Obituaries

May 28, 2012

Verla Dorthea Shippen Ball, 96, of Idaho Falls passed away at her home on May 28, 2012, surrounded by her family and loving caregivers. She was born in a two room log cabin on October 19, 1915, in Menan, Idaho to Bennington Robert and Annie Olaveson Shippen. As sixth child in a family of four brothers and seven sisters, Verla...

May 27, 2012

Norma Jean Mooney Hawkes, 83, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away May 27, 2012, at her home of natural causes. Norma Jean was born May 17, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Mooney and Grace Wilson Mooney. She grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On November 24, 1949, she married Donald Thomas Hawkes in...

May 26, 2012

Nancy Fern Tibbitts Brizzee, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at her home from complications associated with Multiple System Atrophy. She was under the care of her family and Aspen Home Care and Hospice. Nancy was born July 2, 1940, in Idaho Falls, to James Howard Tibbitts and Lorna Whiting Tibbitts. She grew up on the...

May 25, 2012

Vonda Marjorie Browning Park, 81, formerly of Ammon, passed away May 25, 2012, at St. Timothy’s Assisted Living Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Marjorie was born January 13, 1931, in Lorenzo, Idaho, to Bert Cleon Browning and Nellie Ernestine Perry Browning. The family moved to Lincoln, Idaho, where she grew up and attended schools. On July 16, 1947, she married Jack...

May 24, 2012

John Harris Putnam, Jr., 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 24, 2012, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. He was born January 23, 1933, in Shanghai, China to John Harris Putnam and Irene Castro Putnam. When he was 11 years old, the family moved to Pocatello and then 3 years later to Idaho Falls where he has since resided....

May 23, 2012

Delbert Earl Murray, known to his family and friends as Buzz, passed away May 23, 2012, in Pocatello, Idaho, at the age of 76, after a lingering illness. Buzz was born April 26, 1936, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Frank Lebius Murray and Alta Madge Peterson Murray. Buzz spent most of his years in West Yellowstone, Montana. Buzz went to high...

May 23, 2012

Sharon K. Smith, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 23, 2012, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Sharon was born September 29, 1947, in Rexburg, Idaho, to George A. Smith and Dora E. Lafever Smith. Sharon grew up in Driggs, Idaho, then moved to Iona, where she graduated from Bonneville High School in 1965. Sharon attended business school...

May 23, 2012

Joshua Abram Boone, 27, of Ammon, passed away May 23, 2012, at his home. Josh was born November 7, 1984, in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Frank Paul Boone and Linda Marie Corr Boone. Josh spent his early years in Virginia, then moved with his family to Idaho Falls 12 years ago. He graduated from Skyline High School and attended Eastern Idaho...

May 21, 2012

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May 21, 2012 - May 21, 2012

Owen Bruce Bell, infant son to Christopher and Lindsay Bell, was stillborn on May 21, 2012, at the Hill Country Memorial Hospital Birthing Center in Fredericksburg, TX. He will always be an eternal blessing in our lives and we are so grateful that he is...

May 20, 2012

Virginia May Cleverley, 89, of Rigby, passed away May 20, 2012, at her home at The Gardens in Rigby. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Virginia was born December 13, 1922, in Ammon, Idaho, to James Andrew Carter and Maud Gardner Carter. She grew up in Ammon and graduated from Ammon High School. She married...

May 20, 2012

Helen Davis Williams, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2012, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of her family and OneSource Hospice. Helen was born March 7, 1919, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Thomas Edward Davis and Ellen Leishman Davis. She grew up and attended public schools in Canada. On March 27, 1967, she...

May 17, 2012

Edwina C. Bibb, 68, of Idaho Falls, returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 17, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Creekside Home Health and Hospice. Edwina was born with a twin sister June 14, 1943, to Ben Lee Bibb and Mary Weeden Bibb. She attended schools in Alabama and Alaska....

May 16, 2012

Arlene was born on July 16th, 1932, in Menan, ID, to Robert Leon Hawker and Ema Gardner Thompson. She died in Boise, ID, at the Ashley Manor Assisted Living Center on May 16th, 2012, from a traumatic head injury. She was one of nine children, 2 siblings died shortly after birth, brother, Robert (Bob) Hawker, and sisters, Donna Simon,...

May 16, 2012

James Henry Haroldsen, 73, of Pingree, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls due to an aortic dissection. He was born June 22, 1938 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ancel Henry Haroldsen and Eliza Eldora Andersen Haroldsen. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. James...

May 16, 2012

Tyler Dean Adams, 21, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away May 16, 2012, in Idaho Falls of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Tyler was born April 25, 1991, in Hoquiam, Washington, to Jim D. Adams and Michelle R. Dickson Adams. He lived in Hoquiam, Washington, until he was 13, when the family moved to Idaho Falls. As a child,...

May 15, 2012

Ruth Genene Eddins, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away at home May 15, 2012, surrounded by her family and friends. Ruth was born March 29, 1933, in Lyman, Idaho, the youngest of ten children born to Homer Peterson and Luella Arnold Peterson. She attended Madison High School with the class of 1951 in Rexburg, Idaho, until she met Sam Eddins....

May 13, 2012

Biography

Loren Bert Brown, 87, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Mount Vernon Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Bert was born July 27, 1924, in Iona, Idaho, to Lorenzo Dea Brown and Josephine Young Brown. He grew up and attended schools in Iona....

May 10, 2012

Mary Grace Vigil Lopez, 79, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away May 10, 2012, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Grace was born November 26, 1932, in Trinidad, Colorado, to Raymond Vigil and Mary Rosalie Garcia Vigil. She grew up in the area and attended Pacheco Elementary School and Trinidad High School. After...

May 10, 2012

Morris Duncan, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1914, in Ferron, Utah, to George Duncan and Eugenia McDonald Duncan. He grew up in Ferron and graduated from Emery High School. He continued his education at Ricks College, where he earned as Associate’s Degree in Business....

May 9, 2012

Delsa Elizabeth Williams Perrenoud, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 9, 2012, at her home. She was born January 10, 1928, in Salem, Idaho, to Vernon Thomas Williams and Thelma Isabelle Wellington Williams. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Madison High School in Rexburg. On November 5, 1947, she married Harold H....