Obituaries

Maxine Lee Shropshire

Maxine Lee Shropshire

Dec 15, 2024

Maxine Lee (Thomason) Shropshire passed away December 15, 2024. She was born September 21, 1943, to J.W. and Jean (Miller) Thomason in Wendell, Idaho. She grew up with her sister, Billy Jean Bryant, in Jerome.

Maxine married Rolland Shropshire on April 10, 1963. Together they raised 3 children, Shawn (Karen) Shropshire, Kelly (Robert) Rice, and Brett (Mollie) Shropshire. She had 4...

Phyllis Kay Sheppeard

Phyllis Kay Sheppeard

Dec 5, 2024

Phyllis Kay (Walz) Sheppeard of Jerome passed away December 5, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital, Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born February 22, 1947, in Wendell, Idaho, to Irvin and Elizabeth (Winterholler) Walz. Phyllis was raised in Jerome and graduated from Jerome High School in 1965.

She married Wayne Sheppeard, February 26, 1970. Their daughter, Tanya, was born in 1972 and...

Joan Hite Barkley

Joan Hite Barkley

Dec 4, 2024

Joan Hite Barkley went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 4, 2024. Born October 21, 1934 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Jesse and Gladys Willis, she was the oldest of three children.

Joan attended school in Eden, Idaho and at the young age of 16 years old, she married Leo Hite on June 20, 1951. From this...

Randy Carl Steadham

Randy Carl Steadham

Dec 2, 2024

We lost our beautiful son, husband, father and friend, Randy Carl Steadham, December 2, 2024, in a tragic accident. Randy was born February 10, 1987 in Idaho Falls to Debbie Gould and Randy J. Steadham. At a very young age he was given the nickname “Spud”. To most family and his Idaho Falls and Pocatello friends, he will always be...

Anita Nutsch

Anita Nutsch

Nov 30, 2024

Anita Carolyn Imes Nutsch went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 30, 2024. Born on May 13, 1939, in Wendell, Idaho, to Leighton and Margaret Imes, Anita was the youngest of two children.

She graduated from Jerome High School and went on to get a bachelor's degree in Dietary Nutrition from Idaho State University. She joined the...

Panzie Darlene Garcia-Sevillano

Panzie Darlene Garcia-Sevillano

Nov 27, 2024

Panzie Darlene Garcia-Sevillano passed peacefully into the next life on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones at the young age of 65 due to complications from diabetes. Panzie was born in Jerome at 3:30 A.M. on July 22, 1959 to William and Doris Quintana. She was raised in Jerome and graduated from Jerome High School in 1978.

Panzie...

Roger Dale Taylor

Roger Dale Taylor

Nov 26, 2024

Roger Dale Taylor passed away peacefully in his home on November 26, 2024. He was born on December 15, 1953 in Wendell, Idaho, to Alvin and Genette Taylor. 

Roger grew up going between his home in Jerome, Idaho and the School for the Deaf and Blind in Gooding, where he graduated in 1972. Roger met many lifelong friends at school, as...

Lonnie Lloyd Ambrose

Lonnie Lloyd Ambrose

Nov 26, 2024

Lonnie Ambrose, 82, of Jerome, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in his home of 51 years surrounded by family and friends, shortly after the town’s noon siren sounded...as if to call him home.

Lonnie was born in Wendell, Idaho, on September 21, 1942, the second child of Arthur Barton Ambrose and Fleeta Estelle (Spencer) Ambrose. Lonnie attended Jerome High...

Calvin Odell Chatfield

Calvin Odell Chatfield

Nov 25, 2024

Calvin Odell Chatfield, age 69, of Richfield, Idaho, passed away on November 25, 2024. He was born on May 29, 1955, to Edna Faye Chatfield and Leslie Odell Chatfield.

Calvin attended college in Washington and dedicated his life to various professions, including farming, ranching, and construction. He spent 23 years working at Sun Valley Stables, where he made countless memories and...

