Obituaries

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...

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...