Obituaries

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Nellie Poole Otteson

Nellie Poole Otteson

Dec 28, 2013

Nellie Poole Otteson, age 85, resident of Ammon, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, TX. Nellie was born September 8, 1928, in Menan to Joseph William Poole and Inez Mary Thomas Poole. She was raised in Menan and graduated from Midway High School. On August 5, 1950, she married Conner (Bill) Piper Otteson in...

Guy Bradford Fox Jr.

Guy Bradford Fox Jr.

Dec 24, 2013

Guy Bradford Fox Jr, age 51, of Ririe died at his home on Tuesday, December 24, 2013. He was born March 1, 1962 at Rigby, son of Guy Bradford Fox Sr and Rhea Ellen Smithies Summers. He grew up and attended school in Ririe graduating from Ririe High School. He attended Arizona Automotive Institute and Idaho State University. He worked...

Jerry Lee Clark

Jerry Lee Clark

Dec 24, 2013

Jerry Lee Clark, age 76, of Menan, Passed away at his home Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Jerry was born October 17, 1937 in Menan, Idaho a son of Lawrence Leo (Lee) Clark and Belva Delsie Miller Clark. He attended Menan and Rigby schools graduating from Rigby High School. He then attended Ricks College and studied Farm Ag and Carpentry. He...

Verdale E. Hill

Verdale E. Hill

Dec 19, 2013

Verdale E. Hill, age 80, of Ririe, died at Idaho Falls Life Care Center, Thursday, December 19, 2013. He was born June 16, 1933 at Garfield, Idaho a son of Howard Hill and Bertha Billman Hill. He grew up and attended schools in Independence and Burton, graduating from Madison High School. Verdale served with the US Army in the United...

Jesse Gale Downs

Jesse Gale Downs

Dec 13, 2013

Jesse Gale Downs, age 85, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at his home in Shelley. Gale was born February 6, 1928 at Orem, Utah a son of Jesse Stephen Downs and Mary Alta Collings Downs. Gale married Dorothy Mae Fryer April 13, 1949 in Roberts, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple March 10,...

Thelma Keller

Thelma Keller

Dec 13, 2013

Thelma Keller, 97, died at The Gardens of Rigby Friday December 13, 2013. Thelma was born January 28, 1916 in Iona, Idaho a daughter to Henry Walter Haderlie and Ruth Jones Ward Haderlie. She grew up on a farm in Iona where she learned to work. She attended schools in Iona graduating from Iona High School. Thelma married John Ivan...

Bessie Spencer Sommers

Bessie Spencer Sommers

Dec 8, 2013

Bessie Spencer Sommers, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to advanced age. She was born December 1, 1923, in Salem, Idaho to Orson Pratt Spencer and Nanny “Annie” Engeborg Kylen Spencer. She was the youngest of six siblings. She was raised on a farm in...

Glen Austin Strupp

Glen Austin Strupp

Dec 6, 2013

Glen Austin Strupp, 92 of Rigby, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at The Gardens Senior Living Center in Rigby. He was born October 26, 1921, in Annis, Idaho to Frank Strupp and Etta Drake Strupp. He was raised and attended schools in Annis. On May 15, 1943 he married Evelyn Mueller in Idaho Falls, she preceded him in death. On...

Charles Edward Boehm

Charles Edward Boehm

Dec 5, 2013

Charles Edward Boehm, 82, passed away Thursday December 5, 2013 in Fairwinds-­Sands Creek in Idaho Falls. He was born May 21, 1931 in Baraboo, Wisconsin to Edward Boehm and Hazel Ruhland Boehm. Growing up, he went to school in Madison, Wisconsin and later attended the University of Wisconsin. He joined the air force in July of 1952 and received pilot...

James Ryan Alldridge

James Ryan Alldridge

Dec 5, 2013

James Ryan Alldridge, 63 of Rigby, passed away Thursday, December 05, 2013, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 1, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to James William Alldridge and Elva Joy Elser. He was raised in Midvale, Utah and graduated from Hillcrest high School in Midvale, Utah....

