obituaries

Jul 12, 2007

James Calderon-Mercado, 17, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died July 12, 2007, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Harbor, California on January 25, 1988, to Jaime and Esperanza Calderon-Mercado. He was raised in the Los Angeles, California, area and moved to Idaho Falls four years ago. He attended Hillcrest High School and would have graduated with...

Jul 10, 2007

Dick Thomas, Sr., 82, passed away, July 10, 2007, at his home in the presence of his family. He was born May 2, 1925 in Ashton, Idaho, to Hubert Thomas and Ethel Graham Thomas.

He is survived by his spouse, Catherine Thomas of Idaho Falls; 2 daughters, Anne Thomas of Idaho Falls, and Jayne (Rod) Tucker of American Falls;...

Jul 10, 2007

Phillip Delmore, 55, of Pinedale, Wyoming died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Funeral Arrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls.

Jul 7, 2007

Sharon Bowman, 62, of Ammon, Idaho, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, at her home. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at First Lutheran Church, Corner of Sunnyside Rd. and Rollandet Ave. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Condolences may be sent to the family online...

Jul 7, 2007

Allen Alex Rackham, 21, of Idaho Falls, died July 1, 2007, in Firth, Idaho.

He was born March 8, 1986, the son of Zane B. Rackham and Tammi Smith. He grew up in the Idaho Falls area and attended local schools. He had previously worked for Idaho Travertine but at the time of his death he was working for...

Jul 7, 2007

Dr. L. John Bingham passed away on July 7, 2007, due to injuries from a fall.

Jack was born Dec. 15, 1918, in Ogden, Utah, to Leonard O. Bingham and Huldah Nordquist Bingham. He was their third child and only son.

Soon after his birth, the family moved to Salt Lake City where his early schooling was...

Jul 6, 2007

Olive Hester Caroline Porter, 93, of Randolph, Massachusetts died Friday, July 6, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Memorial services will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 270 N. Placer in Idaho Falls. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com

Jul 6, 2007

Teresa Hoffman, 46, of Kennewick Washington, died Friday, July 6, 2007 in Irwin, Idaho.

Funeral Arrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls.

Jul 5, 2007

Thelma Freeman Bates, 91, of Idaho Falls, died July 5, 2007, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center of natural causes.

She was born December 31, 1915, in Sugar City, Idaho, to William and Hazel Freeman. She graduated from Madison High School in 1934. She married Daniel Hyrum Bates in Rigby on August 10, 1935. Daniel died in September,...

Jul 4, 2007

Arvil Edwin Daw, 95, of Idaho Falls, died July 4, 2007, at his home.

He was born September 18, 1911, to Charles Fredrick Daw and Clara Smith Daw in Shelley, Idaho. Arvil was one of ten children. After his father died in 1930, Arvil took over the responsibilities of the farm and helped his mother for many...

Jul 3, 2007

Raymond Gundmunson, 57, of Pocatello, Idaho died in the Caribou National Forest east of Grays Lake, Idaho.

Funeral Arrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Jul 1, 2007

Diane Khamone, 44, of Boise, Idaho, died Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Funeral arrrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Jul 1, 2007

Cornelis (Carl) J. J. Jaring, 89, passed away on July 1, 2007, from causes incident to age. He was under the loving care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Carl was born May 27, 1918, in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.He was the son of Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Jaring and Anna Cornelia Post Jaring.

He married Jane Van Beek...

Jun 23, 2007

Carrie Iona Taylor Pierce, 87, of Kuna, Idaho, died June 23, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Ammon, Idaho. She was born July 15, 1919, to Alphonso William Taylor and Anna Louise Andersen in Harrisville, Utah. She graduated from Weber High School.

She married Howard Pierce on Sept. 25, 1940 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They...

Jun 22, 2007

Frank Thomas Bithell, Jr., 79, of Idaho Falls, died June 22, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

He was born July 28, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Frank Thomas Bithell, Sr. and Belva Dean Allen. He grew up in Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls. He graduated early from Idaho...

Jun 22, 2007

Sandra Lea Miller, 62, of Idaho Falls, died June 22, 2007, at the home of her daughter, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born October 25, 1944, in Stone County, Missouri, to James Pendergrass and Eunice Marie Miller.

When Sandra was five years old, her mother married John Roy Newman. The family grew during the following years with the...

Jun 21, 2007

Creed L. Mortensen, 81, of Los Gatos, California, and formerly of Salem, Idaho, died Thursday, June 21, 2007, at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center-Santa Teresa in San Jose, California.

He was born April 18, 1926 at home to James Leland Mortensen and Effie Ann Evans Mortensen in Salem, Idaho. He grew up on the family farm. He attended North Salem...

Jun 21, 2007

Delores Joanne Elverud Atwood, 73, of Idaho Falls, died June 21, 2007, at her home.

She was born July 16, 1933, in Brinsmade, North Dakota to Arthur Anderson and Ella Strand Anderson. She grew up in Leeds, North Dakota.

In 1949, she married Ernest Elverud. They were later divorced. She married William Ray and they were later...

Jun 21, 2007

Mary Ann Beatrice Albertson Thornton, 84, of Idaho Falls passed away June 21, 2007, at her home.

She was born November 24, 1922, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Francis Albertson and Margaret Robinson Albertson. She attended the first eight years of school in Osgood and high school in Ammon.

She married Virgil Lawrence Thornton August 20, 1947,...

Jun 20, 2007

Tanner Clark, 15, of Star Valley, WY, died June 20, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Memorial Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 at the Freedom Cemetery in Freedom, WY. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com