Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Dorothy Ritchie Kroll

Dorothy Ritchie Kroll

Sep 27, 2004

DOROTHY KROLL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dorothy LaFaye Ritchie Kroll, 80, of Ucon, died September 25, 2004, at her home. She was born March 17, 1924, near Idaho Falls, to Alfred Coop Ritchie and Wilhelmina Constance Birdie Price Ritchie. Shortly after she was born the family moved to Ucon, where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Ucon...

Carolyn Reichelderfer O'Ryan

Carolyn Reichelderfer O'Ryan

Sep 27, 2004

CAROLYN O'RYAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Carolyn Ann Reichelderfer O'Ryan 71, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, stepped into timelessness September 26, 2004, at the Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. With family by her side, and a wonderful staff of aides and nurses keeping her comfortable, her courageous battle with mini-stroke-caused dementia mercifully came to an abrupt end. Carolyn was born...

Viola Landon Wyatt

Viola Landon Wyatt

Sep 27, 2004

VIOLA LANDON WYATT IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Viola Cunningham Landon Wyatt, 89, of Coltman, passed away September 25, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of complications following a fall at her home. She was born October 27, 1914, in Newdale, Idaho, to George J Cunningham and Mary Louise Hammer Cunningham. She grew up in Newdale and Osgood and attended...

John Walker

John Walker

Sep 25, 2004

JOHN WALKER IDAHO FALLS, ID - John Isaac Walker, 78, of Idaho Falls, died September 23, 2004, at his home, of natural causes. He was born March 20, 1926, in Ammon, Idaho, to Delbert Walker and Ocellia Robbins Walker. He attended Lincoln Elementary and graduated from Iona High School. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II....

Maloah Glover Welch

Maloah Glover Welch

Sep 24, 2004

MALOAH WELCH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Maloah Lee Welch, 72, of Idaho Falls, died September 22, 2004, at her home following a heart attack. She was born October 25, 1931, in Marysville (east of Ashton), Idaho, the fourth of nine children born to Leland Smith Glover and Hazel Hendricks Glover. She grew up in Ashton and attended local schools. She...

Robert "Buck" Eccher

Robert "Buck" Eccher

Sep 22, 2004

ROBERT "BUCK" ECCHER PHOENIX, AZ -- Robert “Buck” Eccher, 52, of Blackfoot, died September 20, 2004, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born February 22, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Elbert Eccher and Florence Cecilia Charboneau Eccher. The family moved to Sacramento, California, where he attended elementary school for two years. Then, moving to Idaho Falls, he...

Carol Mcclaskey

Carol Mcclaskey

Sep 22, 2004

CAROL McCLASKEY IDAHO FALLS, ID - Carol Ann McClaskey, 53, of Idaho Falls, died September 22, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from heart failure. She was born September 5, 1951, in Shelley, Idaho, to David LeRoy McGary and Dorothy Gardner McGary. She attended Shelley schools, graduating from Shelley High School and attended beauty school at Idaho State University....

Oscar Handly

Oscar Handly

Sep 21, 2004

O. V. HANDLY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- O. V. (Oscar Vernon) Handly, 90, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died September 18, 2004, at Mt. Vernon Assisted Living. He was born October 28, 1913, in Stanford, Montana, to Joe Handly and Lucy Jane Anderson Handly. He had one sister, Lucy Jane. He attended early school in Stanford, Montana, and graduated from high...

Karen Longua Lyman

Karen Longua Lyman

Sep 20, 2004

KAREN J. LYMAN THORNTON, CO -- Karen Jan Longua Lyman, 43, formerly of Idaho Falls, died September 18, 2004, at North Suburban Hospital in Thornton, Colorado. She was born June 29, 1961, at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kerry Joseph Longua and Janice Kirby Longua. She grew up in the area and attended Idaho Falls High School. Following graduation, she attended...

Opal Jaynes

Opal Jaynes

Sep 20, 2004

OPAL JAYNES IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Opal Lillie Jaynes, 86, of Idaho Falls, died September 19, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following a stroke. She was born August 8, 1918, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Albert Byron Deaton and Ona Lillie Ballard Deaton. She grew up and attended schools in Soda Springs and graduated from high school there....

