Stories from Monday, April 19, 2010

Lauren Frank Kencke, 47, of Boise, passed away on April 12, 2010, after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. Lauren was born in 1963 at the Elmore Memorial Hospital, to Gerald (Jerry) and Naomi (Whitney) Kencke. Lauren was raised in Mountain Home with his two older siblings, Klea and Danny, and amongst numerous relatives, including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins...

James T. Hallissey, 93, of Mountain Home, passed away on April 16, 2010, at a local care center. He was surrounded by family and friends. A Vigil Mass will be held on April 20, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mountain Home. A Rosary Vigil will be held in Boise at 6:30 p.m., April 20, at Sacred Heart Church. ...

Tech Sergeant Jason Wayne Vernon Leigh, 32, of Mountain Home, died in a traffic accident on April 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nev. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 15, at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Burial with military honors was held at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. Arrangements were by Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Karin J. Hamann, 48, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010, at a Boise hospital. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, at Adrian's Club...

Jean Gloria Walter, 86, of Indian Cove, passed away on April 16, 2010, at a Glenns Ferry care center. At her request, no formal services will be held. A gathering will be held at a later date to laugh, sing, eat and drink and remember Bucky, Gloria and Tom. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...