Obituaries from September 2011

Joseph Lee Swails Sr., beloved, husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and friend, passed away at home on Sept. 2, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at The Christian and Baptist Church in Mouontain Home under the direction of Rost Funeral Home. Burial to follow with military honors at Mountain View Cemetary. There will be a viewing on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at McMurtry Chapel...

Natalie Baublitz, 60, of Glenns Ferry, died on Sept. 2, 2011. A graveside service will be held Friday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Chester "Chet" Andrew Carpenter, 96-year-old resident of Eagle, Idaho, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Chester was born on Dec. 23, 1914, in New Plymouth, Idaho, to James and Irene Carpenter. He was one of 11 children...

Brett Guy Turner, 49, was born June 7, 1962. Brett passed away peacefully at home, with his loving wife by his side and family members nearby, on Sept. 3, 2011. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., to Keith and Lila Turner, the eighth of ten children. In 1968, his family moved to Mountain Home, Idaho, where they enjoyed picnicking, fishing, camping and playing together in the outdoors. He graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1981...

Elizabeth Bratlie, 63, formerly of Mountain Home, died on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, in Mountain Home. Services will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, with dedication of the grave at 10AM at Mountain View Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stake center off Haskett Street. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Joseph J. Churella: Jan. 25, 1942 ­ Sept. 5, 2011 Joe was born in 1942 and grew up in a small Pennsylvania mining town with three sisters. After graduating from high school, Joe and some buddies decide to join the military. Joe signed up for the Air Force and right after basic training he shipped out to Great Britain. At RAF Brampton he met a lovely Welsh girl, Patricia. A short time later the two were married...

Lee S. Borsos, beloved husband, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Sept. 3, 2011, in Boise. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept.15, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Lee was born on March 26, 1942, to Alex and Helen Borsos in Essex, Md. ...

Manuel M. Alaniz, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at a local care center. A viewing will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 3-6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Gertrude Black, 89, of Bruneau, passed away on Sept. 13, 2011, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Robert Allen Bernadas, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, at his home. A graveside inurnment will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, at Mountain View Cemetery. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Wade I. Carpenter, 65, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sept. 19, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Millicent Ann Silva, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at a local hospital. A gathering of family and friends will be held in October. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Millie was born on March 31, 1926, the first child of Richard and Ann (Jenkins) Morse in Bonner County, Idaho. ...