Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Beverly Whitmore

Beverly Whitmore

Dec 22, 2006

MERLE WHITMORE NAMPA, IDAHO -- Beverly Merle Whitmore, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2006, at Mercy Medical Hospital in Nampa, Idaho. She was born May 15, 1940, in Ashton, Idaho, to Albert James and Reva Grace Schofield Whitmore. She grew up in Ashton and attended South Fremont schools. While growing up in Ashton she met and...

Donald Pieper

Donald Pieper

Dec 21, 2006

DON PIEPER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Death on December 20, 2006, ended the career of former Idaho State Legislator and businessman, Donald James Pieper. He passed away at his home in Idaho Falls. Don served six terms as a state representative from Bonneville County from 1955 to 1966, ranking second only in seniority to Speaker of the House. He was...

Frances Lunn Knox

Frances Lunn Knox

Dec 20, 2006

DeANN MUNOZ IDAHO FALLS, ID -- DeAnn Ladean Lee Munoz, 46, of Ammon, died January 3, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born, March 18, 1960 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Francis Wiley Lee and Ladean Landon Lee. She grew up and lived in Idaho Falls all of her life. She attended Hillview Elementary, Bonneville High School...

Frances Lunn Knox

Frances Lunn Knox

Dec 20, 2006

FRANCES KNOX IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Frances Ruth Knox, 76, of Ammon, passed away December 20, 2006. at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born June 21, 1930, in Bonesteel, South Dakota, to Albert Syver Lunn and Lena Ruth Budd Lunn. She attended schools there, graduating from Bonesteel High School and...

Deric Cleverley

Deric Cleverley

Dec 19, 2006

DERIC CLEVERLEY AMMON, ID -- Deric Wayne Cleverley, 26, of Ammon, passed away December 16, 2006, at his home. He was born October 2, 1980, at Rexburg, Idaho, to Van Floyd Cleverley and Arlene Marie Ellis Cleverley. He grew up and attended schools in Rexburg. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Payson, Utah, where he...

Robin Dilworth

Robin Dilworth

Dec 18, 2006

ROBIN DILWORTH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robin Blair Dilworth, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 16, 2006, at his home. He was born September 27, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Melvin Reed Dilworth and Val Jean Draper Dilworth. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Edgemont Gardens Elementary, Linden Park Elementary, Clair E. Gale Junior High, Central...

Mandie Kelso Ingelstrom

Mandie Kelso Ingelstrom

Dec 18, 2006

MANDIE INGELSTROM IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Mandie Lee Kelso Ingelstrom, 37, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2006, in Idaho Falls. She was born September 20, 1969, in Martinez, California, to Allen Lee Kelso and Nadene Maurer Kelso. She grew up and attended schools in Martinez until she was 11, when the family moved to Idaho Falls. She graduated...

Martin Kelsch

Martin Kelsch

Dec 15, 2006

MARTIN KELSCH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend has moved on without us. Martin Anthony Kelsch was born to parents Vern Eugene and Mildred Helen Hersley Kelsch on June 15, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and passed away on December 13, 2006, at Boise Health & Rehabilitation Center. Martin was raised in Idaho Falls, attended...

Debra "Debi" Williams

Debra "Debi" Williams

Dec 13, 2006

DEBRA "DEBI" WILLIAMS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Debra Kay “Debi” Williams, 51, of Idaho Falls, died December 13, 2006, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born August 30, 1955, at Idaho Falls to Ralph L. Williams and Roberta "Bobbie" P. Bright Williams. She grew up and attended schools in the area,...

Jacqueline King

Jacqueline King

Dec 13, 2006

JACQUELINE J. KING IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jacqueline J. King, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006. She was born August 2, 1919, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Rosa and George Gilson. Jacqueline had a lifelong love of the arts, and was herself an artist. She also enjoyed discussing politics and keeping up with world events. She...

Julia Johnson Ripplinger

Julia Johnson Ripplinger

Dec 12, 2006

JULIA RIPPLINGER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Julia Ethea Johnson Ripplinger, 86, of Idaho Falls, died December 12, 2006 at Riverview Assisted Living under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. She was born August 10, 1920, at Hibbard, Idaho, to John Robert Johnson and Elva Ethea Mock Johnson. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from...

Philip Leavitt, M.D.

Philip Leavitt, M.D.

Dec 12, 2006

PHILIP N. LEAVITT, M.D. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Philip Neldon Leavitt, M.D., 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2006, at his home of natural causes. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born August 18, 1923, in Pine, Arizona, one of seven children of Mary and George W. Leavitt. When he was...

Daniel Cole

Daniel Cole

Dec 12, 2006

DAN COLE Daniel Wayne Cole, 46, of Ammon, passed away December 12, 2006, at his home of a long term illness. He was under the care of his loving family and Creekside Hospice. Dan was born May 30, 1960, in Burley, Idaho, to Duane D. Cole and Ruth Searle Cole. He lived in Burley until he was 5, then moved...

Darlene Byington

Darlene Byington

Dec 11, 2006

DARLENE BYINGTON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Darlene Hart Byington, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 9, 2006, at her home of cancer. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born February 15, 1929, in Preston, Idaho, to Arthur James “Dutch” Hart and Belva Allred Hart. She grew up in Preston and graduated from...

Donna Nelson Fowler

Donna Nelson Fowler

Dec 11, 2006

DONNA FOWLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Donna Mae Nelson Fowler, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 7, 2006, at Life Care Center. She was born June 24, 1922, in Jackson, Wyoming, to Leon Nelson and Verna Ellen Sinclair Nelson. She grew up and attended schools in the Victor area. She married LeRoy Franklin Fowler April 17, 1942, in Pocatello,...

Melba Thornock Opperman

Melba Thornock Opperman

Dec 11, 2006

MELBA M. OPPERMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Melba Mahala Thornock Opperman, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born October 26, 1932, in Bloomington, Idaho, to Kenneth Orin Thornock and Bardella "Betty" Rasmussen Thornock. She grew up in Bloomington and attended school in Montpelier, where she graduated from Montpelier High...

John Harvey

John Harvey

Dec 10, 2006

JOHN LAEL HARVEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- John Lael Harvey, 79, formerly of Midvale, Utah, died December 9, 2006, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a long, courageous battle with heart and hip disease. He was born March 14, 1927, in Heber City, Utah, the oldest of six children born to John Francis and Lucile Woodland Henderson Harvey....

Frances Coffinger

Frances Coffinger

Dec 9, 2006

FRANCES COFFINGER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Frances Alleyne Coffinger, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 9, 2006, at The Gables in Ammon. She was born May 8, 1918, in Berrien Township, Michigan, to Albert Michael and Elizabeth Zech Michael. She attended Maple Grove Country School and graduated from Eau Claire High School. She married George C. Coffinger March 8,...

Luther Tapp

Luther Tapp

Dec 9, 2006

LUKE TAPP IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Luther Edward "Luke" Tapp, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 8, 2006 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He had been under the care of Creekside Home Health. He was born August 19, 1922, in Washington, D.C. to Peyton Tapp and Hattie May Roberts Tapp. He grew up and attended schools in Arlington,...

Vera Sterner Infelt

Vera Sterner Infelt

Dec 8, 2006

Vera Infelt, well known Idaho Falls educator, youth leader, and lecturer, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at Mallory House, where she had resided since 2001. Residents and staff there, as well as former students and many friends, mourn her passing. Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, April 8, 1908, she later graduated from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where she met...