Kesterson, Aline Pratt Mrs. – Obituary

Aline Pratt Kesterson, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 24, 2002, at Bridgeview Estates. Visitations will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen of the United Methodist Church will officiate. Vault interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Aline was born on Sept. 19, 1911, at Greenfield Tenn. She married Luther Kesterson in Poteau, Okla., and they lived their early married years in Muse, Okla. Aline’s job was being … Read more

Carlson, John E. – Obituary

John E. Carlson, 87, of Baker City, died April 12, 2006, at the Boise Veterans Hospital. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Private vault interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice will officiate. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception after the service at The Sunridge, 1 Sunridge Lane. John was born June 16, 1918, at Buhl, Idaho, to Edward and Amanda Lindstrom Carlson. After graduation from Baker High School, he attended Oregon State College. His Rose Bowl … Read more

Childers, Lucille C. (Sizemore) – Obituary

Former Wallowa County resident, Lucille C. Childers died July 11, 1996, at Medford. She was born May 16, 1911, at Milner, Idaho, the daughter of Frank O. and Rosella (Bennett) Sizemore. On June 6, 1929, she married Claire Childers at Enterprise. He preceded her in death on May 29, 1990. She is survived by sons, James Childers and Eugene Childers, both of Klamath Falls; sister, Ruth Bragg of Medford; grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Graveside services were held Monday, July 15, at 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Enterprise Christian Church in care of the … Read more

Wyatt, Helen Hartwell – Obituary

Mrs. Helen Hartwell Wyatt, 68, a Kittitas valley resident for 31 years, died here Thursday [January 3, 1952] evening at 9 o’clock in the Airway Nursing Home. She had been ill for the past 18 years and had been at the nursing home for the last four years. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Wyatt of Kittitas, whom she married January 12, 1918 at Twin Falls, Idaho. Other surviving relatives include a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Martens of Montesano; three sisters, Mrs. Louie Welles of Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Caroline Patrick of Rogerson, Idaho, and Mrs. Dorothy Gish of Benicia, … Read more

Craig, Edwin L. – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon 1923-2007 Edwin Leonard Craig, 83, of La Grande, died March 9 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Loveland Funeral Chapel. Mr. Craig was born May 13, 1923, to Leonard Clinton and Marguerite Elizabeth (Kinsloe) Craig in Hutchinson, Kan. He was raised in Twin Falls, Idaho, and graduated from high school in Rock Springs, Wyo. He married Norma Bluhm Aug. 7, 1942, and served in the Army during World War II. Norma died while he was stationed in France. On April 14, 1946, Mr. Craig married Sylva Fay Gilson in … Read more

Barton, Melvin – Obituary

Melvin Barton, 92, of Boise, and a former longtime Baker City resident, died March 31, 2004. His graveside funeral will take place Saturday at 3 p.m. MST at Morris Hill Cemetery under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel of Boise. Mel was born Feb. 27, 1912, at Surprise, Okla., the third of 12 children. He spent his youth in Filer, Idaho, graduating from Filer High School in 1930. He attended Albion Normal College in 1930 and the University of Southern California in 1931, impressing coaches with his football skills at both schools. Mel proudly served our country in World War … Read more

Twin Falls County, Idaho Census Records

1870 Twin Falls County, Idaho Census Free 1870 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free 1870 Twin Falls County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems $ Hosted at Census Guide 1870 U.S. Census Guide 1880 Twin Falls County, Idaho Census Free 1880 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – 14 Days Free 1880 Twin Falls County, Census (images and index) 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems $ Hosted at Census Guide 1880 U.S. Census Guide 1890 Twin Falls County, Idaho Census Free 1890 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – … Read more

Snode, Howard L. – Obituary

Baker City, Oregon Howard L. Snode, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died Dec. 16, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Care Center. His graveside funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Snode was born at Buhl, Idaho, on Jan. 31, 1918. He and his older brother, Glen, were raised by their father, Delbert A. Snode. Howard was very adventurous. At 16 he traveled to Alaska to work on a fishing boat. In the 1930s he lived at Portland working odd jobs. From the 1940s until his retirement, he worked in the logging industry at all … Read more

