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Janet Pearl Bertoch

Janet Pearl Bertoch

Mar 26, 2012

Janet Pearl Bertoch of St. George, Utah, formerly of Idaho Falls, left this life she loved on March 26, 2012. Jannie threaded her special ways through friends, family, and associates, as well as incomprehensibly giving all her descendants the strongest ethics that hold societies together: responsibility, determination, family, loyalty, courage, hard work, and support of each other. She did this...

Kenneth Palmer Staples

Kenneth Palmer Staples

Mar 22, 2012

Kenneth Palmer Staples, 80, of Ammon, passed March 22, 2012 at home in the arms of his sweetheart Rachel. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. He was born February 15, 1932, in Goshen, Idaho the son of Joseph Levi and Ada Palmer Staples. Ken was raised in Goshen and Firth and graduated from Firth High School....

Jean Keller

Jean Keller

Mar 22, 2012

Jeannine "Jean" Keller, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 22, 2012, at Parkwood Meadows. No services will be held at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St., Idaho Falls.

Barbara Ann Kalferd Cobbley

Barbara Ann Kalferd Cobbley

Mar 9, 2012

Barbara Ann Kalferd Cobbley, 94, of Idaho Falls died Friday, March 9, 2012 at her home under the loving care of her niece, Marion Peterson, and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born May 19, 1917, in Lower Presto near Firth, Idaho, to Peter Kalferd and Bessie Bartausky Kalferd, immigrants from Lithuania. She graduated from Firth High School in 1935....

Carmen Lee Stompro

Carmen Lee Stompro

Mar 8, 2012

Carmen Lee Stompro, 80, of Bowbells, North Dakota, passed away March 8, 2012, at her son's home in Idaho Falls. She had been under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born May 9, 1931, in Bowbells, North Dakota, to Albert Luckman and Cora Dahl. She grew up in Bowbells and in 1949, she graduated from Bowbells High...

Angeline Sorensen

Angeline Sorensen

Mar 6, 2012

Mrs. Angy Sorensen, passed away on March 6, 2012. She was born in Round Up, Montana, on November 7, 1926, to Mario and Julia Gloder. She received her early education in Round Up, where she graduated from high school. She spent four summers working in Yellowstone National Park. She later moved to Idaho Falls, where she met her husband, Richard...

Beverly Cutler

Beverly Cutler

Mar 5, 2012

Beverly Cutler age 88 died March 5, 2012., at her home in Idaho Falls. She was born March 24, l923 in Salt Lake City to Mabel Williams and Hugh Robert Williams. She grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from West Valley High School in 1940. She later received a certificate of training in drafting from the Manpower Development...

Thomas C. Marker

Thomas C. Marker

Mar 4, 2012

Thomas C. Marker, lost his brave battle with cancer on March 4, 2012, at his home, with his family, and his beloved black lab at his side. Tom was born July 22, 1932 in Rising City, NE. He grew in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from high school. Tom learned to fly at the age of 15, and earned...

Clair Brent Oler

Clair Brent Oler

Mar 3, 2012

Clair Brent Oler, 79, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 14, 1932, to goodly parents, Donald J. and Mary Ellen Young Oler in Stirling, Alberta, Canada. He grew up in Stirling, where he attended a small community school. He was very talented and participated in musical productions...

Lillian Janice Nelson

Lillian Janice Nelson

Mar 2, 2012

Lillian Janice Nelson, 87, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, went home Friday, March 2, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. She was born November 10, 1924, in Felt, Idaho, to Burt and Ouita Arwin Laughlin Whitson. She grew up in Bone and Tetonia, Idaho. She attended schools in Bone. She married...

Ben Albert Frei

Ben Albert Frei

Feb 29, 2012

Ben Albert Frei, 80, of Ammon, ID, died Wednesday evening, February 29, 2012 at the Gables of Ammon. He died peacefully while resting during a walk with his physical therapist. He was born September 17, 1931, in Rexburg, ID to Albert Herman Frei and Martha Blende Fife. He graduated from Marsing High School and moved to Idaho Falls, ID to...

Philip Gorden Knoelk

Philip Gorden Knoelk

Feb 21, 2012

Philip Gorden Knoelk, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at his home. He had been under the care of Hearts for Hospice. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the Ammon Cemetery with Bishop Allen Lundeen officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team and the...

Virginia Mae Nisson

Virginia Mae Nisson

Feb 19, 2012

Virginia M. Nisson passed away peacefully on February 19, 2012. She was born on January 11, 1931 in Salt Lake City to Gerald James Fralick and Mildred Eliza Knowles Fralick. She moved to the Idaho Falls area when she was a child and remained there most of her life. Virginia was married to Arlo V. Nisson on August 25, 1954....

Veldon Glen Miller

Veldon Glen Miller

Feb 18, 2012

Veldon Glen Miller, 81, of Iona, Idaho, died Saturday, February 18, 2012, at his home of natural causes, surrounded by his family. He was born August 18, 1930, in Tooele, Utah, to Joel Andrew and Zona Mary Taylor Miller. He grew up in Shelley and attended Shelley High School He married ElDora Margene Fife in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple...

Betty Lee Randolph

Betty Lee Randolph

Feb 18, 2012

Mrs. Betty Lee Randolph, 86 of Idaho Falls passed away on 2-18 2012 at Eastern Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Her cause of death was due to cardiac arrest. She is survived by two sons: Steven J. Randolph of Peoria, Illinois, and Michael A. Randolph of Idaho Falls; two grandsons: Jacob M. Randolph of Idaho Falls and Daniel S....

Larene Crook

Larene Crook

Feb 15, 2012

Lois LaRene Hiatt Crook, 89, passed away, surrounded by family, at her home on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. LaRene was born in Enterprise, Utah on November 12, 1922 to Earl & LaRetta Hiatt. She moved to Fallon, Nevada as a young child. She met her sweetheart, Howard Crook in Fallon, and they were...

Inez Mae Miller

Inez Mae Miller

Feb 14, 2012

Inez Mae Hackman Miller, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice Alliance of Idaho Falls. She was born May 13, 1920, in Idaho Falls to Fritz Hackman and Emma Caroline Vesgerau Hackman. She grew up on the Hackman farm south of Idaho Falls. She graduated from Idaho...

Ida Lee Benson

Ida Lee Benson

Feb 9, 2012

Ida Lee Benson, 84 of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1927, in Elba, Alabama, to Willie Ben Lee and Belma Chandler. She grew up in Alabama and in 1945, she graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama. She continued her education at Auburn University. While...

Velda Storer

Velda Storer

Feb 6, 2012

Velda Ellen Bird Storer, 77 of Ucon, passed away Monday February 6, 2012, at her winter home in Washington, Utah. She was born March 14, 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Angus Bird and Ethel Coles Bird. She attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. On August 14, 1953 Velda married Don E. Storer in the Idaho...

Roger B Wright

Roger B Wright

Feb 5, 2012

Roger B Wright, loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend, passed, away on Sunday February 5, 2012 at his home from complications of post polio syndrome, at the age of 71. He was born on October 21, 1940 in Idaho Falls to Orice B Wright and Zelda Williams Wright. He was the 6th of 7 children. He grew up...

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