Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Rodney Bird

Rodney Bird

May 25, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Rodney Wayne Bird, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 25, 2015, at Teton Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 22, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lewis Richard Bird, Jr. and Grace Leavitt Bird. He grew up and attended schools in the area. On June 6, 1962, he...

Carl Waggoner

Carl Waggoner

May 24, 2015

Carl Mack Waggoner, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away from heart failure on May 24, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born in Urbana, Missouri, on October 28, 1933, to George Adam Waggoner and Mae Viola Johnson Waggoner. He was number six of seven siblings. He graduated from Urbana High School in 1951, where he excelled in...

Charlotte Danklefsen

Charlotte Danklefsen

May 24, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Charlotte Räder Danklefsen, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 24, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born December 16, 1931, in Sagan, Sprottau, Germany, to Otto Räder and Frieda Weigelt Räder. She grew up and attended schools in Germany. On December 27, 1949, she married George Josef Danklefsen...

Fontella Cobbley

Fontella Cobbley

May 24, 2015

Fontella “Fon” Cobbley, 77, passed away in her home on May 24, 2015. She was born August 24, 1937 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Wilbert and Muriel Atwood. She married the love of her life on May 27, 1955 in Blackfoot. Together, they had three loving daughters. Fon was a bank teller for 15 years and later ran the Courthouse Fitness...

Richard Hahn

Richard Hahn

May 22, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Richard “Dick” Earl Hahn, 73, of Boise, passed away on May 22, 2015 in Idaho Falls. He was born January 1, 1942 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania to George Francis Hahn and Elizabeth Jane Frankovich. He lived and attended schools in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania graduating from Mount Pleasant Township High School. He attended Pennsylvania State...

Merri Lou Peterson

Merri Lou Peterson

May 22, 2015

Merri Lou Squires Peterson, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 22, 2015, at Mount Vernon Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Merri Lou was born June 27, 1932, in Brigham City, Utah, to Merrill Charles Squires and Louie K. Fox Squires. She grew up and attended schools in Brigham City and graduated from Brigham...

Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor

May 21, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Katie W. Taylor, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 21, 2015, at The Gardens Senior Living Center in Rigby, Idaho. Katie was born July 22, 1921, in Shelton, Idaho, to John Howard Wetzel and Ellen Maude Wetzel. She grew up and attended schools in the Rigby area and graduated from Rigby High School....

John "Jack" Farrow

John "Jack" Farrow

May 21, 2015

Click Here To View Jack's Service Live Click Here To View Memorial Video John "Jack" Francis Farrow passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 21, 2015, due to complications following surgery. Jack was born March 19, 1943, to Charles and Anabel Farrow in Orofino, Idaho. He attended local schools in the area including Orofino High School where he was a proud...

Jane French

Jane French

May 20, 2015

Jane Ravanello French, 67, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away May 20, 2015, at her home. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Jane was born July 14, 1947, in Kemmerer, Wyoming. She will be buried in Buhl, Idaho, under the direction of Farmer Funeral Chapel in Buhl. Local arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home East...

George Cooper

George Cooper

May 20, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video George Raymond Cooper, 94, formerly of Clarkston, Washington, passed away May 20, 2015, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Ammon. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. George was born July 26, 1920, in Hardwick, Georgia, to Johnnie Lee Cooper and Mae Lois Moreland Cooper. He grew up and...

Ida Holmgren

Ida Holmgren

May 20, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Ida Nielsen Holmgren, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2015, in her home. She was born November 3, 1926, in Roberts, Idaho, to Andrew Baxter Nielsen and Ann Kerr Walters Nielsen. She attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. She continued her education by attending Brigham Young University in...

Nina Paulson

Nina Paulson

May 18, 2015

Nina Matahilda Paulson, 88, of Victor, Idaho, passed away May 18, 2015, at Rexburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. Nina was born August 1, 1926, in Anaconda, Montana, to Ida and Hans Borgen. She grew up and attended schools in Anaconda, and graduated from Anaconda High School. Nina earned her Master’s Degree in Music from the University of Montana Western. On...

James "Jt" Walters

James "Jt" Walters

May 18, 2015

Click Here To View Funeral Services For J.T. Click Here To View Memorial Video James Thomas “J.T.” Walters, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 18, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born November 24, 1930, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to William Floyd Walters and Bessie P. Winterbottom Walters. He lived in Blackfoot until he was 15...

Marianne Ordway

Marianne Ordway

May 17, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Marianne Ordway, 54, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, on Sunday, May 17, 2015, from natural causes. Marianne was born February 15, 1961, in Afton, Wyoming. She lived the first year of her life in Palisades and Idaho Falls, Idaho. On February 15, 1961, she was...

Robert Mettner

Robert Mettner

May 15, 2015

Robert Gerald Mettner, 49, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away May 15, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Robert was born September 22, 1965, in Baraga, Michigan, to Richard Keith Mettner and Judith Marie Young Mettner. Robert graduated from high school and worked as a truck driver. He had moved to Idaho Falls in March 2015. Robert is...

Harold Buttars

Harold Buttars

May 15, 2015

Harold James Buttars passed away May 15, 2015, at the age of 85, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Harold was born February 2, 1930, to James LeRoy Buttars and Myrtle V. Carter Buttars. Harold was the oldest son born into a family of nine children. Harold was raised in the same home in which...

Kathy Krekel

Kathy Krekel

May 15, 2015

Kathy Rae Krekel, 64, of Shelley, passed away May 15, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Kathy was born August 18, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Melvin Westergard and Victoria Palagi Westergard. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On December 12, 1970, she married David Wayne Krekel at...

Kyle Woodhouse

Kyle Woodhouse

May 15, 2015

Kyle S. Woodhouse, 54, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2015. Kyle was born December 19, 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Max S. Woodhouse and Shirley May Shepard Woodhouse. He grew up and attended schools in Utah and Idaho. In 1989, he married Marla Chandler in Idaho Falls. To this union were born two daughters, Ashley and...

Pamela Hewit

Pamela Hewit

May 15, 2015

Pamela Jean Hewit, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Pamela was born July 22, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Merrill Carlyle Elswood and Rhea Irene Pack Elswood. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley, Idaho, and graduated from Shelley High School. On January 22, 1971, she married Kenneth LaGrande...

Beatrice Quirk

Beatrice Quirk

May 14, 2015

Beatrice Quirk, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 14, 2015, at her home. No services are being held.