Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Boise, ID, Ada County & Surrounding Areas

Gregory Eugene McCarthy

Gregory Eugene McCarthy

Jan 23, 2026

Our sweet father, Greg McCarthy, went to be with our Lord on Friday, January 23, 2026 of natural causes. A celebration of life will be held this summer. Please check back for date, time and location.

Gregory Eugene McCarthy was born on January 17, 1949 in Boise, Idaho to Ambrose “Andy” Matthias McCarthy and Dorothy Zamzow McCarthy. He came home from...

Donna Lee Cribbs

Donna Lee Cribbs

Jan 20, 2026

Donna Lee Cribbs, 87, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2026, in Boise, Idaho. She was born on February 4, 1938, in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania, and lived a life marked by deep faith, generous love, and extraordinary hospitality.

Donna was the beloved wife of the late Robert (Bob) William Cribbs Jr., whom she married in 1957. Together they built a life rooted...

Roseanna Emma Maggard

Roseanna Emma Maggard

Jan 16, 2026

Roseanna Emma Maggard of Boise, Idaho went to be with the love of her life, Jesus Christ, Friday night, January 16th, 2026. She was 93 years old.

Roseanna was born August 29, 1932, in The Bronx, New York, to John C. Hobin, Sr. and Margaret M. (Chippa) Hobin. She had one brother, also named John. She often told colorful of stories...

Mary Ann Dutcher

Mary Ann Dutcher

Jan 16, 2026

Mary Ann Woodward Dutcher loved being a wife, mother, grandmother and every new role God threw at her; as long as it glorified Him. She left us on 16 January 2026 at 11:15 am from the Emerson House in Garden City, ID, and was promoted to her permanent residence: Heaven. Born in Warren, AR, on 24 January 1946, she would...

Arvin Spofford

Arvin Spofford

Jan 14, 2026

Arvin Spofford passed away on January 14, 2026, in Meridian, Idaho. He was proceeded in death by Pat Jensen Spofford, his high school sweetheart and wife of nearly 70 years.

Arvin was born, in 1932, and raised in Jerome, Idaho, the son of Nat and Dora Spofford. In 1950, next to his senior yearbook picture, he chose the adage “To be...

Karen Hess

Karen Hess

Jan 13, 2026

Karen Hess passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born on October 11, 1939 in Burley, Idaho to Clayne and Margaret Adams. She was raised in Burley along with her sister Doreen and brother Galen. Following graduation from Burley High School in 1956 she attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Karen married Dallas...

Carla Faye Cope

Carla Faye Cope

Jan 12, 2026

Carla Faye Cope was born on September 19, 1942, in American Falls, Idaho, to Ray and Clara Cope. She was the youngest of three daughters, following her older sisters, Ardella and Rayola. Carla was named after her beloved Uncle Carlos, whom she adored throughout her life.

Much of Carla’s childhood unfolded in Pocatello, Idaho. She told stories of Saturday afternoons at...

Robert Charles Johnson

Robert Charles Johnson

2026

Robert Charles "R.C." "Bob" "BJ" Johnson of Boise, ID passed away in January 2026 following a long illness. He was 88.

Born in 1937, Bob grew up in Orofino, Idaho and attended the University of Idaho. After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, he enjoyed a long career in diverse fields including thermoplastics, electroplating, mining, sugar beet extraction, semiconductor manufacture,...

Lloyd Lawrence

Lloyd Lawrence

Jan 1, 2026

Lloyd Ray Lawrence entered the arms of Jesus on January 1, 2026 , in Boise under the care of Idaho Hospice Family. Lloyd was born on January 25, 1945 in his grandparent’s home in Bloomfield, MO. to Charles R and Ora K (Simmons) Lawrence. He moved to Idaho as a child and lived in Featherville, Emmett, and eventually settled in...

Annivas K. Georgilakis

Annivas K. Georgilakis

Jan 1, 2026

Beloved Husband, Father, and Friend

Annivas Georgilakis, a devoted husband, loving father, and cherished member of the Greek community, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026. He leaves behind his two sons, Gus Georgilakis and George Georgilakis, who will carry forward the values, strength, and warmth that defined his life.

