All Obituaries

JoAnn Boos 77 of Nampa, ID passed away August 20, 2020 from natural causes. JoAnn was born on June 15th, 1943 in South Milwaukee,  WI.  She is survived by Charles R Boos her husband of 59 years and their 3 children: Cora Eike and her husband Chuck, Jeff Boos and his wife Donna,  Brad Boos and his girlfriend Kim. 8 Grand children, 6 Great Grand Children, 4 Brothers, 3 Sisters and numerous In- laws Including her Mother In- Law Isabelle Boos, who will be 100 in January. JoAnn was...

Mary Rae Grundhauser, age 84, of Nampa, Idaho, formerly of Glendive and Billings, Montana, passed away on November 10, 2020, at Veranda Senior Living in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by the love and affection of her children.  A celebration of her life will be held May 22, 2021, in Glendive.              Mary Rae was born on October 12, 1936, in Glendive, Montana, to Ray and Maxine Jarding.  She was raised and attended school...

Lavern Alden Fernau, 91 of Nampa, passed away February 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 10, 1929 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to Dave and Ella (Walcott) Fernau; the 10th of 14 children. He graduated high school in 1948 and worked on area ranches. Lavern served two years active service in the United States Army. He had 9 brothers who served in the military. One brother was ineligible because of Polio and one brother Calvin was killed in Korea. Mother...

Heaven gained two very special angels last week. Gary Hill passed away on December 9, 2020 and Diana Hill, the love of his life, joined him in Heaven the following day on December 10, 2020, due to complications with Covid-19. Gary Denton Hill was born on July 19, 1950 in Nampa, ID to Duane and Dorothy (Cole) Hill. Gary was the second eldest of six children. Gary grew up in Sweet, ID and graduated from Emmett High School. During his high school years, he was part of a band.  He also...

Laurie Ann Bloomquist was anything but typical. In fact, she would have hated the thought of me (her sister) sitting here today writing about the facts of her life and listing all of her accomplishments. As impressive as she was, I feel compelled to share some of those things, but I also want to share who I knew her to be on a deeper level. In only 38 years of life, Laurie managed to single-handedly earn her PhD in counseling, open and run her own counseling practice, provide countless...

Pauline Kroush Ness, age 84, of Nampa, formerly of Emmett, Idaho, died April 11th, 2021, following a long hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer and COPD. She was at home surrounded by her family.      Pauline was born June 1936 in Creighton, Nebraska, to Elizabeth Dickman and Louis Hoffman. She had one older brother, Lawrence Hoffman. In the spring of 1945, her family loaded everything they had onto their 1930 Chevrolet and came to Idaho looking for work on the...

On Monday, December 14, 2020, Jacqueline Jean Colvin, loving mother, daughter, friend, and grandmother to many, passed away at the age of 91. Jackie was born on September 4, 1929 in Payette, ID to Dorothy Clark and Paul T Grimes. Jackie was married to Orrin Gardner on August 14,1948. They raised two sons, Dale and Doug. Jackie and the love of her life John were married November 5, 1958 and spent 29 years in the Ojai Valley before returning to Idaho in 1985. Jackie always had a passion for...

Judith Elaine “Judy” Wissel 1944-2021 Judith Elaine Wissel was born on April 21, 1944 to Delton Stafford and Margery Helen Meechan Precht in Ontario, Oregon.   She died peacefully on May 3, 2021 surrounded by her family, including her beloved husband, Clinton, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchild and siblings.  Born during the war, Judy did not see her father until she was two years old.  She and her mother were fortunate to be surrounded by both...

John Robert “Bob” Mangum Jr. was born in Nampa, Idaho on February 7, 1941 to Dr. John Robert Mangum and Lois Eunice Eichenberger Mangum. He passed away at home on March 31, 2021 of natural causes. He was preceded in death by his parents.  Bob spent the majority of his life in Nampa, Idaho with a few early years in St. Louis, Missouri while his father completed medical training. Bob attended Roosevelt Elementary School, College High School, and Northwest Nazarene College,...

Gorge Shigeta On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, Gorge Shigeta, 98, loving husband and father, passed away at his home. Dad was born on August 7, 1922 in Nyssa, Oregon to Atsumatsu and Otei Shigeta. He graduated from Payette High School at age 16. Being accustomed to hard work, Dad then began a custom farm operation where cat-naps were sufficient for his 24 hour work days. At age 18, he volunteered for WWII where he joined the 442nd Infantry Regiment and fought bravely at the European...