OBITUARIES
Henry Vander Stelt
Feb 6, 2017
Henry Vander Stelt, 93, of Meridian, Idaho, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 6, 2017. He passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family. Henry was born to Cornelius and Marie Vander Stelt on January 9, 1924 in Lebanon, Iowa. He grew up on a small grain farm and attended a one- room country...
Samuel Stratford 'Strat' Sorensen, Jr.
Feb 6, 2017
Samuel Stratford "Strat" Sorensen Jr. (age 15) left us too soon on February 6, 2017 in Nampa, Idaho. We will always cherish our memories of the young man we got to know and love. Strat was born to Samuel Sorensen Sr. and Amanda (Miller) McKissen on November 30, 2001 in Fort Riley, Kansas. He was an energetic young man who...
Robert Dale Beverlin
Feb 5, 2017
Robert Dale Beverlin, 76, died February 5, 2017 at his home in Caldwell Idaho. Born May 30, 1940 to Samuel and Beulah (Phillips) Beverlin in Nampa Idaho. Robert attended school in Nampa Idaho, and graduated from Nampa High School in 1959. He married June M. Sword also from Nampa on May 26, 1962 where they started their family with their...
Sumner M. Johnson
Feb 4, 2017
Sumner M. Johnson, 92, died February 4, 2017, at a local care facility. Born October 11, 1924, in Nampa, Idaho, to Ambrose and Leta (Firkins) Johnson; he was the 4th child, following Wayne, Wanda, and Eugene. Sumner grew up on the family farm, attending Nampa schools. He graduated from Nampa High School in 1942 where is lettered in two sports,...
Donald F. Saens
Feb 2, 2017
Donald F. Saens, 84, of Nampa, passed away at a Nampa hospital on Thursday, February 2, 2017. A Memorial Service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at the Lakeview Bible Church, 1010 W. Greenhurst Rd. in Nampa with military honors by members of the Idaho Army National Guard. A...
Deborah 'Debbie' Kay Curl
Jan 31, 2017
Deborah Kay (Thornton) Curl, 58, of Nampa, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 after a lengthy battle with leukemia and related complications. A Funeral Service to honor and celebrate her life will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at the Karcher Church of the Nazarene,...
Robert Eugene 'Bob' Fischer
Jan 30, 2017
Robert Eugene Fischer October 3, 1933 January 30, 2017 Bob passed away peacefully at the age of eighty-three in Nampa, Idaho surrounded by his wife Claudia, daughter Charlene and sons Steve and Wayne. His twin brother Bill who lives in Greenriver, Wyoming also survives Bob. Bob and Bill were born in Orange, California to George and Phyllis Fischer. He lived...
Judith Lynne Angell
Jan 28, 2017
Judith Lynne Angell entered the gates of Heaven on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at noon. She is rejoicing with the Lord Jesus and is no longer suffering the afflictions of this life. Judith was born on July 4, 1939 to Lynn and Melvalyn Angell in Smith Center, Kansas. She and her parents resided in Portis, Kansas until she was three...
Dorine Margaret Bowles
Jan 27, 2017
Dorine Margaret (Pierce) Bowles was taken home in the loving arms of our Lord on January 27, 2017. Dorine was born on October 18, 1931 to Isabel and Orin Pierce in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from high school in Los Angeles where she met her soul mate Jesse Bowles. They married on September 1, 1950 and they welcomed a...
James F. 'Jim' Rogers
Jan 27, 2017
The sweet spirit of Jim Rogers, a kind and gentle husband, friend and "father" to the many people he helped and mentored over the years left the earth, and he passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2017 as a result of complications from a stroke and other health issues. Just as he chose serving and giving of himself during...
E. Annette Thompson
Jan 22, 2017
E. Annette (Hudson) Thompson Born: January 22, 1928 in Akron Ohio to S. Joseph and Winfred Hudson. Went to Heaven to join our Heavenly Father: January 22, 2017 in Nampa Idaho She was the youngest of two daughters born to her parents and growing up in the local Baptist church, she gave her life to the Lord Jesus at an...
Joseph 'Joe' Henry Rasgorshek
Jan 20, 2017
Joseph 'Joe' Henry Rasgorshek, 81, died January 20,2017, at a Nampa care facility from complications related to Parkinson's Disease. Joe was born Jan. 17, 1936, to Eugene and Jessamine 'Jada' Tierney Rasgorshek in Kimball, Nebraska. He was the oldest of six children. After graduating from Kimball County High School, Joe attended the University of Nebraska, while working on the family...
Flora Elizabeth Ayers
Jan 17, 2017
Flora Elizabeth Ayers went to be with Jesus on January 17, 2017. Flora was born May 20, 1933 in Los Angeles, California. She was the youngest of sixteen children born to J. T. and Louella (Hastings) Little. Her father served as the District Superintendent of the Southern California District of the Church of the Nazarene. Due of the death of...
Geraldine 'Gerre' Margaret Cain
Jan 16, 2017
Gerre M. Cain, 88, of Nampa, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at a local retirement center in Nampa. A Funeral Service to honor her life will be held on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, 415 12th Ave. So. 442-8171. Burial will follow at the Riverside Cemetery in Payette. An...
H. Ruth Mccarrel Heath
Jan 12, 2017
H. Ruth McCarrel Heath, 95, of Nampa died January 12, 23017 at a Nampa Hospital. A graveside service for Ruth will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday January 19, 2017 at Vine Land Cemetery in Clarkston WA. Henrietta Ruth was born in Davenport, Iowa on July 30, 1921. She was the second daughter of Albert and Mayme McCarrell. She attended...
Norma Sue Armstrong
Jan 12, 2017
Norma Sue Armstrong, 74, of Nampa, passed away January 12, 2017 at a care facility in Nampa, ID. She was born July 26, 1942 in Huntsville, Arkansas to Odie and Nellive Fowler. Norma Spent her early years in Arkansas but the family moved West when she was 10 years old. They settled in Buhl, Idaho where she met her future...
C. Richard 'Dick' Van Schyndel
Jan 11, 2017
The world lost a great storyteller, business mentor, professor, manager, family man, and Nazarene on 1/11/2017. During his life he exemplified hard work, kindness, action, and outreach to help others better themselves. The last seventeen years he taught a whole generation of Christian business leaders through his real world stories at his Alma Mater, Northwest Nazarene University, and where he'd...
Albert Ramirez
Jan 6, 2017
Albert Ramirez passed away peacefully at his home in Nampa, Idaho on Friday, January 6, 2017. Albert was born in Coahuila, Mexico on April 8, 1937, to Elena and Cipriano Ramirez. In 1946, Elena and Cipriano, along with their 11 children, immigrated to Torrington, Wyoming. In 1954, the Ramirez family moved to Nampa, Idaho, where they bought a home and...
Marilynn Rose Norbryhn
Jan 5, 2017
Marilynn Rose Norbryhn passed away peacefully January 5, 2017 at her home in Nampa. Marilynn was born on November 19, 1930 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Mary and Wilbur (Lynn) Forrest. Marilynn enjoyed camping, sewing, crocheting, entertaining, and reading her bible. She lived a life full of love and joy with family and friends that she held dear. Her love and...
Ernest W. Olsen
Jan 5, 2017
Ernest W. "Ernie" Olsen after a short hospital stay went to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus on Thursday Jan. 5, 2017, just one month short of his 99th birthday. He was born Feb. 5, 1918 to Carl Joseph and Ester Mae Olsen in Muskegon, Michigan. His mother passed away when he was only five years old, leaving his father...
