All Obituaries

Tharon H. Daniels, 79, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away January 20, 2020. He was a minister and former district superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Tharon was born in Nampa, Idaho, on January 8, 1941 at Samaritan Hospital. Raised in a pastor’s home by M. Harold and Edith Daniels, Tharon went on to Pasadena Nazarene College, where he graduated with a degree in sociology. He would go on to earn a Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological Seminary, and a Doctor...

John William Blom, 84, of Boise, Idaho went to his eternal home on Sunday, January 19, 2020. John was born August 13, 1935 on a farm outside Leota, Minnesota to John and Minnie Blom.  John met the love of his life Virginia Mulder in high school.  He dropped out of school when he was 17 and followed Virginia when her family moved to California.  Even though he looked like he was 15, he was a hard worker and landed a job in a chrome plating facility, where he quickly became...

     Nancy E. Keim, 96, of Nampa died at a Meridian care facility on January 13, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.      Services to celebrate Nancy’s life will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Nampa Church of the Brethren, 11030 Orchard Ave. A Private graveside service for family will follow at the Cloverdale Memorial Park in Boise.  An online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com   ...

Darlene Sosa passed away on Wednesday, January 15 of natural causes at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Creighton, Nebraska in 1943 to Edward Tappe and Agnes Hoffman Tappe. When she was three years old, she moved to Emmett, Idaho where she grew up and attended school. In Emmett, Darlene also met her husband of 56 years, Margarito Sosa. Together they raised four children and lived in many parts of the West, but made their home mostly in Caldwell, Idaho. Darlene is survived by...

Charles Douglas Smart passed away Monday, January 13, 2020, after a short illness, in Meridian, Idaho, at the age of 82.  Charles is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Josette Smart, Meridian, and their three children and spouses: Lillian and Christopher Talley, Meridian, ID; Dwain Smart, Post Falls, ID; and Noelle and Steve Pendleton, Caldwell, ID. Charles has eight grandchildren: Jared and Kevin Talley; Tara, Jessica, Ryan and Emma Smart; and Kyle Sandy and Brittney Wilkins. He...

Larry Gross, 79, of Kuna, went home to be with our Heavenly Father of January 15, 2020. Larry’s life began on July 4, 1940 in Nampa, Idaho born to Claude and Violet Stewart Gross. He was a native of Idaho and was raised on a multi generation family farm of raising and breeding Angus cattle, farming and milking. Larry’s most important job was raising two children who he is survived by: Son, Todd and Daughter, Dayna. A common weekly occurrence that the family shared was Sunday...

Wilma Ruth Wynia, 86, of Nampa, died January 5, 2020. A memorial service to honor and celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Sunny Ridge Retirement Center/Genesis, 2609 Sunnyridge Dr., Nampa. Arrangements are under the direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel where an online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com Wilma Ruth Holly Wynia was born at home on July 18th, 1933 to Silas & Ollie Hopkins in Kuna, Idaho. She was the...

Muriel Slade was born on August 30, 1942 and graduated to her Eternal Home on January 17, 2020 with family and friends by her side. Born at only 4 pounds she defied all odds and lived a full beautiful life. Having cerebral palsy her whole life, Muriel accomplished many things society told her she never would. Muriel was known for her love of Jesus, care of others and her spunky stubbornness. Muriel loved being a grandma and took great pride in her two grandchildren. Mom you ran the race of...

Paul Allen Martin was born on December 4, 1955 to Stanley & Etta Jean Martin of Anaheim, Ca. He had an older sister, Pam, and an older brother, Bruce Martin. His formative years were spent in Anaheim where he attended Patrick Henry, Thomas Edison, Sycamore Jr. High and Anaheim High School. He was extremely active, curious, and a risk taker which prompted his mother to always have a good supply of First Aid items on hand! He was creative and fostered a spirit of fun wherever he went. He...

Dale H. Tiegs peacefully passed away December 28, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Dale was born May 2, 1936 in Nampa, Idaho, to Herbert and Opal Tiegs, the youngest of four children. He grew up on the family farm and attended Lone Tree School and Nampa High School where he met his future wife Alta Malone, and they married shortly after their graduation in 1954. Dale kept up with the family tradition of farming and began clearing and farming the Dry Lake area south of Nampa. Together...