OBITUARIES
Mary Kathleen 'Kathie' Dillbeck
Aug 7, 2023
Mary Kathleen 'Kathie' Dillbeck Obituary Mary Kathleen 'Kathie' Dillbeck March 29th, 1945 -- August 7th, 2023 Born to Rolland and Katherine Tincher in Hollywood, California Kathie was the middle child between brothers John and Stan. She grew up as a pastors child -- her father a United Methodist minister and her mother -- a very involved pastors wife. As a...
Patricia Annette 'Pat' Baker
Aug 6, 2023
Patricia Baker Obituary Patricia "Pat" Annette Baker, 79, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, in Meridian, Idaho after 4 years of living with advancing dementia. Pat was born April 18, 1944, in Wendell, Idaho to Laurel Barber and Mildred Kidd. She was raised by her loving grandparents, John and Dorothy Kidd in Hazelton, Idaho, Pat married Ronald Makinson in 1962....
Dale Scott
Aug 6, 2023
Dale Scott Obituary We are sad to announce the passing of Dale Scott 55 of Nampa, ID. He passed away on August 6, 2023 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, surrounded by his loved ones. His death was the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A funeral service to honor him will be held at 10:00 a.m. on...
Lester Vernon Peck
Aug 6, 2023
Lester Peck Obituary Lester Vernon Peck was born August 8, 1926, in Meriden, Iowa to Claude and Laura (Pfiefer) Peck, the seventh of nine children. He graduated from Meriden High School as class valedictorian in 1943 and entered the Navy at age 17. He worked as a signalman aboard carriers stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Honorably discharged in 1947 from...
Alice 'Claire' Dodson
Jul 31, 2023
Alice Dodson Obituary Alice 'Claire' (Macfarlane) Dodson went home to be with her beloved husband Lyle on July, 31, 2023 after a long illness. She was born to George Hugh and Evelyn Claire (Lowry) Macfarlane on July 9th, 1935 in Steamboat Springs, CO. In 1952, she moved with her family to St. Helens, OR, where she graduated from high school...
Linda 'Bimbo' Lopez
Jul 30, 2023
Linda 'Bimbo' Lopez Obituary Linda 'Bimbo' Lopez passed away peacefully on Sunday July 30. Mom will be remembered with a Heart Bigger than anyone we know. She was willing to give you the shirt off her back, down to her last penny. Linda was born on May 13, 1952, to Roy and Polly Lopez she was one of 7 children....
Margaret Ward
Jul 28, 2023
Margaret Ward Obituary Margaret Owen Ward, age 69, of Garden Valley Idaho, passed away of natural causes on July 28, 2023. She was surrounded by her children. Margaret was born on December 4th, 1953, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Robert Hutton Owen and Beverley June Odlum. Margaret was the second oldest of seven children. Growing up the daughter of an...
Pastor Tito Villanueva
Jul 27, 2023
Pastor Tito Villanueva Obituary Tito Villanueva was born May 9, 1935, in Glendora California. He always told his kids he was too poor to have a middle name. He was the sixth of seven children born to Eutimio and Maria Villanueva. His father was a migrant worker, and Tito also worked the fields with his family in central California until...
Donald J. Ogren
Jul 27, 2023
Donald Ogren Obituary Donald J Ogren November 9, 1938 July 27, 2023 Don Ogren, 84, of Nampa, Idaho passed away July 27, 2023 in his home after a short illness. He was born in Lemmon, South Dakota. His parents relocated the family to the West Coast and settled in the area around Vacaville, California in the late 40s. He attended...
James H. 'Jim' Sims
Jul 26, 2023
James Sims Obituary James (Jim) H. Sims, 90, of Nampa, passed away peacefully at home on July 26, 2023. Born in Hanna, Oklahoma to Andrew and Lora (Gray) Sims on May 29, 1933, Jim joined his older sister, Leala. The family continued growing with the birth of Lendell, Colburn, Anthony and Bonnie. In 1941, the family packed all of their...
