Obituaries from December 2011

Marilyn Donella Jensen was born on Feb. 9, 1923, in Anita, Iowa, to George and Julia Exline Biggs. She married Edwin Nelsen on March 15, 1939, and together they raised seven In March of 1958 Edwin passed away of Hodgkin's Disease. Then the following year she married Gordon Jensen. They had a child together, Jon Sophus Jensen, who passed away of a heart condition three months later...

Beverly J. Irwin, 82, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Services will be held at the First Congregational Church on Tuesday, Dec. 6, with a viewing at 10 a.m, and funeral services at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at a later date in Iowa...

Beverly Joan (Fairlie) Irwin, 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Services will be held at the First Congregational Church on Tuesday, Dec. 6, with a viewing at 10 a.m., and funeral services at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at a later date in Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Leon C. Spidell, 72, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Mickey L. Bess, 82, of Emmett, formerly of Mountain Home, died Dec. 5, 2011. Arrangements are by Potter Funeral Chapel of Emmett.

Robert "Bobby" James Hansen, 82, of King Hill, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11am, on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the Glenns Ferry V.F.W. Hall. Inurnment will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home...

Larry Dean Hightower, 73, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. A graveside inurnment service will be held at 3 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 23, Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Here he comes and it was to be. Leon was born in Rupert, Idaho, on April 24, 1939, to Vern D. Spidell and Helen Williams. Leon took a special place in everyone's heart that day. It stayed that way until he left us on Dec. 7, 2011. During his time on earth he became the best he could be at everything and anything he did. He was a highly regarded contractor and builder, a master chef in major hotels and an adventurer with tales that held us spellbound...

John Joseph Gabrys, Jr., 64, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Dec.8, 2011, at a local hospital. A viewing is scheduled from 4-7 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. No formal services will be held. John was born on Nov. ...

Lois Lourine Mallette Smith, 76, devoted wife and mother, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Meridian. She had suffered from Lewy Body Disease, a form of Parkinsonıs, for many years. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. A viewing will follow the rosary until 9 p.m...

Kelly Lee Lawson, 73, of Mountain Home, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 6, 2011, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born in Winchester, Ky., to John Floyd and Leona Lawson. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. ...

Catherine A. Browning, 53, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2011, in Mountain Home. A celebration of Cathyıs life will be held at 3 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Parma Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Cathy was born in Beckley, W. Va., on March 2, 1958, the second of four daughters born to Jim and Jean (Douglas) Burdiss. Cathy, Sue, Jenny and Dottie grew up in West Virginia and Ohio before the family moved to Parma, Idaho...

Marie Alta Pappas, 81, of Mountain Home and Boise, Idaho, went to meet our Lord on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, while at a Boise hospital. Marie was born on July 5, 1930, in Yale, S.D., to Frederick and Charlotte Genzler and was raised in Potter County in South Dakota on the family ranch outside of Gettysburg. In 1951, she married Air Force Sergeant Thomas G. Pappas and moved around the country to different Air Force installations and at two RAF installations in England...

Dallas C. Qualman, 94, of Mountain Home, passed away Dec. 11, 2011. Funeral Services were held Saturday, Dec. 17, at Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise, with burial following at Dry Creek Cemetery Dallas was born Nov. 10, 1917, in the community of Central, Idaho, in Caribou County. His family moved to Melba, Kuna and the Boise area...

Germaine "Geri" B. McCoy, 72, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home, on Dec. 19, 2011. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Denise J. Anderson, 54, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at a Boise hospital. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A celebration of Denise's life will be held Jan. 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. Complete details were not available by the paper's deadline. Call 208-850-0824 for more details...

Mark Dwain Reveal, 53, of Springfield, M., and the Phoenix areas, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home McMurtrey Chapel.

Ronald W. Ambrose, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at his home following an illness. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m., with a viewing prior from 9-10:45 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Germaine "Geri" B. McCoy, 72, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on Dec. 19, 2011, following an illness. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

George Dennis Horkavi, 67, of Mountain Home, passed away quietly in his sleep on Dec. 22, 2011, at a Boise hospital, after an extended illness. Per his request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Ted Lee Dalrymple, 62, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at home, following an illness. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 31, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ted was born Aug. 15, 1949, in Twin Falls. He grew up in Hansen. In 1966, he attended Boys State and graduated from Hansen High School in 1967. He worked for some local ranches while also serving in the National Guard for six years...

Gloria Maye Sinclair, 80, of Houghton Lake, Mich., passed away Dec. 26, 2011, in Alma, Mich. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 30, at Blair Stubbs Chapel in Mexia, Texas, with Bro. Robert Barnett officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1 p.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home...

Ronald Willard Ambrose, of Mountain Home, passed away in his home on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. A memorial service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ron was born in his home on Dec. ...

Fred E. Latimore, 90, of Mountain Home, died on Dec. 28, 2011, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, from 4-6 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Germaine "Geri" B. McCoy, 72, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on Dec. 19, 2011, after losing a battle with breast cancer. Geri was first diagnosed in 2007 and had been in remission until October 2011. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, Jan. ...

Fred E. Latimore, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away Dec. 28, 2011. He was born July 31, 1921, in Mountain Home, to Ernest W. and Dona A. (Harris) Latimore. Fred graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1940. He then attended Boise Junior College...