Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Larry Butler

Larry Butler

Aug 11, 2005

LARRY R. BUTLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Larry Ray Butler, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 8, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of cancer. He was born November 11, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Raymond Butler and Marie Peterson Butler. He spent his early years in Reno, Nevada, then moved to Long Beach, California, where he...

Bobby Allen Iii

Bobby Allen Iii

Aug 11, 2005

BOBBY RAY ALLEN III IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Bobby Ray Allen, III, 21, of Idaho Falls, died August 9, 2005, at his home. He was born November 7, 1983, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Bobby Ray Allen, Jr. And Donna Marie Lewis Allen. He attended West High School in Salt Lake City, and Hillcrest High School in Idaho Falls. He...

Oreta Hadley Kinghorn

Oreta Hadley Kinghorn

Aug 11, 2005

ORETA KINGHORN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Oreta W. Hadley Kinghorn, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 10, 2005, at her home of natural causes. She was born June 1, 1936, in Shelley, Idaho, to Ervin Harold Hadley and VeIla Mildred Wirt Hadley. She grew up in Shelley and attended schools there. She married Leland J. Blumhorst and they were...

Vern Cole, Sr

Vern Cole, Sr

Aug 11, 2005

VERN L. COLE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Vern Leroy Cole, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 11, 2005, at his home. He was born March 5, 1924, in Denver, Colorado, to Roy Charles Cole and Audrey Jane McLachlin Cole. He grew up in Dixon, Wyoming, then moved to Rawlins, Wyoming, and graduated from Rawlins High School. He was the...

Hayden Mendes

Hayden Mendes

Aug 11, 2005

HAYDEN CARTER MENDES IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Hayden Carter Mendes, infant son of Samantha Renee Mendes, was stillborn August 10, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his grandparents, Joseph & Leigh McCurley of Shelley, Marty & Lydia Mendes of Washington, great grandparents, Janice McLain Murray of Shelley, ID, Clellie DeBoard...

Shirley Baker

Shirley Baker

Aug 10, 2005

SHIRLEY BAKER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Shirley Hornsby Baker died August 8, 2005. Shirley is survived by her children, Mitch (JoLinda) Baker of Fremont, CA, Lynn (David) Trammell of Idaho Falls, and Zane (Sheri) Baker of Dobbins, California, nine grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie A. Baker in June, 1994. Born in San...

Shirley Vanbrunt Phelan

Shirley Vanbrunt Phelan

Aug 8, 2005

SHIRLEY S. PHELAN RIGBY, ID -- Shirley Sue Phelan, 62, of Rigby, died August 7, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 24, 1943, in Murphy, Oklahoma, to Carl VanBrunt and Patsy Lee Hagerman VanBrunt. The family moved to Oakley, California where she attended Oakley Middle School and graduated from Liberty Union High School. On September...

Faye Madsen Martin

Faye Madsen Martin

Aug 8, 2005

FAYE MARTIN SWAN VALLEY, ID -- Faye Elizabeth Madsen Martin, 84, of Swan Valley, passed away August 5, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following a short illness. She was under the care of Teton Valley Hospital Hospice. She was born February 9, 1921, in Goshen, Idaho, to Enoch Madsen and Eliza Elizabeth Heward Madsen. She grew up in...

Norma Robbins Frandsen Hill Henderso

Norma Robbins Frandsen Hill Henderso

Aug 6, 2005

NORMA HENDERSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Norma LaDelta Robbins Frandsen Hill Henderson, 91, of Idaho Falls, died August 5, 2005, at her home. She was born March 1, 1914, in Idaho Falls, to Joseph Hyrum Robbins and Annie Viola Russell Robbins. She attended schools in Iona; Alpine, Wyoming; and Aberdeen. On February 26, 1934, she married James Peter Frandsen. They...