Sharon 'Sherry' Louise Jones
Jul 21, 2023
Sharon 'Sherry' Jones Obituary Sharon "Sherry" Louise Jones was born an only child on May 26, 1944, to Strother Everett (James) Grose and Miranda Viola Jayne Walters Grose in Elm Grove, Wheeling, West Virginia, where they lived until moving to Upland, California when she was 9 years old. Sherry attended Upland High School where she was involved in drama club...
Hilda 'Joan' Ayres
Jul 20, 2023
Hilda 'Joan' Ayres Obituary Hilda 'Joan' Ayres passed away July 20, 2023, in Twin Falls, ID. at Syringa Place. Joan and her husband Floyd had recently relocated from Nampa, ID. Floyd was at her side when she passed away. Many loving family members had been sitting with her during her journey. 'Joan' was born in Clinton, Nebraska on March 12,...
Eldred Dean 'Reggie Matthews
Jul 19, 2023
Eldred Matthews Obituary Eldred "Reggie" Dean Matthews, 80 years of age, passed away July 19 th 2023 at Karcher Estates Nursing Facility where he had spent the last two years of his life. Eldred attended school in John Day Oregon, and later New Meadows Idaho. He worked on a ranch building fences and, in a restaurant, where he could eat...
Kurt Allen Batey
Jul 18, 2023
Kurt Batey Obituary Kurt Batey passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in Garden Valley, Idaho on July 18, 2023. He was 67 years old. Kurt was born on February 18, 1956, in Nampa Idaho, the only child of Royce and Janis Batey. He graduated from Nampa High School in 1974. Together with his dad Royce, Kurt founded TJ Forest Products, a...
Harry W. Pieksma
Jul 16, 2023
Harry Pieksma Obituary Harry W Pieksma, 91, of Caldwell passed away at a local care facility in Caldwell on Sunday, July 16, 2023. A Funeral Service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 3 PM on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Cloverdale United Reformed Church, 3580 N Cloverdale Rd in Boise with military honors by the...
Jerry Michael Doty
Jul 15, 2023
Jerry (Gerald) Doty Obituary Jerry (Gerald) Michael Doty of Nampa, Idaho went to be with the Lord July 15, 2023, at the age of 78. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Marshall and Sarah Doty of Nampa, Idaho. Surviving him are his wife of 56 years, Sharon, four children, and nine grandchildren: Tim Doty and his wife...
Richard 'Rick' Hoffman
Jul 14, 2023
Richard Hoffman Obituary IN LOVING MEMORY OF RICK HOFFMAN MAY 12, 1954 July 14, 2023 BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER & GRANDFATHER YOU LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN Rick Hoffman, age 69, passed away on July 14, 2023 at his home in Kuna, Idaho Rick was born May 12, 1954 to Fred and Helen (Cajka) Hoffman at Naval...
Esther Ortivez
Jul 9, 2023
Esther Ortivez Obituary On July 9, 2023, our Heavenly Father called Esther Ortivez home. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She will lovingly be remembered by her lifelong partner Nico Segura together for 30 years, her children John and Alma, Carol, Lee, Jean and Jose, and Carlos. She loved fishing and camping. She had a passion for gardening...
Leah Jane Bain
Jul 3, 2023
Leah Bain Obituary A memorial service for Leah Jane Bain, 96, of Caldwell, will be held in the Nampa Funeral Home Yraguen Chapel at Nampa, Idaho, 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 8. 2023. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the West Lawn Cemetery in Gering, Nebraska Leah Jane was born August 2, 1926, at...
Richard 'Rich' Neider
Jul 1, 2023
Richard Neider Obituary Richard "Rich" Neider, 77, of Nampa, Idaho died on July 1, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. Rich was born April 2, 1946, to Joseph and Amy Neider of Garden City, Idaho. He was the youngest of 3 children. Rich married Janice Jo Jackson in 1966. Together they had 4 children: Tonya (Neider) Strey of Nebraska, Jamie...
