Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Walter "Charlie" Davis

Walter "Charlie" Davis

Mar 6, 2006

CHARLIE DAVIS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our father, Walter Charles “Charlie” Davis, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2006, at his home, comforted with his family by his side. Dad was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on September 15, 1937, to Walter C. Davis and Ann Pesoto Davis, from Idaho and Minnesota, respectively. Upon arriving into this world he was greeted by...

Levi Higbee

Levi Higbee

Mar 6, 2006

LEVI HIGBEE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Levi Robert Higbee, 8 months, our jumping baby boy, passed away March 4, 2006, at his home. Levi loved to jump in his saucer more than anything else. He was born a twin to his older sister, Lacey Kay Higbee, and as a younger brother to Taylor Christian Watson. Levi and Lacey said hello...

Carol Bennett

Carol Bennett

Mar 4, 2006

CAROL N. BENNETT IDAHO FALLS, ID - Carol Neeley Bennett, 87, died March 3, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls following complications from a fall. Carol was born January 8, 1919, in a log house in the little farming community of Riverdale, Idaho, ten miles north of Preston, to Orville and Laura Alida Peterson Neeley. She...

Ivon Russell

Ivon Russell

Mar 4, 2006

IVOL F. RUSSELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Ivol Ferrele Russell, 78, of Idaho Falls, died March 4, 2006, at his home. He was born July 10, 1927, in Shelley, Idaho, to John Wesley Russell, Jr. and Ruth Chilson Covert Russell. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School, and served in the U. S. Navy from November 1944 to July 1948...

Wayne Sawyer, Jr

Wayne Sawyer, Jr

Mar 4, 2006

WAYNE SAWYER, JR. Wayne Elvin Sawyer, Jr., 60, of Idaho Falls, died March 4, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born August 5, 1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wayne E. Sawyer, Sr. and Ivaloo Thompson Sawyer. He attended schools in Idaho Falls. He received his GED while serving in...

Scyril "Tex" Hamberlin

Scyril "Tex" Hamberlin

Mar 4, 2006

TEX HAMBERLIN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Scyril Berwis “Tex” Hamberlin, 91, longtime resident of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday March 2, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. Scyril was born October 28, 1914, in Kelsey, Texas to Victor Carl and Effie Lavinia Irwin Hamberlin. At the age of 12 he “hobo-ed” from Texas to Idaho and...

Faye Ward

Faye Ward

Feb 27, 2006

FAYE C. WARD IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Faye Chaffin Ward, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 27, 2006, at her home of natural causes. Faye was born November 3, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Carlyle Chaffin and Erma Olivia Waldrum Chaffin. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. Faye and Charles Kent Ward were married June...

Ruth Breed Hanson

Ruth Breed Hanson

Feb 24, 2006

MARY B. HANSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ruth Mary Breed Hanson ,80, of Gibbonsville, passed away February 23, 2006, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.. She was born May 31, 1925, in Port Orchard , Washington, to John Locke Breed and Mildred Elizabeth Stacey Breed. She grew up...

Diego Vasquez-Contreras

Diego Vasquez-Contreras

Feb 23, 2006

DIEGO VASQUEZ-CONTRERAS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Diego Manuel Vasquez-Contreras, infant son of Manuel Miguel Vasquez and Mary Dolores Contreras, was stillborn February 18, 2006, in Idaho Falls. Surviving are: Mother: Mary Contreras of Idaho Falls, ID Father: Manuel Vasquez of Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Eliza Contreras of Idaho Falls, ID Grandmother: Helen Contreras Great Grandfather: Frank Contreras, Sr. He was...

Robert Collins

Robert Collins

Feb 23, 2006

ROBERT A. COLLINS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Robert Allen Collins, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 23, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. He was born April 29, 1920, in Logan, Utah, to Arthur Allen Collins and Louise Dunlop Collins. He grew up and attended schools in Logan, Utah, then Soda Springs and Herman, Idaho....

Donald Nield

Donald Nield

Feb 22, 2006

DONALD R. NIELD IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Donald Ray Nield, 76, of Idaho Falls, died February 21, 2006, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 28, 1929, in Poplar (Ririe), Idaho, to Ella Amelia Rice Nield and Percy LaVell Nield. He grew up and attended school in Ririe. He attended ISU and participated on the football...

Madeline Burnham

Madeline Burnham

Feb 20, 2006

MADELINE H. BURNHAM IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Madeline Horton Burnham, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 19, 2006, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Madeline was born November 10, 1921, in Santaquin, Utah, to George Everett Horton, Jr. and Chesty Ann Bennett Horton. She grew up in Santaquin and attended...

William Sovereign

William Sovereign

Feb 18, 2006

WILLIAM SOVEREIGN IDAHO FALLS, ID --William Ray Sovereign, 79, passed away on February 16, 2006, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born to Thomas and Elsie Sovereign in Naperville, Illinois, on February 11, 1927, the middle child of five children. Bill attended Naper Grade School and graduated from Naperville High School in 1945. He immediately went into the army and...

Ray Cherry

Ray Cherry

Feb 15, 2006

RAY CHERRY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ray Dee Cherry, longtime Idaho Falls businessman, died February 15, 2006, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born in Burton, Idaho, on April 17, 1927, to Mae Sedonia Stevenson and Henry John Cherry. He grew up in Burton and attended Burton Elementary and graduated...

Leada Stratton

Leada Stratton

Feb 15, 2006

LEADA STRATTON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Leada Burrell Stratton, 75, of Idaho Falls, died February 13, 2006, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born November 16, 1930, at Plano, Idaho, to Charles Floyd Burrell and Edna Burrnett Burrell. She grew up and attended schools in the area. She married Ronald Stratton and they were later divorced. She enjoyed playing...

Sharal Gray Stewart

Sharal Gray Stewart

Feb 15, 2006

SHARAL STEWART IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Sharal Roxy Gray Stewart, 80, of Idaho Falls, died February 14, 2006, at her home. She was born May 16, 1925, in Billings, Montana, to George Samuel Gray and Edna Davies Gray. She attended schools in Madison County and graduated from Madison High School. On December 3, 1949, she married Ivan Gale Stewart in...

Philip Olney

Philip Olney

Feb 15, 2006

PHIL OLNEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Philip Gale Olney, 80, of Idaho Falls, died February 14, 2006, at Good Samaritan Assisted Living Center. He was born August 12, 1925, in Moreland, Idaho, to Alvin Olney and Mary Ann Wheeler Olney. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Moreland High School. He served as a Corpsman in...

Herman "Skip" Staffel

Herman "Skip" Staffel

Feb 14, 2006

SKIP STAFFEL 1947 - 2006 IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Skip lived everyday, every moment with a kindness and sincerity seldom found in human beings. In his world, there were no pretensions. He was simply, a man of his word and a man who loved his family, knowledge, peace and freedom to experience the divine in our natural world. In this...

Betty Gerrard Cate

Betty Gerrard Cate

Feb 13, 2006

BETTY CATE OMAHA, NE -- Betty Lou Gerrard Cate, 80, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away February 9, 2006, at Brookstone Nursing Center in Omaha. She was born February 11, 1925, in Taylor, Idaho, to Malvern Ephraim Gerrard and Lillian Wadsworth Gerrard. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High...

Harold Brown

Harold Brown

Feb 13, 2006

HAROLD BROWN ROBERTS, ID -- Harold Delos Brown, 85, of Roberts, passed away February 10, 2006, at the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 27, 1921, in Idaho Falls, to Ben Brown and Louise Catherine Catrina “Lizzie” Jahn Brown. He lived in Idaho Falls until he was five, when the family moved to a farm outside...