Obituary: Walt Coyne

Walt Coyne Idaho Falls, Idaho Walter Joseph Coyne, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 13, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1927, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Thomas Francis Coyne and Christine Von Stein Coyne. He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated from West High School. He married Verda Victoria Stucki September 5, 1950, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He worked as a grocery store manager at Safeway and owned the Food King grocery store in Idaho Falls. He then owned and managed Pioneer Book Store in Idaho Falls for 25 years. An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served as Stake Young Men President, as a Counselor in the Bishopric, on the Stake High Council, and as Bishop. He served a mission in his youth to the Netherlands and was proud that he remained fluent in Dutch throughout his life. He enjoyed reading, travel, his family, and especially loved visits with his grandchildren. Walt was friendly and outgoing and loved sharing his time with others. Surviving are: daughter: Mary Ann Coyne of Salt Lake City; son: O. Norman (Jeanell) Coyne of Ammon, ID; daughter: Lisa Orme of Idaho Falls, ID; daughter: Holly (Lars) Elkin of Aberdeen, ID; brother: Thomas P. Coyne of Salt Lake City; sister: Catherine Hatch of Salt Lake City, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grand children He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Verda, and a sister, Betty Tovey. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 17, 2005, at the Idaho Falls LDS 16th Ward, 855 South Boulevard, with Bishop Mark Richardson officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, and Thursday for one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial, the Grant-Central Cemetery directed by Wood Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woodfuneralhome.com