Obituaries

Joseph Pratt

Joseph Pratt

Apr 24, 2017

On April 24, 2017 Joseph Ray Pratt passed away unexpectedly in his home. Joe was born May 29, 1952 to Ray Jones Pratt and Mable Estelle (Walker) Pratt in American Falls, ID. He grew up in the Aberdeen area and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1970. Soon after graduation he enlisted in the Army with his friend David George....

Gail M Wood

Gail M Wood

Mar 30, 2017

Gail M. Wood (76) passed away on March 30, 2017 at his home in American Falls after an extended Illness.  Gail was born on August 17, 1940 to Morris T and Ruby J (Hunt) Wood in Santa Monica, California. When he was one year old Gail and his parents returned to West Jordan, Utah where his father Morris took over the...

Kathleen Rae Garcia

Kathleen Rae Garcia

Mar 22, 2017

Kathleen Rae Garcia passed away March 22, 2017.   A visitation with family and friends will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Davis-Rose Mortuary, 170 Idaho Street, American Falls Idaho.  The  funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m.

Monte Lind

Monte Lind

Mar 21, 2017

Monte Ray Lind passed away March 21, 2017 after an extended illness with his wife Dixie by his side. He was born May 12, 1954 in American Falls, Idaho to Darrel Oscar Lind and Lenore Reed Lind. He grew up in Roy, Idaho. Monte farmed most of his life and later moved to American Falls and worked at J.R. Simplot.  He...

James Buckley Davis

James Buckley Davis

Mar 3, 2017

James Buckley Davis, 80, of Heyburn, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 3rd, 2017.  Jim was born April 25, 1936 in Murtaugh, Idaho to Loyd C. and Esther (Noh) Davis.  He graduated from Grandview High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy as a Communications Tech, stationed in Okinawa, Japan.   Jim returned to Grandview, Washington where he...

Dennis Charles Marvin

Dennis Charles Marvin

Mar 3, 2017

Dennis Charles Marvin, April 16, 1938 - March 3, 2017.   Dennis was born in Nebraska to Lois (Fernau) and Charles Marvin.  He served in the Navy at a Naval Base as Midway Island, he always talked about the Gooney Birds and all the adventures he had throughout his service.   On August 12, 1970 he married Dianna Campbell.  A year later they welcomed...

Bonnie Booth

Bonnie Booth

Mar 2, 2017

Bonnie Sue Booth, 83, went to be with her Heavenly Father Thursday, March 2, 2017. Bonnie was born to Rex and Helen Nichols on Dec. 25, 1933 in Aberdeen, ID, where she grew up and attended school. She was the third of five children. She married Earl Mayer on June 23, 1953. Together they had four children: Richard, Rob, Joy...

Lewis Dixon Farnsworth

Lewis Dixon Farnsworth

Mar 2, 2017

Lewis Dixon Farnsworth, 92, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at home in American Falls.  He was born April 20, 1924 in Glenns Ferry, Idaho to Lewis Franklin and Sabra Mae Farnsworth.  Lewis lost his mother at a young age. His father then married Rosetta Hansen who raised Lewis as her own son and along came three brothers.  He attended public school in...

Maurice Paul  King

Maurice Paul King

Feb 16, 2017

Maurice Paul King, 84, of American Falls, formerly of Aberdeen, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Maurice was born April 27, 1932 in Aberdeen, Idaho to Paul Dean and Sabra Norean Kendall King. He graduated from Aberdeen High School and upon graduation served an LDS mission in the Texas/Louisiana mission. After his mission, he served in the Air Force in...

Bud Kelly

Bud Kelly

Feb 10, 2017

Bud Kelly, 92, peacefully passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Idaho State Veteran’s Home.  Bud was born on October 11, 1924, to Robert and Phoebe Kelly in Rockland, Idaho.  Bud lived his early life in Rockland, Idaho.   The family moved to American Falls after the sale of the homestead in Rockland.  Upon graduation from American Falls High School, Bud received...

