Obituaries from October 2012

Alejandro "Carnovas" Garza, 74, passed away on Sept. 28, 2012, in the comfort of his home with his family by his side, after a short battle with cancer. No services are planned at this time. Alex will be put to rest next to his mother, Lucia, in Las Yescas, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Dale Clayton Long, 61, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 30, 2012. Dale was born in LaGrande, Ore., to Clair (Gene) and Freda Long. The family moved to Mountain Home when he was four years old. Upon graduation from Mountain Home High School in 1969, Dale joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After completion of two separate tours of duty Dale returned to Mountain Home. He worked in Civil Engineering at the Mountain Home Air Force Base until his retirement in January of 2006...

Lyle Foster 64, formerly of Glenns Ferry, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 26, 2012.

George Riley Haynes, Jr., 91, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Oct.r 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the First Congregational Church, 515 E. 15th North St., in Mountain Home. Inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

James "Jim" W. Jones, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at home, following an illness. Jim requested no services. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Jim was born Sept. 17, 1922, the youngest of three children to William Henry and Nannie Jones of Birmingham, Ala. During high school he excelled in sports and worked in the iron ore mines...

Robert Mark Lefler, 52, passed away Sept. 25, 2012, at his home in Edmonds, Wash. Rob was born April 25, 1960, to Ted Leon Lefler and Waltena Zalena Sheppard in Othello, Wash. Rob's father was in the Air Force and the family was stationed in Mountain Home, Idaho, where Ted eventually retired. All Rob's school years we're spent in Mountain Home where he graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1978...

William "Bill" Orville Wetzel, 87, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at a Mountain Home care center. A viewing will be held on Monday, Oct. 8, from 2-4 p.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

George Riley Haynes, Jr., 91, of Mountain Home, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at the First Congregational Church, 515 E. 15th North St., in Mountain Home. Lunch will follow the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Weldon "Hal" Franck, 84, passed away in Vancouver, Wash., on Oct. 2, 2012, following a long illness. He was born March 21, 1928, in Tobias, Neb. The family lived in Dallas, Ore., before moving to Portland where Hal graduated from Franklin High School...

Danielle "Danni" Gilbert, 39, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at her home, following an illness. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 14, in Lloyd Schiller Gymnasium at Mountain Home High School. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Danielle Marie Cote Gilbert, of Mountain Home, Idaho, lost her two-year battle with colon cancer on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at the age of 39. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister and daughter. Danni was born to Tom W. and Bella R. Cote in Great Falls, Mont., on March 24, 1973. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Great Falls through the eighth grade and graduated from Great Falls High School (GFH) in 1991. She was always proud of being a GFH Bison...

Irene Lavina Shell, 94, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Karlene Hilda Greenewald Brown, 54, of Mountain Home and Hoonah, Alaska, passed away on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at her home in Mountain Home, surrounded by family. A funeral mass was held at 2 p.m., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Internment will take place in Hoonah, Alaska following a short service, date and time to be announced. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Kenneth Lee Turner, 55, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Lydia E. Vaden, 103, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at a local care center. A viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., on Friday, Nov. 2, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m., at the Minidoka-Acequia-Rupert Cemetery in Rupert...