Obituaries

Deann Skinner

Apr 24, 2011

On April 24, 2011, our beloved wife and mother, Erma DeAnn Skinner of St. George, Utah, age 78, passed away. DeAnn was born to Eugene James Jenson and Erma Dean Jenson of Idaho Falls, Idaho, on March 12, 1934, and raised on her father’s farm in Clark. She attended Rigby High School, then married Blaine Skinner in the Idaho...

Ricky "Rick Layne Nisson" Nisson

Apr 23, 2011

Ricky Layne Nisson, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 23, 2011 at his home. Rick was born May 11, 1949 in Idaho Falls to Frank Ray Nisson and Evelyn Lorraine McDaniel Nisson. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Hawthorne Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He continued his education at...

Maxine Edwards

Apr 21, 2011

Maxine Jane Hunt Edwards, 66, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away April 21, 2011, at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot following a lingering illness. Maxine was born March 11, 1945, in Portland, Oregon, to John Vernal Hunt and Mildred Jane Oakey Hunt. She grew up Roberts and attended schools there. On November 8, 1968, she married LeRoy Don Edwards in...

Rosa Bump

Apr 21, 2011

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Rosa Bump, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The family will hold memorial services in Tampa, Florida. Arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave.

Facts Born: October 8, 1915 Death: April 21, 2011 Place of Death: Idaho Falls, ID

Lorna Wells

Apr 21, 2011

Lorna Bell Merrell Wells, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 21, 2011, at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rigby, Idaho, of causes incident to age. Lorna was born April 3, 1919, in Apple Valley, Idaho, to Joseph Merrell and Sarah Delilia Brown Merrell. The family lived on various farms in Idaho and Oregon until she was six years old,...

Kay Rose

Apr 21, 2011

Kay R. Rose was born September 6, 1921 in Goodland, Kansas to Victor H. Roussin and Mary Speakman Roussin. She graduated from high school and then worked in offices until she went to work at an Army hospital in Denver, Colorado. She met her future husband, Jack Armstrong Rose there. They were sent by the Army to post-war Germany...

Thelma Ashton

Apr 21, 2011

Thelma Mae Ashton, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 21, 2011 at her home. Thelma was born February 11, 1920, in Ogden, Utah, to Robert Lemuel King and Florence Mae Flint King. She attended Emerson Elementary and O.E. Bell Jr. High School. Thelma married Lorenzo Dow Young on May 20, 1936. They were later divorced. She married William Hubbard...

Gary Barnes

Apr 21, 2011

Gary Edward “Jax” Barnes, 44, of Boise, passed away April 21, 2011 at his home. Jax was born August 3, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ronald Jim Barnes and Susan Kay Nadauld Barnes. He graduated from Bonneville High School, attended Ricks College, and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University. He married Sandra Chung-Hua...

Tyss Bird

Apr 19, 2011

Tyss Merrill Bird, 69, of Malad, Idaho, passed away April 19, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. Tyss was born September 26, 1941, in Glendale, California, to Melvin V. Bird and Mona Williams Bird. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He also attended Idaho State University. Tyss married...

Louise "Louise" George

Apr 19, 2011

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Ethel Louise Brown George, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 19, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born December 19, 1929, in Anaconda, Montana to Earl Emanuel Brown and Ethel Lavera Walton Brown. At the age of 10, her family moved to Blackfoot, Idaho where she attended...

Ray Ashment

Apr 18, 2011

On April 18, 2011, after a long battle with cancer, Ray Ivan Ashment, 72, chose to finally let go so God could take him to be reunited with Judy, his loving wife of 53 years. We know he is in a much better place. Ray was born on September 27, 1938 to Merle and Geneva Ashment. He worked in the...

Sharlene Johnson

Apr 18, 2011

Sharlene Kay Mills Johnson, 74, of Ammon, passed away April 18, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of heart failure. Sharlene was born March 6, 1937, in Green River, Wyoming, to Blaine Mills and Estella Laurine Jones Mills. She grew up in Bountiful, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. She also attended Brigham Young University. On August 16,...

Brent Hill

Apr 17, 2011

Brent Jay Hill,”Unc”, 61, of Idaho Falls peacefully passed away in his home April 17, 2011 to be with our Lord. He was born on April 22, 1949 in Idaho Falls to Jess LeRoy Hill and Nello Von Rapp Hill. He lived an adventurous life, one who was the center of the crowd. After graduating from Bonneville High School...

Lewis Smith

Apr 17, 2011

Lewis Allan “Louie” Smith, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 17, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of a heart attack. Louie was born September 10, 1934 in Boyd, Wisconsin, to Elmer W. Smith and Freida Adrian Smith. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He married Sandra Irene Corum on November 20,...

Val Garner

Apr 16, 2011

Val Douglas Garner of Ammon, Idaho, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Gables Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Idaho, of natural causes. He was 87. Val was born June 1, 1923, in Sugar City, Idaho, to William Lawrence Garner and Lottie Mae Pincock. He was the fifth of eight children. He grew up in the rural community of Sugar City,...

Dr. Clifford "Dr. C. A. Patterson" Patterson

Apr 16, 2011

Dr. Clifford A. Patterson passed away April 16, 2011, in Idaho Falls. Dr. Patterson was born January 26, 1922, in Remer, Minnesota, to Earl and Lillian Patterson. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II as a navigator and bombardier. He received a purple heart for his service. In December of 1944, Cliff married...

Patricia "Patti" Gebarowski

Apr 15, 2011

Patricia "Patti" Lee Sadlo Gebarowski, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 15, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Patti was born April 4, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to Chester Sadlo and Rosa Dillon Sadlo. Besides Illinois, she lived in Florida and California. She has called Idaho Falls home for the last 27 years. On November 21, 1986...

Rual Campbell

Apr 15, 2011

Rual Fullmer Campbell, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully Friday, April 15, 2011, in Shelley, Idaho. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. He was born November 17, 1927 in Tetonia, Idaho to Anna Almedia Fullmer Campbell and Bryant Garr Campbell. He was the sixth of 11 children. His family moved from Providence, Utah in 1900...

David Browning

Apr 12, 2011

David "Gramps" Woodrow Browning, 91, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2011. He was born June 17, 1919, in Idaho Falls to Stephen A. and Amy Browning. He was the youngest of 13 children. Dave was a hard worker and a devoted family man. During World War II, he proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Force, where he...

William Hunsaker

Apr 11, 2011

William Todd “Bill” Hunsaker, 40, passed away Monday April 11, 2011 from injuries received in an auto accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming. Bill was born September 8, 1970 to Randy and Peggy Hunsaker in Landstuhl, Germany while his father was in the U.S. Army. Bill attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School in 1988. He joined...