Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Lois Wold

Lois Wold

Jul 18, 2014

Lois Ruth (Stoltenberg) Wold passed away peacefully in Star Valley, Wyoming on July 18, 2014 at the age of 89. Lois was born in Idaho Falls to Francis and Clara Stoltenberg on February 11, 1925, and grew up in Swan Valley, Idaho. After graduating from High school she attended Holy Cross School of Nursing in Salt Lake City and received...

Marieta "Rita" Anderson

Marieta "Rita" Anderson

Jul 18, 2014

Marieta Ann “Rita” Anderson, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014, at her home. Rita was born January 2, 1942, in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, to Avery Willard McKinney and Ruth Ann Sparks McKinney. She grew up and attended schools in Montana. She was a beautiful, caring woman. She took pride in taking care of others in...

Esther Fleischmann

Esther Fleischmann

Jul 18, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Esther Rebecca Durfee Fleischmann, 91, of Everett, Washington, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed from this life surrounded by the love of her family near and far on July 18, 2014. Esther was born September 4, 1922, in Almo, Idaho, to David Durfee and Ella Irene Bruesch Durfee. She was the fifth of eight children....

Betty Chidester

Betty Chidester

Jul 17, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Betty Jean Rust Sorensen Chidester, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 17, 2014, at her home. Betty was born January 11, 1926, in Logan, Utah, to Edward Rust and Edna Worley Rust. She grew up and attended schools in Cache Valley Area and graduated from Logan High School. In 1944, she married...

Elizabeth Dockstader

Elizabeth Dockstader

Jul 16, 2014

Elizabeth Freilich Dockstader, 83, of Ammon, passed away July 16, 2014, at the Gables of Ammon due to natural causes. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Elizabeth was born in Glendive, Montana, on November 12, 1930, to George and Barbara Freilich. She grew up and attended schools in Glendive, graduating from Dawson High School....

Clyde Martin

Clyde Martin

Jul 15, 2014

Clyde Arthur Martin, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 15, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Clyde was born December 3, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Porter Eldon Martin and Hazel Lorraine Langley Martin. He grew up in Pocatello, Salmon, Rigby, Rexburg, and Idaho Falls, and received his welding certificate from Idaho State University’s Technical School. He...

Verl Carpenter

Verl Carpenter

Jul 15, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Verl Harry Carpenter, 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho on July 15, 2014. He was born September 16, 1922, in Shelley, Idaho, to George Loren and Elizabeth Hannah Daw Carpenter. He is a graduate of Ammon High School. He served in the U.S. Army 10th Mountain 5th Division, Company...

Sylvia Straub

Sylvia Straub

Jul 14, 2014

Sylvia Merrill Straub, 80, passed away peacefully in her Idaho Falls home July 14, 2014. Sylvia was born April 8, 1934, in Safford, Arizona, to Joseph and Bessie Alder Merrill. Her early life was one of both joys and sorrows, but she shared many happy times in Safford with her three sisters and extended family. Sylvia graduated from Safford...

Mackenzie Madden

Mackenzie Madden

Jul 14, 2014

Click Here To View Funeral Service MacKenzie Nicole Madden, born July 22, 1994, at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, was killed July 14, 2014, in Logan, Utah. MacKenzie lived in Nampa and Boise most of her life, attending Park Ridge and Maple Grove Elementary, South and West Jr. High. Our family relocated to Idaho Falls in 2009. She graduated from Hillcrest High...

John Long, Sr

John Long, Sr

Jul 14, 2014

John Kelley Hammitt Long II, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2014, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, where he had been residing for the past six years. His son John, Jr., daughter-in-law Janna and cat Persey were at his side. He was born on December 12, 1921, in New Rochelle, New York to...

Melva Harriell

Melva Harriell

Jul 13, 2014

Melva Alice Theobald Harriell, 98, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of causes incident to age. Melva was born January 14, 1916, in Hinckley, Utah, to Charles Theobald and Lydia Talbot Theobald. She grew up and attended schools in Hinckley, where she graduated from high school. On October 12, 1934, she married...

Gerald Foss

Gerald Foss

Jul 13, 2014

Gerald “Jerry” Young Foss, 88, of Idaho Falls, peacefully passed away on July 13, 2014 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center. Jerry was born March 16, 1926 in Crofton, Nebraska to Daniel N. Foss and Pearl Evelyn Young-Foss. He grew up and attended schools in Sioux city, Iowa, graduating from Central High School in 1944. After high school he...

Farrel Stacey

Farrel Stacey

Jul 13, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Farrel Jay Stacey, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 13, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village. Farrel was born June 1, 1927, in Archer, Idaho to Edwin “Teddy” Stacey and Mary Browning Stacey. He attended elementary school in Archer and Lorenzo, Idaho and high school in Rexburg, Idaho and Puyallup,...

Cathy Paulsen

Cathy Paulsen

Jul 13, 2014

Cathy Ann Mandall Paulsen, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2014, at her home. Cathy was born April 4, 1958, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, to Walter Henry Mandall and Judith Ethel Murray Mandall. She grew up in the remote area of Jandowe, Australia. Her father was a road train driver and she loved driving his route with him...

Leslie Strong

Leslie Strong

Jul 11, 2014

Leslie Leonard Strong, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 11, 2014, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello. He was under the care of Access Hospice. Leslie was born April 10, 1927, in Maxwell, California, to Jasper S. Strong and Elizabeth Copp Strong. He grew up and attended schools in Maxwell and graduated from Maxwell High School. Leslie...

Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Jul 9, 2014

Brent Jeffrey Moore (Jeff B Moore), 55, of Kaysville, Utah (formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho), returned to his heavenly home on July 9, 2014. He was at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 5, 1959, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to DeWayne Willus Moore and Ruth Betty Keiser Moore. He graduated from Shelley High School and attended Brigham...

Paul H. Kelly

Paul H. Kelly

Jul 8, 2014

Paul Hamilton Kelly, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 8, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He had been residing at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. He was born September 9, 1937, in Sugar City, Idaho to Howard Groesbeck Kelly and Irene Hamilton Kelly. The family moved to St. Anthony and then to Rockford, Idaho...

James Cobb

James Cobb

Jul 8, 2014

Beloved son and dear friend. Born in Tacoma, Washington, February 18, 1953, Jim quietly ended his five-year challenge with lymphoma July 8, 2014, at his home in Olympia, Washington, with his mother, Kathy Cobb, at his bedside. When asked how he was doing, he always gave a smile and a cheerful “fine.” He so deeply appreciated life and the people...

Rosie And Tony Romero Campos

Rosie And Tony Romero Campos

Jul 5, 2014

Antonio Campos Romero “Tony,” 51, and Rosalva A Campos, “Rosie,” 52, of Firth, passed away July 5, 2014, of injuries sustained in a automobile accident on Idaho Highway 28, about 15 miles south of Salmon. Rosie passed away at the scene and Tony at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana, where he was life flighted following the accident. Rosie was...

Sonja Smith

Sonja Smith

Jul 5, 2014

Sonja Mathys Smith, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 5, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born February 23, 1930, in Solothurn, Switzerland to Otto Mathys, Sr. and Emma Schneider Mathys. On April 8, 1950, she married Everett D. Smith in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He preceded her in death on October 20, 2003. Sonja...