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Surrounded by her loving family, MaryAnn Ball passed to her eternal reward on September 14, 2020. MaryAnn Thurber was born to Ross and Betty Ruth Thurber in Pocatello, ID, on July 4, 1951. She always enjoyed sharing a birthday with the country she loved so dearly. The first of seven children, MaryAnn was a happy and engaging child. The family lived in various small towns in southeast Idaho while she was young. MaryAnn grew up quickly to care for her siblings. She often said that she...

********** TO ACCESS LINK FOR LIVE STREAM, GO TO END OF THIS PAGE ********** Martha (Marty) E. Veatch, 95, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2020, at a Meridian, ID care center. Marty was born Martha Elaine Hansen to Nels X. and Maggie Ann (Pritchett) Hansen on April 5, 1925, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. When she was five years old, the family moved to a farm in Council, and in her teen years, the family moved from Council to Parma. Upon graduation from high school, she worked as a...

Geraldine N. Mortensen passed peacefully in her home in Boise, Idaho on September 12, 2020. Gerri was born in St. Antony, Idaho on April 5, 1929. She married Morten James Mortensen November 1, 1946. They were married for 50 years until his passing in 1997. Gerri lived most of her married life in Idaho Falls. In her later years, she moved to Boise to be close to family. She is a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dedicated teacher who loved children. Gerri was always an...

Joseph James (Jim) Burke passed away September 11, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. Jim was born May 11, 1932, in Washington, DC, to father John Henry Burke and mother Nellie Pearson Fletcher Burke (NSDAR – National Society Daughters of the American Revolution). Jim attended local schools and graduated from Catholic University in Washington, DC, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Jim met Maureen at Catholic University on the Rifle Team – both majored in Biology. They married in Pensacola,...

The graveside service (details below the obituary) will be live streamed; here is information needed to connect: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87840564566?pwd=SThxaFVlcW5DcVVmZjFJaFVXWmtudz09 Meeting ID: 878 4056 4566 Passcode: 515899 OBITUARY Arthur Fredrick Engler, 97 years old, born August 3, 1923 in Garden City, Kansas. Arthur Fredrick Engler was born to German immigrants Gustav and Lena (Hafner) Engler in Garden City, Kansas, and holds the distinction as the first family member born in...

Obituary Self-Authored by G. Russell Jones:    On September 10, 2020, Gerald Russell Jones, 68, died and went somewhere. Although we have high hopes for him, we’re not making any assumptions. It could go either way.    Russell or Russ was born on January 27, 1952, to Gerald Dean Jones and Fern Lott. Despite this initial setback, Jerry and Fern tried five more times for a normal child before they gave up. They lived in Victor.    Russ attended...

Stanley Scott Munk of Rockland, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Stan was born in Rockland, Idaho, to Melvin and Mary Munk on January 7, 1964. After Stan graduated high school in 1982, he served a mission in Melbourne, Australia. Stan graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in Electrical Engineering. After taking an internship at Boeing in Seattle, Washington, he met his wife Julie Kidd, and they would later be sealed in the Portland, Oregon, temple. They spent...

Mark Edward Eisley died Wednesday September 9, 2020, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, ID, at age 70. Cause of death was COVID-19. Mark was born August 19, 1950, in Sunbury, PA, to William Clifford Eisley Jr. (father) and Jacqueline Nancy Herrold (mother). His siblings are David Eisley, April Jeffrey, Gaye Cordova, and William Eisley (Bill). He was married to Pamela Kaye Baker on December 20, 1974, in the Provo Utah Temple and was later divorced in 2007. He was remarried to Lynne Baker...

Martin Alma Lunt, 86, crossed over peacefully at home on September 6, 2020. He was born on May 14, 1934 in Miami, AZ., the fourth child of Sabra Jacobson and Sylvan Lunt. Dad spent all his growing up years in Miami, roaming the hills having lots of adventures with his friends and brothers.   He loved the desert and shared many stories. His family often went swimming in Salt River at the black bridge (a favorite at the east end of Roosevelt Lake). They had cookouts and there were some...