Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

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...

Barbara  Doreen Shepherd

Barbara Doreen Shepherd

Apr 14, 2016

She was born October 23, 1931, in Eden, Idaho to Neil and Edna Whitney. She married her Hollister High School sweetheart Charlie R Shepherd on Aug. 25, 1949. Together they had five children. Barbara devoted her life to her husband and children. After retirement Barbara and her husband moved to Filer. They built a home. They enjoyed planting garden vegetables...

Peter  Templeton Isaksen

Peter Templeton Isaksen

Apr 14, 2016

Peter was born at Nassau Community Hospital in Oceanside, Nassau County, NY on October 20, 1948, and passed away on April 14, 2016. He was the son of Shirley Cowell and the late John Isaksen. He was big brother to Scott (Marves) and Donald; Uncle to Kristin (Jared Abramowitz), Erik (Krissy), Danny (Daria), and Keri (Brad Orr); and Great Uncle...

Lawrence  Almie Miller

Lawrence Almie Miller

Apr 11, 2016

He was born May 10, 1925 to George Robert & Eva Miller in Twin Falls, Idaho. In 1944 he then met the love of his life Hazel Fern Pearson. They were married on February 14, 1945. Later they had their first of 7 children, 3 booys & 4 girls; Larry, Vickey, Bonnie, Dick, Michiel, Rhonda, and April. On February 14,...

Maria Jesus Ochoa Landeros

Maria Jesus Ochoa Landeros

Apr 10, 2016

Maria Jesus Landeros, 99 of Idaho Falls, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016. She was born in on September 7, 1916 in Mexico to Jose and Carmen (Huerta) Ochoa. She came to the US in 1925 at nine years old and lived in Sheridan, WY. In 1936, she married Regino Landeros. They moved to the Lower Yakima Valley in...

Paul  Edward Alexander

Paul Edward Alexander

Apr 3, 2016

Paul Edward Alexander, age 69, died on April 3, 2016, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Paul was born on May 2, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ward and Harriet Alexander. He grew up in American Falls, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He was named a National Merit Scholar in his junior year. He attended the University...

Marjorie Smith Smith Burggraf

Marjorie Smith Smith Burggraf

Mar 30, 2016

Marge was born on January 3, 1923, in Salt Lake City, UT to Alonzo Melvin and Melba (Homer) Smith. She and her family, including her sisters, Tressa, Lois, and Joann, moved to Idaho Falls, ID in 1935. There her father opened A.M. Smith Furniture Co. on Shoup and "A" Street, later moving to "C" Street. Marge attended O.E. Bell Junior...

Gordon  Lester Kimble

Gordon Lester Kimble

Mar 30, 2016

Gordon Lester Kimble, 82 of Idaho Falls, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He was born on February 12, 1934 in Burley, ID to Lester Edwin and Lillian Ethel (Evans) Kimble. He lived in Burley until his family moved to Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School Class of 1952 where he played the coronet in the...

Larry  James Siefken

Larry James Siefken

Mar 28, 2016

Larry James Siefken, 73, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Monday, March 28, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, of a ruptured aneurysm. He was born on July 11, 1942, in Columbus, Nebraska, to Arthur Siefken and Clara Johannes Siefken. He grew up on a farm near Columbus and then attended the University of Nebraska where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees...

Richard  James Bonney

Richard James Bonney

Mar 26, 2016

Richard James Bonney, 88, joined his wife on Saturday, March 26, 2016. Richard was the son of Milton Samuel and Gladys Irene Place Bonney. He was born February 25, 1928 in Cranesville, Pennsylvania. He married Lois Ann Miller on February 11, 1948. They shared 67 years of marriage, before Lois passed away in August of 2015. Richard retired from the...

Larry  Joe Orchard

Larry Joe Orchard

Mar 25, 2016

Larry will be missed by many people he touched over the years. He will be remembered as a brother, friend, uncle and neighbor. His kind and caring personality was acknowledged by those closest to him. He always wanted the best for others and he was always striving to make himself better. He grew up as the first born and blazed...

Annette  Diane Justin

Annette Diane Justin

Mar 22, 2016

On March, 23, 2016 Annette Justin returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father where she joined her family members who have passed before her. She is now free from her pain and struggles of this mortal life. Annette was born on August 8, 1950, the fourth of six children to Alfred and Reah N. (Crystal) Justin. She was...

Myrtle Lucille Boyd Hezeltine

Myrtle Lucille Boyd Hezeltine

Mar 15, 2016

Myrtle Lucille Hezeltine, age 94, of Fruitland, left for her eternal home with Jesus in Parma, ID Tuesday March 15, 2016. Graveside Services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday March 22, 2016 at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth, ID. Chaplain Robert Cooke will officiate. Condolences may be made to Myrtles family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen...

Marlin  L. Bohne

Marlin L. Bohne

Mar 14, 2016

Arrangements under the direction of White Mortuary and Crematory, Twin Falls, ID.

Barbara June Myers Hall

Barbara June Myers Hall

Mar 13, 2016

Our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Aunt, Barbara June Hall, born June 9, 1934, and passed into Glory on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Hall; her parents Mildred (Clevenger) Newman and George Myers; one brother, Joe Clevenger; and one granddaughter, Christina Alvarado. She is survived by her...