Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Dr. Robert Pahl

Dr. Robert Pahl

Jun 1, 2004

DR. ROBERT G. PAHL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dr. Robert George Pahl, 51, of Idaho Falls, died May 28, 2004, at his home. Bob was born July 4, 1952, in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert George Pahl, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Hastie Pahl. He graduated from Wyoming Area High School in 1970. He continued his education at Wilkes...

Michael Abbott

Michael Abbott

May 28, 2004

MICHAEL D. ABBOTT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Michael Duane Abbott, 49, of Idaho Falls, died May 27, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on May 1, 2004. He was born on November 18, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Duane Ronald Abbott and Bonna Ballard Abbott. He lived in Santa Rosa, California...

Mary Mcgowen

Mary Mcgowen

May 25, 2004

MILLIE McGOWAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Mary Mildred “Millie” McGowan, 90, of Idaho Falls, died May 23, 2004, at her home. She was born October 2, 1913, at Fordyce, Arkansas, to Frank Jones and Eddie Ophelia Bryant Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On June 12, 1934, she married Alfred Woodie Mitchell in Rosboro, Arkansas. They...

Sybil Cox

Sybil Cox

May 24, 2004

SYBIL COX IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Sybil Coy Cox, 81, of Ammon, longtime businesswoman of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2004, at her home. She was under the care of The Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care. She was born August 8, 1922, at Bedford, Wyoming, to Lester J. Coy and Harriet Lallathin Coy. She grew up in the Star...

Grace Platts

Grace Platts

May 24, 2004

GRACE PLATTS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Grace Platts, 93, of Idaho Falls, Idaho died May 21, 2004 at the home of her son. She was born February 6, 1911, to Albert Harper and Ada Sophia Pratt Harper in View, Idaho. She was one of six children to the Harper family. She grew up and attended Pershing Elementary and burley Junior...

Iva Browning

Iva Browning

May 22, 2004

GRACE BROWNING IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Our Mother, Grace Mikesell Browning, 93, died May 21, 2004, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center of causes incident to age. She was under the care of the kind and capable staff of that Center and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born March 13, 1911, at Ora, Idaho, (northwest of Ashton), to Charles Andrew...

Walter Kelso

Walter Kelso

May 21, 2004

Walter Allen Kelso, 84, of Idaho Falls, died May 20, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. He was born February 5, 1920, in Elsie, Perkins County, Nebraska, to Albert Clarence Kelso and Elizabeth Gruuman Kelso. He had four sisters. Walter spent his childhood and school years in Madrid, Nebraska. He served as a Military Policeman in...

Farrel Vest

Farrel Vest

May 19, 2004

FARREL VEST IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Farrel Ardell Vest, 76, died of a sudden heart attack on Monday, May 17, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born June 19, 1927, to LaVon and LaRue Vest in Shelley, Idaho, and spent his youth in the Shelley/Taylor area, graduating from Shelley High School in 1944. He...

Kenneth Hartman

Kenneth Hartman

May 19, 2004

KENNETH HARTMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Kenneth Ray Hartman, 58, of Idaho Falls, died May 18, 2004 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born June 13, 1945, in Laurell, Montana, to George Henry Hartman and Alberta Hartman. He grew up and attended schools in Laurell. He was able to do many...

Glen Koester

Glen Koester

May 16, 2004

GLEN E. KOESTER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Glen Ernest Koester, Age 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2004, at the Idaho Falls Care Center of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. Glen was born August 16, 1924, in Weeping Water, Nebraska, the son of Fred Henry Koester and Mattie Nutzman Koester. The family moved to Idaho Falls when he...

Seth Alan & Owen

Seth Alan & Owen

May 15, 2004

SETH AND JESSICA OWEN IDAHO FALLS, ID - Jessica Marie Sheen was born January 15, 1982, in Provo, Utah, to Kevin James Sheen and Paula Jean Boswell Sheen. She attended Seneca Valley High School, then BYU-Idaho. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in the Relief Society and as a Primary teacher. She...

Junius Munk

Junius Munk

May 14, 2004

J. LLOYD MUNK IDAHO FALLS, ID -- J. Lloyd Munk, 92, of Idaho Falls, died May 13, 2004 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home of causes incident to age. Lloyd was born September 20, 1911 to Junius Christian Munk and Caroline Annie Munk in Manti, Utah. He married Frances Lyon Chapman in Malad, Idaho on June 10, 1933. He was self-employed...

Goldie Colborn

Goldie Colborn

May 14, 2004

GOLDIE H. COLBORN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Goldie Hoover Colborn, 89, of Idaho Falls, died May 13, 2004, at her home. She was born May 24, 1914 at Firth to Clarence and Kathryn Hoover. She grew up in the area and attended Riverside Elementary. On August 15, 1929, she married Kenneth B. Colborn in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was a...

Gene Brauer

Gene Brauer

May 14, 2004

GENE T. BRAUER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Gene Thomas Brauer, 75, of Thayne, Wyoming, died May 14, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born October 28, 1928, at Auburn, Nebraska, to Thomas Brauer and Kathryn Stover Brauer. He attended Falls City High School and Oklahoma University. During the Korean War, he served as a Corporal in the...

Kathryn Mcdonell

Kathryn Mcdonell

May 13, 2004

KATHRYN A. MCDONELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Kathryn Ann Macha McDonell, 45, of Ucon, died May 10, 2004, at her home. She was born October 19, 1959, at Yokuska, Japan, to Benjamin E. Macha and Anita Joan McGrew Macha. She was a Teacher's Aide at Tiebreaker Elementary where she taught behavioral challenged children. She enjoyed gardening and loved her cats...

William Black

William Black

May 13, 2004

WILLIAM W. BLACK IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Judge William Warren Black, 80, of Idaho Falls died suddenly on May 13, 2004 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born on July 26, 1923, in Pocatello, Idaho to Margeretta Irene (Keefer) and Claude Raymond Black. The grandson of William W. Keefer, he grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Marvin Rucker

Marvin Rucker

May 13, 2004

MARVIN L. RUCKER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Marvin Leon Rucker, 66, of Idaho Falls, died of natural causes May 10, 2004, at his home. He was born October 24, 1937, in Floydada, Texas, to William Elmer Rucker and Elinor Mae Turner Rucker. He grew up and attended schools in the area. Following graduation, he attended college at Panhandle State in...

Cedric Borchert

Cedric Borchert

May 11, 2004

CEDRIC W. BORCHERT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Cedric Walter Borchert, 54, of Idaho Falls, died May 8, 2004, at his home. He was born September 3, 1949, at Faribault, Minnesota, to Harold Christian Borchert and Beata Joanne Sophia Hoffmann Borchert. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating in 1967 from Faribault Senior High School. In 1971, he...

Christian "Red" Cramer

Christian "Red" Cramer

May 11, 2004

C.W. “RED” CRAMER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Warren Cramer, 83, of Idaho Falls died of natural causes on March 15, 2004, in Yuma, Arizona. Due to the necessary wait for family and friends to return from winter vacation lands elsewhere, Memorial services have been delayed until 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge...

Liane Stanley

Liane Stanley

May 10, 2004

LIANE STANLEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Liane Mary Stanley, 29, of Idaho Falls, died May 7, 2004, at her home. She was born September 16, 1974, in Phoenix, Arizona, to David Scott Stanley and Mildred Ann Hubbs Stanley. The family moved to Kingman, Arizona, where she attended Kingman Elementary and Kingman High School. She was a member of The Church...