Obituaries

Apr 4, 2020

Ruby M. Gott was born on July 31, 1941 in Moore, ID.  She passed away on April 4, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. Ruby was the third born of seven children.  Ruby was raised in Jackson, WY and lived the majority of her life in Blackfoot, ID.

Ruby never met a stranger. She...

Apr 2, 2020

Larry Sigurd Berg passed away on April 2, 2020 at his home in Jerome, Idaho, the place he always wanted to be.

He was born March 19, 1937 at Burley, Idaho to Sigurd Berg and Nellie Stapely Berg.

He moved frequently in his younger years, but ended up in Kimberly, Idaho where he graduated from...

Apr 1, 2020

Gerald Willis Blake passed on April 1, 2020 at his home in Jerome, Idaho. He was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on July 24, 1935 to Vernon and Ertie Blake. He moved to Arkansas as a child, then to Idaho as a young adult.

He married Betty Wall on June 25, 1954 in Jerome and celebrated their...

Mar 31, 2020

Sharon Rae Ellsworth Welch, 81, completed her earthly mission on March 31, 2020. She passed away at her home in Jerome, Idaho surrounded by her family.

Sharon was born November 15, 1938 in Eden, Idaho to Curtis Lorenzo Ellsworth and Bertha Evelyn McClain. She had a wonderful childhood working on the family farms in Kimberly and Filer...

Mar 23, 2020

Jay Thomas Brazie was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 2, 1928. In 1934, the family relocated to Filer, Idaho. Tom attended school in Filer, Twin Falls and Hunt and graduated from Filer High School in 1946.

After graduation, Tom enlisted in the U.S. Navy. When his enlistment was completed, he enrolled in the University of Idaho...

Mar 22, 2020

Wayne H. Thornock, age 93, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

Wayne was born on December 13, 1926 in Emmett, Idaho and grew up on the family farm with his mother, father, and brother, Verl.  Dad reminisced fondly about growing up on the farm and remembered good times fishing, trapping, and working.  He...

Mar 8, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Francis Otto announces his passing on March 8, 2020. Robert was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1973. Robert and his family moved to Washington State in 1979 and grew up with his siblings hunting, building forts, having dirt clod fights, and traveling to Yellowstone National Park, Mount...

Mar 5, 2020

Blanche Elaine Callen Peters was taken home to be with our Lord on March 5, 2020. She died from congestive heart failure in the St. Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. She did not suffer long and was baking cookies for her sons, playing bridge with her friends, going to her PEO meetings, singing in the church choir, and...

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

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 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 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 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 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...