Obituaries

Nov 3, 2019

Our Mom, Eugenia F. Rogers, passed away peacefully on Nov. 3, 2019 at 8:25 p.m. in Twin Falls, Idaho.

I want to sincerely thank all of the compassionate nurses at Bridgeview who took care of my Mom until she was in the care of Harrison's Hope Hospice.

I would also like to thank Erica, Toma...

Oct 30, 2019

Marilyn Jean Hager, a long-time volunteer with the College of Southern Idaho’s Head Start program in Jerome, Idaho, passed away Oct. 30, 2019, in a Twin Falls care center of natural causes after several weeks of declining health. She was 83.

She was born Sept. 12, 1936 in Harvey, N.D., to Ralph (Sparky Thompson) Berenger and Margaret...

Oct 26, 2019

Johnny Fabela was born in Austin, TX, November 1, 1941 to Joe and Judith Fabela.

Throughout his life he touched a lot of people’s lives in Idaho and Oregon. The best thing most people remember about him is fishing; either you went with him or he taught you how, but the one thing he did know is where...

Oct 23, 2019

You should see what Lawrence built … During his 76 years on Earth, Lawrence Charles Vogel built roads, homes, furniture, children’s toys, a family, and a life.

Lawrence was born July 10, 1943, to Charles and Ada Vogel, in Custer, South Dakota, near Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore, in his grandmother Wilhelm’s log cabin. As a...

Oct 22, 2019

Never a more hardworking man with a story to tell or advice to give.

Charles Jerry Johnston was born to Verda and Charles Johnston in Almo, Idaho where he weighed only 4lbs and they used a shoe box placed in a warming oven of a cook stove as the incubator. He was the oldest of four boys,...

Oct 13, 2019

Mary E. (Green) Capps of Jerome, Idaho passed away October 13, 2019 in Jerome. She was born in Menan, Idaho April 21, 1931 to Dennis and Harriett (Poole) Green. She graduated from Midway High School in 1949. She married Glen Capps August 5, 1948 in Menan and on February 21, 1964 their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls...

Oct 11, 2019

Robert “Bob” Wade Peterson, Sr., 83, of Twin Falls passed away October 11, 2019 at Canyons Retirement Community in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Bob was born in Roy, Missouri on July 4, 1936. At the age of 6, he fell out of a tree and then contracted Meningitis which caused him to lose his hearing. His parents then...

Oct 11, 2019

Tammy Norlene Gillespie of Jerome, Idaho passed away in her home surrounded by her loved ones on October 11, 2019. She battled a long and hard fight with lymphoma cancer. Tammy was born on April 27, 1972 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Brenda Vernon and Robert Rice. She was raised in Caney, Kansas from the age of 1...

Oct 9, 2019

Mary Carolyn Perron

May 6, 1938 ~ October 9, 2019

Mary “Carolyn” Perron, 81, of Dietrich, Idaho passed honorably from this life, at her home on Tuesday, October 9, 2019,

She was born May 6, 1938 to Burl and Gladys Coxen in Buhl, Idaho. She spent much of her early life in Tennessee, where...

Oct 9, 2019

Mom was born August 11, 1923 in Vancouver, Washington to James and Carrie Ramey.  In her early years she attended Providence Academy and St. James Catholic Church and lived on East 29th St. in Vancouver, Washington. Mom and her eight brothers and sisters Joan, Adrian, Dorothy, Pat, Margie, Betty, Carol and Dick moved to Manor, Washington near Battle Ground...

Oct 7, 2019

Lawrence Wilbur Johnson

February 18, 1926 ~ October 7, 2019

This is a story about a young cowboy growing up in a log cabin in the wilderness along the Salmon River during the great depression.

Lawrence Wilbur Johnson, 93, was born on February 18, 1926 to Richard and Plessy Johnson in Challis, Idaho....

Sep 30, 2019

Shane Edward Kober, a farmer and life-long resident of Jerome County, ID, died unexpectedly on September 30, 2019 at the age of 49 in his home in Hazelton, ID.

Shane was born in Jerome on July 13, 1970 to Edward and Marijane (Hodge) Kober. He attended Jerome High School class of 1989, then served his country in...

Sep 25, 2019

Richard Arthur Olsen, 83, died on September 25, 2019 near his home in Shoshone, Idaho. He was born in Wendell, Idaho, on July 17, 1936 to parents, William Oscar Olsen and Lucile Williams Olsen, and grew up in Jerome, Idaho.

Richard is widely known as the founder and owner of Idaho’s Mammoth Cave & Shoshone Bird Museum...

Sep 23, 2019

Boise native Timothy James Dunne, died on Monday September 23, 2019 surrounded by family. Tim was born to Sidona and Frank Dunne on November 24, 1946; the middle of three sons.

Tim Dunne was a multi-sport athlete at Boise High, before going to Idaho State University, where he was an All-American on the Bengal’s track and field...

Sep 21, 2019

Leota Maxine Umphenour, 93, of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away September 21, 2019. She was born June 12, 1926 in Gooding, Idaho, the third child of eight, born to Star and Sibyl Umphenour and the oldest of four daughters.

Being raised on several farms north of Gooding, as the eldest daughter, Maxine had many duties in helping...

Sep 21, 2019

On September 21, 2019, M. LeRoy “Rufus” Davidson, 80, fell asleep for the last time at home while surrounded by his family and friends.  LeRoy was born June 30, 1939 to Melvin and Opal Davidson in Emmett Idaho. He grew up in the Treasure Valley with 3 brothers – Gary Davidson, Don (Wilma) Davidson and Mike (Kim) Davidson- and...

Sep 20, 2019

Faye Dorothy (Bush) Roberts, 85, of Twin Falls, Idaho died September 20, 2019 at Bridgeview Estates in Twin Falls, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on July 4, 1934 at St. Valentine Hospital in Wendell, Idaho, the daughter of Howard and Linna McClanahan Bush. She was known for her quick wit and positive outlook, always seeing...

Sep 18, 2019

We have lost another member of the greatest generation from Jerome, Idaho. Joe Richard Nauman passed away September 18, 2019 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born in Berrryville, Arkansas on September 4, 1926.

He married Shirley Hicks, a resident of Hollister, Idaho, and they were married for 23 years, until her death.

Joe joined...

Sep 17, 2019

Richard Dean Maddox was born on May 9, 1950, the second son of Thane and Velma (Lewis) Maddox. While he entered the world at a hospital in Wendell, Idaho, his family lived and raised him in nearby Jerome. And while the family called him “Rick” through his early years, his nickname shifted to “Rich” more recently. This was fitting,...

Sep 15, 2019

Ebelia “Grandma” Reyes Heredia, age 85, of Jerome passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Ebelia was born in El Transval, Michoacán, Mexico. She lived out her childhood in a nearby town named Bellas Fuentes.

In 1956 she found the man of her dreams that swept her off her feet,...