Obituaries

Jeffrey Bryan White

Published by admin on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 2:33pm

Jeffrey Bryan White returned to his loving Heavenly Father unexpectedly on Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Boise, Idaho.
 Jeff was born March 24, 1960, to Louis and Sharon White in Boise Idaho.
 When Jeff was about 1, they moved to Portland, Ore., and lived there until he was 10. While living in Portland, he met the Flemmer family, who became a second family to him. During that time, thanks to the Flemmers, he gained a love of horses.
 At the age of 10 they moved to Weiser and shortly thereafter his beautiful baby sister, Shannon, joined the family.  

Dr. Richard Joseph Giever

Published by admin on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 4:24pm

World War II veteran, Dr. Richard Joseph Giever, passed away on June 1, 2020. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather.
 Richard was born Oct. 11, 1927 in Spaulding, Nebraska to Dr. John B. and Thelma (Smith) Giever. He joined his brother, Jack, and sister, Eileen, in completing the family.
 He attended Spaulding Academy until he finished high school. He graduated early and, at the age of 17, joined the Navy which he loved. During WWII, he served as a pharmacist mate on the USS Calvert and the USS Mount McKinley.

Sarah E. (Peggy) Ryan

Published by admin on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 4:20pm

After a long illness, Sara E. Ryan (Peggy), 89, of Weiser, Idaho, passed away in her home on May 27, 2020, with her family by her side.  
 The fifth child of a family of ten, she was born on the family farm in Bendena, Kansas, on Jan. 6, 1931, to Roger and Ida Mae Gallagher (Thomas).  
 She attended Doniphan County School through the eighth grade.
 In 1945 her family relocated to Caldwell, Idaho, where she attended Caldwell High School and worked locally afterward.  

Letter: Weiser resident happy with ramp built by WHS students

Published by admin on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 1:34pm
Editor:
I would like everyone to
know what a great program
we have in the carpentry
classes at the high school.
For over a year I have required
a walker to move
about. Up and down stairs is a
major project even with help.
My husband likes to say
that “old age is not for sissies”
and at 81 years old I
can testify to that.
Thanks to Jon Lundberg
and his students, I can now

Manuel C. Olvera

Published by admin on Wed, 05/20/2020 - 1:41pm

Manuel C. Olvera, 64, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.
 Even though his family was not able to be with him, they are certain he went peacefully.
 He was born Sept. 18, 1955, in Stanton, Tex., to Dionisio and Alicia Olvera.
 Manuel married the love of his life, Rose Valdez, in 1973 and they raised three sons.
 Manuel retired after working over 30 years at Simplot.
 He loved camping, fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends.

Dennis Don Nyberg

Published by admin on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 11:22am

Celebration of a life
lived in Christ
 Dennis Don Nyberg was born May 16, 1951 in Roosevelt, Utah (a small town on the Ute Indian Reservation in Eastern Utah) to Robert D. Nyberg (deceased) and Kay Ames Nyberg.
 He had three sisters: Leslie (deceased), Joy and Sandy.
 He was born again, in 1993 into the family of God. “I was brought from darkness to light and from death to life in that display of God’s Grace,” (42 years of living for self, now I live for God).
 I met and married the love of my life, Deb in 1992. She was my constant

Anita Raquel (Garcia) Daffer

Published by admin on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 11:15am

Anita Raquel (Garcia) Daffer, 87, passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully in her home early morning on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
 She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
 Anita Garcia was born December 16, 1932 at her family’s home in Huntington. Anita was the eldest of 6 children and became a kind and gentle caretaker to her younger siblings.
 Despite growing up surrounded by challenges, she went on to become Valedictorian of the Class of 1950 at Huntington High School.

Ed Kautz

Published by admin on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 1:27pm

After more than a year of ferociously fighting cancer, it’s with broken hearts that we announce on Monday, April 20, 2020 Big Eddy Kautz passed away.
 Until the very end he fought with the same powerful aggression that he ran a football or crushed a softball. All this with the big heart and contagious smile that drew us all to him and kept us coming back for more.
 In his youth, Ed was a force to be reckoned with. A gentle giant that couldn’t find a sport he wasn’t good at or a person he couldn’t make his friend.

John T. ‘Jack’ Perry

Published by admin on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 1:26pm

John T. “Jack” Perry of Weiser, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Weiser Memorial Hospital.  
 He was born July 9, 1939 in Boise, Idaho to John T. and Frankie (Ansotegui) Perry.  
 Jack grew up in the Boise area with many friends and many interests. He participated in the Boise Basque Community, and spent time hunting and fishing with family and friends.  
 Jack attended Boise Junior College and served in the United States Army Reserves.  
 Jack married Lucy Marshall on April 22, 1961.  

Marlene J. Chandler

Published by admin on Wed, 04/22/2020 - 3:00pm

Marlene J. Chandler, 88, long-time Weiser resident was born Aug. 28, 1931 in Geneva, Idaho.
 Marlene died April 1, 2020 in Lewiston Idaho.
 She was the oldest of three children born to Lewis and Alice Teuscher. She grew up in the tiny community of Geneva, Idaho before moving to Anderson Dam, then to Boise Idaho.
 She married Robert Sturgill and they had two children. They later divorced. She was then married to Ken Chandler until his death in 1993.
 She loved holidays with family, cats, gardening, flowers, and crafts.

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