Recent Obituaries

Terrance Brotzman

Mar 5, 2023

Terrance Brotzman, 76 of Boise, passed away March 5, 2023 at home.  He loved his family and was a veteran of the US Navy.

There will be a graveside service will military honors on Tuesday, March 14 at 2pm at Morris Hill Cemetery, 317 N Latah St., Boise.

Michael Alvin Pfost

Mar 2, 2023

Michael Alvin Pfost, 67, of Boise, passed away March 2, 2023. Michael was born September 4, 1955 in Boise, Idaho to dad, Melvin Alonzo Pfost and mother Sharleen Ray. Michael attended Collister Elementary School, South Junior High and West Junior High Schools and graduated from Borah High School.

Michael worked throughout his life as a realtor, Coca...

Randall (Randy) Patrick Meyer

Feb 28, 2023

Randall (Randy) Patrick Meyer

August 28, 1949 – February 28th, 2023

Randall (Randy) Patrick Meyer, 73, passed away February 28, 2023, from complications due to lung and brain cancer in Meridian, ID. Randy was born August 28, 1949 in Payette, ID, the first son of Art and Donna (Sprague) Meyer.  In 1952, his family moved...

Marie E. Clapsaddle

Feb 27, 2023

Marie E. Clapsaddle

Marie Elizabeth Clapsaddle, 95, a resident of Garden City passed away February 27, 2023 at her home.

Marie was born on February 20, 1928 to Leonard and Mabel Edmundson in Boise, Idaho.

Grandma loved her family dearly and would tell you all about how “the boys” were doing in every...

Sharon Kay Schultz

Feb 27, 2023

Sharon Kay Schultz

Sharon Kay Schultz, 84, a resident of Meridian, passed away February 27, 2023, in Meridian.

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

Helen May Proffitt Hansen

Feb 27, 2023

Helen May Hansen passed away on February 27 in Eagle, Idaho.

She was born in Sumpter, Oregon.  When she was 4 yrs old the family moved to Grass Valley, Calif where she started school along with her older sisters.  A few years later the family moved back to Sumpter and Helen completed 6th grade.  The family then...

Richard (Ricci) Anthony Holmes

Feb 26, 2023

Richard “Ricci” Holmes, 63, passed away February 26, 2023, with his loving family by his side in Meridian, Idaho.  Ricci was born September 18, 1959, at Blytheville AFB, AR, the third son of James and Gaylia (Stone) Holmes.  He graduated from Jacksonville, Arkansas High School in 1977.

Ricci attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR where he...

Ann Obray Smith

Feb 25, 2023

Ann Obray Smith was born to Arvin and Dona Obray September 22, 1946 in Ontario, Oregon.  She spent her youth on the farm playing and working with her siblings.  During her high school years she worked at the “In and Out Drive In” in Fruitland, loving the job, the money she made and buying her first car.

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Judith Louise Blackbird

Feb 25, 2023

Judith Louise Blackbird, 82, of Boise, passed away February 25, 2023.

Judy was born in Clarkson, NE, where she grew up living a small-town life with her parents Lambert and Elaine Houfek and brother Dean, taking part in Czech festivals during the summer.

Following high school she earned a degree from the University of Nebraska,...

Gary Lee Moore

Feb 25, 2023

Gary L. Moore, 82 of Horseshoe Bend, passed away February 25, 2023 at home.

There will be a memorial service on March 13, 2023 at 2pm at the Valley Christian Center in Horseshoe Bend. (109 S Riverside Dr, Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629)

Wanita Lou May Miyamura

Feb 25, 2023

Wanita Lou May Miyamura

Wanita Lou May Miyamura, 70, a resident of Boise, passed away February 25, 2023, in Boise.

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

Daniel Marcus Ramirez

Feb 24, 2023

Daniel Marcus Ramirez, 79, of Caldwell, Idaho, passed on February 24, 2023, after a heroic fight with pancreatic cancer.

Daniel was born in Pocatello, Idaho, where he grew up and attended Pocatello High School. Daniel later married Parla Haskett and they had three children.

Daniel worked with various moving and storage companies throughout his career...

William Scott Crane

Feb 23, 2023

William S. Crane, 59 of Dover, Delaware, passed away February 23, 2023 at home.

There will be a funeral service on March 16, 2023 at Bowman Funeral Chapel starting at 11am.  Committal at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery will follow at 1pm.To watch the funeral service, please visit:https://vimeo.com/807604426

Margaret Louise Skimmyhorn

Feb 23, 2023

Margaret Louise Fast Skimmyhorn, age 78, passed away on February 23, 2023, in Meridian, Idaho, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. She is now in eternal Glory with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Margaret was born on July 15, 1944, in Norman, Oklahoma, to Edwin and Marie Fast. The family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1951....

Georgia Ann Telken

Feb 22, 2023

Georgia Telken, 83, a resident of Middleton, ID, passed away February 22, 2023, in Middleton. Georgia was born on February 22, 1940, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents Sanna Sletten and John Hayes.

Georgia married her husband Darrell Telken June 5, 1965, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They moved to Idaho in 1969 and found themselves in Middleton in 1973....

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Kenyon Lytle

Feb 21, 2023

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Kenyon Lytle

Brigadier General Ret. Robert K. Lytle passed away and went home to be with our Lord after a difficult battle with cancer on Tuesday, 21 Feb. 2023.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1960; he would pursue a prolific Military career after graduating from the Citadel Military College of...

Sharon Mae Saul

Feb 21, 2023

Sharon Mae Saul

Sharon Mae Saul of Eagle, Idaho, passed away February 21, 2023. Sharon was born July 26, 1950, in Elizabeth, New Jersey to father Albert Birt and mother, Madelyn Libby. On April 2, 1969, Sharon married Richard L. Saul in St. Petersburg, Florida and resided there until March 1978. The family then moved to Kennewick,...

Dee Tracey Dilworth

Feb 20, 2023

Dee Tracey Dilworth, of Meridian, passed Monday, February 20, 2023.

Dee was born to Ariel Tracey Dilworth and Ruth Opal Cross on September 5, 1928, in Carey, ID. He graduated from Meridian High School in 1946.

He and  his wife of 50 years, Goldie Marie, welcomed friends and family to their homes in Boise, Reno,...

Valerie Marie Gifford

Feb 19, 2023

Valerie M. Gifford, 89, of Boise, passed into the hands of our Lord on February 19th, 2023.

Valerie was born in Los Angeles, California on December 23rd, 1933.  She met her lifelong friend when she was very young, asking her next door neighbor JoAnn if she wanted to be her friend. They stayed in touch for over...

Colleen Dawn Sherer

Feb 19, 2023

Colleen Dawn Sherer, 85, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully on February 19 th , 2023.  Colleen was born in Watertown, SD on August 30, 1937 to Sigfred and Fern (Hanson) England.

Colleen graduated from Watertown High School in 1955 and enrolled at Northern State College in Aberdeen to pursue a degree in teaching. Upon graduating, her...