Obituaries

Mar 10, 2019

Elmer Everett Kissinger of Buhl died Sunday March 10, 2019 at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. He was 85 years old. Elmer was born Jan. 18, 1934 in King Hill, Idaho, the son of George and Julia Kissinger. He lived in King Hill, Jerome and Twin Falls. He spent several years in assisted living facilities in...

Mar 9, 2019

Ida Kaufman

September 15, 1918 – March 9, 2019

Ida Kaufman, 100, passed away on March 9, 2019 in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born on Sunday, September 15, 1918 in Scott City, Kansas to Daniel M. Bontrager and Polly Miller Bontrager. Ida was the next to the youngest of seven children. She was raised...

Mar 9, 2019

Calvin Webster Flint

August 30, 1932 - March 9, 2019

Calvin Webster Flint of Buhl passed away March 9, 2019 at a local care facility after a long fight with Parkinson's Disease. He was born August 30, 1932 in West Layton, Utah to Leonard Spencer Flint and Josie Juanita Webster. Cal was the seventh of...

Mar 4, 2019

Laura Wilson

February 17, 1935 ~ March 4 2019

Laura Wilson, 84, of Buhl Idaho passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 at a local hospital.

Laura was born on February 17, 1935 in American Falls Idaho to Herman and Alice Schiewe. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1953 and took one year...

Mar 4, 2019

Dorothy Maud Amero, 93, of Buhl, Idaho passed away March 4, 2019. Dorothy was born March 29, 1925 in Irvine Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada to Charles Albert Woodward and Anges Maud Huckle. She and her five siblings (three brothers and two sisters) grew up on the bad lands of Alberta, Canada. Dorothy attended the University of Alberta Canada where...

Mar 3, 2019

LaVerda Jean Palmer

January 28, 1932 ~ March 3, 2019

LaVerda Jean Palmer of Buhl passed away at a local care facility Sunday, March 3, 2019. LaVerda was born on January 28, 1932 in Harveyville, Kansas to Leslie and Elma (Young) Fouts, along with her siblings.

LaVerda's family moved to Filer, Idaho in...

Feb 25, 2019

Devon Fredrick Ruhter Jr. September 2, 1946 – February 25, 2019 Devon Fredrick Ruhter Jr., 72, of Buhl, Idaho went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 25, 2019, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Devon was born September 2, 1946 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Devon Sr. and Norma (Griffith) Ruhter. Devon...

Feb 25, 2019

Gerald Hadley Jay

June 25, 1943 ~ February 25, 2019

Gerald was born to Gillman Jay and Lola Geddes in Ogden, Utah on June 25, 1943. He was the oldest of five children. He was a man with a heart of gold. He loved all and always greeted you with his giant, welcoming smile. He...

Feb 24, 2019

Willis Everett "Bill" Parson

September 18, 1922 - February 24, 2019

Willis Everett “Bill” Parson, 96, of Hagerman, Idaho passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, February 24, 2019.

Bill was born in Springfield, Idaho on September 18, 1922 to Everett Willis and Violet (Lovern) Parson. He was raised in Arco, Idaho,...

Feb 20, 2019

Buhl – Rick Cantrell, 58, of Buhl passed away on February 20th. Rick was born on May 10, 1960 in Twin Falls, ID to Derek and Georgia (Downey) Cantrell. He was raised on the farm north of Buhl where he started driving tractor at the age of seven and never stopped. He enjoyed a lot of good...

Feb 12, 2019

Charles Eugene Jenkins

September 2, 1931 ~ February 12, 2019

Charles "Hap" Eugene Jenkins, of Buhl, passed away at his residence on February 12, 2019. Hap was born to Robert and Elsie Jenkins in Corona, California where he resided until he was five years old, then Hap and his family moved to Surgoinsville, Tennessee.

Feb 8, 2019

George E.Haney Jr, age 97, of Filer, Idaho, died peacefully, surrounded by family, February 8th, 2019 in Bountiful, UT. George was born in Rand, CO on July 22, 1921 to George Elmore and Gertrude Petersen Haney. He was the oldest of two boys. He grew up in Denver, CO and graduated from North Denver High School there. He moved...

Jan 26, 2019

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 Mom went home to be with Jesus, and the loved ones who are there also. She was born to Charles and Elsie Shadduck on September 10, 1929 in Groton, South Dakota where she joined three others, James Shadduck(now deceased), Charles Shadduck (now deceased), and Inez Shadduck, Jones Smith (now deceased), later to be joined...

Jan 25, 2019

Barbara Jean Petersen, 84, of Buhl, died on January 25, 2019 at Willowbrook Assisted Living in Twin Falls, Idaho. Barbara Jean Wonenberg was born May 19, 1934 to William and Ruth (Comer) Wonenberg in Twin Falls, Idaho. Jean attended schools in Buhl where she met the love of her life, Duane “Pete” Petersen. Jean and Duane were married on...

Jan 25, 2019

Claudine Ruth (Chessmore) Wilson passed away at Grace Assisted Living, Twin Falls, Idaho, surrounded by her family on January 25, 2019 at 11:18 PM of natural causes. She was 98 years old. Claudine was born on September 16, 1920 in Funk, Nebraska to Claude E. Chessmore and Veda (Snoderly) Chessmore. She was married to W. Paul Wilson Jr. on...

Jan 20, 2019

John “Bud” Leroy Wiggins, 69, loving husband, father, grandpa and friend of Castleford, Idaho, returned to his Father in Heaven on January 20, 2019 after a lengthy battle with the genetic lung disorder- Alpha I Antitrypsin. He passed away at his home surrounded by his loved ones. John arrived in this world on August 31, 1949, in Twin Falls,...

Jan 15, 2019

Wesley Bruce Cantrell of Buhl, Idaho went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus, on January 15, 2019 after a hard and courageous battle with cancer. Wesley was born in Aurora, Missouri to Donald “Dean” and Cordia “Pauline” Cantrell. He attended school in Buhl, and Fernley, Nevada and received his GED from CSI. He received his Bachelor’s Degree...

Jan 13, 2019

On January 13, 2019 Lee lost his battle to ALS, less than 14 months from his original diagnosis. Lee was a resident of Hollister, Idaho during his final year. Lee was born on July 10, 1958 to Sidney “SB” and Fronie (Kammerzell) Scantling in Dublin, Texas.

Lee lived a full life. He ranched and rode bulls in...

Dec 28, 2018

Janette Rebecca (McRoberts) Pilant, 84, of Twin Falls and formerly of Buhl, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 28, 2018, at home with family by her side. Janette was born Feb. 3, 1934, in Manes, MO and was raised in Buhl, ID where her family moved soon after her birth. She graduated from Buhl High School in 1952. Janette...

Dec 26, 2018

Larry Dean Olsen, 79, died December 26, 2018 in his home surrounded by family, at Miracle Hot Springs in Buhl, Idaho. He was born in Wendell, Idaho, on January 23, 1939, to parents Dean and Lola Olsen and grew up in Jerome, Idaho.

Larry is widely recognized as the father of modern primitive survival education and a...