Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Willis Howell

Willis Howell

Nov 18, 2003

WILLIS L. HOWELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Willis Lyle Howell, 59, of Idaho Falls, died November 17, 2003, at his home. He was born on September 19, 1944 at Norton, Kansas to Hazel “Red” Harold Howell and Golda Marston Howell. He attended schools and graduated from high school in Parma, Idaho. Following high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force...

Wilma Rowland

Wilma Rowland

Nov 17, 2003

WILMA L. ROWLAND IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Wilma Louise Rowland, 83, of Idaho Falls, died November 17, 2003, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born November 3, 1920, at Karnes, Nebraska, to Herbert Lewis Hotaling and Ethel Ada Patton Hotaling. She attended schools in Valentine, Nebraska and Cascade, Idaho. In 1953, she married John Chester Rowland in Boise, Idaho....

Mary Beach

Mary Beach

Nov 17, 2003

MARYETTA BEACH IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Mary Alferetta “Maryetta” Beach, 81, of Idaho Falls, died November 16, 2003, at her home. She was born March 14, 1922 at Burge, Wyoming to Albert Roy Denton and Mary Elizabeth Smith Denton. When she was just a few months old, the family moved to Oklahoma City. At the age of 7, her family...

Hazel Tawzer

Hazel Tawzer

Nov 17, 2003

HAZEL M. TAWZER IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Hazel Marie Tawzer, 91, of Idaho Falls, died November 16, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born August 6, 1912, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Charles Preston Tawzer and Ida Augusta Torneten Tawzer. As a child, her family moved to Idaho, settling on a farm in Ammon. She attended school...

Elvid Nelson

Elvid Nelson

Nov 12, 2003

ELVID L. NELSON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Elvid Lorenzo Nelson, 84, of Idaho Falls, died November 11, 2003, at the Idaho Falls Care Center. He was born November 23, 1918, in Mink Creek, Idaho to Almon Lorenzo Nelson and Lettie Rasmussen Nelson. He attended schools in Mink Creek, Taysom, Woodville, and graduated from Shelley High School. After high school, he...

Alfred Cramer

Alfred Cramer

Nov 11, 2003

A. LOWELL CRAMER IDAHO FALLS, ID - Alfred Lowell Cramer, better known as “Skip,” died peacefully in his sleep November 10, 2003, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. His family says, Dad was a great example to us of quiet leadership and service to others. Skip was born March 7, 1914, in Ucon, Idaho, to Alfred and...

Dee Burton

Dee Burton

Nov 8, 2003

DEE R. BURTON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Dee Rainey Burton, 79, of Idaho Falls, died November 7, 2003, at his home from natural causes. He was born February 1, 1924, in Etna, Wyoming, to Wilford Fielding Burton and Ivie Irene Rainey Burton. He attended schools in Star Valley and graduated from Star Valley High School. He served in the U....

Jennifer Sorensen

Jennifer Sorensen

Nov 3, 2003

JENNIFER J. SORENSEN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- After a courageous battle against leukemia, Jennifer Jean Hill Sorensen passed away on October 30, 2003, with her husband and her mother at her bedside in the University of Utah Medical Center. She was born May 8, 1976, to Howard G. and Jan Hill. She spent the first twelve years of her life...

Calvin Nelson

Calvin Nelson

Nov 3, 2003

IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Calvin James Nelson, 88, of Idaho Falls, died November 2, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born June 11, 1915 in Sublett, Idaho to Ephriam and Madia Haskell Nelson. He was the oldest of 8 children. He attended school in Sublett, Malta and Cache Valley. On November 20, 1941, he married Genevieve E....

Lucy Carrigan

Lucy Carrigan

Nov 3, 2003

RUBY V. CARRIGAN IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Ruby V. Walker Carrigan, 87, of Idaho Falls, died October 31, 2003 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born August 20, 1916 at Mansfield, Texas to Grady and Beulah Stowe. She attended school in Pasadena, California and graduated from Pasadena High School. She attended Boise Junior College (now Boise State University) and...

