Recent Obituaries

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

Apr 21, 2022

Jane Waggoner passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022. Jane was the eldest of six children, born to Glenn and Gladys Gillespie Fitzsimmons on October 17, 1930, in Larned, Kansas. In the early 1940’s the family made their way west and settled in Fruitland, Idaho. Jane learned to work early in life. There was always fruit work – pruning,...

Apr 21, 2022

Thursday, April 21, 2022. Myron Jack Little beloved father and friend passed away from complications of liver cancer at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dallas Oregon where he recently moved to an assisted care facility.

Jack was born to Irene Hill-Little and Robert L. Little in Bismarck, North Dakota on July 30, 1932. He was the fourth...

Apr 19, 2022

Mary was born in 1936 to Charles and Ida Noble and raised in Leadore Idaho along with two older brothers, Glen and Don.  They all lived on the Benson Family Ranch raising cattle and hay before moving into town.  At age 18 she packed her suitcase, caught the bus, moved to Idaho Falls and got a job as a...

Apr 18, 2022

Lindy Lee Reagan

Lindy Lee Reagan, 71, a resident of Boise, passed away April 18, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. She was born on June 7, 1950 to William and Marjory Winkle in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was the fourth of six children. She attended grade school in Cheyenne and moved with her family to Nampa, Idaho in 1963....

Apr 17, 2022

Raymond Clay Beverage was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 1, 1926 to Frederick Clay Beverage and Edith Louise Jones Beverage.  He was raised with six sisters and one brother on the family farm in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.  He played football, baseball and ran track for the Plattsmouth Blue Devils, the local high school from which he graduated.

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Apr 16, 2022

David James Lee

Dave’s not here man. He hitched a ride to his next big adventure on April 16, 2022, at the age of 63. Dave grew up in Lombard, Illinois and moved to Boise in 1989, where he lived out his days. He was an avid swimmer, skier, and gardener known for the impressive size of his corn.

Celebration of life...

Apr 16, 2022

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Sharon Cleda Cavanagh.  Sharon was born on May 14, 1955, to “Frell” and Cleda Blair, joining her big brother Boyd in Nyssa, Oregon.  At Nyssa High School she met her first husband, John Hight, and together they had three children, Jared Hight, Katrina Padilla (Hight) and Shayla Monnier...

Apr 15, 2022

James, (aka Jim or Jimmy), F. Youngblood, 78, passed away at home on April 15, 2022, after a sudden and brief illness.  In his final days he was surrounded by family and friends.

Jim was born February 20, 1944, in Bremerton, Washington.  He started school in Weiser, Idaho. He graduated from Boise High School in 1962. He...

Apr 15, 2022

Our loving mother, wife, sister, Juanita Lee Claspell Peterson returned to her Heavenly Father on April 15, 2022 in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 73. She leaves a legacy of calming love, patience and kindness.

Juanita was born in July, 1948 in Muncie, Indiana to Wilma Margaret Anderson Claspell and James Lewis Claspell, with two brothers,...

Apr 13, 2022

Steven S. Schrum

Steven S. Schrum, 72, a resident of Boise, passed away April 13, 2022 in Boise.

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

Apr 13, 2022

Thomas W. Dabb II, 68 of Boise, passed away April 13, 2022 at a local hospital.

Apr 13, 2022

In the early hours of April 13, 2022, holding the hand of his love and best friend, Tom Smock  passed out of  this life and moved onto his next adventure.

Born June 19, 1942, in Seattle to Ralph Smock and Mary Cecelia Walsh, Tom began a life that would include countless friends.  After high school, Tom  served...

Apr 12, 2022

Charles Lewis Lamoreaux

Charles Lewis Lamoreaux, 88, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2022 at his home in Meridian, Idaho.

Charlie, as he was known in his youth, was born November 14, 1933 to Peter and Rose Lamoreaux in Imlay City, Michigan. He spent his formative years in St. Ignace, Michigan. At an early age,...

Apr 12, 2022

Linda Sue Chizum

Linda Sue Chizum, 76, a resident of Eagle, passed away April 12, 2022 in Eagle.

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