Obituaries

Winifred (Toni) Schwartz

Published by admin on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 11:05am
On Sept. 18, 2018, Winifred (Toni) “Nana” Schwartz passed away peacefully at the age of 85. 
 Toni was born Nov. 20, 1932 in Lancashire, England to John and Emily O’Brien. 
 Toni attended Catholic school and was a member of the Winstanley School of Dance that traveled all over England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. 

Robert L. Dickerson

Published by admin on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 11:03am
Robert L Dickerson, 79, died quietly surrounded by friends and family on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at home in Shedd, Oregon.
 Robert was born March 1, 1939, in Weiser, to Dorothy and Marshall Dickerson Sr.
 Before graduation from Weiser High School, he ran the projector at the Weiser Star Theatre. After graduating he served in the U.S. Army, then afterwards helped in building the Brownlee Dam. He retired after working for the Quest Telephone company.

Shirley Dawn (Kerwin) Johnston

Published by admin on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 11:02am
Born in Boise, Idaho, Shirley was the first child of Phillip and Edith Kerwin, arriving on Dec. 22, 1929, at St. Alphonsus Hospital.
 Shirley, her parents and her sister Mary Jo (Lang), lived within walking distance of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Boise, where they attended mass, and was also the location of her marriage to William J. Johnston on April 10, 1950.

Kiyoshi ‘Gish’ Amano

Published by admin on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 11:01am
Kiyoshi “Gish” Amano passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 2, 2018 at the age of 94. 
 Gish was born April 9, 1924 in Seattle, Wash., to Tokuchiyo and Shizue Amano. 
 He grew up in Lynden, Wash. and then moved to the Ontario/Weiser area in the mid 1940s. It was here where he met and married his wife Tamae “Mary” Wakasugi on Sept. 2, 1948. 
 Gish was a respected farmer in the area for over 70 years. He was also a dedicated member of the Ontario Community Church. 

Randal Afton Landreth

Published by admin on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 11:39am
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, Randal Afton Landreth, of Cambridge, Idaho, passed away at the age of 68.  
 Randy was born on May 31, 1950, in Nampa, Idaho, to Lester and Phyllis (Simons) Landreth.  
 Randy was raised in Meridian, Idaho. Randy met Robin Pennington in the spring of 1970 while she was in nursing school.  He married Robin on Aug. 28, 1971, in Weiser, Idaho. They celebrated 47 years of marriage.  

Opal Waive Turnidge Clapp Stewart

Published by admin on Wed, 09/26/2018 - 10:03am
The Gates of Heaven opened wide on Aug. 21, 2018, when Opal’s earthly journey came to a close.  Well-lived: daughter, sister, mother, wife, nurse, nurse practitioner, grandmother, great-grandmother, mountain hiker, friend, traveler, and Billy Graham Association prayer warrior.  
 Born to William Oliver Turnidge and Ruby Gertrude Williamson Turnidge, in Weiser, Idaho, on July 17, 1927, she was 9 when her mother died and her father married Ruby’s sister Viola. 

Marlene Pulsipher Peine

Published by admin on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:14am
Marlene Pulsipher Peine, 79, Weiser, Idaho, died Sept. 11, 2018 in Weiser, Idaho. She died of congestive heart failure.
 Marlene was born Feb. 20, 1939 in St. Johns, Ariz. She was the eldest child of Merlyn Verdell Pulsipher and Grace Hatch Pulsipher. 
 She married Milton Dean Peine Sept. 15, 1960 in the Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mesa, Arizona. 
 She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother-in-law, David Dozier, a sister-in-law, Saunie Pulsipher and son-in-law, Ben Toomalatai. 

Rex Lyman Cox

Published by admin on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:12am
Rex Lyman Cox, 79, of Weiser, Idaho, passed away Sept. 7, en route to St. Luke’s Meridian hospital. 
 Rex was born in Anthony, Kansas on March 22, 1939 to Ruby (Boone) and Lyman Cox. 
 Rex graduated from Huntington High School in 1957 where he lettered in three sports, was active in the drama club, and part of the Naval Reserves. 
 After high school Rex entered the U.S. Navy where he served 26 years. While serving in Japan he met and married Kazuko (Kiyono) Cox, and they had two children Roger and Sandra. 

Gene Ellis Eshelman

Published by admin on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 3:31pm
Gene Ellis Eshelman
October 13, 1938 - 
September 2, 2018
 Born in Nampa, Idaho to Ellis Esley Eshelman and Genevieve Ellaline Lembke. He grew up on a farm outside Kuna, Idaho and graduated from Kuna High School in 1958.
 He was in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963, stationed in Germany. 
 He met the love of his life, Myrna Lou Bowers, of Weiser, Idaho, on May 15, 1963.
 They were married Nov. 15, 1963 at Weiser Church of the Nazarene. 

Robert A. Long

Published by admin on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 3:30pm
Robert A. Long, a long time resident, died on Aug. 22, 2018.
 He was born to Otha and Eva Long on Aug. 27, 1932 in Quinter, Kansas.
 Robert is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Cindy Long of Washington, son-in-law and daughter Rene and Sarah (Cochran) Roque Mendez of California, grandchildren John Woodard of California, Desiree Taylor of Arkansas, brother Leroy Long of Oregon.
 Robert was preceded in death by his parents, ex-wife Linda, daughter Anna, two brothers and five sisters.

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