Obituaries

Terry Sonner

Jun 10, 2015

Terry "Tyke" Kenneth Sonner, 33, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, while on duty at the Bureau of Land Management Hammett Guard Station. He was the husband of Amanda Sonner and together they shared four years of marriage. Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, he was the son of Terry Barton Sonner and Kathleen Mary Walker. He attended Buhl High...

Jake Kaes

Jun 8, 2015

Jake Owen Kaes (Buhl/Castleford, Idaho) It is with great sadness of love that we mourn the passing of our beloved Jake Owen Kaes. He was a youthful young man of 16 years. His loving spirit passed onto our Heavenly Father on June 6, 2015 with his loving family at his side. Jake was born February 10, 1999 to Rob...

Robert Bailey

Jun 6, 2015

Robert M. Bailey Sept. 23, 1945-June 6, 2015 BOISE • Robert M. Bailey, 69, died on June 6, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was a former publisher of the Buhl Herald newspaper, longtime Vandal fan, great dad and loving husband. He was born in Eldora Iowa on Sept. 23, 1945, to Joan (McIntire) and Robert...

Frances McArthur

Jun 4, 2015

Frances "Peggy" McArthur, 92, of Buhl, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Magic Valley hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. Peggy was born April 2, 1923 in Wendel, ID to Arthur S and Ada Reams. She was the youngest of four siblings and graduated from Buhl high school. In 1941 she married James (Jim) McArthur, together...

Robert Turner

Jun 2, 2015

Robert (Bob) Turner Bob passed away peacefully on June 2, 2015 following the 53rd anniversary with the love of his life, Carol. Bob was born at his grandparents homestead in Melon Valley to Robert and Isabelle Turner on July 27, 1940. He graduated from Buhl High School in 1958. After graduation, Bob joined the Navy and served for 3...

Felipe Arias

May 31, 2015

Felipe "Shorty" Mosqueda Arias, 42, of Buhl, has gone home to our heavenly Father on May 31, 2015 at his home. Shorty was born March 26, 1973 to Jose de Jesus Mosqueda and Maria Isabel Arias. Shorty has worked as a mechanic for the last 10 years. His pride and joy was all 9 of his grandkids and he...

Ruby Scott

May 20, 2015

Ruby Scott - Twin Falls November 11, 1921 Ruby Arlene Johnston came into the world, the fourth of seven living children born to Marvin and Ada (Wilson) Johnston. Ruby spent her first years in Kansas before the family moved to Eastern Colorado and attended schools in Washington County In May of 1940 she married Robert Ray Scott in St....

Jane French

May 20, 2015

Jane French, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2015. A viewing will be 1 - 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the West End Cemetery in Buhl.

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Maria Melo

May 14, 2015

Maria J. Melo - Vancouver, Wa. Maria J. Melo, Wife, mother, grand and great-grandmother left this earth for glory at 3:35 PM, May 14, 2015. Maria was born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal on July 30th 1932. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Manuel C. Melo Jr. on August 13, 1998. Maria is survived by four sons:...

Blanche Johnson

May 13, 2015

Blanche Johnson November 4, 1928 - May 13, 2015 Blanche Johnson 86, a long-time resident of Buhl, Idaho, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at River Rock Assisted Living surrounded by her loving family. Blanche was born on November 4, 1928 in Kimberly, Idaho to Lloyd and Belle Brown. She has one older sister (Capitola Larsen) and one older brother...

June Smith

May 11, 2015

June B. Walters Smith - Buhl June B. Walters Smith was born Sept. 25, 1930 in Purcell, Oklahoma and passed away May 11, 2015 in Buhl, Idaho. June is survived by two daughters, Susan (Larry) Hayes of Buhl and Wanetta (Tom) Hinds of Oregon; one son, Michael Walters; two granddaughters, Carie (Brandon) Higley of Buhl, Shawna Walters of California;...

Tamara Showers

May 9, 2015

Tamara Stacy Bowman-Showers - Jerome Tammy Bowman Showers, 53, of Jerome, went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2015. Tammy was born Jan. 4, 1962 to Ernest F Bowman and Marjorie Bowman in Buhl, Idaho. Tammy graduated from Buhl High School in 1980. She married Ryan Showers in 1988 and they lived together in Jerome for 27...

Andrew Foukal

Apr 30, 2015

Andrew Stewart Foukal, 28,of Filer, passed away in his home on April 30th, 2015. Andrew was born April 2nd, 1987 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Ron and DeAnn Foukal. Andrew started school at Filer Elementary then transferred to Kimberly and graduated from Kimberly High. Later he attended CSI where he finished with an Applied Science degree in HVAC. Andrew...

Lambert Lauda

Apr 25, 2015

On April 25th, 2015 Lambert James Lauda passed away, while tending to the yard in which he took great pride. Lambert was born June 9th, 1934 in Clarkson, Nebraska to James and Lydia Lauda. The family moved to Buhl, Idaho when he was four, and he began school at the Deep Creek School House when he was seven. Speaking...

Virginia Unruh

Apr 8, 2015

Virginia Eva Decker Unruh was born to Isaac and Susie Dirks Decker on December 29, 1932 at Sedgwick, Kansas. She peacefully passed away in her sleep on April 8, 2015 at Evergreen Assisted Living in Buhl, Idaho. She reached the age of 82 years. She received her education and spent her childhood and youth years on the family farm....

Ervin Pickrel

Apr 4, 2015

Buhl - Ervin Albert Pickrel, age 93, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho following a brief illness. Ervin was born on July 2, 1921 to William and Lillian (Elliott) Pickrel in Wolbach, Nebraska. Ervin grew up on the farm along with two brothers, Earl and Ivan and two sisters, Lois...

Dwayne Owen

Apr 2, 2015

Edward Dwayne Owen, age 79, surrounded by his loving family, went home to be with Jesus after a long battle with cancer. He was born to Homer and Mayme Owen on October 18, 1935, in Okemah, Oklahoma. Dwayne proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean conflict and the Cold War. He was a deacon...

Robert Eggleston

Mar 24, 2015

Robert Eggleston Robert LeRoy Eggleston, 96, of Buhl, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at his retirement home in Eagle, Idaho. Robert (Bob) was born February 23, 1919 in Rogerson, Idaho to Earl & Minnie Eggleston. Robert completed 8th grade at Lucerne school. He worked with his father on the family farm in Lucern until they moved...

Martha Bowers

Mar 21, 2015

Martha was born November 7, 1921 in Wendell, Idaho to Mike Kappel and Anna Ralston Kappel. She died March 21, 2015 in Caldwell, Idaho. She attended twelve years of school in Wendell and graduated in 1939. She attended Albion State Normal School and graduated in 1941. She taught Elementary School in Buhl, Burley, Jerome, Filer, and Castleford. In 1944,...

Matthew Simon

Mar 14, 2015

Matthew Blake Simon, born on January 26, 1996. Our beloved son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, and boyfriend. Taken from us at the young age of 19 from an accidental death. Matt was the sunshine to any room and there was never a dull moment when he was around. He enjoyed many activities during his life; Matt loved hunting,...