Obituaries

Feb 18, 2007

FRED OCHI IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Fred Isao Ochi, an Idaho Landscape Artist and businessnman who recorded the history of Idaho in watercolor paintings for more than six decades, passed away February 18, 2007, at the home of his son. He was 93. Best known for his paintings of Idaho's red barns, Ochi could be seen with his easel and...

Feb 15, 2007

KURT KELLY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Richard Kurt Kelly, 45, died February 15, 2007, in Idaho Falls, as a result of the cumulative effects and complications of diabetes. Kurt was born June 25, 1961, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Richard Henry "Dick" Kelly and Ethel Vesta Ward Kelly. Kurt loved the outdoors. He camped, hiked and spent a lot of...

Feb 15, 2007

THOMAS COOLEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Thomas Leonard Cooley, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 15, 2007, at his home. He was born February 17, 1953, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Leonard Gibson Cooley and YaVonne Kathleen Postel Cooley. At age 4, the family moved to Kuna, Idaho where he attended Kuna grade schools and graduated from Meridian High School....

Feb 13, 2007

JO CONRAD POCATELLO, ID -- Josephine "Jo" Allen Conrad, 95, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away February 13, 2007, in Pocatello, Idaho, at the Quail Ridge Living Center. She was born February 5, 1912, in Alamo, Nevada, to Lafayette Collins Allen and Sabra Higbee Allen, the second in a family of ten children - six girls and...

Feb 13, 2007

JEAN RANDALL-SMITH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Jean Collins Randall-Smith, 85, of Idaho Falls, died February 13, 2007, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice. She was born July 8, 1921, at Franklin, Idaho, to Edgar Collins and Elda Wilkinson Collins. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On April 15, 1938, she married Max...

Feb 11, 2007

VIVIAN MARRON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Vivian Ruth Marron, who moved to Idaho Falls with her family in 2005, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2007. Present at that time were her husband, Daniel, daughter, Catherine Heath and her husband, Charles Heath of Idaho Falls, Vivian’s grandson, Brian Heath of Pleasanton, California, granddaughter, Nicole Heath a student at San...

Feb 11, 2007

Biography

IONA, ID -- James Edward "Jim" Soliday, 64, of Iona, died February 11, 2007, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Jim was born September 27, 1942, in Connellsville, Pa., to Clarence Leroy Soliday and Mary Glenrose Kock Soliday. He grew up and attended schools in Pennsylvania. He moved to the Idaho...

Feb 9, 2007

ETHEL LOFTUS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ethel Wilcock Sparks Loftus, 90, of Idaho Falls, died at Life Care Center early in the afternoon, February 9, 2007, leaving the bonds of mortality and awaking to a glorious reunion with her husband, Frank, her parents, and all of the other relatives and old friends who have been waiting for her. Ethel was...

Feb 9, 2007

VERLA SORENSON IONA, ID -- Verla Willmore Sorenson, 83, of Iona, passed away at her home February 9, 2007, surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Verla was born August 27, 1923, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Ephraim Willmore and Viola Rigby Willmore. She was the third of ten children. She grew up...

Feb 8, 2007

BRENT JACOBSEN IDAHO FALLS , ID -- Brent Neil Jacobsen passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2007, at his home in Idaho Falls at the age of 60. Son of Elmo Alvin Jacobsen and Frances Phyllis Pitts, Brent was born on August 23, 1946, in Heber City, Utah. He spent an idyllic childhood growing up in the Wasatch Mountains...

Feb 7, 2007

VERDA RICHARDS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Verda Richards, 84, of Idaho Falls, died February 7, 2007. At the sunrise of our life she was there. When we took our first steps she was there. When we fell, she was there to pick us up and kiss away all of our hurts. Home is where we would always find her. She...

Feb 7, 2007

DORENE TOLMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ellen Dorene Tolman, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 7, 2007 at her home of pancreatic cancer. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born May 11, 1929, in Monarch, Wyoming, to William Todd King and Ellen Sylvia Mattson King. She grew up in and graduated from...

Feb 7, 2007

MOISES RUIZ IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Moises Ruiz, son of Lorena Sepulveda Ruiz and Armando Ruiz, was stillborn February 7, 2007, at Mountain View Hospital. Services will be held at 12 Noon Friday, February 9, 2007, at Fielding Memorial Park under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, in Idaho Falls.

Feb 6, 2007

NAOMA IRWIN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Naoma June Irwin was born June 22, 1930, in Butte, Montana, to James E. Irwin and Winifred Wall Irwin. The family returned to Idaho Falls, where she attended school and graduated from Idaho Falls High in 1948. She then attended Colorado Women's College in Denver, where she graduated with her Associate's Degree and Honorable...

Feb 5, 2007

ROZILLA CRAMER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Emily Rozilla Cramer, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 7, 2007 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was under the care of Helping Hands Hospice. She was born September 20, 1912, in Ucon, Idaho, to Alfred Cramer and Emily Tyler Cramer. She grew up and attended schools in Ucon, graduating from Ucon High...

Feb 5, 2007

WAYNE PETERSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Wayne LeVoy Peterson, 68, of Idaho Falls, died February 5, 2007, at his home. He was born July 15, 1938, at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to LeVoy Peterson and Eula Afton Svedin Peterson. He attended Rainy Dell Elementary in Swan Valley, later attended schools in Irwin, and graduated from Ririe High School in 1956. On...

Feb 5, 2007

RAYMOND IGLINSKI IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Raymond Hubert Iglinski, 70, of Idaho Falls, died February 5, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born August 31, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to Chester Charles Iglinski and Harriet Przpierski. He grew up, attended schools in the Chicago area and graduated from high school there. He attended Ricks College and Brigham...

Feb 4, 2007

VIRGINIA M. LAIRD IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Virginia M. Leonardson Laird, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was under the care of Idaho Home Health & Hospice. She was born December 19, 1914 in Small, Idaho, the fourth of eight children born to Carl F. and Leah Thomas Leonardson. Virginia grew...

Feb 3, 2007

JAMES CODDING, JR. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James William Codding, Jr. of Idaho Falls, passed away on February 3, 2007, at his home. He was born April 17, 1925, in Amsterdam, New York, to James William and Jessie May Edwards Codding, Sr. He enlisted in the Navy soon after graduating from high school and spent most of World War II...

Feb 3, 2007

RICHARD AUSTIN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Richard Charles Austin, 45, of Idaho Falls died February 3, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Richard was born June 10, 1961, in Munich, Germany, to Irmgard Sophia Weber and Charles Robert Austin. His childhood years were spent in Hardheim and Munich, Germany, New Hampshire and Lawton, Oklahoma where his family finally settled...