Obituaries

Jun 23, 2023

Ora Martha Allen Ruby Vielguth passed away on June 23, 2023, in Jerome, Idaho, just days before her 94th birthday. She was born on June 29, 1929, to parents Adath and John Elmer Allen in Atwater, California, and was the youngest of five children. Ora was wed to Harry Ruby at age 21 and they had two sons, Clifford and...

Jun 19, 2023

Joe Kenneth Sturgeon passed away peacefully June 19, 2023, at the age of 89. He was born June 13, 1934, in Twin Falls, Idaho to Stanley Robert and Elizabeth (Betty) Sturgeon. Joe attended Twin Falls High School, graduating with the class of 1952.

Joe was proud to serve his country as a Marine from January 1954 to January 1956. He...

Jun 18, 2023

Eric went to be with his Heavenly Father on Father's Day, 2023, how appropriate. Eric was born in Twin Falls, Idaho to Wilbur Pitt Box and Mable Irene Norris. Eric went to school in Wendell and Jerome. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a radio operator on the U.S.S. Alfred A...

Jun 15, 2023

Gelske Klazina ‘Carla’ DeKiewiet Gailey, was born August 24, 1959 in Artesia, California to immigrants from Holland. She lived until June 15, 2023, residing in Jerome with her husband of 40 years.

Carla was athletic, in high school she was involved in track and field, basketball, volleyball and softball. As an adult she played co-ed softball with her husband and...

Jun 14, 2023

Irlene Sue Walker Gergens was born on August 4, 1948, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the third of four children born to Winnifred and Ira Walker. She left this life to fill the sweet air of Heaven with Aqua-Net on June 14, 2023.

Irlene spent her early life on the family’s farms near Buhl and Castleford. She became a self-taught artist...

Jun 9, 2023

Karen Sue Tate, 59, of Twin Falls, passed away on June 9, 2023, at her home in Jerome, Idaho. She was born March 24, 1964, to Damon Rutherford and Doris Hall in Twin Falls, Idaho. She married James Tate on October 24, 1987, and later divorced.

Karen worked as a secretary for The Sprinkler Shop for 12 years. She fulfilled...

Jun 7, 2023

Edith “Evelyn” VanAusdeln Fiala of Jerome, Idaho, a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on June 7, 2023, 10 days before she would have turned 94.

Evenly was born June 17, 1929, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to John Luke VanAusdeln and Edith Evelyn Johnson. She graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1947 where she was the class treasurer...

Jun 2, 2023

Dave Lee Hansing passed away June 2, 2023, at the age of 93 due to natural causes. He was born January 3, 1930, in Kimberly, Idaho, to Ameal and Stella (McCall) Hansing. Dave attended Twin Falls High School, graduating with the class of 1948. He married Joan Scheer on August 23, 1949, in St. Jerome’s Catholic Church and had five...

May 31, 2023

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Geraldine “Jeri” Camp Shaver Thornock, age 89, a resident of Jerome, Idaho, passed away May 31, 2023 in Boise, Idaho due to a massive stroke. Jeri was born August 16, 1933 in Pleasant View, Idaho to Waldamere Camp and Nona Nye Camp. She was the oldest of five children. Jeri spent her younger years in...

May 23, 2023

May 18, 2023

A memorial gathering will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 S Lincoln Ave, Jerome.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.farnsworthmortuary.com.

May 14, 2023

Constance “Connie” Ruth Barnes, 82, of Jerome passed away peacefully May 14, 2023 at Creekside Retirement Center in Jerome. Connie was born to Clifton and Reba Richesin in Athens, Tennessee. The family moved to California shortly after her birth.

Connie married Gerald Lee Barnes, October 18, 1958, and they had four children, Tracy (Kara) Barnes; Craig (Alonia) Barnes; Gerald Barnes,...

May 12, 2023

Gloria Patricia McAdam was born to Charles and Estelle Jude on February 4, 1939, in Anoka, Minnesota. She passed away May 12, 2023, at her home in Jerome, Idaho. Gloria and her husband, Leroy McAdam, were married November 10, 1956 in Anoka, Minnesota and resided in Jerome, Idaho since 2007.

Gloria liked to sew a lot, garden a little, and...

May 10, 2023

Josh Davis, 28, of Caldwell, Idaho, passed away May 10, 2023 due to injuries sustained in a longboarding accident.

Josh was born January 10, 1995, in Burley, Idaho, to Joseph Fitzgerald and Sherry Tolman. In 2003 at age 8, he was adopted by his grandparents, Shirley and Mike Davis of Jerome, Idaho.

Throughout Josh’s life he loved being able to...

May 7, 2023

Robert Sylvester Cook passed away May 7, 2023 at Creekside Care Center in Jerome, Idaho at the age of 90. He was a loving son, nephew, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

Robert “Bob” was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 18, 1932 to Helen Mary (Bertschy) Cook and Chauncey Joseph Cook. Bob was named after his mother's twin brother,...

May 4, 2023

It is with great sorrow we announce the death of John Russell Weston, Jr. He was born September 23, 1936 to John Russell Weston and Thelma Ozula Stoddard in Pocatello, Idaho.

He grew up during hard times at the end of the depression and the beginning of WWII. It made for tight times. He started out picking nightcrawlers for a...

May 3, 2023

Melinda F. Matthews of Jerome, ID passed away in her home at the age of 66 on May 3, 2023. She was born May 3, 1957 in Spokane, WA to Russell and Margetta Foster. They soon moved to Deary, ID. Growing up, she helped her parents with their grocery store, Foster and Son Food Market. She graduated from Deary High...

May 2, 2023

May 1, 2023

Roberta Lynn Yokley Johnson Pero of Jerome, Idaho left this earth on May 1, 2023 after a short illness. Roberta was born in Ekalaka, Montana on April 15, 1939 to Robert Yokley Jr. and Isabelle Speelmon Yokley.

She was an active member of the Lutheran Church.  She loved to help others and shared her faith through her actions.  Showing kindness,...

Apr 30, 2023

Ruth Helen Fraga, 58, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born January 20, 1965, in Salmon, Idaho to Louise E. Harper and James C. Harper. Ruth has four siblings; two brothers, William "Bill", and Peter "Pete", and two sisters, Karen and Kathleen "Katie".  

Ruth and Fredy Juan Fraga were married August 9, 2001. Ruth...