Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for IDAHO FALLS, ID, Bonneville County & Surrounding Areas

Irene  Vivian Bowhay

Irene Vivian Bowhay

Jan 15, 2014

Irene Vivian Bowhay, 98, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village in Idaho Falls. She was born on July 23, 1915 in Spencer, Idaho, to William Glen & Anna E. Smith Haight. She attended elementary schools in Idaho and Oregon and high school in Heyburn, Idaho. She married Cecil Marsena Cannon on October...

Irmgard  Rave Whitaker

Irmgard Rave Whitaker

Jan 12, 2014

She was born June 3, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Heinrich Wilhelm Rave and Frieda Franzen. She was the youngest of four children. When Irmgard entered kindergarten, she could not pronounce her name without a German accent. Her teacher could not understand the name so she wrote down IRMGARD and sent the paper home for her parents to correct...

Donald  Dean Evans

Donald Dean Evans

Jan 10, 2014

Donald Dean Evans, 74, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at 12:40 p.m. at the VA Community Living Center in Boise after getting pneumonia and a partial hip replacement. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Condolences may be made to Don's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Don was born in Hillsboro, OR...

Robert  Keith Richards

Robert Keith Richards

Jan 10, 2014

Robert Keith "Bob" Richards passed away Jan. 10, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Saturday, Jan. 25th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth. Pastor Phil Pittman will officiate. Interment will follow at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, New Plymouth. Condolences may be made to Bob's family at...

Ruth  Marie Jackson

Ruth Marie Jackson

Jan 10, 2014

Ruth Marie Jones Jackson, 92, formerly of Pico Rivera, Calif., passed away peacefully on January 10, 2014 at Heritage Assisted Living in Twin Falls. Due to their failing health, Ruth and her husband, Paul, moved to Twin Falls in 2009 to live with their daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Steve McKasson. Ruth was born Oct. 10, 1921 in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania...

Betty  Jean Magnuson

Betty Jean Magnuson

Jan 10, 2014

Betty Jean Magnuson, 86, of Payette, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at St. Alphonsus - Ontario. A viewing for family and friends will be from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. She will be interred at a later date...

Gregory Mickelsen

Gregory Mickelsen

Jan 10, 2014

Gregory Mickelsen, 68 of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Greg was born October 16, 1945, in Idaho Falls the son of Guy and Hazel Stanger Mickelsen. He was raised in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He attended BYU. He married Jayne Norton in 1966. They...

Linda  Sue Mayberry

Linda Sue Mayberry

Jan 8, 2014

Linda Sue Mayberry, 66, of Payette passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 at her sister's home in Emmett after a battle with cancer. Memorial Services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday January 25, 2014 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Payette First Ward at 501 S. Iowa Ave. Payette, Idaho 83661. Service will be conducted by Bishop...

Joy  M. Springer

Joy M. Springer

Jan 7, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of White Mortuary and Crematory, Twin Falls, ID.

Lois Minnie Osborn Gorseth

Lois Minnie Osborn Gorseth

Jan 7, 2014

Lois was born May 27, 1930 in Calder, ID (Heglar) to George and Jennie Osborn. She graduated from American Falls High School. She has many accomplishments; one of her many being the first female Appraiser licensed in the State of Idaho. She is survived by her husband David Gorseth; a daughter Darlene Bauer (Dennis) of American Falls, ID; a son...

Maurine Edna Clark Maltsberger

Maurine Edna Clark Maltsberger

Jan 6, 2014

Maurine E. Maltsberger, 88, of Ontario, passed away on Jan. 6, 2013 at the Presbyterian Community Care Center in Ontario where she resided; for the last three years she has suffered from the effects of Dementia and related issues. The service to celebrate Maurine's life will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Services...

Lola Best

Lola Best

Jan 5, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Buck Miller Hann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Idaho Falls, ID.

Ardis  Jewel Nelson

Ardis Jewel Nelson

Jan 3, 2014

Ardis slipped off into the arms of our Lord on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. A viewing will be from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7th at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8th at Payette Church of the Nazarene, 1980 7th Ave N, Payette. Condolences may be made to Ardis's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. She...

Leona  Louise Church

Leona Louise Church

Jan 2, 2014

Leona L. Church passed away Jan. 2, 2014 at her home in New Plymouth surrounded by her loving family. Mom was born April 6, 1924 on her parent's farm near Goodland, KS. She and her twin brother Leo were the youngest of seven children of Louis and Mary Huber. The dust bowl and depression of the 1930's caused them to...

Robert  Guy Russell  Sr.

Robert Guy Russell Sr.

Jan 2, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette, ID.

James  Milton Adkins

James Milton Adkins

Jan 2, 2014

Arrangements under the direction of White Mortuary and Crematory, Twin Falls, ID. Service Details. Visitation When: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 Location: Funeral Home Address: Service When: Friday, January 10th, 2014 Location: Funeral Home Address:

Una  Mae Martin

Una Mae Martin

Jan 1, 2014

Una Mae Martin, 87, of Idaho Falls passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1 at Morningstar Retirement Center surrounded by her daughers. She had been under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born February 20th, 1926 in Siebert CO and moved to Idaho Falls area in 1937. She attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Ammon High...

William Junior "Bill" Stephan

William Junior "Bill" Stephan

Dec 31, 2013

Bill was born on a farm near Jackson, NE, the 11th of 14 children of George and Lucy (Frye) Stephan. He attended schools in Dakota County, Nebraska until he left to serve his country during World War II in the Philippines. He was honorably discharged in 1947 and traveled through Idaho to return to Nebraska. Bill met Jean Reed at...

Brenda Davonne Munyon Hickman

Brenda Davonne Munyon Hickman

Dec 30, 2013

Arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette, ID.

James  Aaron Stevenson

James Aaron Stevenson

Dec 30, 2013

James Aaron "Jeff" Stevenson, 76, passed away peacefully Monday morning with his wife beside him, Dec. 30, 2013, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Jeff was born March 5, 1937 in Fayetteville, TN. He was the only child of James Aaron "Doc" Stevenson and Laura Belle Birdsong. His Dad was killed when he was 13...