Obituaries

Vada Frisby

Nov 17, 2010

Vada Lee Michaelis Frisby, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 17, 2010, at Lincoln Court from causes related to age. Vada was born July 4, 1925, in Garland, Utah, to Alfred Arthur Michaelis and Ida Mabel Cannon Michaelis. She was excited about being born on the 4th of July because every birthday they held a parade and shot off...

Dorothy Clements

Nov 17, 2010

Dorothy May Clements, 86, of Ammon, passed away November 17, 2010, at her home. She was born March 5, 1924, in Poplar, Idaho to William John Fredrick Staggie and Laura May Webster Staggie. She grew up in the area and attended schools in Osgood, Lewisville and also attended Madison High School. On February 16, 1946, she married Levi N....

Merle Kearsley

Nov 17, 2010

Merle Kearsley passed away November 19, 2010 with loving family members at her side. Merle was born in Salt Lake City, Utah May 17, 1918 to Rose Lofthouse and Elbert Merrill Gleason. She moved with her family to California at the age of six where she grew up, attended school and graduated from Berkeley High School. She married Everett...

James "Jim Peterson" Peterson

Nov 16, 2010

James Robert "Jim" Peterson, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 16, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Jim was born April 12, 1948, in Janesville, Wisconsin, to James Robert Peterson Sr. and Ruth Arlene Markham Peterson. He grew up in Wisconsin and Iowa, where he graduated from high school. A member of the Boy Scouts of America, Jim...

Richard Hatch

Nov 16, 2010

Richard Perry "Rich" Hatch, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 16, 2010, at Idaho Falls Care Center from a lingering illness. Rich was born December 20, 1934, in Felt, Idaho, to Joseph Hatch and Della Louise Rudd Hatch. He grew up in Felt and Tetonia and attended schools in Teton Valley. He then attended Ricks College and earned a...

Richard Martell

Nov 14, 2010

Richard Ian Martell, 29, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 14, 2010 at his home. Richard was born March 29, 1981 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Richard Allen Martell and Linda Kay Flores. He was a graduate of Skyline High School. He married Crystal Michelle Jenkins. They were later divorced. Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, low riding, watching movies, and...

Norman Hansen

Nov 14, 2010

Norman Carl Hansen, 82, of Pocatello, former longtime resident of the Osgood / New Sweden area, passed away November 14, 2010, at Highland Hills Assisted Living Center in Pocatello of natural causes. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children and under the care of Creekside Hospice. Norman was born December 30, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son...

Berniece Lloyd

Nov 13, 2010

Berniece N. Lloyd, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 13, 2010, at her home of causes incident to age. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Berniece was born October 29, 1915, in American Falls, Idaho, to Andrew George Draper and Nina Bell Stewart Draper. She was the youngest of six brothers and sisters until...

Desiree Lee

Nov 12, 2010

Desiree Dawn Lee, 26, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 12, 2010 at her home. Desiree was born August 10, 1984 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Adam Brent Covington and ReNell Dawn Call. She was raised by her adoptive father, Richard L. Lee. She attended Linden Park Elementary, Clare E. Gale Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School....

Terry Covert

Nov 11, 2010

Terry Val Covert, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Terry was born on May 17, 1939, in Ammon, Idaho, to Spencer Covert and Ida Sophia Covert. He was the youngest of four children. He graduated from Bonneville High School. While in high school, he met the love of his...

Frances Lewis

Nov 11, 2010

Frances Ellen Keele Lewis, 80, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away November 11, 2010 at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho. She was born April 18, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho to John Robert Breeding and Mary Ellen Heacock Breeding. She grew up in the Murtaugh area and graduated from high school there. She married Joseph A. Keele in 1950. He...

David Musgrave

Nov 8, 2010

David Clayton Musgrave 8/10/1944 – 11/8/2010 David's life was blessed with amazing friends, loving family, beautiful music, and extraordinarily food. David had traveled many paths until he settled back where he was born in Idaho Falls in 1992, when he opened the well-known Hawg Smoke Café. He nurtured old and new friendships during his days as Chef and restaurateur....

Lavaunda Nethercott

Nov 7, 2010

Biography

LaVaunda Nelson Nethercott, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 7, 2010, at Fairwinds-Sandcreek Retirement Community. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. The family will hold services privately. Arrangements are under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave.

Facts Born: May 11, 1940 Place of Birth: Preston, ID Death: November...

Beverly Peterson

Nov 7, 2010

Beverly Peterson, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 7, 2010, at her daughter’s home. She was under the care of Onesource Hospice. She was born January 29, 1941, in Hanford, California, to William Stephen Leasure and Roseabelle Marie Bailey Leasure. Beverly was raised in California and graduated from Hanford California High School in 1958. She moved to Oregon in...

Martha Knight

Nov 6, 2010

Martha Rosebelle Martin Knight, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed from this life Saturday, November 6, 2010, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Martha was born July 3, 1919, in Wheeling, West Virginia to Frank Cyrus Martin and Bessie Maude St. Clair Martin. She grew up and attended schools in Wheeling, graduating from...

Lorraine Jenkins

Nov 4, 2010

Lorraine Zeda Moser Jenkins, 83, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away November 4, 2010, in Idaho Falls from complications due to a recent heart attack. Lorraine was born April 15, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the 15th of 16 children born to Francis Moser and Elise Stucki Moser. She attended school at Fairview Elementary and Ucon High School. She married...

Verdis Cox

Nov 2, 2010

Verdis Ilean Bloxham Cox, 88, of Idaho Falls, died November 02, 2010 at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center. She was born November 28, 1921 at Downey, Idaho, to Richard Thomas Bloxham, Kaysville, Utah and Elsie Henderson Bloxham, Clifton, Idaho. She was the sixth daughter and ninth child of their family of twelve children. She attended schools in Ragged-Louse...

Brittney Marsden

Oct 30, 2010

Brittney Nicole Marsden, 24, of Ucon, died peacefully in her sleep October 30, 2010 at her home due to an extended illness. She was born August 8, 1986 in Rexburg, Idaho to Brian Lyman Marsden and LuAnn Lundquist Marsden. She grew up in the Ucon area of Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. Brittney worked at Lincoln...

Lorraine Bassett

Oct 29, 2010

Lorraine Poole Bassett, 46, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 29, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Lorraine was born August 15, 1964 in Idaho Falls to Jesse D. Broyles and Connie Poole Broyles. She grew up in the Eastern Idaho area and attended schools in Shelley, Firth, and Ririe. She was a member of The Church of...

Ronald "Ron" Stone

Oct 28, 2010

Ronald Wayne Stone, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 28, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born December 11, 1939, in Gunnison, Colorado to Wayne Ronald Stone and Edith Roberta Murdie Stone. On March 1, 1980, he married Donna Ruth Johnson in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is survived by his wife, Donna Stone; a son,...