Obituaries

Jun 5, 2011

Biography

Larry Dean Brown, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 5, 2011, at his home of natural causes. Larry was born June 23, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Joseph Dale Brown and Joy Ann West Brown. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended Boise State, where he took his...

Jun 3, 2011

Kathryn 'Katy' Summers Cleverley, 88, of Rexburg, passed away June 3, 2011, at her home in Rexburg of natural causes. She was under the care of her loving family and Alliance Hospice. Katy was born September 13, 1922, in Ogden, Utah, the fourth of seven children born to Lawford James Summers and Rachel Weaver Summers. When she was eight years...

Jun 3, 2011

Steven Eric Richardson, 38, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 3, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Eric was born October 25, 1972, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William Steven Richardson and Mary Jo Sellers Richardson. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended Boise State and Bellevue Community College. He...

Jun 2, 2011

Monte Ray Field, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 2, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Monte was born July 22, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Parley R. Field and Melba Southwick Field. He grew up in Ammon, Idaho, and graduated from Bonneville High School. He then went on to earn his Associates...

Jun 2, 2011

Alan K. Weeks, born December 5, 1946, to Howard and Dorothy Weeks of Irwin, Idaho, died June 2, 2011, following a sudden illness, surrounded by family and friends. Alan grew up in Irwin, Idaho, where he learned to love the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and working with his dad on the farm. This is where Alan developed his fun and teasing...

May 31, 2011

Biography

Douglas Paul Black, 46, of Rexburg, passed away June 1, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Douglas was born June 16, 1964, in Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia, to Paul Driggers and Glenda Mansfield Robinson Driggers. He graduated from high school. Douglas worked as a Locksmith. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m....

May 31, 2011

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, Sarah Wanda Whitehead Evans, age 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 31, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Wanda was born July 20, 1925, in Lafayette Springs, Mississippi, to Olon Thomas Whitehead and Agatha Mize Whitehead. She grew up in New Albany, Mississippi, and attended schools there, graduating...

May 31, 2011

Brandy Jo Chamness Rydalch, 36, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 31, 2011, at her home. She was born April 1, 1975, at Madisonville, Kentucky to Glen Gregory Chamness and Angela Rose Teeter Chamness. As a child she moved with her family to Rexburg. She also lived in Sugar City; Anchorage, Alaska; Boise; St. Anthony; and Idaho Falls. In 1994,...

May 29, 2011

Kathryn Maureen Steele, 44, of Boise, formerly of Iona, passed away May 29, 2011, at her home. Kathryn was born March 6, 1967, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Brunt Steele and Maurine Hanks Steele. She grew up in Iona and attended Iona Elementary, Bonneville Jr. High, and graduated from Bonneville High School. She graduated from Career Beauty College in...

May 27, 2011

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Garth Dutson Streeper, 78, of Ammon, passed away May 27, 2011 at his home. He was under the care of Alliance Hospice of Idaho Falls. Garth was born October 18, 1932 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Raymond Streeper, Sr. and Martha Dutson Streeper. He grew up and attended schools in the Ririe area. After his graduation from highschool,...

May 26, 2011

William Randall Sayer, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 26, 2011 at his home peacefully with his family. Randy was born August 31, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gary K. Sayer and Winona Myrle Brunson Sayer. He attended schools in Idaho and California, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the...

May 26, 2011

Nola Vee Haroldsen, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 26, 2011 at Lincoln Court Retirement and Assisted Living Community. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Nola was born July 28, 1930 in Idaho Falls to Morgan Haroldsen and Eliza Elva Yeates Haroldsen. She grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

May 22, 2011

Lilas Maureen Hunter, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 22, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Lilas was born April 2, 1931, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Emil Leroy Johnson and Verla May Clay Johnson. She grew up in Coltman and attended schools in the area. She moved to Pocatello in 1958 and lived there until...

May 20, 2011

Idaho Falls, ID - Margaret Oliverson Keller Vest, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2011. Margaret was born April 9, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Royal Keller and Annie Oliverson Keller. Except for extended visits to family members in Seattle, Washington, she was a lifetime resident of Idaho Falls. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Margaret...

May 19, 2011

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Rula Lenore Heileson Rugg, 87, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully May 19, 2011, in Carson City, Nevada, surrounded by family. She was born December 7, 1923, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the 7th of nine children of Neal and Emily Heileson. She came to California in 1941, eventually settling in Sacramento where she lived until 2006. Rula...

May 17, 2011

Christene Sue McCain Thomason, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 17, 2011, due to a stoke at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Chris was born October 12, 1955, in Holdrege, Nebraska, to Mitchell Woodrow McCain, Sr. and Aline Gracie Burgess McCain. She grew up in Colorado and graduated from Sterling High School in Sterling, Colorado. In December of...

May 16, 2011

Evelyn Rose Smaskow Almberg, 80, of Rigby, passed away May 16, 2011, at The Gardens Senior Living Center in Rigby, Idaho. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Evelyn was born August 25, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to Gustov and Kristina Podochiski. She married Harry William Almberg in 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. Evelyn was a...

May 15, 2011

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Robert M. "Bob" Nelson, 54, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls due to complications from cancer. Bob was born June 28, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Donald Ritchie Nelson and Margaret Betty Kronberg Nelson. He grew up...

May 14, 2011

Marjorie Elda Russell, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 14, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Marjorie was born October 9, 1926, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to George Russell and Lillian May Fuller Russell. She married William Gene Ritter and they had a daughter, Susie. She worked as a cook at a care center. Her husband and...

May 13, 2011

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Clara E Wheeler Smith, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 13, 2011 at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation. Clara was born January 26, 1922, in Riverton, ID to Jacob Archie Wheeler and Bessie Elizabeth Ellis Wheeler. She graduated from Ammon High School. Clara married Clifton Alvin Smith on September 11, 1940. She was a member of The...