All Obituaries

It is with great sadness that we announce that Glenn Chandler, a beloved member of the community passed away on May 21, 2023. Glenn was born in Ellensburg, WA. on June 6, 1939 to Ralph & Myrtle Chandler. He joined siblings Mary, Ed, Ross, Jean and John. When he was 2 years old the family moved to Meridian, Idaho. And when he was 4 years old, the family moved to the Slate Creek property where Glenn would live for the next 80 years. Glenn grew up on their cattle ranch, attending school in...

Vicki Marie Cole was born on August 4, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the age of 84, she succumbed to cancer surrounded by family. Vicki tragically lost her father, John (aka, Jack) A. H. Rose Jr., as an infant. Josephine (Crooks) Rose, her mother moved them to White Bird to live with her maternal grandparents, Charles and Adelaide Crooks. Vicki’s grandparents took care of her while her mother cut hair above the Blue Fox Theatre for a few years. In 1946,...

William "Bill" Rex Harris, 71, passed away at his home in Grangeville Idaho on Sunday, May 14, 2023 with his wife at his side. Bill was born on July 14, 1951 in Grangeville to Wesley and Lita (Jones) Harris. He joined a sister, Barbara (Turner). They were later joined by Margot, Gina, and Wayne. Bill graduated high school in 1969 and enlisted in the Marines. He was deployed to Vietnam in 1970. In August of 1971 he met the love of his life, Diane Brown. The two were married in March...

Long-time cattle rancher Wayne James passed away in the evening hours of Thursday, May 11, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Cottonwood, Idaho.  Wayne was born August 14, 1935 in Cottonwood to his parents, Francis and Ethel Orr James.  Shortly after, Wayne moved with his parents to a ranch about 10 miles north of Grangeville.  He told his parents, he wanted to stay on that ranch for the rest of his life and that is exactly what happened. Wayne attended grade school at the...

Harold Joseph Schaeffer, 86, Ferdinand native and lifelong resident, peacefully entered his heavenly home on Thursday morning, May 4, 2023, about the time farmer’s rise to begin their day.  He was born to Joseph G. and Anna Gehring Schaeffer, the sixth of seven children, and was raised on the family farm two miles northwest of Ferdinand, where farming and ranching became his way of life. Harold attended St. Maurus grade school and Ferdinand High School, graduating in 1955. He...

GRANGEVILLE: Barbara J. Bednorz, 86, of Grangeville, died on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her home with husband Joe near her side. Barb was born as the only child on February 20, 1937 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to George and Bessie (Clark) Carlstrom. She attended all her schooling in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and graduated from Washington High School in 1955. She later attended the University of Montana in Missoula and earned a bachelor’s degree in English along with a minor in...

MCCALL: Robert P. Aiken, 76, of Council, formerly of Grangeville, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023 at St. Luke's McCall Hospital.   Arrangements are under the direction of Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville.

Gordon L. Nine, 85, died at home April 18, 2023 from a stroke suffered earlier in Riggins.  He was in St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise before getting his wish to come home to Mt. Idaho.  Gordon was born June 28, 1937, in Hood River, Oregon to Roy and Gladys Nine of Lakeview, Oregon.  He was the third child but the first son.  His mom went home to Hood River to have her babies near her mother.  The family moved from Lakeview to Tamarack, Idaho, six miles south of...

GRANGEVILLE: Juan R. Pereida-Perez, 42, of Grangeville, died Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 10:00 am at City Gates Church of God, 121 E North 2nd Street, Grangeville, Idaho. Interment will take place in Blythe, California at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville.

Margery Lee Pelham, 77 of Grangeville, Idaho, died April 10, 2023, of natural causes, at Syringa Hospital. She passed peacefully with her husband of 58 years, Max, and her ‘adopted’ granddaughter, Dana, by her side. She was born to Norman Floyd Polley and Inez Lucille Frazier on Sept. 7, 1945, in Payette, where she spent the first years of her life. She then moved to the family farm in Fruitland, where she attended school and went on to graduate from Fruitland High School in...