OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho

William L. Galkin

William L. Galkin

Apr 2, 2012

William “Bill” Lloyd Galkin, 73 of Twin Falls passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 at St Luke’s Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born July 20, 1938 in Los Angeles, California to William J. and Anna Morzov Galkin. Bill grew in California. He joined the Navy and served in the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam. While attending Antelope Valley...

Daniel Brown

Daniel Brown

Mar 24, 2012

Daniel Brown, age 27, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 from injuries received while stationed in Afghanistan. Daniel was born August 21, 1984 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Jerry and Becky (Urie) Brown. He graduated from Jerome High School in 2003. He enjoyed playing high school football and baseball. In 2003 his team placed first in the State High School baseball...

Bessie Grce

Bessie Grce

Mar 12, 2012

Bessie Wageman Grace, 85, of Twin Falls died at Bridge View Estates on March 12, 2012. Our sweet mother went to be with her lord Jesus where there is no more pain and no more sickness for her. Bessie was born in the Township of Canfield, in North Dakota on August 7, 1926, one of eleven children born to Christian...

Farrell D. Nelson

Farrell D. Nelson

Mar 11, 2012

Farrell Delroy Nelson passed away on Mach 11, 2012 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 5, 1940 in Idaho Falls and moved to Twin Falls in 1941. His parents were Farreld W. and Evelyn R. Nelson. Farrell was the youngest of three children, he graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1958, and enlisted...

Jeanette L. Schiermeier

Jeanette L. Schiermeier

Mar 4, 2012

Jeanette Louise Schiermeier, 93 of Twin Falls passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 in McCall, ID. Jeanette was born March 18, 1918 in Belleville, IL the daughter of Edward and Rose Mary (Bahl) Drone. She graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Belleville, IL in 1935. After graduation she worked for the Civil Service in East St. Louis, IL. for 3...

Linda Anne Eubank

Linda Anne Eubank

Feb 23, 2012

Linda Anne Eubank, 61 of Twin Falls passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at St Luke’s Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. Linda was born January 19, 1951 in North Hollywood, CA. the daughter of Clarence and Anne Eubank. Living and working most of her adult life in Southern California, Linda moved to Twin Falls in 1992 to help her family...

Melvin C. Rife

Melvin C. Rife

Feb 17, 2012

Melvin Cecil Rife, 92, of Eden, Idaho went to meet his Heavenly Father on Friday, February 17, 2012. Melvin was born October 28, 1919 in Howards Ridge Missouri to William and Bertha Rife. Melvin stayed in the Missouri area until he joined the United States Army in 1943. Melvin proudly served his country in World War II where he was...

Carlton Daniels

Carlton Daniels

Feb 17, 2012

On Friday, February 17, 2012, Carlton “Corky” Daniels, passed into heaven to be with his Lord and Savior. Corky was born in Filer, ID on July 14, 1935 to Dwight (Dan) Daniels and Verda Pyle. On Nov. 15, 1952, he married Marilyn Lierman, with whom he recently celebrated 59 years of loving devotion, and with whom he raised two sons,...

Thomas Sam Overacre

Thomas Sam Overacre

Feb 4, 2012

Thomas Sampson “Sam” Overacre, 77, passed away February 4, 2012 at his home in Kimberly, Idaho. Sam was born September 15, 1934 in the Ozark Mountains in Carroll County Arkansas to Thomas Jefferson and Edith Farmer Overacre. At age 6, his mother moved to Sanger, California with Sam and his younger sister to find work during the depression. Sam joined...

Marjorie L. Bridge

Marjorie L. Bridge

Jan 31, 2012

Marjorie Lydia Bridge, 88, of Twin Falls died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at River Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Twin Falls. Marge was born October 29, 1923 in Castleford to Clayton & Edith Houk. She was raised in Castleford and attended school in Buhl. She married Frank West on December 14, 1940. That marriage brought them three children: Gaylen,...

