Obituaries from July 2013

Shirley (Kopsa) Reed, 73, of Boise, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her home on June 24, 2013. Her services were held Friday, June 28, at Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 4950 Bradley, in Boise. Shirley was born to Elsie and Louis Ferganchick of Austin, Colo., on Sept. 18, 1939, on the homestead ranch. She was the 11th of 12 children. Shirley was raised in a Christian home and came to know the Lord Jesus as her personal Savior at a young age...

Orva Eugene "Gene"Botts, 86, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at a care center in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Ronald Lee Wolfe, 68, of Mountain Home, passed away on July 4, 2013, at his home following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. 587-0612

Jack Eugene Hale, formerly of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away June 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev., at his home, of natural causes. He was born to Gordon and Phyllis Hale on Dec. 11, 1949, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. While Jack was growing up he loved to play sports. His passion was baseball and football. Jack's dad was his coach and mentor...

Ronald Lee Wolfe, 68, of Mountain Home, passed away from this life on July 4, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Judy Wolfe, daughters Kelli Watkins and her husband, Travis, Michele Plourde and her husband, David, eight grandchildren, Zach, Alexis, Savannah, Logan, Brandon, Tyler, Ashley and Rebecca, and one great-granddaughter, Kinley. He is also survived by one brother, Jimmy Wolfe, and a sister, Tana Hekel, and several nieces and nephews...

Margaret A. Taylor, 82, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at a Glenns Ferry care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Violet L. McAlpine, 89, Mountain Home, died July 9, 2013, at a Mountain Home hospital. Arrangements are by Boise Funeral Home, Aclesa Chapel.

Margaret Ann (Johnson) Taylor died peacefully on Sunday night, July 7, 2013, at age 82. She was born Jan. 1, 1931, in Weiser, Idaho, and lived there until age 10, when she moved to Glenns Ferry with her family. Her father, Bob Johnson, owned Glenns Ferry Cold Storage and Butcher Shop from 1941 to 1962...

Susan Drummond-Reeves, 64, of Boise, died July 8, 2013, of pancreatic cancer. Susan was born Dec. 22, 1948, to Frances Burdick and Charles H. Drummond in Houston, Texas. She married John Morris Reeves in Hammett, Idaho, on Sept. 11, 1987. Susan was a management assistant for the State of Idaho Department of Public Works and a BSU graduate...

Surrounded by his family, Jack Edward Sellman, 87, quietly passed on July 14, 2013, at St. Luke's Elmore hospital in Mountain Home. Jack, the youngest of three sons, was born in 1925 in Colton, Calif., to Harry and Celia Cunningham Sellman. In 1936, the family moved to Victorville, Calif...

Bruce E. Bedell, 59, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at his home in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Steven J. Roberts, 35, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Marvin L. Wilder, born June 19, 1920, in Norfolk, Neb., to Lloyd S. and Grace Wilder, passed away July 6, 2013, in Chico Calif. He departed Nebraska in November 1938 on his Harley motorcycle. Due to the highways being iced over, he rode with ice skates on his feet towards California...

Betty D. Varady, 81, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Charles R. "Charlie" Mellen, 69, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on July 15, 2013, at a Boise hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Frieda Bertsch, 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, July 15, 2013. She was a resident of the St. Luke's Elmore Long Term Care Unit. Frieda was born July 23, 1919, in Adelaide, Idaho, the daughter of Henry and Katherine Maier Schnabel. She never knew her father as he passed away in the flu epidemic in 1918, when her mother was pregnant with her. She grew up in Paul, Idaho...

Charles R. Mellen, 69, of Boise, passed away July 15, 2013, as a result of complications from surgery, while surrounded by loved ones. Services will be held Friday, July 19, with a viewing from 10-10:45 a.m. and funeral services at 11 a.m. at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home. Burial with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home...

Willow Dooley-French was born April 7 1992 in Eugene, Ore., but lived most of her life in Boulder, Colorado and Mountain Home, Idaho, with brief stops in Aberdeen, Was., and Sunrise, Alaska. While her early years in Boulder were challenging, she often had a bright smile (that remained with her throughout her life.) After moving to Washington for a year Willow moved on to Alaska to live with her aunt Paige for another year before coming to Mountain Home at age 11...

Rena M. Mills, 75, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home following an illness. A memorial service for both Rena and her husband Carroll "CD," who passed away June of 2012, will be held at 1:30 p.m. July 26, 2013, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, with military honors for "CD."...

Ramon Garcia, Jr., 50, of Mountain Home, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, from injuries in an automobile crash. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Keith Karlas Knight, 32, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home, on Monday, July 22, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home.

Bruce E. Bedell, 59, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at his home in Glenns Ferry on July 11, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Friday, Aug. 23, at Glenns Ferry High School. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home...

Michael Joseph Covey, 40, died Friday, July 19, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. Mike was born on Dec. 5, 1972, in Anchorage, Alaska, the third son of Larry and Sandy Covey. Mike was an adventurous boy from the moment he was born. When he was young, a bone disease had him in leg braces and crutches, but that didn't slow him down. ...

Dorothy Groefsema, 84, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on July 23, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Armando C. Reyes, 76, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on July 25, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Billy A. Hollandsworth was born July 12, 1946, in Cottonwood, Idaho. He was raised and ranched on the Salmon River. He had one brother, Steve, and a sister, Mary Jane, two step-sisters, Mick and Pam, and five step-brothers Marvin, Wayne, Bobby, Jake Eddy and Ted...

Armando C. "Ray" Reyes, 76, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on July 25, 2013, surrounded by his devoted wife and children, as the result of complications of congestive heart failure. A viewing will be held Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, from 5-7 p.m. ...

Patricia Lou "Pat" Day, 84, of Mountain Home, passed away July 27, 2013, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Dorothy Groefsema, 84, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at home, of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Christian and Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Patricia Lou Owens Day, 84, went home to be with her Lord July 27, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Pat was born in Gooding on Oct. 11, 1928, to Archibald Owens and Stella Durfee Owens. At 10 years of age, she moved to Mountain Home, where she resided until her death...

Ramon Garcia Jr., 50, of Mountain Home, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, from injuries in an automobile crash. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. He loved his friends unconditional and will forever be in our hearts. His favorite activity was to fish on the Bering Sea in Alaska and to be outdoors...

Melanie Joyce Brown, age 30, from Mountain Home Air Force Base passed away on July 26, 2013, at a Boise hospital. Services will be held this Wednesday, July 31, with a viewing from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Haughton, La...

Kimberly Janell Spencer, 45, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013, at a Boise hospital. Services will be held on Monday, Aug. 5, with a viewing at 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service, which will held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.