Obituaries from June 2004

Millie (Black) Alltucker, 94, a descendant of the original settlers of the Snake River and Bruneau Valleys in Idaho, died peacefully at the home of her daughter in Overbrook, Kan., on Sept. 2, 2003. Local friends and family are invited to a memorial service on Saturday, June 12, 2004, in the Bruneau Community Church at 10:30 a.m. ...

Pauline Woodruff, 77, of Mountain Home died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at the Elmore Medical Center Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Alyce S. Hanks, 77, of Owyhee, Nev., died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Jack Sokoff, 71, of Mountain Home, died after a battle with cancer at St. Alphonsus hospital, Thursday, May 27, surrounded by his loving family. At Jack's request, there will be no service at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date...

Eamil (Sonny) Jordan Stoecker, 70, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the Elmore Medical Center Hospital. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 2, from 5-7 p.m. at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 3, at Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Donald L. Hill, 76, of Mountain Home, died Friday, June 4, 2004, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Pauline Woodruff, 77, died May 26, 2004, at the Mountain Home long-term care unit, following a lengthy illness. Vigil services will be conducted today, Wednesday, June 2, at 10 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, in Mountain Home. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Frank Sherer, 87, of Mountain Home, died peacefully at home with his family and caregivers at his bedside on June 1, 2004. His death came just one day shy of his 88th birthday and 64th wedding anniversary. Memorial services were held Saturday, June 7, at the Congregational Church in Mountain Home with Reverend Truman Parker officiating. A reception was held for family and friends at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge following the services...

Charles Russell Woolverton, 74, a former resident of Mountain Home, died June 4, 2004, at the VA hospital in Loma Linda, Calif., of natural causes. Services are being held in California. He was born Aug. 19, 1929, and was a welder at Rohr Industries in southern California for over 40 years. He served in the Navy and was in the Korean War...

Stephen Andrew Vitatoe, 56, died at home, "surrounded by those who loved him," on June 12, 2004, after a brief battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Saturday, 19, from 1-3:30 p.m. with services to follow at 4 p.m. at Summers Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Orpha Harris Hall, 93, of Mountain Home, died June 14, 2004, at Midland Care Center in Nampa after a long illness. Services will be held at the Mountain Home LDS Church in Mountain Home at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lynn G. Sherman, 83, of King Hill, died June 26, 2004, at his home in King Hill, surrounded by his family. An informal memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, July 1, at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Hall. Family members are inviting all his friends to join them to share in a pot luck dinner and a time to share memories and stories from his life. ...

Rosie Adams Blossom, 83, of Owyhee, Nev., died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at the Owyhee Community Hospital Facility. Services were held Saturday, June 26, at the Human Development Center in Owyhee. Burial followed at the New Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...