
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Boise, Garden City, Meridian, Kuna, Nampa, Caldwell, Star, Emmett, Mountain Home, Middleton, and the Treasure Valley
Joyce Clark Enslow
Aug 12, 2023
Joyce Clark Enslow
September 16, 1929 to August 12, 2023
Joyce was born in Antelope MT to parents Robert J. and Clara M. (Iverson) Clark. The fourth of six children delivered by their maternal grandmother in their home, Joyce remembered her childhood fondly. She shared happy stories of attending a school...
William F. Spence, M.D.
Aug 11, 2023
William F. Spence, a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, colleague, and physician passed away on August 11, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. He was 95 years old.
Dr. Spence was born on February 28, 1928 and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1945, and Boston University in 1949, before moving on to...
Tina Marie Lancaster
Aug 11, 2023
Tina Marie Lancaster (Kondo), 53 passed away on August 11, 2023 after a heroic and always optimistic fight against cancer. She was born on February 16, 1970 and is survived by her husband Scot, her daughter Camille Kimiko Broski 23, her son Ian Junkichi Broski 19, step-daughter Alexia Lancaster 24, her mother Lois Kimiko Kondo, sisters Shawna Kondo and...
Peter Stan Johnson
Aug 11, 2023
Peter S. Johnson, 64 of Garden City, passed away August 11, 2023 at a local hospital.
There will be a public viewing and celebration of life on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 2:30 pm at the LDS Church building located at 8620 W Goddard Rd., Boise.Diamond Dianne Dufenhorst
Aug 11, 2023
Diamond Dufenhorst
May 26, 1945 – August 11, 2023
Diamond Dufenhorst passed away on August 11, 2023 at her home in Eagle, Idaho, with her husband, Dennis, by her side. She was seventy-eight.
She was born May 26, 1945 in Missoula, Montana, and was the youngest of four children born to...
Keith Dwayne Smith
Aug 10, 2023
Keith Dwayne Smith of Meridian, Idaho, returned home to his Heavenly Father on August 10th, 2023 after a battle with cancer attributed to his military service.
Keith was born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force to serve his country during the Vietnam conflict. He was stationed at Hill...
Alfred Bertram Day, Jr.
Aug 10, 2023
Alfred B. Day, 85 of Boise, passed away August 10, 2023 at home.
Albert (Butch) Thomas Hickok
Aug 10, 2023
Albert “Butch” Thomas Hickok of Eagle, Idaho, passed away on August 10, 2023, at the age of 78. A short service will be held on Friday, September 1st, at 2:00 PM, at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
Al was born in Caldwell, Idaho on June 26, 1945, to Harlo and Beatrice Hickok. He went on...
Dianne Marie Riddle Hopson
Aug 10, 2023
Dianne M. Hopson, 80 of Boise passed away August 10, 2023 at home.
Chester Lee Frazer
Aug 9, 2023
Chester Lee Frazer was the last surviving of 11 children of Charley Columbus and Maude Mae Jones Frazer of Farmville, Hermitage and Warren, Arkansas. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara Ann; his sons Jerome Lee, Charles Stuart, James Lawrence and Michael Andrew; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A longtime employee of Lockheed, he was our loving...
Dorothy Mae Reno
Aug 9, 2023
Dorothy M. Reno, 94 of Boise passed away at a local assisted living facility.
Sandra Edith Browning
Aug 9, 2023
Sandra E. Browning, 76 of Boise passed away August 9, 2023 at home.
Gerald (Jerry) Stiburek
Aug 7, 2023
Gerald E. Stiburek
Gerald “Jerry” Stiburek was born on October 26, 1938 to Joe and Dorothy Stiburek in Boise, Idaho. Jerry and his parents lived in Cascade for a short time and during World War II lived in Portland, OR, while his father worked at the shipyards. Following his parent’s divorce, Jerry and his mother moved back...
Lane Warren Jolliffe
Aug 7, 2023
Lane Warren Jolliffe passed away at 86 years old on August 7th at 5:45pm in the presence of his family.
Lane was born May 16th, 1937 to Hattie Mae and Warren Jolliffe. He was preceded in death by his sister Karen Gara, his brother Lyman Jolliffe, his sons Todd Jolliffe and Stewart Jolliffe.
Lane leaves...
Lane Warren Jolliffe
Aug 7, 2023
Lane Warren Jolliffe
Lane Warren Jolliffe, 86, a resident of Boise, passed away August 7, 2023, in Boise.
Arrangements are under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City.
Maruja Rodriguez Ledesma
Aug 6, 2023
Maruja Rodriguez Ledesma – Born August 15, 1936, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She is preceded in death by her mother, Concepcion Iglesias, and her father Teodoro Rodriguez, and by her siblings Luis, Pilar, Obdulia and Pepe, and her husband Ernesto “Ernie” Ledesma. They were married in 1960 and the couple moved to America, where they spent several years...
Ernest (Ernie) Wesley Simmonsen
Aug 5, 2023
Ernest Wesley Simmonsen,of Boise, Idaho, passed away after a prolonged illness on August 5,2023.
Ernie was born in Boise,Idaho to Wesley and Tempa Simmonsen. He was preceded in death by his parents and Niece (Renae). Ernie is survived by his children Eric Simmonsen (son) and Heather (daughter), his grandchildren Cooper and Parker Simmonsen and Noah White. Sister...
Terry Aven Hodges
Aug 5, 2023
Terry Aven Hodges, avid fisherman, tennis player, bowler, and golfer, passed away August 5. Terry proudly served in the United States Air Force for 20 years. His first duty station brought him to Montana, where he met and married the love of his life, Hazel. During their marriage, they had three children, traveled the world, and finally retired in...
Kenneth Richard Lance
Aug 5, 2023
Kenneth Richard Lance,86 of Eagle, passed away on August 5, 2023 at local care center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 11:00 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 9400 W. Floating Feather Road Star, Idaho. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Condolences...
Ross Ellis Truesdale Jr.
Aug 3, 2023
Ross Ellis Truesdale Jr., 85, passed away, August 3, 2023 in Hidden Springs, ID
Ross was born December 1, 1937 in San Antonio, TX to parents Thelma Agnes Haye Truesdale and Ross Ellis Truesdale Sr. Ross attended primary, middle, and high school in Aransas Pass, TX. After graduating high school, he went to Texas A&M, where he...