Obituaries from October 2009

Jessica K. (Clagg) Jennings, 25, of Mountain Home, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at a Boise hospital, following a sudden illness. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with a rosary following at 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lila Ellen Patterson, 77, of Mountain Home, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at a Boise care center. Lila was born Dec. 4, 1931, in Ralston, Neb., to Henry and Mabel Fedde. She graduated from high school in Ogallala, Neb. Travel with a capital T was Lilaıs goal and she knew entering the military was the way to make it happen. ...

Waltena Z. Lefler, 75, of Mountain Home, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at the home of her son in Fairfield. A graveside inurnment service was held Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, with friends and family attending. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Mark David Maggard, 51, of Mountain Home, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. at The Rock, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Mark graduated from Turlock High School in Turlock, Calif., and went to college for two years before joining the US Air Force. While in the service...

Donald N "Newt" Wright, long-time horse trainer and farrier, passed away Sept. 21, 2009, in Bozeman, Mont., of a sudden illness. Newt was active right up until the end, in fact he had been working horses the day before he was stricken with a virulent bacterial infection...

Clarence Kay McCune Jan. 29, 1919 ­ Oct. 3, 2009. Itıs a time of sadness; itıs a time of celebration. Clarence "Mac" McCune completed the circle of life on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. He arrived on this planet much the same way that he left it ­ in an unassuming and quiet manner. He was born at home and he departed this life at home...

Ethel Mildred (Simpson) Wilson, a True Arizona Pioneer, 100+ years of age, passed away on Sept. 30, 2009, with her children by her side. Ethel was born on Dec. 23, 1908, in Tucson, Arizona Territory, to Sidney Theodore Simpson from Floresville, Texas, and Tinina Mildred (Bercich) Simpson of Parker Canyon, Arizona Territory...

William "Bill" Tindall, 93, of Grasmere, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at the American Legion Hall in Bruneau, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. A viewing will be held from 9 a.m. to service. A family internment will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home, Idaho, at 3:45 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Donald C. "Andy" Anderson, 80, died Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2009, at his home with his wife by his side. He was a longtime resident of Mountain Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at noon at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home with a luncheon at the American Legion Post #26 hall following service...

William P. Heiser, 88, of Reading, PA, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in ManorCare Health Services, Camp Hill, PA, where he was for three weeks. He was the husband of Marie A. (Batdorf) Heiser, a resident of Country Meadows, Mechanicsburg, PA, whom he married on December 30, 1945. Together they made a dynamic team spanning 64 golden years. He was Mr. Outside and she was Mrs. Inside. She suppported him throughout his military career and many postings...

Mary M. Lubbers, 77, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at her home. A memorial service is being planned for the summer of 2010 at her home in Featherville. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Thomas James Hennessey IV, 31, of Clarksville, Tenn., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A memorial service was held Oct. 18 at Neal-Tarpley Chapel with Pastor Tommy Vallejos officiating. The remains were to be cremated. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Harold Mumford, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Ernest "Hoppy" P. Hopfiner, 85, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away from a long illness, on Oct. 15, 2009, at his sisterıs home in Wisconsin. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Our Lady of Good Counsel and the inurnment with military honors by Mountain Home Air Force Base Honor Guard will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Dora M. Tipton, 86, of Glenns Ferry, formerly of Pocatello, passed away Oct. 23, 2009, at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Dora M. Winterbottom Tipton, 86 of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2009. Per her request, no services are planned. Dora was born on May 27, 1923, to Jess and Crystal Shelley of Mt Pleasant, Utah. Dora's early life was shaped by the hard work of a small family farm life, where she developed her very strong work ethic and dedication to excellence. ...

Edna Mae Collins Dickens, wife, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away October 4th. She was born September 23, 1935 in North Carolina to Eunice Womack Collins and Andrew J. Collins. She met and later married Robert C. Dickens in Sanford, North Carolina on February 20, 1956. ...

Charles A. "Butch" Pickett Jr., 67, of Mountain Home, ended his final battle at home on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, surrounded by his family. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial with military honors by American Legion Post #26 will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

CMSgt. William A. Trueba, 76, USAF retired, passed away on Oct. 25, 2009, of complications following lung surgery in a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 4-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...