OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho

Shirley Mae Skidmore Jeffery

Shirley Mae Skidmore Jeffery

Aug 14, 2023

 

SHIRLEY MAE SKIDMORE JEFFERY, age 89, passed away peacefully into eternal joy and light, surrounded by family on August 14th, 2023 in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born to John Reed Skidmore and Edith Marie Veline Skidmore in Delta, Utah, on January 16, 1934, and grew up with brothers Charles, John, and Karl in Utah, Colorado, and California. Depression...

Donna Colleen Schutte

Donna Colleen Schutte

Aug 14, 2023

 

Donna Colleen (Rarick) Schutte left this earth on August 14, 2023. She died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born on April 13, 1940, in Twin Falls, Idaho to Piner “Pete” and Dorothy Rarick. She was a great-granddaughter to local early pioneers Herman and Lucy Stricker. She said growing up spending Christmas at the at...

Kathryn Marie Leonard

Kathryn Marie Leonard

Aug 12, 2023

 

Kathryn Marie (Hergenreder) Leonard received her wings on August 12, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.

Kathy was born on June 23, 1950 to Herman and Martha (Weber) Hergenreder in Greely, Colorado. The family moved to Heyburn, Id. when she was 14 years old. Kathy grew up on her parents farm and graduated from Minidoka County High School....

Etta Roth

Etta Roth

Aug 9, 2023

 

Etta Mae (Harris) Roth, age 94, passed away peacefully on August 9,2023, due to Dementia/Alzheimer.

She was born November 19,1928 in Coffeeville, Kansas, to Alvin Neal Harris and Florence Rachel (Short) Harris and married Kenneth Benjamin Roth on January 1, 1948 at 15 minutes after midnight in Weiser, Idaho.

Mom loved to can produce in the summer and would...

Ruth Staley

Ruth Staley

Aug 4, 2023

 

In Loving Memory of Ruth Stanger (Staley): A Life Full of Joy, Music, and Horses.

Verla Ruth Panting, a radiant soul born on August 18, 1934 in Afton, Wyoming, of parents Delbert Panting and Madge Butler, brought boundless joy and inspiration to everyone fortunate enough to cross her path. With a heart as expansive as the Magic Valley itself,...

Gale Briggs

Gale Briggs

Aug 4, 2023

 

Gale Kent Briggs, an outgoing figure known for his generous spirit and funny nature, passed away on August 4, 2023. Throughout his life, Gale demonstrated a passion for family, law enforcement, and the great outdoors, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of everyone he encountered.

 

Born into the loving family of Wayne and Nina Briggs, Gale pursued...

Owen Dale Bennett

Owen Dale Bennett

Jul 30, 2023

 

 

 

Our beloved father, brother, uncle and friend to many, Owen Dale Bennett, excitedly, we are sure, joined his Father in Heaven on July 30, 2023.  We are also sure that his beloved wife, JoAnn, met him at the gates with open arms.

 

Owen was born October 14, 1938 in Filer, Idaho to his parents Martha and...

Donald Lamar Anderson

Donald Lamar Anderson

Jul 26, 2023

 

Donald Lamar Anderson gained his angel wings on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.  He was born on June 26, 1950 to Lamar and Virginia Anderson in Twin Falls, Idaho

Don married Gayle Turner in 1970 and was blessed with two children Kim and Kenny Anderson.  Later he met the love of his life, Diana Ruhter Ihler.  They married on May...

Arthur Richard Reinstein

Arthur Richard Reinstein

Jul 24, 2023

 

Arthur R Reinstein, Jr. (Rick) peacefully passed away on Monday July 24, 2023.  Suffering from Leukemia many, many long years and now he rests and he will suffer no more.

Words cannot be penned by how much he will be missed.  But God prepared me for this sorrow, for he said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” ...

Derek Chambers

Derek Chambers

Jul 22, 2023

 

Derek Zane Chambers, 41 years old, passed away unexpectedly from an automobile accident on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Derek grew up in Kankakee Illinois with his younger brother David “Jason” Chambers. His mother Starla says Derek was a beautiful baby and when she heard baby Derek cry he sounded like a beautiful baby lamb.

Derek met Kara O’Dell shortly...

Edith F. Kay Wolf

Edith F. Kay Wolf

Jul 19, 2023

 

Edith was born in the back hills of Arkansas on May 10, 1922, oldest of five siblings. Her parents were Roscoe and Mary Hensley.

