Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho and Surrounding Southern Idaho Cities

Ida Elizabeth Swinney

Ida Elizabeth Swinney

Aug 8, 2011

Ida (Liz) Elizabeth Swinney 66, of Kimberly passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Liz was born the fifth of six children on January 28, 1945 in Calusa, California. She was raised and educated in California. There she married John McEntarfer and had four children. In 1989 she moved...

Robert J. DeBerard

Robert J. DeBerard

Aug 4, 2011

Robert Joe ("Butch") DeBerard March 13, 1945 - August 4, 2011 Robert Joe "Butch" DeBerard passed away August 4, 2011, at his home in Twin Falls, Idaho, after a brief illness. Butch was born in 1945 at the Family Ranch on the Troublesome Creek in Kremmling, Colorado. Born to Fay and Chloe DeBerard, he was raised on the Ranch in...

Wayne Stiles Walker

Wayne Stiles Walker

Aug 1, 2011

Wayne Stiles Walker Wayne S. Walker, 83, of Kimberly, died Monday, August 1st after a short illness. He was born on September 27, 1927 at Hansen, Idaho to Clyde C. and Ruth H. Walker, and lived his childhood years and went to school in Hansen. He married Jacklyn J. Young on April 5, 1947 at Elko, Nevada, and they made...

Jack Birch Craner

Jack Birch Craner

Jul 29, 2011

Jack Birch Craner, 79, of Twin Falls, formerly of Buhl, passed away on July 29, 2011. He was born on June 22, 1932 in Eden, Idaho, the son of Hyrum and Maude Birch Craner. Jack was the owner and operator of his own large scale earth moving company, The Motor Patrol Service. Jack joined the Air Force when he was...

NORMA LEE PRESTIDGE

NORMA LEE PRESTIDGE

Jul 23, 2011

Norma Lee Prestidge 1930 - 2011 Norma Lee Prestidge, 80, of Twin Falls, passed away July 23, 2011 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born the 6th child of a family of 7 children5 boys, 2 girls in Kimberly, Idaho on August 21, 1930, the daughter of Herman and Beatrice Isom. The family lived...

ADRIAN OWEN GEE

ADRIAN OWEN GEE

Jul 21, 2011

ADRIAN OWEN GEE 1931 - 2011 Adrian Owen Gee, was born to Ormus Earl Gee and Winnona Tolman Sept. 2, 1931 in Marion, ID and was damn proud of it. After attending 12 years of school in Marion/ Oakley , he spent his early years as a hired cowboy working for Chick Bedke in the Oakley area. On July 28,...

Charles Edward Upton

Charles Edward Upton

Jul 18, 2011

Charles "Chuck" Edward Upton 1926 - 2011 Chuck Upton, age 84, passed away on July 18th, 2011 surrounded by his family. Chuck was born December 8, 1926 in Alameda, California. He was the only child of Charles Reuben and Annastacia Upton. He attended school in the Oakland area and graduated from Castlemont High School in 1945. He was drafted into...

Alma Edwin Peck

Alma Edwin Peck

Jul 16, 2011

Alma E. Peck 1919 ~ 2011 Alma Edwin Peck, age 92 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away July 16, 2011 at Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Alma was born April 27, 1919 in Rupert, Idaho, the son of Justin and Anna M. Peck. He entered the Army in November, 1942 and served until 1944 when he was...

Angela Dawn Whittemore

Angela Dawn Whittemore

Jul 14, 2011

Angela Dawn Whittemore, 37, ofBoise, passed away July 14, 2011 at her home in Boise. She was born August 1, 1973 in Boise, the daughter of Aubrey and Kathy Gorley Anderson. On August 14, 1993 she married the love of her life Paul Whittemore in Twin Falls. To this union were born three children, Thaddeus, Venice and Sheahlei. Angela loved...

Linda Marie Stahlman

Linda Marie Stahlman

Jul 12, 2011

Linda Marie Stahlman October 15, 1943 - July 12, 2011 Born in Wendell, Idaho to Mildred Quarry and Charles Sanders, Linda was raised by her mother, Mildred and stepfather, Edward Hartman, primarily in the Buhl area. She did spend alot of her early childhood with her Grandmother and Grandfather, Belle and John Quarry in Wendell, and later moved with her...

