Obituaries

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...

Jul 29, 2004

I. MICHELE HIGH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Michele Dees High, 51, of Idaho Falls, died July 27, 2004 at her home. She was born June 2, 1953, in Idaho Falls, to Glen Hulet Dees and Mamie Leona Owens Dees. She grew up in the area and attended Bonneville High School. In May, 1970, she married Galen Anderson in Idaho Falls....

Jul 29, 2004

MATTHEW BAGLEY WORTON 10/24/24 – 7/28/04 IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Matthew Bagley Worton passed away peacefully at home in Idaho Falls on July 28, 2004. He was born in Ogden, Utah, to George Matthew Worton and Gladys Amelia Bagley Worton on October 24, 1924. His early years were spent with his extended family mining gold in the mountains of Idaho...

Jul 29, 2004

THOMAS E. WARD SHELLEY, ID -- Thomas Eugene Ward, 24, of Shelley, died July 26, 2004, from injuries received in an automobile accident on Interstate 15 in Blackfoot. He was born September 26, 1979, at Idaho Falls, to Rodney Dwen Ward and Victoria Rae Byington Ward. He attended Ucon Elementary and later Bonneville High School. Following high school, he joined...

Jul 29, 2004

BUD SHINDURLING IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Boyd Thomas “Bud” Shindurling, 82, of Idaho Falls, died July 28, 2004, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born December 25, 1921, in Mackay, Idaho, to George Francis Shindurling and Ruth Amber Brandsteitter Shindurling. The family moved to Blackfoot in 1923 and he grew up there. He attended...

Jul 27, 2004

ELIZABETH FRANKHAUSER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Elizabeth "Liz" Sifford Frankhauser, 65, of Idaho Falls, died July 26, 2004, at her home. She was born November 4, 1938, in Silver City, New Mexico, to Sidney Sifford and Nancy K. Hansen Sifford. She attended various primary schools, graduated from St. Mary's of the Wasatch in Salt Lake City, then attended Utah State...

Jul 26, 2004

ELLA "PAT" FUGER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ella L. “Pat” Fuger, passed away peacefully July 24, 2004, after a long battle with Lupus. She was born the third of eight children February 19, 1929, at Inkom, Idaho, to Clifford and Abby Ione Olson Campau. Pat married William H. “Bill” Fuger in Idaho Falls, August 7, 1947. They lived in Pocatello...

Jul 26, 2004

ROBYN FRIED IDAHO FALLS, ID --Robyn Kay Allen Fried, 49, of Idaho Falls, died July 24, 2004, at her home. She was born June 11, 1955, in Boise, Idaho, the daughter of Rial Collins Allen and Audrey MacKay Allen. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended schools here, graduating from Idaho Falls High School in 1973. She married Randy...

Jul 24, 2004

DOROTHY INGELSTROM IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dorothy Nettie Hoff Ingelstrom, 82, returned home on July 24, 2004. She was born September 29, 1921 in Cornish, Utah, to Henry Keller Hoff and Pearl Ames Hoff. She was reared by her mother and step father, Walter Hodges, whom she adored. In her early years, Dorothy grew up on the family farm in...