OBITUARIES
Mark Lawrence Joyce
Apr 18, 2026
It is with sorrow we announce the passing of a loving husband, father, and grandfather, Mark L. Joyce, who left us on Saturday April 18, 2026, at the age of 62.
Mark was born October 8, 1963 to Thomas and Geraldine Joyce of Juntura, Oregon. He was the seventh of eight children. He graduated from Vale High School in 1982. Mark...
Mildred Marie Neher
Apr 18, 2026
On April 18th Mildred Marie Neher (John)—known as “Millie” to Friends and Family, and “Johnnie” to many work colleagues and past patients—died of natural causes in Nampa after 95 years of impacting lives for the better. Her passing reminds us that a life of honest work, good humor, and caring for others matters greatly. Her legacy of rising daily and...
Lucille Kay Marler
Apr 16, 2026
Lucille was born June 6, 1951, in Du Quoin, Illinois to Jesse and Minerva Martin. She was the youngest of four children born to the family including her brother Eugene and two sisters, Judy and Vickie. Lucille worked at a number of jobs while living in Illinois, including working in the kitchen preparing meals in a restaurant and as a...
Aaron "Doc" Lyman Campbell
Apr 13, 2026
Aaron Lyman Campbell — beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend — passed away after a long and full life marked by courage, generosity, faith, and devotion to family. Born on August 15, 1941, in Bellingham, Washington, Aaron entered the world while his father was serving in the Army during World War II. He was the only child of Claude...
Leonard Ercielle Campbell
Apr 11, 2026
Leonard Ercielle Campbell was born on August 29, 1948, to the parents of Lavern Campbell and Violet (Ninas) Campbell in Atkinson, Nebraska. He has one brother named Harold (Rusty) and a sister named Elata. His parents called him Sandy but as an adult he is called Len. He and his family lived on a farm in Nebraska until sometime in...
Doris Jean Boehlke
Apr 11, 2026
Doris Jean (Cannady) Boehlke, 94, passed away on April 11th, 2026, in Nampa, Idaho. She was surrounded by her children and left us all peacefully to join her Lord and Savior, as well as her parents and her beloved husband Irvin William Boehlke.
She was born to Olin Bryan Cannady and Alma Rosa Maria (Zamzow) Cannady in Nampa, Idaho on August...
Betty Printz
Apr 10, 2026
Betty was born June 22, 1931, at home in Indian Valley, Idaho to Ralph and Jennie Gray Godlove. After many fun years on the farm in Indian Valley, the family moved to Stibnite, Idaho when she was 10. In 1946 she went to stay with her Grama Gray in Indian Valley to finish her last two years of high school....
Marilyn Joan Gunning
Apr 5, 2026
Marilyn Joan Gunning, a woman of remarkable independence, sharp wit, and deep devotion to her family, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born January 7, 1930, in Albion, Nebraska, Marilyn was the daughter of Frank and Katherine Nelson Scharfen. She joined two older brothers, Vincent and Francis. Two years later her sister, Betty...
Larue Kay Packwood
Apr 1, 2026
LaRue was born in Ontario, Oregon, to Frank and Katie Langley. She was the oldest of five children and grew up in Payette, Idaho. She spent much of her childhood on the farm, helping with chores while attending school, and graduated from Payette High School in 1963.
In the fall of 1961, she met the love of her life, Harry Oliver...
Eileen Duncan
Mar 31, 2026
Eileen Duncan, 82, of Nampa, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. A Celebration of Life Service for Eileen will be celebrated at 10 AM on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Karcher Church of the Nazarene, 2515 W. Karcher Rd. in Nampa.
Eileen Duncan was born to August and Ella Karlson on July 28, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. She lived...
Richard Thomas Hogaboam
Mar 18, 2026
Richard “Rick” Thomas Hogaboam tragically, suddenly passed away from a rare condition called cardiac tampenade, while serving as Mayor of Nampa, at a public speaking engagement in Eagle, Idaho on March 18, 2026. A Celebration of Rick’s life will be held at the Ford Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd in Nampa on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 5 PM.
Rick...
Constance Lou Russell
Mar 17, 2026
Constance “Connie” Lou Russell, 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Born on September 15, 1930, in Engadine, Michigan, to Kary and Beulah Harkness, Connie was the youngest of eleven children—a role that helped shape her gentle spirit, resilience, and deep love for family.As a child, Connie moved from Michigan to Bend,...
Wanda Ann Musgrave
Mar 16, 2026
Wanda Ann Musgrave, 90, of Nampa Idaho, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 16, 2026.
To know Wanda was to know a truly amazing and loving mother, a cherished sister, a legendary educator and a woman of deep and unwavering faith.
During her years as a military wife, she demonstrated her characteristic resilience and drive, continuing her...
Sarah Lynn Montoya
Mar 16, 2026
Sarah Lynn Montoya passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, on March 16, 2026, at the young age of 66 in her home in Meridian, Idaho. She was a vibrant woman who deeply loved life, nature, and the people around her. She had a remarkable gift for welcoming others into her heart—often “adopting” anyone fortunate enough to cross...
Robert Dean Robertson
Mar 15, 2026
Robert Dean Robertson, 93, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away on March 15, 2026. Dean was born to Gladys Viola and Robert Samuel Robertson on March 21, 1932 in Lyons, Nebraska. He lived in Lyons until age 5, when the family applied for a homestead on Succor Creek outside of Homedale, Idaho. Dean started the second grade at Owyhee School, spending...
James "Jim" Joseph Schrmack
Mar 9, 2026
James ( Jim) Joseph Schrmack was born in Lansing , Ohio March 20, 1931. He passed away March 9, 2026, at Cascadia Care Center located at Nampa, Idaho. Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Schrmack and Rose (Batysta)Schrmack, Wife, Shirley (Fuller) Schrmack, Bother, Buddy Schrmack and hiswife, Mary Schrmack, Sister, Elizabeth and husband Emilio Pollastri, Sister Margaret and her Husband, George Baxter, Sister,...
Eufemio Gamez Hernandez
Mar 4, 2026
A Viewing and Visitation will be held on Friday, March 6, 2026, at 5:00 pm and Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, in Nampa, Idaho. A Memorial Service will follow at 7pm.
Graveside will be held Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 10:00 am at Canyon Hill Cemetery, in Caldwell, Idaho.
Dona Elizabeth Revels Holt
Mar 1, 2026
Dona Elizabeth Revels Holt, lovingly known as Betty, was born on October 20, 1941, in Newhall, California, to Elva and Georgia Revels. In 1948, her family moved to Boise, Idaho, where she was raised and later graduated from Boise High School in 1959.
Shortly after high school, Betty married Robert Holt, and together they had two sons, Doug and Monte. The...
Paul Lloyd Jesenko
Feb 26, 2026
Paul Lloyd Jesenko was born September 30, 1938, to Antone Paul Jesenko and Carmen Marie Corta Jesenko. He was his mother’s birthday gift, being born on her 20th birthday. He was raised on the family farm in Homedale, ID, along with his younger sisters, Joan and Marianne. Paul enjoyed spending his summers at the Corta Family Ranch in Jordan Valley...
Doug Paul Lessa
Feb 24, 2026
February 24 2026 Douglas Paul Lessa peacefully took God’s hand in heaven in Boise Idaho at 78 years old.
Doug was born in Hayward, California, to George Lessa Sr. and Della Proctor. Loving husband to Lynn Lessa, devoted father to Douglas Jr. and Todd and dedicated grandfather to Tyler and Cody. Doug is also survived by his brothers George Lessa Jr.,...
