Obituaries from August 2021

Donita G. Freienmuth, age 88, of Mountain Home passed away at a local hospital on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Arrangements ae under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

James Paul Loewen, age 88, of Mtn Home, passed away in Meridian on August 1, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mtn Home.

Billy Ben Heaton of Mountain Home passed away at the Idaho State Veterans Home on Thursday, July 22, 2021, he was 88 years old. Billy spent his last 9 years in the wonderful care of the entire staff of the Idaho State Veterans Home. Billy enjoyed his time at the home often commenting on how well he was being cared for and felt he couldn't be in a better place...

Patricia “Patty” McLaughlin, ninety-seven years young, passed away peacefully on July 30th after a brief illness. Patty was born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to James and Alta O’Connell and grew up in Potlatch, Idaho along with her brothers Dan and Jerry and sister Kathleen. ...

Donita Gail Freienmuth passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Donita was born in Aplington, Iowa, on January 4, 1933 to Hilda Alberta Hites Jacobs and Frank C. Jacobs. She spoke often of growing up on the family farm in Iowa, fishing with her father, riding her horses, and hunting...

Gary C. Curtis, 78, passed away peacefully on Monday August 2, 2021. He was born January 31, 1943 in California to Charles 'Bud' and Stella Curtis. Gary grew up in Fair Oaks, California and joined the United States Air Force in 1961. He was a Vietnam Veteran and spent most of his years in Mountain Home where he then retired in 1982. After retiring he worked for Boeing, where he spent many years working in Saudi Arabia...

James Paul Loewen, age 88, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Friday, August 27, 2021 at The Christian & Baptist Church and burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery...

Roger Lee Sherer, age 76, of Box Elder, Montana, formerly of Mountain Home passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Lola "Lollie" L. Mikolajczyk, age 83, of Mountain Home, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at a local care center. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home.

Lola Lee (Lollie) Mikolajczyk 83 passed away peacefully on August 8, 2021, in Mountain Home, ID, at a local assisted living facility. Lola was born in Helena, Montana, on July 10, 1938, to Irvin (Babe) Glineski and Orbana McKelvey. The family later sold the family ranch and lived in Mountain City, Nevada, while Irvin worked at the Rio Tinto Copper Mine. ...

Carlos Humberto Jácome, born in Los Angeles, CA on May 30, 1950, passed on August 8, 2021, in Mountain Home, ID. Carlos was a loving husband and best friend to Jane, a dedicated father and friend to Aline and Lynnette, an adoring and fun Abuelo to Adeline, Sophia, and Vonn, and a father-in-law, who encouraged and mentored his sons-in-law, Steve and Paul. ...

Richard (Dick) M Wyma, beloved husband of Jill B. Wyma, passed away Aug. 10 from heart failure and associated complications. Services will be held at his home in Cascade on Aug 21st at 2pm. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Roger Lee Sherer, 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Boise, Id, on August 7, 2021. He was born August 14, 1944 to Frank J. & Orel Montana (Dolly) Sherer in Havre, Montana, and was the oldest of three children. His family moved from Fairfield, Montana, to Mountain Home, in 1953 where they owned and operated the Hub Clothiers for 48 years. ...

Jerry R. Carrico, age 88, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise hospital on August 18, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Yvonne Ruth Bowen, 84, of Mountain Home, ID, entered eternal peace and rest in the presence of her Savior on August 8, 2021. She passed peacefully at home with her husband and daughter by her side after a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born March 30, 1937, in a church basement in Sturgis, SD, to Rev. ...

Adam Richard Crockett passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021, from injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident on highway 78, between Nampa and Grand View Idaho. Services will be held at Rimrock High School in Grand View, Idaho on August 28th at 11am. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Katherine M. Hilty, 81, of Glenns Ferry passed away peacefully on August 18, 2021 in Gooding. Graveside service will be held on August 25, 2021 at 11am at Glenn Rest Cemetery in Glenns Ferry. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Tommy Rodney passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 18, 2021, he was 74 years old. Tom was born in Kingman Arizona on February 20, 1947. He grew up in Hawthorne, NV where he married the former Twyla Jo Stabile on March 4th, 1972. Early in Tom's adult life he served in the United States Navy and after his full-time service concluded, Tom moved to Mountain Home Idaho in 1981 to work for the department of defense as well as continuing his Navy service as a reservist. ...

Gerald Dean Mann, age 82, of Mountain Home, passed on August 15, 2021 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM, on Friday, August 27, 2021 at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, Mtn Home, Idaho. Gerald was born in Wayne, Nebraska to Ida and Arthur Mann on July 29, 1939. ...

Jerry R. Carrico, 88, of Mountain Home, peacefully passed away on 18 August 2021 at the Boise VA hospital of natural causes after leading a long full life. Jerry was born in Mountain Home, on April 14, 1933, to Joe and Mildred Carrico. He grew-up during the great depression and rose from extremely humble beginnings to become successful in the contracting and oil distribution industries...

Chiyoko I. Taylor, age 88, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Nampa hospital on August 17, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Joan Rossi Hobbs, 63, of Mountain Home, passed away at her home on August 20, 2021. A private memorial service will be held. Cremation under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Joan was born on May 10, 1958, in Hackensack New Jersey, the daughter of Angelo Joseph and Claire Molinelli Rossi. Joan graduated from New Rochelle High School, New York, and State University of New York, Potsdam, where she earned a BA in English...

Eleanor J. Pinkham, passed away at her home on August 21st 2021 at the age of 94, in Mountain Home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Christian & Baptist Church, followed by Inurnment at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Cecil John Meyers, age 80, of Grand View, passed away at a local care center on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home McMurtrey Chapel.

Patsy Irene Huddleston, age 87, of Mountain Home, passed away at a Boise care center on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Kenneth Michael Erwin, of Bruneau, passed away August 22, 2021 at St Alphonsus RMC in Boise with cousin Danise Mink and his mother by his side until the end. Ken was born in Jerome, Idaho to Sidney and Judy Erwin. He moved to Bruneau just shy of his first birthday. He grew up on the family farm and wouldn’t have had it any other way...

Thomas Degroot, age 76, died peacefully on August 24, 2021 at the Christian Health Care Center in Lynden, Washington following a stroke. Tom was born to Luitzen and Pietje Degroot on September 11, 1944 in Long Beach, California. His family moved between the Netherlands and America many times in his younger years...