Obituaries

Jul 18, 2011

Christopher “Chris” B. Koompin, 79, passed away July 18, 2011 at Power County Nursing Home.

Chris was born May 11, 1932 to Thomas and Hedwig Holz Koompin in Blackfoot, Idaho.  He graduated from Idaho State College of Technology with certificates in welding and metallurgy.  He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict.

He was a member of Local...

Jul 14, 2011

       Linda Lee Armstrong, 67, passed away July 14, 2011 from complications of the liver.  Linda Lee Armstrong was born in April 14, 1944 to Thurman Alfred Kidd and Mildred Sarah Williams Kidd.

She married Lucian Joseph Armstrong in the Idaho Falls Temple on August 22, 1963.

She is survived by her husband Lucian (Lute) of American...

Jun 30, 2011

 

Roger Lee Whitnah, American Falls

Roger Lee Whitnah passed away unexpectedly at age 77 on June 30, 2011 in Pocatello, Idaho.

He was born on June 11, 1934 in Rupert Idaho to Lloyd and Norabelle Whitnah. Rogers mother died when he was 10 years old. Lloyd then married Velma Wood and together they raised Roger along with their children...

Jun 29, 2011

 

Helen Dalke’s Obituary June 2011

American Falls--Helen Brucks Dalke, 96, passed away June 29, 2011. She was born December 25, 1914, on her parents’ farm at Pleasant Valley near American Falls, ID, to Henry and Louise Brucks. On June 15, 1934, she married Ferdinand Dalke of Aberdeen, Idaho. They were married for almost 74 years before...

Jun 11, 2011

Donna LaVon Olsen Treasure, 82, a resident of Aberdeen and Pocatello, passed away on June 11, 2011, at Pocatello Care and Rehab after a long and brave battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. 

Donna was born on November 30, 1928, to Donald and LaVon Marchant Olsen in Buhl, Idaho.  Her parents would move back to Lovell, Wyoming when Donna was...

May 30, 2011

Elaine Bragg, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Power County Nursing Home. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 111 Church Pl., American Falls 1st Ward. There will be a visitation Thursday June 2, form 6-8p.m. at Davis-Rose Mortuary, 170 Idaho St., American...

May 9, 2011

Winford Jones 84, of Aberdeen, Idaho died April 9, 2011 at Bingham Memorial Hospital.  The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Lakeview Ward, 800 S. 2120 W., Springfield, Idaho. Burial will follow at the Aberdeen Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 9:45 -10:45 a.m. Friday before the funeral at the Church....

May 3, 2011

Irene Alber, 68, of American Falls, passed away Tuesday May 3, 2011 at Power County Hospital in American Falls surrounded by her family, friends, and loving husband of 43 years Richard “Sonny” Alber. She entered peacefully into eternal rest as she joined our Heavenly Father in Paradise, and for that we rejoice. Merle Irene Harris was born on April 6,...

Apr 28, 2011

Fae Hulet Moss or Granny Fae to her family and Rockland Valley passed away peacefully Thursday night, April 28, 2011 at the home of her daughter Teri (Brian) Fehringer in Idaho Falls. Her death came 32 days after her twin brother Ray Hulet passed away. She was born March 16, 1923 in Provo, Utah to John S. and Nancy Hunt...

Mar 22, 2011

Finis Troy "Tim" Hayhurst, 84, of American Falls, Idaho passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at the Idaho State Veteran’s Home in Pocatello, Idaho. Tim was born October 12, 1926 in Oak Grove, Arkansas; the youngest of three children of Troy Mac and Della Ethel (White) Hayhurst. When Tim was nine years old his family moved to Payette, Idaho where...

Mar 21, 2011

 

Arlene Lucille Wahlen Conrad, 69, of Spokane Washington passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Ogden, Utah. She was born in American Falls, Idaho to Clarence Erwin Wahlen and Laura LaVern Ferguson.  She was raised in Aberdeen Idaho and graduated from Aberdeen High School. While in high school she participated in drill team, cheer leading and was active in the...

Mar 9, 2011

K. Kim Phillips, 52, of American Falls passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.  He was born October 14, 1958 in North Bend, Oregon to Keith and Donna Phillips. The family moved to American Falls in 1970. 

Kim’s passion for farming began at the early age of five when he joined his dad and uncles driving the tractor. After...

Feb 1, 2011

Ralph Lee Schwarz 69, of American Falls was called HOME to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February1, 2011 surrounded by his family and friends.   He was born on September13, 1941 in American Falls, Idaho, the son of Roy and Hulda Schwarz. He was born and raised in American Falls. He attended schools in American Falls,...

Jan 25, 2011

Elda Harmison, 85, of American Falls passed away January 25, 2011 at the home of her daughter after a lingering illness surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Creekside Hospice. Elda was born in Smoot, Wyoming on August 27, 1925 to Alma Andrew Jensen and Mildred Crook Jensen. She was one of 12 children. She grew up in Smoot...

Dec 24, 2010

Dr. Charles Linfield Crowder was ushered into the presence of the Lord by the angels on December 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM. Linfield was born in American Falls November 13, 1929. and taken home to the homestead of his parents, Charles David Crowder and Elizabeth (Dille) Crowder, the Dille House built by Heber Dille in Neeley, Idaho Soon afterwards his...

Nov 12, 2010

Wilma Ruth Kendall, our beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, 2010, in Quincy, WA. Wilma was born in Trilby, Ohio on Dec 2, 1927 to August and Helen Schultz. In 1943, she moved to Aberdeen, Idaho. She took care of the Dick and Betty Davis family while in high school, later going to work in their restaurant. She also...

Jul 4, 1826

Jul 4, 1826

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States, from 1797 to 1801.  Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain, and he served as the first vice president of the United States.  Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded...

Apr 17, 1790

On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84.

Born in Boston in 1706, Franklin became at 12 years old an apprentice to his half brother James, a printer and publisher. He learned the printing trade and in 1723 went to Philadelphia to work after a dispute with his brother. After a sojourn...