Obituaries

Kaleb Jordan Saunders

Aug 25, 2022

Kaleb Jordan Saunders, 29, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 25, 2022, at his home.

Jordan was born July 21, 1993, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. When Jordan was 2 ½ years old, his dad married Misty, and she brought along her son, Bryant. Jordan instantly had a mom and big brother overnight. Within the next three years,...

Nina Clarisa Rose (Gash) Sierra

Aug 25, 2022

Nina Clarisa Rose Sierra, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 25, 2022, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Nina was born December 14, 1927, in Liberty, Texas, to Richard and Starlene Gash. She grew up and attended schools in Independence, Missouri.

On February 6,...

Myrtis Elaine Hicks

Aug 25, 2022

Myrtis Elaine Brian Hicks, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 25, 2022, at the Gables of Idaho Falls Assisted Living. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted, in November 2015.

Her ancestry traces back for hundreds of years to early Louisiana settlers. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 6, 1932, to...

Diego Hernandez-Garcia

Aug 24, 2022

Diego Hernandez Garcia, 35, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 24, 2022, at his home.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022, at the Idaho Falls 17th Ward, 2051 South Emerson. The family will visit with friends from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services.

Robert J Birch

Aug 24, 2022

Robert J Birch, 66, of Ririe, passed away August 24, 2022, at his home.

Bob was born March 27, 1956, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Claud Birch and Joyce Chapple Birch. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and earned his GED. He also attended EITC.

He was a police officer in the 1970s,...

Shirley Florence (Cook) Christensen

Aug 23, 2022

Shirley Florence Christensen, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 23, 2022, at Lincoln Court. She was under the care of both the staff at Lincoln Court and the care of One Source Hospice.

Shirley was born on October 30, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Shirley Rocker Cook and Eva Frances Marie Hibbeln Cook. She grew...

Don Asa Johnson

Aug 22, 2022

Don Asa Johnson, loving husband, father, and grandpa, died on Monday, August 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was 72.

Don was born on November 20, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William (Bill) and Nora Johnson. Don was the youngest of three, baby brother to his sister, Gerri, and best friend to his brother, Joe....

Julie (Lundquist) Mcdonald

Aug 22, 2022

Julie Lundquist McDonald, 65, of Bountiful, passed away August 22, 2022, at her home.

Julie was born June 21, 1957, in Rigby, Idaho, to Kenneth Boyce Lundquist and Karen Annette Armstrong Lundquist. She grew up in Swan Valley and attended Ririe High School. Julie later attended Ricks College.

In 1987, she married Mark Jay McDonald....

Benny Slade Beck

Aug 21, 2022

Benny Slade Beck, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 21, 2022, at his home in the loving arms of his wife, Jill. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Benny was born September 11, 1960, in Rigby, Idaho, to Ralph Miller Beck and Venna Billie Prophet Beck. He grew up and attended...

Daniel Lamar Brower

Aug 20, 2022

Daniel LaMar Brower, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 20, 2022, at his home.

Daniel was born June 13, 1972, in Driggs, Idaho, to LaMar Brower and Sharlene Hendershott Brower. He grew up and attended schools in Sugar City and Teton Valley and graduated from Teton Valley High School. He also attended Ricks College. Daniel worked...

Patty Vilate Barnes

Aug 20, 2022

Patty Vilate Barnes, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 20, 2022, at her home.

Patty was born November 2, 1934, in Lewiston, Utah, to Ivan Abraham Hodges and Eva Hendricks Hodges. She grew up and attended schools in the Lewiston area and moved to Idaho Falls when she was 13 years old. She attended Central Junior...

Jack Victor Yasaitis

Aug 19, 2022

Jack Victor Yasaitis, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 19, 2022, at his home.

Jack was born May 22, 1939, in Bozeman, Montana, to John Victor Yasaitis and Maribelle Taylor. He grew up and attended schools in Strevell. The family moved to Burley where he graduated from Burley High School. He also attended Idaho State University...

Rulon Jay Young

Aug 19, 2022

Rulon Jay Young, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 19, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He has been under the care of his wife and family in his home.

Rulon was born July 13, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William Newby Young and DeVona Baron Young. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby,...

Ted Dean Christensen

Aug 18, 2022

Ted Dean Christensen, 67, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away August 18, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer.

Ted Christensen was born to Joan and Percy Christensen on July 10,1955. He was one of five children. He grew up in Richfield, Murtah, Hansen, and Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated in...

Natalie Jill (Ker) Bernabee

Aug 18, 2022

Natalie Jill Ker Bernabee, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 18, 2022, at her home.

Natalie was born May 19, 1977, 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 Idaho Falls High School in 1995. She went on to...

Judith Rae (Franklin) Everett

Aug 17, 2022

Judith Rae Franklin Everett peacefully passed away with her children by her side on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the age of 81.

Judy was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on October 1, 1940, to Lester and Phyllis Franklin. She attended school in Nampa, Idaho. Later her family moved to Rigby, Idaho, where she completed her education at...

Garth Dustin

Aug 17, 2022

Garth Dustin, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2022, at his home.

Garth was born in the Idaho Falls hospital on South Boulevard on February 17, 1945, to Ken and Katie Dustin. He spent his early childhood in rural communities around Southeast Idaho like Swan Valley and Cobalt. As a child, he looked...

Kaden Michael Stevens

Aug 16, 2022

Kaden Michael Stevens, 28, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kaden was born January 13, 1994, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Michael Dean Stevens and Peggy Ann Stevens. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. Kaden worked as a core sample driller in...

Victor Gonzales, Jr.

Aug 16, 2022

Victor Tijerina Gonzales Jr., 39, of Firth, passed away August 16, 2022, at his home.

Victor was born May 15, 1983, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Victor Gonzales Sr. and Gloria Tijerina. He grew up and attended Arco Elementary and graduated from Butte High School. He attended Idaho State University before joining the United States Air Force....

Andrew Eldridge Goldsberry

Aug 16, 2022

Andrew Eldridge Goldsberry, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village.

Andrew was born August 15, 1935, in Fairview, Idaho, to Verlin Stacy Goldsberry and Mary Jane Andrews Goldsberry. He joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War.

On May 13, 1958, he married...