Obituaries

Feb 8, 2012

Debra Jean Hammon McClelland, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 8, 2012 at her home. Debra was born April 21, 1954 in Idaho Falls to Blaine Hammon and Dorthy Jean Hammon. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended local schools. On August 4, 1973 she married Greg Allen McClelland in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Together they raised two...

Feb 8, 2012

Arline Mathilda Lake Dunlap, 83, of Garden Plain, Kansas, longtime former resident of Idaho Falls, passed away February 8, 2012, at Family Health & Rehabilitation Center in Wichita, Kansas. Arline was born September 26, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Earnest Lake and Violet Mathilda Petersen Lake. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended schools here. She married...

Feb 7, 2012

Dana Robert Wood, passed away February 7, 2012 after driving home from a great day of skiing in the Teton Mountains. He was born June 11, 1954 in Sayre, Pennsylvania to Paul Bartley Wood and Joyce Lewis Wood. He was one of 10 children. He graduated from Elmira Southside High School, Tennessee Tech University where he earned his undergraduate degree...

Feb 6, 2012

Joe Raymond Talbot, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away on February 6, 2012, at his home. He was born September 13, 1930, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Robert Talbot and Evelyn Livesay Talbot. He attended Santa Fe County Elementary and graduated from Los Lunas High School in 1948. In November of 1948 he joined the U.S. Marines and was honorably...

Feb 4, 2012

Barbara Sperry Sargent, 88, affectionately called “Barbie” by family and friends, died peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2012. She was surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was a life long resident of Idaho Falls. Barbara was born on August 28, 1923 in a small home located in the Shelton area to Mabel Burtenshaw Sperry and William Joy Sperry. She had...

Feb 2, 2012

Biography

William Louis “Billy” Phillips, 40, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away February 2, 2012, at his home. Billy was born April 8, 1971, in Kingman, Arizona, to Louis Byron Phillips, Jr. and Koreen Chapple Phillips (now Morgan). They were later divorced, after moving to Rexburg when Billy was 4 years old. Billy attended Rexburg and Rigby schools while...

Feb 1, 2012

Wayne Douglas “Doug” Pierce, 66, of Shelley, passed away suddenly at his home February 1, 2012. Doug was born March 9, 1965 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lynn “Bing” and Ruth Pierce. Doug grew up in the Mud Lake area attending school in Idaho Falls. Doug has called Shelley home for the past 24 years. Doug was a strong man...

Feb 1, 2012

Colleen Redford Liljenquist, 72, died at home on February 1, 2012, of complications of pneumonia. She was born on September 13, 1939, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Frank Redford and Emily Eliza Odd Redford. She attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where she met the love of her life, John Liljenquist. While he served a mission to Switzerland, she...

Jan 31, 2012

Biography Heidi Marie Bell, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 31, 2012 at her home. She was born May 20, 1966 to Irvin Jack Russell and Nancy Kelly Russell in Walnut Creek, California. Heidi grew up and went to school in California and graduated from Calaveras High School in San Andreas, California. She lived in Angels Camp, California, The...

Jan 30, 2012

Our precious father and grandfather, Raymond Claud Walker, age 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 30, 2012, at his home, of natural causes. He was being cared for by his family and Hearts for Hospice. Claud was born September 18, 1923, in Ammon, Idaho, to William Hall Walker and Marcia Ann Waters Walker. He grew up in Ammon and...

Jan 29, 2012

Asha Sadelle Davenport, 19, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, January 29. 2012, from injuries incurred from a fall from a chairlift while having a seizure at a ski resort in Utah. Asha was born June 12, 1992. in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Melvin Lee Davenport and Linda Jo Hamilton Davenport. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Edgemont Elementary...

Jan 29, 2012

Donald Presley Mendel, 68, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away January 29, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of mesothelioma cancer. Don was born March 6, 1943, in Hamilton, Montana, to Charles Earl Mendel and Dorothy Ruth Amos Mendel. He attended schools in his early years at Stevensville and Missoula, Montana, then moved to Idaho Falls in 1959 and attended...

Jan 28, 2012

Teresa Marion Pettee, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Rexburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born September 1, 1930, in Crockett, California to Eugene and Celia Petee. She grew up in Crockett and attended schools there. Teresa continued her education at Contra Costa...

Jan 28, 2012

Judy Gay Craig, 67, our cherished wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2012, at her home, of complications from melanoma brain cancer. She was surrounded by family members who love her dearly and will miss her always. Judy was born March 20, 1944, in Shelley, Idaho, the daughter of Melvin Fielding and Wilma Killian Fielding. She graduated...

Jan 28, 2012

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April 15, 1963 - January 28, 2012

Michelle Dawn Waters, 48, of Ammon, passed away January 28, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family from complications of cancer. Michelle was born April 15, 1963, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Leonard Wayne Waters and DeeOn Brown Waters. She grew up in Idaho...

Jan 27, 2012

Fred Paul Drake, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 27, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Fred was born July 20, 1928, in Massillon, Ohio, to Ralph Francis Drake and Louise Carolyn Halblaub Drake. He grew up in Jackson Township and attended schools there. He earned his journeyman machinist certification from Temkin Roller-Bearing Company and...

Jan 25, 2012

LaVeda Arlean Fann, 87, passed away January 25 at Lily and Syringa Assisted Living Center. She was born September 14, 1924 in Rigby, Idaho, to David Fox Jr. and Maryetta West Fox. She attended school in Idaho Falls and graduated from Shelley High School. She married Nick LaVier DeFilippis in 1942 and they had four children, Nick Elvin, Roy...

Jan 24, 2012

Howard Allan Wobig, 79, of Ammon, passed away on January 24, 2012, at his home. He was born November 24, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, to Howard Oscar Wobig and Ethel Mae Doyle Wobig. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from St. Clair Shores High School. He served in the U.S. Army as well as the U.S....

Jan 24, 2012

Terry Jule Johnson, 65, of Shelley, passed away January 24, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born November 21, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Emil LeRoy Johnson and Verla Mae Clay Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Bonneville High School. On September 19, 1968, he married Dora...

Jan 22, 2012

Doris Williamson Selfridge, 92, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away January 22, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Doris was born March 7, 1919, in Joliet, Illinois, to Leslie Williamson and Florence Simpson Williamson. She grew up in Joliet and graduated from Joliet High School. She also attended Joliet Junior College briefly. She married Robert L. Selfridge in Joliet,...