Obituaries from January 2023

February 16, 1936—December 31, 2022 The world lost an amazing woman and heaven gained one. Kay Brown passed away peacefully December 31st surrounded by family. She was 86. Kay was born February 16, 1936 in Nampa, Idaho to Hallie and Marion Hahn. She attended Nampa High School, where she met the love of her life, Ron Brown. They married in 1953, enjoying 52 years together until Ron’s death in 2005...

Joan Clebeck Simoneaux, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, age 92, of Mountain Home, passed away on December 28, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Services are pending in California. Joan was born in Temple, Texas on September 23, 1930, to Stanley and Mattie (Hester) Clebeck. ...

James Patrick “Pat” Finn, age 71, of Mountain Home, passed away at his home on January 4, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held at Rost Funeral Home on Friday, January 13, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. with burial to follow at Mountain View Cemetery. 

Gerald Esco (Flip) Fletcher, age 97, was born May 5, 1925 in Mountain Home, Idaho to Roy and Tullie Tate Fletcher. He had an older brother Rolland. Gerald went to school in Mountain Home and graduated 1943. He joined the Navy May 1,1943 serving in the Pacific and European theaters on the SS George M. Pullman. He received an honorable discharge March 26, 1946...

Della Mae Collins, 81, passed away at home on Saturday, December 24, 2022 in Mountain Home, Idaho. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. No service is scheduled at this time. Della was born October 3,1941 in Paonia, Colorado, the only child of Harper and Cleo Giles. ...

Mary E. Miracle (65) of Mountain Home passed away in a Boise hospital on Monday, January 9, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

James Patrick Finn, “Pat”, age 71, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at his home with his loving wife, Roxanne, at his side. Pat was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery on Friday, January 13, 2023.Arrangements were under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

William Charles (Bill) Houston (92) passed away at home on Thursday, January 5, 2023. m Charles (Bill) Houston (92) passed away at home on Thursday, January 5, 2023. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at the American Legion Post 101 on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. Cremation under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Beverly A. Dice, age 87, of Mtn Home, ID, passed away at a local care center on January 11, 2023. Arrangements by Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, in Mtn Home.

Melvin L. Anderson, age 58, of Mtn Home, passed away on January 11, 2023 near Wendell. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Christian Michael Postema, age 15, of Mountain Home, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023. Christian’s ashes were laid to rest on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 at Mountain View Cemetery. Cremation was under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Lawrence Lucas, age 88, of Mountain Home passed away at the Boise VA Hospital on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A memorial service will be held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Lawrence was born on February 12, 1934, in Beardsley, Minnesota. ...

William John Gardner, age 68, of Mountain Home, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023. No services will be held per Bills request. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. William was born on November 7, 1954, in Seattle, Washington, son of John and Martha (Schepper) Gardner...

Emma Irene Carnahan, age 94, of King Hill passed away at home on January 12, 2023, due to complications of a stroke. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday January 21, 2023, at the V.F.W. Hall, Post #3646 in Glenns Ferry. Viewing will be held at the V.F.W. Hall, Post #3646 from 10:00 A.M. to 10:45 A.M. Burial at Glenn Rest Cemetery...

Leo-Michael James Hathaway-Hughes, age 15-month-old, of Mtn Home, passed away at St Lukes Elmore Hospital, on January 5, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Melvin (Mel) Anderson, of Mountain Home, passed away suddenly, at the age of 58, on the morning of January 11, 2023. Cremation under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel. Mel was born July 25, 1964, at the Mountain Home AFB, to Lewis (Andy) Anderson and Nancy King. After serving in the Air Force National Guard, he attended Boise State University and pursued his career in plumbing...

Beverly Arlene Dice passed away peacefully the morning of January 11, 2023, at 87 years old. Bev was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on June 30, 1935, to Lloyd and Eunice Jordan. She spent her childhood in Drewsey, Oregon. It was there, Bev rode behind her mom horseback to attend grade school at the one room school at Van, Oregon where her mom was the teacher.

David Brubaker Hamilton, age 90, died on January 14, 2023. Memorial services will take place at the All In Church in Mountain Home, Idaho on Saturday, February 4 at 11 a.m. Interment services will take place at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Idaho at a date to be determined. Cremation under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Nani Joy Child Beus, 88, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, passed away on January 20, 2023, in Meridian, Idaho. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28th, at the Grand View Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, with interment preceding at 10:00 a.m. at Hilltop Memorial Cemetery in Nyssa, Oregon.Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, Idaho...

Marie T. Mott, age 88, passed away January 16, 2023. A Celebration of Life was held at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel on January 19, 2023. Inurnment will be held at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, where Marie will be laid to rest with her husband Paul...

Dolores Olivas, age 51 of Mountain Home, passed away in Ely Nevada on January 17, 2023. Dolores, the 3rd youngest of 16, born to Hector and Ada Martinez on December 2, 1971, in Mountain Home. At the age of 16, she moved to California and met the love of her life Raymond Olivas. On November 22, 1989, they got married and together they were blessed with 5 children and 16 grandchildren...

Martha Estanez-Jimenez, born June 27, 1975, to Humberto Estanez and Teresa Jimenez in Coatepec Harinas, Mexico, passed away at home on January 23, 2023, at age 47 after fighting a battle against cancer. Martha was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home on January 31, 2023. Arrangements were under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Teri Lynne Tjepkes Smith, 60 passed away on January 27, 2023 from ovarian cancer in Portland, Oregon. She spent years as a community organizer in the Mountain Home. She volunteered at the youth center, put on fun runs, organized “spring flings,” and took kids to the Boise YMCA...

James William Hughes, age 64, of Mountain Home passed away at home on Monday, January 23, 2023. Memorial service will be held at the American Legion Post #26 in Mountain Home on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

James “Baby Hughy” Hughes, age 64, passed away unexpectedly, in his home January 23, 2023. Jim was born November 21, 1958, in Massachusetts. The eldest of two children, he was raised in Mountain Home, Idaho by loving parents, Annabell Cullen and Albert “Pinky” Hughes. ...