Obituaries from January 2006

Merlin Ray "Mick" Mickelson, 52, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at his home. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Mick was born Oct. 31, 1953, one of identical twin sons of Bob and Judith Mickelson in Albert Lea, Minn. ...

Allie "Al" Mac Pennington, Jr., 82, of Grand View, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at his home. Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Al was born Aug. 25, 1923, to Allie and Demaris Pennington, Sr., in Johnson County, Kentucky...

Ruth A. Lewandowski, 90, of Elmore County, died Dec. 26, 2005, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, of natural causes. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Hillcrest Trinity Assembly of God in Boise. Pastor Jackie Marshall of Hillcrest Trinity Assembly of God and Pastor Ted Buck of Central Assembly Christian Life Center officiated. Burial followed in Cloverdale Cemetery...

Emma Eva Leydet Minardi, 97, formerly of Mountain Home, died Dec. 27, 2005, in a nursing care center in Mesquite, Nev. Graveside Services are pending in Rupert, Idaho. Emma Leydet was born in Reno, Nev., Sept. 28, 1908, to Joseph and Marie Marenthier Leydet, French immigrants from the Gap area of France. Her father was involved in the sheep business with the family living in Reno, Baker City, Paul and Mountain Home...

Terry Ward Thomas, 47, of Bruneau, died Jan. 4, 2006, at home, with his family by his side, after a long battle against cancer. A graveside funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Wilder Cemetery in Wilder, Idaho. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

John David "JD" Fox, 53, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 5, 2006. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. John was born in Sumter, S.C., on Aug. 22, 1952, to Derl and Eleanor Fox, the first of four children. He graduated from high school in 1972 from Lajes Field, The Azores, Portugal, and immediately enlisted in the United Sates Air Force, where he proudly served for 10 years...

LeRoy "Lee" Joseph Dachlet, 69, of Mountain Home, died Dec. 30, 2005, in a Boise hospital. A private service already has been held. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Lee was born March 15, 1936, the son of Joseph and Ester Dachlet. He was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisc., and attended Catholic grade school and high school. He excelled in football and joined the United States Air Force in September of 1956...

Mary G. Shore-Hooker, 89 of McCall, formerly of Mountain Home, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 16, 1916, to William L. Baker and Mabel C. Jordan. They moved to Idaho, when Mary was four years old, and she graduated from Boise High School...

Mary Budge Sayer, 60, of Leslie, Idaho, formerly of Mountain Home, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006 in Arco, Idaho, after a 9-month battle with thyroid cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services were held at the LDS Stake Center in Moore, Idaho on Saturday, Jan. 14. Internment was in the Mt. McCaleb Cemetery...

Lucille Betker, 81, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, in a local care center. A memorial service is being planned for Friday at 2 p.m. in Chapmanville, W. Va. Lucille was born Sept. 2, 1924, the daughter of William and Lula Marcum, in Carter County, Kentucky. She was raised and schooled in West Virginia...

Ruth M. Sharp, 76, of Mountain Home died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at a Nampa care center. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Thomas Allen Kyser, 66, of Lander, Wyo., formerly of Mountain Home, died Jan. 6, 2006 in Apple Valley, Calif., surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at the City of Lander Park Facility on Jan. 21, at 2:00 p.m. "The loss of Tom not only impacts his family, but also that of many friends that he had made around the world. ...

Betty Kathleen Hutson Prescott, 88, of Mountain Home and Hammett, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at a local hospital. A visitation for family and friends along with a viewing will be held at , on Sunday, January 15, 2006 from 5-7pm, and i Internment was held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Wendell Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Demarays Funeral Service in Gooding...

James "Jim" F. Black, 82, of Bruneau, died Jan. 18, 2006, at a local hospital. At his request, no services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. He was born in Bruneau on March 26, 1923, to Errol F. and Anna (Gray) Black...

Enide T. Johnson, 82, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 18, 2006, at a Boise hospital, following surgery for a hip fracture. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Inurnment will be at a later date at Valley View Cemetery in Yerington, Nev...

Barbara R. Meredith, 72, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. Services were held Monday, Jan. 23, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial followed at the Bruneau Cemetery. Barbara was born July 17, 1933, in Brighton, Tenn., to Samuel and Jewel (Spencer) Matthews. At a young age her family moved to a farm near Vanndale, Ark...

Robert "Bob" D. Smith, 80, of Mountain Home, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at his home. Funeral Services were held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Marshalla S. Kleckner, 81, of Mountain Home, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at a local hospital. Arrangements under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Eva M. Brice, 44, of Mountain Home, died Jan. 20, 2006, at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.