Obituaries

Dec 10, 2011

Timothy Kirk Schierkolk, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 10, 2011, at his home of natural causes. Tim was born May 14, 1967, in Odessa, Texas, to Delbert Kenneth Schierkolk and Mary Evelyn Smith Schierkolk. He grew up in Riverton, Wyoming, and graduated from Riverton High School in 1984. He then attended the University of Wyoming. He has lived...

Dec 8, 2011

William “Bill” Goates Woffinden, 96, died on Dec. 8, 2011, from complications of a stroke. He was born on Feb. 18, 1915, in Austin, Utah, the eldest twin of Horace D. and Agnes Viola Goates Woffinden. He was raised in Brigham City and Garland, Utah. After his youth, Bill served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Dec 7, 2011

Cindy Rae Emery Tocheri, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away on December 7, 2011, at her home. She was born June 10, 1954, at Rexburg, Idaho to Dennis Wilding Emery and Vionia Hazel Burrell Emery. The family moved to Idaho Falls where she attended schools. She married John Swendsen and had a daughter, Teresa. They were later divorced. She...

Dec 7, 2011

Teodoro Terrazas “Ted” Ramos, Jr., 80, passed away December 7, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was under the care of his family and Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born September 22, 1931, in San Jose Del Aura, Coahuila, Mexico, to Teodoro Ramos and Virginia Terrazas. He grew up in Spafford, Texas, and...

Dec 7, 2011

Our beloved father and grandfather, Robert Myers Hall, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 7, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Idaho Falls of causes incident to age. He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Robert was born May 8, 1914, in Mitchelville, Iowa, to George W. Hall and Bessie...

Dec 7, 2011

Glen Reed Eck, 58, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 7, 2011, at his home of liver cancer. He was under the care of Hospice Alliance. Glen was born January 19, 1953, in Preston, Idaho, to Reed Melvin Eck and Shirley Tippets Eck. He grew up in Pocatello and attended Franklin Jr. High School. Glen worked as a Farm...

Dec 5, 2011

We are truly saddened by the passing of our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Audrey MacKay Allen, 88, on December 5, 2011 at the Lincoln Court Retirement Community. The descendant of an early pioneer family , Audrey was born on August 8, 1923 in Sugar City, Idaho, the daughter of Ernest Graham MacKay and Fannie Elizabeth Stoddard MacKay....

Dec 5, 2011

Biography

Helen Duffy Larsen, 90, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on December 5, 2011, from complications of a stroke and her advanced age. She was born in Annis, Idaho on March 1, 1921, to Jacob Antone Duffy and Amelia Mariah Brown Duffy. She had two sisters and a brother: Margaret (Otis) Lemmon, Roba (Monte) Montgomery, and Jesse...

Dec 5, 2011

Kenneth Donald Roberts, Sr., 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home on December 5, 2011, following a courageous battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was under the care of his family and Hearts for Hospice. Ken was born July 11, 1941, in Chelsea, Massachusetts to Patrick Roberts, Sr. and Edith Isabell Flight Roberts. He attended St. Rose School...

Dec 4, 2011

Dean Fredrick Pfost, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 4, 2011 at Ridge Wind Emeritus Assisted Living Community in Chubbuck. He was under the care of his family and Creekside Home Health and Hospice. Dean was born August 16, 1926, in Hibbard, Idaho to George Ludwig Pfost and Eva Mae Higley Pfost. He was raised by his grandmother,...

Dec 3, 2011

Linda Jean Chaffin Warner, 60, formerly of Swan Valley, died December 3, 2011 at her home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Linda was born June 7, 1951, in Tucson, Arizona to Lewis Dean Kelsey and Alice Opearl Fortner Kelsey. Later, her mom married Fred Chaffin and he raised her as his own and was very much her dad. She grew...

Dec 3, 2011

U. S. Army Sergeant Ryan David Sharp, 28, passed away December 3, 2011, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries received while on a military mission in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Ryan was born January 4, 1983, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David Ross Sharp and Lynette Pardonnet Sharp. He grew up on the west side of Idaho...

Dec 2, 2011

Verne Lyle Parrish, Jr., 48, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 2, 2011, at his home. Verne was born January 26, 1963, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Verne Lyle Parrish Sr. and Janet Ruth Schritter Parrish. He lived briefly in Pocatello, then spent three years of his childhood in Alaska before moving to Idaho Falls, where he grew up...

Dec 2, 2011

John Tyler “Jack” Isaacs, 76, of Blackfoot, passed away Friday, December 2, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from heart complications. He was born March 7, 1935 in Ammon, Idaho to Joseph Alvin Isaacs and Ora Blanche Tyler Isaacs. Jack grew up and attended schools in the Ammon area and graduated from Bonneville High School. He continued his...

Dec 1, 2011

Gerald Emerson Mack, age 101, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Gerald was born October 21, 1910 in Shenandoah, Iowa to Charles Frederick Mack and Virginia Mae Head Mack. The family moved to Idaho when he was six years old. He attended school in St. Anthony and Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School....

Nov 30, 2011

Our precious wife, daughter, and sister, Robin Stevens Davis, 35, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away November 30, 2011, at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, of respiratory failure. Robin was born April 18, 1976, in Springfield, Illinois, to Robert Eugene Stevens and Eileen Bateman Stevens. She was diagnosed at three months of age with a...

Nov 30, 2011

Joan Rose Casper Woolf, 79, of Iona, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Iona. She was born on Leap Day, February 29, 1932, in Garfield, Idaho, to Grant Casper and Emily Andrus Casper. She grew up and attended schools in the Garfield area. On May 13, 1950, Joan married J. D....

Nov 29, 2011

Zachary Robert Henderson McGary, 17, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away November 29, 2011, at his home. Zachary was born October 25, 1994, in Great Falls, Montana, to Victor Lawrence McGary and Bobbie Jean Henderson McGary. He attended Bonneville High School. Zachary is survived by his parents, Victor and Bobbie, and a sister, Danielle. Private family services will be held....

Nov 28, 2011

Janice LaRee Nelson, 71, of Bothell, Washington, passed away November 28, 2011, at Swedish Edmonds Medical Center in Edmonds, Washington. Janice was born July 20, 1940, to LaVar “Dusty” Nelson and Geneve Alice Young Nelson in Delta, Utah. She attended schools in Ririe, then at O.E. Bell Jr. High in Idaho Falls. She graduated from Bonneville High School. She...

Nov 27, 2011

Frank McBride, 93, of Ammon, passed away November 27, 2011, at his home of causes incident to age. He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Frank was born December 4, 1917, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jesse Burt McBride and Mary Susannah Jones McBride. He grew up and attended schools in Victor...