obituaries

Feb 8, 2006

Ann Staker, 89, passed away Feb. 8, 2006 in Salt Lake City, UT.

Someone once wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Such was the life of Ann Jenkins Staker who brought great joy to those who loved her and grace and beauty to the world in which she lived.

She was born...

Jan 31, 2006

Alta Leigh Fluke

Alta Leigh Fluke, 83, of Idaho Falls, died January 31, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of causes due to age.

She was born April 17, 1922, in Malad City, Idaho, to Daniel J. Leigh and Rachel Jones Leigh. She grew up in Malad and graduated from Malad High School in...

Jan 30, 2006

Colleen Marie Christensen Wynn, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2006, from cancer. Hospice Alliance assisted the family with her care.

Colleen was born May 26, 1946, in Ontario, Oregon, to David Hubert and Sarah Leone Compton Christensen. She was reared in Nyssa, Oregon. She married Alden C. Wynn on August...

Jan 29, 2006

Marie Deschamps

Marie Deschamps, 67, of Rio Verde, Arizona, and formerly of Idaho Falls, died January 29, 2006, at the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital of a lingering illness.

She was born November 4, 1938, in Idaho Falls to Thomas Nessen and Georgia Williams Nessen. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Idaho Falls High School....

Jan 26, 2006

Herta Anna Schreyer, 94, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away Jan. 26, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born Nov. 21, 1911, in Leubsdorf, Germany, the daughter of Gustav and Anna Bartzsch Kempe. She grew up near Dresden, Germany, and immigrated to the United States at the age of 17 in l928. She married...

Jan 26, 2006

Perry James Anderson, 96, of Rigby, passed away Jan. 26, 2006, at the Turtle & Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, of natural causes. He was born Dec. 1, 1909 in Rigby, Idaho, the son of James C. And Martha Maud Perry. He grew up and attended school in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. After...

Jan 25, 2006

Russell Cody Herbst, 44, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away Jan. 25, 2006 in Ririe of heart failure.

He was born Aug. 23, 1961 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son of Ronald William and Doreen Allphin Herbst. He grew up and attended schools in Ririe and graduated from Ririe High School in 1979. He earned his Bachelor's Degree...

Jan 24, 2006

Betty J. Rinehart

Betty J. McDonald Rinehart, 76, of Idaho Falls, died January 24, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

She was born February 3, 1929 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Orville J. McDonald and Ruby Freed McDonald. She grew up in Vienna, West Virginia, and graduated in 1948 from Parkersburg High School.

Jan 21, 2006

Lewis Grant Nielsen, 77, of Idaho Falls, died January 21, 2006, at his home of emphysema and cancer caused by smoking. He had been under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

He was born February 11, 1928, in Coltman, Idaho, to Marie and Clifford Nielsen. He attended school in the little red Crowley school house,...

Jan 20, 2006

David "Jeffery" Boyde

David "Jeffery" Boyde, 32, of Idaho Falls, died January 20, 2006, in a motor vehicle accident near Antelope Flats on Highway 26.

He was born Oct. 23, 1973, in Gary, Indiana, to Larnell Hooks and Annie Kate Boyde. He grew up in Gary and graduated from Horace Mann High School in 1990....

Jan 20, 2006

Born March 11, 1980. Beloved son of David Brett Clifford and Terry Lynn Clifford. Brother of Nicole Marie Clifford. Grandson of Nolan Dean Clifford (deceased) and Carol Bernice Clifford of Boise, Idaho. Grandson to Lorayne Helen Knox (Norman) of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Clifford A. Brady Jr. (Ruth) of Idaho Falls.

The wonderful memories of Josh will...

Jan 13, 2006

Percy Miller Cox, 92, of Idaho Falls, died January 13, 2006, at his home in Idaho Falls.

He was born Sept. 25, 1913, in Jameston, Idaho, the son of Thomas Harrison and Nellie Katherine Miller Cox. He grew up in Jameston, Idaho, and attended Shelley High School.

He married Virginia Balmforth Jan. 5, 1936 in...

Jan 7, 2006

Dorothy Geraldine Lowe Beyer passed away peacefully at her home in Garfield, Idaho, on January 7, 2006.

Dorothy was born in Ucon, Idaho, November 18, 1918, to Ira and Rita (Provincial) Lowe. The family moved to York, Idaho, and Dorothy graduated from the York school. Dorothy worked at the Sacred Heart Hospital for several years.

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Jan 3, 2006

Ephraim Eugene Stucki, 85, of Idaho Falls, died January 3, 2006, at his home. He had been under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

He was born December 17, 1920, in Coltman to Jacob Stucki and Mary Anna Butikofer Stucki. He grew up in Coltman and attended and graduated from Ucon High School in 1939....

Jan 2, 2006

Duane Evelyn Missman, 90, of Idaho Falls, died January 2, 2006, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls of natural causes.

She was born March 12, 1915 in Jay, Florida.

She spent 60 years in Florida where she worked with and retired from Civil Service at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. She lived the past...

Dec 29, 2005

Violet Adeline LaMeres Shipp, 90, of Idaho Falls, died December 29, 2005, at Mallory House in Idaho Falls. She had been under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

She was born at home May 26, 1915, in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota, to Jay Ellsworth LaMeres and Inez Adeline Knapp LaMeres. She grew up and attended school...

Dec 28, 2005

Larry E. Eslinger, 64, passed away December, 28, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born July 28, 1941, to Edwin Eslinger and Dorothy Shelton Eslinger. He was raised by his mother and step-father, William T. Bowman.

He served 4 years in the United States Air Force.

On January 28, 1966,...

Dec 27, 2005

James Reed Barnes, 91, of Idaho Falls, died December 27, 2005, at the Gables Assisted Living of Ammon. He had been under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

He was born July 23, 1914, in Blackfoot, Idaho, the tenth of twelve children, to Oscar Barnes and Mary Ellen Bennett Barnes. He grew up in the...

Dec 26, 2005

Richard Theodore Staggie, 61, of Boise, and formerly of Idaho Falls, died December 26, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise.

He was born April 21, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to LeRoy Staggie and Jane Ann Henry Staggie. He grew up and attended school in Idaho Falls.

In 1962, he married Dianne Walters...

Dec 22, 2005

Lilly Anna Wiemer Richards, 84, of Idaho Falls, died Dec. 22, 2005, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 28, 1921, in Waco, Nebraska, the daughter of William B. and Lilly Mae Foster Wiemer. She grew up in York County, Nebraska.

She married Harry Strobel on Sept. 19, 1942, in York,...