Don Waller, 55

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Donald "Don" Edward Waller, 55, of Glenns Ferry, died Friday, April 23, 2004, after a long battle with leukemia and cancer.

Family and friends will gather for Don at Dolores and Jerry Good's home in Hammett on Saturday, May 1, at 1 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Don was born on Aug. 24, 1948, at Scott AFB in Illinois, the son of Fred and Zola (Arellano) Waller.

He loved to fish, hunt and be in the outdoors. He was an avid gold miner and loved to gold mine in Salmon, Idaho.

Don is survived by: his daughters, April Kramp of Henderson, Nev., and Rhonda Waller of Lewiston; brothers Ron Boyd of Fruitland, Jeff Arellano and Louis Arellano, both of Boise, Manuel Arellano and his wife, Brenda, of Glenns Ferry, Corey and wife Junita of Hammett, and Mario and wife Jennifer of Glenns Ferry; sisters Claudia Geiger and husband Ralph of Middleton, Dolores and husband Jerry Good, and Marlena Vallard and husband Tom, all of Hammett, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Zola Arellano, stepfather, Orlando Arellano and father Fred Waller.