Obituaries

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...

Sep 26, 2011

Dee Curtis Benham, a lifetime resident of Idaho Falls, passed away at Mt. Vernon Assisted Living on September 26, 2011, of causes incident to age. His life changed dramatically in 2009, when he suffered a stroke associated with the optic nerve that left him substantially blind. Dee was born September 29, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Harry Raymond Benham...

Sep 26, 2011

Maxton Jake Humphries “Turbo”, 34, of Idaho Falls, passed away on September 26, 2011. He was born August 31, 1977, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Michael J. Humphries and Jacqueline Lloyd Humphries. The family moved to Manti where he graduated from Manti High School. Jake earned his Eagle Scout award while in high school and worked as a volunteer...

Sep 25, 2011

Don William Clark, 78, of Jackson, Wyoming passed away on September 25, 2011, at St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at the Presbyterian Church, 1251 South Park Loop Road, in Jackson, Wyoming. Memorial Services -- Friday 3:00 p.m. ,Friday, September 30, 2011 Presbyterian Church 1251 South Park...

Sep 25, 2011

Zelpha Arlene Labrum, 74, of Shelley passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born September 21, 1937 in Ririe, Idaho to Gordon Lee Miller and Zelpha Esther Scott Miller. She grew up and attended schools in Ririe. She graduated from Ririe High School. She married Robert Lee Anderson on May 17, 1956 in...

Sep 23, 2011

Janice Wormser Liss, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 23, 2011, at home at Fairwinds-Sandcreek Retirement Community in Idaho Falls, where she has lived for the past four years with her only living relative, her husband of 60 years, V. Mitchell Liss. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Janice was born December 4th, in...

Sep 23, 2011

Dale Herman Wulf, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed September 23, 2011, at his home after losing his battle of 58 years to cancer. He was under the care of Alliance Hospice. Dale was born March 13, 1943, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Richard Herman Wulf and Freida Hannah Harding Wulf. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He...

Sep 23, 2011

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Katherine Louise Joyner Vossler, 58, of Idaho Falls, ID passed away September 23, 2011 at her home from natural causes. Kathy was born September 12, 1953 at Mountain Home Air Force Base to William Joyner and Mary Elizabeth Barlow Twitchell. Kathy was raised by her mother and her “adopted” father, James Neal Twitchell, who helped raise her from...

Sep 22, 2011

Bonnie Dee Cook Paget, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away at her home on September 22, 2011 from cancer. She was being cared for by her loving family and Solace Hospice, under the direction of her doctor, Flint Packer. Bonnie was born June 6, 1945 in Ogden, Utah to Richard E. Beck and Melda Owens Beck. She grew up...

Sep 22, 2011

Lela Almeda Sams Burgin, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 22, 2011, at The Gardens of Rigby Assisted Living Center in Rigby, Idaho. Lela was born October 9, 1920, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a daughter of George Ellsworth Sams and Ida May Webster Sams. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Emerson Elementary School, O. E. Bell Junior...

Sep 21, 2011

Janette Dora Likes Portela, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 21, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Janette was born June 22, 1927, in Goshen, Idaho, to Russell R. Likes and Dora Foster Likes. She grew up in the Idaho Falls area and attended schools there. On May 17, 1947, she married Russell Felix...

Sep 21, 2011

Thomas Garcia, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 21, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Thomas was born December 1, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, the son of Dan Garcia and Francis Eleanor Bejarano Garcia. He grew up in a little suburb of Denver called Thornton and graduated from Thornton High School. He served in the...

Sep 20, 2011

David Thomas “Dave” Cornell, 51, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 20, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Dave was born June 27, 1960, in Kittery, Maine, the son of David Thomas Cornell, Sr. and Sandra Joyce Slack Cornell. He grew up in North Stonington, Connecticut, and graduated from Willard High School, where he played...