Obituaries

Apr 9, 2011

Send Flowers Donald "Don" Peterson Wilde December 27, 1917 - April 9, 2011

Donald Peterson Wilde, 93, of Terreton, Idaho, passed away April 9, 2011, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Don was born December 27, 1917, in Smoot, Wyoming, to Clarence H. Wilde and Myrtle Ivy Peterson Wilde. He lived with...

Apr 8, 2011

Bernice (Mickey) Burnham McDonald Nickerson, 97, of Idaho Falls, died April 8, 2011, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center. She was born June 27, 1913, at Columbia Gardens, near Butte, Montana, to John Charles McDonald and Lora Westover McDonald. She resided with her beloved grandmother, Emma Pearce and husband, Joe Pearce in Butte, Montana when she was a young girl. She...

Apr 7, 2011

Edward Francis Grady, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 7, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born January 23, 1949, in Pocatello, Idaho to James Henry Grady and Gwendolyn Maria Miller Grady. He grew up in the area and attended Whittier Elementary, Hawthorne Junior High, and graduated from Pocatello High School. He served in the...

Apr 7, 2011

Biography

Ronald Dee Morgan, 70, lifelong resident of Idaho Falls, passed away April 7, 2011 at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Ron was born May 4, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Earl Morgan and Emma LaVell Rasmussen Morgan. He attended Riverside Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High, and Eagle Rock before it...

Apr 6, 2011

Wanda May Wilson, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 6, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Wanda was born April 14, 1911, in Hibbard, Idaho, to Hans Jensen and Isabell “Bell” Smith Jensen. She attended schools in Hibbard. She married Robert “Bob” Wilson. He preceded her in death. She worked as a beautician. She lived in Rexburg...

Apr 6, 2011

Barry Todd Oviatt, 54, passed away April 6, 2011 at his home in Aurora, Colorado. He was the son of Norma Oviatt and the late Wilbur Oviatt. Barry was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania September 27, 1956. Barry attended grade school ion Upton, Wyoming and Malley School in Northglenn, Colorado. During his high school years, Barry was involved in...

Apr 6, 2011

Tamera Jean Jensen Ralph, 48, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully April 6, 2011 from a lingering illness. Tami was born April 11, 1962 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dale Jay Jensen and Gayla Jean Earl Jensen. She attended Falls Valley Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, Clair E. Gale Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She attended Ricks College....

Apr 6, 2011

Biography

Marriner Ray Jensen, 92, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Montpelier, passed away April 6, 2011 at his home. He was under the care of his family, assisted by One Source Home Health and Hospice. Marriner was born April 26, 1918 in Moore, Idaho to Emil Ray Jensen and Selma Anderson Jensen. He grew up and attended schools in...

Apr 6, 2011

Sharon Frances Hughes Forsythe, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 5, 2011, at her home of natural causes. Sharon was born December 20, 1926, in Bakersfield, California, to Howard Milton Hughes and Frances Elizabeth Andrews Hughes. Although she was an only child, she considered her cousin, Mildred Grant, her little sister and dear friend. She was raised in...

Apr 4, 2011

Vernon William Watson, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 4, 2011 at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. Vernon was born May 30, 1935 in Phoenix, Arizona to Reuben Carl Watson and Beulah Ritter Watson. He grew up in Phoenix and graduated from Phoenix Union High School. He continued his education at the University of Idaho and earned a...

Apr 2, 2011

Lela Mae Davis Ard, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 2, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village. She was born April 30, 1938, at Wilford, Idaho to Walter Henry Davis and Leona Nelson Davis. The family later moved to Idaho Falls where she attended schools. On November 12, 1960, she married Gary Demar Ard in Elko,...

Apr 1, 2011

Nellie Fay Warr Bird, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away due to old age April 1, 2011, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Fay was born August 7, 1919, in West Valley City, Utah, to Parley Ray Warr and Nellie Ray Field Warr. She grew up in the Salt...

Mar 30, 2011

Robert Eugene “Bob” Clements, 76, of Ammon, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his home. He was born September 18, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clifford Clements and Maurine Bybee Clements. He was raised in Lincoln, Idaho and attended Bonneville High School. Bob joined the Air Force, working in cryptography at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. As part...

Mar 29, 2011

Joseph Leo Keeth, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 29, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society of Idaho Falls. Joe was born February 10, 1916, in Crocker, Missouri, to Pearly Keeth and Ollie Shelton Keeth. He grew up and attended schools in the area. He served as a Tech 5 in the U. S. Army during World War II and...

Mar 28, 2011

Nicholas Newman, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 28, 2011 from cancer. Nick was born November 16, 1955, in London, England, to Alfred Edward Newman and Jacqueline Riley Newman. He attended Pembroke College graduating with a Master’s Degree from Cambridge University in England. He lived primarily in London, England, for 33 years. He married Darlene Christensen on September 8,...

Mar 27, 2011

Betty Lou Bundte Collins, 83, of Idaho Falls, returned to the loving arms of her Savior on March 27, 2011 at the Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Mom was born June 27, 1927 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Paul Bismark Bundte and LuLa Nancy Hines Bundte. She graduated from...

Mar 27, 2011

Ruth Louise Stone, 94, formerly of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Countryside Assisted Living in Rupert, Idaho. Louise was born January 8, 1917, in Woodville, Idaho, to Heber Grant matthews and Ruth Leuella McBride Matthews. She graduated from high school. Louise married Carl Dow Stone November 1, 1941, in Shelley. They made their home in Idaho...

Mar 27, 2011

Brian McKie Robinson, 84, a longtime resident of the Ucon area, died March 27, 2011, at his home due to extended illnesses. Brian was born July 6, 1926, at his family home in Ucon, Idaho, the son of Samuel Taylor Robinson and Mary Ann Birchall Robinson. He grew up on the (1891) homestead farm, where he helped his parents....

Mar 26, 2011

Katherine Ann Carr, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away of natural causes in her home March 26, 2011. Katherine was born June 9, 1942, in Kimberly, Idaho, to Dr. Taylor H. Carr and Betty Jenel Olsen Carr. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1960. She recently attended her 50th high school reunion and greatly enjoyed seeing friends...

Mar 26, 2011

Don Charles Edgerton, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 26, 2011, at his home of natural causes. Don was born January 17, 1951, in Lubbock, Texas, to Charles Bennett Edgerton and Billie Madeliene Bush Edgerton. He grew up in Texas with his brother and two sisters and graduated from Ozona High School in Ozona, Texas. Don continued his education...