Obituaries

Feb 2, 2019

Kenneth H. Brown, 94, of Jerome, Idaho passed away February 2, 2019. Growing up, Ken’s family called him Bud. He was born in Broken Arrow, OK on July 18, 1924 to Josiah Harlan Brown and Clare August Weare Brown. The Brown family moved to Kansas and worked in mining, building and farming. Ken’s father’s education is documented as having...

Jan 28, 2019

William Mark Walters, Jerome, Idaho, was born October 10, 1951 at St. Valentine‘s in Wendell, Idaho to his parents, Charley and Madeline Walters. He passed away after his battle with cancer on January 28, 2019 at his home in Jerome. He grew up across the Red Bridge northeast of Jerome with his parents, grandparents, and six siblings. As a...

Jan 21, 2019

Phyllis Elsing, 85 of Twin Falls passed away peacefully on January 21, 2019. Phyllis was born November 25, 1933 in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Loren M. Page and Nadine Lucille Bryant-Page, a loving mother of three boys and one daughter. A grandmother to 7 grandchildren and a great grandmother to 13. She loved nothing more than...

Jan 16, 2019

Nancy Lee Prentice, 63, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in her home in Jerome, Idaho.

She was born November 10, 1955 in Weiser, Idaho. Shortly after birth she was adopted by two loving parents, Derral and Bessie Johnson. She we a 1974 graduate of Moses Lake High School. She married the love of her...

Jan 14, 2019

Lyndia Junne Bean went to join her Heavenly Father on January 14, 2019, at the age of 72. She was preceded in passing by her father, Orlin V. Clements; mother, Mildred Clements; and brother, Michael Clements.

She is survived by her husband of forty-one years, Michael H. Bean; children, Benjamin (Ronda) Bean and Albe (Ryan) Dilworth; sisters,...

Jan 12, 2019

Geraldine E. Tanner 87, of Twin Falls passed away on January 12, 2019 at Heritage Assisted Living in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Geraldine was born the only child on, March 3, 1931 to Charles and Helen Massie, in Puyallup, Washington. She has five children; Douglas, Ben, Don, Terry, and Larry. She loved to dabble in a bit of...

Jan 12, 2019

Robert S. Fairbrother

February 20, 1960 – January 12, 2019

Robert Simpson Fairbrother, 58, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at his home in Jerome, Idaho.

Robert was born February 20, 1960 in Burley, Idaho to Guy and Mildred Fairbrother. He grew up in Burley with his two sisters, Connie and Carmen, and...

Jan 11, 2019

James W. Pate, 89, of Shoshone died on Friday, January 11, 2019 at DeSano Place, in Gooding Idaho.

James was born October 25, 1929 in North Central Nebraska, to Harley C. and Irene A. Pate. He spent his first 15 years there where he attended grade school and two years of high school. He then completed his...

Jan 3, 2019

Merlen Earl Mix, 84, passed away during recovery from emergency surgery at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho on January 3, 2019. Merlen was born in Rupert, Idaho to Alfred and Leona Mary Phillips Mix. He was the fourth of five boys.

Merlen grew up in the Rupert area and graduated from high school in...

Dec 14, 2018

Minnie Mae Anderson died at the age of 89 at the Lincoln County Care Center early morning December 14, 2018. Mae was born April 29, 1929 to Willis and Anna Walton in Lewiston, Idaho. Mae was the fifth of six children. Preceding Mae in birth were half-brothers, Arlee Walton and Kenneth Kirkpatrick; half-sister Betty Kirkpatrick; brother, Boyd Walton and...

Dec 14, 2018

Martin Robert Pimper, 78 of Twin Falls passed away December 14, 2018. Marty was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 30, 1940 to Robert and Emily (Doyle) Pimper.

Marty graduated from high school in Norwalk, California. He joined the United States Air Force and served his country from 1964 until 1967. Marty married Kathleen Kime in July...

Dec 11, 2018

On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Lowell Grant Ward, 72, passed away peacefully at his home in Richfield, Idaho. Born May 7, 1946 in Saint Anthony, Idaho to Olive Almedia Campbell and Clifford Wilmer Ward, Lowell moved to Richfield as an infant and has been a lifelong resident. He married Maureen Elaine Hancock on March 6, 1970 in the Salt...

Dec 10, 2018

Agripina Arteaga Hurtado, 83, of Jerome passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 in Jerome, Idaho. Agripina Hurtado, was born October 15, 1936, to Elvira Hurtado and Esteban Arteaga.

Agripina’s hobbies included knitting, cooking and watching "The Price Is Right" and "Caso Cerrado". She made sure every morning she was ready with her tv remote in hand to...

Dec 9, 2018

Mary Ellen Falconburg passed away peacefully on December 9, 2018 at the age of 85.

Mary was born January 22, 1933 to Harry and Vebbell Stockdale in Gooding, Idaho. At the age of 17, she married the love of her life, Leo, on April 15, 1950.

Mary resided in Jerome and was involved with multiple...

Dec 8, 2018

Sandi Kay Tolman Nice, 49 passed away on December 8, 2018 at her home in Filer, Idaho after an honorable fight against cancer.  Her loving son and mother were by her side as she transitioned back to her Heavenly Father and the waiting arms of loved ones in the spirit world.

Sandi was born on June 9,...

Dec 4, 2018

Berniece Robinson Couch, 90, of Jerome passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Berniece Robinson, the 6th of 10 children, was born on August 3, 1928 to Joseph William Robinson and Ella Marie Silcock Robinson in Burley, Idaho.

In 1934 the family moved to Buhl, Idaho and had to live in a potato cellar...

Dec 3, 2018

John Cooper Martin passed away Dec. 3, 2018 in Jerome at age 93. He was born May 2, 1925, in Cowpens, South Carolina to Charles Benson Martin and Elizabeth (Littlejohn) Martin. He earned dual Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics from North Carolina State University.

During WWII he was an officer on numerous merchant marine...

Nov 27, 2018

Karen Iva Tucker, age 77 of Jerome and Hailey, Idaho passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 surrounded by family and loved ones.  She was born to the late Steven Barrington and Pearl DeGraw on April 2, 1941.

Karen's delight in her early years was raising her children and following Larry on his many job opportunities building...

Nov 23, 2018

Judith “Judy” Reece attained final peace on Friday evening, November 23, 2018, after succumbing to complications from a recent accident.  Although our family mourns her passing, we are relieved that her suffering and pain have finally ended.

On December 17, 1942, Judy was born in a doctor's office above a saloon in Hailey, Idaho to Doris Aileen...

Nov 23, 2018

Elsie Agnes Jacokes 97 of Jerome, Idaho went to join her beloved son, Will Spalding, in Heaven on Friday, November 23, 2018 in Eagle, Idaho. She was born on July 10, 1921 at her uncle’s farm near Roy, Idaho to William Frederick Gross and Lizzy Sievers Gross. She joined a brother, Wesley Henry Gross, and they later welcomed a...