Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for IDAHO FALLS, ID, Bonneville County & Surrounding Areas

Gary  Robert Barnes

Gary Robert Barnes

Jun 1, 2016

Gary R. Barnes, 64 of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home. He was born on April 23, 1952 in Idaho Falls to Weston and Lucille (Messenger) Barnes. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School and then enlisted in the US Army and served for five years in Vietnam and in Europe. After his discharge he worked construction for different...

Raymond  Andrew Burns

Raymond Andrew Burns

May 24, 2016

Raymond A. Burns "Ray" died on May 24, 2016 in Idaho Falls, ID. He was 84 years old. Raymond was born on September 8, 1931 in Idaho Falls, ID. He was the fifth child of Wallace C. Burns and Inez M. Burns, both of Idaho Falls. Raymond was a life-long resident of Idaho Falls. He graduated from Idaho Falls High...

Charles  Carrol Owen

Charles Carrol Owen

May 23, 2016

Charles Carrol Owen passed away May 23, 2016, in Idaho Falls. He was born in Idaho Falls on Feb. 23, 1928, to Blanche (Beam) Owen and Robert L. Owen, the third in a family of six children, five boys and one girl. He attended Idaho Falls High School, where he played the bass horn in the school band. He left...

Wayne  Frederick Colby

Wayne Frederick Colby

May 22, 2016

Arrangements under the direction of Buck Miller Hann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Idaho Falls, ID.

Gerry Dean Ewing Wielang

Gerry Dean Ewing Wielang

May 19, 2016

Gerry Dean Wielang Gerry Wielang passed away peacefully on Thursday May 19, 2016 at her home in Idaho Falls, ID. Gerry was born in Port Orchard, WA on October 24, 1933 as an only child to Fred and Flora (Adamson) Ewing. At age 18, she moved to Denver, CO to begin employment with the FBI as an administrative assistant. That...

Louis  Z Bodnar

Louis Z Bodnar

May 15, 2016

Louis Z. Bodnar, of Idaho Falls, passed peacefully on May 15, 2016. He was born on April 30, 1932 to Stephen and Mary Elizabeth (Czimer) Bodnar of New Brunswick, NJ. He was preceded in death by his sisters: Elsa Carey and Marge Zavetz; five brothers: Steve Bodnar, Frank Bodnar, Bill Bodnar, Art Bodnar and Alex Bodnar and a son-in-law Thomas...

Angela  "Angie" Frost

Angela "Angie" Frost

May 15, 2016

Angela "Angie" P. Frost, 92, of Idaho Falls passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Center in Idaho Falls. She was born on February 24, 1924 in Idaho Falls, ID to Joseph Adolf and Frances Helen (Sieger) Phillipp. She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, O.E. Bell Jr. High School and Idaho Falls High School. After high...

Jerald  Carlyl Thorpe

Jerald Carlyl Thorpe

May 14, 2016

Jerald C. Thorpe, 80 of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Idaho Falls. He was born on January 15, 1936 to Monte Roy and Eunice Ailene (Walker) Thorpe. He was raised in the Shoshone, ID area and graduated from Shoshone High School in 1953. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War in...

Cynthia  Cathryn Sorth

Cynthia Cathryn Sorth

May 7, 2016

Arrangements under the direction of Buck Miller Hann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Idaho Falls, ID.

Barbara Jean Friedley Brumet

Barbara Jean Friedley Brumet

May 5, 2016

Barbara Jean Brumet, age 79, formerly of New Plymouth passed away in Ontario on May 5, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 17th at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Condolences may be made to Barbara's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth. Barbara was born in Henery,...

Sandra  Lynn Rice

Sandra Lynn Rice

May 4, 2016

She was born on May 30, 1949 to Leonard O Widerburg and M. Louise (Moser) Widerburg in Idaho Falls, ID. She was welcomed by 6 older brothers and one sister. She grew up in the Garfield Community on the family farm. She had many happy memories of growing up in Garfield. Sandi was a warm, compassionate and vibrant woman who...

Barbara  Anne Friedrich

Barbara Anne Friedrich

May 3, 2016

Barbara Anne Friedrich, born on September 30, 1939, in Tilden, NB, to Carl Cecil Barr, MD and Ina Marie Barr, passed from this life on May 3, 2016. She fell while walking with her husband, Carl, and her dogs (Libby and Alle) and struck her head on a curb which caused an inoperable contusion in her brain. Barbara graduated from...

Richard Edward "Ed" Romack

Richard Edward "Ed" Romack

May 2, 2016

Richard Edward Romack, "Ed", 93, of Idaho Falls and Hailey, Idaho, died on Monday May 2, 2016. Ed was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Anne Elizabeth Browning Romack, and his second wife Jean Vance Carpenter Romack, and his brother Robert. Ed was born in Wausau, Wisconsin as were his parents Richard Wesley Romack...

Randy  Ben Wright

Randy Ben Wright

Apr 29, 2016

Randy's life reflected both the light and dark of an honest existence. His was a life filled with intellectual brilliance and incredible loving support to his family, and also characterized by a lifelong struggle for health and internal peace. In death he has found tranquility and his kind spirit shines on in the minds and memories of all who knew...

Oleta  Mae Reed

Oleta Mae Reed

Apr 27, 2016

Oleta Mae Duncan Reed, 86 years old, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. She was born on August 24, 1929 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas, the youngest child of Charles Edward "Charlie" and Alma Ida (Bernhardt) Duncan. She grew up in the small rural community of Ivan, Texas and went to school in Breckenridge and Graham, where she graduated...

Katherine  Annette Ellingford

Katherine Annette Ellingford

Apr 24, 2016

Katherine Annette Ellingford, 61 of Idaho Falls, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was born on August 14, 1954 to John and Helen (Simon) Clark. She was raised in Idaho Falls and attended Bonneville High School where she was a cheerleader. She married Mark Ellingford in Idaho Falls and they later divorced. She worked at the State of...

Beverly  Faye Alfrey

Beverly Faye Alfrey

Apr 20, 2016

Beverly Faye Alfrey, 78, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 due to complications from a stroke. She was born August 27, 1937 in Englewood, SD to Roland and Dorothy Irene (Dillavou) Merrill. She was raised in South Dakota and graduated from Lead High School in 1955. After high school, she attended a trade school in Rapid...

Ivan  "Ike" Catherman

Ivan "Ike" Catherman

Apr 17, 2016

Ivan "Ike" E. Catherman, 94 of Idaho Falls, passed away on Sunday April 17, 2016. Ike was born on February 24, 1922 to Charles and Mabel (Hall) Catherman in Stites, ID. He attended Kooskia High School and later enlisted in the US Army Air Corps, 8th Air Force, in World War II where he flew as a bombardier and navigator...

Lacenia  Maria Blackburn

Lacenia Maria Blackburn

Apr 16, 2016

Lacenia Maria Franklin Blackburn (Lacy), 72, from Payette, Idaho passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho of natural causes. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Payette Second Ward with Bishop Thomas conducting. Interment will follow at Rosedale...

Olga  Hoge Klinke

Olga Hoge Klinke

Apr 15, 2016

Olga Louise Hoge Klinke was born June 13, 1918 in Montpelier, Idaho to Bertha Grimmett Hoge and William Smith Hoge. She was the youngest of four children. She grew up in Paris, Idaho and graduated from Fielding High School in 1936. She attended the University of Idaho graduating with a degree in Drama and English in 1940. While teaching at...