Kiser, Clada Fay – Obituary

Joseph, Oregon Clada Fay Kiser, 80, of Joseph died Sept. 15. The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday Sept. 22 at the Joseph United Methodist Church. Mrs. Kiser was born June 20, 1926, to Clay and Ada Wooldridge King in Buhl, Idaho. The couple had a seed-potato farm for many years. He died in 1977, and she worked for several years at the U.S. Forest Service office in Enterprise. She was formerly a member of the Joseph PTA, the United Methodist Church, the VFW Auxiliary, Beta Sigma Phi sorority and the International Order of Rainbow for Girls. She enjoyed … Read more

Skinner-Darling, Helen – Obituary

La Grande, Oregon Helen Skinner-Darling, 90, of Portland and formerly of La Grande, died Oct. 26 in Portland. Private burial will take place at River View Cemetery. Wilhelm Portland Memorial is in charge of arrangements. Helen was born Jan. 28, 1919, to Emma and Eugene Skinner at Twin Falls, Idaho. She attended Riveria Grade School and La Grande High School. Survivors include her children, Rodney Darling and Kenneth Darling. La Grande Observer – October 30, 2009

Twin Falls County, Idaho Cemetery Records

Idaho Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Idaho county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Twin Falls County Cemetery Records Hosted at Idaho Archives Twin Falls County USGenWeb Artesian Cemetery Clover Lutheran Cemetery Estes Cemetery Grassy Hill, (Boyd Family) Haines Monument Rogerson Cemetery Rock Creek Cemetery Rock Creek Cemetery, (Larsen) Rock Creek Cemetery, (Stricker) Stricker Ranch House Graves Walton-Gumm Cemetery Twin Falls Cemetery Burial Records Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Alphabetical … Read more

Luster, Deborah Kay – Obituary

Deborah Kay Luster, 44, of Pinedale, Wyo., a former Baker City resident, died June 13, 2005, in a car accident near Evanston, Wyo. Her memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gray’s West & Co. Pioneer Chapel, 1500 Dewey Ave. Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at the home of Carolyn and Melvin Luster. Debbie was born on Jan. 13, 1961, at Twin Falls, Idaho. She was the sixth of nine children born to her mother, Mary Helen Sartain Sharp of The Dalles. She also had … Read more

Jones, Ethel Ardine Newby Mrs. – Obituary

Ethel Ardine Jones, 88, of Rawlins, Wyo., a former Baker City and La Grande resident, died Dec. 2, 2000, at Rawlins, Wyo., of natural causes. Her funeral was Thursday at the Baker City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Mrs. Jones was born on July 24, 1912, to Robert and Ada Violet Hathaway Newby. She married Charles Ted Gorrell at Buhl, Idaho. Later she married Irvin Nelson Jones on Oct. 10, 1954. He died on Nov. 10, 1995. Mrs. Jones worked in restaurants in Baker City and Nyssa. In 1994, she moved from Baker City to … Read more

Roth, Rhoda J. Coles Mattes Mrs. – Obituary

Rhoda J. Roth, 83, of Pendleton, a former longtime Baker City resident, died Aug. 23, 2002, at Willowbrook Terrace in Pendleton. Her graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery. Pastor Dennis Hickman of the First Lutheran Church will officiate. Visitations will be from noon until 5 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until noon Tuesday at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Rhoda Jane Coles Mattes Roth was born March 1, 1919, at Twin Falls, Idaho. She was a daughter of Joseph Joel Coles and Nettie May Locken Coles Carlson. She moved with her … Read more

Yetter, Martin – Obituary

M. Yetter Killed In Wreck Of Auto Dodge Sedan Leaves Highway With Fatal Results Buhl, Idaho Party Enroute to Walla Walla -Wrecked. Two Women Slightly Injured Aged Driver Killed When Machine Overturns Near Wolfe Creek Bridge Martin Yetter of Buhl, Idaho, was instantly killed and his wife, Faye Yetter, and his daughter, Mrs. E.J. Butler, also of Buhl, were injured when the automobile in which they were riding left the highway, two miles west of North Powder and turned over three times, about 5 o’clock Saturday evening. A front tire on the machine blew out, it is said, which caused … Read more