OBITUARIES

Oct 8, 2022

Larry Keppler, 74, died October 8, 2022 in Hailey, Idaho with his son and daughter by his side. He passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.   Larry was born June 3, 1948 in Newport News, VA. to parents Marjorie (Rowe) and Lt. Col. Charles N. Keppler. Larry’s father was a fighter pilot in World War II...

Sep 30, 2022

 

On Friday, September 30th, Steven Keith Anspach, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home in Hailey, Idaho. He was born August 13th, 1953, at an Air Force base in Panama. Keith and Mavis Anspach, Steve’s parents, were stationed there while Keith serviced in the military. Steve was the oldest of 3 children. His early years were...

Sep 28, 2022

 

Thomas found and fell in love with the Wood River Valley in the 1960s. Eventually he was able to call this place home for a few years in the mid 80s, and more recently, from 2016 to present. He enjoyed the local music, The Wicked Spud, helping friends and spending time with neighbors. He left this world quietly with...

Sep 25, 2022

Charles “Chuck” Turner passed away on September 25, 2022, at his home North of Hailey, Idaho. He was 78. Born to Ray W. and Patricia A. Turner on February 07, 1944, in Wendell, Idaho. Chuck graduated high school in 1962 and continued his education at the University of Idaho, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree majoring in English.

After...

Sep 5, 2022

 

George Warren King passed away peacefully in his sleep in Ketchum on Monday, September 5, 2022.

Ketchum was George’s spiritual home since the 1960’s and it was during the last ten years of his life that he was able to live in the area full time - skiing over 100 days in the winter and hiking the mountains in...

Sep 4, 2022

Sandra Anne Kelly, known as Sandy, passed away at St. Luke's Medical Center in Ketchum on September 4th from an aggressive metastatic cancer. She was surrounded by family, and went on to her next adventure with no regrets and filled with all of the love in the world.

 Sandy passed away 3 months after her original diagnosis in June. She...

Sep 3, 2022

Roger Edwin Crist passed away in his home in Ketchum, Idaho, the evening of Sept. 3 surrounded by family and friends, after a well-fought battle with Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his wife Susan, his three children, Reggie (Laura), Danielle (Kenton) and Zach (Emilie); stepson, Tyler (Isa and August); along with 10 tightly knit Ketchum-born grandchildren, Jett, Zephyr, Ruby,...

Aug 27, 2022

 David Bruce Lincoln, beloved father and grandfather, husband, brother, and friend, passed away on August 27, 2022, at his favorite place in the world, his family’s cabin in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. A third-generation Idahoan, David was born in Twin Falls on November 20, 1945, the second of five children born to Ray and Ida Mae (Gillenwater) Lincoln. Growing...

Aug 25, 2022

Maria Christine Simms passed away on August 25, 2022 from an aggressive metastatic cancer. Maria passed away after only 22 days from her original diagnosis. She was 57 years old.

Maria was born to Richard Simms and Rose Marie Lopez Simms in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 12, 1965. Maria was the younger of two girls along with her...

Aug 24, 2022

 

Nancy Arlette Bucknall passed away peacefully with family by her side on August 24, 2022. She was 89 years old. Arlette moved to the Hailey in 2014 to be closer to her youngest son and his family and had often been a summer visitor to the Wood River Valley for the twenty years prior. She loved Idaho and never...

Aug 23, 2022

Suzanne S. Rowland, fondly known to many as “Mrs. Sue,” passed away gracefully at home in Hailey, Idaho, on August 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving family as she went on to her next adventure in the great outdoors in the sky.

 Sue was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 23, 1941, to James H. and Dorothy Shafer...

Aug 17, 2022

 

Ralph Kent Forgeon II was born April 7, 1931, in Burley, ID to Rosella (Rose) Anna Olenslager and Ralph Kent Forgeon Sr. They moved to Rupert, ID where he was raised on a dairy farm with his younger brother Victor Forgeon. Ralph K was a born entrepreneur. In his youth, he trapped and sold muskrats & minks. In high...

Aug 16, 2022

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Aug 10, 2022

John Charles Grabow died August 10 at home of a heart attack at the age of 66.

John grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His parents loved sports, and John and his sister grew up playing tennis and skiing. He graduated from Cranbrook High School in 1974, where he was involved with theater arts and tennis. In 1978, he graduated...

Aug 1, 2022

 

     Carla J Miller, (Barker) born June 2, 1946 in the Sun Valley Hospital to Curtis and Evelyn Barker passed away August 1, 2022.        Carla grew up in Bellevue and married Jerry Miller, December 6, 1964.  They were married for 45 years until is passing in 2009. She had two children, Dan, (Shawna), of Redmond,...

Jul 27, 2022

 

David was a 35 year resident of Ketchum Idaho who passed away suddenly of heart failure.   David always said it’s not the years that count but the miles you put on! His most loved years were living in Ketchum with views of the lovely mountain ranges.  His most loved miles were as a dive master in the Similan...

Jul 26, 2022

Jul 12, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bill Koretz (“Billy”), a well known resident of Ketchum, ID. Billy was born on June 26, 1942 in Highland Park, Illinois. He was the son of Frances and Robert Koretz, the latter a talented advertising executive. His immediate family includes daughter Frannie and husband Mike Pergola, three granddaughters (Gianna,...

Jul 11, 2022

John Orvil Hepworth

Aug 27, 1938 – July 11, 2022

     John Orvil Hepworth, 83, of Hailey, ID passed away peacefully on July 11, 2022, at the home of his daughter in Boise after a long illness. He was under the care of Horizon Hospice Care. 

     John was born August 27, 1938, in a tent house in Wendell, ID....