Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

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....

Kurt Cates

Kurt Cates

Dec 16, 2008

JACK SCHOFIELD Tribute to Jack Schofield by his loving wife of 46 years, Jan Carol Dierks Schofield IDAHO FALLS, ID -- My sweet man was born August 31, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John William Schofield and Ruth Person Hansen Schofield. His two pound birth weight held the record for many years as the smallest survivor at the LDS...

Richard Karlsson

Richard Karlsson

Dec 15, 2008

DICK KARLSSON IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- Richard "Dick" Karlsson, 100, died of pneumonia at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls, ID, on December 15, 2008. Dick was born August 23, 1908, in Antwerp, Belgium, to Gustave and Marie Claessens Karlsson and moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, with his family in 1919. He was the 9th child of 11 born...

Mary Zentner

Mary Zentner

Dec 15, 2008

MARY LOU ZENTNER Click here to view Mary Lou's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Mary Lou Zentner, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2008, at her home following a lingering illness. She was born November 17, 1943, in New England, North Dakota, to Alexander Roll and Mary Bader Roll. She grew up in North Dakota and graduated...

Lavenda Mcmurtrey

Lavenda Mcmurtrey

Dec 15, 2008

LaVENDA MCMURTREY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- LaVenda Fox Nelson McMurtrey, of Idaho Falls, died December 16, 2008, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was 83 years old. She was born November 1, 1925, in a cabin by the old Swan Valley bridge in Swan Valley, Idaho, to David and Marietta Fox. She lived her life in the states...

Vernice Cox Baler

Vernice Cox Baler

Dec 15, 2008

VERNICE BALER IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- Vernice Grace Cox Baler, 80, of Idaho Falls, died December 15, 2008, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center from complications due to cancer. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born July 21, 1928 in Shelley, Idaho to Walter James Cox and Grace Viona Erickson Cox. She grew...

Lawrence Seymour

Lawrence Seymour

Dec 15, 2008

KEN SEYMOUR IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- Lawrence Kenneth "Ken" Seymour, 79, of Idaho Falls, died December 15, 2008, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born October 4, 1929, in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Albert William Seymour and Cornie Lee Poore Seymour. He grew up and attended schools in the area. He continued his education at Ohio State University and...

Margaret Hart

Margaret Hart

Dec 14, 2008

MARGARET HART IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Margaret Alice Hart, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2008, at Rosetta Assisted Living of Renal failure. She was born February 7, 1928, in White Rock, South Dakota, to Paul Fredrick George Seefeldt and Sena Jeanette Upkes Seefeldt. She graduated from Fairmount High School and Ellendale College. She married Everett Irvin Hart...

Cecelia Watson

Cecelia Watson

Dec 14, 2008

ROSE WATSON Click here to view Rose's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Cecelia Rose Marie Watson, 27, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2008, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Dr. Michael T. Harris and Western Visiting Nurses. Rose was born May 12, 1981, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Perry Eugene Arehart...

Jesse Yarrington

Jesse Yarrington

Dec 14, 2008

JESSE V. YARRINGTON Click here to view Jesse's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jesse Vernon Yarrington, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2008, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center . He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born April 22, 1922, in Ogden, Utah, to Jesse Alfred Yarrington and Maia Beatrice...

Irene Sato

Irene Sato

Dec 11, 2008

IRENE SATO Click here to view Irene's Video Tribute IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Irene Emiko Sato, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2008, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born February 16, 1927, in Niles, California, to Fukujiro Misumi and Miyono Koshige Misumi. She grew up and attended...

Melba Field

Melba Field

Dec 11, 2008

MELBA FIELD Click here to view Melba's Video Tribute RIGBY, ID -- Melba Field, 97, of Rigby, died December 11, 2008, at her daughter’s home of causes incident to age. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice. She was born March 19, 1911, in Ammon, Idaho, to Alfred LeRoy Southwick and Permelia Losser Southwick. She spent a very few...

Joshua Oakley

Joshua Oakley

Dec 11, 2008

JOSHUA OAKLEY IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO -- On Thursday, December 11, 2008, we had the privilege of delivering a beautiful baby boy: Joshua David Oakley. Though he only lived for four hours, he touched numerous lives and brought people from all over the country together. He was born December 11, 2008, at Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls, the son of...