Obituaries from April 2017

Wayne Lee Myers, 84, passed away at his home in Mountain Home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Henry Thomas "Hank" Gilliland, 78, of Mountain Home, passed away March 12, 2017. A Celebration of Hank's Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Manuela Gonzales, 93, passed away at her home in Mountain Home on Friday, March 31, 2017. A viewing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. On Friday, April 7, 2017, a viewing will be held from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral service at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Devin Wayne Meyers, 26, formerly of Grand View, passed away at his home in Boise on Sunday, April 2, 2017. A viewing will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Rimrock Jr. / Sr. High in Grand View. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Gary Glenn Robinson, 75, died March 30, 2017, in Boise at the VA Community Living Center / Hospice Facility. Gary was born Nov. 2, 1941, in Sioux Falls, S.D., and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. After college, Gary was a Game and Fish Biologist for the State of Wyoming. Prior to retirement, Gary worked with troubled teens in the Mountain Home School District...

Devin Wayne Meyers, 26, formerly of Grand View, passed away at his home in Boise on Sunday, April 2, 2017. A viewing will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Rimrock Jr. / Sr. High School in Grand View. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Jeanne Marie Kidd, 81, of Hammett, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 8, 2017. A graveside inurnment will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Bruneau Cemetery in Bruneau. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Junior Jay Larson, 89, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 9, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the VFW Hall, Post 3646 in Glenns Ferry. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Ronald Fredrick DeMeyer,72, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away April 9, 2017, at his home. Ron was born in Baker City, Ore., to Fred and Cleta (Hardman) DeMeyer and was raised in their Unity, Ore., home.

Tina Lynn Prior, 60, of Yankton, S.D., and formerly of Mountain Home, Idaho, and El Cajon, Calif., passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, April 9, 2017 at her residence. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, S.D., with Rev. Rick Slattery officiating...

Arvel Emmert Shipley, 87, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Arvel was born May 13, 1929, in Loyston, Tenn., to Dewey and Barbara Shipley. The third of 12 children, he grew up in Tennessee until he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1948...

William "Bill, Chip" E. Hunnicutt Jr. was born Dec. 20, 1959. He died April 9, 2017, from injuries he sustained during a farm equipment accident on March 30, 2017. Bill was born and raised in southern Idaho where he met and married his best friend, Terri Swinney. Together, they moved to the Willamette Valley in the spring of 1989...

Laura Renee (Weber) Patzkowsky, 48, of Mountain Home, passed away at St. Luke's Elmore Long Term Care on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. A Celebration of Laura’s Life will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, on Saturday, May 13, 2017, at 11 a.m. Cremation is under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

John Barinaga, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017, at his home in Sonoma, Calif. He is survived by his loving daughter, Marcia Barinaga and son-in-law, Corey Goodman of Marshall, Calif.; and by his sister-in-law, Marilyn Barinaga of Castelford...

Bobby J. Barker, 74, of Wendell, passed away at the Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Services will be at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home, on Friday, April 21, 2017, with a viewing at 11:30 a.m. and funeral services at 1 p.m. Burial with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home...

Patricia Louise (Varitek) Conant Masten, 66, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at her home. On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, a viewing will be held from 4 p.m. until the 6 p.m. Rosary at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East St., in Mountain Home...

Rusty Thomas, 54, of Owyhee, Nev., passed away at St. Luke's Elmore Long Term Care in Mountain Home on Friday, April 21, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Marvin H. Nix, 95, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise on Friday, April 21, 2017. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...