The Idaho Faces of Covid
Our neighbors, friends, family members, and fellow Americans.
Mourning them and hoping for a return to kindness, trust, civility, and humanity.
#IdahoCovid19
Our neighbors, friends, family members, and fellow Americans.
Mourning them and hoping for a return to kindness, trust, civility, and humanity.
#IdahoCovid19
Michael Vasquez passed away 9/18/21. His mother, Irene Zuniga, passed away on 9/21/21 ktvb.com/article/news/l…
Javier Castaneda passed away on 9/15/21. idahopress.com/news/local/cal…
Cleo Shepherd passed away on 9/20/21. Her last words to her mother were “Mama, I don’t want to die”. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
Natalie Rise passed away in Coeur d'Alene on 8/22/21. nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny…
Samantha Hickey passed away on 7/13/20.
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Barry White passed away on 12/4/20. 
Michael Spomer passed away from Covid on 9/24/21. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. bowmanfuneral.com/obituary/micha…
Judith Teter Page (Chaney) passed away from Covid on 9/20/21. argusobserver.com/obituaries/jud…
Susanne “Suz” Dredge Jones passed away from Covid on 9/22/21.
Michael Duane “Pops” Rhodes passed away from Covid on 9/16/21.
Michael “Mick” P. Fenske passed away from Covid on 9/17/21.
Tom Carlson passed away from Covid on 9/18/21.
Katherine “Kat” Henke passed away from Covid on 9/26/21.
Carol Jean Turley passed away from Covid on 9/19/21.
Karen Butterfield of Pocatello passed away from Covid on 4/11/21.
Roger Castro passed away from Covid on 2/16/21.
Robin Hollingsworth passed away from Covid on 9/23/21.
Linda Lewman passed away from Covid on 9/2/21.
Teresa Whittig passed away from Covid while also battling cancer on 8/6/21.
Earl Smith passed away from Covid on 12/9/20.
David Earnest Nickel passed away from Covid on 12/22/20.
Ruby Jean Tolsma passed away from Covid on 9/25/21.
Bentson Lee Henderson passed away from Covid on 10/3/21.
Curtis Manuel Gallegos passed away on 9/30/21 from suicide after suffering and recovering from Covid.
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ISU Professor William “Bill” McCurdy passed away from Covid on 10/4/21. idahostatejournal.com/news/local/wil…
Susan Gomes passed away from Covid on 9/15/22. Her husband, Don Gomes, passed away from Covid on 9/19/21.
Michael David Potter passed away from Covid in Idaho Falls on 9/23/21.
Mark Douglas Jeffs passed away from Covid on 6/8/21.
William “Bill” Sterling Clements passed away from Covid on 5/9/21.
Leland Keller passed away from Covid on 3/15/21.
Brenda “Katy” Pirnie passed away from Covid on 3/9/21.
Frank Taylor Rupert passed away from Covid on 1/20/21.
Annette Hastings Falter passed away from Covid on 9/14/21.
Kazuo Endow passed away from Covid on 12/15/20.
Arnold Taylor passed away from Covid on 4/5/21.
Ronald Cannon passed away from Covid on 12/26/20.
Lavell Cope passed away from Covid on 11/21/20.
Donald Dean Cantrell passed away from Covid on 11/1/20.
Rex Dean Wilson passed away from Covid on 4/8/20.
Faye Marlynn Boyd passed away from Covid on 9/26/21.
James “Jim” Murry Dickey passed away from Covid on 9/16/21.
Bob Bowen passed away from Covid on 1/11/21.
Paul James “PJ” Winther passed away from Covid on 12/13/20.
Frederick “Rick” Harder passed away from Covid on 8/28/21.
Barbara Swenson passed away from Covid on 9/27/21.
Michael McCrady passed away from Covid on 9/8/21.
It took his life ending so painfully and tragically to finally get the West Ada School District to require masking in school. idahopress.com/news/local/bel…
It took his life ending so painfully and tragically to finally get the West Ada School District to require masking in school. idahopress.com/news/local/bel…
Norman Schauer passed away from Covid on 8/28/21.
