All Obituaries

Robert E. Beeson, 100 years old, of Nampa, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 in Nampa. A Celebration of Life Service for Robert will be held at 4 PM on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Meridian Friends Church, 1021 W. Pine Ave. Robert was born in 1918 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada.  The family returned to the US and eventually settled in Star, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1935. In 1938 he began farming in Homedale where he met Ruth Hartley, a teacher, who became his wife in...

Gary Ray Holtry, 50, of Nampa, passed away on May 15, 2019 at a Boise hospital from natural causes.             He was born on January 29, 1969 in Nampa to Wathene (Wally) and Gilbert Holtry of Nampa and he entered this world the baby of the family.  This baby however, never failed to show his older brothers and sisters how to live life to its fullest.  He thrived in the outdoor environment and never missed an opportunity to inject...

Sammy Burgamy Samuelson Sammy Burgamy Samuelson was born May 4th, 1973 in Houston, TX. She was raised by parents Darrel and Gloria Mairhofer. Sammy possessed a courageous faith and sense of adventure which led her, as a young woman, to Montana and eventually to Idaho. She nevertheless forged deep and lasting relationships wherever she went and let distance be no obstacle to sharing her love. She managed movie theaters, college dining operations, served as a children's librarian, wrote...

Ruth Ostermiller Gurnsey passed away on May 8, 2019. She was born on April 16, 1926 at the family farm in Nampa. She was the youngest child of the Ostermiller – Grasmick family. Her German parents, Henry Ostermiller and Susanna Ramer emigrated together from Beideck, Russia to America in 1906. After arriving at Ellis Island, her future parents went different directions. Several years later her parents met again when both were single parents due to their spouses’ death. They...

Wendell Schofield West, age 89, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family.  Born near the start of the Great Depression on February 12, 1930 to Fred and Winifred (Schofield) West in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wendell learned early the value of both thrift and hard work.  The oldest of five children, he was raised in Idaho and Utah.  A graduate of Salt Lake City’s South High School and the University of Utah (Accounting), he prized the...

George Herbert Cummings (Herb) left this life for a better one on April 20, 2019. He was a loving family man, pastor, and counselor who influenced many people for good. Born on April 28, 1924 in Pasadena, California, as a small child he moved with his family to Indiana, then Illinois, and finally settled on a farm in St. Francis, Kansas during the depression and dust bowl years. Herb worked the farm fields with teams of horses from the age of nine to nineteen, at which time he was drafted...

Oscar Melvin Nelson, 93, of Nampa, died April 30, 2019 at his home. A funeral service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Nampa Lutheran Brethren Church. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. Arrangements are under the direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel where an online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com

James “Jim” Brown was love walking. He was a humble and gentle man who lived well and met his Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 19, 2019, surrounded by his adoring family. Jim’s family was his greatest joy and the center of his universe, and he gave to them sacrificially throughout his life. Born on March 22, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio, to Vera and William Brown, Jim was one of nine siblings: Alberta (Kean), Bill, Earl, Donnie, Thelma (Garvin), Alice (Salmon), Rose...

Arlene Marie Reding 02/28/1929-04/28/2019   Arlene M. Flowers Reding, 90, of Nampa, passed away peacefully April 28, 2019 with her family at her side. A viewing will be held at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel on Thursday May 2nd from 6 pm to 8 pm. A funeral service to honor and celebrate her life will be held Friday, May 3rd at 12 Noon, at Harvest Life Church, located at 11437 W. Orchard, Nampa Idaho. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell Idaho. An...

Joan (Sharp) Latter died peacefully at her home in Nampa, Idaho, on February 28, 2019. Joan was 93 years old. She was born on June 1, 1925 in Nampa, Idaho to Guy and Leah Sharp.             She lived in several different locations across the Northwest and Canada ending in Nampa, Idaho where her father became a professor at Northwest Nazarene College. She graduated from College High and attended Northwest Nazarene College before moving...