Obituaries

Dec 24, 2011

The light of our lives, Brock Allan “Chedda” Cherry, 17, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away early December 24, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Brock was born April 25, 1994, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Tracy William Cherry and DeNise Adrienne Sato Cherry. He grew up in Shelley and attended Stuart Elementary, Hobbs Middle School, and...

Dec 24, 2011

Beverly W. Rodgers, 82, of Ammon, Idaho, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011, at The Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rigby. Our beautiful mom, grandma, great-grandma and wife peacefully passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011, in Rigby, Idaho, at the age of 82. She was born October 25, 1929, in Salt Lake City,...

Dec 23, 2011

Clark E. Bell, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 23, 2011, at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot. Our dad missed his goal of becoming 100 years old by three months and one day. Born March 24, 1912, the oldest living child of eleven born to Ephraim Bell and Sylvia Clark Bell in Oakley, Idaho, Clark was raised in...

Dec 22, 2011

Narharilal Himmatlal “Baboo” Bhatt, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 22, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center after a brief hospitalization. He was born December 7, 1923, in Kheda, Gujarat State, India to Himmatlal C. Bhatt and Ladkor H. Bhatt. He grew up and attended schools in the area, including Gujarat University, where he received his Bachelor’s...

Dec 22, 2011

Our dear friend Margaret Elizabeth “Bette” Pymm Doyle returned to her Father in Heaven on December 22, 2011. Born October 14, 1924 in Spokane, WA at home, she was the first of two children to Margaret Alice McLeod Pymm and George A. Pymm. She became “Bette” from the beginning, because Margaret Elizabeth was too big a name for such...

Dec 21, 2011

Carol Jane King Wood passed away on December 21, 2011 at the Idaho Falls Care & Rehabilitation Center of natural causes at the age of 90. Jane was born December 31, 1920 to William E King and Bertha Ellen Olson King in Sparta, Wisconsin. She graduated from Sparta High School in 1938. She attended LaCrosse State Teachers College and graduated...

Dec 21, 2011

Ralph Charles Nixon died December 21, 2011, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at his home near Idaho Falls, Idaho. Born February 25, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clyde Nixon and Blanche Boyack Nixon, Ralph had one younger brother, Clyde Boyack Nixon, and one younger sister, Sarabeth Nixon (Morgan) Haroldsen. Ralph went to Riverside Elementary School, O.E. Bell...

Dec 21, 2011

Michael Dayle Gray, 54, died December 21, 2011, at his home in Wasilla, Alaska, following a short illness. Michael was born February 22, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, to Robert G. Gray and Barbara Sanderson Gray. He graduated from Skyline High School in Idaho Falls. He attended Ricks College, then served a full-time two-year mission for The Church of Jesus...

Dec 21, 2011

Woody Ray Hix, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 21, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Woody was born December 15, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Woodrow Wilson Hix and Irene Elsworth Hix. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. Woody married Victoria Lyn Ritchie. He worked as a...

Dec 20, 2011

Patrick Edward Riley, 66, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 20, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Creekside Home Health & Hospice. Pat was born April 22, 1945, in Maryville, Missouri, to Ray Nolan Riley and Erma Ardele Stallman Riley. He grew up in Lance Creek, Wyoming, and graduated...

Dec 20, 2011

Makayla Marie Strahle, 11, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, of injuries received in an automobile accident in Fremont County, Wyoming. Makayla was born June 20, 2000, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dale W. Strahle and Melissa Marie Hansen Strahle (now Sperry). She grew up in Idaho and moved to Wyoming two years ago, and she loved...

Dec 17, 2011

Connie Lynn Nelson Yates, 59, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away from Huntington’s Disease on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She truly endured to the end with grace, patience, and dignity. Her illness was long, slow and debilitating...but her passing was peaceful and exuberant as she went to her husband, whom she loved with...

Dec 16, 2011

Harold Leon “Andy” Andrews, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 16, 2011, at his home. He was born August 14, 1930, in Pampa, Texas, to Jack Prince Andrews and Lola Hatton Spaulding. He grew up in Texas, attended Dumas Elementary, and graduated from Morse High School. He continued his education by attending Texas Tech and later Idaho State University....

Dec 15, 2011

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Val Ray Roberts, 75, of Chesterfield, Idaho, passed away December 15, 2011, at his home, of cancer. He was under the care of his loving family. Val was born September 28, 1936, in Wilford, Idaho, to Kenneth Roberts and Athalia Spillman Roberts. He spent his earliest years in St. Anthony, then grew up and...

Dec 15, 2011

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James Alric Bolinder, 45, of Firth, passed away of natural causes on December 15, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Oscar Alric Bolinder and Catherine Lorraine Likes Bolinder. He grew up in the area, graduating from Firth High...

Dec 15, 2011

Vodis Conley Ward, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born November 12, 1916, in Portage, Utah to John Franklin Conley and Sarah Matilda Gibbs Conley. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Bear River High School. On May 15, 1937, she married Kenneth Ward...

Dec 14, 2011

Michael Scott Tinsley, 39, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2011, at his home. Mike was born September 19, 1972, in Bountiful, Utah, to Allen Tinsley and Carolyn Hansen Tinsley. He grew up and attended schools in Bountiful. He continued his education at Weber State, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Lab Science. He received his...

Dec 13, 2011

Reynold “Kay” K. Miller, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on February 8, 1943, in Afton, Wyoming, to Reynold Parker Miller and Ruth Rainey Miller. He grew up and attended schools in Afton and Idaho Falls. Following his graduation from high school, he attended Ricks College. He...

Dec 13, 2011

Travis Gregory Larsen, 22, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington. Travis was born July 25, 1989, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gregory Charles Larsen and Gretchen Ann Fohrenck Larsen (now Copeland). Travis spent his growing-up years in Idaho Falls, attending Iona Elementary School, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and Bonneville High School. Travis recently...

Dec 13, 2011

Kristie Lynn Stevens Steffes, 40, of Swan Valley, Idaho, passed away December 13, 2011 at her home. Kristie was born November 3, 1971, in Spokane, Washington, to Vernel Stevens and Marlene Seagul Kloepfel. She grew up in Spokane and Idaho Falls. She attended Bonneville High School, but always considered Idaho Falls her home. On November 17, 1988, she married William...