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James Gerald Rutherford
Aug 22, 2013
Jim passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday August 22nd in his home in Payette. He was born on August 14, 1932 in Buhl, Idaho. He is the son of James W and Millie Cox Rutherford. He was one of three children with sisters Loree and MaryAnne. Jim grew up in Boise and attended Boise High School, and Boise...
Wilma Jane Thompson
Aug 21, 2013
Wilma Jane Thompson, 78, of Payette, formerly of Huntington, OR and many other places, passed away Aug. 21, 2013 at the Payette Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7th at Whitebird Cemetery, Whitebird, ID with a memorial service and potluck following at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Whitebird. Services and arrangements are under the direction...
Braden Lee Wheeler
Aug 21, 2013
Braden ran to be with his Father in heaven on Aug. 21st, 2013. Brady was born on 1/1/11 @ 1:11 p.m. from that day on Brady was so full of life. He always wanted to be moving. He was so full of energy. He had the most contagious laugh and he was always smiling. Yet he also mastered eye rolling...
Leonard M. Brown
Aug 21, 2013
Leonard was born September 17, 1938 in Chambers, Nebraska to Walter and Freda (Sengelmann) Brown. He was raised in the Chambers area and graduated from Chambers High School in 1956. After high school, Leonard worked at various jobs, including long-haul truck driver, before choosing his career as a meat cutter for Safeway at the age of 19. In 1959, Leonard...
Cecil Leon Rice
Aug 20, 2013
CECIL LEON RICE Cecil Leon Rice passed away peacefully at his home early Tuesday morning, August 20, 2013 surrounded by his daughters and Lois, his sweetheart of 66 years. Leon was born in Plevna, Missouri on September 29, 1924 to James Cecil and Virgie Belle (Rhoades) Rice. He married Lois May Shuler in a civil ceremony on October 23, 1947,...
John B Gellings
Aug 19, 2013
He was born on April 14, 1927, in Idaho Falls to Joseph and Pearl Provincal Gellings. He attended New Sweden grade school, OE Bell Jr. High and graduated from Idaho Falls High School where he was student body president. After graduation, John served in the army occupational forces stationed in Germany and France from 1945 - 1947, returning home to...

Charles William Brooks II
Aug 18, 2013
Charles William Brooks was born on 11 April , 1923 and passed away on 18 August , 2013 in Twin Falls, ID.

Wilbert Leroy Terry
Aug 16, 2013
Wilbert Leroy Terry was born on 30 December , 1942 and passed away on 16 August , 2013 in Twin Falls, ID.
Marcella Mae Atherton
Aug 14, 2013
Born in Tribune, Kansas the only daughter and oldest of four children to Henry and Esther Oltman. She remained in Kansas until she was fourteen when her family moved to Fruitland where she attended school and met the love of her life, Jim Atherton. Jim and Marcella married in 1940, and started their family. By the time their oldest was...
Norris Andrew West
Aug 12, 2013
Norris A. West, 91 passed away on August 12, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society surrounded by his family. He was born on September 23, 1921 in Idaho Falls, to Lewis West and Edith Burkman. Norris grew up on a farm in New Sweden. He attended New Sweden Elementary School and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He served in the...

Joan Carolyn Brown Johnson
Aug 12, 2013
Joan Carolyn Brown Johnson was born on 21 May , 1942 in Lebanon, OR and passed away on 12 August , 2013 in Ontario, OR.
Verlie Amelia Nixon
Aug 9, 2013
Verlie Amelia Wood Nixon , 85, of Twin Falls passed away Friday evening, August 9, 2013 at Woodstone Retirement Center in Twin Falls. She was born January 11, 1928 in Tetonia, Idaho to Leo Wood and Verlie Buxton Wood. She had four brothers and two sisters and was raised in the Teton Valley. When she was young she excelled in...
Gerald LeRoy "Jerry" Morelock Jr.
Aug 3, 2013
Gerald "Jerry" LeRoy Morelock Jr., went to be with his Redeemer, Jesus Christ, after fighting a courageous seven year battle of Multiple Myeloma. He passed away August 3, 2013, in Boise ID surrounded by his loving family. He is now pain free and dancing in heaven. Jerry was born Jan. 27, 1955, to Jerry Sr. and Carol Morelock, in Bakersfield...
Raymond L. Best
Aug 2, 2013
Ray was born on June 7, 1927, to Walter Joseph Best and Gertrude Marie Lynch Best in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from Springfield High School and Springfield Business College. Ray joined the Army Air Corps on March 1, 1946, and was a Veteran of World War II. While in the service, he was stationed at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado....
Ethel June Croff Mantaras
Aug 2, 2013
Ethel June Mantaras, 90, of New Plymouth, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at a care facility in Nampa. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, New Plymouth. A viewing will be held from 12 p.m. (noon) - 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church....
JoAnne Ruth Mootz Taylor
Jul 29, 2013
JoAnne Ruth (Mootz) Taylor, 75, of Fruitland, lost her battle with cancer and went to her Father in heaven on Monday, July 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fruitland. Interment will follow at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen...
Patricia Laura Banes "Patti" Frates
Jul 28, 2013
Patricia L. "Patti" Frates, passed away of natural causes at her home in Fruitland on July 28, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2nd at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Condolences may be made to Patti's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Patti was born...
Amy Marlette
Jul 27, 2013
Amy was born October 11, 1957, in Oakland, California, to Varro and Colette Clark. Two younger brothers and a sister completed the family. At age 13 Amy developed brittle Type I diabetes. Most of Amy's high school years were spent in Kentucky, where she acquired all the grace and charm of a southern belle, but her Senior year and graduation...

Carl Henry Munsterman Jr.
Jul 27, 2013
Carl Henry Munsterman was born on 4 June , 1930 in Vale, OR and passed away on 27 July , 2013 in Ontario, OR.
Edna Frances Thompson Harmon Gruell
Jul 27, 2013
Edna Frances Harmon Gruell, 96, of Payette, ID passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Payette. A viewing for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) Thursday, Aug. 1st at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel in Payette, prior to graveside services at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Condolences may be made to Edna's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com....
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