Richard Allen Olson passed away from Covid on 6/14/21.
Rodney James Johnson passed away from Covid on 1/13/21.
Donald Kent Johnston passed away from Covid on 12/20/20.
Donald Nestor passed away from Covid on 9/28/20.
Joseph Louis Hodl III passed away from Covid on 8/17/20.
Kyle Patrick Carbery passed away from a heart attack and Covid on 7/14/20.
Covid can cause heart attacks as well as blood clots. unitypoint.org/coronavirus-ar…
Covid can cause heart attacks as well as blood clots. unitypoint.org/coronavirus-ar…
Juanita Marie Borror passed away from Covid on 12/22/20 and her husband, Carl Wayne Borror, passed away days later on 12/26/20, as life-long lovers/partners often do. Carl’s sister also passed away from Covid in 2020.
Michael Stephen Vargo passed away from Covid on 12/2/20 and his wife, Frances Kay Vargo, passed away from Lewy Body Dementia and Covid on 12/31/20.
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Hopefully Fairwinds now has a fully vaccinated staff & is taking strong measures to prevent the transmission of Covid. Please take this virus seriously & care for one another as the Vargo family requests. Sincere condolences. The holidays are going to be difficult.
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Shirley Jean Barker passed away from Covid on 3/28/21.
Esther Tuskey passed away from Covid on 2/6/21.
Agness Ellen Brown passed away from Covid on 2/5/21.
Dale Peter Martin passed away while fighting cancer and Covid-induced pneumonia on 2/1/21.
Roger Allen Wingert, Sr. passed away from complications of diabetes and CVA (stroke), exacerbated by Covid on 12/5/20.
Quentin Lloyd Mikesell passed away from Covid on 12/3/20.
Brenda Sue Thomson passed away from Covid on 11/9/21.
Jerry Dale Phillips passed away from Covid on 9/20/20.
Paul Dee Rasmussen passed away from Covid on 9/27/21.
Lisa Ann Whitlock passed away from Covid on 9/26/21.
Nancy Irene Stewart passed away from Covid on 9/27/21.
Peter Leslie Vaughn passed away from Covid on 12/22/20. His wife, Christine Mary Vaughn passed away from Alzheimer’s on 4/29/21. Their obituary is extraordinary. Deepest condolences to their family.
Mark Davis Howell passed away from Covid on 6/26/21.
James John Starr passed away from Covid on 3/5/21.
Anna Bornstein passed away from Covid on 11/25/20.
Naomi Heller passed away from Covid on 9/26/21.
Douglas Robert McCoy passed away from Covid on 7/30/21.
Gerald Allen “Jerry” Farnsworth passed away from Covid on 8/10/20.
Derik William Thayer passed away from Covid on 9/28/21.
Steven Crank passed away from Covid on 7/9/21.
Barbara Weissenbuehler passed away from Covid on 9/26/21.
Nathan King passed away from Covid on 2/17/21.
Mariza Sanchez Galvan passed away from Covid on 9/27/21.
William “Bill” Dean Wilkins passed away from Covid on 9/23/21.
Marina Lee Espinoza Barr passed away from Covid on 9/30/21.
Deepest condolences to her family. 💔
Deepest condolences to her family. 💔
Jerry “John” Peter Archambeau passed away from Covid on 8/30/21.
Jack Lynn Nelson passed away from Covid on 1/27/21.
Julio Mancias passed away from Covid on 12/16/20.
Bron Forrest Day passed away from Covid on 9/23/21.
His obituary seems like he was trying to be funny? Pretty cringe.
His obituary seems like he was trying to be funny? Pretty cringe.
Gary Hill passed away from Covid on 12/9/20 and his wife, Diana Hill, passed away from Covid the very next day - 12/10/20.
What a sad memory during the holidays each year for their family.
What a sad memory during the holidays each year for their family.
Kimberly Brenda Rangel lost her baby while in a medically induced coma on a ventilator while fighting Covid in September 2021. Sorrowfully, Kimberly passed away from Covid on 10/4/21. ktvb.com/article/news/h…
Pete Coulson passed away from Covid sometime between 10/1/21-10/6/21. His obituary is currently being suppressed.
