Obituaries

Oct 14, 2011

Donald Olsen Smith, 62, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Salt Lake City, passed away October 14, 2011 while hunting with his brother near Bone, Idaho. Don was born November 22, 1948 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Gordon William Smith and Donnetta Olsen Smith. He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake and graduated from Highland High School....

Oct 14, 2011

Devin Harris Mason, 39, of Ririe, passed away October 14, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from a massive stroke. Devin was born October 22, 1971, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Sylvan LaMar Mason and Karon Marie Harris. He grew up in the Rexburg and Inkom areas. He attended Marsh Valley High School and later received his GED. He...

Oct 12, 2011

Scott Marven Wade, 55, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away October 12, 2011, at his home in Belfair, Washington. He was born on August 21, 1956, in Reno, Nevada to Marven Alma Wade and Alice Berthalene McClanahan Wade. At the age of 5, he moved with his family to Idaho Falls where he attended schools and graduated from Skyline...

Oct 11, 2011

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Danny Blaine Byington, 54, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away October 11, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Danny was born April 2, 1957, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dale Eugene Byington and Shirley Elaine Rowan Byington. He graduated from Ririe High School. Danny married Pamela Jean Clark October 29, 1974....

Oct 11, 2011

Darold Donald Sides, 68, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away October 11, 2011, after a valiant fight with cancer. He was under the loving care of his two sisters, Darla and Debbie. Darold was born November 1, 1942, in Burley, Idaho, to Donald Delbert Sides and LaVern Josephine Wardle Sides. He grew up in Burley and graduated from Burley...

Oct 10, 2011

Elaine Clegg Haroldsen, 86, passed away surrounded by family at her Idaho Falls home on Monday, October 10, 2011, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Elaine was born October 5, 1925, in Cadmus, Montana, a township near Cut Bank, Montana, that no longer exists. She was the third of six children born to Oscar Dean Anderson and Melinda Jane Bell Anderson....

Oct 9, 2011

Evelyn Mary Kranz Clayton, 85, passed away October 9, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls of congestive heart failure. She was born January 6, 1926, in Dover, Idaho, to Irving Frank Kranz and Jennthy Jones Kranz. Evelyn was mostly raised on a farm and loved horses. She worked the laundry and potato careers. She moved to many...

Oct 7, 2011

Tamara Jo Rhodes came into this world on July 29th, 1957 and passed away surrounded by family and friends on Friday the 7th of October 2011. Tami was the third of seven children born to Jim Merritt and Vonda Merritt Orr. She grew up in the Idaho Falls area where she attended elementary, junior high, and graduated from Bonneville...

Oct 7, 2011

Benjamin Edward Macha, 77, of Rigby, passed away October 7, 2011, at The Gardens of Rigby Care Center. He was under the care of Idaho Home Health & Hospice. Ben was born November 1, 1933, in Delia, Kansas, to Richard E. Macha and Helen Martinek Macha. He grew up and attended schools in Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University...

Oct 7, 2011

Don LaFay Lewis, 89, of Denver, Colorado, passed away October 7, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Don was born July 8, 1922, in Warm River, Idaho, to LaFay Lewis and Mabel Clair Edginton Lewis. He grew up in Warm River and graduated from North Fremont High School in St. Anthony. Following high school Don proudly served his...

Oct 6, 2011

Lonie Wayne Burns, 67, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away October 6, 2011, at home. He was born June 5, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Burley Burns and Gladys Viola Brunner Burns. He and his brother, Donie, were born as twins, his mother’s second set. He grew up and attended schools in the area. At the age of 18, he...

Oct 3, 2011

Teddy James Iverson, 46, of Salmon, Idaho, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from a sudden illness. Ted was born April 2, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. to Floyd and Carol Anne Iverson. He was raised and attended schools in Monterey Park, California. and after his graduation from La Puente High School, the family...

Oct 3, 2011

Barbara Lois Brower Larson, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 3, 2011, at her home of congestive heart failure. Barbara was born March 18, 1929, in Rigby, Idaho, to John Thomas Brower and Edna Mae Gilson Brower. In her early youth she attended schools in Rigby and, due to limited eyesight, later transferred to the State School for the...

Oct 2, 2011

Blair Michael Walker, 52, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a lengthy struggle with illness, ultimately succumbing to respiratory complications. The world lost a bit of sunshine with his passing. Blair was born January 19, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Roland LaVon Walker and Dorothy McNeil Walker. He...

Oct 1, 2011

Richard Walter Rohweder, 73, passed away at his home on October 1, 2011. Dick was born in Glasgow, MT to Walter Wilson Rohweder and Helen Egatha Jensen Rohweder on June 10, 1938. Dick spent his childhood in Montana, Alaska, Washington, and North Dakota, with his family settling in Idaho Falls in 1952. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School went...

Oct 1, 2011

Ernest Berthold Nieschmidt, 78, passed away at home Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Ernie was born in Lincoln, Neb., on Aug. 19, 1933. Ernie lived all over the country from Lincoln, to Billings and Bozeman, Mont., and on to Albuquerque, N.M., all while on travel with his father’s work. Science ran in his blood, as it did...

Sep 30, 2011

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Val D Jardine, 79, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 30, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society of Idaho Falls Village after a long and courageous battle with an extended illness. Val was born June 4, 1932, in Idaho Falls, to William F. “Bill” Jardine and Zelda Agnes Lords Jardine. He was raised in Grant and attended schools...

Sep 29, 2011

Joan Hunter Hope, 77, of Shelley, passed away September 29, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Joan was born February 3, 1934, in Heman, Idaho, to Murray Hunter and Birdie Marie Grover Hunter. She grew up and attended schools in Kilgore. She received her CNA Certificate in 1977. On March 21, 1951, she married Keppner Elden Hope...

Sep 28, 2011

Bernell Lorraine “Babs” Smith, 73, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 28, 2011, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. Babs was born October 31, 1937, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Jesse Arthur Thornton and Dagmar Legore Thornton. She grew up in Council Bluffs and attended Eighth Street Elementary and Thomas Jefferson...

Sep 26, 2011

Betty Lou Fearnow, 87, of Ammon, passed away September 26, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1924, at Kansas City, Missouri. Within a week she was adopted by Daniel F. Wilson and Jessie G. Baker Wilson and taken to Hinton, Oklahoma. The Wilsons had two sons, one in college and one in high...