Obituaries

Aug 26, 2012

Dell M. Denning, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 26, 2012, at his home. Dell was born April 13, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Manuel Denning and Zola Irma Hanson Denning. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. On August 20, 1959, he married Jacqueline...

Aug 22, 2012

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Jeffrey Burton Griggs, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on August 22, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1956, in Rigby, Idaho to Burton A. Griggs and Vaudis Stewart Griggs. The family lived in Idaho Falls where he attended schools...

Aug 22, 2012

R. Todd Thomas, 54, of Maple Valley, Washington, formerly of Iona, Idaho, died at his home August 22, 2012, of cancer. Todd was born February 18, 1958, in Iona, Idaho, the son of Kenneth Leo Thomas and Carmen Cecelia Jacobson Thomas. He grew up and attended grade schools in Iona and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1977. As a...

Aug 21, 2012

Kenneth Rice Hunter, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ken was born November 22, 1921, in Schenectady, New York, to George Rice Hunter and Mary E. A. Sullivan Hunter. He grew up and attended schools there. He lived in Albany, New York for 39 years and called Idaho Falls his...

Aug 20, 2012

Frances Delores Anderson Riley, 81, former resident of Pocatello, passed away on August 20, 2012, at her home in Palo Alto, CA. She was born July 17, 1931, in San Francisco, California. She grew up and attended schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. On July 7, 1951, she married Jim Riley in Reno, Nevada. They raised their family in...

Aug 20, 2012

Charles Ray Dickson, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 19, 2012. at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ray was born August 20, 1929, in Henefer, Utah. to Bert Stoddard Dickson and Grace Merriam Toone Dickson. He grew up in Devil’s Slide, Utah, and graduated from the University of Utah with a master's degree in meteorology. Ray served in the...

Aug 20, 2012

Nola Mae Evans Pruitt, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 20, 2012, at her home of cancer. August 20th is also her late husband Jack’s birthday. She was under the care of her family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Nola was born May 15, 1930, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Joseph Partington Evans and Martha Worlton Evans. She grew up...

Aug 19, 2012

Perry Earl Tonks, 49, passed away August 19, 2012, in Murray, Utah surrounded by his loving wife, Lorna, and the rest of his family. Perry was born February 21, 1963, in Driggs, Idaho. He was the son of Keith W. Tonks and Judie Ranae Cambridge Tonks. He was raised in Victor, Idaho. He was a very loving child and always...

Aug 18, 2012

Dorothy Jean Harris Woolstenhulme, 67, passed away late Saturday morning, August 18, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from a lingering illness. She was born March 15, 1945, in Driggs, Idaho, to William Wylie Harris and Maude Killpack Harris. Dorothy grew up in beautiful Teton Valley and graduated from Teton High School in 1963. She was...

Aug 17, 2012

David Gene Hays, Sr., 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 5, 1950 in Eloy, Arizona to Hurley Pulaski Hays and Wanetta B. Ralstin Hays. He grew up and attended schools in Arkansas. On September 24, 2001 David married Esther Marie Thornock in Idaho Falls. He...

Aug 17, 2012

Enid Hansen Clegg passed away peacefully in Logan Regional Hospital, August 17, 2012. Enid was born August 19, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George Parley Hansen and Criesta Zenobia Anderson Hansen. Enid grew up on a farm and learned about perseverance and hard work at an early age, milking cows, raking hay, hoeing beets and picking potatoes. Enid graduated...

Aug 16, 2012

Gerald Ray “Jerry” Wilkinson, 75, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away August 16, 2012, in Idaho Falls. Jerry was born May 26, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Albert Wilkinson and Jeanette Elmina Twitchell Wilkinson. He grew up in the Taylor area and attended Basalt Elementary School. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He was stationed in Culver...

Aug 15, 2012

David Rodney Jones, 58, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away August 15, 2012, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene. He had COPD and was admitted to the hospital due to repertory arrest. He was a heavy smoker which exacerbated his condition. He was born December 24, 1953, in Sonora, California, to James A Jones...

Aug 14, 2012

Ursula Elisabeth Georgi Olsen, 86, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Vacaville, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Ursula was born March 4, 1926 in Luckenau, Germany to Bernhard Georgi and Elisabet Klara Yuenling Georgi. She grew up and attended schools in Luckenau. Ursula came to the United States in 1953....

Aug 14, 2012

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August 14, 2012 - August 14, 2012

Janet Stephanie Terrones, infant daughter of Juan Terrones and Silvia Garcia, was stillborn on August 14, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her parents; a brother, Ethan E. Garcia; and grandparents, Roberta and Arnulfo Ramirez. Graveside services will be at...

Aug 13, 2012

Eldon T. Croft, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 13, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1916, in Iona, Idaho, to William Henry Croft and Florence Marie Thornton Croft. He grew up and attended school, graduating from Iona High School where he was active in sports. On November 13, 1936, he married...

Aug 11, 2012

Patricia Ann Johnson, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Friends and Family Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was born March 26, 1928, in Billings, Montana, to Frank G. Connelly and Mabel Nordstrom Connelly. She was raised in Billings and attended elementary school there. Her high school years were spent at the private...

Aug 11, 2012

Lillian Ellen Nelson Abbott, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 11, 2012, at her home in Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of her family and Creekside Home Health & Hospice. Lil was born December 27, 1921, in Denver, Colorado, to Nick Nelson and Lillie E. Eshenower Nelson. The family moved to California and she...

Aug 11, 2012

Dale Larry Fullmer 60, of Idaho Falls, lost his battle with cancer August 11, 2012, at his home, with his loving wife by his side. He was under Betty’s care as well as One Source Hospice. Dale was the first of seven children, born May 14, 1952, in Driggs, Idaho, to Larry Ray Fullmer and Erma Geneal Douglass Fullmer....

Aug 9, 2012

Robert Kent Foster, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 9, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Kent was born February 26, 1951 in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Marvin Ray Foster and Ella Lurene Rivers Foster. He grew up and attended area schools, graduating from E.J. Campbell High School. Kent joined the U.S. Air Force, where he served as...