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

Braden  Lee Wheeler

Braden Lee Wheeler

Aug 21, 2013

Braden ran to be with his Father in heaven on Aug. 21st, 2013. Brady was born on 1/1/11 @ 1:11 p.m. from that day on Brady was so full of life. He always wanted to be moving. He was so full of energy. He had the most contagious laugh and he was always smiling. Yet he also mastered eye rolling...

Cecil  Leon Rice

Cecil Leon Rice

Aug 20, 2013

CECIL LEON RICE Cecil Leon Rice passed away peacefully at his home early Tuesday morning, August 20, 2013 surrounded by his daughters and Lois, his sweetheart of 66 years. Leon was born in Plevna, Missouri on September 29, 1924 to James Cecil and Virgie Belle (Rhoades) Rice. He married Lois May Shuler in a civil ceremony on October 23, 1947,...

John  B Gellings

John B Gellings

Aug 19, 2013

He was born on April 14, 1927, in Idaho Falls to Joseph and Pearl Provincal Gellings. He attended New Sweden grade school, OE Bell Jr. High and graduated from Idaho Falls High School where he was student body president. After graduation, John served in the army occupational forces stationed in Germany and France from 1945 - 1947, returning home to...

Charles  William Brooks  II

Charles William Brooks II

Aug 18, 2013

Charles William Brooks was born on 11 April , 1923 and passed away on 18 August , 2013 in Twin Falls, ID.

Wilbert  Leroy Terry

Wilbert Leroy Terry

Aug 16, 2013

Wilbert Leroy Terry was born on 30 December , 1942 and passed away on 16 August , 2013 in Twin Falls, ID.

Marcella  Mae Atherton

Marcella Mae Atherton

Aug 14, 2013

Born in Tribune, Kansas the only daughter and oldest of four children to Henry and Esther Oltman. She remained in Kansas until she was fourteen when her family moved to Fruitland where she attended school and met the love of her life, Jim Atherton. Jim and Marcella married in 1940, and started their family. By the time their oldest was...

Norris  Andrew West

Norris Andrew West

Aug 12, 2013

Norris A. West, 91 passed away on August 12, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society surrounded by his family. He was born on September 23, 1921 in Idaho Falls, to Lewis West and Edith Burkman. Norris grew up on a farm in New Sweden. He attended New Sweden Elementary School and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He served in the...

Joan Carolyn Brown Johnson

Joan Carolyn Brown Johnson

Aug 12, 2013

Joan Carolyn Brown Johnson was born on 21 May , 1942 in Lebanon, OR and passed away on 12 August , 2013 in Ontario, OR.

Verlie  Amelia Nixon

Verlie Amelia Nixon

Aug 9, 2013

Verlie Amelia Wood Nixon , 85, of Twin Falls passed away Friday evening, August 9, 2013 at Woodstone Retirement Center in Twin Falls. She was born January 11, 1928 in Tetonia, Idaho to Leo Wood and Verlie Buxton Wood. She had four brothers and two sisters and was raised in the Teton Valley. When she was young she excelled in...

Gerald LeRoy "Jerry" Morelock  Jr.

Gerald LeRoy "Jerry" Morelock Jr.

Aug 3, 2013

Gerald "Jerry" LeRoy Morelock Jr., went to be with his Redeemer, Jesus Christ, after fighting a courageous seven year battle of Multiple Myeloma. He passed away August 3, 2013, in Boise ID surrounded by his loving family. He is now pain free and dancing in heaven. Jerry was born Jan. 27, 1955, to Jerry Sr. and Carol Morelock, in Bakersfield...

Raymond  L. Best

Raymond L. Best

Aug 2, 2013

Ray was born on June 7, 1927, to Walter Joseph Best and Gertrude Marie Lynch Best in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from Springfield High School and Springfield Business College. Ray joined the Army Air Corps on March 1, 1946, and was a Veteran of World War II. While in the service, he was stationed at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado....

Ethel June Croff Mantaras

Ethel June Croff Mantaras

Aug 2, 2013

Ethel June Mantaras, 90, of New Plymouth, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at a care facility in Nampa. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, New Plymouth. A viewing will be held from 12 p.m. (noon) - 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at the church....

JoAnne Ruth Mootz Taylor

JoAnne Ruth Mootz Taylor

Jul 29, 2013

JoAnne Ruth (Mootz) Taylor, 75, of Fruitland, lost her battle with cancer and went to her Father in heaven on Monday, July 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Fruitland. Interment will follow at Park View Cemetery, New Plymouth. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen...

Patricia Laura Banes "Patti" Frates

Patricia Laura Banes "Patti" Frates

Jul 28, 2013

Patricia L. "Patti" Frates, passed away of natural causes at her home in Fruitland on July 28, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2nd at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Services and arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette. Condolences may be made to Patti's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Patti was born...

Amy Marlette

Amy Marlette

Jul 27, 2013

Amy was born October 11, 1957, in Oakland, California, to Varro and Colette Clark. Two younger brothers and a sister completed the family. At age 13 Amy developed brittle Type I diabetes. Most of Amy's high school years were spent in Kentucky, where she acquired all the grace and charm of a southern belle, but her Senior year and graduation...

Carl  Henry Munsterman  Jr.

Carl Henry Munsterman Jr.

Jul 27, 2013

Carl Henry Munsterman was born on 4 June , 1930 in Vale, OR and passed away on 27 July , 2013 in Ontario, OR.

Frank  B. Edwards

Frank B. Edwards

Jul 27, 2013

Born on August 25, 1930 in Freedom, Wyoming to Warren and Zella May Edwards, Frank finished high school early to enlist in the Army. While serving in Korea as a medic, he earned a purple heart. After finishing his term in the military, Frank worked for Mountain Bell for 37 years before retiring. Never one to hold still for long,...

Edna Frances Thompson Harmon Gruell

Edna Frances Thompson Harmon Gruell

Jul 27, 2013

Edna Frances Harmon Gruell, 96, of Payette, ID passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 in Payette. A viewing for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) Thursday, Aug. 1st at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel in Payette, prior to graveside services at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Payette. Condolences may be made to Edna's family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com....

Stella  Marie Nichols

Stella Marie Nichols

Jul 26, 2013

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1923 to Mary and Anthony Brosky, Stella led a productive and sometimes hard life primarily as a homemaker. She was strong willed which helped her both to persevere and to achieve. She attended a Tridelphia school and enjoyed practicing acrobatics when she was young. She married Charles Pascavage at the onset of World War...

Lois  Darlene Douglas

Lois Darlene Douglas

Jul 26, 2013

Lois Darlene Rynearson Douglas, 73, of Payette, passed away unexpectedly from the effects of COPD on Friday, July 26, 2013 at home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2nd at the LDS Church, 501 S. Iowa Ave., Payette. Condolences may be made to Lois' family at www.shaffer-jensenchapel.com. Cremation is under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel,...

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