Obituaries from April 2011

Eric Gabriel Rodriguez, 25, of Grand View, died on March 31, 2011, due to injuries received in a car crash. A viewing was held Sunday, April 3,at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m, on Monday, April 4, at Rimrock High School in Grand View. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Grand View...

Elizabeth "Betty" K. Young, 67, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at home, surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., on Thursday, April 7, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Betty was born on Sept. 30, 1943, in Holyoke, Mass., the daughter of John and Lillian (Woods) Conway. She attended Sacred Heart School in Holyoke...

Donnie Brubaker, born Jan. 11, 1923, at Ralston, Okla., passed away at age 88 on April 2, 2011, at a local care center in Mountain Home, surrounded by family and loved ones. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13,2011, at the Christian and Baptist Church, 265 N. 4th East St., in Mountain Home, which will be followed by a luncheon. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Mary Louise Niswander passed away on April 3, 2011, with family at her side. She was born Dec. 2, 1932, in Boise, Idaho, to Arthur and Tullie Nelson. Mary grew up in Mountain Home, Idaho. She married Paul Reisinger on Aug. 7, 1950. They raised three children together and spent many memorable summers at their cabin in Fall Creek...

Wilbur Luther Nichols, 70, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Dr. A. Wakelee Bledsoe, 60, of Hammett, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Helen (Zebos) Gudjunis, 93, of South Windsor, Conn., formerly of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away on Sunday March 13, 2011, peacefully, with her daughter at her side. Helen was pre-deceased by her husband, Lt. Col. Wasco E. Gudjunis (ret.) and her son, Neil E. Gudjunis...

Walter Elmer Ireland, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at a Meridian hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, April 11, 2011 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Annis Wakelee Bledsoe, M.D., of Hammett, passed away at age 60, on April 5, 2011, in Boise, after a long struggle with cancer. She was diagnosed with leukemia in May 2010 and underwent treatment in Boise and Seattle prior to returning home in December. Throughout her illness, her strong will and determination were apparent in her continued optimism and her unwillingness to give up without a fight...

Eric Gabriel Rodriguez, of Grand View, born November 19, 1985, in Mountain Home, went to rest in the loving arms of our Lord on March 31, 2011. A viewing will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011, from 4PM to 7PM at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home. Funeral services will be held at 2PM, on Monday, April 4, 2011, at Rimrock High School in Grand View and burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Grand View...

Bonnie Trimble, 77, of Glenns Ferry, was born in Idaho Falls, on October 19, 1933, passed away on April 5, 2011, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm, on Saturday the April 16, 2011, at the First Baptist Church at 461 S. Oneida St. in Glenns Ferry. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home. Friends and families members are encouraged to share any thoughts or memories of Bonnie at the service...

Walter Elmer Ireland, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on April 5, 2011, in a Meridian hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, April 11, 2011, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Walt was born on April 6, 1956, in Boise, to Elmer and Barbara Ireland. The eldest of three boys, he was raised in Prairie, where he attended grade school and then graduated from Mountain Home High School...

Robert Harold Blanksma, 66, passed away April 5, 2011, at a local hospital. He was born in Tampa, Florida on April 23, 1944, to Harold and Geraldine Blanksma, the first of four sons. Rob was raised in Nampa, Idaho, on the family farm. He graduated from Nampa High School in 1962, then went on to the University of Idaho to earn a degree in soils. ...

Nordie Martin passed away Thursday April 7, at the home of her daughter, Judy and LeRoy Hultberg in Corvallis, Ore. Nordie was born on Oct. 18, 1924, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to Joseph and Alta Spence. She grew up and went to school in Mountain Home...

Barbara A Robins of Garden City, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away April 12, 2011, following a short battle with cancer. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations are sent to St. Luke's Hospice, Boise, in Barbara's name. Services are pending...

June 23, 1939 - April 12, 2011. Barbara passed away at her home in Garden City, Idaho, surrounded by her family, following a brief battle with cancer. Barbara was born and raised in Worcester, Mass. She had two sisters and a brother. In 1956 she met William (Art) Robins. She was 18 and he 19. They married within eight months. Many said it would never last due to their age, but 54 years later they could say they proved them wrong...

Fred G. Smith, 77, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Fred was born on Oct. 13, 1933, in LaCrosse, Wis., the son of Fred and Nellie Smith...

Joan Tanner Shrum, 80, of Glenns Ferry, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Friday, April 15, 2011. A viewing will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 23, at Glenns Ferry High School...

Doris Leona Trader, 67, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011, at a local hospital. A celebration of her life will be held on July 2, 2011, in Cornucopia, Ore. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Bobbie "Bob" Works, 74, of Glenns Ferry, passed away early Saturday, April 16, 2011. A viewing was held Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial to be held at the New Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, California on Tuesday, May 3, 2011...

A graveside inurnment for Roxie A. (Mink) Bossenberger, 55, formerly of Mountain Home and Cambridge, will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Salubria Cemetery in Cambridge.

Clarence "Guy" Monroe Anderson, 97, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2011, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, April 29, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow at 3 p.m., on Monday, May 2, at Mountain View Cemetery...