obituaries

Nov 3, 2007

Stan Murdoch, 69, of Pinedale, Wyoming, died Saturday, November 3, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Local arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Nov 3, 2007

William Gene Ritter, 77, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Saturday, November 3, 2007, at his home. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Oct 30, 2007

Glenis Nels Omanson, 85, of Idaho Falls, and formerly of Hailey, Idaho, died October 30, 2007, at his home.

He was born June 19, 1922, in Tremonton, Utah, the youngest of six children, to Gustave G. Omanson and Addie Ney Omanson. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Provo, Utah, where he was raised and attended school. He...

Oct 26, 2007

Ronald Harold Loveland, 62, of Ammon, died Friday, October 26, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Ron was born September 5, 1945 in Ogden, Utah to Harold and Carrie See Loveland. He grew up and attended school in Ammon and graduated from Bonneville High School. After high school, Ron served his country in the US...

Oct 26, 2007

Reed, M. Elkington, 96, of Ammon, died Oct. 26, 2007, at his home of causes incident to age.

He was born Nov. 19, 1910, in Tooele, Utah, the son of William H. and Elzie McClaws Elkington. He lived the first 13 years of his life in Tooele, and then the family moved to a ranch in Bone, Idaho. He...

Oct 21, 2007

Sherie Rachel Georgeson Faerber, 71, of Idaho Falls, died October 21, 2007, at her home of cancer. She had been under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

She was born January 19, 1936, in Boise, Idaho. She was adopted by William and Lucille Georgeson when she was 16 days old. She grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated...

Oct 20, 2007

Eugene Lincoln Clayton, 85, of Idaho Falls, Idaho went to be with his Heavenly Father on October 20, 2007. He had been under the tender care of Eastern Idaho Hospice and his loving wife, Patsy.

Eugene was born April 11, 1922, in Ucon, Idaho, to Thomas Hugh Clayton and Louvenia Dorcas Slaughter Clayton. He was the eighth child of...

Oct 18, 2007

Roy August Schwabedissen Family Man and Master Teacher

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Roy August Schwabedissen, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 18, 2007. He was born on February 2, 1920 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ricka Krause and Fred William Schwabedissen.

He married his beloved wife, Mildred Smith, on June 4, 1948,...

Oct 13, 2007

Eileen Suzie Ritchie of Ammon, 62, died October 13, 2007, at Life Care Center under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

She was born March 25, 1945, in Blackfoot, Idaho the daughter of Robert Shore and Lydia Allen Shore. She grew up in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1964. She later moved to Salmon. In...

Oct 9, 2007

Howard Frederick Pierce, 94, of Kuna, died October 9, 2007, at Ammon, Idaho. He was born Oct. 21, 1912, to Frederick Abraham Pierce and Hilma Charlotta Hallen in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Ogden High School.

He married Carrie Iona Taylor on Sept. 25, 1940, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They lived in Ogden until 1945 and then...

Oct 8, 2007

Dorsel Ray Webster, Sr., 82, of Idaho Falls, died Oct. 8, 2007, at his home of natural causes.

He was born Dec. 5, 1924, in Ririe, Idaho, in the home of his parents, James Elmer and Zella Romane Webster. He grew up in Ririe and Eagle Rock (now known as Idaho Falls), and received his GED in 2001.

Oct 8, 2007

Boyd Leroy Cripps, 79, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died October 8, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Cedar City, Utah, to Ernest Alonzo and May Joyce Millett Cripps on June 27, 1928. He grew up in Cedar City and San Bernadino, California. He graduated from San Bernadino High School in 1945. He also earned...

Oct 8, 2007

Gigi Ann Masters, 47, of Rexburg, died Oct. 8, 2007, at Madison Memorial Hospital, in Rexburg, Idaho, of cancer.

She was born Dec. 20, 1959, in Marysville, Ohio, the daughter of Gerald Wayne and Waunna Allison Galloway. She grew up in Marysville and graduated from Marysville High School in 1978. She graduated from the Ohio High Point School of...

Oct 7, 2007

Karma Bean Cox, 78, died October 7, 2007 at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho from complications of cancer.

She was born November 22, 1928 in Wilford, Idaho to Lloyd James and Millie Birch Bean, their third daughter. She grew up on a dry farm east of Drummond, Idaho. During the winter months she and her siblings skied to...

Oct 6, 2007

Jane Christina Jaring, 84, passed away on October 6, 2007, from causes incident to age. She was under the loving care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Jane was born November 19, 1922, at Velsen, in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Mina and Willem Van Beek. In 1939, she met her husband Cornelis (Carl) Jaring and they were...

Oct 4, 2007

Hugh Sneed Cole, 84, of Idaho Falls, died Thursday morning, October 4, 2007, at Lincoln Court Retirement Center in Idaho Falls.

He was born March 1, 1923, at home in Lorena, Texas, to William Hugh and Nellie Lee Hill Cole. During his childhood, his family moved every two to three years to small towns throughout central Texas because his...

Oct 1, 2007

Jean Theresa Onken, 36, of Idaho Falls, died Oct 1, 2007, at her home.

She was born April 8, 1971, in Van Nuys, California, to Carroll and Florence Brewer Heacock. She attended Elsinore High School and received her GED in 1991.

She was a Certified Nursing Assistant.

She married Michael Sutton. They were later divorced....

Sep 29, 2007

Vera Loree Evans Owens, 83, of Iona, died Saturday, September 29, 2007 at her home. Vera was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

She was born August 13, 1924 in Lamesa, Texas to Loree and Winnie Dale Davis Evans.

Vera grew up in Artesia, New Mexico, and graduated from Artesia High School in 1942....

Sep 24, 2007

Pearl Evelyn Anderson Good, 95, of Idaho Falls, and formerly of Salmon, died September 24, 2007, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation.

She was born July 28, 1912 in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Carl Anderson and Amanda Grahm Anderson. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot.

On Oct. 7, 1932, she married Thomas Edward "Ed" Good in...

Sep 13, 2007

Good bye Virginia!

Do you know Virginia? If you do, then you know that she was argumentative, stubborn, opinionated, and terribly independent. These traits enabled this farm girl from Winchester, Kentucky, to survive and prosper in post-war Chicago in an automotive factory. Virginia spent her retirement in Idaho Falls.

Virginia maintained her contact with her sister, Frieda....