Obituaries

Mar 10, 2017

Jerrold Oliver Coolidge, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 10, 2017. Jerry was born May 25, 1928, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Jay Francis Coolidge and Ollie Frances Jones Coolidge. He grew up traveling with his family while his father worked in construction. Jerry joined the Army Air Corps when he turned 17 at the end of World...

Mar 10, 2017

Ruth Charlotte Boylan, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 10, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Ruth was born August 10, 1944, in Rock River, Wyoming, to Charles Mack Boylan and Mildred Ruth Ross Boylan. She grew up and attended schools in Lander, Wyoming, and graduated from Lander High School. In 1962, she married George Morris...

Mar 10, 2017

Anton Ingvard "Tony" Mathiasen, 63, formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away March 10, 2017, in El Paso, Texas. Tony was born October 7, 1953, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Mathiasen and Deloris Jorgensen Mathiasen. Tony attended New Sweden Elementary School and graduated from Skyline High School in 1972, graduating early so he could pursue his career in...

Mar 8, 2017

Ellen Jo Roberts Fell, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 8, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ellen was born August 9, 1956, in Fort Riley, Kansas, to Gordon Brown Roberts and Irma Rabe Roberts. She lived in Utah for two years but grew up and attended schools in Rigby, Idaho, and graduated from Rigby High School....

Mar 7, 2017

Irene Nelson Atamanczyk left this life on Tuesday March 7, 2017, at the age of 63. Irene was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 16, 1953, to Raymond Nelson and Donabelle Harrop Nelson. Irene attended Bel Aire Elementary, Claire Gale Junior High and Idaho Falls High School. She married John Westergard II in 1968. She and John "Jack"...

Mar 7, 2017

Raymond Boyd Goodson, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 7, 2017. No services are being held. No Services. He passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Mar 5, 2017

Leonard Plaizier, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 5, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. He was under the care of One Source Hospice. Leonard was born June 7, 1934, in Harlingen Friesland, Netherlands, to Melis Ari Plaizier and Aagje Trijntje Torenbeek Plaizier. He grew up and attended schools in the Netherlands. At the age of 16, he...

Mar 5, 2017

Katharine Whittington Buckwalter, 31, of Brooklyn, New York, passed away March 5, 2017, in New York. She was born October 9, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 237 North Water Avenue, with Rev. Ruth Marsh officiating. The family will visit with friends for one...

Mar 5, 2017

Nathan Taylor Adams, 23, of Newport, Oregon, passed away March 5, 2017, after fighting a courageous battle against mental illness. He was born in Clackamas, Oregon, to parents, Eric C. Adams and Christine M. Adams of Firth, Idaho. He proudly graduated from Blackfoot High School in 2011. Nate's interests lied in extreme sports. He loved skateboarding as a child,...

Mar 5, 2017

On June 23, 1927, Oral Holmes Walker and Beatrice Mortensen Walker welcomed the birth of a baby girl in Lewisville, Idaho. They christened her Barbara Walker. On Sunday, March 5, 2017, Barbara passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at the age of 89. In 1936, the Walker’s moved to Rigby, Idaho. Barbara attended...

Mar 4, 2017

On February 10, 1933, in Boise, Idaho, Marjorie Alice Tegnell was delivered into the world by her grandma Minnie and to the welcoming arms of her parents, Floyd and Melva. It was the midst of the Great Depression and the family relocated to Idaho Falls in 1936 as Floyd sought better prospects for work. Marjorie's brothers, Jim and Steve,...

Mar 4, 2017

Verna Ballard Sessions, 98, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 4, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village.

Verna was born May 11, 1918, in Cedar City, Utah, to John Harvey Ballard and Alice Hamilton Ballard. At the age of two, her family moved to the Upper Presto/Basalt area to farm. She attended Basalt and Firth...

Mar 1, 2017

Deauna Bea Kirkham Weber, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 1, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Deauna was born February 14, 1940, in Shelley, Idaho, to Edward Douglas Kirkham and Lelah Geneal Jensen Kirkham. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley, graduating from Shelley High School. She also attended Ricks College in...

Mar 1, 2017

Victor Eugene Baldwin, 69, of Ammon, passed away March 1, 2017, at Morningstar Assisted Living Center.

Vic was born November 30, 1947 in Red Lodge, Montana, the oldest son of Victor Richard and Bonnie Jean Cozzens Baldwin.

His family moved back and forth between Red Lodge and Los Angeles, California, while his father was attending...

Feb 28, 2017

The end of life is in some ways like the end of a new day. Life's journey is long. We get tired. We long for our labors to be finished and the suffering to be over. Ahead lies the night of death. But thank God, morning is coming! A wonderful life lies just ahead for the weary Christian traveler....

Feb 27, 2017

Maria Martineau Danielson, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 27, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Maria was born October 2, 1959, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to James Duane Martineau and Sylvia Birch Martineau. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Linden Park Elementary and O. E. Bell Junior High School.

On...

Feb 27, 2017

Frances Blanche Reeder Butler, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 27, 2017, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center.

Frances was born February 16, 1928, in Treasureton, Idaho, to Thomas John Reeder and Bessie Cole Reeder. She grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Preston High School. She also attended Idaho...

Feb 26, 2017

Leendert "Leen" Peter Van Hulten II, 54, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 26, 2017, at his home.

Leen was born September 5, 1962, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Leendert Peter Van Hulten and Mary Lynn Williams Van Hulten. He grew up and attended schools in Woods Cross, Utah, and graduated from Woods Cross High School...

Feb 25, 2017

Jennifer Leona "Jenny" Hill Bess, 38, of Ammon, Idaho, returned to her Heavenly Home on February 25, 2017. As she passed from this life to her next, she was surrounded by family and friends.

Jenny was born on December 15, 1978, in La Paz, Bolivia. Her parents, C. Eugene "Gene" and Joan Hill, were surprised and excited...

Feb 24, 2017

Katherine (Kathy) Blackburn, 73, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017, at her home of natural causes. She was born February 10,1944, in Rexburg, ID, the second daughter of Don and Helen Willmore Blackburn. Her younger years were spent in Rigby, Idaho before moving to Blackfoot in 1957. She graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1962. She later attended...