Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Yolande Orr

Yolande Orr

Dec 29, 2003

YOLANDE C. ORR IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Yolande Corinne Orr died peacefully Saturday, December 27, 2003, at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Yolande was born in Alberta, Canada on March 10, 1923. She moved to Portland, Oregon where her parents, C.L.M. and Corinne Pouteau obtained jobs teaching French classes. Yolande attended local elementary schools and graduated at age 17...

Versa Calder

Versa Calder

Dec 27, 2003

DOLA CALDER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Versa Dola Calder, 83, of Idaho Falls, died December 26, 2003, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1920, in Ammon, Idaho to William Elizas Winder and FLorence Ritter Winder. She attended schools in the Ammon area. She married John Calder in Ammon January 24, 1939. Their marriage was...

David Hansen

David Hansen

Dec 27, 2003

DAVID RAY HANSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID - David Ray Hansen, 54, of Idaho Falls, died December 24, 2003, at his home. He was born October 22, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Norman Carl Hansen and Phyllis Marjean Davies Hansen. He grew up in Idaho Falls, attending New Sweden Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High, Clair E. Gale Jr. High, Idaho...

Joseph Bodell

Joseph Bodell

Dec 26, 2003

JOE BODELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Joseph J. Bodell, 83, of Idaho Falls, died December 24, 2003, at the Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born June 20, 1920, to Joseph Samuel Bodell and Emma Linda Hiskey Bodell in Salt Lake City, Utah. He grew up in Nephi,...

Gaylord Merrill

Gaylord Merrill

Dec 26, 2003

Gaylord G. Merrill (1932 - 2003) IDAHO FALLS, ID - After a valiant fight, Gaylord G. Merrill, 70, succumbed from complications following open-heart surgery. On December 23, 2003, we lost our husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and best friend. Gaylord Merrill passed away at 9:15 p.m., surrounded by his family, in Salt Lake City, UT, at the LDS Hospital. Gaylord Merrill...

Bernice Thuernagle

Bernice Thuernagle

Dec 26, 2003

BERNICE THUERNAGLE Bernice Vesta Thuernagle, 88, of Idaho Falls, died December 25, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1919, in Wood River, Nebraska, to George Edwin Burmood and Vesta Ward Burmood. She attended schools in Grand Island Nebraska, and also lived in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, Sioux City, Iowa, Sheridan, Wyoming, and then in Idaho...

William Toth, Sr

William Toth, Sr

Dec 24, 2003

WILLIAM TOTH, SR. IDAHO FALLS, ID -- William Joseph "Bill" Toth, Sr., 82, of Idaho Falls, died peacefully on December 23, 2003, at his recent home in Idaho Falls. He was born December 5, 1921, at McKeesport, Pennsylvania, to Joseph John Toth and Suzanna Barkach Toth. He grew up and attended schools in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, then moved to Newton Falls,...

Juanita Bitton

Juanita Bitton

Dec 22, 2003

JUANITA BITTON McCAMMON, ID -- Juanita Foster Bitton, 79, of Swan Valley and more recently, McCammon, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born in Texarkana, Texas, on December 30, 1923, the daughter of Guy and Mayme Foster. She was raised in Ashdown, Arkansas, a poor farmer's daughter who early...

Karen Mason

Karen Mason

Dec 22, 2003

KAREN Y. MASON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Karen Yvonne Hillman Mason, 62, of Idaho Falls, died December 21, 2003, at her home of heart failure. She was born September 2, 1941 to Marvin Edward Hillman and Noel Yvonne Bell Hillman in Mammoth, Utah. The family later moved to Idaho Falls where she attended Emerson Elementary and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Glen Brown

Glen Brown

Dec 21, 2003

GLEN E. BROWN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- The Lord took Glen Eugene “Dutch” Brown home with him December 18, 2003. Glen was born September 25, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ben and Elizabeth Jahn Brown. He helped on the family farm until joining the military. He proudly served his country during World War II in the U. S. Army...

