Obituaries from January 2018

Richard “Dick” William Anderson, 84, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at BeeHive Homes of Kenmore Drive, in Meridian, on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 North 18th East, in Mountain Home. 208-587-0612...

Richard William “Dick” Anderson, 84, of Glenns Ferry, passed away, Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, after a long struggle with Dementia, with family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Glenns Ferry Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, burial will follow in Glenn Rest Cemetery, Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, Mtn. Home...

Robert Duane “Bob” Hulet, 75, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at his home following an illness. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Tracie Jean Shipman, 57, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, following an illness. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Ruth Marie Steckelberg, 96, of Mountain Home, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Ashley Manor Assisting Living, in Mtn. Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn. Home.

Ronald Eugene Cagle, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Jacqueline A. Wheeler, 94, of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at Poplar Grove Assisted Living in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Jacqueline Adelle Wheeler, 94, long time resident of Glenns Ferry, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at Poplar Grove Assisted Living. Jacqueline was born Nov. 1, 1923, in Hollywood, California, where she attended schools there and in Pasadena. She met Virgil in North Hollywood and they were married May 3, 1941. They lived thru WWII being separated for almost 4 years because of the war, a major depression, and started over three times...

John George Bentz, 89, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

William Leroy Crumbliss, 52, of Mountain Home, passed away at St. Luke’s Elmore Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Tommy L. Bates, 88, of Grand View, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at a care center in Mountain Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Tommy was born May 28, 1929 at the family farm house in Ontario, Oregon to Ted and Frances (Gribble) Bates. He went to school in Grand View as a young child but the family moved to Nyssa, Oregon when he was a teen...

Winthrop "Windy" B. Osborn, 84, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away in the early morning of Jan. 10, 2018 at a care center in Mountain Home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, 10 a.m., at the First Congregational Church in Mountain Home. A graveside service with Military Honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

John George Bentz passed away peacefully Jan. 11 at his home in Mountain Home, Idaho. He was born May 7, 1928 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He was the oldest son of John Bentz, Sr. and Rosa Jones Bentz. His father, at 14 and of German heritage, immigrated to the U.S. from Russia and thru hard work established a family farm near Nisland, South Dakota...

Ronald "Ron" Eugene Cagle, 74, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Rost Funeral Home on Monday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. with inurnment at the Idaho State veteran’s cemetery in Boise at a later date. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Ruben Castro, 65, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise hospital on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

William “Bill” Leroy Crumbliss, beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away Jan. 11, 2018 at 52 with his wife at his side. Services will be held Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 790 S. Haskett...

Oct. 3, 1921 – Jan. 2, 2018 Ruth Marie (Pipal) Steckelberg, 96, of Mountain Home, Idaho passed away on Jan. 2, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was born on a farm near Kimball, SD and spent most of her life at Chamberlain, SD and later at Mountain Home. In 1941, she married Lyle Steckelberg and raised 4 children: Douglas, Sharon, Robert & Larry...

1934-2018 Arnold J “Bud” Smith was born Apr. 13, 1934 in Orchard, ID to Thomas McCarry and Margurite Fay (Harder) Smith. With his mother, brothers Tom and Bobby and sister Delores in an old homestead in the Danskin Mountain drainage, Bud found his love of fishing and living in the outdoors.

Brent Neunom Stanley aka Wolf Stanley, born Sept. 30, 1988, died Dec. 27, 2017 at the Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah. A memorial was held Jan. 8, 2018 at the Assembly of God Church in Hansen, ID. He is survived by his parents Carl & Lynne Stanley; siblings Chris Latta (Elizabeth), Bethany Buchi (Spencer), Matthew (Michelle), & Shaye; his wife Coy & daughter River Celeste; 4 nephews & 3 nieces...

Barnard A. Foote, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise care center, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. No formal services will be held. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Michael Joseph “Mike” Dietrich, 66, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at his home following an illness. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Charles “Chuck” Liercke passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. Chuck was born Jan. 31, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of four children born to Ray and Ruth Liercke. As a young child Chuck moved with his family to Southern California, where Chuck grew up riding motorcycles, farming and learning to fly airplanes...

Joseph Rudolph Szalay, 89, of Mountain Home, passed away at St. Lukes Elmore Hospital, on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Rudy Pedroza, 27, of Glenns Ferry, passed away following an illness, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at the Idaho Veterans Hospital, in Boise. A viewing was held Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, from 4-7 pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. A memorial service will be held at noon, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in Glenns Ferry, and inurnment with full military honors will follow at Glenn Rest Cemetery, in Glenns Ferry...

Walter Lawrence Calderwood, 79, of Bruneau, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Ashley Manor Assisted Living, in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Leon N. Sanford, 90, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in North Carolina. Services will be held on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, with a viewing from 9:30 a.m. to the 11 a.m. funeral service, both at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, located at 500 No. 18th East, in Mountain Home. Burial with military honors will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home...

Robert Roy Merritt, “Bob”, 85, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. A Celebration of Bob’s Life, with military honors, will be held at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery’s Committal Shelter, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...