Obituaries

Jan 23, 2013

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Raymond “Red” W. Squires, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away at a local care facility on January 23, 2013, while recovering from a broken hip. Ray was born September 22, 1919, in Iowa, to Kenneth Squires and Nevada Hall Squires. He grew up in Iowa and was a farm boy at...

Jan 21, 2013

Willa Jean A. Webb McMillin, 86, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away January 21, 2013, at The Gables of Ammon. Jean was born April 24, 1926, in Conway, Missouri, to John William Webb and Vera Lillian Mace Webb. She grew up and attended schools in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. After high school she moved...

Jan 19, 2013

Yvonne Sant Larsen Scott, 89, went home to our Father in Heaven on January 19, 2013. She was born June 7, 1923 to Ernest Clifford Sant and Jennie Christina Nelson in Blackfoot, Idaho. Her family moved to Driggs, Idaho, in 1926, where she was raised. Yvonne lived in Driggs, Idaho, most of her life. The youngest child with four older...

Jan 19, 2013

Victor Lee Kelsey, 78, of Shelley, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Victor was born August 3, 1934, in Shelley, Idaho, to Catherine Annette Malcom and LaVar Orson Kelsey, and was the first of six children. He was a lifelong resident of Shelley, attended Shelley schools, and graduated from Shelley...

Jan 19, 2013

Douglas DeVere Hansen, 80, of Iona, left this mortal life surrounded by his loving family on January 19, 2013. DeVere was born on July 19, 1932, to Douglas Hansen and Alta Pearl Peterson Hansen in Garfield, Idaho at his Grandma Peterson’s house. He was the first of four children. He grew up in Iona and graduated from Iona High School....

Jan 19, 2013

Donna Louise Volmer, 84, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away on January 19, 2013 at her home. Donna was born April 17, 1928, in Rigby, Idaho, to David Alfred Bates and Myrtle Alice Bates. She attended school at Rigby High School. On September 15, 1956, she married Lawrence O. Volmer in Ammon, Idaho. The marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls...

Jan 17, 2013

Audrey Jean Empey Burke, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2013, at her home of natural causes, with her husband and daughter by her side. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Audrey was born June 14, 1937, in Ammon, Idaho, to Guy Ephraim Empey and Marcia Berneice Walker Empey. She grew up in Ammon...

Jan 17, 2013

Reeve Ernell Norman, 81, of Ammon, passed away January 17, 2013, at his home surrounded by the family he loved. Reeve was born January 29, 1931, to Sharon Adriel Norman and Alvera Oliver Norman in Fairview, Utah. Reeve grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from Granite High School. He served a full-time LDS mission in the Western Canadian...

Jan 17, 2013

Beryl Gray, 90, of Idaho Falls passed away January 17, 2013 at her home at Fairwinds Retirement home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Beryl was born December 16, 1922 in Cardiff, Wales to George Algernon Bryant and Martha Reese Jones Bryant. Beryl grew up in Wales and immigrated to Sacramento area in California at the...

Jan 16, 2013

Gregory Scott Myler, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 16, 2013, at his home, of natural causes. Greg was born November 27, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dewey Benjamin Myler and Elaine Magdalene Lang Myler. At the age of seven weeks he contracted spinal meningitis, which left him permanently disabled. Greg was a joy and a blessing to...

Jan 15, 2013

Robert Frederick Crowton, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away quietly on January 15, 2013 at Idaho Falls, ID. Bob was born November 8, 1923, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Burt Steadman Crowton and Sarah Edna Simonds Crowton. He graduated from Salt Lake South High School, attended Utah State University, University of Colorado and earned a Bachelor's degree from the...

Jan 14, 2013

JoAnn Magdalena Amann Tolman, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 14, 2013, at Mount Vernon Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls of natural causes. JoAnn was born June 1, 1925, in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Emil Otto and JoHanna Magdalena Dupper Amann. She grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Granite High School....

Jan 14, 2013

Shannon Maria Acosta Adams, 37, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 14, 2013, at her home. She was born on April 28, 1975, in Truckee, California to Augustine Muňoz Acosta and Sally Lucille Avita. She grew up and attended schools in the area. Following graduation she attended San Joaquin Delta College and received her Associate’s Degree in Liberal Art....

Jan 13, 2013

Kernan Joseph “Kerry” Longua, Sr., 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 13, 2013, at The Gables of Ammon. Kerry was born August 4, 1931, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Harold Ludwig Longua and Dolores Marion Kernan Longua. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and graduated from Edgewood High School. He moved to Idaho Falls in 1958. He continued his education...

Jan 13, 2013

William Orville Waddell, 79, of Chubbuck, Idaho, passed away January 13, 2013, at Monte Vista Hills in Pocatello of natural causes. Orville was born July 21, 1933, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Samuel Eugene Waddell and Bertha Celia Dymack Waddell. He attended Riverside School in Idaho Falls. He has also lived in Montana and Casper, Wyoming. He met and married...

Jan 11, 2013

Berenice Mason Young, 98, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away January 11, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Berenice was born June 24, 1914 in Milo, Idaho to Joseph Henry and Eleanor (Armstrong) Mason. She was the fourth of nine children: Basil, Harlan, Byron, Mont, Vivienne, Jack, Sterling, and Rita. Berenice was raised in Ririe, Butler Island, and the dry...

Jan 10, 2013

John T. Orr, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home Thursday, January 10, 2013, surrounded by his family and friends. John was born November 9, 1923, in Richmond, Missouri, to John and Margaret Woods Orr. He was the youngest of four children. John attended schools in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Richmond High School in Richmond, Missouri....

Jan 10, 2013

After 15 months of an extended illness, Donald G. Stevens, 87, passed away January 10, 2013 surrounded by faithful family members. Don was born December 29, 1925, in Teton City, Idaho, to Sisson Arden Stevens and Edith Celestia Gillette Stevens. He grew up in the town of Driggs at the base of the beautiful Teton Mountains. He attended Teton High...

Jan 10, 2013

Michael Troy Potter, 41, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 10, 2013, at his home from a sudden illness. Mike was born February 8, 1971, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wayne D. Potter and Pamela May Murdock Potter. He moved to Snoqualmie, Washington, in 1978, where he lived and attended school. He moved back to Idaho in 1986, and went...

Jan 10, 2013

Roger Lee Vickers, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 10, 2013 at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Roger was born August 20, 1948, in Charleston, West Virginia to Calvin Vickers and Lahoma Chapman. He attended Franklin High School in Seattle. He served in the Gulf War as a Technical Sergeant in the Army and also as a...