Carl Haller

Carl Haller

Dec 21, 2003

CARL J. HALLER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Carl John Haller, 96, of Idaho Falls, died December 19, 2003, at the Idaho Falls Care Center from injuries received in a fall at home. He was born December 7, 1907, in Grandin, Missouri, to John Haller and Mary Schunter Haller. He attended German school in Missouri, and grade schools in Roberts and...

Lori Marks

Lori Marks

Dec 20, 2003

LORI ANN MARKS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Lori Ann Olsen Marks, 40, died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 17, 2003, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She leaves her husband, Glenn Marks; daughter, Olivia, 13; son, Ethan, 11; her mother, Sheila Olsen; grandmother, Dorothy Sorensen; nine siblings; parents-in-law, Ron and JoAnn Marks; and a host of family and friends. She joins her...

Judy Sawyer

Judy Sawyer

Dec 19, 2003

JUDY VEY SAWYER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Judy Vey Sawyer, 54, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died December 18, 2003, at her home of cancer. She was under the care of the Aspen Foundation for Hospice Care. She was born January 9, 1949, at Idaho Falls, to Wayne E. Sawyer and Ivaloo Thompson Sawyer. She grew up in Idaho Falls and...

Georgette Hale

Georgette Hale

Dec 19, 2003

JETTA HALE IDAHO FALLS, ID - Georgette “Jetta” Alice Jollineau Hale, 87, passed away December 18, 2003, at the home of her daughter, Marilyn. Jetta was born September 12, 1916, in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, to George Walter Jollineau and Gertrude Steine Jollineau. She was the fourth of seven daughters. Her sisters are Marguerite, Gertie, Christine, Sadie, Lucille and Mary Ann....

Marla King

Marla King

Dec 17, 2003

MARLA B. KING IDAHO FALLS, ID - Marla Bowen King, 66, of Idaho Falls, Idaho died December 17, 2003, at her home after a brief illness. She was born December 3, 1937, in Beaver Dam, Utah, to Joseph Henry Bowen and Maude Maughn Walters Bowen. She attended Grace Elementary and graduated from GraceHigh School. She also attended Idaho State University...

Joseph Clayton, Sr

Joseph Clayton, Sr

Dec 17, 2003

JOSEPH EMERSON CLAYTON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Joseph Emerson Clayton, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2003 at Riverview Residential Care facility of age related causes. Joe was born in Goshen, Idaho, on June 27, 1916, to Irving Emerson and Ethel Jensen Clayton. He lived in Goshen until 1923, when the family moved to Idaho Falls. He attended...

Brandon Allen

Brandon Allen

Dec 14, 2003

BRANDON ALLEN RIRIE, ID -- Brandon Ross Allen, 23, of Ririe, died December 13, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, one day after receiving serious injuries to his head while at work in Ririe. He was born February 15, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ross Michael Allen and Cara Lynn Miller Allen. In 1989, Brandon's mother returned...

Dewey Morris

Dewey Morris

Dec 13, 2003

DEWEY T. MORRIS Dewey Tom Morris, 66, of Idaho Falls, died December 12, 2003, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1937, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Audie Clinton Morris and Arvella Bloom Morris. He attended schools in the area, graduating from Rigby High School. He married Carolyn Cook and a daughter, Marla, was born...

Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Dec 12, 2003

ROBERT P. SKINNER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Robert P. Skinner, 47, of Idaho Falls, died December 10, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from complications of surgery. He fought a courageous battle for 6 long weeks before he left us. He was born January 3, 1956 in Newport, Washington to Lynn and Retha Skinner, the sixth of 9 siblings....

Mary Pelly

Mary Pelly

Dec 12, 2003

MARY M. ANDERSON PELLY IDAHO FALLS, ID - Mary Anderson Pelly, 85, formerly of Idaho Falls, died December 9, 2003, at the Rosetta Assisted Living in Burley, Idaho. She was born July 31, 1918 in Idaho Falls to Zera Ray Terry and Ada Belle Cutler Terry. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On April 20, 1935, she...