Obituaries

Clayton Jones

Clayton Jones

Feb 22, 2021

Clayton “Clay” William Jones, 63, of Wendell, Idaho, passed away at his home on Monday, February 22, 2021.

Clay was born in Danbury, Connecticut on July 16, 1957 to Calvitte and Catherine (Dempsey) Jones. His childhood years were spent growing up on the ocean with siblings in Connecticut and the Watchung Hills of New Jersey.

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Henry Herrgesell

Henry Herrgesell

Feb 21, 2021

Henry William Herrgesell, 80, of Jerome, Idaho passed away February 21, 2021 at his home. He was born May 21, 1940 in Rochester, New York to Henry George Herrgesell and Anna McLean Herrgesell. Hank graduated from high school in Lima, New York.

After high school, his careers ranged from being an Alaskan Fisherman, after which he became a...

Shirley Haslam

Shirley Haslam

Feb 20, 2021

Shirley Jane (Brehm) Haslam, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 20, 2021. She was born February 14, 1932 in Windsor, Colorado to John and Anna (Kaiser) Brehm. She was the oldest of three children. When Shirley was four years old, the family moved to Chicago, Illinois. This is where they lived until she was 10, then they moved to...

Erick Standlee

Erick Standlee

Feb 17, 2021

Erick Standlee, 42, passed away February 17, 2021 at St. Luke’s Twin Falls with his parents by his side. Erick was born November 14, 1978 at St. Benedict’s in Jerome to Mark and Chris Standlee. A little sister, Jamie, was born into the family in 1981.

Erick attended school in Wendell. He had many jobs, but his...

Barbara Gilmartin

Barbara Gilmartin

Feb 17, 2021

Barbara K. Gilmartin, known by her friends and family as the Love Joy Peace Mama, was born September 18, 1956 and passed away gently at her home in Jerome, Idaho, February 17, 2021.

Although she graduated college, her greatest passion was being a homemaker, raising and homeschooling her three wonderful boys, Bradley Gilmartin (40), William Gilmartin (38)...

Rochelle "Shelly" Messersmith

Rochelle "Shelly" Messersmith

Feb 7, 2021

Shelly was reunited with her heavenly family and gained her wings Sunday, February 7, 2021. Shelly was born September 24, 1962 in Knox, Indiana to Wendell Earl West and Lu Chapman Northrop.

Growing up in a large military family made her a very strong-willed and determined person, there was nothing she couldn’t do if you asked her....

Elnore Butler

Elnore Butler

Feb 6, 2021

Funeral service with viewing will be held at 1pm, Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 S Lincoln Ave, Jerome.

Graveside service will be held at 11am, Monday, February 15, 2021 at Alta Cemetery, Alta, Wyoming.

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Dawn Hansen

Dawn Hansen

Jan 18, 2021

A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm, Friday, February 26, 2021 at Farnsworth Mortuary.

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Richard Chojnacky

Richard Chojnacky

Jan 15, 2021

Richard Edwin Chojnacky was born January 8, 1963 in Jerome, Idaho to parents, Lee and Mildred Chojnacky. He passed away January 15, 2021 in Twin Falls, Idaho of a cardiac arrest after nearly six weeks recovering from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Richard lived his entire life in Jerome and graduated in 1981 from Jerome High School. He...

Loretta Fritzler

Loretta Fritzler

Jan 13, 2021

On the evening of January 13, 2021, Loretta Belle Lopez Fritzler, 98, passed peacefully from this life.

Loretta was born June 25, 1922, in Delta, Colorado, to David and Myrtle Lopez.  She lived in multiple places during her early childhood, including Olathe and the Tomboy Mine above Telluride in Colorado, Park City, Utah where her father worked...

Craig Bakerville

Craig Bakerville

Jan 10, 2021

Craig Bakerville, 79 of Jerome, went peacefully to his Heavenly Father Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home in Jerome, Idaho. He was born and raised in Red Bluff, California, graduating from Red Bluff Union High with the Class of ’58.

After graduating from high school, he went to work at Miche's Meat Packaging where he worked...

Linda Hadden

Linda Hadden

Jan 9, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Linda M. Hadden. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

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Randall "Randy" Larsen

Randall "Randy" Larsen

Jan 7, 2021

Randy Larsen, 59, of Jerome passed away at home on January 7, 2021, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Randy was born in Jerome, Idaho in October of 1961 to Denzel and Jackie (Lavens) Larsen.  He loved growing up on the farm with his two brothers, Rick and Rob. They learned to work hard and play even harder. ...

Marion Van Leishout

Marion Van Leishout

Jan 6, 2021

Marion Lee Van Leishout returned to be with her heavenly family on January 6, 2021. Marion was born on October 20, 1936 in Phoenix, Arizona, to Joseph Dawson Cowan and Lola Nevada Talbot, where she joined her 2-year-old sister, Donna. Lola and Joe later divorced, and Marion moved with her mother and sister to Idaho when she was three...

Frederick Starr

Frederick Starr

Jan 6, 2021

Fred was born September 30, 1933 to Helen Lenore Metzger in Sweet, Idaho. He was the eldest of 5 siblings, Dixie (Legg) Ford, Duane Legg, Jeris Colleen (Legg) Pierson and Elden Lancaster. He left us, quietly in his sleep, January 6, 2021.

He was a great lover of the land and loved to share his passion and...

Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Jan 4, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Jerry Eldon Smith. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

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Mark Saccoman

Mark Saccoman

Dec 29, 2020

Mark McClain Saccoman, 63, was called home by his Heavenly Father on December 29, 2020, at his home surrounded by family.  He is survived by his three daughters, April (Sam) Craig, Ashlee (TJ) Ringling, and Kortnee (Sam) Goodman; his 10 grandchildren, Colten Craig, Peyton Ringling, Kyle Craig, Emma Ringling, Corey Craig, Kaylee Pulsipher, Kelan Ringling, Gracee Pulsipher, Ember Craig,...

David Lindsay

David Lindsay

Dec 25, 2020

Obituary Details are Pending

A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date

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Wayne Schwabrow

Wayne Schwabrow

Dec 19, 2020

Service and Obituary Details are Pending

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Venna Riley

Venna Riley

Dec 19, 2020

Venna King Riley, age 93, passed away on December 19, 2020, in Jerome, Idaho. Venna was born January 3, 1927 in Garland, Utah, to parents, Ralph Manning King and Lalove Archibald. Her 5 brothers and 2 sisters were born in Garland, Utah also.

The King family loved horses and racing. Venna’s first horse race was when she was...