OBITUARIES
Carol Jean Tiller
Jun 3, 2026
Carol Jean Tiller passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 3, 2026. She was 93 years old. Carol was born in 1932 in Rupert, Idaho to John and Beatrice Straubhaar. Carol was the second of five children. She attended school in Acequia, Idaho before moving to Nampa, Idaho in 1945 where she would spend the rest...
Harold Lloyd Cartwright
May 20, 2026
Harold Lloyd Cartwright, born December 6, 1929, in a little farmhouse near Campbell, Missouri, lived his entire life in service to God, whether on a mountaintop hunting or preaching behind a pulpit, after accepting Jesus as his Savior.
Born to David and Hettie Cartwright, Harold was the seventh of nine siblings: Robert, Arbrey, Altha, Jewel, Chalmer, Clarence, Thelma, and Dawsey. The...
Melanie Lasater Kunz
May 13, 2026
Melanie Lasater Kunz, 70, passed away peacefully at home in Nampa, Idaho, on May 13, 2026, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on January 11, 1956, at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, Melanie lived a life filled with creativity, faith, adventure, and love for others.
Raised in a military family, Melanie spent much of her childhood abroad and...
Patricia Berdeen Blauser
May 9, 2026
Patricia Berdeen Blauser was born at 8:00 am on Friday September 13th, 1930, in Hill City rural Kansas. The youngest of three children born to Leota May (Pearson) Post and George Paul Post. She passed away in the evening of May 9th, 2026, at home in Nampa surrounded by family.
Patty, as she was called as a child, lost her mother...
Margaret Sue Laleff
Apr 28, 2026
Margaret Sue Laleff (Baker), beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother went to heaven on April 28, 2026. She was born on February 17, 1951, in Dos Palos, CA. to Claude and Willie Mae Baker along with brother Don Baker, and sister Linda Mae Brewer.
Margaret attended Lancaster High School; she was a cheerleader for 5 years. She spent two...
Linda Carol Thiel
Apr 27, 2026
Linda Carol (Crawford) Thiel was born on September 19, 1944, to Don and Lila (Carringer) Crawford in Boise, Idaho. She departed on April 27, 2026, due to complications from Myelodysplastic Syndrome. She resided in Nampa, Idaho, with her husband, Wayne Thiel.
Linda grew up in Eagle, Idaho, with her parents and two younger brothers, Larry and Greg. She enjoyed helping her...
Jerry Allen Scalf
Apr 25, 2026
Born on August 31, 1945, in Bryant, Illinois, Jerry lived a life rooted in faith, family, and love. If you knew Jerry, you knew that his family was his whole world. Nothing mattered more to him than the people he loved, and he made sure they knew it every single day.
He was a man after God’s own heart, never shy...
Elma Faye Russell
Apr 24, 2026
Elma Faye Russell, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away in Nampa on April 24th, 2026.
Faye was born on August 5, 1941, to Robert and Alma Pethtel, and grew up in the farming area of Highline. She was later joined by a younger brother George, completing their close-knit family.
She was an active 4-H member throughout her youth and Faye...
Cruz Landa Lopez
Apr 20, 2026
On Monday, April 20, surrounded peacefully by her family and loved ones, Cruz Landa Lopez gained her wings after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Cruz was born on August 3, 1951, in Alamo, Texas, to Julio and Elisa Landa. She carried her Texas roots with pride throughout her life and was known for her strength, warmth, and deep love...
Mark Lawrence Joyce
Apr 18, 2026
It is with sorrow we announce the passing of a loving husband, father, and grandfather, Mark L. Joyce, who left us on Saturday April 18, 2026, at the age of 62.
Mark was born October 8, 1963 to Thomas and Geraldine Joyce of Juntura, Oregon. He was the seventh of eight children. He graduated from Vale High School in 1982. Mark...
Mildred Marie Neher
Apr 18, 2026
On April 18th Mildred Marie Neher (John)—known as “Millie” to Friends and Family, and “Johnnie” to many work colleagues and past patients—died of natural causes in Nampa after 95 years of impacting lives for the better. Her passing reminds us that a life of honest work, good humor, and caring for others matters greatly. Her legacy of rising daily and...
Lucille Kay Marler
Apr 16, 2026
Lucille was born June 6, 1951, in Du Quoin, Illinois to Jesse and Minerva Martin. She was the youngest of four children born to the family including her brother Eugene and two sisters, Judy and Vickie. Lucille worked at a number of jobs while living in Illinois, including working in the kitchen preparing meals in a restaurant and as a...
Aaron "Doc" Lyman Campbell
Apr 13, 2026
Aaron Lyman Campbell — beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend — passed away after a long and full life marked by courage, generosity, faith, and devotion to family. Born on August 15, 1941, in Bellingham, Washington, Aaron entered the world while his father was serving in the Army during World War II. He was the only child of Claude...
Leonard Ercielle Campbell
Apr 11, 2026
Leonard Ercielle Campbell was born on August 29, 1948, to the parents of Lavern Campbell and Violet (Ninas) Campbell in Atkinson, Nebraska. He has one brother named Harold (Rusty) and a sister named Elata. His parents called him Sandy but as an adult he is called Len. He and his family lived on a farm in Nebraska until sometime in...
Doris Jean Boehlke
Apr 11, 2026
Doris Jean (Cannady) Boehlke, 94, passed away on April 11th, 2026, in Nampa, Idaho. She was surrounded by her children and left us all peacefully to join her Lord and Savior, as well as her parents and her beloved husband Irvin William Boehlke.
She was born to Olin Bryan Cannady and Alma Rosa Maria (Zamzow) Cannady in Nampa, Idaho on August...
Betty Printz
Apr 10, 2026
Betty was born June 22, 1931, at home in Indian Valley, Idaho to Ralph and Jennie Gray Godlove. After many fun years on the farm in Indian Valley, the family moved to Stibnite, Idaho when she was 10. In 1946 she went to stay with her Grama Gray in Indian Valley to finish her last two years of high school....
Marilyn Joan Gunning
Apr 5, 2026
Marilyn Joan Gunning, a woman of remarkable independence, sharp wit, and deep devotion to her family, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born January 7, 1930, in Albion, Nebraska, Marilyn was the daughter of Frank and Katherine Nelson Scharfen. She joined two older brothers, Vincent and Francis. Two years later her sister, Betty...
Larue Kay Packwood
Apr 1, 2026
LaRue was born in Ontario, Oregon, to Frank and Katie Langley. She was the oldest of five children and grew up in Payette, Idaho. She spent much of her childhood on the farm, helping with chores while attending school, and graduated from Payette High School in 1963.
In the fall of 1961, she met the love of her life, Harry Oliver...
Eileen Duncan
Mar 31, 2026
Eileen Duncan, 82, of Nampa, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. A Celebration of Life Service for Eileen will be celebrated at 10 AM on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Karcher Church of the Nazarene, 2515 W. Karcher Rd. in Nampa.
Eileen Duncan was born to August and Ella Karlson on July 28, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. She lived...
Richard Thomas Hogaboam
Mar 18, 2026
Richard “Rick” Thomas Hogaboam tragically, suddenly passed away from a rare condition called cardiac tampenade, while serving as Mayor of Nampa, at a public speaking engagement in Eagle, Idaho on March 18, 2026. A Celebration of Rick’s life will be held at the Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd in Nampa on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 5 PM.
Rick...
