Obituaries

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

James Richard Carmichael

James Richard Carmichael

May 7, 2011

James (Jim) Richard Carmichael Sr, aka, Honey, Dad and Poppa. Born July 7, 1932 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jim went home to His Lord and Savior on May 7, 2011. He passed away at St. Lukes Hospital, Magic Valley, in Twin Falls, Idaho as a result of a stroke. Jim is survived by his loving wife of thirty-nine years and...

James T. Edward

James T. Edward

May 2, 2011

James T. Edwards, 80 of Kimberly, Idaho went to be with our Father in Heaven on Monday, May 2, 2011. Jim was born in Nampa, Idaho on June 5th 1930. In 1973, Jim moved to Kimberly, Idaho, where he raised his children, Bill, John, Bob, Karen, Tommy Joe and James Jr. One of Jim's greatest joys in life was fishing,...

Medina Mandura

Medina Mandura

May 2, 2011

Medina Mandura, 43, of Twin Falls, passed away at her home with her loving family by her side. She worked as a quality control inspector for Spears Manufacturing and then for Seastrom Manufacturing. Medina enjoyed spending time with her family and was friend to all. Surviving are her husband - Marinko Mandura of Twin Falls, and children - Dario and...

Thomas Calvin Bay

Thomas Calvin Bay

May 1, 2011

Twin Falls, Idaho resident and former Alaskan, Thomas Calvin Bay, 84, passed away in Twin Falls on May 1st, 2011 after a short illness. His life will be celebrated on Saturday May, 7th 2011 at 2 PM at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home 2551 Kimberly Road in Twin Falls. He was born November 22, 1926 in Anadarko County, Oklahoma. After...

Merlin Lee Fairbanks

Merlin Lee Fairbanks

May 1, 2011

Merlin Lee Fairbanks, 67, of Twin Falls, passed away May 1, 2011 at the Twin Falls Care Center. He was born July 5, 1943 in Hazelton, Idaho, the son of Glen Ward Fairbanks and Mary M. Hartley Fairbanks. He was married to Susan Wolf and to this union was born a son Mike. Susan and Merlin later divorced and on...

Jim Crowser

Jim Crowser

Apr 30, 2011

Obituary for James Russell Crowser Twin Falls - James Russell Crowser passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. Jim was born in Clarkston, Washington on January 21, 1932 to James W. Crowser and Marie Fredrickson Crowser. He graduated from Clarkston High School in 1949. From High School he went into the Navy for...

Steve R. Ordonez

Steve R. Ordonez

Apr 25, 2011

Steve R. Ordonez 1954-2011 Steve R. Ordonez, 56, of Filer, lost a courageous battle with cancer at his home, surrounded by family, on Monday April 25, 2011. Steve was born November 9, 1954 in Willcox, AZ. He attended High School in Salt Lake City, UT. He received a Masters degree in Geology from Northern Arizona University, and later received his...

Mary Jean Billingsley

Mary Jean Billingsley

Apr 24, 2011

Mary "Jean" Billingsley 1910 - 2011 Our beloved grandmother, Mary "Jean" Billingsley, 101 of Twin Falls, was called home by the Lord April 24, 2011. She joins her beloved family, husband Dale, sons Max, Don, daughter Gwen, her parents, three brothers and two sisters. Grandma's life was full of caring for her loved ones. She taught us how to cook,...

Linda Darlene Stratton

Linda Darlene Stratton

Apr 23, 2011

Linda Darlene Stratton 1942 - 2011 Linda Darlene Stratton, 68, of Twin Falls, passed away April 23, 2011 at her home in Twin Falls. Born in Upland California October 12th, 1942, grew up in Blythe California before relocating to Hemet, California where she broke through a gender barrier by becoming the first female telephone installer in the state of California,...

