Obituaries

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Sandra Elaine Harris

Sandra Elaine Harris

Apr 4, 2016

Sandra Elaine Harris, 66, of Idaho Falls, slipped away quietly April 4, 2016 at Intermountain Health Care Hospital in Murray, Utah. Sandra was born July 5, 1949, in Blackfoot, Idaho a daughter of Newel Carl Anderson and Velma Van Orden Anderson. She was raised and attended school in Pocatello where she graduated from Highland High School. On July 3, 1969,...

Carma Joyce Bird

Carma Joyce Bird

Mar 30, 2016

Carma Joyce Bird, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in Rigby, Idaho. Born on December 18th, 1926 in Idaho Falls to Joseph Albert Ingram and Mary Rozelpha Johnson. Carma was the 11th child in a close, loving family. She was raised in the Idaho Falls area and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1944. During World...

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Mar 29, 2016

James William “Bill” Stewart, 62, of Tetonia, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Center in Idaho Falls. Bill was born December 25, 1953 in Driggs, Idaho to Earl William Stewart and Doris May Anderson Stewart. He was raised and attended schools in Tetonia and Driggs. He honorably served in the US Army. On November 11, 1978,...

Terry Larson

Terry Larson

Mar 24, 2016

Owen Terrel Larson, 76, of Roberts, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born September 2, 1939 in Driggs, Idaho to Owen Wallace Larson and Ella Maxine Beard Larson. He was raised and attended schools in Teton Valley, graduating from Teton High School. He continued his education at Ricks College...

Janet Mable Ashbocker

Janet Mable Ashbocker

Mar 24, 2016

Janet Mable Mason Ashbocker, age 80, passed away, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at her home in Lewisville. She was born August 8, 1935 in Idaho Falls, Idaho a daughter to Harlan and Margaret Chapple Mason. She is the 2nd of six children. She attended schools in Ririe graduating from Ririe High School. She married Gary Von Ashbocker in Ririe on...

Terry Dean Clifford

Terry Dean Clifford

Mar 23, 2016

Terry Dean Clifford, 79, of West Valley City, Utah, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah. He was born February 16, 1937, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Elwood O. Clifford and Bernice Hone Clifford. Terry was raised and attended schools in Menan, Idaho, graduating from Rigby High School; he then served in...

Paul Darrell Seegmiller

Paul Darrell Seegmiller

Mar 23, 2016

On March 23, 2016, Paul Darrell Seegmiller, of Troy, Idaho, left this mortal world for a sweet reunion with his beloved wife, Lila, and those other loved ones that have preceded him in death. And though we will miss him, those of us left behind are grateful to God for taking him Home to those joyful reunions. Paul was born...

Denee Marie Barnes

Denee Marie Barnes

Mar 22, 2016

Denee Marie Romriell Barnes, 76, of Idaho Falls passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Teton Post Acute Care and Rehab in Idaho Falls. She was born May 7, 1939 in Pocatello, Idaho to Lloyd Delmont Romriell and Mildred Elizabeth Hancock Romriell. She was raised and attended schools in the Pocatello area, and graduated from Pocatello High School. On December...

R. Dwain Keller

R. Dwain Keller

Mar 17, 2016

Royal Dwain Keller, 84, of Rigby, passed away suddenly at home Thursday, March 17, 2016, following surgery. Dwain was born Oct. 1, 1931, in Clark, Idaho to Irvin William and Birdie Marie Bills Keller. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby. He served an LDS mission to the Western Canada Mission from 1950-1952. On Aug. 13, 1954, he married...

Janis "Jan" Elaine Wheeler

Janis "Jan" Elaine Wheeler

Mar 17, 2016

Janis “Jan” Wheeler, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at her home, in Terreton, she was 81. Jan was born on February 9, 1935 in Buffalo, New York to Stanly Scurlock and Lorna Yox Scurlock. She was raised in South Wales, New York until the age of 10. The family then moved to East Aurora, New York where she attended...

Marion Wendell Blakely

Marion Wendell Blakely

Mar 16, 2016

Marion Wendell Blakely, age 90 of Ririe, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at The Gables of Ammon. Marion was born November 22, 1925, in Heise, Idaho to Joseph Collins Blakely and Alice Callings Blakely. He was raised and attended schools in Heise and Ririe, graduating from Ririe High School. He served in the US Army Air Corps. On June...

Bobby Dean Packard

Bobby Dean Packard

Mar 16, 2016

Bobby Dean Packard, 74 of Menan, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Bobby was born September 17, 1941 at Milacs, Minnesota to Robert Edgar Packard and Florence Marie Nelson Packard. He was raised and attended schools in Grants Pass Oregon and graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1959. He enlisted in the U.S....

Richard "Dick" James Purcell

Richard "Dick" James Purcell

Mar 16, 2016

Richard “Dick” James Purcell, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Dick was born November 6, 1939 in Menan, Idaho a son to Maurice James Purcell and Leona Gunderson Purcell. He attended schools in Menan and graduated from Rigby High School. As a young man he enjoyed riding...

Lewis Edward Jones

Lewis Edward Jones

Mar 15, 2016

Lewis Edward Jones, age 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday March 15, 2016 at the Gardens of Rigby. Lewis was born on November 7, 1926 to John LeRoy Jones and Viola Matilda Wallace. He grew up and attended schools in Roberts and Menan. Lewis married Laurel Gwen Glover on September 10, 1948 in Rexburg, Idaho; their marriage was later...

Avis Marie Hess

Avis Marie Hess

Mar 15, 2016

On March 15th, Avis “A”, Marie Ballard Hess, passed away at the age of 80, on February 15, 2016 in Idaho Falls, ID. She and her twin brother Leland, was born early on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th, 1935 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended Catholic boarding schools until she was in 8th grade, and graduated from Washington High School, in...

Richard Larry Rooke

Richard Larry Rooke

Mar 15, 2016

Richard Larry Rooke, age 60, of Rigby, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Richard was born on July 9, 1955 to Dick Arnold Grossnickle and Maxine Clayburn. Richard was raised in Wilson and Jackson Wyoming, he attended Wilson Elementary school and Jackson High School. Richard went to collage to the University of Maryland and received an Associate’s Degree in...

Dean B. Kofoed

Dean B. Kofoed

Mar 13, 2016

Dean B. Kofoed, 91, of Iona, Idaho, died quietly in his sleep, Sunday, March 13, 2016. He was born to Oliver LeRoy Kofoed and Mabel Byington Kofoed of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho on July 31, 1924. Dean served in the United States Navy during WWII in Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. He married...

Gary George Hulse

Gary George Hulse

Mar 12, 2016

Gary George Hulse, born Oct. 7, 1937, passed away quietly at his home on Mar. 12, 2016 after battling major health issues for years. He was the oldest son of Julius George Hulse and Elva Mary Hunsaker. Gary was born in Rigby, Idaho where he attended grade school until his family moved to the Swan Valley/ Irwin area where he...

Bruce A. Eckersell

Bruce A. Eckersell

Mar 9, 2016

Bruce Adam Eckersell, 88 of Rigby, passed away at his home Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Bruce was born August 22, 1927, in Idaho Falls, the son of Adam Berdett and Pearl Thomson Eckersell. He attended Rigby schools, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Ricks College and then attended and graduated from the San Francisco College of...

Ted Vadnais

Ted Vadnais

Mar 9, 2016

Theodore “Ted” L. Vadnais, 76 of Hamer, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Ted was born June 19, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Alfred Vadnais and LaVerne Behling Vadnais. He was raised and attended school in Kilgore, graduating from Clark County High School. On November 21, 1958, he married Clysta Madge...