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Gloria LaVon Coltrin died Monday, November 23, 2020 at her home in Nampa, Idaho at the age of 80 years old. A viewing will be held for friends and family on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Relyea Funeral Chapel located at 318 N. Latah Street, Boise, Idaho 83706, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Gloria will be laid to rest at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery with her husband, Ted E. Coltrin. Due to COVID-19, the graveside service will be restricted to a small group of family members only.

Sharon LaVene Call Adkins passed away peacefully at the home of her son in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 17, 2020. She was surrounded by loved ones as well as the thoughts and prayers of so many more. Sharon was born in Boise, Idaho, on March 13, 1938, as the second child to Albert Gaius Call Jr. and LaVene Thomas Call. Her father worked for the IRS, and her mother was a stay-at-home mother. As a teenager, Sharon and her sister Maralee were inflicted with polio. Their mother and...

Donna (Maxin) Cochran slipped away peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of November 15, 2020. Complications of Parkinson’s Disease led to her inability to fight Covid-19, which eventually took her life. She was the beloved wife of William “Bill” Cochran for 66 years, who preceded her in death in 2016. Donna was a devoted mother to her four children, Debra (Mark) Garlock of Boise, ID; Kit (Stan) Waters of Eagle, ID; Jack Cochran of Boise, ID; and Tom (Dana) Cochran of Kenai, AK;...

John Alan (“Alan”) Hochstrasser, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and caring and valued friend passed away on November 14, 2020. He left this life as he lived it, with dignity, grace and knowing he was beloved. Alan’s arrival on earth was a celebration – he was the Boise, Idaho New Year’s Baby for January 1, 1932, the 5th of 10 children born to Chase Hochstrasser and Annie Catherine Hoopes. He joined siblings Max Hochstrasser, Alma...

Anna “Fern” Bernard Butler, Boise, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. Her three children were at her side as she left this world to join loved ones who had preceded her. Fern was born February 14, 1926, in Osceola, Missouri, to her parents William Meeks Bernard and Peal Alice Buck Bernard. They moved to Wendell, Idaho, in 1928. Nine people made the journey from Missouri, with all of their belongings, in a Model T Ford. The family moved from Wendell to Emmett, Idaho, in 1933, where...

Louis Vasco Gillett was born July 4, 1930, on Independence Day in Moscow, Idaho, to the late Harry Louis Gillett and Mabel Alene Vassar. Growing up, Lou lived in several towns throughout the Northwest but considered Harvard, Idaho, his hometown. Upon graduating from Potlach High School, Lou enlisted in the Navy, then the Naval Reserves and, later, the Air Force Reserves. He attended the University of Idaho, where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1955, Lou moved to...