Obituaries

Dec 22, 2011

Our dear friend Margaret Elizabeth “Bette” Pymm Doyle returned to her Father in Heaven on December 22, 2011. Born October 14, 1924 in Spokane, WA at home, she was the first of two children to Margaret Alice McLeod Pymm and George A. Pymm. She became “Bette” from the beginning, because Margaret Elizabeth was too big a name for such...

Dec 21, 2011

Carol Jane King Wood passed away on December 21, 2011 at the Idaho Falls Care & Rehabilitation Center of natural causes at the age of 90. Jane was born December 31, 1920 to William E King and Bertha Ellen Olson King in Sparta, Wisconsin. She graduated from Sparta High School in 1938. She attended LaCrosse State Teachers College and graduated...

Dec 21, 2011

Ralph Charles Nixon died December 21, 2011, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, at his home near Idaho Falls, Idaho. Born February 25, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clyde Nixon and Blanche Boyack Nixon, Ralph had one younger brother, Clyde Boyack Nixon, and one younger sister, Sarabeth Nixon (Morgan) Haroldsen. Ralph went to Riverside Elementary School, O.E. Bell...

Dec 21, 2011

Michael Dayle Gray, 54, died December 21, 2011, at his home in Wasilla, Alaska, following a short illness. Michael was born February 22, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, to Robert G. Gray and Barbara Sanderson Gray. He graduated from Skyline High School in Idaho Falls. He attended Ricks College, then served a full-time two-year mission for The Church of Jesus...

Dec 21, 2011

Woody Ray Hix, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 21, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Woody was born December 15, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Woodrow Wilson Hix and Irene Elsworth Hix. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. Woody married Victoria Lyn Ritchie. He worked as a...

Dec 20, 2011

Patrick Edward Riley, 66, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 20, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Creekside Home Health & Hospice. Pat was born April 22, 1945, in Maryville, Missouri, to Ray Nolan Riley and Erma Ardele Stallman Riley. He grew up in Lance Creek, Wyoming, and graduated...

Dec 20, 2011

Makayla Marie Strahle, 11, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011, of injuries received in an automobile accident in Fremont County, Wyoming. Makayla was born June 20, 2000, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dale W. Strahle and Melissa Marie Hansen Strahle (now Sperry). She grew up in Idaho and moved to Wyoming two years ago, and she loved...

Dec 17, 2011

Connie Lynn Nelson Yates, 59, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away from Huntington’s Disease on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She truly endured to the end with grace, patience, and dignity. Her illness was long, slow and debilitating...but her passing was peaceful and exuberant as she went to her husband, whom she loved with...

Dec 16, 2011

Harold Leon “Andy” Andrews, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 16, 2011, at his home. He was born August 14, 1930, in Pampa, Texas, to Jack Prince Andrews and Lola Hatton Spaulding. He grew up in Texas, attended Dumas Elementary, and graduated from Morse High School. He continued his education by attending Texas Tech and later Idaho State University....

Dec 15, 2011

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Val Ray Roberts, 75, of Chesterfield, Idaho, passed away December 15, 2011, at his home, of cancer. He was under the care of his loving family. Val was born September 28, 1936, in Wilford, Idaho, to Kenneth Roberts and Athalia Spillman Roberts. He spent his earliest years in St. Anthony, then grew up and...

Dec 15, 2011

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James Alric Bolinder, 45, of Firth, passed away of natural causes on December 15, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Oscar Alric Bolinder and Catherine Lorraine Likes Bolinder. He grew up in the area, graduating from Firth High...

Dec 15, 2011

Vodis Conley Ward, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2011, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born November 12, 1916, in Portage, Utah to John Franklin Conley and Sarah Matilda Gibbs Conley. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Bear River High School. On May 15, 1937, she married Kenneth Ward...

Dec 14, 2011

Michael Scott Tinsley, 39, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2011, at his home. Mike was born September 19, 1972, in Bountiful, Utah, to Allen Tinsley and Carolyn Hansen Tinsley. He grew up and attended schools in Bountiful. He continued his education at Weber State, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Lab Science. He received his...

Dec 13, 2011

Reynold “Kay” K. Miller, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2011, at Idaho Falls Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on February 8, 1943, in Afton, Wyoming, to Reynold Parker Miller and Ruth Rainey Miller. He grew up and attended schools in Afton and Idaho Falls. Following his graduation from high school, he attended Ricks College. He...

Dec 13, 2011

Travis Gregory Larsen, 22, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington. Travis was born July 25, 1989, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gregory Charles Larsen and Gretchen Ann Fohrenck Larsen (now Copeland). Travis spent his growing-up years in Idaho Falls, attending Iona Elementary School, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and Bonneville High School. Travis recently...

Dec 13, 2011

Kristie Lynn Stevens Steffes, 40, of Swan Valley, Idaho, passed away December 13, 2011 at her home. Kristie was born November 3, 1971, in Spokane, Washington, to Vernel Stevens and Marlene Seagul Kloepfel. She grew up in Spokane and Idaho Falls. She attended Bonneville High School, but always considered Idaho Falls her home. On November 17, 1988, she married William...

Dec 10, 2011

Timothy Kirk Schierkolk, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 10, 2011, at his home of natural causes. Tim was born May 14, 1967, in Odessa, Texas, to Delbert Kenneth Schierkolk and Mary Evelyn Smith Schierkolk. He grew up in Riverton, Wyoming, and graduated from Riverton High School in 1984. He then attended the University of Wyoming. He has lived...

Dec 8, 2011

William “Bill” Goates Woffinden, 96, died on Dec. 8, 2011, from complications of a stroke. He was born on Feb. 18, 1915, in Austin, Utah, the eldest twin of Horace D. and Agnes Viola Goates Woffinden. He was raised in Brigham City and Garland, Utah. After his youth, Bill served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Dec 7, 2011

Cindy Rae Emery Tocheri, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away on December 7, 2011, at her home. She was born June 10, 1954, at Rexburg, Idaho to Dennis Wilding Emery and Vionia Hazel Burrell Emery. The family moved to Idaho Falls where she attended schools. She married John Swendsen and had a daughter, Teresa. They were later divorced. She...

Dec 7, 2011

Teodoro Terrazas “Ted” Ramos, Jr., 80, passed away December 7, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was under the care of his family and Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born September 22, 1931, in San Jose Del Aura, Coahuila, Mexico, to Teodoro Ramos and Virginia Terrazas. He grew up in Spafford, Texas, and...