Brent Lee Buhler

Brent Lee Buhler

Nov 24, 2024

It is with deep sadness that we, the Buhler family, announce the death of the greatest man that we had the privilege to know, Brent Lee Buhler, who drifted peacefully into the next life on November 24, 2024, at 75 years young. He was born April 30, 1949.

He hated cold winter chores, but loved marching band and the movie “Music...

Kenneth Duane Anderson

Kenneth Duane Anderson

Nov 20, 2024

Kenneth "Ken" Duane Anderson lost his 5-year battle with cancer on November 20, 2024. He was born July 10, 1965, in Torrance, California, and was the caboose of 5 children. Ken was raised at Anderson Camp and learned to work at an early age. He attended school at Valley School District. 

Ken was his older brother’s sidekick at hunting, fishing, and...

Dean Malaperdas

Dean Malaperdas

Nov 17, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce Dean Malaperdas passed away at the age of 83 in his home peacefully, on November 17, 2024.

Dean was born on September 4, 1941, in California, and at the age of two the family moved to McGill “Greek Town “, where he lived until he graduated and joined the National Guard where he...

Robert Glen Jackson

Robert Glen Jackson

Nov 13, 2024

Robert “Bob” Glen Jackson, 73, of Jerome, Idaho, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2024, surrounded by his children.

Bob was born on February 21, 1951, to Glen and Claribel Smith Jackson in Wendell, Idaho. The third of four children, he grew up in Jerome, Idaho, where he attended school. He later studied welding at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI)...

Marsha Ann Nance

Marsha Ann Nance

Nov 12, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our California Raisin, Marsha Ann Nance, on November 12, 2024 at the age of 75. Marsha was born on December 16, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, to Wallace "Wally" and Ruth (Tilley) Vance.

Marsha was married to Stephan Edward Nance for 54 years and together they had two children. Marsha...

Wayne Riley Slone

Wayne Riley Slone

Nov 11, 2024

Wayne Riley Slone passed peacefully in his home on November 10, 2024. Wayne was born in a small town of Wister, Oklahoma to Grace and Hershel Slone on December 12, 1950. He was the first of what would end up being 9 siblings. 

He finished high school in Wister before joining the United States Army. He went to serve as an...

EllaMay Zillig Jorgenson

EllaMay Zillig Jorgenson

Nov 9, 2024

EllaMay Zillig Jorgenson passed peacefully surrounded by family at St. Luke’s Medical Center on November 9, 2024. She was born February 22, 1940 in Ainsworth, Nebraska to William A. Zillig and Nellie M. Zillig. She was the youngest of five siblings. At the age of 5, her family moved to Homedale, Idaho. She attended schools in Homedale until high school,...

William Herbert Kestle

William Herbert Kestle

Nov 8, 2024

William Herbert Kestle, a dedicated production farmer and passionate individual, passed away peacefully in his hometown of Jerome, Idaho, on November 8, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on February 14, 1939, in Jerome, he spent his life contributing to the agricultural landscape of the region and was particularly known for his work for Simplot.

In addition to his career,...

Mark Richard Humphries

Mark Richard Humphries

Nov 8, 2024

Mark Humphries, 88, of Twin Falls, passed away November 8, 2024. He was born August 30, 1936 in Jerome, Idaho to parents Corbett Humphries and Sally Leo Humphries. Mark was the youngest of 8 children. He graduated from Jerome High School and enlisted in the United States Army.

Mark’s journey was not an easy one, but it was a journey filled...

James Leo Fetterly

James Leo Fetterly

Nov 6, 2024

James "Jim" Leo Fetterly, 94, passed away in Jerome, ID, on November 6, 2024. Born on May 16, 1930, in Oswego, NY. James dedicated his life to serving his country, community, and family. Everyone who met Jim became friends with him immediately. 

At a young age, James entered The United States Air Force, where he received his HSE. James proudly served...

John M. Lage

John M. Lage

Nov 5, 2024

It is with heavy and saddened hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend John Lage. On the cold morning of January 23, of 1958 William C. Lage and Betty G. Lage of East Ely, Nevada, welcomed a baby boy. John was preceded in death by his parents and older sister, Deborah. He is survived by his brother,...

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