Obituaries

Mar 27, 2012

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Richard Lynn Frandsen, 67, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away on March 27, 2012, at his home. He was born July 20, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Melvin C. Frandsen and Ivy Lavender Field Frandsen. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Bonneville High School....

Mar 26, 2012

Edith Chambers Foster Knowles, 83, of Idaho Falls, died peacefully March 26, 2012. Edith was born August 21, 1928, in Miles City, Montana, the beloved daughter of Donald Cameron Foster and Ivy May Chambers Foster. To this union two children were born, Donald Cameron Foster II and Edith Chambers Foster. Edith's parents were first generation Scottish immigrants. Her mother's family...

Mar 25, 2012

Melva J. Powell, 86, passed away March 25, 2012 as a result of health complications relating to age. She was born April 5, 1925 to Raymond R. Jones and Elsie Wassmer Jones in Magna, Utah. They later moved to West Jordan, Utah. Melva married Keith L. Powell on November 6, 1942 and were later sealed in the Salt Lake...

Mar 25, 2012

Billie Gene Aland, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 25, 2012, at his home. Bill was born July 26, 1935, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Owen David Aland and Johnnie Beatrice Turpin Aland. He grew up in Idaho Falls, attending Idaho Falls High School, and later Idaho State University. He served his country in the U. S. Air Force....

Mar 25, 2012

Edward Ray "Eddie" Kraus 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 25, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Eddie was born July 25, 1956 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Robert George Kraus and Mary Frances Arnold. He grew up in Oklahoma and Nebraska where he attended Superior High School in Nebraska. In high school Edward wrestled and earned a scholarship...

Mar 25, 2012

Margaret Carolyn Wasley Snarr, 83, of Idaho Falls, our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away March 25, 2012, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of her family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Margaret was born a twin, on October 14, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas Charles Wasley and Nina Jeannette McNair Wasley....

Mar 24, 2012

Cameron Patrick Wallace, 35, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 24, 2012, at his home. Cameron was born December 8, 1976, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Larry Frederick Wallace and Wendy Sybil Pabst Wallace. He spent his early years in Idaho Falls, then moved to Redmond, Washington, where he went to school. On August 26, 2006, he married Emmalena Lashawnda...

Mar 24, 2012

Send Flowers Everett (Bud) Thomas Acor, Jr. June 27, 1932 - March 24, 2012

Everett”Bud” Thomas Acor Jr., 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away, March 24, 2012 at his home. He was under the care of Hearts for Hospice. Everett was born June 27, 1932 in Yuba City, California to Everett Thomas Acor Sr. and Mary Annie Ellsworth Acor....

Mar 23, 2012

Peaches Florence Likes, 84, of Pocatello, passed away March 23, 2012, at Caring Hearts Care Center in Pocatello of causes incident to age. Peaches was born December 7, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jasper Luther Likes and Louise Lurena Hebertson Likes. She grew up in Springfield, Idaho, and attended school there. Peaches was married and later divorced. She was...

Mar 22, 2012

John H. Carey, Chief Warrant Officer 4 (U.S.A., ret.) of Idaho Falls, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on March 22, 2012. John was born August 24, 1938 in Oklahoma City, OK to Claude Thomas Carey and Gladys Leola Gurwey Carey. He married Shirley June Douglas May 28, 1975 in Columbus, GA. He resided in Idaho Falls for...

Mar 22, 2012

Derwon Henry Landon, 85, of Shelley, passed away March 22, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1926, in Kimball, Idaho, to Henry R and Althora Gene Martin Landon. He attended schools in Goshen, Taylor, and Mackay, before graduating from Idaho Falls High School. He served as Private First Class in the U.S. Army during...

Mar 21, 2012

Ivy Doris Jenson Farnsworth 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 21, 2012 at her home. Ivy was born June 11, 1918 in Shelton , Idaho to Nels Jenson and Rose Slaughter Jenson. On March 30, 1938 she married Williams Coles . He passed away in 1980. Then on August 30, 1982 she married Frances (Mike) Lee Massengale. He...

Mar 21, 2012

Cleda Leavitt Blair, 95, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2012, and sixteen hours later she was joined by her loving, eternal companion Rosemond Frell Blair, 94, who also passed away peacefully on March 21, 2012. Married for close to 77 years, the timing of their passing puts a capstone on a love story that began many years ago. Cleda...

Mar 21, 2012

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Dr. Rex J. Nelson, 87, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from causes incident to age. Rex was born March 25, 1924, on the kitchen table at the family farm located near Weston, Idaho. He was the third child born to Roy Oscar Nelson and Marie...

Mar 21, 2012

Our dearly loved son, brother, and grandson, Archer Benson Anderson, passed away March 21, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Archer was born March 19, 2012, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the fifth child and fourth son of Joshua Bateman Anderson and BriAnne Lee Parisio Anderson. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Joshua Tay Anderson, who passed...

Mar 20, 2012

Send Flowers Oralia Leal

January 22, 1959 - March 20, 2012

Oralia Leal, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at her home. She was born January 22, 1959 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Raymundo Leal and Eva Torres Leal. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls....

Mar 20, 2012

Verla Lenona Heyrend-Ferguson, 95, formerly of Idaho Falls, died March 20, 2012, in Meridian, Idaho, where she lived with her granddaughter, Debi Wagner and her husband, Rod, who gave her the tender care she needed due to Dementia She was born March 10, 1917, in Jefferson County, Idaho to John Heyrend and Manerva Modena Osborn Heyrend. She was the...

Mar 19, 2012

Barbara Grace Englund Hinckley, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully March 19, 2012 at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls at the age of 95. She was born June 8, 1916 in Vanrena, Canada to Constantine E. Englund and Catherine Ronnenkamp England. She was the third of seven children – five brothers and one sister. Grace attended schools in Rexburg,...

Mar 18, 2012

Our precious wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and sister, Peggy Alice Lee Mallard, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 18, 2012, at her home following a lingering illness. She was under the care of her family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Peggy was born June 9, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Victor Lee and Martha Grover Lee. She grew...

Mar 17, 2012

Glen Basil Reed, 87, of St. George, Utah, formerly of Ammon, was born on March 17, 1925, and passed away on his birthday, March 17, 2012, in St. George, Utah. He was the sixth child born to Arnold Campbell and Annie Melvina Judy Campbell. When he was two months old his father left the family, not to be heard from...