan; Wilma had a
special love for her grandson Ryan
whom she helped care for when he
was small. Also surviving are a step-
daughter, Kathy and son -in -law, Gene
Auwen of Middleton; and sons, Dean
and Mike Camp; her brothers and their
wives are Paul and Maxine Nichols,
Carl and Nola Nichols and sisters,
Barbara Stout, all of Council; Mary
Ennis and brother -in -law, Ken Ennis
of Vancouver, Wash.; and numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her
brother -in -law, Glen Stout, in 1990.
The family suggests memorials be
made in her name to the Council Am-
bulance Fund, c/o Janet Meyer, P.O.
Box 481, Council 83612.
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Gertrude V. Browning
Gertrude V. Browning, age 89.
of Meadows Valley, Idaho, passec
away Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at Life
Care Center in Lewiston.
Gertrude was born Nov. 23,
1912, in Idaho. She was married to
Bert Browning, and from this union
was born one daughter, Jean. She
spent her life as a homemaker and
loved doing things for her family.
Gertrude was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Bert,
who passed away Aug. 29, 1992.
She is survived by her daughter,
Jean and her husband, John
Steckman of Meadows Valley;
three grandchildren; four
great - grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held
at 1 p.m. today, Monday, Aug. 7, at
Meadows Valley Cemetery, New
Meadows. Arrangements are under
the direction of Heikkila Funeral
Chapel, McCall.
HEATHER GRACE
BROWNING
Heather Grace Browning,
5, of Cascade passed away
Dec. 14, 2008 at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.
20, 2008 at Cascade Commu-
nity Church, 109 W. Pine St.,
Cascade.
Heather
was born on
August 21,
2003, in Boi-
se to Phillip
and Pamela
Browning.
She was
a kinder-
gartner
attending
Cascade
Elementary School.
She is survived by her
parents, Phillip and Pamela
Browning; a sister, Nicole;
a brother, Dillon; grand-
parents, Peggy Nelson and
Leland Good and William and
Sandra Browning; several
aunts, uncles, cousins and
friends.
Condolences for the fam-
ily may be submitted online
at www.cloverdalefunderal-
home.com.
Chester A. Brownlee
Chester A. Brownlee, 84, died
at home in Eagle on Saturday,
Oct. 13, 2001, of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at
S u m m e r s
Funerals_,,
Homes, Ustick
Chapel, Meridi-
an. Burial will;.., _V
follow at Dry "
C r e e k
Cemetery .
Chet was
born Oct. 5,
1917, and grew_
up on a ranch
in southeastern Kansas near the
small town of Wayside. Through
the eighth grade he attended a
rural school two miles from the
ranch. Upon graduation from the
eighth grade he attended Way-
side High School, often riding his
saddle horse four miles each way
to school.
He married Leona Lambillotte
in Caney, Kan., on Dec. 24, 1937.
They moved to the East Ranch
where they continued to operate
the ranches. In 1939 they moved
to Idaho where they were in the
trucking business. In 1940, they
moved to Canyon City, Ore.,
where they operated the Joaquin
Miller Resort and also driving
truck for the Hines Lumber Co. In
1942 he bought his own lumber
truck, hauling lumber from the
mills in and around John Day,
Ore., to various rail terminals.
In 1943, a son was born, Leon
C. Brownlee. Shortly thereafter he
was inducted into the U.S. Army.
After training as an auto
mechanic he was sent to the artil-
lery, driving reconnaissance and
acting as a forward observer. He
obtained an excellent rating profi-
ciency in carbine, sharpshooter,
machine gun, and hand grenade.
He and three other members of
the 284th called in nearly 50,000
rounds of artillery with not one
round falling short, injuring U.S.
troops.
He landed with Patton's 3rd
Army D +6. He was a forward
observer for the 5th Infantry, 95th
Infantry, 11th Infantry and the 5th
Ranger Battalion among others.
While scouting for a crossing on
the Rhine River he was captured,
later escaping after seven hours
St atesivtah
of physical beatings. He was
wounded twice but elected to stay
with his unit. The casualty rate for
his unit at the Sarr River was 30
men every 45 minutes. After V -E
Day, the surviving 25 men of his
unit were put into the 101st Mili-
tary Police, patroling roads from
Munich to the Swiss border.
After returning home from his
military service, he returned to
trucking in John Day, Ore. He
later sold his business in Oregon
and moved back to Wayside,
Kan., where he purchased a saw-
mill. He bought and milled all
types of hardwood and cut walnut
lumber for U.S. government gun-
stocks. He later moved the saw-
mill to selling it
after several years o successful
operation.
He began working for the U.S.
Forest Service in 1957 in Land-
mark, Idaho, later transferring to
the main office in Boise where he
worked as a timber scaler and
later as a forest check scaler. He
worked in that capacity until he
retired in 1976 due to a leg injury.
Despite undergoing a quadru-
ple bypass surgery in 1982, he
continued his active outdoor life.
He loved to hunt, fish, and work
in his large garden and flower
beds. He loved his spouse of 64
years; they were inseparable. He
enjoyed his grandchildren and
great - grandchildren very much.
He is remembered as a warm
and generous man with sparkling
blue eyes and an enormous
heart. Any stray animal found the
good life when they made it to the
Brownlees. Chet lovingly cared
for numerous animals over the
years.
Chet is survived by his wife,
Leona, living at home in Eagle;
Todd Brownlee of Boise; Tony
Brownlee of Salt Lake City, Utah;
and his son, Leon Brownlee of
Phoenix, Ariz.
The family wishes to thank the
caregivers and providers who
cared for him in a loving and
respectful manner.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, P.O. Box
5386, Boise 83705; Best Friends
Animal Sanctuary, 5001 Angel
Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah
84741.
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Lela May Broyles
Lela May Broyles, 82, of Lakeview,
Ore., died Friday, Aug. 9, 1996, at her
home.
Lela was born May 21, 1914, at Indian
Valley, Idaho, to Robert and Anna Rupley
Tucker. She grew up in the Indian Valley
area where she rode a mule to school.
After graduating from high school, she
moved to Boise where she lived until
1980, when she moved to Eugene, Ore.
She had lived in Lakeview, Ore., since
1995.
She was a longtime member of the
First Christian Church of Boise.
Lela married Lance Broyles on Aug. 7,
1937, and he preceded her in death in
1956.
She is survived by daughters, Carolyn
Roth of Bowling Green, Virginia and
Lorraine Price of Santa Cruz, Calif.; son,
Don Broyles of Lakeview, Ore.; brother,
Carlos Tucker of Weiser, Idaho; sisters,
Roberta Schwenkfelder of Cambridge,
Idaho, Betty Chapman of Eugene, Ore.;
seven grandchildren; six great- grand-
children; and numerous nieces and
nephews. She was also preceded in
death by one sister, Helen Smith.
A memorial service will be scheduled
for a later date in Boise. Arrangements
are under the direction of Ousley Oster-
man Huffstutter Funeral Chapel, Lake-
view, Ore.
Donations may be made in memory of
Mrs. Broyles to the Alzheimer's Associa-
tion, 1015 N.W. 22nd, Portland, Ore.
97210.
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