Blaine Jenkins

Blaine Jenkins

Aug 6, 2005

BLAINE L. JENKINS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Blaine Lucine Jenkins, 64, of Idaho Falls, died August 5, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1941, at Pocatello, to Henry Lucine Jenkins and Erma Katherine Bowman Jenkins. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Marsh Valley High School. In 1965, he married...

Olive "Marty" Mortensen Ne

Olive "Marty" Mortensen Ne

Aug 5, 2005

MARTY NELSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Olive “Marty” Mortensen Nelson, 92, of Idaho Falls, died August 4, 2005, at the Syringa Home of causes incident to age. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born September 25, 1912, in Preston, Idaho, to Andrew Daniel Mortensen and Christina Gregersen Mortensen. She grew up and attended...

Beth Staples Bohn

Beth Staples Bohn

Aug 5, 2005

BETH STAPLES BOHN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Beth Mozel Staples Bohn, 88, of Idaho Falls, died August 5, 2005, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born June 3, 1917, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Oliver Calvin Anderson and Isabel Ellsworth Anderson. She grew up in Rexburg and graduated...

Donna Thompson Murphy

Donna Thompson Murphy

Aug 5, 2005

DONNA MURPHY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Donna Marie Murphy, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following a stroke. She was born June 22, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to William E. Thompson and Vera Dorn Thompson. She grew up in Clarissa, Minnesota, and graduated from Clarissa High School. She married Laurel Wayne...

Berniece Olsen Yarber

Berniece Olsen Yarber

Aug 3, 2005

BERNIECE YARBER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Berniece Blanche Olsen Yarber, 86, of Idaho Falls, died August 2, 2005 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born July 3, 1919, in Salem, Idaho, to James Ervin Olsen and Gladys Almina Allen Olsen. She grew up and attended schools in Sugar City. On March 19, 1936, she married Clayton Charles Yarber...

Victor Elder

Victor Elder

Aug 1, 2005

VICTOR L. ELDER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Victor LeRoy Elder, 75, of Idaho Falls, died August 1, 2005 at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born January 18, 1930, in Laramie, Nebraska, to Leroy Eugene Elder and Robbie Mae Elder. He grew up and attended school in Springfield, Missouri, and has lived...

Ruben Reinke

Ruben Reinke

Jul 28, 2005

RUBEN D. REINKE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ruben Daniel Reinke, 76, of Idaho Falls, died July 26, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center of complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born October 23, 1928, in Bessie, Oklahoma to Fredericka Schultz Reinke and Christian Reinke. He was the eighth child of a family of ten children. His mother passed away when...

Raymond Wilson

Raymond Wilson

Jul 28, 2005

RAYMOND B. WILSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Raymond Brown Wilson, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 27, 2005, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. He was born November 20, 1907, in Ogden, Utah, to Elbert Fairchild Wilson and Annabelle Brown Wilson. He grew up and attended schools...

Leonard Nield

Leonard Nield

Jul 28, 2005

L. REX NIELD KENNEWICK, WA -- Leonard Rex Nield, 77, died July 26, 2005, in Kennewick, Washington, following a fall at his home. He was born October 7, 1927, to Orlean and Lenard Nield. On October 12, 1949, he married Margaret Beverly "Bev" Toone in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He lived in Idaho, California, Montana, and Washington. He was...

Ryan Lewis

Ryan Lewis

Jul 26, 2005

RYAN LEWIS IDAHO FALLS, ID - Ryan Edward Lewis, 23, of Idaho Falls, died July 25, 2005, at his home. He was born July 29, 1981, in Idaho Falls. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School with the class of 2000. He attended University Place and Eastern Idaho Technical College, and was...

Margaret "Bev" Toone

Margaret "Bev" Toone

Jul 26, 2005

BEV NIELD IDAHO FALLS, ID - Margaret Beverly "Bev" Toone Nield, 76, formerly of Idaho Falls, died July 23, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 1, 1928, to Lon and Margaret Toone. On Oct. 12, 1949, she married Leonard Rex Nield in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. She lived in Idaho, California, Montana and Washington. Survivors include her...