Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Paulette Thomas

Paulette Thomas

Jul 15, 2011

Paulette Gilchrist Thomas, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 15, 2011, at her home of natural causes. Paulette was born June 18, 1948, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Neil (J) Gilchrist and Phoebe Ruth Davids Gilchrist. She grew up in Ammon with her two sisters and her brother and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1966. Paulette married James...

Diane Bronson

Diane Bronson

Jul 14, 2011

Diane Marie Bronson, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 14, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 8, 1960, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David Milen Beahm and Margaret Ann Billington Beahm. She attended Idaho Falls High School and obtained an associate degree in drafting from Eastern Idaho Technical College. Diane worked as a drafter...

Aaron Newton

Aaron Newton

Jul 13, 2011

Our precious husband, father, son, brother, and uncle, Aaron Scott Newton, 37, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 13, 2011, at his home after a nearly five year battle with cancer. He was under the care of his loving family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Aaron was born April 5, 1974, in Denver, Colorado, to Stephen Harrel Newton...

Norma Birch

Norma Birch

Jul 13, 2011

Biography

Norma Lou Irish Birch, 82, of Ammon, passed away July 13, 2011, at Bonaventure of Idaho Falls. She was born October 30, 1928, in Marmarth, North Dakota, to Arleynn Day Irish and Ida Evelyn Hosman Irish. She graduated from high school in Saco, Montana, and attended beauty school in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Oscar Robinson Birch....

Doris Kimble

Doris Kimble

Jul 12, 2011

Doris Marie Stelzer Kimble, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2011. Doris was born November 12, 1916, in Medicine Lodge, Idaho, to Charles Stelzer and Isabell Robson Stelzer. She grew up and attended schools in Medicine Lodge. She married Raymond M. “Taylor” Kimble. Following their marriage they lived for a short time in Idaho Falls, then farmed in...

Judith "Judy Fredrickson" Fredrickson

Judith "Judy Fredrickson" Fredrickson

Jul 11, 2011

Our precious mother, Judith Ann Bosworth Fredrickson, 77, of Rigby, Idaho, returned to the loving arms of her family on July 11, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, due to complications from a fall. Judy was born August 18, 1933, in Ogden, Utah, to Arnold Wayne Bosworth and Gertrude Wilhelmine Henrietta Schuenman Bosworth. She grew up...

Ellen Campbell

Ellen Campbell

Jul 10, 2011

Ellen Faye Campbell, 46, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011 in Idaho Falls. Ellen was born May 10, 1965, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Richard Arnold Campbell and Barbara Jean Knapp. She graduated from Skyline High School. She married Larry Todd Wood in 1983 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. This union was blessed with two...

Priscilla Johnson

Priscilla Johnson

Jul 9, 2011

Our loving and compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend, Priscilla Lane Blue Johnson, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 9, 2011, at her home near Ririe in an accident. Priscilla was born October 24, 1939, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, to Henry Leroy Blue and Era Mae Bodiford Blue. She grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina,...

Lee Keller

Lee Keller

Jul 8, 2011

Lela “Lee” Keller left this world peacefully in the early morning hours of July 8, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Lee was born in Scio, Oregon November 16, 1937. She grew up and attended schools in Jerome, Idaho. Lee married Philip Keller in June of 1958 and they together they raised two beautiful girls: Danya Lee and Danice...

Janice Takaki

Janice Takaki

Jul 7, 2011

Janice Darlene Leimomi Takaki, 66, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Hawaii, passed away July 7, 2011, at her home. Jan was born January 12, 1945, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, to James Mitsuo Takaki and Madeline Tsuyako Katayama Takaki. She attended school in Kapaa on the island of Kauai. She received her bachelors degree in speech and drama from BYU-Hawaii....

Charles Bowman

Charles Bowman

Jul 7, 2011

Biography

Charles Taggart Bowman, age 101 ½, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2011 at his residence at Lincoln Court. He died from natural causes brought on by old age. He was under the care of Access Hospice. “Chuck” Bowman was born December 12, 1909 at South Weber, Davis County, Utah to William James Bowman and Mary Amanda Taggart. He...

Whitnie Harris

Whitnie Harris

Jul 6, 2011

The sunshine of our lives, Whitnie Rae Harris, 14, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 6, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, of injuries received in a boating accident on Ririe Reservoir. Whitnie was born March 3, 1997, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Michael Wayne Harris and Mary Otteson Harris. She attended Ammon Elementary School, Woodland Hills Elementary School,...

Greta Adam

Greta Adam

Jul 6, 2011

Greta Irene Deros Adam, 79, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 6, 2011 at her home in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Idaho Home Health & Hospice. Greta was born January 20, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, to Peter Olof Deros and Gwenvier Pedersen Deros. She was raised in Pekin, Illinois, later lived in Norfolk, Virginia, and...

Ray Spaulding

Ray Spaulding

Jul 5, 2011

Biography

Errol Ray Spaulding, 41, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ray was born October 29, 1969, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Errol Charles Spaulding and Sharen Holbrook Spaulding. He graduated from Ririe High School and attended Utah State University before obtaining an Associate Degree in Computer Technology from Eastern...

Angie Kishiyama

Angie Kishiyama

Jul 3, 2011

Angelia Marie Carter Kishiyama, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully while sitting in her flower garden at home early Sunday morning, July 3, 2011. Angie was born September 3, 1952 in Salmon, Idaho, to Howard Carter and DeNiece Jensen Carter. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. On November 30, 1978, she married her soul mate, Spencer...

Millie Hyndman

Millie Hyndman

Jul 2, 2011

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Memorial services for Millie Hyndman, 79, of Idaho Falls, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2011 at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave., Idaho Falls. A reception will be held at Elk's Lodge No. 1087, 640 East Elva St., from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. following memorial...

Marcia Hughes

Marcia Hughes

Jul 2, 2011

Marcia Jean Hughes passed away July 2, 2011, at Mount Vernon Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Marcia was born January 21, 1929, to parents Marcia May (Stebbins) and Harry Anton Dober. She was the last of nine children born to the Dobers. Marcia attended school in Billings, Montana,...

Florence Tomchak

Florence Tomchak

Jul 2, 2011

Florence Helen Krajewski Tomchak, 87, of Roberts, passed away July 2, 2011 at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Florence was born November 30, 1923, in Germantown, Wisconsin, to Joseph Andrew Krajewski and Olga Yankee Krajewski. She attended schools in Wisconsin. She married Joseph Tomchak on November 26, 1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They made their home in Roberts,...

Dylan "Sporty Schmitt" Schmitt

Dylan "Sporty Schmitt" Schmitt

Jun 28, 2011

On May 31, 1980, Werner and Melanie Schmitt welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Dylan Werner Schmitt, into this world, in Rexburg, Idaho. For the next 31 years Dylan would touch many lives. Dylan passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. As a young boy, Dylan fell in love with the lifestyle and...

Kenneth Renak

Kenneth Renak

Jun 28, 2011

Biography

Kenneth Earl Renak, beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away June 25, 2011, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, from complications brought on by an advanced case of Coral poisoning. Ken was born to Emil Renak and Mary Ella Van Keuran Renak on July 4, 1932, in New Milford, Connecticut. He grew up in Patterson, New York, hunting and fishing...