Obituaries

Feb 27, 2014

Bruce Thomas Kubik 53, of Wendell ID. and formerly of Jerome, ID. passed away peacefully in his home on February, 27, 2014.

Bruce was born April, 3, 1960 in Greenfield, CA. to Kenneth and Marian (Hardwick) Kubik. Bruce moved to Idaho with his family in the early 70’s, where they resided in Burley and shortly after Castleford....

Feb 24, 2014

Marteal, 92, of Buhl, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014, at Alpine Manor Assisted Living in Twin Falls. Teal was born September 11, 1921, in Blackfoot, ID, the oldest child of Irving and Goldie Anderson. She married Wendell Watson on June 21, 1939, in the Logan Temple. She will be remembered for her love of learning, dedication to the...

Feb 11, 2014

Doris M. Rutherford, 91, of Buhl, passed away February 11, 2014 at Applegate Assisted Living in Buhl.

Doris was born October 10, 1922 in Clinton, Iowa. In the 1930's, she moved to Castleford, Idaho from Durango, Colorado. She worked on farms in the area picking potatoes. One of her favorite jobs was working in the Buhl Animal...

Feb 11, 2014

Marian Swager, 85, of Buhl, Passed away February 11, 2014 at the River Rock Care Center in Buhl.

She was born November 15, 1928 in Colton, South Dakota to Pete and Jennie Vander Wal. She was the fifth child in a family of seven children. In 1945, at the age of 16, she graduated from high school...

Feb 6, 2014

Riley W. "Bud" Maxwell Riley Walter "Bud" Maxwell passed away February 6, 2014 in Layton, Utah. Bud was born February 11, 1921 in a small farmhouse northeast of Buhl, Idaho to Robert Marshall Maxwell, Sr. and Edna Gladys Weaver. He and his two brothers grew up on the farm without electricity and many of the creature comforts that we...

Jan 20, 2014

Larry Francis, 72, of Buhl, passed away Monday, January 20th, 2014 at his home after a lengthy battle with cardiovascular disease. Larry was born February 24, 1941 to Pete and Marjorie (Mullins) Francis in Buhl, Idaho. Larry graduated as a student-athlete from Buhl High School competing in both basketball and football. On September 2, he married his high school...

Jan 12, 2014

Richard Tommy Garner, 46, of Buhl, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital in Twin Falls. A funeral service has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl, Idaho. A viewing has been scheduled from 9 to 10, prior to the service.

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Jan 10, 2014

Alfred H. Daiss joined his beloved wife, Glady, to be with their Heavenly Father after 60 ½ years of marriage, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 after a six year battle with dementia. Glady passed away twelve days previously, on Dec. 30, 2013. They had been living at Wynwood/Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Twin Falls, Idaho for the past 3...

Jan 9, 2014

Barbara L. Dennis - Clark, 85, of Buhl, Idaho, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at River Rock Assisted Living with family by her side. Barbara was born March 16, 1928 in Tarkio, Missouri. She was the youngest of seven children born to John and Jessie (Morefield) Dennis. At an early age the family moved to Castleford, Idaho. Barbara...

Jan 3, 2014

Frieda Emma Korte Roberts, 95, of Buhl, passed away January 3, 2014 at River Rock Assisted Living in Buhl, Idaho. Frieda was born December 16, 1918 in Howells, Nebraska to Ben and Friedaricka Christ Remm. In 1937, she married Louis Korte. They farmed and raised cattle in Nebraska. In 1953, Lou and Frieda moved to Buhl, Idaho where they...

Dec 30, 2013

Gladys Velma Holden Daiss Dec. 19, 1923 - Dec. 30, 2013 Gladys Daiss passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at St. Luke's Magic Valley, Twin Falls, Idaho with her daughter, Mary Rebecca (Becky) by her side. Gladys was born in Russelville, Alabama on December 19, 1923 to Clifton Leon and Mary Rowena Holden. She was the fourth child of...

Dec 28, 2013

Carol Christensen, 85, of Buhl, died December 28th, 2013 from complications of intestinal surgery. Carol was born in Castleford, Idaho on May 10th to Martin and Rachel Miller. Carol graduated from the St. Paul's School for Girls in Walla Walla, Washington and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Idaho. She married Isaac...

Dec 14, 2013

Josephine C. Zamora (Josie), 93, of Buhl, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her home December 14, 2013. Josie was born December 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, Calif. to Fred Marino and Deleto Gracomo (also known as Congetta Di Giacmio). Both parents were born in Naples, Italy. Josie grew up and attended school in Los Angeles. She met Joe Zamora,...

Dec 13, 2013

Cecilia Frances Steffens, 94, of Buhl, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 13, 2013. Cecilia was born April 8, 1919 to Henry and Mary Hadamek of George West, Texas. She was married to Lawrence Steffens, now deceased, on September 20, 1938. In 1953, they moved with their six children from Hinton, Oklahoma to a farm Northeast...

Dec 9, 2013

Katherine Rebecca (McKinley) Lively Katherine Rebecca (McKinley) Lively was born on Christmas day in 1918 to Emma (Blass) and Clinton Duncan McKinley in Filer, Idaho. She was the oldest of three children. She met and married Russell H. Lively Sr. in 1935. To this marriage came five children: Geraldine (Estey), Nelda (Atkinson), Clinton Roy Lively, Gerald W. Lively, and...

Dec 5, 2013

BUHL • Carl Brian Hahn was born Aug. 5, 1960, in Twin Falls, the fourth of five children born to Gwen and Ray Hahn of Buhl. In his youth, Carl excelled at all that was loud and flashy: He played drums and piano, and loved drama. Carl also loved the outdoors, skiing when he still had the knees for...

Dec 1, 2013

Ethelyn Van Casteren, 84, of Buhl, passed away peacefully, Sunday evening, December 1, 2013 at the Twin Falls Care Center. Ethelyn was born July 24, 1929 to Gordon and Vernette Beatty in Fullerton, California. She married Frank Van Casteren, a farmer on the Irvine Ranch, on November 18, 1948. In 1965, Frank and Ethelyn purchased a farm and moved...

Nov 30, 2013

Helen Marie (Surber) Lemmons, 95, of Buhl, said her goodbyes and on the morning of November 30, 2013, joined her savior and preceded loved ones. She was born April 12, 1918 in Frontier County, Nebraska to the couple of Blanche and Jacob Surber. Helen grew up into a beautiful young lady, met, fell in love with and married her...

Nov 24, 2013

RUTH LILLIAN EASTERDAY KOCH 1914 - 2013 Ruth Lillian Easterday Koch, 99, died November 23, 2013 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center following injuries resulting from a fall. Ruth was born March 28, 1914 on her grandfather Easterday's homestead west of Eustis, Nebraska. She was the first child and only daughter of Alvin and Lillian Easterday. Seven...

Nov 22, 2013

Elda Sylvia Probasco, 93, of Buhl, passed away at home with family, on November 22, 2013. Mom was born in Frontier, Wyoming on February 27, 1920 to Rosa Giuliani and Louie Gabardi. Her father was killed in a mine cave-in when she was nine months old. She survived twin sisters who had died from cholera and a sister who...