obituaries

May 26, 2006

Jeanette Gagliardi, 67, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, May 26, 2006, at the home of her daughter. Local funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary.

May 20, 2006

Annabelle Hill Trayner Snarr Annabelle Hill Trayner Snarr, 90, passed away at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on May 20, 2006 from cancer of the liver and colon. She was born September 28, 1915 in LeGrande, Oregon to Jacob H. and Lottie Parkinson Hill Trayner where she lived the first eight years of her life. The family moved...

May 16, 2006

Eloise Mott Conaway, 84, formerly of Idaho Falls, died May 15, 2006, at the home of her daughter in Meridian, Idaho. She was under the care of Horizon Hospice and Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

She was born June 17, 1921, in Vernal, Utah, to William Barlow and Avalena Preece Mott. She grew up and attended schools in Vernal.

May 16, 2006

Rachael Miriam Brooks, 84, of Pocatello, Idaho, formerly of Idaho Falls, died May 16, 2006, at Cottonwood Cove Retirement Communities in Pocatello.

Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls. Interment will be in the Ammon Cemetery.

May 8, 2006

Lisa Ann Niebaur Bennington, of Middleton, Idaho, passed away May 8, 2006, of natural causes. Born in Boise, Idaho, on April 23, 1969, Lisa was raised and lived most of her life in the Treasure Valley she loved.

Lisa attended Boise High School, and later Boise State Univeristy. She worked for 12 years as a CNA before returning to...

May 7, 2006

Edwin Lee Reeves, 83, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, May 7th, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He had been under the care of Aspen Home Health.

He was born August 9, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Edwin Rush Reeves and Erma Venice Snedaker Reeves. He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake. In 1940,...

May 7, 2006

Nicholas M. Miseirvitch, 56, of Irwin, Idaho, died May 7th, 2006, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of complications following surgery.

Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St. in Idaho Falls. Condolences may be made to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

May 5, 2006

"Mr. Skateland"

Cecil D. Lofthouse, loving father, grand-father, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away at home May 5, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. Cecil was born 21 January 1922 in Driggs, Idaho, the son of George Fredrick Lofthouse and Ellen Maria Danielson. He grew up and was educated in Teton Valley, graduating from Teton High...

Apr 22, 2006

Merle Joyce Christiansen Barsalou, 81, Idaho Falls resident, died April 22, 2006, at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls.

She was born June 14, 1924, in Downey, Idaho, the daughter of LaVina Anna Rose and Moses Josephat Christiansen.

Mom grew up in Downey, Idaho and graduated from Downey High in 1942. She attended Idaho State University for...

Apr 21, 2006

Rose Jennell Pope, 75, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer that lasted 16 years.

She was born May 5, 1930, in Henderson, Texas, the second of five children born to Jennings and Ella Wiley Dukes. When she was still a young girl, the family moved to the Texas...

Apr 18, 2006

Rebecca "Becky" Geolene Smith, 50, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, of a stroke following a long term illness at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

She was born on August 28, 1955, in Idaho Falls to George William Smith and Mary Helene Finley Smith. She grew up and attended school in Idaho Falls and graduated from...

Apr 16, 2006

William "Bill" Melvin Decker, 77, of Blackfoot, died April 16, 2006, at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born December 5, 1928, in Coshocton, Ohio, to Phillips S. Decker and Elizabeth Tumblin Decker. He grew up and attended schools in Coshocton and Cleveland, Ohio. He served with the U.S. Army from 1950-1952 during the Korean War.

Apr 12, 2006

Marjorie Bernice Phillips, 86, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at her home.

She was born February 27, 1920, in Butte, Montana, to Archie C. Frye and Bernice Van Stein Frye. She grew up and attended schools in Butte. Following graduation, she attended Butte Business College and later moved to Idaho Falls.

On December 7,...

Apr 9, 2006

Armani Bernardo Murphy, 5 months old, of Idaho Falls, died April 9, 2006, at his home.

He was born Nov. 2, 2005, the son of Clarence and Stephanie McCord Murphy.

He enjoyed going for strolls with his sisters, brother, and the neighborhood kids; watching television and playing with his family and friends.

He is survived...

Apr 7, 2006

Wayne Coffel, 66, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Friday, April 7th, 2006 at the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Private Family Services were held under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls.

Mar 29, 2006

Eula Williams Ellsworth, 90, Pocatello resident and former Idaho Falls resident, died March 29, 2006, at home in Pocatello. She was born February 22, 1916, in Lewisville, Idaho, the daughter of William and Hulda Elizabeth Hill Williams. She grew up in Lewisville and graduated from Midway High School in 1934.

She married Robert Dean Clifford in 1937, and they...

Mar 15, 2006

Bonnie May Lambert, 45, of Shelley, Idaho, died March 15, 2006, at her home of a heart attack.

She was born on September 19, 1960, in Rigby, Idaho, to Virgil Duwitt Scott and Lillian Alice Pearl Walton Scott. She grew up in Rigby and attended schools there, eventually earning her GED.

On September 3, 1978,...

Mar 9, 2006

Mary Norma Connolly, 86 of Idaho Falls died early Thursday March 9, 2006 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born January 5, 1920 in Dinuba, CA to Dea K. and Magdeline Giddings. She was raised on their grape ranch and graduated from Dinuba High School in 1938.

She graduated from Heald Business College in Oakland...

Mar 6, 2006

Our wonderful father, loving, husband and proud grandfather, Dwain H. Judy, passed away on March 6, 2006. He had been fighting a strong battle with cancer for over a year and his body was tiring. So his Heavenly Father, with the help of his mother, Dorothy, who also just passed away on February 18th, helped guide him to a...

Feb 21, 2006

Gail Constance Freitas, 65, of Idaho Falls, died February 21, 2006, from cancer at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation.

She was born July 30, 1940, in San Diego, California, the daughter of Roger Francis Ryder and Rose Josephine Young Ryder. Her father was a career marine and the family moved all over the country during her younger...