Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

April Arave

April Arave

Jul 3, 2007

APRIL ARAVE SHELLEY, ID -- April Michelle Cress Arave, 28, of Shelley, died July 3, 2007, at her home. She was born March 15, 1979, in Idaho Falls, to Rick Allen Cress and Susan Kay Ferguson Cress. She grew up in the area and attended Hope Lutheran pre-school and kindergarten and District 91 schools. She married Blake Rocky Arave on...

Norma Ball

Norma Ball

Jul 3, 2007

NORMA LOU BALL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Norma Lou Cooper Ball, 80, of Idaho Falls, died July 3, 2007, at her home. She was born September 8, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Aurelious Cooper and Amanda Olsen Cooper. She attended Ucon High School and Iona High School. She married Mark Calloway Ball June 10, 1947, in the Idaho...

Lloyd (Gene)  Autry

Lloyd (Gene) Autry

Jul 2, 2007

LLOYD "GENE" AUTRY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lloyd Daniel “Gene” Autry, 73, of Idaho Falls, died July 2, 2007, at his home. He was born February 26, 1934 in Mena, Arkansas, to Charles Autry and Martha Turner Autry. He attended schools in Oregon and California before moving to Idaho Falls, where he graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1952...

Diana Sucher

Diana Sucher

Jun 29, 2007

DIANA SUCHER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Diana Bowen Sucher, 62, of Idaho Falls, died June 29, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medica l Center. She was born July 24, 1944, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Lennis Lavar Briggs and Gladys Vay Briggs. She grew up in Thornton, Idaho, and attended schools in Lyman and Rexburg, then attended Eastern Idaho Technical School...

Erma Brown Burke

Erma Brown Burke

Jun 29, 2007

ERMA BURKE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Erma Fae Burke, 81, of Idaho Falls, died June 29, 2007, at her home. She was under the care of Creekside Home Health. She was born January 25, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Noral O'Dell Brown and Edna Mae Christensen Brown. She attended Riverside Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High School, and Idaho Falls...

Samuel Mcchesney Iii

Samuel Mcchesney Iii

Jun 28, 2007

SAM McCHESNEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Samuel Waldrop McChesney III, 75, of Idaho Falls, died June 28, 2007, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. He was born November 28, 1931, in Carey, Ohio, to Samuel Waldrop McChesney Jr. and Dorothea Burnard McChesney. He grew up and attended schools there and graduated from Carey...

Mabel Hansen

Mabel Hansen

Jun 27, 2007

MABLE B. HANSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Mable Bradshaw Murray Hansen, 80, of Idaho Falls, died June 27, 2007, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. She was born July 31, 1926, in Ridgedale, Idaho, to Joseph Woodward Murray and Luella Walters Bradshaw Murray. She attended Grace High School, and later graduated...

Robert Mead, Jr

Robert Mead, Jr

Jun 25, 2007

ROBERT MEAD, JR. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robert William Mead, Jr., 79, of Idaho Falls, died June 25, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Robert was born July 22, 1927, in Upland, California, to Robert William Mead, Sr. and Gertrude Ellen Bowcutt Mead. He grew up and attended schools in Huntington Beach, California, and later received an honorary diploma...

Keith Lords

Keith Lords

Jun 23, 2007

KEITH LORDS ROBERTS, ID -- Keith Hensen Lords, 52, of Roberts, Idaho, died June 23, 2007, at his home from bone cancer. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. He was born June 26, 1954, in Rigby, Idaho, to Kenneth I. Lords and Lois Mary White Lords. He lived in Roberts, Idaho, where he grew up and...

Rosalie Wadsworth

Rosalie Wadsworth

Jun 23, 2007

ROSALIE G. WADSWORTH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Rosalie Grange Wadsworth, 85, of Monteview, died June 23, 2007, at the Rexburg Nursing Center of natural causes. She was born February 19, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry Joseph Grange and Rose Farrell Grange. She grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Washington, D.C. when she was 16 years old. She graduated...

Jackson "John" Maddox

Jackson "John" Maddox

Jun 22, 2007

JOHN MADDOX IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jackson Victor “John” Maddox, 79, of Idaho Falls, died June 22, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. He was born July 10, 1927, in Mobile, Alabama, to Tollie David Maddox and Bessie Alice Gregory Maddox. He attended public schools in Alabama before enlisting in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was...

Leland Krantz

Leland Krantz

Jun 20, 2007

DR. LELAND KENNETH KRANTZ IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our loving father, grandfather, physician and friend, Dr. Leland K. Krantz, passed away on June 20, 2007, after a long and rewarding life of helping others. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 64 years, Darlene Ostler Krantz, married September 6, 1943. His three sons all living in Idaho...

Jessie Sprague

Jessie Sprague

Jun 20, 2007

JESSIE SPRAGUE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jessie Sprague, 93, of Idaho Falls, died June 20, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born March 15, 1914, in Eagle Bend, Minnesota, to Alfred Johnson and Harriett Stockel Johnson. She grew up and attended schools in Minnesota. She married Richard Sprague...

John (Jack)  Keating

John (Jack) Keating

Jun 16, 2007

JOHN F. "JACK" KEATING IDAHO FALLS, ID -- John Francis Keating, 72, of Idaho Falls, died June 16, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Francis J. Keating and Margaret McGervey Keating. He attended local schools, graduated from Cathedral Latin High School and obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Kent State...

Joanne Reed

Joanne Reed

Jun 15, 2007

JOANNE REED IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Surrounded by her family and in the comfort of her home, JoAnne Wood Reed passed from her earthly life to continue her eternal progression. She had courageously fought a five year battle with breast cancer which ended June 15, 2007. Her 48 years had been filled with abundant love from her family and wonderful...

Jane Ellsworth

Jane Ellsworth

Jun 14, 2007

JANE ELLSWORTH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jane Ellsworth, 93, of Idaho Falls, died June 14, 2007, at Rosetta Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born August 7, 1913, in Coshocton, Ohio, the only child of Bentley Wyborn Pope and Annie Louise Shepler Pope. She attended elementary and high...

Lavon Ristow

Lavon Ristow

Jun 13, 2007

LAVON RISTOW IDAHO FALLS, ID -- LaVon Helen Ristow, 75, of Rigby, passed away June 13, 2007, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 28, 1931, in Roberts, Idaho, to Hersul Thomas and Helen Brammer Thomas (Staggie). She grew up in Lewisville and attended school in Rigby. She married Michael T. Ristow and had four children....

Leda Weech

Leda Weech

Jun 13, 2007

LEDA WEECH ST. GEORGE, UT -- Leda Weech, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 13, 2007 at Porter's Nursing Home in St. George, Utah. She was born March 20, 1915, in Groveland, Idaho, to Samuel and Janette Nyman Seamons. Leda and her twin brother, Leon, were the 6th and 7th children born to this union. She was the last...

Naomi Walton

Naomi Walton

Jun 13, 2007

NAOMI WALTON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Naomi Marilyn Winther Walton, 76, of Idaho Falls, died June 13, 2007, at her home. She was under care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born February 9, 1931, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Nils Tresius Winther and May Howells Winther. The family later moved to Idaho Falls where she attended...

Nick Negu

Nick Negu

Jun 12, 2007

NICK NEGU “ I am not lost, but living still, for dying merely frees us to walk in Angels’ gardens, hand-in-hand with Jesus.” IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Nick Roosevelt Negu, 74, of Idaho Falls, died June 12, 2007, at Idaho Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center. Nick was born March 11, 1933, in Kevin, Montana, to John Negu and Cornelia Hiriza...