Recent Obituaries

Carl Warren Hipwell

May 9, 2022

Carl Warren Hipwell passed away unexpectedly May 9th, 2022, in Boise, ID after a tragic fall and brain hemorrhage. Carl was surrounded by his Father, Mother and both his sisters when he made his way peacefully into heaven.

Carl was born March 17, 1975, in Mountain Home, ID. He grew up on the family farm in Grand...

Joseph Samuel Clark

May 9, 2022

Joseph Samuel Clark, known as Joe to his friends and family, passed away on Monday May 9, 2022, in Boise, Idaho.

Joe was born on February 8, 1943, to Frank and Mildred (Helfrick) Clark in Leitersburg, Maryland. He and his family lived in Maryland, West Virginia, and finally settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.  Joe attended William Penn...

Lenore Smith

May 6, 2022

Lenore C. Smith, Banks, Dec. 20 th ,1927 – May 6 th , 2022 (94) of Boise, Id, passed away peacefully at St. Al’s Hospital Friday, May 6 th .

Lenore was born at home in Banks, Idaho to Merle and Inez Banks. The Banks family was comprised of 8 children: Maxine (Banks) Callaway, Stanley Banks, Virginia...

Sandra Jean Clausen

May 6, 2022

Sandra Jean Clausen

Sandra Jean Clausen, 81, of Caldwell, Idaho passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Sandra was born to parents Henry and Evelyn Newhouse in St. Louis, Missouri on May 8, 1940.

Grandma Sandy, as she was lovingly called by everyone who...

Jeannine Marie Brown

May 6, 2022

Jeannine M. Brown, 88 of Eagle passed away May 6, 2022.

There will be a funeral Service Wednesday, May 18 at 11am at Good Sheppard Lutheran Church, 5009 W Cassia St, Boise, ID 83705.  She will be buried at Aspen Hill Cemetery, Jackson WY on Friday, May 20.

Janet Mcdowell

May 5, 2022

Janet McDowell

Janet McDowell was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world far too soon on May 5, 2022 at the age of 76.

Janet was born to Clyde and Ellen Taylor on May 11, 1945 in Preston, Idaho. She grew up on a dairy farm in Meridian, Idaho, with...

William Marshall Andrews

May 5, 2022

William Marshall Andrews (“Bill”)

1945 – 2022

“Our time together is just never quite enough.”

Birth, boyhood, culture, baseball, swimming & diving, surfing, adventure, graduation. Friends, college, Air Force, travel. Marriage, career, kids, coaching, pets, sports, outdoors and recreation. Crisis, scandal, setback, loss, grief. Peace, gardening, music, fun, dancing, giving. Rest, healing, gaming, grandkids, joy. Drinks, laughter, calories, stories, goodbyes.

And for every chapter…Bill...

W. Diane C. Bell

May 4, 2022

Diane Creel Bell was born June 18, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Clara Margaret Malinda Wolfe and Horace Paul “Bud” Creel and her older sister, Elizabeth. Although they named her Wanda, nobody ever called her that. She was known as Diane publicly, and her family called her Nanno.

When their mother died, Diane and Elizabeth went to...

Maynard Dwight Anderson

May 2, 2022

Maynard D. Anderson, 91, of Meridian passed away May 2, 2022 at a local Nursing Home.

Julian Barinaga

May 2, 2022

Julian Barinaga

Julian Barinaga was a hard working Basque man. He was born in the province of Arieta Spain on January 7th 1940.  He was the oldest of the five children of Vincente and Maria Andicoechea Barinaga.   He chose to forgo school and spent his childhood working on the family farm with his father in Fruiz, Spain....

James Calvin Strickland

May 1, 2022

Jim was the second son of Lewis Wayne Strickland and Maud Lee Manning. He had four older  sisters; Jaynell, Joyce, Mart, Mink, an older brother Bud and younger brother Pete who have all preceded him in death. Jim had to grow up early in his youth losing his father when Jim was 12-years-old. He and his older brother handled...

James (Jim) Brewer

May 1, 2022

James “Jim” Brewer passed away at his home May 1, 2022. He was 84 years old. Jim was born in Yankton, South Dakota to Paul and Lillian Brewer. Jim and his family moved to Boise in 1971. He is survived by his wife, Belva; sons Jeff (Brenda) and Tim (Pam), grandchildren Christina Brewer and Ian Brewer, great-grandchildren Rory and...

David William Robins

Apr 30, 2022

David William Robins

David William Robins, 60, a resident of Meridian, passed away April 30, 2022 in Meridian.

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

Glenn Faris Smith

Apr 29, 2022

Glenn Faris Smith

Glenn Faris Smith, 96, of Meridian, went to be with the Lord April 29, 2022.  He was at home where he lived with his daughter, Jenny Smith.

Glenn joined the Navy on his 18 th birthday.  He served for 2 years and used his GI Bill to go to pharmacy school in...

Sandra Shaffer

Apr 27, 2022

Sandra Shaffer

Sandra Shaffer, 75, a resident of Boise, passed away April 27, 2022 in Kuna.

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

Unajean Peterson

Apr 26, 2022

UnaJean West Peterson was born as the first child of Glenn Edward and Theresa Wolfley West on November 9, 1935 in Ogden, Utah. Her sister Elaine, and brothers Delwin and Neil followed. Her natural intelligence and hard work at Loren Farr grade school, Central Junior High and Ogden High School qualified her for a full scholarship to Weber Junior...

Linda Lee Scown-Haskell

Apr 26, 2022

Linda Lee Scown-Haskell

On April 26th Linda Lee Pixley Scown-Haskell, loving mother, grandmother, and our hero passed away at the age of 73 after a long battle with dementia. Linda raised seven kids as a single mother while also working 29 years in law enforcement, becoming the first woman appointed captain of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office....

John J. Goertzen

Apr 25, 2022

John J. Goertzen

John J. Goertzen, 94, a resident of Boise, passed away April 25, 2022 in Boise.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at the Cloverdale Church of God, 3755 S. Cloverdale Rd. in Boise.

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

Marjorie Elizabeth Willacy

Apr 24, 2022

Marjorie Elizabeth Willacy passed away the evening of April 24, 2022 of natural causes at a local memory care. She was born on October 31, 1924 to her parents Thomas and Maude Willson of Lomita, California at the family home. Having lived the Great Depression made choices difficult for her.  Her mom, Maude, made money by cleaning local houses...

Lynn Marie Bobo

Apr 23, 2022

Lynn Marie Bobo, 62 of Boise, ID died suddenly on Saturday April 23rd of pneumonia surrounded by her husband and daughter at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center.

Lynn was born in San Francisco, CA to Doris Elda Marcolina and Dante Marcolina.

Lynn graduated from high school at San Rafael High School in San Rafael, California....