Mom was a hard-worker, picking cotton in Arizona, sorting and cutting spuds, picking beans in Bean Growers Warehouse, or hoeing beans in a hot field. She eventually bought her own spud cutting tables.

Mom loved...

Doreen Welch

Doreen Welch

Jul 16, 2023

 

Doreen Welch was born on 11/08/41 and passed away 7/16/23. Doreen loved the Lord with all her heart and is now joined with Him in her heavenly home. She lived her life with the same admiration and love she had for the Lord, and she instilled those values in her children and grandchildren. She loved her life and her...

William "Bill" Johnson

William "Bill" Johnson

Jul 16, 2023

 

 

William (Bill) Johnson

HANSEN—William (Bill) Johnson passed away Sunday July 16th, 2023 surrounded by his loved ones. 

Bill was born on July 19th, 1942 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Howard and Alma Johnson. In the winter of 1949, the family moved to Eden, Idaho where Bill grew up and went to school.  He graduated from Valley High School...

Julie Elaine Patterson

Julie Elaine Patterson

Jul 15, 2023

 

Julie Elaine Patterson (Griffin)

November 11, 1994 – July 15, 2023

A beloved mother, daughter and wife passed away unexpectedly from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 15, 2023.

Julie was born in Kingman, Arizona on November 11, 1994 to Jennifer Hazlett (Blair) and Jeffery Griffin. She spent many years of her life with her grandma, growing...

Crystal JoRae Graybill

Crystal JoRae Graybill

Jul 13, 2023

 

Crystal JoRae (Arterburn) Graybill

Crystal was born October 2, 1981, she died July 13, 2023 in her sleep. She was 41 years old.

Crystal’s home was in Fairfield, ID. She was working in Twin Falls, residing in Hansen, Idaho at the time of her death.

Crystal is survived by Husband John Graybill, Mother Shelly Wormsbaker, Father Jim Arterburn, Brother...

Ethan Craner

Ethan Craner

Jul 12, 2023

 

Sgt. Ethan Kyle CranerBorn February 4, 1998  Died July 12, 2023SURVIVED BY:Wife: Whitney Craner Kids:Adyson CranerLane CranerParents: Windy (Eric) WalgamottKyle CranerIn-Laws:Rob(Pam) WilsonLisa(Brandon) OchsnerSiblings: Justina (Brennon) Bailey (Remington, Jaxon & Kennadie)Kyleen (Kevin) Victor (Nola)Erica WalgamottHazen MossAlexyce MossTucker WalgamottSister-in-laws:Amaya Wilson Lily OchsnerGrandparents:Barry and Julie FullerDonald (Christy) CranerAnne WalgamottMany Aunts, Uncles and cousins. 

Ethan grew up in Jerome, Murtaugh and Twin Falls area.  He graduated from Magic Valley HS in...

Patricia Arbogast

Patricia Arbogast

Jul 9, 2023

 

Patricia Arbogast, formerly of Burley, passed away on July 9, 2023.  She was 88 years old.

Pat was born in Silver Creek, Nebraska on May 28, 1935, to parents Ted and Esther Arbogast.  Later the family, which included older brother Dick, moved to Burley, where she was joined by younger sister Nan, and younger brothers Ted and Gerry.  Pat...

Holly Grimsman

Holly Grimsman

Jul 2, 2023

 

Holly Elaine Grimsman was welcomed home by the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 2, 2023. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we are assured of His love and salvation and draw comfort in the promise He made. 

 

Holly, 41, was born July 28, 1981. Her parents, Bill and Suzanne Philips, raised Holly in Christ and taught her...

Leland 'J' Muir Jr.

Leland 'J' Muir Jr.

Jun 27, 2023

 

Leland ‘J’ Muir Jr. was born in St. Anthony, Idaho on April 20,1941 to Leland J Muir Sr. and Donna Bernice Thompson, and was the oldest of four children. At age five they moved to Rockland and later to Pocatello for elementary school. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959, where he was active in choir, glee club,...

Vira Edwards

Vira Edwards

Jun 27, 2023

 

Vira “Vi” Lorraine Edwards was born June 9, 1927, to Malcom and Jenny Field in Utica, KS. At age seven, she developed dust pneumonia and her family moved to Twin Falls, ID to escape the Dust Bowl. It was there that she met her husband of 74 years.

As teenagers, while playing outside after church one Sunday, Vi’s eye...

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