Obituaries

Aug 14, 2004

FREIDA WULF IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Freida Hannah Wulf, 88, of Idaho Falls, died August 13, 2004, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born February 24, 1916, in Preston, Idaho, to Albert Fredrick Harding and Bertha May Corbridge Harding. She attended Preston Schools. The family moved to the Idaho Falls area in 1929, where she has lived ever since,...

Aug 13, 2004

THORA P. PRESTWICH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Thora Pearl Gibbs Prestwich, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on August 10, 2004. She was born October 28, 1926, in Garland, Utah, the fifth child in a family of eight, to Melvin Gibbs and Emma Elizabeth Landon Gibbs. She and her family lived in Portage,...

Aug 11, 2004

MARGARET HAGGARD IONA, ID -- Margaret “Margie” Dalling Haggard, 79, of Iona, died August 10, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1925 in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Marshall R. Dalling and Blanche Thomas Dalling. She lived in Sugar City until the age of 12 when her father was transferred to Idaho Falls by the...

Aug 10, 2004

ALTA P. HANSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID - Alta Pearl Peterson Hansen, 91, of Iona, died August 9, 2004, at the home of her son in Iona. She was born October 1, 1912, at Garfield, Idaho, to Alma Joseph Peterson and Mable Jeffs Peterson. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On January 30, 1931, she married Douglas Hansen...

Aug 9, 2004

ROBERT "BOB" BARRIE UCON, ID -- Robert Wayne “Bob” Barrie, 68, of Ucon, Idaho, died August 7, 2004, from complications related to leukemia in the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bob, the second child of Andrew Barrie and Elva Nielsen Barrie, was born in Rigby, Idaho, on May 8, 1936, and grew up on the family...

Aug 9, 2004

BERTHA BURKE IONA, ID -- Bertha Stone Burke, 91, of Idaho Falls, died August 7, 2004, at her son’s home. She was born September 21, 1912, at Riddle, Idaho, to Richard Bluford Stone and Barbara Anna Portlock Stone. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On April 18, 1934, she married Floyd Burke in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Their...

Aug 8, 2004

GARY HASTINGS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gary Duane Hastings, 65, of Idaho Falls, died August 8, 2004, at his home of cancer. He was under the care of the Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care. He was born July 29, 1939, in Riverside, California, to Lester Lyle Hastings and Mildred Louise Brock Hastings. When he was young the family moved to...

Aug 8, 2004

BETTY TWITCHELL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Betty Fay Twitchell, 76, of Idaho Falls, died August 7, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. She was born April 18, 1928, in Linwood, Utah, to Wilford Vernal Twitchell and Luella Francetta Warby Twitchell. She grew up and attended schools in Utah. In 1948 she moved to Idaho Falls. She...

Aug 7, 2004

Aug 7, 2004

DORAL J MEIKLE Doral J Meikle, age 76, passed away at his home on August 7, 2004, after a brief illness. He was born April 16, 1928, at Driggs, Idaho, to Robert Gilbert Meikle and Cleo Aurelia Mickelsen Meikle. He graduated from Treton High School, where he participated in football, basketball and track. Right after high school graduation, he joined...

Aug 7, 2004

ELGARDA Z. ASHLIMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Elgarda Zobell Ashliman died August 6, 2004, in Saint George, Utah, of causes brought about by age. Born August 18, 1915, on a farm near Rigby, Idaho, Elgarda Zobell graduated from Rigby High School in 1933, studied two quarters at Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in Logan, lived briefly in...

Aug 6, 2004

LOREN R. RICHAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Loren Ray Richan, 81, of Idaho Falls, died August 5, 2004, at the Idaho Falls Care Center. He was born May 30, 1923, in Challis, Idaho to Edgar Ray Richan and Eva Young Richan. He grew up and attended schools in Mud Lake & Menan. He married Ardella May Marshall July 23, 1946...

Aug 5, 2004

TOM G. COOKSON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Tom George Cookson, 88, of Idaho Falls, died August 4, 2004, at the home of his nephew, Duane Perry. He was born March 1, 1916, in Rexburg, to Harvey and Ada Thurman Cookson. His early years were spent in Rexburg. When he was about 3 years old, his family moved to Pocatello, Idaho....

Aug 4, 2004

VIOLA CLARK IDAHO FALLS, ID - Viola Myrtle Clark, 93, of Idaho Falls, Idaho died August 3, 2004, at her home. She was born March 27, 1911, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Henry Reynwald and Juanita Sarah Reed Reynwald. She attended schools in Idaho Falls, graduated from Idaho Falls High School and later, earned her Teaching Degree. She married...

Aug 4, 2004

GILDA N. SMITH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gilda Natalie Smith, 71, of Idaho Falls, died August 1, 2004, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born December 25, 1932, in Warwick, Rhode Island, to Luigi Santilli and Amelia Marinelli Santilli. She grew up in the area and graduated from Warwick Vets High School. Following graduation, she attended Providence...

Aug 3, 2004

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Thelma Birch Kirkham, 89, of Idaho Falls, longtime resident of the Ashton area, died August 2, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls of pneumonia. She was born May 5, 1915, in Wilford, Idaho, to William Birch, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth “Bessie” Welch Birch. She grew up in Wilford and attended schools...

Aug 2, 2004

MARGUERITE MCNAMARA IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Marguerite Olsen McNamara, 85, formerly of Iona, died August 1, 2004, at the Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born January 23, 1919 in Iona to Theodore Eugene Olsen and Nina Johanna Clapp Olsen. She grew up in the area and graduated from Iona High School. On September 20, 1937, she...

Aug 2, 2004

PATSY FOWLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Carolyn Patsy Fowler, 43, of Idaho Falls, died August 1, 2004, at her home of a brain tumor. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born April 30, 1961, in Iona, to Vernon Fowler and June May Hill Fowler. She grew up in the Iona area and attended the...

Aug 2, 2004

LOYD SAMMONS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- James “Loyd” Sammons, 90, of Challis, died August 1, 2004, at the home of his daughter in Idaho Falls. He was born July 24, 1914 in Hitchins, Kentucky to James Franklin Sammons and Myrtle Mae Hale Sammons. He grew up in the area and graduated from Hitchins High School. He lived in Hitchins until...

Aug 2, 2004

WILLARD L. BURKE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Willard L. Burke, 79, of Island Park, Idaho and Ivins, Utah, died August 1, 2004 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1924 in Iona, Idaho to Samuel B. Burke and Sarah Longhurst Burke. He was raised in Iona and attended schools in the area. He also attended Ricks...