John A. Waters
Dec 22, 2012
John Arden Waters "Pete", 83 years old, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012, at home surrounded by his family. We are mourning the loss of our beloved father, grandfather, husband, brother, uncle and friend. John was born April 28, 1929 in Pocatello, Idaho to Cecil and Chloe Waters. He was the third of five children. John graduated...
Kelli Sue Hudson
Dec 19, 2012
Kelli Sue Hudson, 51, of Pocatello, died December 19, 2012 at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. She was born October 21, 1961, in La Mesa, California, the third daughter born to Lavar Hudson and Phyllis Ryder Hudson. At the age of 8 months, Kelli became very ill which left her with lifetime disabilities. At the time of her death she...
Gene William Thomas
Dec 18, 2012
Gene William Thomas, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday Dec. 18th, at the home of his daughter, Krista Stafford and her husband Jeromy, where he resided with them for the past 2 years. Although he has been 'freed' from the shackles that were his illnesses & is no longer suffering this world, he will be dearly missed by...
Verdi V. Caldwell
Dec 18, 2012
Verdi Caldwell, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at Lily and Syringa Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born July 23, 1926, in Bingham, Utah, to Elsie Quigley and Victor Burton. She grew up and attended schools in Pocatello. In 1945, she married Melvin LeGrande...
Donald R. Wilson
Dec 15, 2012
Donald Roy Wilson of Idaho Falls died at the age of 78, December 14, 2012, from natural causes. He was born September 7, 1934, in Dillon, Montana.He was the first son born to Marjorie Anderson and Harry S. Wilson. He began working for the Yellow Cab Company and then worked 23 years at French's/Pillsbury potato dehydration plant in Shelley. His...
Gertrude Elma Slimmer
Dec 7, 2012
Gertrude Elma Slimmer, 92, of Idaho Falls, died December 7, 2012, at Friends and Family Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was born June 20, 1920, in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, to Lawrence J. Gettemy and Irene Stauffer Gettemy. She grew up and attended schools in Youngwood. She graduated from high school in 1938. While living on the east coast, she...
Dana Pettingill
Dec 6, 2012
Dana Pettingill, 54, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012. He was born January 31, 1958, in Mountain Home, Idaho, to Theo Larry and Delta Simmons Pettingill. He grew up in Mountain Home and graduated from Mountain Home High School. He married Becky Joseph on May 24, 1992, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Knowing he wanted to spend his life...
Valerie Lynn Sturm
Nov 30, 2012
Valerie Lynn Sturm, 52, of Idaho Falls lost a battle with cancer Friday, November 30, 2012. Valerie was born October 9, 1960 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Bobbie and Samuel Harr. When her parents divorced, she moved with her mother and sister, Melanie, to Idaho Falls, where she later graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On April 25, 1981 she...
Cheryl Ann Olson
Nov 23, 2012
Cheryl Ann Jacobsen Olson, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012, at her home. She was born October 12, 1961, in American Falls, Idaho, to Donald E. Jacobsen and Arlene D. Tinker Jacobsen. The family moved to Idaho Falls where she attended Bush Elementary, Eagle Rock Junior High and Skyline High School. In March 1981, she...
Jean Evelyn Shewmaker
Nov 19, 2012
Jean Evelyn Rollins Shewmaker, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012, at her home at Lincoln Court. She was under the care of One Source Hospice. She was born June 18, 1929, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Charles and Evelyn Rollins. Jean grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts. In 1959, she married Piatt "Pat" Shewmaker, who was a 27...
Beth Roszell
Nov 13, 2012
Beth Ivie Roszell, 70, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away November 13, 2012, at her home. She was under the care of Idaho Home Health & Hospice. She was born August 15, 1942, in Afton, Wyoming, to Edwin D. Ivie and Marjorie Anderson Ivie. She grew up and attended schools in Etna and Star Valley, Wyoming. She lived in California,...
Gerald Don Harmor
Nov 4, 2012
Gerald "Jerry" Don Harmor, 78, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born January 11, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to John Albert Harmor and Verna Ledford Harmor. He grew up in Oklahoma and California. On August 29, 1984, he married Lucille Nelson in Beaver, Utah. Besides Oklahoma...
Elaine Getsinger
Nov 4, 2012
Elaine Hanson Getsinger, 85, of Iona, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 4th, 2012, at the home of her youngest daughter, Marilyn Danielson, in Shelley, Idaho. She was surrounded by several of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren at the time of her death. She was born the third of five children on August 2nd, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lee...
Hazel Ruth Toole
Nov 3, 2012
Hazel Ruth Toole, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of a pulmonary embolism. She was born June 1, 1935, in Wenatchee, Washington, to Kenneth Coppess and Ada Smith Coppess. Hazel's mother passed away when she was 3 years old, and her father married Velma Bennett when Hazel was 6 years...
Gerald Robert Gray
Nov 2, 2012
Gerald Robert Gray, 74, Idaho Falls resident, passed away Nov. 2, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born January 22, 1938, in Albion, Idaho, to Robert Charles Gray and Freda Perrins Gray. He grew up in Blackfoot. In 1956, he graduated from Blackfoot High School. He served with the Idaho National Guard. On August 15, 1957, he...
John Dean Capek
Nov 1, 2012
John Dean Capek, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St., Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com
Sandra Gayle Foster
Nov 1, 2012
Sandra "Sandy" Gayle Foster, 65, of Firth, Idaho, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on Nov 1, 2012. She was born December 9, 1946, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, to Nelson Virgil Allen and LaDonna Fern Davis Allen. She grew up at Guthrie and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The family moved to California when she was 13. She graduated from Banning...
Kenneth P. Fallon Sr.
Oct 30, 2012
Ken P. Fallon Sr., 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 30, 2012 at Turtle and Crane of cause's incident to age. He was born April 5, 1916, in Goldthwaite, Texas. He married Geneva Whisenant, the love of his life, on November 18, 1934. After working in the petroleum industry in Texas, and the shipyards in San Diego at the...
Irel Douglas Church
Oct 30, 2012
Irel Douglas Church, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at his home of pancreatic cancer. He was born November 17, 1930, in Burley, Idaho, to Robert Holiday Church and Edna Leanore Paulson Church. He grew up and attended school in Burley. In 1949, he graduated from Burley High School and later attended Albion State Normal College....
Alexandria Caryn Hunter
Oct 28, 2012
Alexandria C. Hunter, 54, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls. Condolences may be sent online at www.coltrinmortuary.com