It’s difficult to mourn his loss, personally, but it’s still tragic.
All of this is such a tragedy.
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It’s difficult to mourn his loss, personally, but it’s still tragic.
All of this is such a tragedy.
idahoednews.org/news/coulson-i…
Paul Thomas Brooks passed away from Covid on 9/25/21.
Jesse Nathan Hill passed away from Covid on 10/7/21.
Lawrence “Larry” Kenneth Larson passed away from Covid on 9/26/21. Deepest condolences to his family. Please, get vaccinated and take health precautions to save the lives of others. Please stop spreading Covid in Idaho.
Lewis Chester Duvall passed away from Covid on 9/7/21.
John Marsala passed away from Covid on 8/6/21. His son, Nick Marsala, passed away from Covid on 8/25/21. 💔
Nick Marsala passed away from Covid on 8/25/21 - 19 days after his father also passed away from Covid. firebirdonline.com/news/rememberi…
Daniel Craig Lancaster passed away from Covid on 10/4/21.
Fred Beguhl passed away from Covid on 10/3/21.
Nellie Rose Watson passed away from Covid on 6/8/21.
Colleen Carver passed away from Covid on 9/8/21.
Tom Butcher passed away from Covid on 9/28/21.
Stephen Ward Potter passed away from Covid on 10/6/21.
Charles DeLoy Cecil passed away from Covid on 10/7/21.
Marie Lemon Thomas passed away from Covid on 8/28/21.
Charles LaMar Arnold passed away from Covid on 9/27/21.
John Jesse Santy Sr. passed away from Covid on 10/7/21.
Brian Fairchild passed away from Covid on 9/25/2021.
Russell Clark Erwin passed away from Covid on 9/14/21.
Carol Daniels passed away from Covid on 10/6/21.
Paul Doyle Nelson passed away from Covid on 9/5/21.
Gayla Sleight Finkey passed away from Covid on 9/2/21.
Carrie Lyn Sheldon passed away from Covid on 8/7/21.
John Eborn Skinner passed away from Covid on 1/31/21.
Wesley Wilford Smith passed away from Covid on 12/7/20.
James Richard Mollett Senior passed away from Covid on 9/19/20.
Cynthia Lorraine Jones passed away from Covid on 10/10/21.
Laura Rosetta Storrs passed away from Covid on 10/9/21.
Freddie Benally passed away from Covid on 11/29/20.
Robert Sidney Hanger passed away from Covid on 10/10/21.
Thomas Siemietkowski passed away from Covid on 10/5/21.
Jerry Richard Liggett, Jr. couldn’t recover from the damages he suffered to his lungs from contracting Covid, and sadly, he passed away on 3/10/21.
Zyra Alexis Zamora passed away from Covid on 9/23/21. 💔
She was admitted to the hospital, along with her mother, both suffering from this horrible disease. Sincere condolences to their family.
She was admitted to the hospital, along with her mother, both suffering from this horrible disease. Sincere condolences to their family.
Dwayne Wesley Radican passed away from Covid on 10/6/21.
Javier Urquidi passed away from Covid on 10/14/21.
Archie Ralph Wood passed away from Covid while also fighting cancer on 9/4/21.
Robert “Bob” Feller passed away from Covid on 8/21/21.
Theodore “Ted” Strasser passed away from Covid on 1/7/21.
Robert Wayne “Bob” Berryman passed away from Covid on 10/2/21.
Susan Ward passed away from Covid on 10/21/21.
The Nampa School District continues to disregard CDC guidance requiring face masks for gatherings in high risk areas. ktvb.com/article/news/h…
The Nampa School District continues to disregard CDC guidance requiring face masks for gatherings in high risk areas. ktvb.com/article/news/h…
Brenda Leann Harris passed away from Covid on 10/12/21.
“Bill” William Edward Coffelt passed away from Covid on 10/19/21.
Gene Logan Minner passed away from Covid on 10/7/21.
Robert “Brent” Burton passed away from Covid on 10/2/21.
Perry Richard Pierce passed away from Covid on 1/14/21.