Elmer "Leon" Beard

Elmer "Leon" Beard

Dec 4, 2013

Elmer “Leon” Beard, 71, of Tetonia, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Teton Valley Hospital. He was born May 6, 1942, in Driggs, Idaho to Elmer Aaron Beard and Lucille Chase Beard. He was raised and attended schools in Tetonia and graduated from Teton High School. He continued his education a Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, and Glenn E. Clarke...

L.B. (Ren) Kofoed

L.B. (Ren) Kofoed

Dec 3, 2013

L.B. (Ren) Kofoed, 97, of Annis, passed away Tuesday, December 03, 2013 at his home. He was born February 2, 1916, in Weston, Idaho to Clarence Henry Kofoed and Grace Amelia Baird Kofoed. He graduated High School in Weston, Idaho and then received his Bachelors degree from Ricks College and Masters Degree from Utah State University. He served in World...

R. Harlan Robison

R. Harlan Robison

Dec 2, 2013

R. Harlan Robison, 70, of Idaho Falls, died at home Monday December 2, 2013. He was born January 15, 1943, a son to Leo Gerald Robison and Vera Bell Young Robison. He attended schools in Archer and Lyman graduating from Madison High School. He was a millwright and worked for Anheuser Busch. He enjoyed fishing and camping. He was an...

Jared Michael Sullivan

Jared Michael Sullivan

Nov 25, 2013

Jared Michael Sullivan, 38 of Monteview, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born April 6, 1975, in Idaho Falls to M. Frank Sullivan and Kaye Torgerson Sullivan. He was raised on the family farm in Monteview and attended schools in Dubois and Terreton. Jared played football and was a...

Cloyd Lee

Cloyd Lee

Nov 25, 2013

Cloyd W. Lee, 88, of Idaho Falls, died Monday, November 25, 2013 in Idaho Falls. He was born July 14, 1925, in Grant to John Wilburn Lee and Mabel E. Christensen Lee. He was raised in grant, attended schools in Lewisville, and graduated from Midway High School. He served with the US Marine Corps in the Peleliu and Okinawa Campaigns...

Elaine Rushton Finn

Elaine Rushton Finn

Nov 24, 2013

Elaine Rushton Finn, 90, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Great Oaks Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born July 6, 1923, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Clay Rushton and Jetta Chadburn Rushton. She and her twin sister, Frances were the first two of five daughters. The family moved to Montana where she graduated from Simms...

Sherry Ranae Gregersen

Sherry Ranae Gregersen

Nov 22, 2013

Sherry Ranae Gregersen, 58, of Rigby, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 in her home. She was born December 15, 1954 in Twin Falls to Kenneth Doyle Hulse and Helen Louise Hunt. She grew up in Buhl, attended schools there and graduated from Buhl High School. She was an active member of the LDS church and served in Primary and...

Bill J. Anderson

Bill J. Anderson

Nov 21, 2013

Bill J. Anderson, 83, of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born April 16, 1930, in Rigby to Ether Anderson and Eva Thomas Anderson. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1950; he served during the Korean War and was...

Rosemary Andrus

Rosemary Andrus

Nov 18, 2013

Rosemary Andrus, 56, of American Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, November 18, 2013, at Trinity Nursing Home in Nampa due to long-term health problems. She was born July 23, 1957 in Idaho Falls to Bert Murphy and Elma Newman Murphy. She was raised in Milo; she attended Ucon Elementary, Ammon Jr. High School, and Bonneville High School. She married David...

Hermilo Emil Chavez

Hermilo Emil Chavez

Nov 17, 2013

Hermilo Emil Chavez, 85, of Rigby, passed from his earthly life Sunday, November 17, 2013 surrounded by loved ones, at the home of his daughter, from lung cancer. He was born on January 13, 1928 to Susana Baca and Gregorio Payan Chavez in Santa Cruz, Villa Del Rosario, Chihuahua, Mexico, the oldest of eight children. He spent his youth in...