Obituaries

Kirby & Family Obituaries

Clara Marie Laska

Clara Marie Laska

May 27, 2021

Clara Marie Laska of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 27, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 98. She was born April 11, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of James and Mary Most Barton. She married George Laska on February 5, 1955, in Chicago, IL and worked as a Payroll Supervisor for Amphenol Corporation. Clara lived...

James F Lehmkuhl

James F Lehmkuhl

May 26, 2021

James Frederick Lehmkuhl of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 26, 2021, in Mountain Home at the age of 78. He was born April 25, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of George Frederick and Mary Garlough Lehmkuhl. He grew up in various small towns in the Minneapolis area, the longest time in Waconia. James is survived by his brother,...

Charles P Michelsen

Charles P Michelsen

May 25, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Charles Michelsen, 85, of Cotter, Arkansas. Charles died May 25, 2021, at Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Richard Duane Cook

Richard Duane Cook

May 23, 2021

Richard Duane Cook of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at home at the age of 89. He was born September 4, 1931, in Hastings, Michigan, the son of John and Doris McBain Cook. He married Marjorie Tuttle on December 17, 1955. He met her at a grange hall dance. He loved dancing, bowling, reading and...

Riley Ellis Mulligan

Riley Ellis Mulligan

May 21, 2021

Riley Ellis Mulligan of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 21, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. He was born February 14, 1945, in National City, California, the son of James and Margaret Clark Mulligan. He was a union painter all over the United States and more recently retired from the State of Washington as a...

Rosemary Larson

Rosemary Larson

May 20, 2021

Rosemary Larson of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 20, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 81. She was born February 29, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Della Reese Juska. She married Oscar Larson on October 8, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois and was a bookkeeper for Carter's Jewel Chest for 20 years. Rosemary...

Charles Raymond Stiegal

Charles Raymond Stiegal

May 19, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas, for Charles "Chuck" Raymond Stiegal, 61, of Bull Shoals, Arkansas. Charles "Chuck" died May 19, 2021, at his residence.

Robert William Floyd

Robert William Floyd

May 17, 2021

Robert (Bob) died Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Fayetteville Veterans Home at the age of 94. He was born on December 13, 1926 in Dermott, Texas, the son of Robert and Ola Mae Floyd. He married Dorothy (whose maiden name was also Floyd) on May 5, 1951 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Bob grew up living on large ranches in...

Paul Stolt

Paul Stolt

May 16, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Paul Stolt, 77, of Gepp, Arkansas. Paul died May 16, 2021, at Cox South Hospital.

Wilton "Al" Allen Henderson

Wilton "Al" Allen Henderson

May 15, 2021

Wilton “Al” Allen Henderson of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away May 15, 2021 at the age of 86. He was born December 22, 1934, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the son of Chester Wilton and Lera Henderson. He married Barbara Bergman on September 17, 1960 at New London, Connecticut. He served just over 20 years in the United States Navy in several...

Mary Ellen Foster

Mary Ellen Foster

May 13, 2021

Mary Ellen Foster of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 13, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 76. She was born March 18, 1945, in Gassville, Arkansas, the daughter of Wilburn and Carrie Avey Sutterfield. She married Jess Foster, Jr. on September 1, 1960 in Mountain Home, Arkansas and was a machine operator for Mar-Bax Shirt Factory....

Daniel Leroy Kirkwood

Daniel Leroy Kirkwood

May 11, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Daniel Leroy Kirkwood, 52, of Gamaliel, Arkansas. Daniel died May 11, 2021, at his residence.

Linda Dacus Watt

Linda Dacus Watt

May 8, 2021

Linda Dacus Watt of Norfork, Arkansas, passed away May 8, 2021, in Norfork, Arkansas at the age of 75. She was born July 16, 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Weaver Dacus. She married Russell on May 26, 1990, in Conway, Arkansas. She worked as a Teacher for the University of Memphis, Memphis School District, Little...

Everett Edgar Watson, Jr.

Everett Edgar Watson, Jr.

May 6, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Everett Edgar Watson, Jr., 88, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Everett died May 6, 2021, at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Julian C Armijo

Julian C Armijo

May 6, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Julian C Armijo, 72, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Julian died May 6, 2021, at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

William "Bill" Benedict Kirchens

William "Bill" Benedict Kirchens

May 6, 2021

William "Bill" Kirchens of Flippin, Arkansas passed away surrounded by his family on May 6, 2021 in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 85. He was born January 16, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, and was the oldest child of Bernard and Gertrude Jansz Kirchens. He married Paula Ann Naze on October 12, 1963 in Rockford, Illinois and shared more...

Karla Kaylene Gavel

Karla Kaylene Gavel

May 6, 2021

Karla Kaylene Gavel of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 6, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 48. She was born June 27, 1972, in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of Carl Scott and Linda Zimmerman (Brown). She worked as a Nursing assistant and as a housekeeper with her mom. She was a member of the New Horizon...

Steven Armontrout

Steven Armontrout

May 3, 2021

Steven Ray Armontrout of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 3, 2021, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 65. He was born May 30, 1955, in Corona Del Mar, California, the son of Ernest and Dixie Godfrey Black. He married Victoria Spellmeier on April 27, 1974 in Atchison, Kansas, and was an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad for...

Nancy Merkle

Nancy Merkle

May 1, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Nancy Eve Merkle, 66, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Nancy died May 1, 2021, at Gassville Therapy and Living.

Edmund Huerd

Edmund Huerd

May 1, 2021

Funeral arrangements are private at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home, Arkansas, for Edmund Joseph Huerd, 92, of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Edmund died May 1, 2021, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab.