Obituaries

Aug 16, 2016

Tacyann Knowles Gray, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2016, at Teton Post Acute Care.

Tacyann was born June 23, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, to Seymour Young Knowles and Edith Rawson Knowles. She grew up and attended schools in Montello, Nevada and graduated from Ogden High School in Utah.

On June 25,...

Aug 16, 2016

Arnold Lee Cordell, 72, of Rigby, passed away August 16, 2016, at his home of natural causes.

Lee was born November 9, 1943, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, to William "Bill" Cordell and Lettie Mae Galliher Cordell. He grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Elizabethton High School. In 1965 and 1966, he served in...

Aug 15, 2016

Jim Lewis Ketcher, 79, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away August 15, 2016, of natural causes.

Jim was born April 3, 1937, in Stilwell, Oklahoma, to Calvin Ketcher and Lillian Sturgeon Ketcher. He went to school in East Pevine, Oklahoma, in a one-room schoolhouse (grades 1-8), then went to high school in Stilwell, finishing school in Lawrence,...

Aug 13, 2016

Harold LeRoy Rittenour, Jr., 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 13, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born October 27, 1948, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania to Harold LeRoy Rittenour, Sr. and Margaret Steuer Rittenour. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Hopewell High School. He served in the U.S....

Aug 13, 2016

Doris James Aicher Nield, 87, of Iona, passed away August 13, 2016, at her home after a valiant fight with cancer. She was under the care of her family. Although she was small in stature, she had the heart of a giant and an unwavering faith in her Savior. Doris was born March 16, 1929, in Salt Lake City,...

Aug 13, 2016

Roger Allan Ausmus, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 13, 2016, at his home.

Roger was born September 19, 1941, in Cambridge, Ohio, to Fredrich Ausmus and Clara Maude Jacobs Ausmus. He grew up and attended schools in Cambridge, Ohio and graduated from Cambridge High School.

He was married to Dorothy Maurine Nielson for...

Aug 13, 2016

Ernest "Ernie" Lake, Jr., 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 13, 2016, at his home.

He was born March 18, 1933, in Idaho Falls to Ernest Lake Sr. and Violet Mathilda Petersen Lake. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls.

On April 5, 1957, he married Nancy Lou Woolsey in Jefferson...

Aug 12, 2016

Vicki Lynn Randall, 69, formerly of Ogden, Utah, passed away August 12, 2016, at Lily and Syringa Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. Vicki was born July 20, 1947, in Ogden, Utah, to Donald Dean Randall and Irva Tracy Henderson Randall. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She also...

Aug 11, 2016

Dorothy Jean Schwach, 87, of Rigby, mother of Sherry Mitchell, passed away August 11, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Dorothy was born January 30, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to William Lester Holland and Almeda Marie Revelle Holland. On September 27, 1949, she married Glenn Edward Schwach in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. Dorothy and Glenn made their home...

Aug 11, 2016

Harry Lester Brown, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 11, 2016, in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the Hospice of Eastern Idaho’s Hospice House. He was born June 29, 1924, in the family farmhouse in Brimfield, Massachusetts, the 11th child of Philip Theodore Brown and Lena Elizabeth Bolton Brown.

After graduating from high school before his 17th...

Aug 11, 2016

Leslie Orson Winn, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 11, 2016, at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Les was born August 28, 1943, in Sacramento, California, to Orson John Winn and Winona Alberta Johnson Winn. He grew up and attended schools in Sacramento and graduated from Sacramento High School in 1962. On March 7, 1964,...

Aug 10, 2016

Odena Housley Webb, 72, of Ammon, passed away on August 10, 2016 at her home.

She was born January 10, 1944 in Pittsburg, Oklahoma to O.D. Housley and Francis Aldridge Housley. She attended schools in Dinuba, California and graduated from Redwood High School in Visalia, California. She then attended the College of Sequoias in Visalia.

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Aug 10, 2016

Richard Penn Moore Gildersleeve, affectionately known as Gil, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 10, 2016, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Abode Hospice and his loving family.

Richard was born December 11, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, to John Andrew Gildersleeve and Margaret Edwards Crane Gildersleeve. He grew up in...

Aug 10, 2016

Kira Lyn Lott Bott, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away August 10, 2016, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Kira was born April 8, 1985, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Brent Taylor Lott and Michelle Rawlins Lott. She grew up in Idaho Falls, where she attended Ucon Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School and graduated from Bonneville High...

Aug 8, 2016

Monica Miranda Munoz, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 8, 2016, at University of Utah Medical Center following a courageous battle after a double lung transplant.

Monica was born October 29, 1951, in San Bernardino, California, to Trinidad Ochoa Miranda and Jessie Manzanarez Miranda. She grew up and attended schools in Bloomington.

On October...

Aug 8, 2016

Judey was born January 2, 1949 in Nevada City, California of Roy D. and Helen Jones. She passed away August 8, 2016 in Blackfoot, Idaho at the home of her dear friends Richard and Christy Dumas and their son Louis, who was very beloved by Judey. Her foster mother and loving friends were by her side.

Judey...

Aug 8, 2016

Jack Frost Parker II, originally from Mercer, Pennsylvania, who moved to Idaho in 1978 with his wife, Carol, passed away on Monday, August 8th due to complications from pneumonia, sepsis and a half decade of literally a broken body.

If his body were a truck, it is no doubt he arrived at the end of the race...

Aug 7, 2016

Marcella Virginia Jephson Tracy passed to the other side at the home of her daughter, Carol, on Sunday, August 7, 2016.

Marcella was born in Ammon, Idaho, on May 23, 1916, to Leslie L. and Selma Timm Jephson. She lived in Coltman, Idaho, while growing up. Marcella had two sisters and six brothers. Her surviving siblings are...

Aug 7, 2016

Fauntelle’ (Faun) Clarke Lundgren Neilson, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Faun was born January 20, 1928, in Boise, Idaho, to Harden H. Clarke and Laura Matilda Gardner Clarke. She was the oldest of four children. She lived most of her life in Eastern Idaho and Utah....

Aug 7, 2016

Delma Gilbert Mitchell, 86, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away August 7, 2016, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Solace Hospice. Delma was born January 9, 1930, in Fairview, Idaho, to Hazen Athling Gilbert and Naomi Forsgren Gilbert. She attended Oneida Academy and graduated from Preston High...