obituaries

Oct 1, 2017

Betty Jane Kepler, 90, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, October 1, 2017.

She was born on December 2 ,1926, in Parma, Idaho, to Ruby and William Bay.

Betty J. and W.O. 'Bill' Kepler, were married on November 13, 1949. Betty and Bill moved from Caldwell to Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1952, where Bill eventually started...

Sep 30, 2017

Emery Lowe Wiser, of Idaho Falls, passed away at home on Saturday, September 30, 2017.   He began his good life nearly 92 years ago on October 27, 1925, in Franklin, ID as the oldest child of Cliff and Leona Wiser. Growing up years were spent in Trenton, Utah on the family farm during a time the world was entangled...

Sep 23, 2017

Marcella Dorothy Willie Danielson, 92, of Idaho Falls, died Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Gables of Ammon. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

She was born April 7, 1925, in Debuque, Iowa, to Heinrich and Frieda Heidtke Willie.

She married Ralph LeeRoy Danielson in Rigby, Idaho, on August 29, 1947.

She...

Sep 22, 2017

Roger Warren Stucki, 83, of Coltman, Idaho, passed away September 22, 2017, at Life Care Center surrounded by his family.

Roger was born June 22, 1934, in Coltman, Idaho to Jacob and Mary (Butikofer) Stucki.  He grew up and attended school in Coltman and graduated from Bonneville High School.

He attended Ricks College night classes. ...

Sep 20, 2017

Drew L. Johnson, 76, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family.

Drew was born on October 3, 1940, in Aberdeen, Idaho, to Edna Wride and William Q. Johnson. He grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1960.

He served in...

Sep 18, 2017

Alene McBride Hill was born in Provo, Utah on December 23, 1930, to Garnel Joseph and Elda Roylance McBride. She later moved with her family to Goshen, Idaho, Parker, Idaho and Osgood, Idaho. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School at the age of 16.

She met Vernon Hill at a stake dance. He fell in love...

Sep 17, 2017

LaRall Dawn Kent, 73, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, September 17, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family.

LaRall was born July 29, 1944, in Brigham City, Utah and was the first of 6 boys born to Norma Hill Kent and Dawn Kent.

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Sep 14, 2017

Elaine Judy, 77, of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Parkwood Meadows. She was under the care of One Source Hospice.

Elaine was born December 12, 1939 in Broadway, North Carolina at home, the first of 5 children, to Leon, and Bessie Pace.

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Sep 8, 2017

Eugene B. Whaley II, 75, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, September 8, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. He was born on February 7, 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia, to Eugene B. and Amy Mitchell Whaley. He served his country in the US Navy from 1961-1981. He was married to Diana...

Sep 8, 2017

Wm. Theodore (Ted) Steinman, 79, of Ammon, died Friday, September 8, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Ted was born on March 31, 1938, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Rudolf Theodore and Venna Stewart Steinman. His early years were spent on the family farm south of Ashton. As an...

Sep 6, 2017

James Eugene Claver, 79, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Graveside services will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com ....

Sep 4, 2017

Grant LeRoy Hulse, 75, of Ammon, died Monday, September 4, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Grant was born on December 8, 1941, in Logan, Utah, to George Vernon and Illa Annie Elwood Hulse. He grew up in the Blackfoot, Idaho area. He attended school in Snake River and Blackfoot. In 1960, he graduated from Blackfoot...

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 .