Obituaries

Jul 12, 2012

Millie Ernistine Clorine Lopez Arellano, 72, of Ammon, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was under the care of her family and Access Home Health and Hospice. Millie was born May 24, 1940 in Frutia, Colorado to Joe and Effemia Deherea Lopez. As a child she would attend LDS services with her...

Jul 12, 2012

Robert David Scheets, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2012, at his home, from a rare blood clot in his liver. He was born September 23, 1955, to Vernon John Scheets and Helen Reed Scheets in Idaho Falls. Robbie grew up and attended elementary, junior high and high school in Idaho Falls. He met Karen Andreason and they...

Jul 12, 2012

Boyd Rollins Morris passed away July 12, 2012, at his home. He was born on November 3, 1924, in Parowan, Utah, to Ray Fowler Morris and Clarice Rollins Morris. He grew up in Parowan, attended Parowan High School, and graduated from Ogden High School. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. Boyd...

Jul 11, 2012

Kenneth Lowell Frei, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 11, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on January 2, 1937, to William Carl Frei and Dora Elzina Cramer Frei. Kenneth attended Sage Creek Grade School, O. E. Bell Jr. High School, graduated from Idaho Falls High School, and attended Ricks...

Jul 11, 2012

Odell John Howard, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 11, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 24, 1932, in Malad, Idaho, to William Oliver Howard and Mildred Jones Howard. He grew up in Malad and graduated from Malad High School. Odell served in the US Air Force for 23 years and spent 20 years...

Jul 8, 2012

Leora Arnold Anderson Bratt, 93, of Ashton, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 24, 1919 in Rexburg, Idaho to Elbert “Abb” Arnold and Leora Eva Smith Arnold. Leora grew up in Rexburg where she attended Madison High School and obtained her GED. On October 17, 1936, she married Carl Spence...

Jul 8, 2012

Bruce Kay Dilworth, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1951 in Carey, Idaho to Melvin Reed Dilworth and Mary Val Jean Draper Dilworth. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He continued his education at Boise State College and...

Jul 8, 2012

LoAnne Strandberg 53, of Island Park ID passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, ID, due to complications from cancer. She was born Sept. 9, 1958 in Baker, MT to Larry Thompson and Helen Wintermote Thompson. She grew up and attended schools in Miles City, MT. In1973, her family moved to...

Jul 7, 2012

Viada Rose Love Smith, 87, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 7, 2012, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Viada was born May 1, 1925, in Centralia, Washington, to John Albert Love and Dora May Abbott Love. Viada had fond memories of growing up in Leavenworth and Derby Canyon, Washington. She loved to sing and performed in several...

Jul 5, 2012

Kiyoko Nukaya Sakaguchi passed away in the early morning of July 5, 2012. Kiyo was born January 7, 1926 in Iona, Idaho the third child and only daughter of Kiukichi and Ine Nukaya. She attended elementary schools in Ammon and graduated from Ammon High School. She married Tadashi “Todd” Kuwana in February 1944. They had four children. Janie Pritchard (Donald),...

Jul 5, 2012

Jean Carol Petersen, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home Thursday, July 5, 2012 from cancer complications. He was under the care of his family and Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Jean was a Christmas baby, born December 25, 1923 in Worland, Wyoming to James Franklin Petersen and Edith Hawks Petersen. Jean spent the first seven years...

Jul 4, 2012

OBITUARY INFORMATION M. Michele Farrow Mary “Michele” Farrow, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away, July 4, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born June 23, 1946, in Butte, Montana to James R. French and Margaret Dorothy Fogarty French. Michele attended schools in Spokane, WA, and graduated from Orofino High School. She married the love of her...

Jul 4, 2012

Merlin E. Nielson, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 4, 2012 at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. He was born July 7, 1926 in Idaho to Edgar Odland Nielson and Catherine Bevins Nielson. He grew up in Cleveland, Idaho and graduated from Thatcher High School. He joined the Army and served during World War II where he was...

Jul 4, 2012

Bruce L. Schmalz, Army veteran, civil servant and long time Idaho Falls resident, passed away July 4, 2012 at the family residence in Idaho Falls. He was 95 years of age at the time of death. A native of Davis County, Utah, Mr. Schmalz obtained a Bachelors degree in soil science and chemistry at Utah State University. During World War...

Jul 3, 2012

Obituary information Walker Payne Henry Walker Payne, 87, of Idaho Falls, died July 3, 2012 at Lincoln Court Assisted Living Center. He was born September 25, 1924 in Williamsport, Tennessee to Henry Payne and Viola Nichols Payne. He attended schools in Hickman County, Tennessee. Walker’s mother became very ill requiring his Dad to devote his time taking care of...

Jun 30, 2012

Noreen Millar, 72, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 30, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of pneumonia. Noreen was born November 7, 1939, in Shelley, Idaho, the only child born to Howard Millar and Lucille Thompson Millar. When Noreen was young, the family relocated to the Bingham / American Fork area of Utah. It was soon determined...

Jun 30, 2012

Send Flowers Rocky Don Wisdom

June 9, 2012 - June 30, 2012

On June 30, 2012 at 2:32 a.m., our little miracle, Rocky Don Wisdom was called to serve in the Lord’s Army. Rocky was born June 9, 2012 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Brandon Michael Wisdom, Sr. and Brandy Dawn Nield Wisdom. In his 22 days...

Jun 30, 2012

Ted Ransom, 81, of Iona, passed away June 30, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ted was born April 18, 1931 in Lincoln, Idaho to Heber J. Ransom and Velma Prescott Ransom. They lived in Grace, Idaho and Preston, Idaho where he graduated from high school. Ted served in the United States Air Force from 1951 - 1954, after...

Jun 28, 2012

Priscilla Dorcas “Perk” Kimball Hunter, 90, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 28, 2012, at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born February 23, 1922, in Lima, Montana, to Lester Roscoe Kimball and Cora Firth Kimball. The family moved to Firth, Idaho, where she attended...

Jun 28, 2012

James Albert Lane III, 47, of Idaho Falls, died June 28, 2012, at his home. He was born September 27, 1964, at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, to James A. Lane, Jr. and Janice Shuey Lane. He grew up in Southern California and went to Sunnymead High School. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and was stationed in...