Obituaries

Margaret Vest

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...

Rula Rugg

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...

Christene "Chris Thomason" Thomason

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...

Evelyn Almberg

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...

Robert Nelson

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...

Marjorie Ritter

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...

Clara Smith

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...

Hazel Mcspadden

May 13, 2011

Dorothy Hazel Leird Greenmyer McSpadden, 89, passed away May 13, 2011 at Bonaventure Senior Living Community of Idaho Falls. Hazel was born October 24, 1921 in Kinta, Oklahoma, to Onie Leird and Venita Raper Leird. She grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma. Throughout her life, she has lived in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Idaho. She married Orval Greenmyer and...

John Metcalf

May 12, 2011

John Charles Metcalf, 60, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away at his home May 12, 2011 surrounded by his wife, family, and friends. John was born November 25, 1950 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ray Metcalf and Marjorie Ann Bloxham Metcalf. He grew up in Idaho Falls, attended grade schools, O.E. Bell Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High...

Larry Burtenshaw

May 10, 2011

Larry Ben Burtenshaw, 64, of Victor, passed away May 10, 2011 at Madison Memorial Hospital. Larry was born July 13, 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Benjamin Burtenshaw Jr. and Eva Augusta Martin Burtenshaw. He graduated from Bonneville High School in 1964. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He married Patricia Hart. From this union was born a son,...

William "Bill Denning" Denning

May 7, 2011

Send Flowers William "Bill Denning" Telford Denning September 20, 1929 - May 7, 2011

William Telford “Bill” Denning, 81, of Iona, passed away May 7, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born September 20, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George Williams Denning and Zoie Telford Denning. He...

Blaine Ashment

May 7, 2011

Blaine Ellis Ashment, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 7, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Blaine was born February 9, 1932 to Arlyn Ashment and Vella Porter Ashment in a two room log cabin in Star Valley, Wyoming, but on the Idaho Side of border line. He was raised in a two room log cabin about...

Tristen Mckinney

May 5, 2011

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Tristen Robert McKinney, infant son of Christine Dana and Steven McKinney was stillborn May 5, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The family will hold private services in his honor.

Facts Born: May 5, 2011 Place of Birth: Idhao Falls, ID Death: May 5, 2011 Place of Death: Idaho Falls, ID

Kenneth Melton

May 3, 2011

Kenneth Ray Melton, Sr., 62, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away May 3, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care & Rehab. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Ken was born July 23, 1948, in Dayton, Washington, to William Henry Melton and Sarah Gladys Adams Melton. He grew up in Dayton and graduated from Dayton High School. He married...

Deon Heath

May 2, 2011

Deon Cook Heath, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 2, 2011 at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Deon was born March 29, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David Earl Cook and Delretta Alice Hodson Cook. She was the youngest of three children. She graduated from Ammon High School and obtained...

Pearl Zoerb

Apr 28, 2011

On April 28, 2011, Pearl Eleanor Pederson Zoerb passed away at Bonaventure Senior Living Community at the age of 103. Pearl was born November 4, 1907 near the small town of Lunds Valley, North Dakota to Baard Pederson and Hilda Erickson Pederson. She grew up in a small house built by Norwegian immigrant farmers and was the third of...

Raymond Bastanero

Apr 28, 2011

Raymond Bastonero, 83, of Idaho Falls, died April 28, 201, at his home, the Eagle Rock Ranch, from prostate cancer. Ray was born August 22, 1927, in Peoria County, Illinois. His parents, Frank and Lucy Pasero Bastonero, were from Northern Italy and immigrated to the United States around 1903. Ray was in the Merchant Marines and was a Korean War...

Ernest Budeau

Apr 28, 2011

Ernest Budeau, 95, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away April 28, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of cancer. Ernest was born October 9, 1915, in Anamoose, North Dakota, to Samuel Budeau and Salmina Schultz Budeau. He grew up and attended school in Anamoose. He served in the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II. Ernest married...

Lawrence Yule

Apr 28, 2011

Lawrence Frank Yule, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 28, 2011 at his home. He was under the care of OneSource Home Health Care. Larry was born June 30, 1928 in Denver, Colorado to Joseph Lyle Yule and Geneva Oral Tower Yule. He grew up in Denver and graduated from North High School. He continued his education at...

Clifton "Cliff Garriott" Garriott

Apr 26, 2011

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Clifton Keith Garriott, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 27, 2011, at his home of causes incident to age. Clifton was born December 29, 1925, in Waltham, Minnesota, to Henry Ferrel Garriott and Florence Livingston Garriott. The family moved to Idaho Falls when he was six years old and he attended school here. He served in the...