Obituaries

Feb 29, 2020

Norma Lorraine Little, an 81-year-old resident of Wendell passed away on February 29, 2020 at St. Luke’s Medical Center with her family by her side.

She was born on September 11, 1938 in Gooding to Ralph and Lucille Palmer and was one of six children.  She attended school in Tuttle (a proud alum of Tuttle Tech.), Bliss and...

Feb 28, 2020

Marylee Harriet Schwaner Crowther, 95, passed away at a local hospital on February 28, 2020. She was born August 22, 1924 in Sunnydell, Idaho.

Marylee attended school in Richfield and graduated in 1942. She attended the University of Idaho for one year. She married Frank “Mac” Crowther on December 19, 1943. They farmed until May of 1972, when...

Feb 27, 2020

Gary Robert McGeoch, 71, of Jerome, passed away on February 27, 2020, in Twin Falls.

Gary was born on January 3, 1949, in Cascade, Montana and grew up in Hamilton, Montana, the only child of Robert and Verna McGeoch. Gary had a happy childhood.

Gary held numerous jobs and had many adventures until finding his...

Feb 23, 2020

Saul Jose Gonzalez, 73, died in his home Sunday, February 23, 2020. A Vietnam veteran, farm industry laborer, and machinist.

Saul was born Sep. 3, 1946 in Harlingen, TX, to Jose Luz Gonzalez Sr. and Paulita Martinez Gonzalez. He was raised in Texas with his brothers and sisters, Adela, Lisa, Pedro, Maria, Juan, Jose, Julio, and Robert....

Feb 22, 2020

June B. Post was called home on February 22, 2020.  June was a spirited 92 years young.  June was born in Picher, Oklahoma on June 12, 1927, the second daughter to Bennie and Iva Mae Victor.  June had two sisters that preceded her in death, Jeneva and Evelyn.  June married Donald G. Post October 16, 1948, Dad passed on...

Feb 14, 2020

Allen Dale Lee, 91, passed away February 14, 2020. He was born June 16, 1928 in Filer, Idaho to Ernie and Elsie Lee. He was raised in Filer, attending schools there.

Allen married Jo Rene Fife, his high school fiancé in Filer on November 6, 1949. The marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple.

Feb 12, 2020

Judy Ann Castle, age 73, of Jerome, Idaho went home to be with the Lord on February 12, 2020, surrounded by loving family members.

Judy was born in Boise, Idaho to Clarence “Chuck” and Myrtle Grubb on July 14, 1946.  Her father was a captain in the U.S. Navy, and Judy’s childhood and teenage years were spent...

Feb 11, 2020

Sara E. (Robertson) Lowe, 82, of Jerome, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 at her residence. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones. Sara was born in 1937, in Twin Falls, ID, to John B. and Norma Robertson. She graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1955 and attended one year of college at the University of Idaho....

Feb 11, 2020

Thelma Berniece Shaffer, 87, of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away February 11, 2020. She was born June 18, 1932 in Jasper, Missouri to Earl Morgan Fitchpatrick and Lenna Helen Quade Fitchpatrick. She graduated form Golden City High School in 1950. Thelma married Arthur Shaffer on February 23, 1951 in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Thelma was a member of Jerome...

Feb 9, 2020

Our sweet mother and beloved grandmother, Norma “Jean” Newlan, 93, of Jerome passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Serenity Transitional Care in Twin Falls. She was born September 19, 1926 to John T. and M. Pauline Cornthwaite in Macon, Illinois.

Jean attended school at Appleton in Jerome. She married her high school sweetheart, Mel, in...

Feb 9, 2020

Christina Loreen Walgamott was born in Jerome, Idaho on March 31, 1968 to her surviving parents, Charles and Dorothy Bryant. She entered Heaven’s gates on February 9, 2020.

Christina was a loving wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a remarkable cook and enjoyed cooking and baking for her friends and family. For many years leading...

Feb 6, 2020

Barbara Lee Taylor, of Wendell, passed away at the age of 80 on February 6, 2020 at Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center in Kimberly, Idaho.

Barbara Lee (Marlow) Taylor was born on March 24, 1939 in Boise, Idaho to Paul “Bud” and Vida Crabb Marlow.  She grew up on the family farm west of Wendell and enjoyed spending...

Feb 6, 2020

William Andrew “Bill” Jackson Jr, 92, passed at home in Jerome, ID surrounded by his family on February 6, 2020.

Bill was born on the 19th of April 1927 in Butte, Montana to William and Leontine Jackson.  He married his sweetheart, Carol Jackson, in 1949.  He worked as a logger in Idaho, a truck driver on the...

Feb 4, 2020

Lewis Wayne Presnell, who everyone knew as Wayne, passed away February 4, 2020. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, December 12, 1957 to Jack Presnell and Marrietta Dutt. Wayne went to school and graduated from Kimberly High School in 1975 and went on to play football on scholarship at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

He...

Jan 23, 2020

Ralph “Fatsy” Vaughn, 93, passed away on January 23, 2020 after collapsing inside his apartment in Richfield, ID. He was preparing to go get his regular cup of morning joe down at the Little Wood Saloon and had just started his van to warm it up. Instead, he dropped to the floor and left his apartment the way he...

Jan 21, 2020

Marilynn Rappleye Jansen passed away at DeSano Place in Jerome, Idaho on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at the age of 74.

Marilynn was born in Wendell, Idaho. She graduated from Twin Falls High school in 1963. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University where she also danced with BYU’s international folk dancers....

Jan 17, 2020

It is with profound sadness that I have to say goodbye to my soul mate, best friend, my defender and protector Jim “Jimbo” Sprowls; as does his loving sister, Margaret “Peg” Sprowls of Verone, PA his only sibling.

Jim suffered so much these last years and has been under St. Luke's Hospice care tor two years.  The...

Jan 12, 2020

Myrla Jeanne Plant passed away on the morning of Sunday, January 12, 2020, in Jerome, Idaho at the age of 79.

Myrla was born on March 1, 1940 in Riverside, California to Leland and Mabel Jule.  She grew up in Long Beach, CA with her brothers, Theron, Dale, and Gary Jule, and lived in Southern CA for...

Jan 11, 2020

Sharon Francis Sauer “Nana”, 75, joined her daughters and grandson on January 11, 2020.

Nana was born to Rev. E.W. And Lola Damon on September 8, 1944, in Twin Falls, Idaho. They then moved to Colorado until Nana was in the 6th grade. After returning to the Magic Valley she completed school and graduated from American home...

Jan 10, 2020

MaxCine Julia Poulsen was born on April 12, 1926 in Blackfoot, Idaho to William and Lola Poulsen. She was the eleventh child in a family of twelve children. Her twin brother, Max, was born twenty minutes after her. While young children, they invented their own “twin” language to communicate. This language led to many hours of speech therapy later...