Obituaries

Dec 18, 2010

Dolores Ann "Dee" Foreman Sanda, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully December 18, 2010, at her home, of natural causes. Dee was born October 31, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles Leonard Foreman and Margaret Dolores McCleary Foreman. She grew up in Baltimore and attended St. Andrew's Elementary and St. Andrew's Commercial School. She married Joel R. Sanda...

Dec 18, 2010

Wendell Humphries, 85, passed away, December 18, 2010, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center of natural causes. He was under the care of Creekside Home Health and Hospice. Wendell was born March 11, 1925, in Shelley, Idaho, to Harold Humphries and Ora May Chaffin Humphries. He grew up and attended schools in the Shelley area until he was drafted...

Dec 18, 2010

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Robert LeRoy Rasmussen, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 18, 2010, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehab Center of natural causes. LeRoy was born June 20, 1919, in Coltman, Idaho, to George Henry Rasmussen and Rose Smith Rasmussen. He attended school in Coltman and graduated from Ucon High School. He lived most of...

Dec 17, 2010

Nona Woolf Tavares, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Nona was born November 18, 1927, in Grover, Wyoming, to Martin LeRoy Bee and Louisa Welchman Bee. She attended schools in Grover and Idaho Falls High School. Nona married her first love, Lloyd Hales. She later married Wade Woolf July 23, 1951,...

Dec 17, 2010

Our precious mother, grandmother, and sister, Beverly White Packer, age 80, former longtime resident of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2010, at her home in Alpine, Utah, of natural causes. Beverly was born March 27, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Wesley White and Effie Myrle Miller White. She grew up in Idaho Falls, attended Eastside Elementary and...

Dec 17, 2010

Troy Joseph Tranter, 49, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 17, 2010, while on a work related trip in Nevada. Troy was born April 11, 1961, in Mobile, Alabama, to Bryce Laverne Tranter and Marcella Jean Adams Tranter. He grew up in Tombstone, Arizona, and Flippin, Arkansas, where he attended schools and graduated from high school. Troy married Rhonda...

Dec 16, 2010

Thomas Speziale, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 16, 2010, at his home. He was born July 2, 1948, in Dunkirk, New York to Charles C. Speziale and Anita Phyllis Bennice Speziale. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Dunkirk High School. He continued his education at the State University of New York at Fredonia...

Dec 15, 2010

Eleanor Muriel June Walters, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2010, at Mount Vernon Assisted Living Center following a stroke. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Eleanor was born June 2, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Sven "Sam" and Gitlaug "Gail" Stensland Serigstad. She attended schools in Minneapolis and graduated from South High...

Dec 15, 2010

Virginia E. Jeppesen Fry, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Virginia was born September 7, 1935 in Geary, Oklahoma, to Henry Calvin Evans and Floriene Blake Evans. She graduated from Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho. She married LeRoy Jeppesen on December 16, 1953 in Rexburg, Idaho. They were later...

Dec 13, 2010

Lester John Allred, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2010 at Parkwood Meadows. Les was born August 7, 1916, at Lee Creek, nine miles west of Leadore, Idaho, to Milford Allred and Olive Reddington Allred. He attended public schools in Leadore. He married Wanda Lucille Hancock on August 8, 1936 in Salmon, Idaho. They made their home in...

Dec 12, 2010

George S. Hoke, Jr. 62, passed away December 12, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. George was born October 4, 1948, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to George S. Hoke Sr. and Bonnie Peterson Hoke. He graduated from Westminster High School in Maryland. He served in the U. S. Army. He married Nancy Dee Kirk March 2, 2001,...

Dec 11, 2010

John Raymond Kirk, 86, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Boise, died December 11, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls of congestive heart failure. John was born May 15, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, to Earl Kirk and Johanna Quirk Kirk. He graduated from college and worked as Manager of Community Relations for Qwest for 50 years. He...

Dec 11, 2010

Our wonderful mother, Lallis Isom McKenzie, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2010, at her home, of causes incident to age. Lallis was born June 30, 1917, in Hurricane, Utah, the first of seven children born to Andrew Normington Isom and Jacosa Dean Burke Isom. The family relocated near Grace, Idaho in 1926. In 1928 the family...

Dec 11, 2010

Send Flowers Wayne Randall Ward August 5, 1920 - December 11, 2010

Wayne Randall Ward, 90, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2010, at Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, Arizona. He was born August 5, 1920, in Iona, Idaho to Lorenzo Jones Ward and Amelia Randall Ward. He grew up in Coltman, Idaho where he attended...

Dec 10, 2010

Charlie William Lewis Jr., 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 10, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from complications following a heart attack. Billy was born September 14, 1955 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Charlie William Lewis and Dora Rosalene Johnson Lewis. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School and obtained an Associates degree in drafting from...

Dec 10, 2010

Mildred Loretta Whitney Cromwell, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 10, 2010 at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Mildred was born September 3, 1919, in Crystal, North Dakota, to Estel Ephrum Whitney and Mable L. Johnson Whitney. She attended public schools in North Dakota. She married James Elmer...

Dec 10, 2010

Beulah Leavitt Hicks, 92, of Idaho Falls passed away December 10, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born September 25, 1918 in Jameston, Idaho to James Roy Leavitt and Bertha May Arave Leavitt. She grew up in the Jameston and Taylor area and attended schools there. She was the middle child of seven children and the...

Dec 9, 2010

Jacqueline Mae Jardine Miller, 80, of Rigby, passed away after a courageous battle against cancer on Thursday, December 9, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Jackie was born June 4, 1930, in San Jose, California to Samuel Vernon Jardine and Iva Maybelle Allan Jardine. She grew up...

Dec 9, 2010

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Frances Lucille Zink Murri, 95, of Idaho Falls and formerly of Ashton, passed away on December 9, 2010, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born September 30, 1915, in Kilgore, Idaho to Joseph Henry Zink and Katherine E. Dailing Zink. She was raised there and at Idmon, attending schools in those...

Dec 7, 2010

Sanpei "Sam" Sakaguchi, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 7, 2010, in Idaho Falls, surrounded by his loved ones. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Sam was born February 24, 1925, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Sen Sakaguchi and Kino Nakamura Sakaguchi. He grew up in Rexburg and attended Washington and Adams Grade Schools and...