Obituaries
Jean Hollifield
Aug 27, 2022
Jean Ellen (Kistler) Hollifield passed away peacefully at her home on August 27, 2022. Jean was born at the farmhouse of Albert and Delma (Letner) Kistler during a raging blizzard in Red Cloud, Nebraska on the night of February 3, 1932. Times were tough, as it was during the great depression. The family decided to move to Idaho to find...
Joseph "Joe" Faial
Aug 26, 2022
Joe Faial 83 of Jerome, Idaho went to his forever home that we all call Heaven on August 26, 2022 at Serenity in Twin Falls. Joe was born in Ribeira Seca Calheta, San Jorge, Acores on March 6, 1939 to Jose Silveira and Maria Sao Joao Faial. Joe lived in the Acores for 17 years then moved to the United...
Ronald "Ron" Parish
Aug 25, 2022
Ronald “Ron” George Parish passed away at the age of 74 on August 25, 2022 surrounded by his children and dear friends in Twin Falls, Idaho after a battle with cancer. He was born on March 28, 1948 to Boyd and Hilda Parish in Rupert, Idaho. As one of five siblings, Ron's early years were filled with adventures from Alaska,...
William "Lynn" Pearson
Aug 25, 2022
William Lynn Pearson age 68 of Jerome, Idaho passed away August 25, 2022. Lynn was a loving husband, father, papa, brother, uncle, friend and celebrated hillbilly. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on October 2, 1953 to Bill and Kate Pearson. Lynn grew up in Hansen, Idaho where he helped his family farm, attended school and graduated high school...
Dixie Dixon
Aug 24, 2022
Dixie Gardner Dixon was born March 4, 1931, in Provo, Utah, to Bert and Edna Gardner. She passed away in Burley, Idaho, at the age of 91 on August 24, 2022.
Dixie graduated from Burley High School in 1949 and attended Ricks College on a journalism scholarship. While there, she met Ken Dixon, and they were married on September 12,...
Judy Schierman
Aug 22, 2022
Entering the world the day before Halloween in 1934 - many often teased that she was born a day early - Judy Karen Freytag overcame a challenging youth to find success, abundant love and friendship in adulthood. She will forever be fondly remembered for her love and friendship, in terms of both giving and receiving. While some say “it’s not...
Ligia May Navarrete
Aug 16, 2022
Ligia Margarita May Navarrete, 22, of Declo passed away August 16, 2022. A viewing will be held from 6pm until 8pm, Thursday, August 18, 2022 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 501 4th Ave E, Jerome, Idaho 83338. Funeral service will be held at 1pm, Friday, August 19, 2022 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, with burial concluding at Jerome Cemetery.
Judy Urrutia
Aug 14, 2022
Judy Ona Urrutia, age 76, went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
She was born in Gooding, Idaho on September 28, 1945, the daughter of Richard and Ona Gonsales. She graduated high school in Gooding and quickly married Larry Urrutia, on June 13, 1964. Judy and Larry had three wonderful children and lived in Pocatello,...
Leroy Weigle
Aug 14, 2022
Leroy Weigle, 89, of Jerome, Idaho passed away Sunday morning August 14, 2022 at his home, peacefully, in his sleep. Leroy was born in Wendell, Idaho on December 8, 1932, to Wayne and Lila (Moss) Weigle. Leroy lived on the family farm all his life.
Leroy graduated from Jerome High School in 1951, and married Barbara Stauffer in 1953. He...
Jadyn McFarling
Aug 10, 2022
Jadyn McFarling passed away peacefully in her home August 10, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. She was born to her parents, Jennifer and Justin Parreira, on June 23, 2008. Jadyn was diagnosed with cancer, August 2021, but she did not let it bring her down and still lived life to the fullest.
Jadyn was an inspiration and a hero to...
Rosalind Cox
Aug 10, 2022
Rosalind F. Cox, 81, of Jerome, Idaho passed away August 10, 2022. Roz was born October 14, 1940 in Boise, Idaho to Joseph Elliott and Olive Fern Steelsmith Elliott. As a young girl, she was very athletic and could play baseball, football and fish as good or better than most boys and was an excellent swimmer. Roz graduated high school...
Marvin Aslett
Aug 7, 2022
Marvin Aslett passed peacefully in his home on August 7, 2022, surrounded by family. Marvin was born April 4, 1926 in Montpelier, Idaho, to parents Leon and Leona Aslett, and they lived in Lava Hot Springs. As a young boy, Marvin attended school in Cokeville, Wyoming. It was a tiny schoolhouse with two boys and two girls! In 1936, they...
R. LaMar Box
Jul 31, 2022
R. LaMar Box, 82, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Grace Assisted Living, Memory Care. Lamar was born the second of two children. He grew up in Jerome as part of the “Alley Gang”, the group of neighborhood kids who literally played in the alley. He had many life-long friends. As a child, LaMar contracted polio and spent six...
William Blunt
Jul 23, 2022
William “Bill” Leroy Blunt, 72, of Jerome, Idaho passed away July 23, 2022 in Emmett, Idaho. Bill was born August 17, 1949 to Georgia Lora Bean Blunt and Sheldon “Buzz” Leroy Blunt in Wendell, Idaho.
He loved football and was a LA Rams fan. He also loved hunting and fishing with his family. Bill loved to work on his aunt...
Carl Nellis
Jul 20, 2022
Csrl Hansen Nellis, 82, of Jerome, Idaho died Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in an accident while riding mules in the mountains near Ketchum. He was born in Winfield, Kansas April 1, 1940, the second of eight children to Alden and Lucille Nellis.
He graduated high school 1958 in Haviland, Kansas, and married Jane Mohney on September 3, 1961. The couple...
Bertha Tarango
Jul 16, 2022
Our beloved mother, Bertha M. Tarango Bravo, got her wings and went to walk with the angels on July 16, 2022. She was 88 years old.
Bertha was born on December 18, 1933 to Marcial Mejia and Ines Bustamonte de Mejia in El Paso, Texas. On one of her adventures, she came to Idaho and made Hazelton her hometown. She...
Jacqueline Last
Jul 15, 2022
Jacqueline “Jackie” Mitchell Last, having lived a long life of love and service to her family, friends and community, died after a brief illness on July 15, 2022. She was 94. Born in St. Anthony, Idaho on April 14, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Augusta “Gussie” Mitchell and Harold Mitchell.
At the age of twelve, Jackie moved...
Charles "West" Stone
Jul 11, 2022
World War II Veteran
West Stone, 100, a beloved husband, father and grandfather went home to be with his Savior on July 11, 2022. He died at home with family beside him. West was born at home to Floyd and Geneva Stone on March 29, 1922 in San Jose, California. He attended school in and graduated from San Jose.
He...
Irma Becerra
Jul 10, 2022
Irma Rebeca Becerra, 54, passed away July 10, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born January 26, 1968 in Ahuacatlan Nayarit, Mexico to Sixto Montero Crespo and Amparo Rea Jimenez.
Irma worked with Rite Stuff Foods in Jerome for five years and was a member of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church. If you needed to find Irma you could find her either cleaning,...
Joe Rocha
Jul 9, 2022
Joe Rocha, 52, passed away July 9, 2022 in Wendell, Idaho with his beautiful wife, Jenny, by his side. Joe was born December 5, 1969 in Pomona, California to Barbara and Elcidio “Al” Rocha.
Joe grew up in Chino, California where he attended St. Margaret’s Catholic School and Chino High School. Growing up, Joe loved the sport of soccer and...
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