Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Stephen Abbott

Stephen Abbott

Sep 28, 2007

STEPHEN ABBOTT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Stephen Garth Abbott, 88, died September 28, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls of complications resulting from a fall. He was born January 19, 1919, in Richfield, Utah, to Stephen Perry Abbott and Clara Ann Etta Poulson Abbott. His mother died when he was 13 months old, which left a...

Elaine Weber

Elaine Weber

Sep 27, 2007

ELAINE WEBER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Elaine Eleanor Skinner Weber, 92, of Idaho Falls, died September 27, 2007, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born January 7, 1915, at Los Angeles, California, to Sedley G. Skinner and Elsie M. Kretschmer Skinner. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On November 5, 1987, she married Ernie...

Didi Irmgard Brow

Didi Irmgard Brow

Sep 27, 2007

DIDI BROWN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Didi Irmgard Bertha Margarete Dziabas Brown, 87, peacefully passed away September 27, 2007, at her home in Parkwood Meadows. She was born December 15, 1919, in Sao Paulo, Brazil to Ernesto Eugen Johan Dziabas and Katharina Martha Rau Dziabas and lived there the first six years of her life. Her mother, brother Bodo and...

James Cox

James Cox

Sep 27, 2007

JAMES COX IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James Edward Cox, 75 of Idaho Falls, died September, 27, 2007, from heart complications at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1932, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Leland and Evelyn Louise Bell Cox. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Tulsa Central High in 1950. His interest in math...

Melvin Beattie

Melvin Beattie

Sep 25, 2007

MELVIN BEATTIE Click here to view video of Melvin's life IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Melvin Marcellus Beattie, 91, of Idaho Falls, died September 25, 2007, at his home. He was under the care of Idaho Home Health & Hospice. He was born May 26, 1916, in Burton, Idaho, to William Marcellus Beattie and Mary Ellen Neibour Beattie. He attended schools...

Winston Taylor

Winston Taylor

Sep 25, 2007

WINSTON TAYLOR Click here to view video of Winston's life IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Winston G. (Win) Taylor passed away at his home in Ammon Tuesday, September 25, 2007, from issues related to his health. His deteriorating health had not taken away his sense of humor or his ability to relate to other people in a friendly and positive way....

Elma Brandon

Elma Brandon

Sep 24, 2007

ELMA BRANDON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Elma Naomi Crow Brandon, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, September 24, 2007, surrounded by her loved ones, at the home of her daughter in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. Elma was born September 9, 1924, in Ammon, Idaho, to Walter Newton Crow and Margaret Vilate Allen...

James Rhoades

James Rhoades

Sep 24, 2007

JIMMY RHOADES IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James Wilford “Jimmy” Rhoades, 46, of Idaho Falls, died September 24, 2007, at his home. He was born November 12, 1960, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to August Wilford Rhoades and Pauline Evelyn Mathiesen Rhoades. He grew up in the area and attended Emerson Elementary and O. E. Bell Junior High. On June 7, 1982,...

Jimmie Jockumsen

Jimmie Jockumsen

Sep 23, 2007

JIMMIE JOCKUMSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jimmie Raloy Jockumsen, 68, of Idaho Falls, died September 23, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Johannes Jockumsen and Goldie Mae Jockumsen. He served in the U. S. Navy. He lived in Burbank, California, and then Idaho Falls for the last 30...

George (Speed)  Nukaya

George (Speed) Nukaya

Sep 21, 2007

GEORGE "SPEED" NUKAYA IDAHO FALLS, ID -- George Hisao "Speed" Nukaya, 85, of Idaho Falls, died September 21, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born January 8, 1922, in Ucon, Idaho, to Kiukichi Nukaya and Ine Kishiyama Nukaya. He attended schools in Ucon and Ammon before pursuing studies at Utah State University. He lived in Ucon, Ammon,...

Lila Thornton

Lila Thornton

Sep 21, 2007

LILA THORNTON SHELLEY, ID -- Lila Mae Squires Thornton, 76, of Shelley, died September 21, 2007, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice. She was born June 11, 1931, in Murtaugh, Idaho, to Dewey LaGrande Squires and Lena Anderson Squires. She grew up and attended schools in the area. Following high school, she continued her education...

Joseph Woolf

Joseph Woolf

Sep 20, 2007

JOE WOOLF IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Joseph Hyrum Woolf, 88 years old, passed away at his home Friday, September 20, 2007, with loved ones present. Joseph was born October 21, 1918, to John Harvey Woolf and Docia Lott Woolf in Ucon, Idaho. When he was two days old his mother died from the flu in the epidemic of 1918. He...

Wanda Woodfield

Wanda Woodfield

Sep 19, 2007

WANDA WOODFIELD Click here to view a video of Wanda's life IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Wanda Ball Woodfield passed away peacefully at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho surrounded by family members on September 19, 2007, of causes incident to age. She was the ninth of ten children born to Alfred William Ball and Ann Taylor Walker Ball on December...

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Sep 18, 2007

ELMER CROMWELL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James Elmer Cromwell, 89, of Idaho Falls, died September 18, 2007, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born April 27, 1918 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Joseph William Cromwell and Myrtle Loretta Brown Cromwell. He attended schools in Idaho Falls. He served...

Ella Forman

Ella Forman

Sep 18, 2007

MARIE FORMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ella Marie Walker Forman, 94, of Idaho Falls, died September 18, 2007, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center. She was born September 20, 1912, at Riverton, Nebraska, to Edson Lavelle Walker and Margaret Ellen McInerney Walker. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On November 15, 1932, she married David Joseph...

Orpha Clegg

Orpha Clegg

Sep 17, 2007

ORPHA CLEGG IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Orpha Luella Cropus Clegg, 92, of Ucon, died September 17, 2007, at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living. She was born May 12, 1915, in Ririe, to Ferdinand Cropus and Harriet Jensen Cropus. She grew up and attended schools in Clark and Rigby. On December 22, 1931, she married Ray O. Clegg in Ucon, Idaho. Their...

Janis Briggs

Janis Briggs

Sep 15, 2007

JANIS BRIGGS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Janis Ellsworth Briggs, 66, of Idaho Falls, died September 15, 2007, at her home. She was born December 3, 1940, at Plano, Idaho, to Robert Ellsworth and Laura Adell Perrenoud Ellsworth. She grew up and attended schools in the area, including Madison High School. Her senior year, she moved to Jackson, Wyoming, and graduated...

Robert Lingren

Robert Lingren

Sep 15, 2007

ROBERT LINGREN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robert John Lingren, 60, of Idaho Falls, died September 15, 2007, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. He was born April 9, 1947, in Mesa, Arizona, to Leslie John Lingren and Martha L. Horman Lingren. He grew up in Idaho Falls, where he resided until the time of his death. He was a...

Stephen Brunson

Stephen Brunson

Sep 15, 2007

STEPHEN L. BRUNSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Stephen Lewis Brunson, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sept. 15, 2007 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born May 17, 1928 in Fillmore Utah to Lewis Clark and Alice Rebecca Brunson. Steve was the first born among the four children in the family. He graduated from Madison High...

George Curtis, Sr

George Curtis, Sr

Sep 14, 2007

GEORGE J. CURTIS, SR. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- George J. Curtis, Sr., 84, of Idaho Falls, died September 14, 2007, of natural causes at his home in Idaho Falls. George was the son of Alma May Sorter Curtis Hendrickson and Leo Curtis. He was born November 8, 1922, in Tuttle, Idaho. He grew up and attended schools in the Sugar...