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Idaho falls, Idaho Obituaries
Matthew Robson
Dec 28, 2009
Matthew Leedy Robson, died at his home in Idaho Falls on December 28, 2009. He was born October 2, 1974, to William Robson and Pam Leedy Robson in Fontana, California. He later moved with his family to San Gabriel, and Ventura, California, before moving to Idaho Falls where he attended school, graduating from Idaho Falls High School in 1993. He...
Tom W. Infanger
Dec 26, 2009
Tom W. Infanger, 89, long time resident of Idaho Falls and Ammon passed away December 26, 2009, in Bountiful, Utah, where he had been living with his daughter for the past three years. He was born July 20, 1920, in Parshall, Colorado, to William Henry Infanger and Emma Vogel Infanger. He grew up and went to school in Kremmling, Colorado....
Jane Nate Richards
Dec 24, 2009
Jane Nate Richards, 84, of Idaho Falls, returned to her Father in Heaven, on Christmas Eve, 2009. She was born July 8, 1925 in Dingle, Idaho to Cornell Walton Nate and Alice Grimmett Sparks. She attended twelve years of schooling in Cokeville, Wyoming, graduating from high school in 1943. She attended Brigham Young University for one year. She then moved...
Margaret Raachel Bentley Potts
Dec 19, 2009
Margaret Rachel Bentley Potts passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 in her Idaho home. She was born November 20, 1920 to William David and Daisy Maude (Davis) Bentley in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, joining an older brother, C.W. and sister, Sissie.She lived in Wrigley at the Tennessee Products & Chemical Corporation section house where her father worked. When Rachel was 13...
Bessie Short Sant
Dec 18, 2009
Bessie Short Sant, formerly of Salt Lake City, Utah, 94, died December 18, 2009 at Fairwinds Retirement Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born November 13, 1915, in Toccopola, Mississippi, to Louis Fontain Short and Minnie Ola Nowlin Rogers Short. She lived in Toccopola, Mississippi until 1931 when she moved with her mother and sister, Ruby, to Oxford, Mississippi....
Geraldine Ruth Marie Kurtz
Dec 15, 2009
Geraldine Ruth Marie Kurtz, 94, of Idaho Falls, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at Parkwood Meadows. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. She was born January 18, 1915, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin She graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1933. She attended a teachers college for 2 years. She then moved to Sussex, Wisconsin. On August 1,...
Jack Francis Ryan
Dec 15, 2009
John "Jack" Francis Ryan, 88, of Iona, died December 15, 2009, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls of complications from Alzheimers. He was born July 19, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Leo Ryan and Evelyn Merwin Ryan. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He attended Holy Rosary Catholic School through 6th grade and in...
Donna Mable Cheney
Dec 14, 2009
Donna Mabel Briggs Cheney, 82, of Idaho Falls died December 14, 2009, at Mt. Vernon Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She had been under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. She was born January 4, 1927, in Perry, Idaho, to James C. Briggs and Mable Jane Young Briggs. She grew up in the Sunnydell-Archer area and graduated...
Richard Dale Kyle
Dec 9, 2009
Richard Dale Kyle, 70, of Iona, Idaho, died December 9, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born August 7, 1939, in Healdton, Oklahoma, to George Kyle and Freda Rushing Kyle. He grew up in Healdton and in 1913 the family moved to California. In 1958, he graduated from Strathmore High School. He attended college for one year...
David Ray Young
Nov 22, 2009
David Ray Young, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 22, 2009 in his home. He was born May 9th, 1951 in Idaho Falls to Grant and Hazel Nelson Young. He grew up in Idaho Falls. He attended Idaho Falls High School, and later received his GED. He was a United States Marine and served his country during the Vietnam...
Almira Cole Richardson
Nov 19, 2009
Almira Cole Richardson, 94, of Ammon, passed away peacefully November 19, 2009, in her home surrounded by family. She was born June 15, 1915 in Arimo (Marsh Center), Idaho to Robert E. Cole and Almira Jane Cutler. She attended school in Arimo, Idaho graduating from high school in 1934. She graduated from the University of Idaho Southern Branch in Pocatello...
Cirila Garcia-Lemus
Nov 18, 2009
Cirila Garcia-Lemus, 82, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, with a rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Eugene Leonard Mead
Nov 11, 2009
Eugene "Gene" Mead, 76, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary.
Twila J. Denison
Nov 7, 2009
Twila Jean Jenson Denison, 80, of Ammon, passed away in her home on November 7, 2009. She was born January 9th, 1929 in Rexburg Idaho to Neils and Irene Jenson. She attended Madison High School and graduated in 1946. She attended Ricks College and Brigham Young University, graduating with a degree in business. She also earned a teaching certificate from...
Joanna Firth
Nov 7, 2009
Clara Joanna Firth, 78, of Blackfoot and formerly of Thornton, Idaho, died November 7, 2009, at Bingham Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. She was born July 28, 1931, in Thornton, the sixth child born to Joseph Burton Firth and Myrtle Roth Morgan Firth. She grew up in Thornton and attended Union School and Madison High School. She graduated with the...
Skeets Bentzen
Nov 2, 2009
Francis Lawton "Skeets" Bentzen, 89, of Idaho Falls died November 2, 2009, at his home. He was born February 19, 1920, in New York City, New York, to Carl Bentzen and Phyllis Lawton Bentzen. He grew up and attended schools in Neptune City, New Jersey. In 1938, he graduated from Neptune High School. He attended King's College and the University...
Donald Young Oler
Nov 2, 2009
Donald Young Oler, 82, of Gresham, Oregon,and formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died November 2, 2009, in Gresham. He was born October 13, 1927 in Sterling, Alberta, Canada, the son of Donald John and Mary Ellen Young Oler. He was raised and educated in Canada. He continued his education at Idaho State University in Pocatello. On September 18, 1963, he...
Raymond Donald Thompson
Oct 29, 2009
Surrounded by loved ones, Raymond Donald Thompson, 80, of Idaho Falls died October 29, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1929, in Roberts, Idaho, the fifth child born to Aaron Milton and Fern Rider Thompson. Raymond was raised in the Hamer area where he attended school. In 1947, he graduated from Hamer High School....
William Richard Alexander
Oct 25, 2009
William Richard "Rich" Alexander, 63, of Idaho Falls, died October 25, 2009 at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. He was born July 25, 1946, in Gainesville, Texas, the son of Alonzo Thomas and Ida Belle Alexander. He was raised in Idaho Falls, and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Placerville, California, where he graduated from Ponderosa High School in 1964....
Norma Loretta Dyke
Oct 25, 2009
Norma Loretta Dyke, 86, of Idaho Falls, formerly of San Diego, California, died October 23, 2009, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village. Inurnment will take place at Fort Rosencrans National Cemetery, in Point Loma, California. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com
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