White Emerson Mortuary Obituaries
Kenneth Eugene Beck
Mar 16, 2026
Kenneth Eugene Beck was born on August 28, 1949, in Nampa, Idaho, to Vance Jr. and Mildred Andra Beck. He was raised in Nampa, where he attended Nampa High School before continuing his education at Brigham Young University, earning a degree in Finance.
As a young man, Ken served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in...
Janis Beverly Schmutzer
Mar 13, 2026
Janis Beverly (Cook) Schmutzer was the beloved only child of Joseph B. and Lois G. Cook of Whittier, California. Born at the old Burkett home in Whittier, she grew up attending West Whittier Elementary, Jonathan Bailey Jr. High, and Whittier High (’55), and earned her B.A. in Biology from Whittier College (’59). She later received her primary teaching credential and...
Georgia Anne Vause
Mar 5, 2026
It is with both sorrow and celebration that we announce the passing of Georgia Anne Vause, who departed this world peacefully due to natural causes on March 5, 2026, at her home in La Mirada, California. Born on November 21, 1944, in Long Beach, California, Georgia was a beacon of kindness and joy to all who knew her. A proud...
Savanna Lynn Schreiner Van Houtte
Mar 3, 2026
Savanna Lynn Schreiner Van Houtte Oñate Garcia, 25, passed away on March 3, 2026, in Laguna Beach, California. Born on Saturday, March 11, 2000, at 10:42 a.m. at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital (PIH Health) in Whittier, California, she entered the world with the same gentle light she carried through every day of her life.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Rodrigo—whom...
Nancy Stambaugh
Feb 28, 2026
Nancy Stambaugh - A Beautiful Life
Nancy Nicholson Stambaugh was born September 3, 1938, in Des Moines, IA, the first child of Blair and Mary Jane Nicholson, both native Iowans. Although she moved away from Des Moines at a young age, her grandmother lived there, and Nancy had clear memories of the house on Beavercrest Drive, where the family would come...
