Recent Obituaries

George Norman Trytten

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...

Yong Tong Wang

Oct 16, 2020

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

Beth “Jayne” Lancaster

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...

Jim C. Hopkins

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...

James Michael Bunn

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...

Richard (Dick) Orlee Ross

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...

Essie Carter Brunskill

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...

Richard Warren Egelston

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...

Marilyn Mackley

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.

Dennis G. Gossen

Oct 11, 2020

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

Dorothy Ruth Pettis

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.

Richard (Dick) Gable Sr.

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...

Michael William Lewis

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...

David (Dave) L. Stevens

Oct 7, 2020

David “Dave” L. Stevens of Boise, peacefully passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 with his wife and daughter at his side.  Dave was born in Boise on February 25, 1941 to Fred and Nettie Stevens.  He was the youngest of a large family of six children.

In February 1958, Dave joined the United States Army Reserves where...

Peggy Cardinale

Oct 7, 2020

Peggy Cardinale

Margaret “Peggy” Cardinale passed away on October 7, 2020. She died at home, in her sleep of natural causes.

Peggy was born in Yuma, Arizona and lived there for much of her childhood with a large extended family before moving to Southern California.  She had many roles, daughter, big sister, wife, mother, and...

Darrell Eugene Simpson

Oct 7, 2020

Born January 20th 1952 in Nyssa Or, to Donald Eugene and Gwendolyn Ilene Simpson. The second child and only boy of four children. Darrell grew up on the family farm on Riverview Dr. attending Adrian school for his whole life and graduated in 1970 as a proud antelope. He lived in multiple towns but resided back in his hometown...

Allan Glenn White

Oct 6, 2020

Allan Glenn White

Allan Glenn White, 70, a resident of Baker City, Oregon, passed away October 6, 2020 in Nampa.

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

Robert L. Rutz

Oct 5, 2020

After a long battle with Parkinson’s, Robert “Bob” Lee Rutz was called to be with his Lord and Savior on October 5 th , 2020.

He was born March 5 th , 1945 to Karl and Emmelene (Arndt) Rutz in Windsor, CO. Raised on a farm, his parents instilled in him a hard work ethic. That work...

Dr. Robert (Bob) Lee Rutz

Oct 5, 2020

Dr. Robert (Bob) L. Rutz, 75, of Boise, passed away, October 5, 2020. A memorial service will be held, 11:00 am, Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Ten Mile Community Church, 4440 W. Columbia Rd., Meridian.

A memorial service will be held, 11:00 am, Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Ten Mile Community Church, 4440 W. Columbia Rd., Meridian.

Ethel M. Nielsen

Oct 5, 2020

Ethel M. Nielsen

February 8, 1933 – October 5, 2020

Long time Twin Falls resident, Ethel M. Nielsen, passed away in Boise, Idaho on October 5, 2020.

Ethel was born on February 8, 1933 on the family farm outside of Brocket, North Dakota. The doctor almost lost his way to the farm due...