Obituaries from April 2004

Esther May Beers, 74, of Kenosha, Wis., formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at St. Catherine's Medical Center in Kenosha. Esther was born Sept. 8, 1929, to Frederick and Susan (Dorrheim) Stroh, in Missoula, Mont., and was educated through the schools of Missoula. She married Shirley M. Beers on Feb. 17, 1951, in Missoula, Mont...

Lowrean M. Stark, 91, Nevada, Mo., and formerly of Mountain Home, died March 8, 2004, at the Barone Alzheimer Care Center. She was born on May 11, 1912, in Nevada, Mo., to James and Elsie McGuire Rutherford. On Sept. 9, 1939, she married John H. Stark. He preceded her in death Feb. 27, 1998...

Joseph Matthew Jewell, 27, of Mountain Home, died March 29, 2004, at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise. A Celebration of Life Service was held Saturday, April 3, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. "Joseph's first breath in this world began with a struggle between life and death," his family said, calling him a "special special son, brother, uncle and nephew."...

Leo R. Black, 74, of Mountain Home, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Memorial services were held Tuesday, April 6, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Leo Ross Black was born in Coles County, Ill., on April 26, 1929, to I. Cleo Black and Amy Hampsten Black...

Granville "Hank" Edward Mouser, 75, formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at a Caldwell care center. Graveside services were held on Monday, April 5, at Dry Creek Cemetery. Arrangements were by Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel...

Ed Dawson, 79, formerly of Mountain Home, died Wednesday March 31, 2004, at the Idaho Veterans Home in Boise. Edgar Hughes Dawson was born Aug. 31, 1924, to William and Pearl Dawson of Kuna. He was one of 10 children. Ed attended school in Kuna and was a member of the football team. He held a paper route and took odd jobs whenever possible...

Herbert M. Edwards, 86, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at his residence. Memorial services were held Tuesday, April 13, at the First Congregational Church in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Velma Grace Clampett Knosp, 92, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at the Elmore Medical Center Nursing Home in Mountain Home. Graveside service were held Saturday, April 10, at Terrance Lawn in Boise. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lois Irene Collins, 75, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at her residence. Funeral services were held Monday, April 12, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Lois was born May 26, 1928, in New Castle, Wyo., the daughter of Oliver and Garnet (Smith) Lindberg...

Ronald E. Dodge, 63, of Mountain Home, died Monday, April 5, 2004. Funeral services were held Friday, April 9, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mountain Home. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Clifford W. Barker, 90, died April 5, 2004, at his home in Mountain Home. A viewing was held on Saturday, April 10, at Cloverdale Funeral Home. Graveside services followed at at Terrace Lawns Memorial Gardens, Boise, under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise...

Delina Morris, 87, formerly of Grand View and Smith's Prairie, died April 17, 2004, at home in Yuma, Ariz., with her family by her side. Cremation has taken place. There will be a memorial service this summer at the family home in Smith Prairie. She was born Delina Mae Munro, January 17, 1917 in Salida, Colo., to Ralph and Minnie Munro...

Alexandra S. Wilburn, 10 weeks, died April 4, 2004, at St. Luke's Medical Center in Boise. Graveside services where held April 7 at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Alexandra was born Jan. 22, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Nampa, the daughter of James and Crhistina Wilburn of Caldwell...

James J. Ciha, 73, of Mountain Home, died at home on Tuesday, April 13, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services were held Saturday, April 17, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Jim was born in Chicago, Ill., on July 24, 1930. ...

Ronald Joseph "Ragu" Ghio, formerly of Mountain Home AFB, died April 13, 2004, at his home in Meridian. Visitation for family and friends was held April 17 at Summers Funeral Homes, Ustick Road Chapel, in Meridian. "Ron was larger than life. A warm loving man who always had a smile on his face, a joke on his lips, and the warmest of hearts," his family said...

Flossie E. Cullen, 92 of Grand View, died Saturday night, April 24, 2004, at Holly Nursing Center, Hospice Unit in Nampa. Memorial services will be held Friday, April 30, at 2 p.m. at Knight Community Church. Pastor Paul Ryan will officiate. Arrangements are by Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

David King Strouse, Jr., 65, of Mountain Home, died at home on Monday, April 19, 2004, with family by his side. Memorial services and military rites were held on Friday, April 23, at the Elks Lodge in Mountain Home. David was born in York, Penn., on Oct. 19, 1938. He was a long-time member of the Elks Lodge...

Donald "Don" Edward Waller, 55, of Glenns Ferry, died Friday, April 23, 2004, after a long battle with leukemia and cancer. Family and friends will gather for Don at Dolores and Jerry Good's home in Hammett on Saturday, May 1, at 1 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Paul M. Potter, 74, of Mountain Home, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, in Mountain Home. No public services will be held. Cremation is under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel of Mountain Home. Paul was born on April 28, 1929, in Westfield, PA the son of Delbert and Mabel (Quickenbush) Potter. The family moved to Elmira, N.Y., when he was a young boy...