Obituaries

Aug 15, 2006

VERNA MITCHELL SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Verna Rose Nelson Mitchell, 86, of Shelley, died August 14, 2006, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born December 3, 1919, at Basalt to Edward Nelson and Ruby Johnson Nelson. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Firth High School. On...

Aug 14, 2006

BETTY B. FARMER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Betty Mary Bahr Farmer, 81, died at her home August 10, 2006, due to a lingering illness associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was under the care of family, friends, church members and Hands of Hope Hospice for several months. She was born April 20, 1925, in Magna, Utah, to Joseph Hyrum...

Aug 14, 2006

OREN COVERT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Oren Covert, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 12, 2006 at The Gables Assisted Living Center of causes incident to age. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. He was born May 17, 1911, in Ammon, Idaho, to Spencer Covert and Lottie Jane Walker Covert. He grew up and...

Aug 14, 2006

LYLA M. GODFREY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lyla Marr Ferguson Godfrey, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 12, 2006 at her home of cancer. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born May 13, 1937, in Macon, North Carolina, to Samuel C. Ferguson and Mary Gertrude Dillard Ferguson. She grew up in Andrews,...

Aug 13, 2006

G. DEAN STRUHS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gary Dean Struhs, 39, of Idaho Falls, died August 13, 2006, at his home. He was deeply loved by his family, friends and neighbors, and will be greatly missed by all. He was born December 18, 1966, at Ontario, Oregon, to Garry Marshall Struhs and Bonnie Estella Gould Struhs. The family moved to...

Aug 9, 2006

JULIA MODRO IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Julia Modro of Idaho Falls, formerly of Vienna, Austria, died August 7, 2006, in her home. She was born on October 31, 1946, in Bytom, Poland, to Celina and Henryk Wisniowski. She grew up all over the world, and attended the Technical University in Warsaw. In 1973, she obtained her degree in Architecture, and...

Aug 9, 2006

JAMES "Jim" FRANKLIN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James Nathan "Jim" Franklin, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away suddenly at home of cancer on August 9, 2006. Jim was born July 12, 1925, at Pocatello, Idaho, to Clarence (Nobby) and Neta Grattan Franklin. He grew up in the Pocatello area graduating from Pocatello High School in 1943. Upon graduation, he entered...

Aug 9, 2006

ALYSSA VINCENT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Alyssa Catherine Vincent, 5, of Idaho Falls, died August 7, 2006, at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born April 4, 2001, at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Stephen Gerard Vincent and Tobie Marie Parks Vincent. She was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. Aly enjoyed wearing Princess dresses...

Aug 8, 2006

C. LARRY WILLIAMS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Clyde Larry “Tons of Fun” Williams, 68, of Idaho Falls, died August 4, 2006, at his home. He was born six weeks early and feet first on December 21, 1937, at Yuma, Arizona to Karl Evan Williams and Evelyn Graham Williams. He grew up and attended schools in Richmond, Missouri where he graduated...

Aug 8, 2006

KELLY OAKDEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Janice Kelly Oney Oakden, 46, of Idaho Falls, died August 6, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1960, at Rockford, Illinois to Tyrus Raymond Oney and Lilly Ellen Blair Oney. She attended North Park Elementary in Illinois, Junior High School in Denver, Colorado and East High School in...

Aug 5, 2006

FAYE J. RADFORD IDAHO FALLS, ID - Faye Jane Russell Radford, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 5, 2006, at Mallory House. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. She was born December 31, 1920, in Rigby, Idaho, to Wesley Waitstill Russell and Sylvia Petersen Russell. She attended grade school and middle school in Rigby, graduating...

Aug 5, 2006

DOUGLAS TYLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Douglas Lee Tyler, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2006, at his home. He was born November 10, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to J. Douglas Tyler and Dorothy L. Cleverley Tyler. He grew up and attended schools in the Idaho Falls area, graduating from Bonneville High School in 1961. He later...

Aug 3, 2006

ITZA CROW IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Itza Esmirna Crow, 30, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2006 from injuries sustained in a hiking accident at Mt. Church in Custer County. She was born Juanuary 11, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, to Julio Francisco Crow and Maria Amparo Marroquin Crow. She attended secondary schools and college at Hudson Bay, Clark...

Aug 2, 2006

LAVON GUTHRIE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lavon Law Guthrie, 100, passed away July 30, 2006, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born October 30, 1905, in a family home typical of the times in Twin Groves, a farm community near St. Anthony, Idaho. She spoke often of her love for her mother and father, Charles Hon Law and Sarah Hill...

Aug 1, 2006

HOWARD D. BLACK IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Howard Darwin Black, 79, of Idaho Falls, died July 31, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1927, at Blackfoot, Idaho, to Floyd Charles Black and Rose Lucinda Higginbotham Black. At the age of 2, his family moved to The Pahsimeroi Valley, Idaho where he lived until he...

Jul 29, 2006

CESAR RUIZ GARCIA IDAHO FALLS, ID - Cesar Ruiz Garcia, 22, of Dubois, passed away July 29, 2006, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born August 22, 1983, in Mexico, to Elio Ruiz and Elvira Garcia Ruiz. The family moved to Dubois in 1988 where he attended Clark County schools. He was active in sports and competed...

Jul 28, 2006

ELEDA FORBES MANILA, UTAH -- Eleda Elmina Wilde Forbes, 93, formerly of Idaho Falls, died July 27, 2006, at her home in Manila, Utah. She was born December 20, 1912, at Mink Creek, Idaho, to Lawrence Brown Wilde and Sophia Lenora Antonia Nielsen Wilde. In April of 1918, the family moved to Iona. She attended high school in Iona through...

Jul 28, 2006

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Beloved husband, father, and son, Antonio Castaneda Hurtado, 43, of Idaho Falls, passed on peacefully July 27, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an industrial accident. He was born February 19, 1963, at La Canãda, Michoacan, Mexico, to Onofre Castaneda and Rosario Hurtado. He grew up and attended schools there. At...

Jul 27, 2006

MINNIE C. HIGH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Minnie Estell Clements High, 82, of Idaho Falls, died July 26, 2006, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She was born August 7, 1923, at Rexburg, Idaho, to George Washington Clements and Zella Cantwell Clements. The family later moved to Idaho Falls, where she attended Central High School. On April 27, 1946, she married...

Jul 27, 2006