Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas
Dr. Duane H Smith
May 13, 2026
Dr. Duane H Smith, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 13, 2026, at his home surrounded by his wife and several of his children.
Duane was born August 12, 1946, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Horace Egbert Smith and Olive Theone Cooper Smith. He grew up in Goshen, Idaho, and graduated from Firth High School. He later attended Brigham Young...
Bill Scott
May 13, 2026
William “Bill” Scott, 86, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away on May 13, 2026, of cancer.
Bill was born on September 19, 1939, in Villisca, Iowa, to Robert Thomas Scott and Ruth Fryer Scott. After graduating from Villisca High School in Iowa, he moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. He married Verna Bush in the Idaho Falls Presbyterian Church on April 28, 1961....
Larry Parry
May 12, 2026
Lawrence DeLane “Larry” Parry, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 12, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Brio Home Health and Hospice.
Larry was born February 8, 1936, in Roosevelt, Utah, to Melvon LeRoy Parry and Phoebe Hullinger Parry. He grew up and attended schools in Roosevelt, and attended Union High School. He went on to...
Ben R. Hix
May 11, 2026
Benjamin Ray Hix, 49, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Ben was born on May 9, 1977, to Randy and Michaelena Hix. He was raised in Osgood, Idaho, and had many fun adventures growing up in the country. He worked hard moving pipe and helping his dad on the family tree...
Valda Kay Hemming
May 10, 2026
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Valda K. Hemming, 87, of Sydney (Australia), Poway, (California), Washington (Utah), and Ammon (Idaho) passed away May 10, 2026, at her home in Ammon. She was under the care of her loving children and grandchildren, with the unflagging support of Eden Home Health and Hospice of Idaho Falls.
Valda Hemming was a tough-minded, assertive, wildly creative, inventive...
Janice Jo Shively
May 10, 2026
Janice Jo Shively, 89, of Terreton, passed away May 10, 2026, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the West Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in Terreton, Idaho.
A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.
Darwin Fox
May 10, 2026
Darwin B. Fox, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 10, 2026, at his home.
Darwin was born September 10, 1940, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Darrel Wilson Fox and Melva Maud Goodson Fox. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon and graduated from Bonneville High School. After high school, he joined the United States Army and served in the...
Lauri Bartell
May 8, 2026
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...
Jane Hilder
May 7, 2026
Thelma Jane Hilder, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 7, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Jane was born April 3, 1943, in San Bernardino, California, to Thomas Jesse Harris and Zula Clark Harris. She grew up and attended schools in Walnut Creek, California, and graduated from Las Lomas High School.
On October 21, 1962, she married Richard Kent Hilder in...
Zeferina Alvarado de Acevedo
May 7, 2026
Zeferina Alvarado De Acevedo, 67, of Rigby, passed away May 7, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho and her loving family.
Zeferina was born August 26, 1958, in Hidalgo, Mexico, to J. Cruz Alvarado and Petra Resendiz Alvarado. She grew up and attended schools in Mexico.
On July 22, 1974, she married Cecilio Acevedo...
Linda Susan Garman
May 7, 2026
Linda Susan Garman, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 7, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Linda was born July 24, 1949, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to John and Sarah Garman. She grew up in Carlisle and graduated from Carlisle High School. The family moved to Landisburg, Pennsylvania, and then, in 1976, they moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho.
She worked at...
Eleanor Campbell
May 7, 2026
Eleanor L. Campbell, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 7, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Eleanor was born January 6, 1950, in Butte, Montana, to Lewis Medina Fellows and Eleanor Louise Cuny Fellows. She attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School and Butte High School.
She married William John Rauch, and together, they had two children, Carrie and Lisa. They were...
Alan Lloyd Hansen
May 6, 2026
The service may be viewed live via Zoom.
Alan Lloyd Hansen, 71, of Rigby, passed away May 6, 2026, at his home.
Alan was born February 12, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wayne Leroy Hansen and Alain Walda Otteson Hansen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. Alan was a wrestling state champion...
Margene Tirrell
May 6, 2026
Margene Judy Tirrell, 87, of Ammon, passed away May 6, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Margene was born July 29, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rulon Clifford Judy and Marjorie Merrill Judy. She grew up helping on the dry farm during summer and fall harvest. She always enjoyed being outside and helping her family. Margene attended schools in...
Candi Gagnon
May 5, 2026
Candi Lynn Gagnon, 67, of Idaho Falls, entered eternal life on May 5, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Candi was born March 19, 1959, in Bakersfield, California, to Bernard James Foxal and Lillie Belle VanDerHorst Foxal.
Candi made her home in Bakersfield, California, where she worked as a case manager for California Children’s Services. Her favorite part of her career...
Debbie Pretzer
May 5, 2026
Deborah Pretzer, 62, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born May 31, 1963, in Denver, Colorado, to Eugene Dale Peters and Sarah Jane Reneau Peters. She grew up in Denver, Colorado. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, and later earned her master's degree in...
Art Childs Jr.
May 4, 2026
Arthur Kay “Art” Childs Jr., 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 4, 2026, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.
Art was born June 30, 1945, in Butte, MT, to Arthur Kay Childs and Lorrraine Marie Barth Childs. He grew up and attended schools in Butte, MT and graduated from Butte High School.
On September 27, 1974, he married Mary...
Emily Sue Martin
May 4, 2026
Emily Sue Martin, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 4, 2026, at her home.
Emily was born April 12, 1941, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to Theodore Weible and Anna Mildred Plumlee Weible. She grew up and attended schools in Arkansas.
On May 27, 1961, she married Robert Harry Martin in Pocatello, Idaho. Emily and Robert made their home in the Salmon area,...
William "Rick" Richard Sterling
May 4, 2026
William "Rick" Sterling, 82, of Georgetown, Idaho, passed away May 4, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
No services will be held.
Leo Kay Harker
May 4, 2026
The service may be viewed via Zoom here.
Leo Kay Harker, 91, died on May 4, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
“Little Leo,” as he was affectionately called by his sisters, was born at the family home on December 8, 1934, in Shelley, Idaho, to Benjamin Ernest Harker and Anna Elizabeth Pehrson Harker. When he was four years old, Leo’s...
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