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Margie Ruth Jones died at an assisted living home in Meridian, Idaho on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Prior to moving into the assisted living facility, Margie was living with her son, Kenneth Jones in Kuna, Idaho. She is 95 years old and a former resident of Bakersfield, California. A viewing will be held at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah Street, Boise, ID 83706, on Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Rein Wolters, born January 28, 1933 in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, passed away peacefully at home in Boise, Idaho, USA, surrounded by loved ones on September 14, 2021 at age 88. As a young boy, Rein endured the occupation of the Nazi Germans in the Netherlands during WW2 where he lost a brother in a camp at Bergen Belsen. Rein witnessed many events during this time, including the paratroopers dropped during the Market Garden campaign which became the backdrop for the movie, A Bridge Too Far....

Larry Wendell Oldham returned peacefully to his heavenly home Monday, September 13, 2021, surrounded by family. Larry was born to Gordon Keith and Joyce Oldham on January 28, 1946 in Sacramento, CA. He was a red headed, freckled rascal and he and his brothers often played pranks on his mother and little sister. On his first day of kindergarten he was sent home from school because he looked so young. He overcame that rocky start and between his junior and senior years of high school he...

Mary Ellen Allen Barnes was born June 30, 1931, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Verda Leavitt and Lorin Broadbent Allen, their sixth child. Her mother died in 1934, when Mary was only three years old. Her father remarried in 1936. Mary moved with her family to Idaho in 1944, where she remained the rest of her life. Mary met her future husband, Homer Barnes, while working at Idaho Creameries located at 13th and Bannock in Boise, ID. They met while making popsicles and...

Nicole Cardoso Ayres Rudd was born in the little town of Antibes, France, on October 4th, 1924. Both her parents were accomplished artists in their own right: her Brazilian father Luis was a sculptor and diplomat, and her French mother Blanche sang opera.  Nicole's youth was spent in dance and art classes, both of which played a major role in her life's trajectory. In addition to art, Nicole was a beautiful and accomplished model, working for French designer Christian...