Lauri Bartell

Lauriann Bartell, 55, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away May 8, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Lauri was born July 24, 1970, in Provo, Utah, to Stephen Gillman Burningham and Judith Adena Swenson Burningham. She was the third of seven children and was raised in Orem, Utah.

In December 1989, she met Michael Kenneth Bartell, and the two quickly fell in love. Mike and Lauri were married for time and all eternity on December 29, 1990, in the Jordan River, Utah Temple. Together, they built a beautiful life centered on faith and family, and were blessed with six children: Alexander, Joseph, Sadie, Matthew, Brett, and James.

Lauri was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a firm testimony of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. She radiated kindness and compassion and had a gift for making everyone feel seen, loved, and welcomed. Lauri could talk to anyone and treated every person as a child of God. Her life was an example of Christlike love, service, and strength.

More than anything, Lauri loved her family. She poured her heart into her home and into raising her children.

Lauri is survived by her husband, Mike Bartell of Idaho Falls, Idaho; her children, Alex Bartell, and wife, Kaylie, of Spartanburg, South Carolina; Joey Bartell, and wife, Parker, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Sadie Bartell of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Matthew Bartell of McMinnville, Oregon; Brett Bartell, and wife, Jordyn, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and James Bartell of Idaho Falls, Idaho, who is currently serving an LDS mission in Fresno, California. She is also survived by her parents, Stephen and Judith Burningham; her siblings, Stephanie Larson and husband, Howard, Sue Lindquist, and husband, Chris, Julene Fuller, and husband, Kyle, Brett Burningham, and wife, Jamie, Natalie Nordlund, and husband, Isaac, and Camille Parkinson, and husband, Shawn; and her beloved grandchildren, Mayzie-Lou, Troy, Levi, and Lyla.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building at 2055 Coronado Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404. The family will visit with friends from 11:00-11:45 a.m. prior to services. Burial will follow at Ammon Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to https://gofund.me/df545e838.

She will be forever loved and deeply missed by all those blessed enough to know her.