Obituaries

Jul 28, 2012

Paula Emma Packer, 40, of Rexburg, passed away July 28, 2012, at her home. Paula was born November 6, 1971, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Vern LaMond Hansen and Ruth Florence Simmons Irvine and was raised by her parents, Ruth and Steve Irvine. Paula grew up and attended schools in Firth and Rockford and graduated from Snake River High School....

Jul 26, 2012

Mona Louise Abney Hevert, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away from natural causes Thursday, July 26, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society of Idaho Falls Village. She was under the added care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Mona was born June 18, 1923, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, to James Abram Abney and Cecilia Celeste Huff Abney. She grew up and attended...

Jul 26, 2012

Gary Jones, 64, of Ammon, passed away July 26, 2012, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and his loving family. Gary was born May 12, 1948. in Malad, Idaho, to Fay Eugene Jones and Emma Ruth Burton Jones. Gary attended schools in Downey, graduated from Marsh Valley High School, and furthered his...

Jul 26, 2012

Danny Kay Starr, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Idaho Falls Village. Danny was born March 10, 1948, in Payson, Utah, to Elmo Bernon Starr and Venda Virginia Anderson Starr. He served in the U. S. Army. Danny was a sheepherder. Danny is survived by Brother, Tex Starr of Sylmar, CA; Sister, Deon...

Jul 25, 2012

Reva Glenda Kite, 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 25, 2012, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Glenda was born March 13, 1926, in Archer, Idaho, to John Wallace Clark and Floella Robison Clark. She grew up and attended schools in Lyman and graduated from...

Jul 24, 2012

Jack Thomas Barraclough, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, July, 24, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He suffered a massive stroke earlier in the month. He was born September 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Laveral Thomson and Theodore Barraclough. As a child, his family moved to Boise, where he attended junior high...

Jul 24, 2012

Eva Maria “Eve” Hayes Hout, 37, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 23, 2012, at her home. Eve was born August 8, 1974, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rulon A. Hayes Sr. and Antenette "Toni" G. Ames (now Ellis). She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and is a lifelong resident of Idaho Falls. On February 2,...

Jul 23, 2012

Ryan George Paulsen, 33, of Idaho Falls passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Huntsman Cancer Hospital after a 15 month long fight with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Ryan was born December 6, 1978, in Idaho Falls, to Mark Paulsen and Susan Clark MacKay. Ryan served his country, spending almost four years in the Navy as a Seabee. Most recently,...

Jul 23, 2012

Mary Lizzy Gordon McNinch, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Idaho Falls Village. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Mary was born February 14, 1921, in Menan, Idaho, to Maurice Rupert Gordon and Mabel Ann Whitman Gordon. Her brothers, Charles James and Earl DeWayne, welcomed her to their...

Jul 22, 2012

Joyce Ward Melville, 72, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 6, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melvin Butcher and Lovena Schofield Butcher. Joyce was raised in Green River, Wyoming and attended schools there with her 14 brothers and sisters. She married Doul Ross Benson and they...

Jul 22, 2012

Dale Eugene Byington, 77, of Ririe, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Monticello Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Dale was born September 5, 1934 in Poplar, Idaho, to Parley Eugene Byington and Irene Wanda Hunsaker Byington. He attended elementary schools in Poplar and graduated from Ririe High School. He continued his education at Ricks College. On September 11, 1953,...

Jul 22, 2012

Eldon J. Rockwood, 87, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 22, 2012, at Caring Hearts Assisted Living Center in Pocatello. He was under the care of his family and Access Hospice. Eldon was born April 22, 1925, in Iona, Idaho, to Bryant and Blanche Rockwood. He grew up and attended schools in Iona. Eldon proudly served his country in...

Jul 21, 2012

Respected educator and former Principal of Idaho Falls High School, Glenn Monroe Manion, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 21, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. Glenn was born June 11, 1916, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Orville Monroe Manion and Eva Sipple Manion. He grew up and attended public schools in Meridian, Idaho, and graduated from...

Jul 21, 2012

Charles Warren “Chuck” Miller, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society, Idaho Falls Village. He was under the care of his family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Chuck was born August 18, 1930, in Belgrade, Nebraska, to Arthur Adelbert Miller and Edith Miriam Bennett Miller. He attended elementary school in Nebraska before his...

Jul 19, 2012

Sherri Vaun Green, 53, of Iona, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at her home. She was born May 18, 1959 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Fred Leon Olson and JoAnne Whittle Olson. She attended Hillview Elementary, Bonneville Jr. High, and Bonneville High School. On September 7, 1979, she married Grady “Odell” Green in Idaho Falls. Together they raised three...

Jul 19, 2012

John William Cook, 64, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at his home. John was born Earl William Cook on February 19, 1948, in Sidney, New York, to Earl and Iva Owen Cook. He grew up and attended schools in Bainbridge, New York, where he graduated from Bainbridge-Gilford High School in 1966. He then joined the...

Jul 18, 2012

Ernest ‘Ernie” Hackman, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 18, 2012, at his home. He was born April 17, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Fritz Henry Hackman and Anna Maria Flefalu Hackman. Ernie married Lorna Emma Crow on October 3, 1952. She passed away July 28, 2000. He worked for various farmers, Anton Brinkman, Backland, Johnson and Snell...

Jul 18, 2012

George Lynn Reynolds, 64, of Ammon, passed away on July 18, 2012, at his home. He was born December 30, 1947, in St. Anthony, Idaho to Shirley Ward Reynolds and Madge Marcella Howard Reynolds. He grew up and attended schools in Ashton, graduating from North Fremont High School in 1966. He attended Ricks College, the University of Utah, and...

Jul 18, 2012

Deborah “Debbie” Loveland Crumb, 58, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away July 18, 2012, at her home. Debbie was born September 1, 1953, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Harold G. Loveland and Carrie Leah See Loveland. She grew up and attended school in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. She also attended Eastern Idaho Technical College and earned a...

Jul 14, 2012

Sheri’le Sorenson Hancock, 45, of Iona, passed away at her home Saturday, July 14, 2012.

Sheri’le was born August 26, 1966, at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Delbert “Deb” Sorenson and Kathy Fransen Sorenson. She spent her childhood and adolescence growing up in Iona. She attended Iona Elementary, Bonneville Jr. High, and graduated from...