Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho and Surrounding Southern Idaho Cities
ROBERT VIRGIL SLATER
Nov 25, 2010
Robert (Bob) Virgil Slater 1938 - 2010 Robert "Bob" Virgil Slater, age 72 of Twin Falls Idaho passed away November 25, 2010 at his home in Twin Falls with his family at his side. Bob was born in Twin Falls on March 30, 1938, the son of Virgil Henry and Vivian Eleanor Johnson Slater. He grew up and attended schools...
Rena Holmes
Nov 25, 2010
Rena Bassett Holmes 1932 - 2010 Rena Bassett Holmes died peacefully Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Twin Falls Care Center. Rena was born Dec. 29, 1932 in Springdale, ID to David and O'Rena Burgess. She married Ken Bassett in 1957. They lived in Twin Falls and Northern Nevada and had 4 children. Her husband Ken died in 1987. Rena remarried...
EARVIN JOSEPH MARTIN
Nov 22, 2010
Earvin Joseph Martin 1925 -2010 Earvin Joseph Martin was born March 19, 1925 in Spaulding, Oklahoma to Georgie and Ernest Martin. He grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where at the age of 16 he joined the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. While stationed in California, he met his future wife Sondra, they married and had two daughters, Julie...
Joshua James Kimball
Nov 21, 2010
Joshua James Kimball, 24, of Jerome, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ on November 21, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on March 12, 1986, the son of James and Michelle McCall Kimball. In 2004, Joshua graduated from Jerome High School, he later attended Boise...
Joan Lee Edgerton Gabert
Nov 17, 2010
Twin Falls - Joan Lee Edgerton Gabert, 78, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 at the River Ridge Care Center in Twin Falls surrounded by family. Joan was born July 3, 1932, in San Francisco, California, to Albert Lewis and Doris Louise Edgerton. She began attending San Francisco Ballet at the age of seven and became a company member and...
Etta Lou David
Nov 17, 2010
ETTA LOU DAVID 1925 - 2010 Etta Lou was born May 12, 1925 in Columbus, Montana, to Earl and Fernia Woodard and passed away peacefully on November 17, 2010 after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer. She was fondly called Etta Lou, Sue, Mother, Auntie, Grandma, & Grandma Lou by friends and family. She was raised in Wyoming and attended...
Lowell Reed "Bill" Hansen
Nov 16, 2010
"It is said that when God comes to call a pilot, there is no fear for he already knows what it means to soar above the earth." Lowell Reed "Bill" Hansen, age 89 passed away Tuesday November 16, 2010 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born in Ogden, Utah on January 9, 1921, the son of Orion H. and Maurine...
Helen S. Dohse Matthiesen
Nov 15, 2010
Obituary for Helen Dohse Matthiesen Helen Dohse Matthiesen, 95, of Twin Falls passed away Monday, November 15th at River Ridge Care Center in Twin Falls. Helen was born June 4, 1915 in Sherwood, Oregon to Walter Ludwig and Alwina Elizabeth Kaster Schmidt. Helen graduated from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon. She married Edward Herman Dohse in Sherwood, Oregon in...
Rose Mary Lavey
Nov 8, 2010
Rose Mary Lavey 1945-2010 Our amazing wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on November 8, 2010. Rose was born August 10, 1945 to Floyd Haderly and Margaret Fowler, who both have welcomed their daughter back home to be with them in heaven. Rose met and married her high school sweetheart, Don Lavey in 1963 and they had two children...
LILAMAE HELLER
Nov 4, 2010
Ms. Lilamae Heller, age 89 of Buhl, Idaho passed away on November 4, 2010 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Lilamae was born in Stroudsburg, PA on December 27, 1920. A devoted mother and grandmother, Ms. Heller was a resident of Buhl for 20 years. Prior to moving to Idaho, Ms.Heller was a longtime...
EDWIN LEO HILL
Nov 4, 2010
Edwin Leo Hill 1923 - 2010 Edwin Leo Hill, age 87 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2010 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Edwin was born May 1, 1923 in Ironton, Ohio, the son of Lawrence and Clara Hill. He grew up and attended St. Lawrence grade school and St....
Beverly Jean Sheckler
Nov 1, 2010
Beverly Jean Sheckler, 87, of Twin Falls, passed away November 1, 2010 peacefully at her home. She was born April 12, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of Edward and Margaret Mary Koopman Vernon. On Oct. 14, 1942 Beverly married Dean Sheckler in Omaha, Nebraska. To this union were born two daughters. Throughout her life Beverly worked as a sales...
Mildred Gilbert
Oct 31, 2010
Mildred Gilbert 1938 - 2010 Mildred Gilbert, 72, of Twin Falls passed away October 31, 2010 at the Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls. She was born on May 6, 1938 in Roosevelt, Utah, twin daughter of Thomas Martindale and Cecelia Caroline Olsen Gilbert. She worked at Magic Valley Rehabiltation Services for many years and took great pride in...
Juanita Upton
Oct 30, 2010
Juanita Upton 1927 - 2010 Juanita Upton, age 83, passed away on October 30, 2010. Juanita was born March 1, 1927 in Fairbury, Nebraska. She was the fifth child of Roy O. and Anna Augusta Stocker. She attended school in Fairbury and graduated from both Fairbury High School in 1945 and Fairbury Junior College. As a result of her long...
Robert Blodgett Oslund
Oct 28, 2010
Robert Blodgett Oslund, 84, of Twin Falls passed away Thursday morning October 28, 2010 at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1926 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Arnold and Edna Belle Oslund. Robert spent two years with the US Army Signal Corps, and five years with the Army Map Service in Washington, DC. After the service Robert Worked for...
Michelle Lea Reinke
Oct 27, 2010
Michelle Lea Reinke 1953 - 2010 Michelle Lea Reinke, was called home to her Heavenly Father Wednesday, October 27, 2010. She was born in Downey, California to Leland A. and Norma Jean Haydock. Michelle had a love for animals and loved barrel racing horses. Michelle spent most of her youth in Southern California and graduated from Norco high school. She...
CORNELIUS ROBERT RIETVELD
Oct 26, 2010
Cornelius R. Rietveld, 92, of Twin Falls passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at his home in Bridgeview Estates. He was born on February 4, 1918 in South Holland, IL, and he was the eldest child of Gerrit and Hattie (Anker) Rietveld. Corny, as he was known to his friends, was raised in a bountiful farming community near...
Charles Lewis Wickhorst
Oct 24, 2010
Charles Lewis Wickhorst, a gentle man, died on October 24, 2010. He is remembered by many for his strong faith, strong work ethic, and vivid stories. Charles was born December 25, 1918 to Louis Wickhorst and Alice Doughty Wickhorst in Longmont, Colorado. The family then moved to Kimberly, Idaho in 1927. Chuck told of ice skating on the canals during...
CECIL RAYMOND HASKINS
Oct 23, 2010
Cecil Raymond Haskins, 72, died peacefully surrounded by his family at home in Twin Falls, ID on October 23, 2010 after a valiant battle with lung cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Cecil was born in Minco, Oklahoma to Cecil and Freda Haskins and was the third of eleven siblings. The family moved to Newark, California in 1959 and the year following...