Obituaries
Gordon Lawrence Luker
Sep 3, 2023
Gordon Lawrence Luker, 82, of Cabot, Arkansas and formerly of Hammett & Twin Falls, Idaho died on Sept. 3, 2023 in Searcy, Arkansas due to medical complications.
Gordon was born on June 15, 1941 in Pocatello, Idaho where he grew up with his large and loving family.
Gordon married Jennie Rutherford and was loving and dedicated husband and...
Otto Edwin Wagner
Sep 3, 2023
Otto Wagner was born at home on the farm south of Buhl on February 27, 1934, to John and Annie (Richter) Wagner. He was the 7th son of 8 boys and two girls. He attended grade school at Fairview Country School for eight years. Otto graduated from Buhl High School in 1952.
Otto worked on the family farm, and...
Angeles & Joan Arrien
Sep 1, 2023
Angeles Marie Arrien "Angie" was born to Salvador Arrien and Marie Elordi Arrien in Glenns Ferry, Idaho on December 24, 1940, and passed away on April 24, 2014, in Petaluma, California.
Joan Arrien "Joanne" was born to Salvador Arrien and Marie Elordi Arrien in Buhl, Idaho on January 10, 1942, and died on February 7, 2022, in Petaluma, California.
The...
Bonnie Jean Sligar
Aug 30, 2023
Bonnie J. Sligar passed away peacefully at the age of 80 Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at a Buhl assisted living facility.
Bonnie was born October 24, 1942 to Alva and Martha (Ross) Parrott in Twin Falls, Idaho, joining three older siblings, Don, Calvin, and Ruby. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1960.
Bonnie married Herschel Bennett July 16,...
Dora Marie Beadz
Aug 29, 2023
Dora Marie Beadz, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2023, in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born on March 20, 1941, in Seattle, Washington to the late Arthur and Dorothy Hendrix. Dora's passing leaves a void in the hearts of all those who knew and loved her.Known for her upbeat personality and her attempts...
Iziah H. Rodriguez
Aug 26, 2023
Iziah H. Rodriguez, beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away on August 26, 2023. He was born on June 25, 1999, in Twin Falls, Idaho to his loving parents, Cecilia (Hector) Carrillo and Humberto (Monica) Rodriguez.Iziah's life was filled with vitality, ambition, and a genuine love for adventure. He attended Filer High School where he made lasting friendships and cherished...
Florence Kay Zamora
Aug 24, 2023
Florence “Kay” Zamora passed away August 24, 2023 in Buhl, Idaho. She was one month shy of her 85th birthday.
Kay was born September 24, 1938 to Herman “Cahill” and Leslie Steelsmith in Twin Falls, Idaho. Kay was the youngest of four children following brother Jack, sisters Rita and Lynn.
Kay attended school in Kimberly, Fairfield, Castleford, and Boise...
Pat L. Alexander
Aug 21, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Alexander passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on August 21, 2023. She was born in Genoa, Nebraska on December 16, 1939 to Irene and Arvid Backman. She graduated from Genoa High School and moved to Oregon with her family where they farmed mint.
In November 1962, she married the love of her life, Leland “Lee” Alexander....
Harold Eck
Aug 15, 2023
Harold Eck was born on November 14, 1944 to Jacob and Rosella Eck in Atwater, California. He passed away at Buhl, Idaho on August 15, 2023 at the age of 78 years.
Dad was taught a good work ethic as a young boy and this tenacity and perseverance was a characteristic of his entire life. He was never fast...
Frances Eileen Medina
Aug 7, 2023
Frances Eileen Medina, born January 22, 1953 to Edward and Susie Schmidt in Turlock, California, went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 7, 2023 after a courageous journey battling cancer.
Her childhood years were spent working with her siblings on their family farm. She learned to work hard and be frugal. She learned...
Margaret Gine Heise
Aug 3, 2023
Margaret Gine Heise was born in Woodland, Utah on September 7, 1936. She was the seventh child of twelve siblings. In Woodland, she grew up milking cows every morning at the crack of dawn. She and her siblings often had to hurry through the morning of farmwork or they would miss the bus to school. Sometimes they did.
One...
Julia Ann Vickers
Jul 28, 2023
Julia A. Vickers of Buhl, Idaho, formerly Heyburn, passed away peacefully Friday, July 28, 2023. Julia was the daughter of Carolyn Blaimers Barber and Donald Ray Campbell. Later, Carolyn married Jon Hilling. She was born in Burley, Idaho on Christmas Eve 1944. Julia was raised in Rupert, Idaho where she attended school and graduated in 1963 from Minico High...
Dewey Plank
Jul 22, 2023
Melvin Dewitt “Dewey” Plank, 96, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Buhl, Idaho with his family by his side.
Dewey was born on April 2, 1927 in Santa Monica, CA to Melvin and Mary Plank. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1944, where he participated in baseball and football. He then attended Santa Monica...
Sandra "Sandy" Rae Schaer
Jul 18, 2023
Sandra Rae Schaer passed away on July 18th 2023. Sandy was born on Dec 6th 1945 in Flagler Colorado, the youngest of three daughters born to Robert and Ruby Scott. In 1947, the family packed up and moved to Idaho, finally settling in the Castleford area. Sandy graduated in 1964 from Castleford High School, and not long after, she...
Willis Michael Moore
Jul 15, 2023
Willis Michael Moore (56), also known as Billy or Bill, from Filer, ID, formerly from Buhl, ID, a loving brother, husband, and father of three, has left to be with the heavenly Father on Friday, June 23, 2023.
Bill was born to Gary Dean Moore and Margaret Marie (Smith) Moore, Torkelson, in Twin Falls, ID, at Magic Valley...
Shirley Agnes Wasko
Jul 14, 2023
Shirley Agnes Hollinger Kaercher Wasko began her 102.5-year earthly adventure on July 24, 1920, in Paul, Idaho. She was welcomed by parents Warren Issac Hollinger (1892-1964) and Agnes Neyman Hollinger (1894-1979) and brothers Harvey Carl Hollinger (1913-1993) and Melvin Warren Hollinger (1916-2015). A sister, Lois Muriel Hollinger Metsch, joined the family in 1925.
Shirley grew up and attended school in...
Nickolas "Nick" Shane Alvey
Jul 9, 2023
Nickolas “Nick” Shane Alvey was called home on Sunday, July 9, 2023. He was born December 21, 1970 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Ronald Dean Alvey and Devera Jean Alvey. He was the second of six children. He was raised on the family farm in Wendell, north of Buhl and attended school in Buhl. At an early age he...
Roger Arnold Akland
Jul 7, 2023
Roger A. Akland, 85, of Buhl, passed away peacefully on July 7th, 2023.
Roger was born on May 3rd, 1938 in a house across the street from the orchard where he would eventually dedicate a significant portion of his life. He was the cherished son of Art and Ella, who instilled in their four children a strong work ethic...
Ian M. Hildon
Jul 3, 2023
Ian was born on February 6th, 1961 to parents Shirley and Anthony Hildon in Luton, Bedfordshire England. Ian moved to Cheshire, England along with his parents and three younger siblings Alison, Amanda, and Louise.
Ian joined Nantwich and Actin Grammar School to complete his childhood education where he met and married Jill, and went on to have...
Joe Wearden
Jul 2, 2023
Joe Wearden died July 2, 2023, after a long, bittersweet run with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born March 15, 1941 to Joe Ed and Josephine Wearden in Victoria, TX, the oldest of 11 children. Though he was at times a very good big brother, he spent most of his life acting like an only child.
Joe loved spending time...
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