OBITUARIES
Gerret Schoorl
Oct 1, 2016
Gerret Schoorl, 82, of Nampa, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2016 surrounded by family members. Garrett was born on October 8, 1933 to Pete and Ida Schoorl in Vale, Oregon where he was raised. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the US Army and served 18 months in the Korean War. He was discharged honorably and returned...
Eileen Mary Dell
Sep 30, 2016
Eileen Mary (Johannes) Dell, 96, of Nampa, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 at her daughters home in Nampa. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the Zion Lutheran Church, 404 Nectarine St. in Nampa. A private burial will be later in the day at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. The...
Linda Rae Snider
Sep 29, 2016
Linda Rae Graesser Snider, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, died Thursday, September 29, 2016, after a yearlong battle with cancer at the age of 68. Linda was born on October 18, 1947 in Burke, South Dakota to Lyle (Pete) and Esther Graesser. The family lived in South Dakota for ten years before moving to Springview, Nebraska where she lived...
Juanita Joy Hubbard
Sep 27, 2016
Juanita Joy Hubbard departed Chico, California, on September 27, 2016, to be present with the Lord, at the age of 85. A Memorial Service to honor and celebrate her life will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel, 415 12th Ave. So. 442-8171. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Memorial...
Jefferson Webster Sirkel
Sep 27, 2016
Jefferson Webster Sirkel, Retired Air Force TSGT, 81, of Nampa, passed away peacefully, on September 27, 2016. A memorial service to honor his life will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 1 PM. A Celebration of Dads life gathering will follow at the Eagle Lodge, 118, 11th Ave. N., Nampa...
Evon Iva 'Bonnie' Madariaga
Sep 27, 2016
Evon Iva "Bonnie" Madariaga, 84, of Jordan Valley, Oregon passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Evon was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on March 15, 1932 to parents Minnie and Larry Oliver. The family moved to Jordan Valley where she met and married Richard Madariaga. She spent the rest of her life in Jordan Valley working at the JV...
Betty Lou White
Sep 24, 2016
Betty Lou White, 83, of Nampa, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at her home. Betty was born Feb 18, 1933 to Richard and Mildred Francis in Broken Bow, Nebraska and was the oldest of 3 girls. The family moved to Nampa, Idaho in 1946 where she met her husband, John S. White, and was married on Oct 22,...
Master Chief Richard Carl Liljegren, Us Navy
Sep 23, 2016
AOCM Retired Richard Carl Liljegren, 70, of Nampa, passed away at his home on Friday, September 23, 2016 from natural causes, with his loving family at his side. A graveside service with military honors will be held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 10 AM. A Memorial Service will follow at the...
James 'Jim' E. Kling, Jr.
Sep 22, 2016
James E. (Jim) Kling Jr.,89, longtime Nampa resident, passed peacefully away on Thursday, Sept. 22 at a local hospital. Jim was born in Nampa on April 22, 1927, and from early on, he faced life as an adventure to be lived. He loved to chase the fire trucks in Nampa on his bicycle, looking for any excitement he could find....
Donald Dean Campbell
Sep 20, 2016
Donald Dean Campbell December 22, 1944 September 20, 2016 Don was an entrepreneur, a renaissance man, a man who dared to dream. Don Campbell was born December 22, 1944 in Columbia, SC to Dean and Edith (Antrim) Campbell. When he was 7 weeks old, he returned to Nampa, Idaho with his mother while his father went overseas in World War...
Galen K. Earnest
Sep 17, 2016
Galen (Pops) Earnest passed away peacefully at his home, at the age of 71 early Saturday morning on September 17, 2016. Growing up, Galen was very active. Although he was small in stature, he was very athletic and excelled at sports. He loved a good challenge and was known to be a prankster and a tease. He kept life interesting...
Joseph Anthony 'Joey' Klonowski
Sep 13, 2016
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Klonowski, 21, of Meridian, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 from injuries received in an automobile accident. A memorial service to honor and celebrate his life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the Eagle United Methodist Church, 651 N. Eagle Rd., Eagle, Idaho. Services are under the direction of the Nampa...
Lucy Vera Vigil
Sep 12, 2016
Lucy Vera Vigil, 81, of Nampa, passed away on September 12, 2016 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Nampa. Lucy was born in Alamosa, Colorado on September 10, 1935. She was one of 13 children born to Esiquiel Martinez and Eulalia Manzanares. Lucy worked as a Nurses aide in Nampa Care facility. She had a special place in her heart for...
Robert Earl Wagers
Sep 11, 2016
Robert Earl Wagers passed away suddenly from complications after surgery at Saint Luke's Hospital, Sunday September 11, 2016. Robert was born on June 17, 1937 in Caldwell Idaho and was the only child of Leonard and LaVerne Wagers. He attended the Old Midway School and graduated from Nampa High School in 1955, where he created friendships that lasted throughout his...
Raymond Donald Bean
Sep 10, 2016
Raymond Donald Bean, 105, passed away September 10, 2016 at his home, with his wife, Lillian, by his side. Ray was born August 8, 1911 at Lake Andes, SD to Victor and Sarah (Meerdink) Bean, the seventh of twelve children. Soon the growing family moved to Deer Creek, MN and later to Henning, MN where Ray attended school in a...
Edgar Presley 'Ed' Lambert
Sep 9, 2016
Edgar "Ed" Presley Lambert, 76, a long time Caldwell resident, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 in his home Ed was preceded in death by his parents, William Sherman Lambert and Oleta (Yelton) Lambert; a brother James; and a son, James Bradley Lambert. Ed was born on August 21, 1940 in Monterey Park, California. He was married to his...
Teisi 'Vei' Lavalu
Sep 5, 2016
Teisi 'Vei' Lavalu, 55, of Nampa, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at a Nampa hospital. A vigil service will be held on Friday, September 9, 2016 from 5:00 to 11:00 PM at the New St. Paul's Catholic Church, 510 W. Roosevelt, Nampa. A burial service will be held on Saturday morning at the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nampa. Services are under...
Edna May Kurpjuweit
Sep 4, 2016
Edna May Kurpjuweit Edna May Kurpjuweit, 84, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016, in Meridian, Idaho, following a short illness. Edna was born on May 6, 1932 in Wagoner, Missouri, to Dewey H. OConnor and Ethel Elizabeth Freedle OConnor. She was one of ten children. She lived and attended school in Stockton, Missouri, until she married Frederick J. "Fred" Kurpjuweit...
Dona Lodean Crawford
Sep 2, 2016
Dona LoDean Crawford, 84, passed away peacefully September 2, 2016 at a Nampa Care Center. Dona was born at Caldwell, Idaho on May 2, 1932, she was the youngest daughter of Roy Alfred and Bernice (Owen) Hunt. Her family included her only sister Dorothy Ayleen Edwards. The family relocated to a warm climate where she was raised and educated in...
Lila Jean Fosbenner
Sep 2, 2016
Lila Jean Fosbenner, age 86 died peacefully in her home with her family by her side on September 2, 2016 in Nampa, Idaho. Lila was born in Artesian, South Dakota April 23, 1930 to Roy and Hazel Bick. She had 2 sibilings sister Esther and brother Raymond who had preceded in her death. She loved her family. She came out...
