Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Velma Wardle

Velma Wardle

Jan 5, 2009

VELMA WARDLE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Velma W. Wardle, 70, of Idaho Falls, died January 5, 2009, at her home. She was born July 15, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho, to John W. and Flossie Windsor. She attended schools in Ririe and Ammon. On April 18, 1957, Velma married Don Wardle in Reno, Nevada. She was a life-long resident of Idaho...

Jacquolin Ferney

Jacquolin Ferney

Jan 4, 2009

JACKIE FERNEY Click here to view Jackie's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jacquolin “Jackie” Ferney, 78, passed away January 4, 2009, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born December 29, 1930, in Walkermine, California, to Arvid F. Glover and LaJetta Gardner Glover. She was raised in the Ashton area and graduated from Ashton High School. She...

Cleon Olson

Cleon Olson

Dec 31, 2008

CLEON OLSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Cleon Yeates Olson, 84, of Idaho Falls, died December 31, 2008, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehab Center of cancer. He was born January 7, 1924, in Ucon, Idaho, to Niels Orson Olson and Nina Yeates Olson. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon, then received his B.S. degree from Ricks College. He...

Richard Cleverley

Richard Cleverley

Dec 31, 2008

RICHARD CLEVERLEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Richard Merlin Cleverley, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2008, at his home of causes incident to age. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born September 27, 1920, in Shelton, Idaho, to Charles Thomas Cleverley and Martha Caroline Ferguson Cleverley. He grew up and attended schools...

Robert Leonard

Robert Leonard

Dec 30, 2008

BOB LEONARD Click here to view Bob's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robert Leonard, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 30, 2008, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Robert "Bob" Leonard was born in Price, Utah, on December 11, 1928, to Lawrence and Emily Leonard. He attended junior high and high...

Natalie Smith

Natalie Smith

Dec 30, 2008

NATALIE ANN SMITH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Natalie Ann Smith, infant daughter of Jabez and Kerri Jo Gilbert Smith, passed away December 30, 2008 in the University of Utah Medical Center. She was born prematurley, December 27, 2008. Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2008, at the Iona Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Oscar Fullmer

Oscar Fullmer

Dec 30, 2008

KEITH FULLMER Click here to view Keith's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Oscar “Keith” Fullmer, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 30, 2008, at Good Samaritan Society of Idaho Falls. He was born December 15, 1942 in Rigby, Idaho to Oscar A. Fullmer and Barbara Deone Smith Fullmer. He lived in Idaho Falls for most of his life....

Clyde Stone

Clyde Stone

Dec 29, 2008

CLYDE STONE DUBOIS, ID -- Clyde Leon Stone, 76, of Dubois, passed away December 29, 2008, at his home of natural causes. He was born January 17, 1932, in Malad, Idaho, to David Ariel Stone and Edna Louise Gillgan Stone. He grew up in Pocatello and attended schools there. He also attended the University of Idaho. He lived in Pocatello...

Gail Hanson

Gail Hanson

Dec 29, 2008

GAIL HANSON HEMET, CA -- Gail George Hanson, 89, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away December 29, 2008, in Hemet, California. He was born May 12, 1919 in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Nels Christian Hanson and Alice Fidelia Wade Hanson. He attended local schools and graduated from St. Anthony High School. He joined the Navy during WWII and served in...

William "Bill" Hill

William "Bill" Hill

Dec 28, 2008

BILL HILL Click here to view Bill's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- William Hammond “Bill” Hill, 97, of Idaho Falls, died December 28, 2008, at his home. He was under the care of Creekside Hospice. He was born September 10, 1911 in Millcreek, Utah to Jacob Fredrick Hill and Catherine Alice Brinton Hill. He attended Oakley Elementary, and graduated...

Eugene "Bill" Colson

Eugene "Bill" Colson

Dec 25, 2008

BILL COLSON Click here to view Bill's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Eugene William "Bill" Colson, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 25, 2008, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1938 in Roberts, Idaho, to Clay Colson and Mary Maloney Colson. He graduated from Clark County High School in Dubois, Idaho in 1956 and attended...

Gerrald "Jerry" Cotterell

Gerrald "Jerry" Cotterell

Dec 24, 2008

JERRY COTTERELL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jerry "L" Cotterell, of Idaho Falls, passed away at age 78 on December 24, 2008, after battling cancer. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and was able to pass away peacefully in his home. Jerry was born on May 23, 1930, the only child of Leslie and Mary Maurine Bird Cotterell....

Kenneth Dearden

Kenneth Dearden

Dec 24, 2008

KENNETH DEARDEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- The hero of our family, Kenneth Russell Dearden, 87, passed away at home surrounded by family on December 24, 2008, of natural causes. He was born in Idaho Falls on July 7, 1921, to Russell Aaron and Grace Summers Dearden. He began his career as a fire fighter with the City of Idaho Falls...

Cheryl Kosman

Cheryl Kosman

Dec 22, 2008

CHERYL KOSMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Cheryl Marie Kosman, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008, at her home. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. Cheryl was born December 8, 1949, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the first of five children born to William Lockwood Berger and Elizabeth Rosalee Stitt Berger. At eight years old her...

Frank Fleming

Frank Fleming

Dec 22, 2008

FRANK FLEMING RIGBY, ID -- Frank Richard Fleming, 78, of Rigby, passed away December 22, 2008, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1930, in Durrant, Oklahoma, to Dallas Franklin Fleming and Iva Mae Fielding Fleming. He served in the U. S. military. He married Mary Sue Howard and worked as a salesman in fertilizer and...

Barbara Hampton

Barbara Hampton

Dec 22, 2008

BARBARA HAMPTON Click here to view a video tribute of Barbara's life. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Barbara Haws Hampton left this mortal sphere December 22, 2008, to reunite with her eternal companion, Dee. She was 81. She passed away peacefully in her home. Barbara was born Mar 19, 1927, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Glenn Alley Haws and Roxie Estella Jensen...

James Holst Iii

James Holst Iii

Dec 21, 2008

JAMES HOLST III IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James Nyles Holst III, 56, of Idaho Falls, died December 21, 2008, at his home. He was born June 16, 1952 in Idaho Falls, to James Edgar Holst and Arvilla Orlene Scott Holst. He attended Ucon Elementary and Ammon Jr. High, graduating from Bonneville High School. He attended Ricks College in Rexburg and...

Ramona "Mona" Okray

Ramona "Mona" Okray

Dec 19, 2008

Ramona M. Okray, former long-time resident of Stevens Point, died at her home in Idaho on Friday, December 19, 2008. She was born the youngest of 12 children to the late Walter and Victoria Pelarske Campbell in the Town of Carson. Ramona graduated from State Teachers College at Stevens Point and soon after began her teaching career in a rural...

Fay Riley

Fay Riley

Dec 19, 2008

F.C. RILEY DILLON, MT -- Long time livestock and long haul trucking pioneer Fay Clinton "F.C." Riley passed away on December 19, 2008, in Dillon, Montana, from effects of Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on December 23, 1920, the third child and second son of C. J. “Cliff”and Ella Nora Hanson Riley. He attended schools in...

Gayle Jacobson

Gayle Jacobson

Dec 19, 2008

GAYLE JACOBSON Click here to view Gayle's Video Tribute REXBURG, IDAHO -- Gayle Pickett Jacobson, 77, of Swan Valley, passed away December 19, 2008, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. She was born March 16, 1931, in Logan, Utah, to Lyman Armstrong and Claudia Ethel Womack Pickett. She graduated from Ammon High School in 1949 and later attended Ricks College....