Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Judy Wells

Judy Wells

Oct 9, 2026

Judy Wells, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2026, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Idaho Falls 21st Ward, 1155 1st Street. The family will visit with friends Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon Road, and...

Shaun Lee Clary

Shaun Lee Clary

Oct 7, 2026

Shaun Lee Clary, 62, passed away at his home unexpectedly on October 7, 2026, after a courageous fight against stage 4 cancer.

Shaun was born on August 22, 1964, in Bountiful Utah, to Homer Les Clary and Marlene Edna Ziebarth Clary.

He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1982. Shaun had a deep love...

Deborah Ann Goodman

Deborah Ann Goodman

Oct 7, 2026

Deborah Ann Goodman, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 7, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Deborah was born October 8, 1958, in Morristown, New Jersey, to Richard Menagh and Patricia Ohlueler-Menagh. She grew up and attended schools in Stanhope as the eldest of three brothers and two sisters. She also attended County College...

Leslie Ann Sorensen

Leslie Ann Sorensen

Oct 7, 2026

Leslie Ann Sorensen, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 7, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Symbii Home Health and Hospice.

Leslie was born March 23, 1944, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Leslie Richard Sorensen and Norma June Wardle Sorensen, the 2nd of what would be, six children, 5 daughters and one son. She grew up in...

Larry Bates

Larry Bates

Oct 7, 2026

Laurence Albert “Larry” Bates, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 7, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Mission Home Health and Hospice.

Larry was born March 25, 1947, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Paul Jennings Bates and Helen Fish Bates. He grew up and attended schools in Mesa, Arizona, and graduated from Westwood High School.

On May 29,...

Marlene LaRae Quinn

Marlene LaRae Quinn

Oct 6, 2026

Marlene LaRae Quinn, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 6, 2026, at The Wildflower Assisted Living in Rigby. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Marlene was born June 5, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Dwain Landon and Viola Cunningham Landon. She grew up and attended schools in Osgood and Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Brent Ray Hansen

Brent Ray Hansen

Oct 6, 2026

Brent Ray Hansen, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 6, 2026, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center.

Brent was born April 6, 1964, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Sydney Lyle Hansen and Gloria Ann Mitchell Hansen. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley, ID and graduated from Shelley High School.

On October 22, 1988, he married Maury Dana Miller in Idaho...

Robert "Buck" Brooks Horton Jr.

Robert "Buck" Brooks Horton Jr.

Oct 6, 2026

Robert "Buck" Brooks Horton Jr., 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 6, 2026, at his home. 

Services will be held at a later date.

A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Thomas Karl Holm

Thomas Karl Holm

Oct 5, 2026

Thomas Karl Holm, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 5, 2026, at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tom was born October 24, 1957, in Rexburg, Idaho, to DelRay Holm and Shirlee Ann Drake Holm. He grew up in Roberts and attended Roberts Elementary and Roberts Junior High School. He graduated from Skyline High School. He attended...

Sondra "Sunny" Lee Morgan

Sondra "Sunny" Lee Morgan

Oct 5, 2026

Sondra Lee Cook Morgan, loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully in her home on October 5, 2026, under the care of her loving granddaughter, London Hall, family members, Clover Care and Brio Hospice. She peacefully returned to her Father in Heaven where we are...

Larry Dee Moore

Larry Dee Moore

Oct 5, 2026

Larry Dee Moore, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 5, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Larry was born February 15, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clifford Wesley Moore and Thelma Ann Hutchens Moore. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls...

Merlin Gifford

Merlin Gifford

Oct 5, 2026

Merlin Alma Gifford, 83, of Ammon, passed away October 5, 2026, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center.

Merlin was born November 20, 1942, in Santa Monica, California, to Alma M Gifford and Lola Freeman Gifford. He grew up and attended schools in Wapello, Idaho, and graduated from Blackfoot High School. He also attended Idaho State University where he earned his...

Phyllis Joan Arrington

Phyllis Joan Arrington

Oct 4, 2026

Phyllis Joan Woodyard Williams Arrington of Little Rock, originally of Falls Church Virginia, 93, has died of a heart ailment. Phyllis is survived by her 3 children (Jim, Shelley and Lacey), 2 stepsons (Gerry and Mike), 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She lived an extremely full life of travel, teaching and education, one of her many passions.

Phyllis, an only...

Alynn McIntire

Alynn McIntire

Oct 4, 2026

Alynn Peterson McIntire, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 4, 2026, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Alynn was born October 23, 1941, in Smithfield, Utah, to George “Russell” Peterson and Verla Maria Humphreys Peterson. She grew up and attended schools in Washington Terrace and Farr West, Utah. She later attended school to be a cosmetologist.

On August 19,...

Reah Larae DePriest

Reah Larae DePriest

Oct 3, 2026

Reah Larae DePriest, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 3, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Private family services will be held.

A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Bill Isle

Bill Isle

Oct 2, 2026

Ninety-two years of life was unexpected for a baby born prematurely and kept alive with help from a bottle of Jack Daniels. Willis “Bill” Joseph Isle passed away Friday, October 2, 2026, with family by his side in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Bill was born two months premature on Father’s Day, June 17, 1934, in Soda Springs, Idaho, at his grandmother’s house...

Cynthia Laree Linger

Cynthia Laree Linger

Oct 1, 2026

Cynthia Laree Linger, 57, of Roberts, ID, passed away October 1, 2026, at her home.

Cynthia was born May 18, 1969, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dwight Allen Linger and Donna Jean Park Linger. She grew up and attended schools in Rigby. She was unable to finish high school, but in 2005 she went back to school and got her GED....

Karl Whittington

Karl Whittington

Oct 1, 2026

Karl Whittington died on October 1, 2026, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to chronic kidney failure. He was a native of Nephi, Utah, born in nearby Payson. He was the son of Pat K. and Ruby Bowers Whittington, born minutes after his identical twin brother Kent.

The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he attended Crestwood Elementary School and summers...

Duane Harris Burtenshaw

Duane Harris Burtenshaw

Oct 1, 2026

Duane Harris Burtenshaw, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 1, 2026, at Promontory Point Rehabilitation.

Duane was born January 6, 1931, in Shelton, Idaho, to John Harris Burtenshaw and Lottie Marie Ball Burtenshaw. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. He also attended Ricks College where he met his future wife, Enid.

On October...

Claudia Chamberlain

Claudia Chamberlain

Oct 1, 2026

Services may be viewed live at this link: https://zoom.us/j/99715119197#success

Claudia Houston Chamberlain, 79, of Ammon, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia, surrounded by her family.

Claudia was born August 31, 1947, in Logan, Utah, to Roy D. Houston and Chloe Irene Reese Houston. She grew up in North Ogden and graduated from Weber High School. She had...