Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

John Belilnski

John Belilnski

Nov 22, 2008

John Belinski died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. He was born Friday, February 1, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Frank and Kate Belinski. He married Mary Jo Smith on September 21, 1971 at Oak Park, Illinois. John Belinski was a U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran of WWII. John lived in Mountain Home...

Henry Schaefer

Henry Schaefer

Nov 22, 2008

Henry Schaefer died Saturday, November 22, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 79. He was born Monday, December 24, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Charles and Mary Kuszynski Schaefer. He married Geraldine Bednarski on August 4, 1951 at Chicago, Illinois and was a Truck Driver for ADCO. Henry Schaefer was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea....

Robert Svatek

Robert Svatek

Nov 21, 2008

Robert Svatek died Friday, November 21, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. He was born Tuesday, October 7, 1924 in Berwyn, Illinois, son of Anton and Barbara Klecka Svatek. He married Evelyn Kopta on July 1, 1950 at Berwyn, Illinois and owned Manor Jewelers. Robert Svatek was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. Robert lived in Mountain...

Helen Campbell

Helen Campbell

Nov 21, 2008

Helen Campbell died Friday, November 21, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 90. Helen Campbell was born Wednesday, May 22, 1918 in Elvins, MO daughter of Joel and Verna Meador Reese. She worked as a homemaker. Survivors: Helen Campbell is survived by 2 daughters; Norma (Martin) Scott and Brenda (Larry) Kankey both of Bull Shoals, AR., 7 grandchildren...

Ruth Truax

Ruth Truax

Nov 19, 2008

Dorothy "Ruth" Truax entered into rest Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 74 years and 1 day. Ruth was born Sunday, November 18, 1934 in Bennett, Nebraska, daughter of Lewis Russell and Anna S. Bratt Russell. She met Lee Truax at a skating rink in Lincoln, Nebraska, and he proposed to her on their first...

Ollie Schmitt

Ollie Schmitt

Nov 19, 2008

Ollie Schmitt died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 92. She was born Sunday, November 12, 1916 in Graymont, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Rena Jansen Monk. She married Herman M. Schmitt on October 15, 1938 at Flanagan, Illinois and was a homemaker. Ollie lived in Mountain Home since 2005 moving from Colorado. Survivors:...

Marion Meyers

Marion Meyers

Nov 17, 2008

Marion Meyers died Monday, November 17, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 84. She was born Tuesday, November 27, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Paul Shelton and Frances Wyman Rivett. She married William Meyers on October 14, 1951 at Paunee City, Nebraska and worked as a Therapeutic Dietician for St. Michael Hospital. She earned a Bachlor's...

Raymond Hood

Raymond Hood

Nov 17, 2008

Raymond Hood died Monday, November 17, 2008 in Norfork at the age of 92. He was born Wednesday, July 12, 1916 in Chafee, Missouri, son of John H. and Sarah Cronin Hood. He married Nina Cantwell on November 29, 1970 at Marion, Arkansas and worked as a truck driver for Gordon Transport. Raymond Hood was a U.S. Army veteran of...

James Davis

James Davis

Nov 16, 2008

James Davis, III died Sunday, November 16, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 68. He was born Saturday, March 30, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of James C. Davis, Jr. He worked as a Millwright in the manufacturing industry and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam. James lived in Bull Shoals since 2003 moving from...

Olive Rountree

Olive Rountree

Nov 15, 2008

Olive M. Rountree died Saturday, November 15, 2008 in Gassville at the age of 82. Olive Rountree was born Sunday, July 4, 1926 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Ross R. and Helena Bohl Samsel. She married Milton Rountree in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the former owner of the Lake Grove Mobil Home Park in Mountain Home. Olive lived...

Ruth Milam

Ruth Milam

Nov 14, 2008

Ruth Milam died Friday, November 14, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 69. She was born Friday, August 4, 1939 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, daughter of Mattison D. and Abbie Della Brown Cobb. She married Richard Milam on September 17, 1954 at Parkersburg, West Virginia and was a homemaker. Ruth lived in Mountain Home since 2006 moving from...

Elaine Johnson

Elaine Johnson

Nov 11, 2008

Elaine Johnson died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 69. She was born Tuesday, August 1, 1939 in, LaCrosse, Wisconsin the daughter of Weiron and Ruth Heck Wehrs. She married Larry Johnson on December 3, 1960 at LosAltos, California, and worked as an office clerk 18 years for Kearney & Trecker. Elaine lived in Mountain...

Hazel Strain

Hazel Strain

Nov 9, 2008

Hazel R."Aunt Dink" Strain died Sunday, November 9, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 75. She was born Sunday, May 7, 1933 in Calico Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of John and Betsie Harris Jones. She married Rudolph Strain on August 16, 1954 at Calico Rock, Arkansas and was a homemaker. Hazel lived was a lifetime resident of the...

Howard Dunaway

Howard Dunaway

Nov 6, 2008

Howard Dunaway Sr. died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House at the age of 75. Howard Dunaway Sr. was born Monday, September 18, 1933 in Tupelo, Mississippi, son of James Henry and Beulah Bell Dunaway. He was an Auto Mechanic and lived in Henderson for 28 years moving From Kansas City, Missouri. Survivors: Howard...

Leffel Holland

Leffel Holland

Nov 6, 2008

Leffel Holland died Thursday, November 6, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 85. He was born Saturday, February 10, 1923 in Lakeview, Arkansas, son of Frank and Sarah Fowler Holland. He married Ruby Mae Baker on December 15, 1945 at Chester, Ohio. He was self-employed owning a landscape business in Van Nuys, California. Mr. Holland was a U.S....

Sharon Johnson

Sharon Johnson

Nov 6, 2008

Sharon Johnson died Thursday, November 6, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 71 years, 4 months and 17 days. She was born Saturday, June 19, 1937 in Pierre, South Dakota, daughter of Louis Frenier and Edith Dalrymple. She married Lanny Johnson on January 13, 1995 at Placerville, California. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for many years....

Marian Bailey

Marian Bailey

Nov 6, 2008

Marian Bailey died Thursday, November 6, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 92. She was born Wednesday, December 8, 1915 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William G. and Daisie Luella Artman Crawford. She married John Martin on March 31, 1934 at Wyandotte, MI. He preceded her in death on April 7, 1975. Marian lived in Mountain Home...

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps

Nov 5, 2008

Michael Phelps died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 52. He was born Saturday, December 31, 1955 in Long Beach, California, the son of Charles J.T. Phelps and Helen Jennings Phelps Singleton. He worked as a hospital transporter tech and lived in Mountain Home since 2002 moving from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Survivors: Michael Phelps...

Oladean Stolle

Oladean Stolle

Nov 5, 2008

Oladean Stolle died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 74. She was born Wednesday, May 23, 1934 in Light, Arkansas, the daughter of John and Maslette Cummings Newberry. She married August Stolle on December 17, 1960 at St. Louis, Missouri and was a homemaker. Oladean lived in Mountain Home since 1995 moving from Troy, Missouri....

Donald Rentzsch

Donald Rentzsch

Nov 5, 2008

Donald Rentzsch died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 in Mountain Home at the age of 79. Donald Rentzsch was born Tuesday, May 28, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Adolph and Viola Sall Rentzsch. He married Violet Marie Claussen on December 3, 1966 at Chicago, Illinois and worked as a design engineer in the electronics industry. Donald Rentzsch was a...