Annivas’ life was a true testament to love, loyalty, and community. He...

Norma Lee McIntier

Norma Lee McIntier

Jan 1, 2026

Norma was born July 11, 1935 in Oxford, Nebraska to Cleo and Edna Hayes. When she was approximately 3 years old, her mom packed up and move Norma and her four sisters to Idaho where they settled in the Eagle area. She attended school in Eagle, graduating in 1954. She met the love of her life, Daren McIntier, on a...

Robert Herring

Robert Herring

Dec 30, 2025

Bob was born in Modesto, California to RV and Muriel Herring. The youngest of three children, his early life portended a future dedicated to hard work, honesty and an unwavering devotion to his faith and family.

As a young man, Bob loved to run. His nickname was BB, which aptly described his speedy ways. Only days before his death, you might...

Michael Ray Balliett

Michael Ray Balliett

Dec 28, 2025

Michael R. "Mike" Balliett, 69, of Boise, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his daughter, Michelle, and sister, Cherie, holding his hands.

Born in Santa Rosa, California, on December 21, 1956, Mike was the son of Joann and Ronald Balliett. He grew up in California and graduated from Rancho Cotate High School. Over the years,...

Charles R. Conn

Charles R. Conn

Dec 27, 2025

Chuck Conn passed peacefully in Boise Idaho in the company of family. Born in Kingfisher Oklahoma in 1937, he was raised in Wichita Kansas and Toronto Canada, where he graduated high school as valedictorian and four-sport varsity athlete. 

Chuck settled in New England after earning engineering degrees at MIT. After early work in educational filmmaking, he was a pioneer in human...

C. Larry Hinderager

C. Larry Hinderager

Dec 26, 2025

Larry Hinderager was born on September 2, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana to Charles and Alice Hinderager. He grew up on a cattle ranch / dry farm, on the Bootlegger Trail, just north of Great Falls, an upbringing that instilled in him a deep appreciation for hard work and the outdoors.

In his youth, he felt the hand of God touching...

Carolyn Sue Costello

Carolyn Sue Costello

Dec 24, 2025

Carolyn Sue (Dudley) Costello was born on October 11, 1946, in Manchester, Iowa, and died at her home, according to her wishes, on December 24, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. She was surrounded by loving family, including Terrance, her husband of 58 years, and their two children, Dan and Eve.

One of the first women to graduate from the Forestry School at...

Judith Marie Warner

Judith Marie Warner

Dec 24, 2025

Judith Marie Warner (Judy) passed on December 24, 2025. She was born on February 17, 1943 in Granite Falls, Minnesota to Robert and Elynor Baker. Judy graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1961 and from the University of Minnesota in 1965. She was active in the Delta Delta Delta sorority and was selected as one of the top elementary...

Evan Eugene Chambers

Evan Eugene Chambers

Dec 23, 2025

Evan Eugene Chambers, 79, of Boise, Idaho passed away on December 23, 2025 with his wife and daughter by his side. On that day, Evan’s soul left his earthly body to begin his next adventure, carried forward by a life well lived, deeply loved, and grounded in faith.   

Evan was born on June 4, 1946, in McCook, Nebraska, to Laurel...

Patsy Rigdon

Patsy Rigdon

Dec 17, 2025

Patsy Viola Joyce Givens Rigdon

Patsy was born to immigrant parents, mother Mamie Isackson, Norwegian, Father Everett Givens, English/Canadian. She was born in Bozeman, Montana, Dec. 7, 1931. Patsy was the youngest of 5, 3 girls and 2 boys. By all accounts she was the darling of the family.

At the age of 5, her father died in the Veterans hospital in...

Afton Jean O'Neal

Afton Jean O'Neal

Dec 13, 2025

AJ O’Neal (Afton Jean Hitt), 88 of Cascade and Boise died surrounded by her family Saturday December 13, 2025. Born in Mountain Home, Idaho on March 14, 1937, to Elizabeth Kennedy Sproat (Hitt) and Houston Taylor Hitt. She was raised in Boise and graduated from Boise High School in 1956. She graduated from St. Alphonsus X-ray technician program in 1958....