Obituaries from April 2009

Jessica "Jessie" Lynn Young, 55, loving mother, devoted wife and caring grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at her home, in Mountain Home, following an illness. A rosary was held on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 6:00pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A funeral mass was held at 10:00am on Friday, April 3, 2009 at Our Lady of Good Counsel...

Virginia Eileen Wood, 79, of Hagerman, passed away Tuesday, March 31st, at St. Lukešs Regional Medical Center in Boise. Eileen was born May 22, 1929, in Hagerman, Idaho. She was the middle child of Ernest and Kate Billiard. She attended school in Hagerman where she met Bob Wood and married July 4, 1947. They lived in Gooding, Wendell, and Twin Falls before settling in Mountain Home to raise a family...

On March 27, 2009, in Mountain Home, Idaho, Susan passed into the hands of her Lord. Susan was the beloved mother to the joys of her life, Matthew of Mountain Home and Michael of Arlington/Mukilteo; daughter of Charlie and Myke Hoag of Mukilteo; sister to Tom Hoag and his wife Jessy; and aunt to Kelsey, Kate, and Charlie of Arlington. She was preceded in death by her sister, Megan Hoag in July 2007...

Tom Bostedt, 52, of Mtn. Home died March 31, 2009 at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held in his honor on Sat. April 11, 2009 at 10:30 am at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Tom was born Jan. 7, 1957 in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin to Wilbur and Laura Bostedt. ...

James Durfee, 83, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Elmore County Medical Center in Mountain Home. Services are pending and will be announced by Demaray Funeral Service, Gooding Chapel.

Born May 30, 1918. Anita passed away on March 30, 2009. She lived a long life and was cherished by many, both family and friends. Anita was born in a sheep camp near Mackay, Idaho, on May 30, to Emilio and Beatriz Etchevarria Diaz. Her father and mother were from Lekeitio in the Basque region of Spain. They immigrated to the United States and started a family in the Mountain Home area. Anita was the only daughter. She had...

Wesley H. Pendergraft, 93 of Glenns Ferry and Mtn Home, passed away on April 6, 2009 at a care center in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Victor "Mac" Hugh McConnell, 76 of Mountain Home, died on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Donald P. Stachum, 35, of Mountain Home, died on Sunday, April 5, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:00am at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Hanger 1333. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Victor "Mac" Hugh McConnell passed away peacefully on April 7, 2009, in Mountain Home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 10, 2009, at 11 a.m., at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Mac was born on May 31, 1932, in Oakland, Calif., to Orville E. and Opal E. (Conklin) McConnell. He was raised in the Meridian area, graduating from Meridian High School...

David Harmon Jones, 74 of Bruneau, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at a Mountain Home care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home.

James Clifford "Cliff" Page, 88, of Prairie, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the home of his daughter. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. at the Prairie Cemetery, in Prairie. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

David Harmon Jones, 73 of Bruneau, passed away April 8, 2009. Per his request there will be no formal obituary or services. A reception to celebrate his life will be held in Bruneau at a later date. We will miss you David. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

James Clifford "Cliff" Page, 88 of Prairie, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the home of his daughter. Graveside services were held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 2:30pm at the Prairie Cemetery, in Prairie. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Ira Joe Beasley "Beas" passed away peacefully, at home, on April 10, 2009 in Mountain Home at the age of 47. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 11:30am at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel and full military honors will be presented by the Mountain Home Air Force Base Honor Guard...

Ella Mae Tennant, 89 of Mountain Home, passed away on April 8, 2009 at her home. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel and burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Grace F. Berriochoa Letellier, 101 years and 11 months, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at a Boise care center. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 from 4:00pm until the Rosary at 6:00pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. The Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:00am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. ...

Kayley Ann Blonshine-Stachowski lost her life, Thursday, April 16, 2009, in a one-vehicle accident west of Mountain Home. A viewing will be held on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 2:00pm to 4:30pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and funeral services will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 11:00am at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Dwain S. Rudge, 86 of Salem, Oregon, formerly of Elmore County, passed away on April 17, 2009. Services will be held on Friday, April 24, 2009 with a viewing from 11:30am to 2:00pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, a graveside service will begin at 2:30pm at Mtn View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Lillian F. Johnson, 93 of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 12:00 noon at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Lillian F. Johnson, 93 of Mountain Home, passed away on April 12, 2009 at a local hospital. Lillian was laid to rest beside her husband Roswell at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery, in Boise, on Friday, April 24, 2009. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Esther B. Porter, 92, of King Hill, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at her sonšs home. At her request, there will be no formal services. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Bradley M. Beers died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at St. Lukešs Hospital in Boise at the age of 45. Brad was born May 19, 1963, in Puerto Rico, the son of Shirley M. Beers and Esther M. (Stroh) Beers. Brad was a life-long resident of Mountain Home. He was educated in Mountain Home, graduating from Mountain Home Senior High School in 1981. He was employed by Mountain Home Air Force Base Youth Center as Youth Sports Director since 2000, and has worked on the air base since graduating high school...

Charles Wallace Lane, 87, of Meridian, Idaho, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, April 19, 2009. To honor his wishes, he was cremated and no funeral services will be held. Chuck, a retired U.S.G.S Hydrologist, was born Oct. 27, 1921, in Muskogee, Okla., the third of five children of Hattie C. and Albon A. Lane.

Helen Josephine Olson, 91 of Mountain Home, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Ruth Solosabal, 89, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at a Boise hospital. Services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Glenns Ferry, on Monday, May 4, 2009, with a viewing from 9:30am until 10:15am, funeral services will begin at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.