Obituaries

Oct 11, 2010

Linda Grace Streeper, 58, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, passed away Monday, October 11, 2010, at 1:00 a.m. EST. She was peaceful and happy as her mortal life ended, at her home, in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA, with four of her children by her side. Linda was born 7 June 1952 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, to the late Denis...

Oct 10, 2010

Mamie Leona Owens Dees, 85, of Ammon, passed away October 10, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born March 18, 1925, to Edward Merrill Owens and Lizzie Addeline Harrison Owens in Teton, Idaho. She grew up in Teton and attended Sugar-Salem High School. She moved to the Idaho Falls area, where she...

Oct 9, 2010

Van Johnson, 81, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away at his home October 9, 2010. He was born December 15, 1928 to George D. Johnson and Catherine Covert Johnson in Alpine, Wyoming. At the age of three, his mother passed away. Later on, his father married Ella Luthi. Van grew up and attended school in the Etna, Wyoming area....

Oct 8, 2010

Robert Royal Johnson, 79, of Thayne, Wyoming, passed away October 8, 2010, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. The family will hold private services in Wyoming.

Oct 8, 2010

Biography Batista Joseph Covolo, 91, passed away Friday, October 8, 2010, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, of natural causes. Batista was born in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on September 29, 1919, to Rosie Carollo and Joseph Covolo. He was the sixth of 12 children. He grew up in Glenco, Wyoming, a mining community Kemmerer. He married Doris Youngberg June 27, 1946. Their marriage...

Oct 7, 2010

Greg Mays went home to his Heavenly Father and reunited with his daughter peacefully in his sleep while surrounded by loved ones, Thursday, October 7, 2010, after being diagnosed with liver cancer. Robert Gregory “Greg” Mays was born October 23, 1954, in Waterloo, Iowa. He grew up in Ammon, Idaho and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1972. In 1975,...

Oct 7, 2010

Darel Ivan Cooper, 60, lifetime resident of Idaho Falls, passed away October 7, 2010, at his home of complications from cancer. He was under the loving care of his wife. Darel was born July 25, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ivan Dale Cooper and Venna Marie Martin Cooper. He attended Iona Elementary and graduated from Bonneville High School. He...

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...