Obituaries from April 2012

Karl Martin Boyer, 60, of Mountain Home passed away Sunday night, April 1, 2012, after a long illness at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Honor Guard, Post #26...

Margret "Frances" Heath, 87, of Mountain Home died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at home. There will be a gathering of family and friends for a 10 a.m. Rosary at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Friday, April 6, 2012. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Julie A. Hoegg, 79, of Mountain Home passed away on Monday evening, March 26, 2012, to join her beloved Martin. Inurnment was held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise on March 29, 2012. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Delores "Dee" Ann B. (Anderson) Poe, 78, of Mountain Home passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2012, at a Mountain Home care center. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Harlan R. Knowles, 90, of Mountain Home passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012, at a Mountain Home care center. No formal services are planned. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Linda (Landers) Kessel, 68, of Mountain Home passed away April 1, 2012, in Boise. A grave side service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, 2012, at the Prairie Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

March 16, 1934 ~ March 13, 2012 Marjorie Jean (Schlechter) Dykes of Vancouver, Wash., passes away peacefully after a long struggle with the tragic disease of Alzheimer's. She was born in Mountain Home to Robert and Ethel Lois Schlechter, the third of five children...

1926-2012 Margaret Weber Martinez, beloved wife, mother and Oma, committed herself into God's gentle care, secure in His love for her and trusting in her salvation through her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She leaves those who survive her comforted knowing that she has now joined her Lord in eternal glory...

Janis Kaye Hall, our dear sweet loving mother and wife, entered into this world on July 9, 1959, in Boise to parents Barbara and James Owen. She entered into eternal rest and peace at the age of 52 on April 5, 2012, while in the caring hands of family...

Lois Leora Ptomey Martyn, age 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will held next week in Sioux City, Iowa...

Cherrie Burnett, 69, of Grand View, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012, at her home following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Capt. Dee "Piston" Imlay, 31, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died March 28, 2012, while serving his country in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Dee was born on Sept. 17, 1980, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to Francis and Kum Sun Imlay. He graduated from Lakenheath England High School in 1998...

Philip W. Gridley passed away April 10, 2012. He was born March 11, 1926, the son of Albert L. and Caroline Durfee Gridley. The family moved from Hagerman to Mountain Home in 1935. They were the owner-operators of the City Meat Market on Main Street in Mountain Home. Phil attended schools in Hagerman and Mountain Home...

Cherrie L. Burton-Burnett, 69, of Grand View passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012, at her home with her family by her side. A celebration of her life and dinner was held at the Grand View Senior Center on April 11, 2012. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Audrey Lou (McMillan) Sherman, 81, of King Hill, passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

William "Bill" I. Arbaugh, 87, of Boise, formerly of Glenns Ferry, passed away at a Boise hospital on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Audrey Lou (McMillan) Sherman went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2012. Audrey was born on Feb. 24, 1931, to Russell and Florence McMillan in Wendell. The family moved to King Hill when she was five years old. Audrey graduated from school in King Hill and went to college in Albion. She went on to teach in Oreana, Bliss, Hammett and Glenns Ferry...

Timothy Loomis, 58, of Mountain Home passed away on April 17, 2012, at a Boise hospital. A viewing will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2012, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1190 North 6th East Street, and burial with military honors will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Katherine Taylor passed away peacefully of natural clauses April 18, 2012, at home in Boise, Idaho, with her family at her side. Katherine was born Aug. 1, 1926 in Rock Springs, Wyo., to Mary and Pete Gecich. Katherine moved to the Lewiston Orchards with her family in 1927. Katherine, along with her brothers, Alex, Bob and Pete Jr. and sisters Rosalie, Janet and Betty, helped with the family orchard where they raised cherries and raspberries...

Millie D. Smith, 79, passed away at home on April 21, 2012, of congestive heart failure, surrounded by her family and friends who sang her home to Heaven. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Larry Edward Rose, 64, of Glenns Ferry passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at his home following an illness. A viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012, in the Glenns Ferry Middle School Gym. Inurnment will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry...

Timothy F. Loomis, 58, was born March 25, 1954 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Robert and Joan Loomis. Tim did many things in his life as his interests were wide and varied. Tim knew no stranger; everyone was a friend in waiting. Tim was a lifetime member of the United States Fencing Association, National Rifle Association, Disabled American Veterans and the Amateur Trapshooting Association...

Myrtle Lombard, 84, of Mountain Home passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012, at a Mountain Home care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Myrtle Lombard, 84, of Mountain Home passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012, at a Mountain Home care center. There will be no services per her request. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Myrtle was born on Aug. 12, 1927, to Amanuel F. and Annie C. Andersen (Larsen) in Blackfoot where she grew up and came of age during the Great Depression. She was the ninth child of 10 children...

Clair Eugene Long passed away peacefully on April 24, 2012, at the age of 91. He was born to Clay and Lena Long on Nov. 1, 1920, in Albia, Iowa, and grew up there with his sister, Grace. In 1941, he joined the Army Air Corps. When World War II broke out, he was stationed in the Pacific and served in Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa...