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Richard J.T. Anderson, 90, passed away on February 23, 2021, surrounded by his wife of 67 years, Joanne C. Anderson, and his loving family. Richard served as a respected attorney in Boise for over 65 years, and was known by his friends and close family as “Dick” Anderson. He was born on a summer day, June 25, 1930, in Mountain Home, Idaho. His parents, Eugene H. Anderson and Golda O. Anderson, moved to Boise, with their young family several years later, settling in a lovely home on...

Carolyn Rae West unexpectedly died Monday, February 22, 2021 at a hospital in Caldwell, Idaho. Carolyn was a resident of Caldwell and she was 70 years old. No public services are planned at this time.

Alina Gadzhibeyli, age 84, passed away peacefully February 21, 2021, in her home in Boise, Idaho. She was born August 20, 1936; her birthplace and biological parents are unknown because she was an orphan. Alina was adopted as a six-month-old baby by Leonid and Yelena Milovidov. The new family moved to Baku in 1937, where Alina lived until 1992. Leonid died in St. Petersburg in 1943, when Alina was only 7 years old. Her mother, Yelena, married a second husband, Rufat...

Richard “Dick” Wilbur was a loving spouse, brother, father, grandfather and friend to so many. He passed away on February 19, 2021 at the age of 82 in Eagle, Idaho. He will be missed tremendously by everyone he touched with his gentle and kind ways.  Dad was born in San Diego on the 13th of December, 1938 to Elizabeth and Richard Wilbur. His oldest brother, Tim, also welcomed him. Brothers Tom and David later joined them. It would not be an overstatement that baseball was...

Jack F. Wilson died at the age of 101, just six weeks short of his 102nd birthday, in South Jordan, Utah on February 15, 2021. A former B-24 pilot in World War II, and subsequently Director of the National Interagency Fire Center, Mr. Wilson coordinated wildfire fighting efforts for the entire United States. John Fredrick Wilson (Jack) was born on April 2, 1919 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah to John Lorimer Wilson and Miriam Rebecca James Wilson. Soon after Jack’s birth, his...

Cathy Lyn Hambright Ramey, age 67, passed away on February 15, 2021, after fighting her third battle with cancer. Cathy was born on March 10, 1953, in Hollywood, California, to Doris “Dell” (Freeman) and Ben “Benny Boy” Douglas Hambright. She had two brothers, her twin Douglas Scott and younger brother Dave Howard. Cathy graduated from El Segundo High in 1971. As a member of the drill team and a cheerleader extraordinaire, her bubbly, exuberant personality helped bolster school...

Summer Elizabeth Hanson, a resident of Boise, ID (formerly of Willow Springs, MO) unexpectedly passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 while at her residence. Summer was born March 4, 1994 in Santa Barbara, CA to Charles M. Hanson and Annette L. Chiniquy. She was 26 years old. Upon moving to Willow Springs in 2005, she attended the local schools and graduated with honors from Willow Springs High School, Class of 2013, where she received a first-place award citation from the Veterans of...

Gilbert (Gil) Schumaker died on February 12, 2021, at The Bridge of Valley View in Boise, Idaho. Gilbert was born on August 30, 1928, the son of Fred and June Schumaker. His parents farmed in Cass Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. Gilbert’s schooling for grades one through eight was at a one-room school. After doing morning chores, Gilbert would be off to school, walking nearly one mile with his twin brother Wilbur and his sister Wilda, each carrying a lunch bucket. Gilbert graduated from...

Carol Nelson Evans passed away the 11th of February, 2021. Carol was born on March 4, 1935 in Brigham City, Utah.  She was the first child of Emma Shelby Nelson and Howard D Nelson.  She lived with her family in Brigham City until 1943 and then moved with them to Ogden, Utah.  She attended Washington Terrace grade school and Junior High and graduated from Weber High School in 1953. After graduation she worked as a telephone operator and then as a secretary for Mountain...

Jack Douglas Gilmour left this mortal world on February 11, 2021, to be with our Father in heaven having fulfilled his mission here on earth. Jack was born on December 19, 1926, to George and Maibelle (Kimbro) Gilmour. He spent the first 34 years of his life in Seattle, Washington, the following 33 years in the California Bay area. He retired and moved to Boise, Idaho, in 1993. Jack was a prototype machinist by trade and worked as a machinist for 50 years starting at the age of 16. Four of...