Richard Earl Commons

Richard Earl Commons

Jul 12, 2011

Richard Earl Commons Obituary Richard (Dick) Earl Commons Sr. passed away on Tuesday, July 12th. He was born on September 10th, 1924 to Robert and Robin Commons in Glenns Ferry, Idaho. The middle child and only boy, he had 2 sisters, Virginia and Barbara. In 1942 he joined the Army and landed on Omaha Beach on D. Day. He was...

Ricky Lynn Friel

Ricky Lynn Friel

Jul 10, 2011

Ricky Lynn Friel 1959 - 2011 Ricky Lynn Friel, age 52 of Hansen, Idaho died July 10, 2011 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Hansen, Idaho. Ricky was born February 8, 1959 in Marlinton, West Virginia, to parents, Donald and Lennie Friel. Ricky has been a resident of Hansen, Idaho since 1968. He grew up and attended schools...

Alan LeRoy Kime

Alan LeRoy Kime

Jul 7, 2011

Obituary for Alan Kime Alan Leroy Kime, age 83, died July 7, 2011, at his home in Shoshone, Idaho. He was born July 14, 1927, in Cornish, CO to Ivan and Bernice Kime. Early in his life, the family moved to the Sandhills of Nebraska where his parents operated a cattle ranch. He attended a rural school, later moving to...

LaVerne West Duggan

LaVerne West Duggan

Jul 4, 2011

LaVerne West Duggan 1932 - 2011 LaVerne West Duggan died suddenly at her home July 4, 2011. She was born May 8, 1932 the eldest daughter of Vern and Helen Metzler West. She attended Willowdale and Fairview country schools and graduated from Castleford Schools. Upon graduation she worked for a short time in the office of Sego Milk Plant and...

William H. Haffner

William H. Haffner

Jul 2, 2011

William "Bill" Haffner, 97, passed away peacefully with family by his side. Bill was born in 1913 in Aberdeen, Idaho, the son of Christ and Fredia Haffner. He married his wife Hazel on June 14, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. They moved to Twin Fall, in 1950, where Bill continued a successful locksmith business, (Haffner's). In 1967 Bill received the...

RICHARD HENRY WERNER

RICHARD HENRY WERNER

Jul 2, 2011

Richard Henry Werner 12/31/1960-07/02/2011 Richard Henry Werner age 50, of Twin Falls Idaho, passed away at his home on July 2, 2011. Richard was the son of Leonard H. and Lyla M. Werner and was born on December 31, 1960 in Mulheim, West Germany. Rick was the brother of Robert Werner and the father to twin daughters, Macy and Kendra,...

SALLY DIANE TIPTON

SALLY DIANE TIPTON

Jun 30, 2011

Sally Diane Tipton 1958 - 2011 Sally Diane Tipton, 53, of Richfield, Idaho began her walk with Jesus Thursday, June 30, 2011. She passed away athome with her husband & daughter by her side after a long & courageous battle with breast cancer. Sally was bom April 19, 1958 to Helen & Hamilton Morrison in Flint, Michigan. She graduated from...

EUIL O'VEDE WALKER

EUIL O'VEDE WALKER

Jun 25, 2011

Euil O'Vede Walker (Vede) July 22, 1922 - June 25, 2011 Vede Walker, age 88, of Twin Falls, Idaho passed Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. Vede was born in the family home on July 22, 1922 in Iona, Idaho to James Leo and Kate Walker. He was the second born...

Helen Irene Coovert

Helen Irene Coovert

Jun 22, 2011

Obituary for Helen Irene Coovert Helen Irene Coovert, 91, of Kimberly, passed away Wednesday, June 22nd at her home following a short illness. Helen was born to Alfred Johanne and Sigrid Hillberg Nelson on October 24, 1919 in Bassbrook Township, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Dave and son Ricky. She is survived by her...

Martha A. Whitney

Martha A. Whitney

Jun 22, 2011

Martha Whitney- Martha was born August 21, 1919 and died June 22, 2011, at age 91. Her goal was a 110 until a horrible case of shingles averted her path. She was an amazing woman whom hiked through Australia & New Zealand; dug and built her house in Thayne, Wyoming; and could play the stock market like a broker. Although...