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On May 29th (Memorial Day) we lost a great soldier, mother, daughter, sister, friend as Suezette Madery-Wilkey passed away of respiratory distress. She was born October 8th, 1969 to Jerry Wilkey and Daveda Maus (Grant Kane). She had five brothers Mike (Ricki), Joel (Loren), Joey (Kelsey), Kevin, and K.C. (Janet); one sister Sandra (Michael); a very loving stepmother Violet Wilkey (William Mallman); stepfather Gary (Crissy) Alzola; daughter Riann Sandra Madery; son Payton Charles Madery; and...

Leon Leroyce Waterman. Leon was born 12 Oct. 1932 to Walter K. Waterman and Gladys M. (Watts) Waterman in Caldwell ID. The family moved to a dairy farm west of Caldwell in 1933, where he grew up attending local schools. The family later moved to a dairy farm north of Caldwell in 1954. Leon graduated high school at Caldwell in 1950 and then enrolled in the College of Idaho in the fall of 1950 and graduated in 1955. He was drafted in the US Army in Sept. 1955 and served 2 years, part of which...

Robert “Bob” L. Minnis, a loving husband, father, grandfather, businessman, Shriner, Mason, and a good and generous friend, passed away on May 25, 2023 at his home in Meridian, Idaho at the age of 95. He was born 1/22/1928 in Baldwin, Kansas. Robert (Bob) and his sister Margaret were the children of Ernest and Nellie Minnis, who lived in Bogard, Missouri. He liked to say that if he’d been able to have a kindergarten class, There’s no telling how far he might have...

Franky Wu, 94, of Boise passed away May 24th, 2023. Franky was born April 10th, 1929, and was raised in Vietnam before moving to Luang Prabang, Laos in her twenties. She started her Vietnamese restaurant business in Luang Prabang, managing both the kitchen and staff. She dedicated her time to her family and the restaurant. Franky and her family of 6 moved to Boise in 1980. She worked at a local cafeteria to support her family, working diligently, and without complaint. All she strived for...

Bradford Dean Byrnes, age 89, died at home in Boise, Idaho on May 22, 2023. Brad was born April 3, 1934 to Kenneth Byrnes and Marjorie Capps. Brad attended elementary and high school in Nebraska before moving to Illinois where he ultimately received his Bachelor or Arts in Business from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Brad was married in Bolingbrook, Illinois on February 7, 1961 to Helen Hotchkin. Brad and Helen had three children: Lynda and her husband Alan Westphal, Sheri and her...

Irene Roark went to sleep and woke up in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Irene Sadie Fern Leedholm Roark was born on April 17, 1927 to Scandinavian parents, Adolf and Lilly Leedholm. Irene grew up on a homesteaded grain farm near Lougheed, Alberta Canada. Her childhood passions included learning (she insisted on going to school a year early), her family, ice skating on the farm pond, school programs that included gymnastics, and riding her horse, Croppy, with her best friend,...

Betti Jeannette Heck, age 74, passed away peacefully at home on May 20, 2023, after fighting courageously with cancer. She was surrounded by her children who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest. Betti was born in Nampa, Idaho in 1948 to Oliver and Gretchen Howard. They later moved to Boise. In 1966, she graduated from Boise High School. After graduating, she attended Hollywood Beauty School on a full scholarship and became a licensed cosmetologist. In 1969...

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