Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas
Donald Raymond Purcell
Aug 16, 2026
Donald Raymond Purcell, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Oakstone Hospice.
Services are currently pending under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Avenue.An obituary will be posted when it becomes available.
Patricia Black
Aug 15, 2026
Patricia Fletcher Black, 84, of Iona, passed away August 15, 2026. She was under the care of Brio Home Health and Hospice.
Pat was born August 2, 1942, to Harold Fayette Fletcher and Edith Anderson Fletcher. She grew up on the Sleeper Ranch in Meeteetse, Wyoming, and graduated from Meeteetse High School.
On June 25, 1960, she married Jess Vernon Black in...
Veneta Holm Gustaveson
Aug 15, 2026
Veneta Holm Gustaveson, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 15, 2026, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community. She was under the care of her loving family and Alliance Hospice.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:30-8 p.m....
Karen A. Kast
Aug 15, 2026
Karen A. Kast, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 15, 2026, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, where private family services will be held.
A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.
Richard James Hays
Aug 14, 2026
Richard James Hays, 88, of Ammon, passed away August 14, 2026, at the Gables of Ammon. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.
No services are planned.
A full obituary will be available soon.
Michael D. Hargis
Aug 13, 2026
Michael D. Hargis, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
Mike was born on February 9, 1963, in Ogden, Utah, to Darrell Thomas Hargis and Marilyn Barker Hargis. He grew up and attended schools in Bountiful, Utah, and graduated from Viewmont High School. He achieved his Eagle...
Robert Woods
Aug 11, 2026
Robert Earl Woods, 79, of Ammon, passed away August 11, 2026, at his home.
Private family services will be held.
Sherry Marlene McNamara Watkins
Aug 11, 2026
Sherry Marlene McNamara Watkins passed away peacefully at her beloved home on South Boulevard in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 11, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 82 years old.
Sherry was born September 4, 1943, at the old LDS Hospital near the Idaho Falls Temple. It seems fitting that her life began in the shadow of a temple that...
Julia Gold
Aug 11, 2026
To My Beloved Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Wife, and Wonderful Person:
You were born on November 24, 1954. Our parents, Lorenzo Malaver Aliaga and Susana Soto Cuba, celebrated your arrival, as did your siblings, Teresa, Rodolfo, and Carmela.
Julia was born to stand out, with her beautiful face, mischievous smile, and warrior spirit. During her adolescence, she excelled in sports—especially volleyball—at her school,...
Tim Mueller
Aug 10, 2026
With heavy hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Timothy Willard Mueller, lovingly known as Tim Mueller, on August 10, 2026. He peacefully departed from this world in the comfort of his home with all his loved ones by his side.
Born on October 6, 1960, in Twin Falls, Idaho, Tim lived a life full of love...
Michelle Clark
Aug 10, 2026
Services will be broadcast live here.
Michelle Clark, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 10, 2026.
Michelle was born on April 26, 1967, in Roy, Utah, to Charles Mowry and Terri Conan Price. She grew up and attended school in Ogden, Utah. She moved to Idaho Falls the summer before her Senior year and lived with her grandparents, Max and...
Theo "Ted" Orchard
Aug 10, 2026
Theo Ray Orchard, known respectfully and lovingly as "Ted," passed away August 10, 2026, at the age of 91, in his home, in Iona, Idaho, under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Born on September 28, 1934, in Logan, Cache, Utah, to Clifford P. Orchard and Reta E. (Burns) Orchard, Ted lived a long,...
Bill Bott
Aug 9, 2026
William Dennis Bott, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 9, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Harland Hendricks
Aug 7, 2026
Harland Russell Hendricks, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 7, 2026, at home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and his loving family.
Harland was born January 17, 1939, in Bingham Canyon, Utah, to Felix Mason Hendricks and Doris Charlene Fish Hendricks. He grew up in Pocatello and Twin Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...
Rafael Fonseca-Ortiz
Aug 6, 2026
Rafael Ivan Fonseca-Ortiz, age 20, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on August 6, 2026, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Rafael was born on November 11, 2005, in Long Beach, California, to Rafael Fonseca and Alicia Ortiz. He lived in California until the age of three, when he and his family made Idaho Falls their home. Rafael grew up...
Arthur Lee Johnston
Aug 6, 2026
Arthur Lee Johnston, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully August 6, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family and dogs.
Arthur was born August 30, 1938, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Betty and Robert Johnston. He grew up and attended schools in Twin Falls and Ammon. He graduated as high school president from Bonneville High School. He also attended...
Joel Grover
Aug 6, 2026
Joel Franklin Grover, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 6, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Joel was born August 3, 1961, in Mesa, Arizona, to Herman Jack Grover and Olive Geniel Hale Grover. He grew up and attended schools in Mesa and graduated from Mesa High School.
On September 18, 1986, he married Bonnie Cleveland in Rexburg, Idaho. Joel and...
Tyson Ferguson
Aug 5, 2026
Robert Tyson Ferguson, 53, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away at EIRMC in Idaho Falls after a short health battle that sadly took the big man's life, a big man and our best friend, gone way too soon. Tyson, in every way, was larger than life, both in statue and in personality. To know Tyson was to love him. His...
Sandra Ruth "Sandy" Dougan
Aug 5, 2026
Sandra Ruth “Sandy” Dougan, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 5, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Sandy was born May 31, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Henry Gifford and Ruth Ella Russell Gifford. She grew up and attended schools in the Osgood, Blackfoot, and Firth area, and graduated from Skyline High School.
On November 29, 1994, she...
Judith Ellen "Judy" Williams
Aug 4, 2026
Judith Ellen “Judy” Williams, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.
Judy was born October 2, 1942, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Leland George Hawkley and Sarah Ellen Adkins Hawkley. She grew up and attended schools in American Falls, Idaho, and graduated from American Falls High School....
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