Obituaries from July 2018

Lorine H. McGrath, age 92, of Mountain Home, passed away at St. Lukes Elmore Long Term Care on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Services will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church, with a viewing from 9:30AM, funeral services at 11:00 AM and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Rhonda Rea Lastar age 48, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

Rhonda Rea Lastar, age 48, of Mountain Home, passed away suddenly at her home on July 1, 2018. A Celebration of Rhonda’s life will be held at 3:00 PM, on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Rhonda came into the world and immediately brought smiles to everyone. ...

Jack Cahill Steelsmith, Sr. passed away June 26, 2018 in Mountain Home, ID. Just as he wished, he passed peacefully at home surrounded by family. Jack was 86 and fought a long battle with CHF and Diabetes. Jack was born May 19th, 1932 at his family’s home in Kimberly Idaho, to Herman Cahill Steelsmith and Leslie Emma (Glover) Steelsmith as the only son and oldest of 4...

Ruby Bower, age 95, of Mountain Home, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at a Boise care center. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Dorothy M. Foote, age 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, at a care center in Nampa. No local services will be held. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Laurence Edward Robinson “Robbie”, age 84, of Mountain Home, passed away on Friday May 25, 2018. A celebration of his life with military honors, will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home

Elva Viola Waters McAnulty, 86, passed away July 10, 2018 at Stonebridge Assisted Living in Wendell, Idaho. Graveside inurnment service will be held at the Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry, on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 10:00 am. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

James “Jim” Ray Kellermann, age 71, of Mayfield, passed away at VA Medical Center nursing home, in Boise, on June 12, 2018. A graveside inurnment will be held at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Enterprise Cemetery, in Enterprise, Oregon. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Asencion (Chon) M. Castro, Sr. returned to his Heavenly Father Wednesday, July 11, at home with family by his side. Chon was born August 15, 1944, to his parents Jesus and Maria Castro in Crystal City, Texas. He married Paula Palomin September 11, 1962 in Ontario, Oregon. They moved back and forth from Texas and Idaho and finally settled in Mountain Home in 1980 for work. He worked for Bowman's Plumbing Inc. for 20 + years...

Linda Sielaff, age 68, of Boise, formerly of Pine, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at a Boise care center. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Mark Steven Parker passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 13, 2018 while fishing the South Fork of the Boise River. Mark was born September 23, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah, (the third of five children) to Ralph Willard Parker and Geraldine Leonard Parker. He grew up in California where he attended Goleta Valley Junior High School and San Marcos High School, graduating in 1969...

Linda Sue Sielaff (Ford), was born on April 27, 1950 in Mountain Home, to the late Harold & Ray Ford. She went home to be with Jesus at the young age of 68 on Monday, July 16, 2018 of natural causes. Linda graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1968. She participated in drill team and was active in school, even though they moved eleven times in six years to follow her father’s career...

Heriberto “Eddie” Maldonado, age 38, of Boise, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 14, 2018. A graveside inurnment will be held at 10:00 AM, on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Gary Eugene Richardson, age 58, of Mountain Home, formerly Grand View, passed away on July 3, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Ronald Brent Taylor, age 81, of King Hill, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

United States Air Force (Ret.) Colonel Earl W. Pitts passed away on April 23, 2018 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho surrounded by his family. Born on July 3, 1925 in Mesa, Colorado to Emory Frank Pitts and Rosanna Mabel Thompson, Earl was preceded in death by his parents, brother Forrest, sister JosephineFarley, and the love of his life Sandy Jean Kelton Pitts. Earl leaves behind daughters Candy(Tim)Carstensen, Cindy(Terry)Lindquist, Carrie(Don)Grant and their families and his sister Dorothy Fitzgerald...

Edward John Wegrzyniak, 67, a resident of Shoshone, passed away July 25, 2018 in Shoshone. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Bowman Funeral Parlor of Garden City. www.bowmanfuneral.com (208)-853-3131.

Ronald “Brent” Taylor of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and loved ones on Sunday morning, July 22, 2018, just as the sun illuminated Bennett Mountain outside his living room picture window. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Glenns Ferry High School. Cremation was done under the care and direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel at 500 No. 18 E in Mountain Home. 208-587-0612...

Janice D. Thurber, age 66, of Mountain Home, passed away at Country Living of Mountain Home, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Thomas E. Anderson, Sr, age 70, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on July 24, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Erwin D. Skeen, age 82, of Mountain Home, passed away at the Idaho State Veterans nursing home in Boise on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Arrangements are under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Shirley C. Baumler, 89, of Hagerman, passed away at Stonebridge Assisted Living in Hagerman on July 24, 2018. A graveside inurnment will be held in Bruneau at a later date. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home...

Mitchell McCurdy Roden, age 60, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home July 6, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.

Wauneta May Ellington, age 97, of Bruneau, passed away at Grace Assisted Living at Englefield Green in Boise, on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home.