Ara Kite Preslar

Ara Kite Preslar

Sep 18, 2004

ARA MINTA PRESLAR IDAHO FALLS, ID - Ara Minta Preslar, 88, long-time resident of Idaho Falls, died September 18, 2004, at the Rexburg Nursing Center. She was born February 22, 1916, in Rigby, Idaho, to George W. Kite and Bertha Russell Kite. She attended Rigby Elementary and Rigby High School. She married John Howard Fullmer November 21, 1933, in the...

Joyce Rudd

Joyce Rudd

Sep 16, 2004

JOYCE A. RUDD IDAHO FALLS, ID - Joyce Annette Rudd, 65, longtime resident of Jackson, Wyoming, recently of Idaho Falls, died September 15, 2004, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George A. Sargent and Evah Alverda Hansen Sargent. She attended Ucon Elementary, Ammon Jr. High School and graduated...

Karlene Loosli

Karlene Loosli

Sep 16, 2004

KARLENE LOOSLI IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Karlene Loosli, 55, of Idaho Falls, died September 14, 2004, at her home. She was born April 3, 1949, in Rigby, Idaho, to Joseph Harding Sievers and Lova May Briggs Sievers. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, graduating from Bonneville High School. She married Richard Todd Loosli March 20, 1998, in...

Dean Beesley

Dean Beesley

Sep 13, 2004

DEAN BEESLEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dean Beesley, 76, passed away suddenly September 11, 2004, in Idaho Falls. He was born August 30, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Evelyn May Scott Beesley and Lawrence “Shrimp” Beesley. He spent the early years of his childhood “up on top” of Teton Pass, where his grandma ran Scott’s Roadhouse and his grandpa...

Alan Stephens

Alan Stephens

Sep 13, 2004

ALAN G. STEPHENS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Alan Gardiner Stephens of Idaho Falls, died September 11, 2004. He was born April 22, 1935, in Binghamton, New York, to Harry B. and Margaret Gardiner Stephens. He graduated from North High School in 1953, where he was captain of the football team, four-time city track champion, president of the school, and president...

Selma Samsel

Selma Samsel

Sep 13, 2004

SALLY SAMSEL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Selma “Sally” Neiwirth Samsel, 82, of Idaho Falls, died September 9, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1922, in Thornton, Idaho, to Alexander Neiwirth and Amalia Laubhaun Neiwirth. She lived in Burton until age 18, attending Burton Elementary and Madison High School. After graduating from high school she...

Darlene Bateman

Darlene Bateman

Sep 11, 2004

DARLENE BATEMAN IDAHO FALLS, ID - Darlene Fay Bateman, 70, of Idaho Falls, died September 9, 2004, at home in Fairwinds Retirement Center. She was born June 16, 1934, in Grant, Idaho, to Joseph Hansen and Sarah Fay Ashment Hansen. She attended Grant Elementary, Midway High School and graduated from Rigby High School. She married Leland R. Clapp May 6,...

Gregory Azbill

Gregory Azbill

Sep 10, 2004

GREGORY AZBILL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Gregory Michael Azbill, 57, of Ammon, died September 10, 2004, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was under the care of the Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care. He was born October 14, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri to Ralph William Azbill and Dolores Bast Azbill. He grew up and attended...

Sandra Gleave

Sandra Gleave

Sep 9, 2004

SANDRA GLEAVE IDAHO FALLS, ID - Sandra Elaine Gleave, 49, of Idaho Falls, died September 8, 2004, at home with family present following a grueling battle with gastric cancer. She was under the care of the Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care. She was born January 13, 1955, in Kenmare, North Dakota. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Kenmare graduating...

Bob Vier Bristol

Bob Vier Bristol

Sep 8, 2004

BOB L. BRISTOL IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Bob LaVier Bristol, 71, former resident of Idaho Falls, died September 3, 2004, at his home in Mead, Washington, where he and his wife have lived for the past seven years. He was born October 27, 1932, in Bountiful, Utah, to Arthur George Bristol and Sarah Madsen Bristol. He attended the Gooding School...