Obituaries

Aug 7, 2011

Dennis Allen Miller, 39, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 7, 2011, at his home. Dennis was born September 13, 1971, in Fort Carson, Colorado, to Dennis Kay and Cynthia Elaine Martinez Miller. He grew up in Colorado and graduated from high school. He married Crystal Marie Byrd August 15, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dennis worked as a...

Aug 6, 2011

John Paul Orr Firth, Idaho July 21, 1946 – August 6, 2011 After coping with melanoma for over 15 years, John Paul Orr, 65, of Firth, Idaho, left us August 6, 2011, to join Jesus Christ, his Lord and best friend, in heaven. John was born July 21, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, to Frank and Marylene Spaulding Orr. He was...

Aug 6, 2011

Verna Hill Peterson, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 6, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from natural causes. Verna was born August 15, 1924 in Rigby, Idaho to William Edgar Hill and Mary Ellen Lovell Hill. She grew up in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. On September 30, 1943, she married Fay D. Peterson...

Aug 5, 2011

Biography

Jon Michael Linde, 71, of Idaho Falls passed away August 5, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with several forms of cancer for several years. Known to family and friends as Mike, he was born on April 25, 1940 in Helena, Montana to Fred Linde and Elizabeth Anna Green. He grew up in...

Aug 3, 2011

Adele Marguerite Jones, 89, died peacefully on August 3, 2011 in Idaho Falls. Adele was born April 9, 1922, in Manhattan, New York, to Stefan Staszko and Anna Novak Staszko. Devoted wife and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel “Nat” or "Bud" Reese Jones. She is survived by her children David, Robert, Steven, Teresa, and...

Aug 2, 2011

Sylvia Waddoups Allen, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 2, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of congenital heart failure. Sylvia was born January 8, 1924, in Paul, Idaho, to Edmond Earl Waddoups and Minerva Ireta Skinner Waddoups. Sylvia married George Allen August 31, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, California. Their marriage was solemnized on January 17,...

Jul 31, 2011

Robert Lloyd Schley, 74, a lifelong resident of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from heart complications. Bob was born February 14, 1937, in Ririe, Idaho, to Ira Wayne Schley and Laura Belle Heaton Schley. He was the third of four children. He began his education at Riverside Elementary School, O....

Jul 30, 2011

Rulon “Rob” Douglas Robison, 79, of Ammon, Idaho, passed peacefully from this life at his home on Saturday, July 30, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Rob was born on September 23, 1931, in his Grandmother Molen’s home in Ammon, Idaho, to Roy Asper Robison and Ruby Evelyn Molen Robison. He was the fourth of seven children. Rob grew up...

Jul 27, 2011

Ruby Estelle Powers Bowker, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2011 peacefully at her home. Ruby was born December 15, 1954, in Evanston, Wyoming, to William Edward Powers and Anna Louise Christensen Powers. She attended Lyman High School and obtained a Master’s Degree from Weber State College. She taught high school and college English for 30 years....

Jul 27, 2011

Iola Thirza Hammon Brown, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 27, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehab Center of natural causes. Iola and her twin sister, Itha, were born May 4, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Willard Levi Hammon and Elizabeth Marie Jordan Hammon. She grew up in Milo and Shelton and graduated from Ucon High School....

Jul 27, 2011

Leona Mae VanWinkle, 94, long time resident of Dyer, Nevada, and our wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, with her oldest daughter present on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at her home in Idaho Falls. Leona was born May 1, 1917, in Paso Robles, California, to Leonard Putnam and Anna Isabella Armstrong Putnam. She grew up and attended...

Jul 25, 2011

Florence Lottie Lords McAlevy, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 25, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center from complications due to cancer. Florence was born June 3, 1938, in Choteau, Montana, to James Delbert Lords and Pearl Lorene Huffaker Lords. She grew up and attended schools in Salem, Idaho. On August 18, 1988, she married Lewis...

Jul 25, 2011

Mary Jo Macy Frandsen passed away into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. Mary Jo was born on December 13, 1923 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Joseph William Macy and Maggie Pearl McKnight Macy. She was the eighth child of nine. Mary Jo graduated from...

Jul 25, 2011

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A joyful reunion occurred on Monday, July 25, 2011, when Jay Elbert White left his mortal body and returned to his heavenly home where loved ones were waiting. Jay was born November 2, 1932, in Plano, Idaho, the youngest child of Nofear Dennis White and Elsie Croney White. He joined...

Jul 25, 2011

Frances Merrill Mollinet Foster, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away, July 25, 2011, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of her loving family and Alliance Hospice. Frances was born August 18, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Richard Edward Mollinet and Edith Hyde Merrill Mollinet. She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated...

Jul 23, 2011

Biography

Adele Furia Clarke, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Adele was born July 22, 1929, in Campobasso, Italy, to Vincenzo Furia and Maria Lerice Furia. She grew up and attended school in Campobasso and Naples, Italy. At age 16, Adele became a “war bride” when she married. She...

Jul 22, 2011

Maxine Park Foote, 91, of Idaho Falls, died peacefully Friday, July 22, 2011, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center, from natural causes. She was under the car of Onesource Home Health and Hospice. Maxine was born June 21, 1920 in Ririe, Idaho, to Alfred Henry Park and Cora Probart Park. When she was the age of seven, the family moved...

Jul 22, 2011

Frank Albin Dobbe, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2011 at his home from complications of cancer. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Frank was born November 26, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan, to Frank Arthur Dobbe and Christine Adell Holmquist Dobbe. He grew up and attended schools in Monticello and Bonner Springs, Kansas....

Jul 20, 2011

Shannon Kay Lusk Wilker, 58, of Ammon, passed away July 20, 2011, at her home after a nearly five year battle with breast cancer. She was under the care of her loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Shannon was a very compassionate person and will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Shannon was born August 13,...

Jul 19, 2011

Guy Jaynes, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2011 at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation. Guy was born May 26, 1918, in Caney, Kansas, to Guy Jaynes Sr. and Annie L. Aitken Jaynes. He married Opal Lillie Deaton on August 16, 1941 in Evanston, Wyoming. Their marriage was solemnized on February 15, 1960, in the Idaho Falls...