Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Arthur Peeler

Arthur Peeler

May 15, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video On Thursday, May 15, 2014, Arthur "Art" Peeler, 95, passed away at home, surrounded by his four children. He was born Oct. 19, 1918, in Lamar County, Alabama, the third son and fifth of six children born to William Lester and Newtie Cunningham Peeler. At the age of three, Art and his family...

Rhea Christensen

Rhea Christensen

May 15, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Rhea Lacon Johnson Christensen, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2014, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community of natural causes. She was under the care of One Source Hospice. Rhea was born May 17, 1923, in Victor, Idaho, to Eldon Alonzo Johnson and Velda Woolstenhulme Johnson. She was the eldest of 12...

Jo Wallin

Jo Wallin

May 14, 2014

Emma Joanna "Jo" Georg Wallin Arrival: July 11, 1921, Elkville, IL: Destination: Life-Long Love of Learning: Departure: May 14, 2014, Idaho Falls, ID; Parents W. D. and Cora Georg and an eight-year-old sister, Wilma Elizabeth, welcomed baby Joanna into this four member family. She chose to go by "Jo" after reading Little Women in grade school. Jo won second rank...

Bette "Beann" Wells

Bette "Beann" Wells

May 11, 2014

Click Here To View Funeral Service Live Bette Ann “BeAnn” Colvin Walker Wells, 65, of Ammon, passed away on May 11, 2014, at her home. She was born January 13, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to William Wilford Colvin and Esther Leona Hayes Colvin. She grew up and attended schools in the area. In 1964, she married Errol Walker in...

Violet Blake

Violet Blake

May 10, 2014

Violet Ball Blake, 94 of St. George, Utah, formerly of Ammon, died May 10, 2014, at her daughter's home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was under the care of her family and OneSource Hospice. Violet was born April 20, 1920, in Ammon, Idaho, to Willard J. Ball and Ethel Singley Ball, the oldest of thirteen children. After graduating from Ammon...

Irene Brown

Irene Brown

May 8, 2014

Irene Louise Seeley Brown died May 8, 2014. She was born December 23, 1920, in Denver, Colorado. She was the daughter of David Byron Seeley and Louise Niebor Seeley. She lived her first 26 years in Denver. Irene graduated from South High School and the Success Business College, both in Denver. She met Harry Brown at a USO dance...

Walter Humphrey

Walter Humphrey

May 7, 2014

Walter Eston Humphrey, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 7, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Idaho Falls LDS 24th Ward (1155 1st Street) with Bishop Kelly Frew officiating. The family will visit with friends on Saturday from 12-12:45 p.m. prior to the...

Joyce Cleverley

Joyce Cleverley

May 6, 2014

Joyce Elaine Nelson Cleverley, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 6, 2014, at her home of natural causes. She was born May 9, 1930, in Shelley, Idaho to Viggo Johannes Nelson and Elda Luella Hult Nelson. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Shelley High School. On December 17, 1951, she married Richard Merlin...

Donna Simon

Donna Simon

May 5, 2014

Donna Faye Simon, 86, joyfully met her Savior on Monday, May 5, 2014. She passed to heaven from Borah Peak Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Home Health and Hospice. She was born January 3, 1928 in Menan, Idaho, to Robert Leon Hawker and Ema Madora Gardner Hawker. She married Herman...

Lucile Avery

Lucile Avery

May 5, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Lucile Wheeler Avery, 88, longtime resident of Milo, died on May 5, 2014, in Orem, Utah. Lucile was born February 6, 1926, in Poplar, Idaho, the seventh of eleven children of John Etsel Wheeler and Myra Fay Morgan Wheeler. The family lived in Poplar, Antelope, and Ririe where Lucile attended school, graduating from Ririe...

Howard Harper

Howard Harper

May 4, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Howard Kelley Harper, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 4, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born June 10, 1963, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to John J. Harper and Carolyn Hill Harper. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Blackfoot High School. He continued his education...

Virginia Serigstad

Virginia Serigstad

May 3, 2014

Virginia Hazel Velguth Serigstad, 93, of Ammon, passed away May 3, 2014, at The Gables of Idaho Falls Assisted Living Center, under the care of her family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Born April 24, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Bernard O. Velguth and Madeline A. Berry Velguth, Virginia grew up in Seattle, Washington, where she went to school...

Mary Ellen Teneyck

Mary Ellen Teneyck

May 3, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Mary Ellen TenEyck, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the University of Utah Hospital, in Salt Lake City, Utah, following complications from surgery. Mary Ellen was born December 14, 1943 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph Anthony Marzaloes and Geraldine Ruth Hillegass Marzaloes. She had three siblings:...

Bruce Linton

Bruce Linton

May 2, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Bruce Allan Linton, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 2, 2014, his home. Bruce was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Bruce was born February 28, 1936, in Los Angeles, California, to Hugh Walter Linton and Winnifred Ella Simmons Linton. He grew up and attended schools in Scottsdale, Arizona, and graduated from Scottsdale...

Brooksie Mcevers

Brooksie Mcevers

May 2, 2014

Brooksie Nell Vaughan McEvers, 80, passed away Friday, May 2, 2014 at her home in Ammon, Idaho. Brooksie was born on June 15, 1933 in Bell County, Texas, the daughter of Mr. Sanford Chappell Vaughan and Mrs. Bettie Rebecca Bridgewater Vaughan of Troy, Texas. Brooksie graduated from Troy High School in Troy, Texas in 1951. On April 12, 1952, she...

Donald Coon

Donald Coon

May 2, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video Donald LeRoy Coon, 80, of Iona, passed away May 2, 2014, at Eastern Idaho Ragional Medical Center, of old age. Donald was born February 7, 1934, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, to Everett Henry Coon and Irene Elizabeth Fisher Coon. He grew up and attended schools in Hammett, Idaho, and graduated from Glenns Ferry High...

Blaine Haddon

Blaine Haddon

May 1, 2014

Click Here To View Memorial Video produced by Blaine's family Blaine “H” Haddon, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 1, 2014, at his home. He was under the wonderful care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Blaine was born to Heber Winford Haddon and Deola Whitmill Haddon on September 25, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up and...

Barry Birch

Barry Birch

May 1, 2014

Barry Lee Birch, 69, of Paramus, New Jersey, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away May 1, 2014, at his home. Barry was born February 19, 1945, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Lee Birch and Ruth Huskinson Birch. He grew up on the family farm north of Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He served a full-time mission for The...

Kurt Bingham

Kurt Bingham

Apr 30, 2014

Click Here To View The Memorial Services Live Click Here To View Memorial Video Kurtis Lon Bingham, 54, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away April 30, 2014, at his home. Kurt was born February 21, 1960, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Thomas F. Bingham and LuRae Stoddard Bingham. He grew up and attended schools in St. Anthony. Kurt moved to Abington,...

Bradley Mason

Bradley Mason

Apr 30, 2014

Bradley Kay Mason, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 29, 2014, at his home of natural causes. Brad was born March 30, 1940, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Richard Matson Mason and Mary Ellen Bush Mason. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He also attended the University of...