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Barabara Dargatz

Barabara Dargatz

Nov 14, 2018

Life Story for Barabara Jane Dargatz (Adams) Barbara Jane Adams Dargatz passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, a month shy of her 94th birthday. She resided for almost four years at Bell Mountain Village until her death. Born on December 15, 1924 to Robert and Bertha Adams in Linn County, Kansas, Barbara, the fifth of seven children, spent her early...

Corinne Rutlowski

Corinne Rutlowski

Nov 14, 2018

Life Story for Corinne Susan "Susie" Rutlowski Corinne Susan (Susie) Rutkowski, of Sun Valley Idaho, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away on Nov. 14, 2018, after a two-year battle with cancer that she fought with grace, dignity and humor. Susie was born on April 27, 1952, in Bethesda Md., to Ann and Kelly Davis, and grew up in Coronado,...

Dave Rambo

Dave Rambo

Nov 11, 2018

Life Story for Dave Allen Rambo Pending

Kristina Keirn

Kristina Keirn

Oct 25, 2018

Life Story for Kristina J. Keirn Kristina J. “Tina” Keirn, 58, of Highland, Ill., died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, at Highland Health Care Center in Highland, Ill. Tina was born on April 10, 1960, in Whittier, Calif., the daughter of Donald W. and Jo Ann (née Bolin) and grew up in Northern California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree...

Moyra Riggen

Moyra Riggen

Oct 16, 2018

Life Story for Moyra B. Riggen Moyra Riggen died from natural causes and offered this summary of her own life… "She lived, she died." Her’s is a great life between the lines. Moyra Bradley was born on August 16th, 1924 in Wooroloo, Australia, to Norah and James Bradley. She was the oldest of 6 children. Moyra attended secretarial school and...

Kerry Sullivan

Kerry Sullivan

Oct 15, 2018

Life Story for Kerry Anne Sullivan Kerry Anne Sullivan, 42, died at the Lincoln County Care Center on October 15, 2018 following a long arduous fight for life with a brain tumor and cancer. Kerry was born June 18, 1976 in Waconia, Minnesota to Michael and Lita Sullivan, and they moved to Hailey when she was five years old. Kerry...

James Lyke

James Lyke

Oct 15, 2018

Life Story for James Douglas "Doug" Lyke James Douglas Lyke, 75, died October 15, 2018, at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Doug, as he was known, was born in 1942 in Caldwell, Idaho, the son of Jim and Florence Lyke. In his youth Doug became a skilled baseball player, earning a scholarship to the University of Oregon to...

LeAnne Scheetz

LeAnne Scheetz

Oct 15, 2018

Life Story for LeAnne Scheetz (Whittingham) Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend Leanne (Whittingham) Scheetz, 79, of Bellevue, Idaho, passed in the loving company of her family on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, after a long fight against complications following heart surgery. Leanne was born in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 4, 1939. She was the second of five...

Charles Arpp

Charles Arpp

Oct 15, 2018

Life Story for Charles Lewis "Chuck" Arpp Charles “Chuck” Arpp of Ketchum passed away at the age of 63 on October 15th, 2018 due to complications with cancer. Chuck had been a resident of the Wood River Valley for over 40 years. He was lured here from Southern California by his love of the outdoors and promise of hot springs....

Douglas D'Andrea

Douglas D'Andrea

Oct 13, 2018

Life Story for Douglas David D'Andrea Douglas David D’Andrea, the son of the late Rocco V. and Eulalie D’Andrea, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from results of an automobile accident near Ketchum, Idaho. He was born on September 8, 1956, and grew up in Riverside, CT, attended Riverside Elementary School, Eastern Jr. High, then graduated from Greenwich High...

Robert Nicholson

Robert Nicholson

Oct 12, 2018

Life Story for Robert Orville` Nicholson Pending

Robert Baker

Robert Baker

Oct 8, 2018

Life Story for Robert Lee Baker Bob Baker was born on April 3, 1930, to Abe and Helen Baker in Walnut, Iowa. The first child of three, he grew up in the rural heartland and was dearly loved by his parents. He was soon followed by his brother, Jack, and a number of years later his sister, Debbie, was born....

Joseph Downard

Joseph Downard

Sep 26, 2018

Life Story for Joseph Alma "Joe" Downard Joseph Alma Downard Joe Downard, 83, of Bellevue, Idaho, passed away Wednesday September 26, 2018, at Bell Mountain Village Care Center, in Bellevue, Idaho. He was born October 4, 1935, in Spring City, Utah, the son of Alma Owen Downard and Anna Caroline Anderson Downard. The family moved to Idaho when Joe was...

Stephen Bynum

Stephen Bynum

Sep 23, 2018

Life Story for Stephen Ross Bynum Stephen Ross Bynum was born July 8, 1958, in Stockton, Calif., grew up Tucson, Ariz., raised his family in Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho, and died Sept. 23, 2018, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Steve’s face smiles eternally in the box office of the Magic Lantern Cinemas or behind the counter at Video...

Peter Hoover

Peter Hoover

Sep 22, 2018

Life Story for Peter Hoover Peter Letts Hoover Peter Hoover, a nomad in spirit and soul and resident of Hailey, Idaho, died suddenly on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the age of 66 at his residence in Hailey, Idaho. Peter is survived by his sons, Jacob (age 25) and James Hoover (age 29), and granddaughter & second love of his...

Paul Lesko

Paul Lesko

Sep 16, 2018

Life Story for Paul James Lesko Pending

Joe Crosson Jr

Joe Crosson Jr

Sep 15, 2018

Life Story for Joe E. Crosson Jr. Joe E Crosson Jr. passed peacefully on September 15th 2018 at his home in Ketchum Idaho after watching his favorite University of Washington Huskies win their football game. He was born on July 16, 1931 in Fairbanks Alaska to noted Alaskan bush pilot Joe Crosson Sr and Lillian Osborn Crosson. The family moved...

E. Barker

E. Barker

Sep 14, 2018

Life Story for Pat Barker Earnest Patrick “Pat” Barker Pat Barker passed away in his home on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was born on April 16, 1943 in Wendell, Idaho to Curtis and Evalyn Barker. One of four children, Pat grew up on his father’s ranch where he and his siblings Mick, Carla and Cheri Lynn learned that an...

Don Fraser

Don Fraser

Sep 13, 2018

Life Story for Don C. Fraser Donald Cameron Fraser, known as Don, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at his home—a rock house he built with his own hands nearly forty years ago. Born in 1932, he grew up in Denver and enlisted in the Marines at seventeen, serving as a medevac in the Korean War. Upon his return, he...

Ling Zhang

Ling Zhang

Sep 1, 2018

Life Story for Ling Zhang On Saturday, September 1, 2018, Ling Zhang, wife and best friend of Thomas McAuliffe, passed away at the age of 55, after a long struggle with cancer. Ling was born in Jilin, China. When she was 17, she left home and took the long train ride to Beijing to begin her university studies, just three...