Jerrold Stanley Stucki passed away from Covid on 10/18/21.
John Lloyd Griffith II passed away from Covid on 10/12/21.
Bobette “Bobbe” Criss Griffith passed away from Covid on 9/30/21.
Twelve days later, her husband, John Lloyd Griffith II, also perished from Covid. Deepest sympathy to their family. 💔
Twelve days later, her husband, John Lloyd Griffith II, also perished from Covid. Deepest sympathy to their family. 💔
Paula Ann Bowman passed away from Covid on 10/24/21.
Ronda Crossman passed away from Covid on 10/18/21.
Alex Quintin Garcia passed away from Covid on 10/16/21.
Joey Leon Sanchez passed away from Covid on 10/13/21.
Anthony Robert Howard passed away from Covid on 9/15/21.
Matthew Pearson Bishop passed away from Covid on 10/13/21.
David Michael Anneker passed away from Covid and MS on 6/29/21.
Ronald Lyle Loos passed away from Covid on 5/6/21.
Thomas William Harris passed away from Covid on 3/4/21.
Duane Rubin Sievers passed away from Covid on 12/16/20.
William Blake Messinger (Bill) passed away from Covid on 12/14/20.
William “Willie” Edward Spiva passed away from Covid on 11/1/20.
Phillip “Bert” Lee Wilcomb passed away from Covid on 10/25/20.
Patricia “Patty” Lee Miller passed away from Covid on 10/25/20.
Dolores Stewart passed away from Covid on 9/28/20.
Kerry Lynn Reynard passed away from Covid on 9/18/20.
Patrick Eugene Peterson (Pete) passed away from Covid on 7/30/20.
Susan Ward passed away from Covid on 10/21/21.
Craig Eugene Gilbert passed away from Covid on 10/15/21.
Gerald Pedraza passed away from Covid on 10/16/21. Sincere sympathies to his family. 💔
Helen May Lucero passed away from Covid on 2/3/21.
Ronald Gary Albertson passed away from Covid on 1/13/21.
Lillian Marie Darrington Jensen passed away from Covid on 9/5/20.
Kent Mickelsen passed away from Covid on 1/31/21.
Peter Nicholas Hahn passed away from Covid on 1/5/21.
Brian Kent Morishita passed away from Covid on 12/13/20.
Willie Jewell Grant Barnett passed away from Covid on 11/30/20.
Darlene Anne Christensen Adams passed away from Covid on 12/31/20.
Her family wrote such a loving tribute for her.
Her family wrote such a loving tribute for her.
Jacqulyn Jean Miller Konrade passed away from Covid on 1/30/21.
William “Terry” Parsons passed away from Covid on 11/11/20.
Vivian Kathleen King Winberg passed away from Covid on 5/20/20.
Kathryn Ivy Bradshaw Sabens passed away from Covid on 10/24/21.
Noah Douglas Pierce passed away from Covid on 11/13/20.
Ann Clasina Tompkins passed away from Covid on 10/7/21.
Tracy Brighter passed away from Covid on 10/9/21.
Fred Anton Ellis passed away from Covid on 9/23/21.
Evelyn Bouma passed away from Covid on 9/15/21.
Travis John “T.J.” Raihl passed away from Covid on 9/13/21.
James Franklin Hudson passed away from Covid on 8/26/21.
Melvin Lee Stewart passed away from Covid on 6/17/21.
Norma Lynn Willms passed away from Covid on 10/24/21.
Ryan Eugene Lund passed away from Covid on 9/21/21.
Dennis Neal Munger passed away from Covid on 9/18/21.
Michael “Mike” Douglas Dill Sr. passed away from Covid on 10/27/21.
William “Bill” Schmadeka passed away from Covid on 9/20/21.
Lonnie James Mader passed away from Covid on 9/11/21.
Alan J Searle passed away from Covid on 9/11/21.
Miles Richard Christenson passed away from Covid on 12/17/20.
Thomas Joe Cash passed away from Covid on 10/9/21.
Donald “Don” Ray Thornberry Sr. passed away from Covid on 11/8/21.
Patricia Ann Shackelford passed away from Covid on 11/7/21.
