OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Twin Falls, Idaho

Ann Marie Hanson

Ann Marie Hanson

Aug 1, 2024

Ann Marie Hanson, 51 of Twin Falls passed away on Thursday August 1, 2024 at St. Luke’s Magic Valley after a 3 year battle with cancer. Ann was born and raised in Petaluma, California. She attended and graduated from Casa Grande High School; where she played basketball and ran track. She went on to attend Santa Rosa Junior College and...

Thu T Hardy

Thu T Hardy

Jul 31, 2024

Thu Thi Hoài Potthoff Hardy, 82, of Twin Falls on July 31, 2024, after a long, heart-breaking period of physical and mental decline inflicted on her by dementia. Her final breaths were taken at her home surrounded by her husband and living children.

Thu was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1941. She was one of twelve siblings. Thu lost both of...

Margaret McCollum Smith

Margaret McCollum Smith

Jul 24, 2024

Margaret McCollum Smith peaceably passed away July 24, 2024, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on September 3, 1944, in Coronado, California, at the North Island Naval Air station. She was the first child of John Claude McCollum Jr. and Helen Eudora Williams. She is survived by her husband, Roger Smith; two children, Marion Johnston of Twin Falls and...

Gail Lierman

Gail Lierman

Jul 24, 2024

Rena “Gail” Lierman, 81, of Filer, Idaho passed away on 7/24/24 of a sudden illness with her family by her side. 

 Gail was born on 3/28/43 to Raymond and Frances Montgomery. She grew up and attended schools in Filer, Idaho and worked at Asgrow Seed Company for over 40 years until her retirement.

 She married her soul mate, best friend, and love...

Ira Melvin Pitts

Ira Melvin Pitts

Jul 23, 2024

Ira Melvin Pitts, known affectionally as Mel, passed away on July 23, 2024, in his hometown of Twin Falls Idaho. Born July 3,1937 in Buhl, ID. He was the son of I.W. and Cora Pitts.

In 1956 he married his beloved wife, Reta Stark and together they raised two children Jan Capps (Bob) and Nomie Dreier (Jeff). Melvin was a devoted...

Douglas Lee Mathers

Douglas Lee Mathers

Jul 17, 2024

Douglas Lee Mathers, 64, passed away suddenly on July 17, 2024. Doug was born on February 8, 1960 to Bill and Lottie Mathers in Twin Falls Idaho. 

Doug attended Kimberly schools where he participated in football and was an active member in FFA and 4H, winning many awards showing steers from the family Ranch. 

Doug worked on the family ranch from a...

Betty Delinda Foster

Betty Delinda Foster

Jul 15, 2024

Betty Delinda Foster passed away quietly in her sleep on July 15, 2024, after losing her battle with cancer.

Betty was born in Paramonga, Peru, South America on January 5, 1958. She immigrated to the United States to Miami, Florida where she met and married the love of her life where education, jobs and family allowed her to end up in...

Cecelia Hansen

Cecelia Hansen

Jul 14, 2024

Cecelia "Snooky" or "Cec" (Hartnett) Hansen on Sunday, July 14, 2024, our family lost one of the strongest women we have known. Surrounded by her family and dearest friend Linda, Grams left this earth to a better place, where there is no pain, endless fountain Cokes, and an enormous supply of chocolate.

Cec was known by many names. Growing up with...

Patricia Louise Gaddis

Patricia Louise Gaddis

Jul 13, 2024

Patricia Louise Gaddis (1936-2024) passed away peacefully at her home in Twin Falls, Idaho on July 13, 2024.  

Patricia was a strong talented woman, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born in Iowa on June 18,1936 to Erwin Peterson and Mildred Schenk. She grew up on a small farm in the Swedish town of Stanton, Iowa. She attended...

Michael Roy Hennek

Michael Roy Hennek

Jul 12, 2024

Michael Roy Hennek was born on March 4, 1947, in Rawlins, Wyoming, and peacefully passed away on July 12, 2024, in Buhl, Idaho.

He is deeply missed by his loving wife, Martha Hennek, his children Michael (Randi) Hennek and Brandi (Casey) Olive, his beloved grandchildren Cassidy, Cheyenne, and Lane Olive, as well as Paige and Patrick Hennek. He is also leaves...

