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| PC: Marisa Hadley |
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| PC: Marisa Hadley |
Alice Pittenger’s was active in a number of civic organization within Boise, including the founding of
Children’s Home Finding and Aid Society, which is present days Children's Home Society. While
working with the organization the Pittenger family adopted their daughter Marion, who was orphaned
by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Children’s Home Finding and Aid Society, which is present days Children's Home Society. While
working with the organization the Pittenger family adopted their daughter Marion, who was orphaned
by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Sadly, little is known of Marion's life outside of the tragedies that plagued it.
Marion married her first husband, Lieutenant Oscar Yates, in the summer of 1917 at the age of 16.
They divorced twelve years later around 1929, and that same year Marion remarried to John
Corcoran, however their marriage was tragically cut short when John died of amebic dysentery while
attending the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
They divorced twelve years later around 1929, and that same year Marion remarried to John
Corcoran, however their marriage was tragically cut short when John died of amebic dysentery while
attending the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
Only one year later, Marion died in a car accident at the age of 33.
Today, the Children's Home Society continues to serve our community by providing quality mental,
emotional, and behavioral health services to at-risk children and their families. It is one of Idaho’s
oldest, communally operational, non-profit organizations.
emotional, and behavioral health services to at-risk children and their families. It is one of Idaho’s
oldest, communally operational, non-profit organizations.
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