All Obituaries

Lois Elaine Poxleitner, 73, of Boise and McCall, Idaho, died peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease on August 2, 2022 in McCall. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church at 11:30 AM August 9, 2022, followed by burial in the McCall Cemetery. Lois was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on April 3, 1949, to Roger and Dorothy (Guidinger) Seaquist, the youngest of five children. The family later moved to Vale, Oregon, and on...

Mathew Chance Loomis A Cowboy’s Cowboy Born May 23, 1990 – Passed July 23, 2022 Mathew was born in McCall to Frank and Christy Loomis, joining his older brother Dustin their family was complete. Born into a ranching family, Mathew was a cowboy from the get-go, always preferring to wear his black wrangler jeans, black hat and cowboy boots no matter the occasion. So much in fact that Matt would often pee his “good” pants so that he could be allowed to wear his...

David O. Mathis, January 24th, 1940 – June 17th, 2022 - 82 years old, passed away at his home in McCall with his loving wife by his side from a sudden heart attack; a resident of McCall for the past 51 years. Dave was born in Tacoma, Washington and at age 5 his family moved to the small town of Gibbonsville, Idaho. He was the only child of Charley and Ida Mathis, however he was like a brother to all the kids in this small town where he went to grade school in a one room schoolhouse...

Douglas (Digger) Lee Elliott 3/13/39-6/9/22 The lights have gotten dimmer as we announce the passing of Digger Elliott. He left this world on June 9th while on his way to his summer home in McCall, ID, where he’d spent a lifetime of summers. Digger was born in Nampa, Idaho on March 13, 1939 to Dick & Zoe Elliott. He was raised in Boise, graduated from Boise High in 1957 and joined the United States Navy that year. Digger attended the University of Idaho and was a proud member of...

Jim Crawford May 10, 1952  -  May 21, 2022 Jim was born on May 10, 1952, to Jack and Eileen Crawford in Grand Island, Nebraska. Anybody growing up in that era can probably remember that as long as you checked in by suppertime, the rest of the day was yours to run free.  Jim’s dad worked for United Airlines with the family living right outside the airport.  This allowed four or five year old Jim, followed by his trusty mutt Dinger, to daily visit all his grownup...

LeMoyne “Butch” Lewis Titus, 82, of Cascade, Idaho passed away peacefully at home on April 25, 2022. He was born Dec. 25, 1939 in Nampa, Idaho to Cedric & Retta Titus. For a time, he lived in Marsing, Idaho where he attended Edison School. As a teen he lived several years with George & Leora Chadwick (foster parents) on their Ranch at Muddy Creek in Oregon. He then moved to Texas and worked on ranches. There his daughter and son were born. Missing Idaho, he moved back...

   James ‘Jim’ Craig Pfeifer, 70, of McCall, Idaho passed away on April 20, 2022 of natural causes. Jim was born in Piedmont, California on June 2, 1951. He played football, baseball, and basketball in high school, graduating in 1969, and was an Eagle Scout. After beginning his college education at the University of California, Davis, he went on to receive masters’ degrees in both forestry and business from the University of California, Berkeley. After finishing...

Conrad Oscar Schade, 83, of McCall, Idaho died Sunday, April 3, 2022 in McCall Rehabilitation and Care Center. Conrad was born October 24, 1938 in Bastrop County, Texas to Alice (Wilde) and Alvin Schade. He worked as a manager in lumber sales. He is survived by his beloved niece and nephew Fredlyn and Carl Wideman of Camp Wood, Texas. Online condolences may be left at www.mccallfunerals.com Arrangements in care of McCall Funeral Home.

Lawrence Victor ‘Vic’ Armacost aged 85 of New Meadows Idaho passed away peacefully after a brief illness on March 24, 2022.  The funeral service will be held on April 9th at 2:00pm at New Meadows Methodist Church, Joe Eisenbrandt will be officiating.  Burial will follow at the Meadows Valley Cemetery at 4:00pm.  Funeral arrangements are being handled by the McCall Funeral Home. Vic was born in Council Idaho on June 17th 1936.  Victor earned a Master’s...

Arliss Jean Kelly passed away peacefully March 14, 2022, at McCall Rehabilitation Center. Since February 2022, she had been in the great care of their wonderful and caring staff.  Arliss was born February 19, 1943, in Minnesota. At a young age she moved to California.  In 1993, she and her late husband, Cedric Kelly moved to McCall, Idaho from San Jose, CA.  Shortly after moving to McCall, Arlliss’s husband passed suddenly in 1999.  She found her way to a...