Obituaries from November 2011

Emil Nejdl passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 28, 2011, at a Boise care center. He was born on April 9, 1924, in Friend, Neb., to Louis Nejdl and Mary Kotel. Emil faced many hardships in his formative years during The Great Depression. His education was interrupted with WWII and Emil enlisted in the Navy. ...

Kelly G. Wolfe, 56, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully with his family by his side following an illness on Monday, October 31st, 2011. Kelly was born June 16, 1955 in Boise, Idaho to Bob and Ethel Wolfe. He was raised in Burley, Idaho until the sixth grade, later moving to Mountain Home, Idaho where he graduated from high school...

Our mother, Janis Marie Hurd Urps, 87, of Meridian, formerly of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at the Saint Luke's Hospital in Meridian, Idaho, after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held at the Glenns Ferry First United Methodist Church, located at 205 Ada St. ...

Kenneth Edward Parks was born on Aug. 18, 1929, to Aldrath and Edward Parks in Presho, S.D., and passed away from lung cancer Nov. 3, 2011. He grew up in Presho, and was the oldest of the four Parks children. After spending his childhood in the "Dirty '30s" and seeing family and friends survive World War II, he graduated from Presho High School in 1947 and helped his dad with Parks Custom Combining, which shaped his future...

Robert "Bob" Gregory McCrea, Sr., 78, of Glenns Ferry, died on Nov. 2, 2011, at a local hospital. A service was held on Monday, Nov. 7, at Our Lady of Limerick, with military honors and burial at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements were under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Billie Dawn Jacobsen, 72, of Hammett, passed away on Nov. 2, 2011, at her home, surrounded by family, after a seven-year battle with cancer. A viewing will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5-7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Thomas Charles Thornsberry, 60, of Tipanuk, passed away Nov. 7, 2011, at a local hospital, from complications of lung cancer. A viewing will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, Nov. 14, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial with military honors will be held at 2 p.m., at the Idaho Veterans Cemetery in Boise...

Madeline Grace Halverson, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away on Nov. 10, 2011, at her home. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Birl Randall Watkins, 75, of Mountain Home, left this world on Nov. 12, 2011, at home, with loved ones by his side and holding his wife's hand, after a long battle with kidney failure and many other health issues. Per his request, no services will be held...

Jerry Wayne Stevens, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away on Nov. 11, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Mountain View Cemetery, with military honors provided by the American Legion Post #26 Honor Guard. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Teresa "Terry" Ann Rainbow, 56, of Twin Falls formerly of Mountain Home, died on Nov. 13, 2011, at her home following an illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Teresa Ann (Mouser) Rainbow passed away at her home in Twin Falls, on Sunday, November 13, 2011, following a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel and burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery...

David A. Wellman, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, at his home, after a battle with lung cancer. Memorial services will be held at Maurer Funeral Home, Liverpool, N.Y., on Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, Idaho...

Norman J. Petty, 81, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at a local hospital. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 4-6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Friday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Henry Broaderson Nixon, 79, my daddy, passed away at a Boise hospital on Nov. 26, 2011. Elijah and I were with him when he went to be with Stevie and Matthew, who had gone before him. A memorial service will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel on Friday, Dec. ...

Mike Gonzales Sr., 81, Formerly of Blythe Calif., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Mountain Home, with his family by his side. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Larry Dean Hightower, 73, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on Nov. 26, 2011. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Larry was born Sept. 12, 1938, in Tulsa, Okla., the only child of Jack and Shirley Hightower. He spent his childhood in Oklahoma, Washington, Oregon and Idaho...