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Wallace J. (Wally) Lakey, 81, of Boise, died at home on Wednesday, Jan. 2,
2002, of cancer.  Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday,
Jan. 7, at Riverside Funeral Home, 9603 W. Chinden, Boise. Chaplain
Richard Cox will officiate. Services are under the direction of Riverside
Funeral Service, Boise.  Wally was born Feb. 3, 1920, in Soda Springs,
the 10th of 15 children born to Vance and Anna Lakey. He was reared on
a large ranch in Hunters, Wash., and loved animals and the mountains.
Wally married Lois Buscher on July 3, 1942, at Coeur d''Alene. They
had three children, Barbara, Wallace (Jim) and Jack. Wally and Lois
moved to the Boise Valley in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army and was
discharged in 1945. Wally farmed and did construction work until 1955
when he went to work at the Boise VA Hospital. He was the chief of the
housekeeping department when he retired in 1978.  After retiring Wally
and Lois traveled the West in their motor home, fishing, sightseeing,
and making new friends wherever they stopped. They lived at Cascade
and there they were able to fish, hunt, and snowmobile. Their next
moves took them to a home on the Seletiz River outside Lincoln City,
Ore., and later to Yuma, AZ. Wally''s cancer brought them back to Boise
in the spring of 2000.  He will be remembered as a man who extended
friendship to everyone he met and was always ready to help anyone in
need. He had great love for his family and took particular pleasure
in the time spent with his granddaughters. Sharing time with friends,
camping and playing cards were also important to him.  His parents; 12
siblings; and his son, Jack, preceded Wally in death.  He is survived by
his loving wife of 59 years, Lois of Boise; his daughter, Barbara (Lou)
Kuchenriter of Boise; his son, Wallace 'Jim' of Concord, Calif.;
three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived
by two brothers, Frank (Dot) of Nampa, and Floyd of Portland, Ore.; and
numerous nieces and nephews.  The family would like to thank the staff
of Life''s Doors Hospice for their kind and devoted care.  In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to Life''s Doors Hospice, 1111 S. Orchard
St., Boise 83705; or to a charity of your choice.