Obituaries

Jul 27, 2011

Iola Thirza Hammon Brown, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 27, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehab Center of natural causes. Iola and her twin sister, Itha, were born May 4, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Willard Levi Hammon and Elizabeth Marie Jordan Hammon. She grew up in Milo and Shelton and graduated from Ucon High School....

Jul 27, 2011

Leona Mae VanWinkle, 94, long time resident of Dyer, Nevada, and our wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully, with her oldest daughter present on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at her home in Idaho Falls. Leona was born May 1, 1917, in Paso Robles, California, to Leonard Putnam and Anna Isabella Armstrong Putnam. She grew up and attended...

Jul 25, 2011

Florence Lottie Lords McAlevy, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 25, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center from complications due to cancer. Florence was born June 3, 1938, in Choteau, Montana, to James Delbert Lords and Pearl Lorene Huffaker Lords. She grew up and attended schools in Salem, Idaho. On August 18, 1988, she married Lewis...

Jul 25, 2011

Mary Jo Macy Frandsen passed away into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on Monday, July 25, 2011 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. Mary Jo was born on December 13, 1923 in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Joseph William Macy and Maggie Pearl McKnight Macy. She was the eighth child of nine. Mary Jo graduated from...

Jul 25, 2011

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A joyful reunion occurred on Monday, July 25, 2011, when Jay Elbert White left his mortal body and returned to his heavenly home where loved ones were waiting. Jay was born November 2, 1932, in Plano, Idaho, the youngest child of Nofear Dennis White and Elsie Croney White. He joined...

Jul 25, 2011

Frances Merrill Mollinet Foster, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away, July 25, 2011, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of her loving family and Alliance Hospice. Frances was born August 18, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Richard Edward Mollinet and Edith Hyde Merrill Mollinet. She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated...

Jul 23, 2011

Biography

Adele Furia Clarke, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Adele was born July 22, 1929, in Campobasso, Italy, to Vincenzo Furia and Maria Lerice Furia. She grew up and attended school in Campobasso and Naples, Italy. At age 16, Adele became a “war bride” when she married. She...

Jul 22, 2011

Maxine Park Foote, 91, of Idaho Falls, died peacefully Friday, July 22, 2011, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center, from natural causes. She was under the car of Onesource Home Health and Hospice. Maxine was born June 21, 1920 in Ririe, Idaho, to Alfred Henry Park and Cora Probart Park. When she was the age of seven, the family moved...

Jul 22, 2011

Frank Albin Dobbe, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2011 at his home from complications of cancer. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Frank was born November 26, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan, to Frank Arthur Dobbe and Christine Adell Holmquist Dobbe. He grew up and attended schools in Monticello and Bonner Springs, Kansas....

Jul 20, 2011

Shannon Kay Lusk Wilker, 58, of Ammon, passed away July 20, 2011, at her home after a nearly five year battle with breast cancer. She was under the care of her loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Shannon was a very compassionate person and will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Shannon was born August 13,...

Jul 19, 2011

Guy Jaynes, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2011 at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation. Guy was born May 26, 1918, in Caney, Kansas, to Guy Jaynes Sr. and Annie L. Aitken Jaynes. He married Opal Lillie Deaton on August 16, 1941 in Evanston, Wyoming. Their marriage was solemnized on February 15, 1960, in the Idaho Falls...

Jul 18, 2011

Marion Lois Arpin, 86, of Ammon, passed away Monday, July 18, 2011 at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Community. Marion was born December 26, 1924 in East Providence, Rhode Island, to Michael Joseph Vardner and Margaret Belcher Vardner. She was one of eight children. Marion attended school in East Providence. She worked as a tacker (welder) at the Keizer Shipyard in...

Jul 17, 2011

Theola Geneva Radford McCafferty, 83, of Ucon, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family on July 17, 2011. Theola was born July 22, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was the eighth and youngest child of John Edward Radford and Eva Miranda Teeples Radford. She grew up and attended school in Labelle and Idaho Falls. Theola married...

Jul 17, 2011

LaMar John Johnson, 76 of Idaho Falls, passed away July 17, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of complications from injuries received in an accident. LaMar was born December 27, 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Glenn Howard Johnson and Ellen Sophia Scott Johnson. As a young Elder, he served in the Southern States Mission. He then went on...

Jul 16, 2011

Jack Forbush of Iona, Idaho, passed away at home on Saturday, July 16, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, at age 74. He was born August 5, 1936, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Elmer Forbush and Blanche Mackley Forbush. He grew up in Salem and served an LDS mission to Western Canada. He married Marilyn Pearl Miller on his birthday,...

Jul 16, 2011

Biography

Clain Robinson Hughes was born January 18, 1925 in Billings, MT to Eunice and Daniel Hughes. He passed away July 16, 2011 in Idaho Falls, ID after a year of declining health. Clain was fortunate to have been born with red hair and so was known as “Red” to family and friends. His sisters however called him “Pinky”...

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...

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...

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...

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....