Obituaries

Oct 6, 2010

Taige Lee Johnson, 18, fell into the open arms of his Father on October 6, 2010. Born in Boise, Idaho, on December 12, 1991, to Sondra Dawn Johnson and Mark Allen Johnson. He was raised by his adoring Nana, Reverend Lydia Strong, and his grandpa, Dennis Craig Strong of Idaho Falls. He was an All-American boy. During these formative years...

Oct 5, 2010

Eleanor Daisy Pritchard Angell passed away October 5, 2010 at Mt. Vernon Assisted Living in Idaho Falls at the age of 89. She was born Oct. 12, 1920, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to George and Daisy Orril Huff Pritchard. When she was 6 months old, she moved with her parents to Los Angeles, California, where she grew up...

Oct 4, 2010

Audrey Mary Wheeler Byington, 80, of Ririe, passed away October 4, 2010, at her home in Ririe, Idaho, of natural causes. She was under the loving care of her family and Creekside Hospice. Audrey was born January 17, 1930, in Lower Poplar, Idaho, to Blaine Levi Wheeler and Doris Hennekens Wheeler. She grew up in Lower Poplar and graduated from...

Oct 4, 2010

Craig M. Ellingford, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 4, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Craig was born August 28, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Mahlon W. Ellingford and Barbara Ellen McNeil Ellingford. He was a graduate of Idaho Falls High School. He attended Brigham Young University and Idaho State University. Craig married Cathryn Jane Harward...

Oct 1, 2010

Charles Eugene “Chuck” Bousquet, 80, of Idaho Falls and Ammon, passed away October 1, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center due to complications of COPD. He was born February 4, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Sylvio A. Bousquet and Amy Lee Simpson Bousquet, the oldest of four boys. He attended schools in the Springfield area and graduated from...

Oct 1, 2010

Lauren Elizabeth Franklin, 11, of Ammon passed away October 1, 2010, at her home due to complications of liver cancer. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Lauren was born September 21, 1999, in Bitburg, Germany, to Shawn David Franklin and Mary Jo Hoffman Franklin. She spent two years in Speicher, Germany, three years in Wichita Falls,...

Sep 29, 2010

Mary Ann Burdge Taylor, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 29, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1917 in Fairhaven, New Jersey to Howard Elijah Burdge and Elisabeth Reid Burdge. She graduated from Red Bank High School and went on the University of North Carolina, where she received her bachelor’s degree in teaching....

Sep 28, 2010

Carol Ann Simpson, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away on September 28, 2010, at her home of natural causes. Carol was born July 21, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arthur Chester Edwards and Erma Viola Hincks Edwards. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. Carol married Dean Charles Simpson Sr. April 8, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Sep 26, 2010

Frank V. Thornton passed peacefully on September 26, 2010 at 83 years of age. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 27, 1927 of Frank A. Thornton and Kathleen Tewey Thornton. Frank and his beloved sister Kitty lost their mother at an early age. They were raised by a single Dad for some years, which included a move...

Sep 25, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lyla Carson Harris Heileson, 103, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 25, 2010 at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of One Source Hospice. Lyla was born September 19, 1907 in Iona, Idaho, to Charles Harrison Carson and Charlotte Luella Nixon Carson. She attended Ammon, Iona, and OE. Bell schools. She married William...

Sep 24, 2010

Myron Boyd Kroll, 89, of Ucon, passed away September 24, 2010, at the Boise Health and Rehabilitation Center in Boise, Idaho. He was born June 5, 1921, in Rigby, Idaho, to Carl Martin Kroll and Mary Jane Thomas Kroll. He was raised and attended school in Rigby. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1941 and was trained as a...

Sep 24, 2010

Travis Shane Mitchell, 28, of Fairfax Virginia, formerly of Rigby and Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 24, 2010 near Baltimore, Maryland. Shane was born December 21, 1981 in Logan, Utah, to Travis Don Mitchell II and Julie Hall Mitchell. He was a graduate of Rigby High School. As a faithful priesthood holder in The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Sep 24, 2010

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James Andrew Hall, 36, of Idaho Falls passed away September 24, 2010, in Laramie, Wyoming from injuries sustained in a trucking accident. He was born June 28, 1974 in Rexburg, Idaho to Marlo Ray Hall and Deborah Ann Cope Hall. James attended Falls Valley Elementary and Bonneville High School. During his...

Sep 24, 2010

Jack E. Whitehead, 82, of Idaho Falls passed away September 25, 2010 at his cabin in Palisades. Jack was born March 1, 1928 in Idaho Falls to Rulon S. Whitehead and Ilene Janes Whitehead. He lived in Iona, later moving to Ammon where he attended school and continued his education at Idaho State University. He was a lifelong resident of...

Sep 22, 2010

Randy Gayle Hartman, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 22, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family. Randy was born December 4, 1951, in Ogden, Utah, to Gayle Hartman and Betty Mortensen Hartman. He grew up in Clinton, Utah and graduated from Clearfield High School. He then took drafting courses at Weber State. Randy married Lynette Rich May...

Sep 22, 2010

Ethel Lea Foote, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 22, 2010, at her home after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Lea was born April 5, 1925, in Hennepin, Oklahoma to Viva and Lloyd Ball. She was the 6th of ten children. She grew up in Oklahoma and played basketball for Oklahoma College for Women. She married Riley Franklin...

Sep 21, 2010

Donna Luella Brunson Renaud, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away on September 21, 2010, at her home. She was born May 13, 1938, in Blackfoot, Idaho to Clarence Otto Brunson and Ruth Louise Hofer Brunson. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Blackfoot High School. She continued her education by attending Ricks College and later Brigham...

Sep 21, 2010

Genevieve E. Anderson Nelson, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 21, 2010, at her home of heart failure. She was under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Genevieve was born July 9, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Swedish Immigrants David Nathaniel Anderson and Ada Sophia Swanson Anderson. Gen's precious mother passed away when Gen...

Sep 21, 2010

Phillip Aaron Neill passed away at home on September 21, 2010 of melanoma stage 4 cancer while under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born in Modesto, California on August 30, 1970 to Carole McCague Neill Perez and Gene M. Neill. He lived there until 1978 when he moved to Idaho Falls with his mother and...

Sep 18, 2010

Ronald Lee Say, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 18, 2010, at his home of natural causes. He was under the care of his loving family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Ronald was born April 29, 1930, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Arthur Leonard Say and Doris Ada Lerwill Say. He attended schools in Pocatello, Glen’s Ferry, Lima, Montana, and...