Obituaries

Sep 22, 2010

BLACKFOOT - Vivian Woolley Dills, 83, passed away September 22, 2010 in Blackfoot, Idaho. Vivian was born August 7, 1927 in Denver Colorado, the only child of Adrian Rumel Woolley and Vivian Genette Sperry. Her family moved to Pocatello, Idaho where Adrian owned and operated Mountain Electric for many years. Vivian attended public schools and graduated from Pocatello High School...

Sep 16, 2010

Earl Leland Braga, Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away on September 16, 2010. Earl was born in Gooding, Idaho, on September 12,1918, the tenth child of eleven children born to Antone and Mary Ann Braga Silva immigrants from the islands of Sao Miguel and Pico in the Azores. He grew up on an eighty acre farm east of Gooding where he...

Sep 14, 2010

POCATELLO-Lon William Herbst, 60, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at his home. Lon was born February 1, 1950 to E. Randall and Margie Ireton Herbst in Blackfoot, Idaho. He attended Groveland Elementary, Blackfoot Jr. High, and graduated from Blackfoot High School. Lon joined the army in 1969 and served active duty in SE Asia. While serving in the military...

Sep 12, 2010

IDAHO FALLS - Maxine Eleanor Hopkins, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday September 12, 2010 at a local care facility. Maxine was born to Jack and Susan Farris on February 7,1931 in Morris, Oklahoma where she lived her younger years. She moved to Roseburg, Oregon with her family as a teenager. She later married Marshall Matthews in May of 1951....

Sep 11, 2010

Our beloved William Franklin Rife Sr. (Frank) passed away at his home on September 11th, 2010. Frank was born on January 10th, 1945 in Howard Ridge, Missouri. He was the second child of Willie and Rose Rife. He moved to Idaho in 1964, where he met and married Brenda Lee Head on June 13th, 1966. They had two sons, William...

Sep 10, 2010

POCATELLO-Tamara Gaye Ranstrom, 51, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho on October 24, 1958 to Max and Doris Ranstrom. She attended local elementary schools, Hawthorne Jr. High and graduated from Highland High School in 1976. She began her career as a licensed insurance agent at Davis Insurance, and later worked for Egan Insurance. Her...

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Sep 6, 2010

Ruby Riley, 97, passed away September 6 in Preston, Idaho. Ruby, the 5th of 10 children born to Nathan Fair Doyel and Mary Caroline Goodner, was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, October 14, 1912. She married Claude Riley on November 15, 1932 in Oklahoma. Shortly thereafter they moved to Reedley where they spent the rest of their lives. Ruby was the...

Sep 6, 2010

Edgar Paul "Bud" Ballard 1921 -- 2010 Edgar Paul "Bud" Ballard completed his earthly journey on September 6, 2010. He was a hard worker all of his life so it is fitting that those labors ceased on Labor Day. Bud was born May 30, 1921 in Washington Oklahoma to Cordia Ruth Boley and Joe Ballard. His mother and stepfather, Owen...

Sep 5, 2010

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Sep 5, 2010

Marva Lou Jenkins Barnes, 80, of Twin Falls, joined her sisters with our Heavenly Father on September 5, 2010. Marva was born the eldest daughter of Russell and Marvilla Jenkins on April 18, 1930 in Clarkston, Utah. She married and was sealed to Glenn Eldon Barnes on September 21, 1951 in the Logan Utah Temple. Marva had many church callings...

Sep 2, 2010

Thomas K. Schafer,69,from Twin Falls, Idaho died September 2,2010 due to an extended illness. Tom was home-birthed February 16,1941, near Burley, Idaho to William and Elizabeth Schafer. Thomas knew he wanted to be a Civil Engineer by the time he was eleven years old. Understanding College would be expensive, he set up his own shoe shinning business in front of...

Sep 2, 2010

Twin Falls - Charles D. Capps passed away September 2, 2010. He was born in Richfield, Idaho February 10, 1931 to Ruby (Hawkins) Capps and Clive J. Capps. Charles was raised by his stepfather John H. Falck. Charles graduated from Jerome High School in 1949. He married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Mae Brandon July 8, 1950. Charles served nine...

Sep 1, 2010

Vada Marlene Dye, 68, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at home surrounded by family following a battle with liver disease. She was born on November 16, 1941 in Pocatello. She was the daughter of Maurice and Vada Mangum Twitchell. Her father later died in World War II. In 1947 her mother married A. Stanley Merrill and Marlene became one...

Aug 29, 2010

Roseanna Ortega, 28, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2010, at a local hospital. Roseanna was a beautiful baby. She grew up always being happy. After an accident in 1991, she spent all her time taking care of her little sister June. She absolutely loved her children, Anthony, Chandler, and Brianna. They all moved to Pocatello, Idaho to be close to...

Aug 28, 2010

Carrie Ann Andreason , 24, passed away on Saturday August 28th, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Boise. On February 12, 1986 Carrie was brought into this world by her loving parents Jaime Andreason and Tammie Miller Andreason. She was the special little sister of Kimberly and Derek. The three had a very unique bond, together they...

Aug 28, 2010

Wilma Belle Brennan, 88, of Filer, passed away peacefully at her home on August 28, 2010. Wilma was born February 26, 1922 near Castleford, Idaho the daughter of Fred Lee and Mary Wilson. She was the third of four children. She had two brothers, Russell Sydney Wilson and Willard Lee Wilson and one sister, Cecil Wilson Stafford. Wilma was a...

Aug 25, 2010

POCATELLO - Elizabeth B. Stutzman, 84, of Pocatello, formerly of Burley, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010, in Pocatello. Elizabeth was born March 17, 1926. She married William D. Stutzman in 1950. She was a talented seamstress. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star, and the Ladies Shriners. She enjoyed quilting, painting, and dancing in...

Aug 24, 2010

Noel D. Jacobs, 76, of Pocatello, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Noel was born on November 29, 1933, the first of six children of Samuel D. Jacobs and Zola May Harris Jacobs in Sugar City, Idaho. He attended Pocatello High School. He joined the United States Air Force and was stationed...