Recent Obituaries

Oct 23, 2020

Fred F. Trescott, age 71, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020, in his home. He was born September 30, 1949, to Eugene and Freda “Bea” (Rommel) Trescott or Pomeroy, Washington. He was a 1967 graduate of Pomeroy High School. He married Penny L. Adams (Trescott) on December 4, 1982, in Boise, Idaho. He worked as an automotive...

Oct 22, 2020

On October 22, 2020, James Edmond Vitley (Ed), age 93 of Boise passed away peacefully.  On April 7 th , 1927, Ed was born to James and Bessie Vitley at St. Luke’s hospital in Boise.  As a young adult he served his country in the Air Force for 4 years.  He then met the love of his life Dixie...

Oct 22, 2020

JoAnn Rose Gajdos, 75, of Boise, Idaho passed away peacefully at her home in Boise on October 22, 2020.

JoAnn was born in Lorain, Ohio on July 16, 1945 to Robert Leo and Stella Ann Close. She graduated high school in Lorain, Ohio and went on to attend Lorain County Community College where she met the love...

Oct 20, 2020

Clare Ray Baldwin passed away on October 20, 2020 at home in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by loved ones.

Clare, aged 84, was born on June 18, 1936 in Meridian, Idaho, to Lee E. Baldwin and Hazel Martha (Crawforth) Baldwin. Clare graduated from Boise High School in 1955. He married Eula Monette Colburn in 1957. This blessed union...

Oct 19, 2020

Barbara Lou Morrison Schulthies passed away peacefully on October 19, 2020; exactly three weeks after the death of her sweetheart for fifty-one years, Vaughn Carlisle Schulthies. She had many gifts and talents, and was known to different people as a farmer’s wife, gardener, lover of the performing arts, passionate family history researcher, intimately attentive grandmother, bread baker (in her...

Oct 19, 2020

Ricky Dean Allen

Ricky Dean Allen, 68, a resident of Star, passed away October 19, 2020 in Star.

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

Oct 19, 2020

Thomas Herman Rickerl Jr.., 74, of Boise, passed away on October 19, 2020 with his family by his side.  Thomas was born July 28, 1946 in Brookings, South Dakota to the parents of Evelyn Mary (Mcmillan) and Thomas Herman Rickerl Sr.

Tom grew up in South Dakota and after graduating from Elkton High School in 1964 he...

Oct 18, 2020

Dr. George Norman Trytten, 92, mathematician, college professor, and social justice advocate died October 18, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. He suffered from Parkinson’s Disease.

George N. Trytten was born in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Merriam H. Trytten PhD (Albert Lea, MN) and Hedvig K. Froseth (Oslo, Norway) and attended Calvin Coolidge High School, graduating from the Woodward...

Oct 16, 2020

Yong Tong Wang, 76, of Boise passed away October 16, 2020 at home.  Services under the direction of Bowman Funeral Directors.

Oct 16, 2020

Beth “Jayne” Lancaster, 78, of Caldwell, ID passed away, October 16, 2020, at home of congestive heart failure, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Violet and Clyde Martin, March 19, 1942, in Alliance, Nebraska, and was adopted and raised by her maternal grandparents, Myrtle and Bill Bethel.

Jayne was raised in...

Oct 15, 2020

Jim C. Hopkins

Jim C Hopkins passed away on October 14 th 2020

Jim C Hopkins was born on June 24 th , 1945 in Perryville Arkansas to Benjamin and Dovie (Belk) Hopkins. He was an only child and his father passed away when he was a young child.  As a teenager he loved working...

Oct 15, 2020

James Michael Bunn, born June 28, 1970, died on October 15, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. James was a very quiet person who loved his family very much.  He received his Masters of Business Administration on May 18, 2002, and spent most of his life working in the medical field as an essential worker.  He and his family lived...

Oct 14, 2020

Richard “Dick” Orlee Ross, 86, passed away Oct. 14, 2020 in Boise, Idaho. Dick was born Sept. 17, 1934 to Helen Alvilda Carlberg and Kenneth Kane Ross. He grew up in Clinton and Ortonville, Minnesota with his younger sister, Janet. As a boy he enjoyed hunting ducks with his father and singing songs and making homemade ice cream on...

Oct 13, 2020

Essie Carter Brunskill

1918-2020

Essie passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2020 at the age of 102.

Essie was born to Jacob and Hannah Bigler on July 11, 1918 in Elba, Idaho.  She was the youngest of 7 children.

In 1934, she married Raymond Carter and had 3 children.  After Raymond’s...

Oct 12, 2020

Richard W. (Dick) Egelston

Richard W. (Dick) Egelston of Meridian, formerly of Boise, passed away on October 12th at his residence at Touchmark Meadow Lake Village. He was 97 years old.

Mr. Egelston was born December 2, 1922, in Reno, Nevada. His early education was in Nevada and Montana.  He graduated from Boise High School...

Oct 11, 2020

Marilyn Mackley

Marilyn Mackley, 87, a resident of Meridian, passed away October 11, 2020 in Meridian.

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

Oct 11, 2020

Dennis G. Gossen passed away October 11th, 2020 at home in Nampa.  Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Directors.

Oct 10, 2020

Dorothy Ruth Pettis

Dorothy Ruth Pettis, 84, a resident of Meridian, passed away October 10, 2020 in Meridian.

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

Oct 10, 2020

Richard “Dick” Gable, 88 years old, passed away peacefully on Saturday Oct 10, 2020. 12-31-1931 to 10-10-2020. PFC US Army, Korea (1/51 – 1/54).

Dick was an avid sports fan… Football (Raiders all the way, no matter where they went!), Baseball (winning Pony League World Series(1973) and Colt League World Series Championships (1975) as Coach), and always...

Oct 8, 2020

Michael William Lewis, a lifelong New Yorker recently living in Boise, ID, passed away on October 8, 2020 at the age of 50 after a long illness.

Michael was a fun loving soul who quickly gathered friends wherever he went. Growing up on Long Island, living in Burbank/North Hollywood or in Boise, there were always people who...