Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Sybil Powell

Sybil Powell

Aug 29, 2009

SYBIL POWELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Sybil Yvonne Powell, 67, of Idaho Falls, died August 29, 2005, at her home following a long-term illness. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. She was born October 31, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Vincent Clair Kelsey and Juanita Alberta Malcom Kelsey. The family moved to Shelley, where she...

Pearl Lew

Pearl Lew

Aug 28, 2009

PEARL LEW IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Pearl Stone Lew, 55, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2009, at 6:40 p.m. She passed away as a result of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It was caused by a septic urinary tract infection. She was born on May 10, 1954. Country Western music was her greatest interest. She also enjoyed singing, playing...

Alice Baker

Alice Baker

Aug 26, 2009

ALICE BAKER Click here to view Alice's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Surrounded by her family, Alice Claire Baker passed away at home in Idaho Falls on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at the age of 73 years and eight months, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. Alice was born December 16,...

Audrey Stevens

Audrey Stevens

Aug 26, 2009

AUDREY STEVENS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Audrey Winifred Christenot Stevens died peacefully in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 26, 2009, at the age of 97. Audrey was born January 21, 1912, to Fred Christenot and Pearl Hickey Christenot in Donaldson, Minnesota, where she lived for her first five years. She had three brothers, Ralph, Lyle “Ted”, and Orville “Chris.” She...

Dean Mccafferty

Dean Mccafferty

Aug 26, 2009

DEAN W. McCAFFERTY UCON, ID -- Dean Walter McCafferty, 88, of Ucon, passed away August 26, 2009, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehab Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Dean was born November 30, 1920, in St. Anthony, Idaho, the fourth child of Walter McCafferty and Flossie Kearney McCafferty. He grew up and attended...

Audree O

Audree O

Aug 26, 2009

AUDREE O'CONNELL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Audree Jenkins O’Connell was born August 20, 1929, in Grace, Idaho, and passed away of causes incident to age on August 26, 2009, in Idaho Falls. Audree was the only child of Spencer Samuel Jenkins and Gladys Bessie Stalker Jenkins. She attended schools in Soda Springs, Idaho, and Logan, Utah, graduating from Logan High...

Alice Baker

Alice Baker

Aug 26, 2009

ALICE BAKER Click here to view Alice's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Surrounded by her family, Alice Claire Baker passed away at home in Idaho Falls on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at the age of 73 years and eight months, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. Alice was born December 16,...

John Borsom

John Borsom

Aug 25, 2009

JOHN BORSOM IDAHO FALLS, ID -- John Marshall Borsom, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 25, 2009, at his home. He was born December 13, 1936, at Hinsdale, Illinois to Lester Frank Borsom and Garnet June Deerwester Borsom. He grew up and attended schools in Illinois and later moved to Idaho Falls. He worked as a tree trimmer...

Lewis Mcalevy

Lewis Mcalevy

Aug 25, 2009

LEWIS McALEVY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lewis Eugene McAlevy, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 25, 2009, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. He was born September 12, 1941, in Shelley, Idaho, to Lewis Edger McAlevy Sr. and Emma Cloe McIntyre McAlevy. He married Florence C. Lords on June 3, 1988,...

Kenneth Rathburn

Kenneth Rathburn

Aug 22, 2009

KEN RATHBURN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Kenneth Edgar “Eddie” Rathburn, 78, of Idaho Falls, died August 22, 2009, at his home of natural causes. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Ken was born March 11, 1931, in Denver, Colorado, to Ruben Edgar Rathburn and Bertha Pauline Magdalene Jessen Rathburn. He spent his early years in Welch...

Kermit Villeneuve

Kermit Villeneuve

Aug 22, 2009

KERMIT VILLENEUVE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Kermit Lowell Villeneuve, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 22, 2009, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village. He was born February 22, 1939 in Dresden, North Dakota, to Archie Goodwin Villeneuve and Matilda Kleis Villeneuve. He was 1/8 Wyandotte Indian of Oklahoma. He resided in North Dakota, Nevada, and Idaho. He worked...

Arlo Summers

Arlo Summers

Aug 22, 2009

ARLO SUMMERS Click here to view Arlo's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Arlo Dwayne Summers, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away, August 22, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1946, in Rigby, Idaho, to Dwayne Earl Summers and Nola Madsen Summers. He attended schools in the Ririe area and furthered his education at...

David Shirts

David Shirts

Aug 21, 2009

DAVID SHIRTS Click here to view David's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- David Boyd Shirts, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 21, 2009, from injuries received in an automobile accident. David was born March 16, 1956 at Hailey, Idaho, to Boyd R. Shirts and Myrna Downard Shirts and was the third of five children. He attended schools in...

Thelma Brettholle

Thelma Brettholle

Aug 20, 2009

THELMA "T. E." BRETTHOLLE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Thelma Evans "T.E." Brettholle, born Thelma Elaine Evans, 85, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away August 20, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born July 14, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Ralph N. Evans and Olive McCrea Evans. She grew up in the area where she...

Dawn Grosse

Dawn Grosse

Aug 19, 2009

DAWN GROSSE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dawn Michelle Grosse, 43, of Idaho Falls, died August 19, 2009, at Life Care Center of natural causes. She was born December 19, 1965, in Hampton, Virginia, to Donald W. Grosse and Russlyn Henry Grosse. She grew up in Virginia, Connecticut, South Carolina, Idaho, Washington, and California and graduated from Armeo High School in...

Francis Meikle

Francis Meikle

Aug 19, 2009

FRANK MEIKLE Click here to view Frank's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Francis “Frank” Arthur Meikle, was 92 when he passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on August 19, 2009. Frank was born in Smithfield, Utah on March 15, 1917, to Joseph and Temprence Allen Meikle. He graduated from Smithfield High School and continued on to Utah...

Jennifer Landon

Jennifer Landon

Aug 16, 2009

JENNY LANDON ROCHESTER, MN -- Jennifer Joe Landon, 50, of Idaho Falls, died August 16, 2009, at The Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born August 29, 1958, in Seattle, Washington, to Rollie Joe Ausere and Nancy Fae Reed Ausere. She attended schools in the Tri Cities area. She attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and Brigham Young University...

Arthur Svejda

Arthur Svejda

Aug 16, 2009

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Gertrude "Trudy" Backus

Gertrude "Trudy" Backus

Aug 15, 2009

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gertrude “Trudy” Rae Backus died August 15, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1929, in Barnesdall, Oklahoma, to Fred R. and Goldie Alderdice Davis. She was a wife, mother, and homemaker. She attended schools in Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Idaho, graduating from Idaho Falls High School in 1947. On...

Gertrude "Trudy" Backus

Gertrude "Trudy" Backus

Aug 15, 2009

TRUDY BACKUS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gertrude “Trudy” Rae Backus died August 15, 2009 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 9, 1929 in Barnesdall, Oklahoma to Fred R. and Goldie Alderdice Davis. She was a wife, mother, and homemaker. She attended schools in Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Idaho graduating form Idaho Falls High School...