Georgia A. Christensen

Georgia A. Christensen

Jan 30, 2017

Georgia Deane (Albertson) Christensen lost her courageous battle with dementia on the evening of January 30th, 2017 at the Mini-Cassia Care Center in Burley Idaho. She was born on September 27th, 1941 in Pocatello, Idaho to father Warren Devon Albertson and mother Vida Ricks. She had 3 siblings Barbara, Wayne, and David. She married Norman Keith Christensen on September 10,1960...

Maisie "Pearl" Elizabeth  Funk

Maisie "Pearl" Elizabeth Funk

Jan 22, 2017

Masie “Pearl” Elizabeth Christina Louise Schultz Funk was born to Gottlieb and Louise Schultz January 6th, 1920 in Sterling, Idaho. She married Ewald “Tony” Funk on March 31st, 1939 in Pocatello, Idaho. They moved from Idaho to Athena, Oregon in 1946 and opened “Funks of Athena”, a general mercantile store which they ran for 30 years, along with a children’s...

Guy "Bum" E.  Roper

Guy "Bum" E. Roper

Jan 19, 2017

“Bum” was born in Arbon Valley to Rex Marion Roper and Madeline Lilly England Roper. He was the oldest of nine children. Bum was raised in Arbon Valley until he finished eighth grade. The family then moved to American Falls, where Bum went to high school. In 1943 he joined the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific aboard...

Maria Guadalupe Barrientos Gonzelez

Maria Guadalupe Barrientos Gonzelez

Jan 9, 2017

Maria Guadalupe Barrientos Gonzalez passed away January 9, 2017.

Dorothy Ruth Montross

Dorothy Ruth Montross

Jan 5, 2017

Dorothy Ruth Montross, 72, of American Falls, passed away January 5, 2017. Ruth was born March 27, 1944 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Chester Lynn and Dorothy Grace Wortley. She grew up in Howe, Spencer, and Darlinton, Idaho.   Ruth Graduated from Butte County High school in 1962. She met and married Jessie James Montross (1966) and raised her family in...

Jack  Carl  Brown

Jack Carl Brown

Jan 2, 2017

Jack Carl Brown Sr., 85, of American Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 2, 2017.  Jack was born April 2, 1931, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Robert Carl and Ruth (Warren) Brown.  His father died when he was six years old and his mother died when he was 21. Upon the death of his parents, Jack accepted full...

Madaline Mae Crosby

Madaline Mae Crosby

Dec 24, 2016

Madaline Mae Crosby was born January 27, 1932 to Orville and Lois Olmstead Pitney in West Los Angeles, California. She had a sister, Verna, and three half-brothers; Chuck, Orville, and Walt. She married Melvin Crosby on September 4, 1948, and made a home in California where they had four children: Kathy, Ron, Debbie, and Cary. Madaline adored babies, and took...

Blaine Kirby

Blaine Kirby

Dec 23, 2016

Blaine Kirby was born in Salt Lake City, UT, on Nov. 9 1928, to Peter and Reva Kirby. Blaine enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for four years. He was a veteran of the Korean War, stationed there for 16 months. Shortly after Blaine’s discharge from the army he met Mildred Mills. They were married on Nov. 27 1954,...

Beverly Kay Westover

Beverly Kay Westover

Dec 20, 2016

Beverly Kay Thompson Westover was born October 29, 1931 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She lived in Shelley, Idaho and then moved to Aberdeen. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and then went to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. There she met the love of her life, Ruel J. Westover from San Bernadino, California. They were married in December 30,...

T. Alice  Cox

T. Alice Cox

Dec 11, 2016

T. Alice (Harrell) Cox died December 11, 2016 at Edgewood Assisted Living Center in American Falls, Idaho. She was born December 19, 1924 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, the seventh child of Silas Eugene and Lena Azalee (Randall) Harrell. Alice married Wayne Perry Cox on January 9, 1943 in Woodville, Mississippi. Wayne was stationed at Camp Van Dorn, serving in the U.S....