ANN F. WILSON

ANN F. WILSON

Apr 22, 2011

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Billy Joe Harbison

Billy Joe Harbison

Apr 15, 2011

Billy Joe Harbison 1939 - 2011 Billy Joe Harbison, age 72 of Jerome, Idaho died April 15, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Billy was born January 5, 1939 in Bozeman, MT, the son of Elijah John and Edith Ellen Crawley Harbison. His father, Elijah was killed in WWII and the family moved...

Ellis E. Stettler

Ellis E. Stettler

Apr 9, 2011

Ellis E. Stettler 1922 - 2011 Ellis E. Stettler age 88 of Twin Falls, passed away April 9, 2011 at Wynwood Retirement Facility. Ellis was born on September 16, 1922 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He graduated from Twin Falls High School and played the clarinet and the saxophone in high school and was a member of a local Jazz band...

LEROY JACOB KOHNTOPP

LEROY JACOB KOHNTOPP

Apr 8, 2011

Leroy Jacob Kohntopp 1917 - 2011 Leroy Jacob Kohntopp, age 93 of Filer, Idaho went to be with Heavenly Father from his home in Filer on April 8, 2011. Leroy was born on August 9, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri. At a very early age, his family moved to Twin Falls where he attended schools Willowdale, Pleasant Valley, Elmwood, Maroa,...

Krystal A. Egbert

Krystal A. Egbert

Apr 8, 2011

Krystal A. Egbert, 28, of Boise and formerly of Twin Falls, passed away suddenly Friday, April 8, 2011, at her home. Krystal was born March 6, 1983, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Eric and Kathy Benson Alvey. Krystal completed her high school education at Skyline High School and was currently enrolled at Boise State University. On March...

ALBERTA POPOVIC

ALBERTA POPOVIC

Apr 7, 2011

Alberta (Zagovec) Popovic April 16, 1938-April 7, 2011 Twin Falls- Alberta (Zagovec) Popovic, 72, passed away at her home in Twin Falls on April 7, 2011. Born April 16, 1938 in Former Yugoslavia to Franjo and Fanika Zagovec. She married Sreten Popovic in 1958. They had two children, Rade and Aleksandra. Sreten passed away in 1987 after a battle with...

ROBERT "BOB" HUGH HOLLOWAY

ROBERT "BOB" HUGH HOLLOWAY

Apr 6, 2011

Bob was born October 23, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Roy C. and Myrl Skinner Holloway. The family, including two younger brothers; Clayton and Steve, resided permanently in southwest Twin Falls on a small farm. Bob attended school at Curry Union School for his first eight years of education and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1948. He...

Elsie Louise Kibbee

Elsie Louise Kibbee

Apr 6, 2011

Elsie Louise Kibbee, 79 of Twin Falls passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, surrounded by her family. Elsie was born on July 2I, 1931 at Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Amos S. and Myrtle H. Thompson Kibbee. At a young age, she moved with her family to Pocatello,...

Frances Verla Revai

Frances Verla Revai

Apr 5, 2011

Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home 2551 Kimberly Rd. Twin Falls, ID 83301 (208) 735-0010 Fax: (208) 735-0010 Frances Verla Revai 1928 - 2011 Frances Verla Revai, age 82 of Twin Falls left her earthly home to join Our Heavenly Father on April 5, 2011. Frances was born December 31, 1928 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Vern and Beulah...

Joslyn Diane Miller

Joslyn Diane Miller

Apr 4, 2011

Joslyn D. Miller 1957 - 2011 Joslyn Diane Miller, of Twin Falls, Idaho, returned home to her heavenly Father, peacefully surrounded by family and friends on April 4th, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 10th, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN to proud parents Don and Lilah Gill, a few years later they moved to Iowa. Joslyn and...

Joseph Brown Bear Taylor

Joseph Brown Bear Taylor

Mar 26, 2011

Joseph Brown Bear Taylor passed away on March 26, 2011 after a long illness. He was born on January 6, 1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the only child of Charles F. Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Collins Taylor. Born into the Manitou Band of the Ojibwa tribe, a small band of non-reservation Indians who worked in the tourist industry in the...