Mark Stuart Bryan

Mark Stuart Bryan

Jul 4, 2024

It is with great sadness that the family of Mark Stuart Bryan announces his peaceful passing on July 4, 2024, at the age of 72. He was born on January 2, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, to his devoted parents, Howard and Jean Rhode Bryan.

Education played a significant role in Mark's life journey. Starting at Center Line High School in Michigan...

Berta Jean Stone

Berta Jean Stone

Jul 2, 2024

Berta Jean Stone (Baird) of Eden, Idaho died on July 2, 2024

She was born Oct. 18, 1936 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Ralph Curtis and Anna Melvina Adams Baird. Berta Jean went to school at Dixon, about 5 miles south of Hazelton, a brand new 2 room school house. When Berta was in 6th grade she and her sister Joyce,...

Josiephine "Trejo" Osegueda

Josiephine "Trejo" Osegueda

Jun 23, 2024

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce that Josiephine “Trejo” Osegueda, 83, passed away on June 23, 2024, surrounded by her family.

Josie was born in Tucson, Arizona to Manuel and Josiephine Gonzales, on March 13, 1941.

She was a free spirit who touched the lives of all she met. If you needed help, Josie would help, whether...

John Kent Merell

John Kent Merell

Jun 23, 2024

 Born in Toledo, Ohio, John married Patricia Merell in Dec. 1955. They had two children, Caron and Johnny. 

 At the age of 17, John joined the Airforce and served for 35 years. He was a member of VFW Post #6306 in Golden Shores. AZ, as well as, a member of the Elk’s Club #1608 in Needles, CA.

 John started his own electronics...

Eric T. Richardson

Eric T. Richardson

Jun 22, 2024

Eric was born in Albany, Oregon on September 16, 1948 to Ruth and Robert Richardson. He grew up on the family farm in the Dever-Connor area and had a lifelong love of farming. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1966 and Oregon State University in 1975 and 1977 (master’s). He served in the U.S. Army from 1970-1973. He was...

Ronald Shane Hohnhorst

Ronald Shane Hohnhorst

Jun 20, 2024

Ronald Shane Hohnhorst was born February 13, 1970, died June 20, 2024.

Shane was the son of Penny Hohnhorst (Jeff) of Challis Idaho and Ronald Wahlstrom of Twin Falls Idaho.

He Graduated from Gooding High School in 1988 and from there started his career of 32 years in the Army National Guard. Shane loved to spend his summers camping at Deer Creek...

Phyllis Gerber

Phyllis Gerber

Jun 19, 2024

Born November 30, 1929, in Idaho Falls, ID to Julius T. and Christina Petersen, Phyllis Petersen Gerber passed away peacefully at home on June 19, 2024. Her youngest daughter, Stacey Gerber, was with her in her final days. 

Phyllis moved to Twin Falls in 1931 and was a member of the Twin Falls High School graduating class of 1947. After attending...

Melissa Elaine Kollecker

Melissa Elaine Kollecker

Jun 19, 2024

Melissa Elaine Kollecker was born November 22, 1954, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Darrell and Shirley Cardwell. She was an absolutely delightful child and cute as a button. The family lived south of town when she was born, and Elaine enjoyed all the freedoms of life in the country. She wouldn’t remember those years as well as her older siblings,...

Richard Glen Cone

Richard Glen Cone

Jun 18, 2024

Richard Glen Cone, 73 of Gooding, passed away on June 18, 2024, after an extended battle with Pulmonary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS).

Richard was born in Liberal, Kansas to Henry and Ruby Cone on July 15th, 1950. He quickly found a love for all things agriculture and was active in 4-H and FFA throughout his youth. Rich was proud of his American...

Orvil Reed Jeffery

Orvil Reed Jeffery

Jun 16, 2024

ORVIL REED JEFFERY, age 90, passed away peacefully into eternity on June 16, 2024, surrounded by family in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born to Orvil Fon Jeffery and Donna Jane Petersen in Delta, Utah, on November 14, 1933 and grew up with sisters and brothers Aulene, Dorothy, Glen, Arthur, and Judy.

 Reed was introduced to farming at a young age...

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