Obituaries

Jun 20, 2015

Jerome - Lenna Genette Wilson Taylor, 83, of Jerome, passed away Saturday June 20, 2015, at her home. She was born November 5, 1931, in Alpena Pass, Arkansas, the daughter of Francis Renaud Wilson and Effie Delores Eastham Wilson.

At age two, the family moved to a farm at Bear Creek Springs. She attended schools...

Jun 19, 2015

Jerome - Helen Lorine Beadz Patheal Otto, 98, of Jerome, died Friday June 19, 2015, in Jerome.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM , Saturday June 27, 2015, at Freewill Baptist Church, 810 South Cleveland, Jerome, with a visitation beginning one hour prior to the service.  Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.

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Jun 17, 2015

Jerome- Shawn P. Smith, 35, of Jerome, died Wednesday June 17, 2015, at his home.  Memorial services will be conducted at, Sunday June 21, 2015, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 South Lincoln, Jerome.

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Jun 9, 2015

Wendell- Sharon "Kay" Kennison, 75, of Wendell passed away Tuesday June 9, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She is finally at home with her twin sister "Fay".

Kay was born to Bert and Marjorie Carroll on July 11, 1939 in Filer, Idaho.  At five years old Kay and her family moved...

Jun 9, 2015

Jerome- Geneva “Genny” Ellis, 81, of Jerome, passed away June 9, 2015, in Victorville, California.  She was born September 24, 1933, in Macintosh, South Dakota, the seventh of nine children born to George and Amelia Siler.  Genny was raised in Macintosh and attended schools there.  She married Del O’Connor and they had five...

Jun 8, 2015

Jerome- Sharon Lee LeVitre Swenson, 81, of Jerome, Idaho, passed away peacefully of natural causes 8 June 2015 at the Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born on 16 October 1933 in Provo, Utah, daughter of Raymond Cheever LeVitre and Bessie Woffinden.

Jun 8, 2015

Jerome- Corrine Bell McDowell, 81, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at home on Monday June 8, 2015.  She was born June 9, 1933, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Henry Gray and Flora Davis Gray.  Corrine was raised in Southern California and attended schools there.  She married Bob Russell and they raised four daughters.  In 1971, they settled in Jerome.  Most of her...

Jun 8, 2015

Shoshone - Diana Rae Price, 50, of Shoshone, passed away Sunday June 7, 2015, in Buhl. She was born June 8, 1964, in Sun Valley, Idaho, the daughter of Ronald Hyde and Marjean Bruesch Hyde. Diana was raised in Shoshone and graduated from Shoshone High School in 1982. She spent most of her working years at Valley Co-Op...

May 27, 2015

Eagle – Helen Ruth Stinemates, 92, of Hagerman, passed away May 27, 2015, in Eagle, Idaho.

She was born June 2, 1922, in Olathe, Colorado, the daughter  of Joseph Bishop and Myrtle Easton Bishop.  Helen was raised in El Centro, California until 1942 when she moved to San Diego, and she served her...

May 25, 2015

JEROME- Ellis Leo Coates, 96, of Jerome, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2015, in Jerome.

He was born Oct. 14, 1918, in Filer, Idaho, the son of Ellis Lee Coates and Della Harris Coates. Leo was raised in Filer and graduated from Filer High School...

May 22, 2015

Jerome - Donetta E. Hope Delgado, 59, of Jerome, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday May 22, 2015, in Twin Falls. She was born May 11, 1956, in Rexburg, Idaho, the daughter of Darrell E. Hope and Donna Hardy Hope.

Donetta was raised in southern Idaho and graduated from Wendell High School.  She...

May 21, 2015

Jerome - Verna Joy Scarrow, 77, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday May 21, 2015. She was born July 11, 1937, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the daughter of Solon Grady Short and Cecilia Jane Thorne Short. Joy was raised in New Mexico and settled in Southern Idaho where she met Gerald Scarrow. They...

May 20, 2015

Jerome- Sherry Lynn Hackworth, 53, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday May 20, 2015.  She was born August 25, 1961, in Jerome, Idaho, the daughter of Dess R. Johnson and Bernice Reece Johnson.  Sherry was raised in Jerome and was part of the Jerome High School graduating class of 1979.  She married her high school sweetheart, Alan E....

May 18, 2015

Jerome - Shirley Faye Turner Bluemer Heitz, 80, of Jerome, passed away Monday May 18, 2015, in Twin Falls. She was born July 24, 1934, in Shoshone, Idaho, the daughter of John E. Turner and Vergie Geraldine Dennett Turner.

Shirley loved her family and baked for all her friends. She was very much loved.

May 17, 2015

Jerome - Kristi R. Lewis, 18, of Jerome, died peacefully at home on Sunday May 17, 2015.  Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Farnsworth Mortuary of Jerome.

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May 15, 2015

Jerome- Edmund J. "Ed" Craythorn, 79, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 15, 2015.  He was born January 23, 1936, in Emerson, Idaho, the son of Irvin Bybee Craythorn and Agnes Leona Moore Craythorn.  Ed was raised in Springdale and graduated from Declo High School.  He met Effie Posey and they were married September 6, 1957.  They...

May 3, 2015

Jerome - Helen Bernice VanPatten, 89, of Jerome, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday May 3, 2015. She was born February 2, 1926, in Tuttle, Idaho, the daughter of Albert R. Bowers and Martha Matilda Ida Erdmann Bowers. Bernice was raised in the Magic Valley and graduated from Jerome High School in 1948. Following high school,...

Apr 29, 2015

Jerome- William Ronald "Ron" Wonick, Sr., 77, of Jerome, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday April 29, 2015, in Boise.  He was born February 16, 1938, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of William Wonick and Goldie Normberg Wonick.  Ron was raised in Iowa City and attended school there.  In the early 70's, Moore's Business Forms brought Ron to Idaho, where he...

Apr 28, 2015

Apache Junction, Arizona-  Kay Anne Shindeldecker Dunivan, 69, of Apache Junction and formerly of Gooding, passed away Tuesday April 28, 2015.  She was born July 9, 1945, in Gooding, Idaho, the daughter of Richard "Dick" Shindeldecker and Leora Carrico Shindeldecker. Kay was raised in Gooding and graduated from Gooding High School.  She married Kenneth Dunivan on Thanksgiving Day, 1963.  They made their home...

Apr 27, 2015

Jerome- Charlotte Standlee Kestle, 75, of Jerome, left for Heaven on Monday April 27, 2015 , after a long struggle with dementia caused by an auto accident.  She was born October 9, 1939, the daughter of Hugo and Louisa Standlee.

She married Bill Kestle in March of 1957, in Jerome, and they were happily married for...