Betty Jane Brueggeman passed away from the ravages of Covid on 10/13/21.
Eugene “Gene” Davis passed away from Covid on 10/22/21.
Louise Kay Carrillo passed away from Covid on 10/24/21.
Her son is very angry that she died after being vaccinated. 💔
Vaccines are not a cure-all. To be effective, more people need to get them. Wearing facemasks & distancing helps. I hope he finds peace and gets vaccinated too.
Her son is very angry that she died after being vaccinated. 💔
Vaccines are not a cure-all. To be effective, more people need to get them. Wearing facemasks & distancing helps. I hope he finds peace and gets vaccinated too.
Fred Herman Guenther passed away from Covid on 10/12/21.
Carol M. Tomko passed away from Covid on 2/27/21.
Ron Wayne Merrick passed away from Covid on 11/9/21.
Caren Ann Bichsel passed away from Covid on 11/4/21.
Jonathan Webster Bell passed away from Covid on 11/2/21.
Gary Nello Giuntoli passed away from Covid on 11/10/21.
James Radleigh passed away from Covid on 11/1/21.
Aine Maura Schulmire passed away from Covid on 11/3/21.
Carol “Buggs” Louise Miller passed away from Covid on 10/31/21.
John Eric Packwood passed away from Covid on 10/18/21.
Charlie Franklin Fleck passed away from Covid on 10/22/21.
David Allen South, Jr. passed away from Covid on 11/10/21.
Roel Ureste Ozuna passed away from Covid on 9/24/21.
Elena Delgado passed away from Covid on 11/5/21.
Francisco Rodriguez passed away from Covid on 10/31/21.
Stephen Drinkard passed away from Covid on 10/30/21.
All of northern Idaho is still in triage.
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All of northern Idaho is still in triage.
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Viola Helena Sammons passed away from Covid on 10/10/21.
Elizabeth Marie Scott Murphy passed away from Covid on 10/1/21.
Gabriel Agustin passed away from Covid on 11/20/21.
Al LeRoy LeFavour passed away from Covid on 10/15/21.
Bill Riley, Sr. passed away from Covid on 10/16/21.
Ernest William Gardner passed away from Covid on 11/20/21.
Kevin George Heath passed away from Covid on 11/7/21.
Debra “Debbie” Koyle Call passed away from Covid on 11/16/21.
Berton (Bert) Dale Jurak passed away from Covid pneumonia on 11/29/21.
Larry Russell Luper passed away from Covid on 10/20/21.
Sharon Lavon Holden passed away from Covid on 10/14/21.
Sarah Jo Anderson Moss passed away from Covid on 9/24/21.
Billy (Bill) Lee Edwards passed away from Covid on 11/7/21.
Carol Marie Gaines passed away from Covid on 11/15/21.
Robert Scott Fish passed away from Covid on 11/8/21.
Jerry Jo Sean Traylor passed away from Covid on 11/30/21.
Joyce Keith passed away from Covid on 12/3/21.
Bethany Marie Wood passed away from Covid on 11/16/21.
Richard “Dick” Southern passed away from Covid on 11/5/21.
Andrea Nicole Barrows passed away from Covid on 12/12/21.
Frank William Lara passed away from Covid on 12/1/21.
Rick Raymon Pearce passed away from Covid on 11/17/21.
Jessie Allen Medford passed away from Covid on 11/12/21.
Lynn Marie Widaman passed away from Covid on 11/5/21.
Kenneth Eugene Crandall IV passed away from Covid on 9/16/21.
Johnny Lloyd Hanchey passed away from Covid on 9/14/21.
Matthew Kevan Davidson passed away from Covid on 9/18/21.
Ralph William McNabb passed away from Covid on 12/12/20. No photo was able to be located for this Idahoan.
RayLene Kendall Tanner passed away from Covid on 12/13/21.
William Delbert “Bert” Lloyd passed away from Covid on 11/18/21.
Shannon Ray Niederworder passed away from Covid on 12/21/21.
Rodney Glen Roe passed away from Covid on 12/21/21.
Larry Lee Sherman passed away from Covid Pneumonia on 12/27/21.