Golden Marley

Golden Marley

Nov 3, 2003

GOLDEN H. MARLEY IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Golden Hawkins Marley, 87, of Idaho Falls, died November 2, 2003, at the Idaho Falls Care Center. He was born November 28, 1915 at Marsh Center, Idaho to Ammon Owen Marley and Minnie Irma Sims Marley. He grew up in the area and graduated from high school in Arimo. He lived in Arimo...

Lola Barnes

Lola Barnes

Nov 1, 2003

LOLA G. BARNES IDAHO FALLS, ID - Lola Gene Passey Barnes, 75, of Idaho Falls, died October 31, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born November 28, 1927 at Paris, Idaho to George Lowell Passey and Helen Lee Passey. She grew up in the area, attended Lincoln Elementary and graduated from Ammon High School. On December 23,...

Dena Pugmire

Dena Pugmire

Oct 28, 2003

DENA PUGMIRE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Dena Lynne Harker Pugmire, 42, of Idaho Falls, died October 27, 2003, at her home, following a lingering illness. She was born August 13, 1961, in Shelby, Montana, to Leo Kay Harker and Darlene Neeley Harker. At age 2½ the family moved to Santa Barbara, California, and then to Idaho Falls in 1969. Except...

Aner Abelson

Aner Abelson

Oct 28, 2003

ANER ABELSON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Aner Abelson, 88, of Idaho Falls, died October 26, 2003, at Life Care Center. He was born August 4, 1915, in Idaho Falls, to Henry Carl and Elin Abelson. He attended public school in Idaho Falls. Aner was a farmer most of his life, and also worked as a ditch rider for the New...

Larry Farnes

Larry Farnes

Oct 27, 2003

LARRY DEAN FARNES IDAHO FALLS, ID - Larry Dean Farnes, 67, of Idaho Falls, died October 26, 2003, at the Sawtelle Mountain Resort in Island Park. He was born September 6, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Russell Farnes and Ida Rosylvia Jacobsen Farnes. . Larry grew up on the dry farm in Swan Valley with his seven brothers...

Paul Miner

Paul Miner

Oct 25, 2003

PAUL E. MINER 7/7/27 - 10/24/03 IDAHO FALLS, ID - On July 7, 1927, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, a beautiful soul named Paul was born to Austin Corydon and Audrey Francis Goodman Miner. With a twinkle in his eye and a smile that could light up any room, Paul was the tenth of eleven children and spent his childhood growing up...

Nancy Empey

Nancy Empey

Oct 22, 2003

NANCY C. EMPEY IDAHO FALLS, ID - Nancy Cassie Gerrard Empey, 76, of Idaho Falls, died October 20, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1927 at Salt Lake City, Utah to Samuel and Cassie Gerrard. She grew up and attended schools in the area. After high school, she moved to Rosa, California and worked...

Gregory Herndon

Gregory Herndon

Oct 21, 2003

GREGORY L. HERNDON IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Gregory Lynn Herndon, 41, of Idaho Falls, died October 19, 2003, at his home. He was born September 11, 1962, at Idaho Falls, to Marvin Robert Herndon and Dorthetta Jean Allgood Herndon. He attended Temple View and Emerson Elementary schools, Eagle Rock Junior High, and graduated in 1980 from Skyline High School. On...

Donna Peterson

Donna Peterson

Oct 21, 2003

DONNA PETERSON IDAHO FALLS, ID - Donna Mary Ritchie Peterson, 74, of Ucon, died October 18, 2003, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born November 15, 1928, in Coltman, Idaho, to Alfred Coop Ritchie and Wilhelmina Constance Birdie Price Ritchie. Shortly after she was born the family moved to Ucon, where...

Everett Smith

Everett Smith

Oct 21, 2003

EVERETT D. SMITH IDAHO FALLS, ID - Everett D. Smith, 73, of Idaho Falls, died October 20, 2003, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 27, 1930 at St. Anthony to Edwin Luther Smith and Sarah Ethel Hathaway Smith. He grew up and attended schools in the area. On April 8, 1950, he married Sonja Mathys at...