All Obituaries

Ralph Smith Hunter, 91, of Iona, passed away September 23, 2022, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. Ralph was born July 21, 1931, in Rigby, Idaho, to William Wallace Hunter and Bertha O'Donnell Hunter. He attended grade school in Ririe and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He graduated from Ricks College in 1954, and later pursued his Master's Degree in math at the University of Utah. Ralph excelled in athletics from an early age and played football for Ricks College. He...

Lisa Ann Ker Killpack, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 23, 2022, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Lisa was born June 30, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Keith Douglas Ker and Ann Elizabeth Metcalf Ker. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. She also attended Boise State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature. On December 11, 2018, she married Steven Killpack in Idaho...

Dale Jay Killpack, 80, of Firth, passed away September 22, 2022, at his home. He was under the care of Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, Nuclear Care Partners, and his loving family.  Dale was born August 9, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ellis Killpack and Hazel Elnora Peterson Killpack. He grew up and attended schools in Firth and graduated from Firth High School. After high school, Dale attended the LDS Business College. On November 8, 1963, Dale married Carol Marie Hardy in...

Hazel Mary Hoffman, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 22, 2022, at her home.  Private family services will be held.       

Gregory Scott Anderson was born on September 21, 1945, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Ralph Stanley and Winnie Elaine Maheras Anderson. He gently passed from this life on his 77th birthday September 21, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to complications of late-stage Parkinson's Disease.   He spent his childhood and youth in Rexburg, Idaho. As a youth, he enjoyed sports like diving, swimming, golfing, skiing, and fishing. He didn't particularly like hunting because his dad...

Joseph Walters Merrill, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 13, 2022, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community. He was under the care of Hand of Hope Hospice. Services will be held at a later date. A full obituary will be available soon.

Donna Marie King, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 18, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. Donna was born January 29, 1963, in Port Townsend, Washington, to James Richard McCaskey and Margaret Ellen Thompson McCaskey. James passed away when Donna was two years old.  Her family moved to Wellsville, Utah.  When Donna was 5 years old, her mother, Maragaret remarried. Donna was raise to maturity by her Step Father, Dick William Holmes.  At the age of 15 her family...

E. Katherine Erickson, 93, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away September 18, 2022, at Caring Hearts Assisted Living in Pocatello, Idaho. Katherine was born February 9, 1929, in Provo, Utah, to William L. Miller and Elsie Katherine Sorensen Miller. She grew up and attended schools in Provo, Utah, graduating from BYU High School. She later graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Clothing and Textiles from Brigham Young University, a Master’s Degree in Retailing from New York...

Sandra Louise Peterson, 79, passed away September 17, 2022, in her hometown of Idaho Falls. Sweet Sandi was born August 28, 1943, in Syracuse, New York, to Donald Alexander MacPherson and Doris Louise MacPherson. While the family originally settled in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where her father "Scotty" worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, it was the train ride west in 1948, to Idaho Falls that cemented her forever home. She grew up on 12th Street with extended family that included...