OBITUARIES
Joann Adeline Wilcox
Mar 3, 2021
JoAnn Wilcox Obituary JoAnn Wilcox, 86, passed away peacefully at home on March 3, 2021 after a long struggle with Parkinsons Disease. A Celebration of her life will be held March 12th, 2021 at 11 AM at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene, 601 16th Avenue South. Private family burial will take place at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell....
Degie Renee Taylor
Mar 2, 2021
Degie Taylor Obituary Degie Renee Taylor died on March 2, 2021 in Nampa, Idaho at the age of 60. Born November 7, 1960, in Orange County, California, she was the daughter of Leslie Richard "Dick" and Rita Fletcher. A kind and gentle person, Degie was a caring and loving daughter, wife and mother who loved spending time with family. Degie...
Isaac Fernando Muniz
Mar 1, 2021
Isaac Muniz Obituary Heaven Has Gained An Angel Isaac Fernando Muniz On Monday March 1, 2021 Isaac was called back to our Heavenly Father. He passed at home surrounded by family and friends A service will be held on March 8, 2021 with a viewing and visitation at 11:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 12:30 PM at the...
Janet Poncia
Feb 28, 2021
Janet Poncia Obituary Janet Hansen Poncia was born on September 18, 1938 to Clifford and Lorene Hansen in Montpelier Idaho. Janet was the middle child of Cliff and Lorene with two older sisters, Doreen and Joann, and two younger brothers, Paul and Kenneth. Janet spent her childhood in Montpelier until her parents moved the family to Pocatello. Janet attended and...
Laura Patricia 'Patty' Mills
Feb 27, 2021
Laura Mills Obituary Laura Patricia "Patty" (Leppert) Mills was born January 5, 1949, in the car on the way to the hospital, to Jacob Wesley and Iris Cynthia (Jones) Leppert. She went home to be with Jesus on February 27, 2021. She was the third of nine children and grew up on the farm, first on the outskirts of Boise...
D. Edward Davis
Feb 26, 2021
D. Edward Davis Obituary D. Edward Davis, 92, of Nampa, passed away at a local care facility in Nampa on Friday, February 26, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, 415 12th Ave. So. 208-442-8171 on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM A private interment will be at the Kohlerlawn...
Jonathan 'Jon' Kelly Taylor
Feb 25, 2021
Jonathan 'Jon' Taylor Obituary Jonathan "Jon" Kelly Taylor, 58, of Nampa, ID passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 25, 2021 of natural causes. Jon was born to Richard LeRoy and Kathleen Dana Taylor on October 16, 1962 in Boise, ID. Jon was a lifelong mechanic, working on anything from semi trucks to a remote control boat with a motor from...
Ruby Pearl Pearsall
Feb 24, 2021
Ruby Pearsall Obituary Ruby Pearl (Friend) Pearsall, age 94, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2021. She was born June 4, 1926 in Bell, Pennsylvania, the seventh of eight children to her parents (Cora and John Friend). Ruby graduated from Somerset High School in Pennsylvania before heading to Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed her nursing degree and passed...
Major Bob L. Davenport
Feb 24, 2021
Major Bob Davenport Obituary Major Bob L. Davenport flew his last earthly flight and arrived at his final destination on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth Put out my hand and touched the face of God." "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Bob was born to Lloyd and Mary (Sebesta) Davenport on...
Gorge Shigeta
Feb 23, 2021
Gorge Shigeta Obituary 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...
Lisa Sue Escobar
Feb 17, 2021
Lisa Escobar Obituary Lisa Sue McCann Escobar, 51, of Nampa, Idaho passed away on Wednesday February 17th, 2021 at Karcher Estates in Nampa Idaho, of early Onset Dementia-Alzheimers. Lisa was born on August 23, 1969 in Nampa, Idaho. To Robert and Jolene McCann. She was the older sister to Christie McCann Fuller. She was raised in Nampa, attended and graduated...
Lavern Alden Fernau
Feb 16, 2021
Lavern Fernau Obituary 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...
Kari Leanne Knopp
Feb 14, 2021
Kari Knopp Obituary Kari LeAnne Knopp, 63, of Nampa, Idaho returned to live with her Heavenly Father February 14, 2021. She was born in Downey, California to Mary Lottini and Leland Williams. She grew up in California and eventually settled in Idaho where she earned her bachelors degree in education from Boise State University and raised her family. She found...
John Alan Messick
Feb 14, 2021
John Messick Obituary John Alan Messick, 84, of Nampa, passed away on February 14, 2021 at the VA Regional Medical Center in Boise. Alan was born on June 1, 1936 in Salisbury, Maryland to Nelson and Virginia Davis Messick. Alan was a Husband, Father, Army Veteran that flew airplanes, rode one motorcycle in all 48 states, and sailed boats in...
Frances Irene Orr
Feb 13, 2021
Frances Orr Obituary Frances Irene Orr passed away peacefully at home on Saturday February 13, 2021 just eleven days after her husband. She was 85 years old, born on January 3, 1936. She was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Virgil Sanders and Bertha Loomiss Sanders. She was one of four siblings. She married Charles Eugene Orr on January 2,...
Setsuo 'Fred' Miyauchi
Feb 10, 2021
Setsuo 'Fred' Miyauchi Obituary Setsuo "Fred" Miyauchi ,87, of Nampa passed away peacefully at his home in Nampa on Wednesday, February 10th, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 am at Nampa Funeral Home,Yraguen Chapel, 412 12th Ave. So. In Nampa. An online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com. A live stream...
Charles Eugene Orr
Feb 2, 2021
Charles Orr Obituary Charles Eugene Orr passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday February 2, 2021 at the age of 88. Gene was born on September 3, 1932 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Walton and Etta Orr. He was one of eight siblings. He married Frances Irene Sanders Orr on January 2, 1952. They were blessed with three children: Deborah, Rick,...
Kathy 'Robin' A. Sears
Jan 29, 2021
Kathy 'Robin' Sears Obituary Kathy "Robin" A. Sears, 57, of Nampa, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2021 at home of natural causes surround by family and friends. Robin was born on August 10, 1963 in Frankfurt Germany and has lived in many different states throughout her life before settling in Idaho in 1998, where she met Michael Laub in...
Kelli Jo Reyna
Jan 28, 2021
Kelli Reyna Obituary Kelli Jo Novak Reyna, 41, of Nampa, died peacefully on Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at a local hospital. Kelli was born on May 21, 1979 in Emmett Idaho to Jeff and Christy Novak. She was blessed to have 2 adoring big sisters, Heidi and Kami and later on in her life, her younger brother Daniel. They loved...
Jack G. Weller
Jan 26, 2021
Jack Weller Obituary Jack Weller, 92, was born in Jamestown New York. He passed away January 26,2021 of natural causes with family by his side. Jack's parents were Dana and Florence (Olsen) Weller. The first "pivotal" life-changing event occurred in June of 1941 in a small Nazarene Church in Dunkirk, New York. It was an old-fashioned revival meeting resulting in...
