obituaries

Sep 4, 2017

Vera Lettie Hill Madsen Anderson, 87, of Idaho Falls, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Lettie was born on February 16, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Painter and Hazel Manila Thomason Hill. She was the only child of eight children born in...

Aug 30, 2017

Patricia Love Morse, 77, passed away on August 30, 2017 at home with her loved ones.  She was under the care of her family and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Pat was born on April 22, 1940, to John Hugh Love, Sr. and Veda Mae Ringle Love in a small white farm home in...

Aug 27, 2017

Marie Kay (Simpson) Rollene, 72, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, August 28, 2017, at Lily and Syringa. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Marie was born on December 30, 1944, in Tampa, Florida to Alfred E. and Clara M. Hults Simpson. She grew up in Caledonia, New York. She graduated from Caledonia-Mumford High...

Aug 26, 2017

Jere Benjamin Wilkinson, 77, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, of natural causes at Fairwinds Retirement & Assisted Living Community under the care of OneSource Hospice.

Jere was born August 31, 1939, in Burley, Idaho to Lloyd V. and Jacqualine (Hogan) Wilkinson. Jere's early years were spent in Utah and Idaho. Although Jere's birth parents later divorced,...

Aug 25, 2017

Donald Duwayne Patterson, 69, of Idaho Falls, went to be with the Lord, August 25, 2017, surrounded by family singing songs of glory. He passed at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from complications of a chronic illness.

He was born on March 26, 1948, in Idaho Falls, to Donald Dolphus and Caroline Pearl Kitto Patterson. He attended...

Aug 22, 2017

Hazel Elsie (Roe) McCracken, 89, of Idaho Falls, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017, due to the effects of Alzheimer's, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Hazel was born on July 26, 1928, to Joseph Wesley and Mildred Boaz Roe, in Clyde, Kansas. She was the 6th...

Aug 22, 2017

Kathryn (Kay) Jennie Begeal Bentzen, 92, died August 22, 2017, at MorningStar Senior Living Residence in Idaho Falls.

She was born November 3, 1924, in the village of Walton, New York, to Archibald and Bertha Mattice Begeal, farmers near the Hamden area.    At the young age of 9, Kay and her younger sister Dorothy were cared for...

Aug 20, 2017

Evelyn Haws Smith, 87, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at her home.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 28, 2017, at Rose Hill Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Aug 20, 2017

Rosella Alice Ball passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family on Sunday, August 20, 2017.

Rosella was born in 1941, to Gordon and Alice Tuck in Ontario, Oregon and was the oldest of 12 children. She grew up in Ogden, Utah and even after moving out of the area, she held Ogden and the mountains...

Aug 17, 2017

Orcella Sue Zundel, 89, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Fallbrook, California, and Brigham City, Utah, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

She was born June 26, 1928, in Long Beach, California, to Warren S. and Arloa Bell Jamieson Orwin. She grew up in Long Beach and...

Aug 15, 2017

Robert Lee Tabor, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017, surrounded by family.

Robert was born March 2, 1939, in Indio, California, to Pauline Thompson. The family moved to Merced when he was a young boy and he graduated from Merced High School in 1957.

He joined the Navy that year and...

Aug 15, 2017

Our Beautiful, fun, vivacious, daughter Ashley Floyd has left this earth to be with her Father in Heaven. She passed away at home with complications of brain cancer, with her family and her children by her side, on August 15, 2017.

Ashley was born on June 19, 1982, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Brett and Rhonda Floyd. Ashley...

Aug 13, 2017

Ronald A. Cook, 76, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date in Illinois. Local arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Aug 13, 2017

Steven LeRoy Later Jr., 37, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, August 13, 2017.

A Celebration of life will be held at 3:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Please contact the family on Facebook for the location of service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Aug 8, 2017

Carol Valene Griggs Davies passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on August 8, 2017, at the age of 82.

She was born on September 19, 1934, in Driggs, Idaho, to Ninetta LaVern Andrews and James Preston Griggs.  She grew up in Coltman, Idaho, attended Ucon High School and was part of the first graduating...

Aug 6, 2017

Gay W. Leming, 61, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at home surrounded by her family after battling cancer. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Gay was born on June 1, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Dale J. and Alice L. Weatherston. She grew up in the Idaho...

Aug 4, 2017

Kenneth Potter, 63, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Idaho Falls. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First...

Aug 1, 2017

Charles David 'Chuck' Day, 65, of Idaho Falls, died Monday, August 1, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Online condolences may...

Jul 27, 2017

Preston "Pete" Alonzo Blair, 74, of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

At his request, no services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls.

Jul 27, 2017

Irvin 'Irv' Hanson Jr., 89, of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community after battling cancer, surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Irv was born on December 31, 1927, in Shelley, Idaho, to Irven H. and Laura Christensen Hanson. He grew up in...