Mary Jane Morical passed away from Covid on 11/30/21.
Threesnawati “Threes” S. Toscano passed away from Covid on 11/10/21.
Linda A Coates passed away from Covid on 12/30/21.
Katherine (Katie) Jane Ripley passed away needing unavailable ICU resources. She did not have Covid. Due to overwhelmed healthcare systems full of Covid patients that clogged the hospitals & resources leading to triage, she perished in the ER instead. bit.ly/33CbPY6
Marlyn Callahan passed away from Covid on 1/11/22.
Michael (Mike) Jay Fisher passed away from Covid on 1/26/22.
Alfred Levi “Fred” Swanson passed away from Covid on 1/25/22.
Stephen Kent Brunt passed away from Covid on 1/26/22.
Andrew Stephen Kaddas of Boise, ID passed away from Covid on 9/29/21.
Byron Webb passed away from Covid on 8/18/21.
Patricia “Trish” Epley passed away from Covid on 11/20/21.
Kevin Wade Hesler passed away from Covid on 1/26/22.
James Leroy Jensen passed away from Covid on 10/25/21.
John Winger passed away from Covid on 12/17/21.
Ramon “Ray” Vasquez passed away from Covid 5/20/2020. eastidahonews.com/2020/06/pocate…
Nicolas “Nick” Nicolayeff passed away from Covid on 1/9/22.
Karen Ann Taylor O’Connor passed away from Covid on 2/14/22.
Doug Bradshaw passed away from Covid on 1/26/22.
Samuel Gilstrap passed away from Covid on 12/30/21.
Robert Lindsey Lewis passed away from Covid on 1/26/22.
Christopher Loren Evans passed away from Covid on 1/20/22.
Melina De Murphy passed away from Covid on 12/14/21.
Ethel Ann Camphouse passed away from Covid on 12/11/21.
Clarence Ray Schroeder passed away from Covid on 2/14/22.
Claude Anthony Jackson passed away from Covid on 2/17/22. His family is devastated by his loss and continues to urge everyone to get vaccinated. Please!!
Glenna Jean Henderson DeLapp passed away from Covid on 2/17/22.
Valencia Lynn Voth Paulus passed away from Covid on 1/20/22.
Bill Weeks passed away from Covid on 10/15/21.
Susan Glee (Hartvigsen) Sayles passed away from Covid on 12/1/20. She fought to live for three months. Deepest condolences to her family.
Barry William Anderson passed away from Covid on 11/11/20.
Joyce Marie Jolley Killpack passed away from Covid on 1/8/22.
Ruth Carolyn Gardner passed away from Covid on 12/28/20.
Kerry Alan Judy passed away from Covid on 12/14/20.
Daniel Fred Watson passed away from Covid on 11/13/20.
Don Richard “Dick” Telford passed away from Covid on 10/31/20.
Glen G Atwood passed away from cancer and Covid on 10/10/20. What incredible suffering. Deepest condolences to his family.
Joseph Samuel Lloyd passed away from Covid on 2/7/21.
Susan Hollingsworth Baldwin passed away from Covid on 10/12/20 after contracting it in the hospital while trying to recover from an auto accident. Sincere condolences to her family. How terribly sad.
Dennis Hillman Ames passed away from Covid on 7/15/20.
James Zane Parmer passed away from Covid on 2/18/22.
Alexandria “Candi” Barrington passed away from Covid on 9/2/20.
Victor Gordon Jones passed away from Covid on 4/14/22.
Robert Eugene (Bob) David passed away from Covid on 3/30/22.
John Traviss passed away from Covid on October 20, 2021. Gloria Traviss passed away from Covid on October 21, 2021. So tragic! This is not the first Idaho couple to have passed away from Covid one day apart.
Shaun Michael Woods passed away from Covid on 1/3/22.
Lorman D. Boawn passed away from Covid on 8/21/20.
Gwendolyn Marie (Willadsen) Farley passed away from Covid on 1/23/21.
Alex Zadekian passed away from Covid on 12/22/21.
Douglas Lee Smith passed away from Covid on 7/9/22.
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