Recent Obituaries

Ra Nae Draper Callahan Larson

May 5, 2021

Ra Nae died peacefully at home May 5, 2021. She was 86 years old.  Ra Nae was the first born of four children to Golden Thomas Draper and Ruth Sharp Draper in Ogden Utah April 15, 1935. Ra Nae loved the life on the farm and with her three siblings, Raymond, J, and Brenda. Ra Nae enrolled in the...

Robert Allen Morris

May 4, 2021

Robert Allen Morris

Robert Allen Morris, 78, a resident of Boise, formerly of Jerome, passed away May 4, 2021 in Boise.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.

Thurman (Warren) Wardlow

May 4, 2021

Thurman “Warren” Wardlow

1935 – 2021

Thurman “Warren” Wardlow, 86, passed away peacefully May 4, 2021, after a long struggle with dementia.  After the passing of Annemarie, his wife of 55 years, Warren was warmly welcomed into the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Robin Pearl.  There he lived out his remaining years...

Duane Edwin Allen

May 4, 2021

Duane E Allen (CW4-retired Army), gained his blue & orange angel wings on May 4 th , 2021.

Born July 25 th , 1933, to Orville and Vera Allen in Armel, Colorado.

The Dust Bowl drove the family off of the farm and they relocated to Kimberly, Idaho to start over.

Duane milked...

Ruth Darlene Warner

May 2, 2021

Ruth D. Warner, 85, passed away May 2, 2021 at an assisted living facility in San Jose, CA.

A public viewing will be May 20, 2021 at 11am at Bowman Funeral Chapel.  A service will follow at 12 pm.  A committal will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at 2 pm.  The link for livestream of...

Dora Clement Durham Holbrook

May 1, 2021

Dora Clement Durham Holbrook passed away May 1, 2021 in Meridian, Idaho. Dora was born April 17, 1928 in Mesa, Arizona and was the eighth of eleven children of Lester Elden and Emily Maud (Johnson) Clement. She grew up on the 20 acre farm that her father operated in Mesa. She attended 1st thru 8th grade at Alma School,...

Connie E. Lantz

Apr 30, 2021

Mom, Grama, Great Grama, Great-Great Grama, Aunt Connie, passed away peacefully in Boise Friday, April 30, 2021 at the age of 93 years.

Born 1928 and raised in Mapleton, Minnesota she lived there with her parents Richard and Neva Shuck and 11 brothers and sisters. She would leave her family in Minnesota to join an Aunt and...

The Rev. James Delano Thibodeaux

Apr 30, 2021

The Rev. James Delano Thibodeaux

The Rev. James Delano Thibodeaux died on Apr 30, 2021 at the age of 73 after a 9yr battle with cancer.

Born in Sacramento in 1948, Jim grew up in Amador Co., CA with parents L. LoRene (nee Gonterman) & Jim R. and siblings Estella Funkhouser (Bill), and Gary (Sharon)....

Sydni Michelle Colt

Apr 30, 2021

Sydni Michelle Colt passed away at home April 30, 2021, leaving a huge hole in the hearts of those who loved and cared for her.  She had just celebrated her 21 st birthday.

Sydni was born April 2, 2000, to her parents Bret Colt and Michelle (Hillman) Swigart.  Finding out on ultrasound she was a baby girl...

Robert Doyal Helton

Apr 30, 2021

Robert D. Helton passed away April 30 th 2021. He was born to Owen H. Helton of Arkansas and Hazel I. Craig of Oklahoma on October 28 th 1941.

Robert’s school years, through junior college were spent in Carlsbad California. He was a proud alum of the Class of ’59 and thoroughly enjoyed the lifelong friendship of...

Debra Sue Wiker

Apr 28, 2021

Debra Sue Wiker passed away peacefully April 28, 2021

Debbie was born to Gordon and Patricia Haustveit December 29, 1964 in Boise Idaho. She attended Whitney Elementary, South Jr High and Borah High School.  She is the sixth child of eight and always Daddy’s favorite. (as she would always say)

She was surrounded by her...

Janet Gunter

Apr 27, 2021

Janet Gunter

When Janet Gunter passed away at her home on April 27th, 2021, she left behind many things. Family and friends who will miss her every day, chests full of toys for the many children she loved and spoiled, stacks of mystery novels, and sewing rooms packed with material and needles and dozens of unfinished quilt...

Sarah Caroline Shanafelt

Apr 26, 2021

Sally was born in Spokane, Washington on November 27, 1942 and passed on April 26, 2021 in Boise after a long battle with dementia.

She grew up in Spokane and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1961. Sally attended the University of Idaho and graduated in 1965 with a degree in Education. She later earned...

Shirley Patricia Berry (Mcmullin)

Apr 23, 2021

Shirley Patricia “Pat” Berry was born in Leamington Ontario Canada on November 6, 1947. She was the middle child of 5 to James and Ethel McMullin.

At the age of 12 her life was tragically changed forever by the death of her dear mother in an auto accident. Shortly there after that tragedy she moved with her...

Bridget Lynn Highfill

Apr 23, 2021

Bridget Lynn Highfill (Barnes)

Born May 1, 1962 at St. Luke’s Boise. Bridget was born with beautiful dark curly hair. The nursing staff played with her hair and placed deep purple lilac in her hair for May Day. By the age of one, Bridget was given the nickname Fidgety...

Harry Edward Porritt

Apr 23, 2021

Harry Edward Porritt

Harry Edward Porritt, 79, a resident of Boise, passed away April 23, 2021 in Boise.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.

Neva Audrey Farnsworth

Apr 23, 2021

Neva Farnsworth

10/01/24 – 04/23/2021

Neva Farnsworth died peacefully on April 23, 2021 in the gifted care of all those at Brooklyn House Assisted Living and Hospice in Boise, Idaho.   She was born Neva Audrey Potter on October 1, 1924 on the family’s farm in Kimberly, Idaho.  Her parents, Cecil E. Gaddis Potter and William...

Michael Lee Marbry

Apr 22, 2021

Michael L. Marbry, 65, of Boise passed away April 22, 2021 at a local hospital.

Debra Ann Neubrand

Apr 20, 2021

Debra Ann Neubrand

Debra Ann Neubrand, 59, a resident of Eagle, passed away April 20, 2021 in Eagle.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.

Hildegard Mathilde Ellis

Apr 20, 2021

Hildegard M. Ellis born on July 3, 1940 in Butzbach, Germany. She was laid to rest on April  20, 2021 in Meridian, Idaho. She is preceded death by her husband Esau D. Ellis. She had 9 brothers and a sister. She came to United States in 1960.

Survived by her 6 children David wife (Cheryl) Ellis, Janet...