Recent Obituaries

Eloise Rathbun Lewis

Eloise Rathbun Lewis

Aug 9, 2021

Eloise Rathbun Walsh Lewis  (age 93) of Boise, Idaho, passed away on August 8, 2021.  Eloise was born and raised in Hartford, CT on March 28, 1928 to Stella Staunton Rathbun and Frank Rathbun of West Hartford.  After graduating in 1947 from Lasell Junior College in Auburn, Ma., she met George Thomas Walsh in Boston and married him in...

Bryce K. Schunke

Bryce K. Schunke

Aug 9, 2021

Bryce K. Schunke

With deepest sorrow, we announce that Bryce Schunke, of Brooklyn, NY and formerly of Boise, ID, age 38, our beloved son, brother, family member, colleague and friend passed suddenly on Monday, August 9, 2021, while on a sabbatical from his job to enjoy extended time with friends and colleagues all around the world. He...

Robert Eugene Tangherlini

Robert Eugene Tangherlini

Aug 9, 2021

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13

“God’s got my back.”

Robby’s favorite saying

Robert Tangherlini (Robby, Rob) was born to parents Vince and Kim Tangherlini and to brother Vincent Tangherlini on April 14, 1995, and lived in Rancho Santa Margarita, California,...

Paul Edwin Allred

Paul Edwin Allred

Aug 7, 2021

Paul Edwin Allred

July 8 1953 August 7 2021

Paul Allred was born in Boise, Idaho on July 8 th 1953 to George & Dora (Lamb) Allred. Paul gained his wings & left our world on August 7 th 2021.

Paul lived in Boise, Id, proudly served in the United States Marine Corps,...

Kenneth (Ken) G. Wilson

Kenneth (Ken) G. Wilson

Aug 6, 2021

MY BELOVED HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND

The most beautiful and thoughtful man on the earth has decided it was time to be with his mom and dad. Kenneth G. Wilson was born on January 9, 1939, in Cheyenne, Wyoming and went to be with them on August 6, 2021 at 5:00 AM in Meridian, Idaho.

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Jack R. Jarvis

Jack R. Jarvis

Aug 5, 2021

Jack Jarvis, age 82, passed away unexpectedly on August 5, 2021. Jack was born on September 9, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Melbourne & Juanita Jarvis.

Jack graduated from West Leyden High School, in Chicago, Illinois then moved out west, to attend Idaho State University in Pocatello, where he obtained his B.S. & Masters in Guidance &...

Ruth Jeanette Alexander

Ruth Jeanette Alexander

Aug 5, 2021

Ruth Jeanette Alexander

Ruth Jeanette Alexander was born May 29, 1921, at Rimbey, Alberta, Canada. (She obtained her citizenship in 1956).

Her family moved to Clarkston, Washington when she was five yrs. old, and then at the age of 13 they moved to Reno, Nevada. She attended Reno High School with the class of 1940,...

Beverly Jean Russell

Beverly Jean Russell

Aug 4, 2021

Beverly Jean (McKoy) Russell,71, a resident of Eagle, Idaho passed away August 4, 2021.

Beverly was born April 28, 1950, in Waxahachie, Texas to Jamie Johnson McKoy and J.W. McKoy. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1968.

Beverly married Gary Otis Russell April 5, 1974, in Arlington, Texas. Throughout their marriage, Beverly worked for...

Buster Prater

Buster Prater

Aug 4, 2021

Buster Prater

January 20, 1926 – August 4, 2021

Dad died of natural causes in his home in Boise, Idaho.

He was the son of William and Ocie Prater.  He was born in Hominy, Oklahoma.  He had 7 siblings.

He met Dorothy Gembala in 1950 and they married.  They had 3...

Phyllis Charmaine Tanner

Phyllis Charmaine Tanner

Aug 4, 2021

“I’m waiting, my Charmaine, for you.”  So the Sinatra song says, and so it must have been for our dad, who’d gone on before.  He’s been waiting for his Charmaine.

Phyllis Charmaine Tanner passed away gently and peacefully August 4, 2021.  Only a week earlier she had told her daughter that she was not afraid and was...

David Edgar Cope

David Edgar Cope

Aug 3, 2021

Dave Cope

On August 3, 2021, Dave Cope succumbed after a long illness at the age of 81.

He was born in Spokane, Washington as the middle child to Louella Wygant Cope and Ralph “Curley” Cope, a former Kootenai County Commissioner.

In his youth, he spent his time fishing, tending to animals and...

Scott Douglas Johnson

Scott Douglas Johnson

Aug 2, 2021

Scott Douglas Johnson

1955-2021

Scott Johnson, age 65, died on August 2, after suffering a heart attack. He was born in Boise, Idaho to Harvey and Louise Johnson, and he was the 3rd of 4 children. He graduated from Borah High School and married the love of his life, Cheryl Johnson in 1992.

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Mark Edward Grindstaff

Mark Edward Grindstaff

Jul 31, 2021

Mark Edward Grindstaff was born in Weiser, Idaho, on June 9, 1948, to Edward and Arlene (Fliegel) Grindstaff. He died at his home in Boise on July 31, 2021, of natural causes.

Mark grew up in Weiser and graduated from Weiser High School in 1966. He continued his education at Idaho State University and earned a Bachelor...

Larue Bernadette Rose

Larue Bernadette Rose

Jul 30, 2021

Born in Boise,ID on Sep. 28, 1935 / gone to Heaven on July 30, 2021.

Larue left us from Rivers Edge Nursing Home in Emmett, ID to go home to Heaven to be with Jesus and her departed family whom she dearly Loved. She loved Jesus and people and was always kind to everyone she met. Her...

Richard Michael Allen

Richard Michael Allen

Jul 30, 2021

Richard Michael Allen

Richard Michael Allen, 73, a resident of Star, passed away July 30, 2021 in Star.

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

Billie M. Andrae

Billie M. Andrae

Jul 29, 2021

Billie M. Andrae

Billie M. Andrae, 95, a resident of Boise, passed away July 29, 2021 in Boise.

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

Rebecca Pichay

Rebecca Pichay

Jul 28, 2021

Rebecca Pichay, a resident of Boise, Idaho passed away July 28, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was born February 9, 1945 in Surigao, Philippines to Conegunda Azarcon and Bonifacia Mesario Encendencia. She married Clemente Pichay on November 25, 1973 in the Philippines.

Rebecca enjoyed gardening, fishing, crocheting, and knitting. She especially enjoyed making...

Clark Allen Brule

Clark Allen Brule

Jul 28, 2021

Clark Allen Brule was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota on January 30, 1942.  His parents were Leonard Robert Brule and Arlene Roselle (Olson) Brule.  Clark grew up near Fargo where he loved to hunt and fish with his dad.

Clark enlisted in the Marine Corps on March 30, 1959 and attended Boot Camp...

Jack Roland Stiles

Jack Roland Stiles

Jul 27, 2021

Jack Roland Stiles was born on February 5, 1931 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, exactly six minutes before his twin sister, Joan Stiles Cornell.  His parents were Raymond Stiles and Rosa M Cain Stiles Davis.

He graduated from Holly (Michigan) High School in 1948.

In addition to delivering newspapers, Jack also worked in the Grenell Piano Factory...

Cathy Yvonne Hayes

Cathy Yvonne Hayes

Jul 27, 2021

In Loving Memory of Cathy Hayes

August 27, 1947 – July 27, 2021

Cathy Hayes passed away peacefully at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, on July 27, 2021.  Cathy is survived by her son, Mark Hayes, and her two brothers, Sean and Ryan Patterson.  She is preceded in death by...