All Obituaries

Martha ran with the angels into the arms of the “Master Coach”, Jesus Christ, in Nampa, ID on June 26th, 2019.  She has run the course and finished the race.  Martha is now entering the championship game in heaven.  God gave her many talents as an athlete.  She began her career in the 4th grade playing on a boys’ basketball team in Bay City, Oregon and finished 65 years later by defeating every female and male student in her badminton class that she...

     Eduardo Berrelez, III, 62 years old went to be home with the Lord on December 23, 2018.  He died of natural causes and complications from polio. His friends knew him as Ed or Eddy, but to his family, they called him Jr.      Ed and his twin brother, Juan Jose, were born on January 13, 1956 in Nampa, Idaho, to Eduardo and Alicia Berrelez.  Ed was infected with the polio virus when he was an infant, which caused him to live a life filled...

Our princess little angel, Odalys Rynee Chavez-Martinez (NeyNey) Born 06/24/2016 in Caldwell, Idaho to David Chavez and Crystal Martinez passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on July 8, 2019. She was surrounded by her loving family. During her time here on Earth she touched many lives and was loved deeply by her family and friends. Though her life was a short gift to us, she will live on as her kidneys and liver were donated and received by those who were in...

James “Jim” B. Brooks 72, of Nampa, passed away at his home in Nampa on Thursday July 11, 2019 with his loving wife at his side.  Jim was born September 29, 1947 in Chesterfield Illinois to James and Katie Brooks. Jim worked 33 years as a technician for AT&T phone service. Jim retired from there. He then pursued a second career in truck driving. He hauled many of the local vegetables out of Idaho. He drove the big rig for 5 years. Jim proudly served in the Armed Forces...

Merle Gwendolyn “Gwen” Streight, 90, of Nampa, passed to her eternal reward on June 26, 2019 at a Nampa hospital.  Gwen was born on Feb. 11, 1929 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Rev. Frank and Fae Stinnette, the only girl and second of four children.  Her parents pastored in Idaho and Colorado, and for a time in the 1930s Frank functioned as business manager for Northwest Nazarene College.   Upon graduating from high school, Gwen returned to NNC to attend college, where...

Josefina Berumen, 75, of Nampa, passed away on July 5, 2019, while surrounded by her family at her home. She was born in Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, Mexico on April 12, 1944 to Sixto and Guadalupe Hernandez. At the age of 22, she met the love of her life, Luis Berumen and started their family in Los Angeles with four children. She later became a United States citizen. In 1993 she and her family moved to Nampa, where she was a member of the St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Josefina is...

On Wednesday June 5, 2019, our beloved Son Ezekiel Vargas at the age of 19 went to be with his beloved Grandmother and Heavenly Father. He is survived by his Loving Mom Yolanda Vargas, Father Artemio Vargas, Older Sister Esmeralda Vargas, and Baby Brother Emmanuel Vargas.  He was preceded in death by his Grandmother Lucia Cardenas.  He graduated with great honor from his GED program.   He was very characteristic with many talents.  His many talents included...

Elizabeth “Betty” Cembalisty, 83, of North Carolina, passed away on June 25, 2019. She was born to the late James and Mable (Rickert) Callahan in Brandon, VT on March, 9, 1936, the oldest of five children. She would spend most of her life in Brattleboro, VT and graduated from St. Michael’s Catholic High School in Brattleboro, VT in 1955, remaining a devoted Catholic all her life. Betty married Edward Cembalisty in 1957 and resided in Brattleboro until 2001, when they...

Dorothy May “Sookie” Prescott   Dorothy May “Sookie” Prescott, 89, of Nampa, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at home surrounded by her family and friends. A graveside service will be held at 10 A.M. Monday, July 8 at the Marsing-Homedale Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel where an online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com   Sookie was born September 1, 1929, in Mellette County, South...

Sonya M. Shue (Anderson) of Nampa, Age 84, passed away from natural causes on June 28, 2019.  She was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Dr. Leonard Wilton Joll and Gladys Doolittle Joll on June 9, 1935.  Sonya was a well-educated woman. She graduated from Southington HS in Connecticut in 1952 - National Honor Society, Girls’ State her junior year and active in 4-H and represented Connecticut at 4-H Congress in Chicago. She graduated from University of Connecticut in 1956 with...