OBITUARIES
Ruth A. Yancey
Dec 10, 2018
Ruth Yancey Obituary At age 74, Ruth Ann (Powell) Yancey went to meet her Savior on Monday, December 10, 2018. She passed away peacefully at her home in Nampa after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ruth was born in Ashland, Ohio, in May of 1944, the first child of loving parents Dr. William F. (V2015) and Carol M. Powell (V1998)....
John Roche Mendes
Dec 9, 2018
John Mendes Obituary John Roche Mendes, 97, was called peacefully home to heaven by our Lord Sunday evening, December 9, 2018, just twelve days after his wife Grace to whom had been married 76 and a half years was called peacefully home to heaven. He was born in Fresno, California on October 1, 1921, the second of four sons, to...
Robert Dean 'Bob' Choat
Dec 7, 2018
Robert Choat Obituary Robert Dean "Bob" Choat passed away December 7, 2018. He was born April 21, 1931 in Boone County, Nebraska, the only child of Walter and Esther Choat. Bob attended grade schools in Nebraska and Idaho. The family moved to Salt Lake City during WWII where he graduated from South High. Soon after they moved to Nampa. Bob...
Robert Ray 'Bob' Goodwin
Dec 7, 2018
Robert Goodwin Obituary Robert "Bob" Ray Goodwin, 80, of Boise, ID, went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2018 at the Cottages Assisted Living in Emmett, ID. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Nampa Funeral Home Yraguen Chapel. Burial will follow at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell. Robert was born in...
Marvin Kroes
Dec 7, 2018
Marvin Kroes Obituary Marvin Kroes, 60, of Caldwell, ID, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 7th, 2018, having passed away at his home surrounded by family. Marvin was born on February 26, 1958 in Bellflower, California to Ray and Tracy Kroes. After relocating to Oregon, he graduated from Newberg HS in 1976. On August 14, 1981, he...
Keith D. Montgomery
Dec 1, 2018
Keith Montgomery Obituary Keith D. Montgomery, 71, of Nampa, slipped away to be with Jesus from his home in Nampa, Idaho, on Saturday, Dec. 1. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Family Life Center, Nampa First Church of the Nazarene (601 16th Ave S.) in Nampa Idaho. Burial will follow at the Kohlerlawn Cemetery....
Mary Ellen Rodriquez
Nov 28, 2018
Mary Rodriquez Obituary Mary Ellen Rodriguez of Nampa passed away in her home on November 28, 2018. She fought very hard to recover from a debilitating injury and eventually died of natural causes. Mary Ellen was born in Torrington, Wyoming to George E. Tallabas and Mary A. Marquez on June 30, 1934. Mary graduated from Torrington high school. After graduation...
Grace Mendes
Nov 27, 2018
Grace Mendes Obituary Grace Mendes, 95, was called peacefully home to heaven by Our Lord Tuesday evening, November 27, 2018, surrounded by family after living a beautiful, graceful life. She was born in Chino, California on January 18, 1923, the youngest of 12 children, to Fred and Nora English. While attending Chino High School she met her sweetheart, John Mendes,...
Jari Ann Rivers
Nov 24, 2018
Jari Rivers Obituary Jari Ann Rivers was born January 18, 1967. She passed away at home on November 24, 2018, from a long battle with breast cancer, with her family by her side. Jari was born in Hillsboro, OR to Jerry and Sharon (Eckhout) Hale. She moved with her family to Nampa, Idaho at the age of 4. She graduated...
Angela Nichole Harkness
Nov 22, 2018
Angela Harkness Obituary Angela Nichole Harkness of San Jose passed away unexpectedly in Nov. 2018 at her home. She was 49 years 1 mo. old and was born in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 14, 1969, and was the oldest of 3 children. After spending her formative years in Idaho Falls and Boise, she moved to the Bay Area of San...
Raymond Duane Bixler
Nov 17, 2018
Raymond Bixler Obituary Ray went to live with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 17, 2018 after a three-year courageous battle with cancer at the age of 82. Ray was born in Durango, Colorado on Aug. 27, 1936 to Ralph Joseph Bixler and Anna Darlene Hales-Bixler and had 4 siblings, William Bixler, Robert Bixler, Marge Gattenbein and Phyllis Renfro. They...
Vivian Irene Gunstream
Nov 16, 2018
Vivian Gunstream Obituary Vivian Irene Gunstream, 95, of Nampa, passed away on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, 415 12th Ave. So., Nampa. A family graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 in Denver, CO at Ft. Logan Veterans...
Jerome 'Jerry' Leonard Arehart
Nov 15, 2018
Jerome 'Jerry' Arehart Obituary Jerry was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on January 26, 1944 to Angela M (Schmidt) and Leonard C Arehart. He was raised on a farm 16 miles from Ansley for 16 years. When he started school at Sunny Slope, a one-room school house, there were 4 students - Jerry, his sisters Jan and Gina, a neighbor...
Gerald Dee 'Huck' Hulsey
Nov 12, 2018
Gerald Hulsey Obituary "Huck" Gerald Dee Hulsey passed away peacefully on November 12, 2018. Huck was surrounded by his wife of 56 years, Karen, and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Huck passed on Veterans Day which was appropriate to honor his service in the Air Force. Huck was preceded in death by his father Claud Hulsey, his mother Sara...
Timothy Dean Gross
Nov 8, 2018
Timothy Gross Obituary Timothy Dean Gross, 65, of Owyhee County, died of natural causes on November 8, 2018, doing what he loved working the fields next to "Grossland." Tim was born February 20, 1953, in Nampa, Idaho, to Paul and Dorothy Gross. He attended Kuna High and graduated in 1971. After high school he worked at Amalgamated Sugar for a...
Frances 'Fran' Wilson
Nov 8, 2018
Frances 'Fran' Wilson Obituary Frances "Fran" Wilson, beloved sister, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on Thursday, November 8 at the age of 84. Fran was born in Kearny, Nebraska to Carl and Minnie Randolph. She moved with her family to Idaho in 1936 and lived here the rest of her life. She married Dean Wilson and together they had...
Edmund 'Ed' Irigoyen
Nov 1, 2018
Edmund Irigoyen Obituary Edmund 'Ed' Irigoyen, 86 years old of Nampa Idaho, went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, and is survived by his three children, five grandchildren, a great-grandson, and three of four siblings spread across various states in the southwest and northwest. Ed...
Wendell Royce Long
Nov 1, 2018
Wendell Long Obituary Wendell Royce Long, 90, of Nampa, Idaho, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2018, and now he is with Jesus. His smile and witty comments will be missed. A Funeral Service to honor and celebrate his life will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 1 PM at the Karcher Church of the Nazarene, corner of...
Harold F. Latter, Jr.
Nov 1, 2018
Harold Latter, Jr. Obituary Harold F. Latter, Jr., 94 of Nampa, passed away at his home on November 1, 2018. A Memorial Service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, 415 12th Ave. So. 208-442-8171 with military honors by personnel from the Idaho...
Margaret Naomi Snyder
Oct 27, 2018
Margaret Snyder Obituary Margaret Naomi Smith Snyder passed away October 27, 2018 at the age of 97 years old. Margaret was born May 18, 1921 in Allen, Nebraska to Cloyd and Viola (Roberts) Smith where she lived until she was 4 when the family moved to Central City, Nebraska. She attended the Central City Elementary School until moving to Greenleaf,...
