Obituaries from June 2017

Edwin "Ed" Erickson, 86, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home, on Thursday, June 1, 2017, following an illness. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Wayne Allen Waters passed away on May 31, 2017, in Mountain Home at the age of 64. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, and the inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home. Wayne was born Nov. 4, 1952, in Boise to Lloyd and Vivian Waters. He graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1971 and later went on to Boise State University to earn a degree in Accountancy.

Robert Sumner "Bob" Fackrell passed away at his home in Mountain Home on June 6, 2017. He was 83 years old. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8th Street Chapel. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Ronald J. Bayliss, 79, of Mountain Home, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at St. Alphonsus Hospital, in Boise. Ron's ashes will be scattered on his family's farm in Upstate New York. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Edward Lambert, 82, of Mountain Home, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Aspen Rehab in Meridian, Idaho. No services will be held at Ed’s request. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Ed was born May 19, 1935, in Chicago, Ill., to Edward M. and Marie Babe (Sass). He grew up at Fort Collins, Colo., up Rist Canyon. At the age of 10, Ed acquired Polio and was told he would never walk again but was determined to prove them wrong...

Wayne Edward Stoll Jr., 76, of Mountain Home, died June 11, 2017, at a local hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home.

Catharine Susan Taylor Cox, 71, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 12, 2017. Funeral services were held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mountain Home on Friday June 16, 2017, and burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery.

Kay Lynn Irwin, 70, beloved mother, sister and friend, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2016, in Boise with her daughter at her side. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Good Sheppard Lutheran Church, 5009 Cassia St., in Boise. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Rita May Aguirre, 92, of Boise and formerly of Mountain Home, passed away at Plantation Assisted Living in Boise on June 15, 2017. The daughter of two Irish immigrants, Rita May Aguirre (Carroll) was born in New York City on May 19, 1925. She was raised by a Catholic family in an Irish neighborhood located in the heart of the Bronx...

Veva Mae Ferguson passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the Country Living Retirement Home in Mountain Home. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the First Congregational Church UCC with Reverend Drew Terry officiating. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Boyd Lawson Lowder, 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Ashley Manor in Mountain Home. Services will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mountain Home Stake Center, located at 790 South Haskett St., in Mountain Home...

Billie "Bill" Ray Arrington's courageous battle with cancer ended on June 20, 2017. Bill slipped peacefully away at his home in King Hill surrounded by loved ones. Bill was born Aug. 4, 1949, in Twin Falls to Omer and Carol Byington Arrington. Bill was the oldest of four children.

Beatrice F. "Bea" (Milliken-Buco) Harris, a long-time resident of Boise, Idaho, passed away from natural causes June 19, 2017, at the age of 82. Bea was born Aug. 11, 1934, in Winchendon, Mass., to Ruth Farwell Milliken and George W. Milliken. Bea was the second of two children. Her older sister, Marilyn Ruth Fornier, passed away at age 52...

Our beloved Twila M. Jenkins passed away May 29, 2017, happy and free of pain. She is now in Heaven with Our Holy Father and all our angels. Twila asked that we not weep for her, because she will now be "one of our angels" watching over us. A Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. ...

In Loving Memory May 27, 1921 – June 21, 2017 Kay Heath, 96, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2017 at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center in Walla Walla, Wash. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 1, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 The Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Light refreshments will follow the service.

Gerald "Gary" Holmes, 73, of Featherville, passed away at home on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home.

William "Bill" Pearson, 67, of Mountain Home, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Vibra Hospital in Boise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home.

Megan Nichole Pederson Erickson, 29, of Boise, passed away, June 23, 2017, in a tragic auto accident near Burley, Idaho. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery in Weiser, Idaho immediately following services. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Gary Wayne Crain, 68, of Boise, passed away at home on Thursday, June 22, 2017. A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home, Idaho...

Richard Glen Crain, 42, of Boise, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2017. A graveside service will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. 500 North 18th East St. in Mountain Home, Idaho...

Kristine Louise Dee passed peacefully in her sleep with her family at her side on June 12, 2017, at the age of 70. Kris was born Nov. 10, 1946, to Wally and Mary Read (Arrillaga) in Boise, Idaho. She graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1965 and attended cosmetology school. Kris married Steve B. Letson, and they had a daughter, Misty Marnell, and a son, Steven St. John. In 1979, Kris met and married Robert Dee of Portland, Ore., and together had a son, Robert W. Dee...

Vancha Lee Schoolcraft, daughter of Vancha Ellen Noel and Leon Everett Noel, was born May 15, 1932, and passed away at her daughter's home in Boise on June 29, 2017, at the age of 85. Lee and her husband, Paul Schoolcraft, have been longtime residents in Mountain Home...

John William Pursell Jr., 74, passed away June 27, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the First Southern Baptist Church in Mountain Home. A graveside inurnment with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.