Neoma Loretta Shouse

Neoma Loretta Shouse

Jan 14, 2012

Neoma Loretta Shouse, age thirty-nine at least that is all she admitted passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012. Neoma was born April 14, 1922, in Craigmont Idaho to PR and Marie Larrick. She married Thomas E. Shouse in Nov 1941. Following the war they began their farming life in several locations around southern Idaho. During this time two sons were...

Charles G. Ewing

Charles G. Ewing

Jan 10, 2012

"Chuck" Charles G. Ewing went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 with his immediate family by his bedside. He was born on October 30th, 1930 to Chester and Delcie Ewing in Sedgwick, CO. He attended school at Lucern through the 8th grade and graduated from Buhl High School in 1948. He joined the U.S....

Sharon V. Scott

Sharon V. Scott

Jan 9, 2012

Sharon Victoria Scott, 71 passed away Monday, January 9, 2012 after a courageous 9 year battle with cancer. Sharon was born in Tonopah, Nevada in 1940 to Dick Truscott and Mary Streets Truscott. Sharon moved to Twin Falls with her family in 1948. Sharon went to school in Twin Falls and graduated in 1959. After graduating, Sharon went to work...

Kenneth L. Johnson

Kenneth L. Johnson

Jan 4, 2012

Kenneth LeRoy Johnson was born July 16, 1932 to Raymond and Elsa Johnson in Springdale, ID. He and his brothers and sisters Johnny, Leonard, Marie and LaRay were born at home on the family farm. He was raised working hard on the farm, a practice he continued his whole life. Kenneth was married to Annie Jenks on Dec. 11, 1951...

Marilyn Krenzer Way

Marilyn Krenzer Way

Jan 1, 2012

Marilyn Krenzer Way, 69, died January 1, 2012 at home surrounded by friends and family after a two and a half year battle with cancer. Marilyn was born in Fresno, CA May 14, 1942 and grew up in Fremont, NE before graduating from Fremont High in 1958 and marrying then-husband, Duane Way. They moved to Idaho and raised two children,...

Tyler Scott Christiansen

Tyler Scott Christiansen

Jan 1, 2012

Heaven just got a little brighter and a lot more fun! Tyler Scott Christiansen passed away on January 1, 2012, in part to diabetes. Tyler wasn’t fond of “mushy” or “gushy” so this will be brief. We want him to know that we apologize for this obituary, but felt it necessary. Tyler was born June 16, 1982 in Burley to...

Jerry Wayne Fowler

Jerry Wayne Fowler

Dec 30, 2011

God called home a kind, loving, and unselfish man suddenly and unexpectedly on December 30th, 2011. Jerry Wayne Fowler was born November 15, 1948 in Sikeston, MO to Chester and Elsinore Fowler. The family moved early in his life to Imperial Valley, CA where he graduated high school at Holtville High in 1966. Jerry proudly served in the U.S. Air...

Geraldine Mae Burnikel

Geraldine Mae Burnikel

Dec 26, 2011

Our loving sweet mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Geraldine 'Gerry' Mae Burnikel, 88 years old, left us to be with the Lord on December 26, 2011. She was born in Siren, Wisconsin on July 8, 1923 to William and Alma (Hanson) Ellis, as the youngest of four children. She graduated from high school as a valedictorian. She then moved...

Ralph Samuel Garrison

Ralph Samuel Garrison

Dec 21, 2011

Ralph Samuel Garrison (Fuzz) passed away Wed. December 21st with his family by his bedside. He fought a courageous battle with a very rare blood disease called Amyloidosis. Ralph was born Aug 14, 1942 in Twin Falls, though he always liked to tell people that he was born on the front porch of the green house the day the circus...

Margaret Lois Call

Margaret Lois Call

Dec 18, 2011

On December 18, 2011 the Lord called Margaret Call home to rest within His arms. Born Margaret Lois Schrock on December 29, 1929 in Lagrange Indiana. She was one of 7 children born to Noah and Jennie Schrock. Raised Mennonite in the Indiana farmland she attended school with the Amish and then graduated from High School in Topeka, IN. In...