Obituaries from July 2019

Erika E. Junger passed away, with family by her side, on May 4, 2019 at the age of 75 after several complications that she battled and was not able to overcome. Services will be held graveside on July 20, 2019 at 11:00 at the Mountain Home Cemetery, Mtn Home...

Michael Hardy Benbough, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 25, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 22nd at Mountain Home Christian Baptist Church, 265 North 4th East, in Mountain Home. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.woodfuneralhome.com...

Sherry Marie Spafford, 64, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at home on July 1, 2019. No services will be held at her request. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home. Sherry is survived by her loving husband David, daughters Autumn, Brindy, Brook, Rachel and Sara, 12 grandchildren, 1 great granddaughter and her sister and brother in law Sandra and Don Miller...

Carlos M. Castillo, Jr., age 59, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home with his family by his side on June 25, 2019 following a long fight with cancer. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mountain Home. Carlos M. ...

Anna L. Mudget, age 99, of Mountain Home, passed away on July 5, 2019 at a local care center. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

Kevin Bacon, age 41, of Bliss, formerly of Glenns Ferry, passed away on July 5, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

Muriel Spies, age 82, of Mountain Home, passed away at home on July 7, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

James Robert Urps, age 59, passed away after a courageous two-year battle with cancer, at his home in King Hill, on Saturday, July 6, 2019 surrounded by his family. A Celebration of Life, with Dewey Crane officiating, will be held at 11am on Saturday, July 20,, 2019 at Glenns Ferry City Park, 509 W. Idaho Ave., Glenns Ferry. A potluck will follow until 2pm. We can reminisce, grieve, support each other and, of course, just chat. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home...

LaVonne Cecile “Vonnie” Brandenburg, age 88, of Mountain Home, passed away at a local care center on July 12, 2019. A viewing followed by a Rosary will be held at Rost Funeral Home on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 5 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2019 at Our Lady of Good Council Catholic Church. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, in Mountain Home...

Muriel Spies, 82, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt and friend to many.

Charles Fredrick (Chuck) Whipple, 86, passed away on Sunday, July 14, in Mountain Home. Chuck was born in Boise, Idaho on March 10, 1933 to Charles R. Whipple and Emilia Helstrom Whipple. His family moved often, as his father worked on dam construction projects for the Bureau of Reclamation. ...

Robert S. Fulton, 86, of Glenns Ferry, passed away at home on June 26, 2019. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home.

Ingrid W. Cook, age 75, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on July 25, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Tony Willis passed away after a short battle with cancer early on the morning of July 25, 2019 at his sister’s home in Meridian, Idaho. Tony’s mother, Elvena Minic, and family members were at his bedside supporting him in his transition. Tony was born on November 9, 1958 in Jerome, Idaho and was raised in Glenns Ferry, Idaho by his parents, George and Elvena. ...

LEO LOUIS LANGE, Chief Master Sergeant (Retired), USAF June 18, 1925 (Saginaw, Michigan) – July 9, 2019 (Arvada, Colorado) LEO LOUIS (LEWIS) LANGE was the third of five children born (on June 18, 1925) to Carl W. M. Lange and Vera Krebs of Saginaw (later of Grand Rapids), Michigan. Leo grew up and attended school in the Saginaw and Grand Rapids areas...

William “Bill” Newman Masten, much beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, completed a fulfilled life of faith, work, and family on July 20, 2019. Bill was born to William and Bernice Masten on July 22, 1937 in Portland, Oregon, the first of five children. ...

Milton Peter Nielsen, 81, passed away on July 21, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. A viewing will be held from 12:00 to 1:30 on July 29, 2:00 at the LDS Stake Center, 790 South Haskett Street, Mountain Home Idaho, with the funeral service starting at 2:00. Burial will be held at 3:00p.m. on July 30 at the Clifton, Idaho Cemetery...

Daniel A. Kern Sr., age 91, of Mountain Home passed away at his home on July 21, 2019. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Daniel was born on March 16, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois to Albert and Florence (Stromski) Kern. After high school, Daniel graduated from Lane Technical School in Chicago and eventually worked for the UPS as a delivery man and as a route man for a diaper service...