Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Darrell Farnsworth

Darrell Farnsworth

Jan 20, 2015

Edward Darrell Farnsworth, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 20, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of causes incident to age. Darrell was born October 15, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ralph Washington Farnsworth and Hilda Ann Byram Farnsworth. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon, Idaho. He served as a Combat Medic in the United...

Lee Smith

Lee Smith

Jan 19, 2015

Lee Melburn Smith, 89, formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away January 19, 2015, at the VA Nursing Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lee was born Oct. 23, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the youngest son of Henry Melton Smith and Myrtle Sykes Smith. He attended York Elementary School and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Lee, who was...

Ethel Hardrath

Ethel Hardrath

Jan 19, 2015

Ethel Sarah Hardrath of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 19, 2015. Ethel was born April 8, 1923, in Loyal, Wisconsin, to Fred Clouse and Clara Wittlinger. On June 20, 1941, she married Alden Hardrath. They were truly meant for one another. She is survived by two children, Douglas (Deb) Hardrath and Kay (Max) Hahn. She has 13 grandchildren, 25...

D. Lavon Storer

D. Lavon Storer

Jan 18, 2015

Dell LaVon ”Connie” Storer, 85, formerly of the Idaho Falls area, passed away January 18, 2015, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Raul, in Layton, Utah. He was born August 2, 1929 in Idaho Falls to Dell Roy Storer and Margaret Van Sickle Storer. He attended schools in the Ririe area. LaVon married Edna V....

Maxine Smith

Maxine Smith

Jan 18, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Maxine Chloie Crow Smith, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of her loving family. Maxine was born December 1, 1933, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Benjamen Arthur Crow and Esma Elizabeth Waters Crow. She grew up and attended schools in...

John Greene

John Greene

Jan 17, 2015

John Kenneth Greene, age 83, of Idaho Falls, died January 17, 2015, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Born May 28, 1931 in Greybull, Wyoming, John was the second of four children born to William D. and Zella B. (Forbes) Greene. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served aboard the submarines USS Sargo, USS Skate and...

Preston Butikofer

Preston Butikofer

Jan 16, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Preston Hyrum Butikofer, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 16, 2015, surrounded by loved ones at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Preston was born September 15, 1922, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rudolph Arnold Butikofer and Bertha Lucille Linck Butikofer. He grew up and attended schools in Coltman...

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

Jan 15, 2015

Michael Bill Miller, 64, of Irwin, Idaho, passed away January 15, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Mike was born July 13, 1950, in Afton, Wyoming, to Bill Miller Jr. and Yvonne Miller. He grew up and attended schools in Star Valley, Wyoming, and graduated from Bonneville High...

Steven Smith

Steven Smith

Jan 15, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Steven James Smith, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2015, at a family member’s home in Idaho Falls of natural causes. Steve was born December 8, 1969, in Bellingham, Washington, to Joseph Charles Smith and Dolores Alyce Fritz. He grew up and attended schools in Lakewood, Washington, and graduated from Encina High...

Brent Dye

Brent Dye

Jan 14, 2015

Brent Elwood Dye, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at his home on January 14, 2015. He was under the care of Hearts of Hope Hospice. He was born May 3,1939, in Firth, Idaho, to Etha Jeanette Quinn Dye and Barber Dewane Dye. His growing up years were spent on a farm in Firth helping his parents and seven...

G. Keith Walker

G. Keith Walker

Jan 12, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Guice Keith Walker, 86, of Iona, Idaho, passed away January 12, 2015, at the University of Utah Medical Center of causes incident to age. Keith was born October 12, 1928, in Iona, Idaho, to James Leo Walker and Kate Wyatt Walker. He grew up and attended schools in Iona. On May 17, 1947, he...

Scott Nickum

Scott Nickum

Jan 12, 2015

Scott Charles Nickum, 61, of Idaho Falls, was killed in an industrial accident on January 12, 2015. Scott was born on October 7, 1954, in Sacramento, California, to Ray and Lois Nickum. He grew up in the Sacramento area and moved with his family to Idaho Falls in 1969. Scott worked as a mechanic. Automobiles were a true passion in...

Gary Martin

Gary Martin

Jan 11, 2015

Gary Ralph Martin, 75, of Rigby, passed away in his sleep on January 11, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society - Idaho Falls Village. Gary was born July 10, 1939 in Florence, Arizona, to Ralph Henry Martin and Frances Louise Samuels Martin. When he was in high school, the family moved to Nampa, Idaho, where he graduated from high school. He...

Berniece Wadsworth

Berniece Wadsworth

Jan 10, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Berniece Maxine Wadsworth, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 10, 2015, surrounded by her family, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of her family and Encompass Hospice. Berniece was born July 20, 1926, in Rigby, Idaho, to Fredrick Hendrickson Kay and Louise Osborne Kay. She spent...

Anita Yorgason

Anita Yorgason

Jan 10, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Anita Fae Yorgason, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 10, 2015, in Avondale, Arizona. She was under the loving care of her family and Hospice of the Valley. Anita was born January 31, 1948, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Leonard Morris Sturman and Mabel Goodman Sturman. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho...

Tiffany Nelson

Tiffany Nelson

Jan 8, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Tiffany Lynn Nelson, 28, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2015, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family. Tiffany was born July 19, 1986, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Jon Mills and Terri Barrow Mills. She grew up and attended school in Idaho...

Bobby Ramos

Bobby Ramos

Jan 6, 2015

Click Here To View Memorial Video Robert “Bobby” Tate Ramos Jr., 52, of Rigby, passed away January 6, 2015, at his home. Bobby was born May 5, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Terrazas Ramos and Bertha Denise Richards Ramos. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls including Bonneville High School. In September, 1988, Bobby married...

Faye Hansen

Faye Hansen

Jan 6, 2015

Faye Whitney Hansen, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 6, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Faye was born February 16, 1942, in Mackay, Idaho, to Doyle C. Whitney and Helen McKelvey Whitney. She grew up and attended schools in Mackay. After high school graduation she took nurses training at St. Anthony Hospital in Pocatello. She married Dale...

Clarence Scott

Clarence Scott

Jan 6, 2015

Clarence Russel Scott, 71, of Ucon, Idaho, passed away January 6, 2015, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Clarence was born September 17, 1943, in Denison, Texas, to Russel Scott and Mary Nell Armstrong Scott. He grew up and attended schools in California and graduated from Diegto High School. On October 13, 1998, he married Billie Jean Clapp Mackay in...

Helenbyrd Chappell

Helenbyrd Chappell

Jan 5, 2015

Helenbyrd Chappell, 77, passed away in her sleep early Monday morning, January 5, 2015, at her home in Idaho Falls. She was born to Thomas and "Mollie" Kilpatrick on December 14, 1937 in Chester Pennsylvania. Not long after her arrival her parents moved to Newport News, Virginia where she and her younger brother, Tommy, grew up. As a child she...