Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Sandra Talkington

Sandra Talkington

Jul 7, 2010

Sandra Luana Cotterell Lee Talkington, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 7, 2010 at her home. Sandra was born April 11, 1949 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Albert Kaler Jr. And Marjorie Marie Cleverly Kaler. She was raised by her adoptive parents, Hazen S. And Ann Cotterell. She received her GED and attended ISU Vo-Tech studying Graphic Arts. She...

Claude Smith

Claude Smith

Jul 6, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID - Claude L. Smith, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 6, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born September 26, 1918, in Clearfield, Iowa, to Leroy D. and Josie Ellen Wood Smith. He grew up rural Iowa and attended a one room school until eighth grade in Taylor County, Iowa. He...

Ethel Ellibee

Ethel Ellibee

Jul 4, 2010

Ethel Ellibee, 92, of Ammon, died July 4, 2010, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Ethel was born May 6, 1918, in Sage Creek, Idaho, to Henson Ira Lords and Liddy Leva Shelton Lords. She grew up west of Rigby and Idaho Falls and attended Sage Creek Elementary School,...

Beth Olsen

Beth Olsen

Jun 28, 2010

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Beth Wadsworth Olsen, age 80, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born July 28, 1929 in Chinook, Montana to Eli Arnold and Sara Ann Humpherys Wadsworth. On October 7, 1949 she married her sweetheart (who shared her birthday), Roy Christian Olsen in the Idaho Falls Temple. Beth grew up...

Benon Whyte

Benon Whyte

Jun 27, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Benon Palmer Whyte, 83, of Idaho Falls, died June 27, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of complications of pneumonia. Benon was born December 22, 1926, in Morgan, Utah, to James Thomas Palmer and Fern Lowe Palmer. She grew up and attended schools in Morgan. Following high school, she moved to Provo, Utah, and attended...

Joellen Jones

Joellen Jones

Jun 24, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- JoEllen Baldwin Jones, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 24, 2010, at her home of a brain tumor. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. JoEllen was born October 21, 1951 in Logan, Utah, to William Bartlett Albretsen Baldwin and JoAnn Kellett Baldwin. She graduated from Maconaquah High School in Bunker Hill,...

Anita Burke

Anita Burke

Jun 24, 2010

Anita Mae Saunders Burke , 65, of Idaho Falls passed away June 24, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Anita was born May 28, 1945 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Joseph Edgar Saunders and Ida Hammond Saunders. She grew up on the family farm west of Moreland. She helped a lot on the farm and never complained, but got busy...

Merril Hansen

Merril Hansen

Jun 23, 2010

On June 23, 2010, Merril left this life to go on to a new one. Merril loved the mountains and was the happiest when he was camped in the most remote places possible. His hobby was nature and wildlife photography. He loved animals and always had his two dogs by his side. Survivors are: His wife: Joy Joy’s children:...

Diane Sanchez

Diane Sanchez

Jun 23, 2010

Diane Robbins Sanchez, 75, of Idaho Falls, died June 23, 2010, at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. Diane was born December 16, 1934, in Hailey, Idaho, to Ray and Eva Robbins. She grew up in Carey, Idaho, and graduated from Carey High School. She attended Idaho State University, worked for the FBI in Washington, D.C., then moved to Sacramento,...

Melvin "Mel" Bell

Melvin "Mel" Bell

Jun 22, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Melvin M. Bell, 92, of Idaho Falls, died June 22, 2010, at his home of a heart attack. Mel was born July 22, 1917, in Sayre, Oklahoma, to William Preston Bell and Nettie Jane Ferguson Bell. He grew up in Sayre and graduated from high school there. He then attended the Cal Poly Tech. Mel...

Helen Contreras

Helen Contreras

Jun 22, 2010

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Helen Rodriquez Contreras, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 22, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 14, 1952, at Gatesville, Texas to Raymond Rodriquez and Mary Lopez Rodriquez. She grew up and attended schools in the area. She later attended Eastern Idaho Technical College (EITC) in Idaho Falls. On May...

Mary "Louise Henderson" Henderson

Mary "Louise Henderson" Henderson

Jun 19, 2010

MARY LOUISE NIELSEN HENDERSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother, Mary Louise Nielsen Henderson of Idaho Falls, returned to live with her loving companion, son and her Heavenly Father on June 19, 2010. She was at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 102 years old. Grandma was born on April...

Howard "Spence" Warner

Howard "Spence" Warner

Jun 18, 2010

SWAN VALLEY, ID -- Howard Spencer Warner, age 61, of Swan Valley, passed away June 18, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Spence was born June 5, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Buell Warner and Dora Thompson Warner. He attended high school at Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls and college at Utah State University. He played football...

Joan Bressler

Joan Bressler

Jun 17, 2010

JOAN BRESSLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Joan Rae Russel Bressler, 74, of Idaho Falls passed away June 17, 2010, at Boneventure Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Creekside Home Care and Hospice. She was born November 12, 1935, in Red Bluff, California, to Lawrence A. Russell and Margaret Elizabeth Alexander Russell. The family...

Linda Nielsen

Linda Nielsen

Jun 17, 2010

LINDA NIELSEN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- Linda Rae Simmons Nielsen, 68, of Hamer, passed away June 17, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 21, 1942, in Idaho Falls to Jack and Marjorie Simmons. The eldest of three, she was followed by Sara (Ace Russell) and Jay (Lucy). She grew up and attended school in Terreton,...

Shirley Brough

Shirley Brough

Jun 16, 2010

SHIRLEY BROUGH Click here to view Shirely's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Shirley Faye Brough, 79, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, entered into the glory of her eternal life on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Tooele, Utah, to Dorothy Mary Blackstone Proctor and Max Kidd Proctor on...

Ernie Myler

Ernie Myler

Jun 15, 2010

ERNIE R. MYLER POCATELLO, ID -- Ernie Robert Myler, 32, of Pocatello, died June 15, 2010, at Pocatello, Idaho. Ernie was born November 9, 1977, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert John Myler and Margo Bills Myler. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and New York, graduating from Saratoga High School in New York. He married Camille...

Anna Jeffery

Anna Jeffery

Jun 11, 2010

ANNA MAE JEFFERY SANDY, UT -- Former Idaho Falls resident, Anna Mae Simonson Jeffery, passed away peacefully at the age of 98, on June 11, 2010, surrounded by her family, in Sandy, Utah. Anna Mae was born May 3, 1912, in Wellsville, Utah, to Alma Oliver Simonson and Sarah Hutchison Simonson. She grew up in the small town of Central,...

John Hawker

John Hawker

Jun 9, 2010

JOHN HAWKER Click here to view John's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our Lord needed another angel, so John Hawker was called to heaven on June 9, 2010. John was 37 years old and passed away from Esophageal Cancer that he bravely fought for eighteen months. John leaves behind his wife Tracy (Bennett), his step-daughter, Alex Freeman (Miguel Huetron,)...

Virginia Laird

Virginia Laird

Jun 8, 2010

VIRGINIA LAIRD DUBOIS, ID -- Virginia Ruthette Ericksen Laird, 98, long time resident of Dubois, Idaho, passed away June 8, 2010, at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born February 1, 1912, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Leonard Ericksen and Jennette Staples Ericksen. As a young girl she moved with her family to Hamer, Idaho where she graduated from...