Obituaries

Durand Douglas Simpson

Oct 9, 2022

Durand Douglas Simpson, 43, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2022, at his home.

Durand was born June 6, 1979, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Douglas B Gray and Donna Marie Simpson. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended culinary school.

On May...

Patty (Bisese) Anderson

Oct 7, 2022

Mary “Patty” Elaine Anderson, 81, of Shoup, Idaho, passed away October 7, 2022, at Teton Post-Acute Care Center in Idaho Falls.

Patty was born August 8, 1941, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Pasquel and Elaine Bisese. She grew up and attended schools in Norfolk, Virginia, and graduated from Grandby High School.

On November 27, 1959, she...

Norma Jean (Tryon) Gorham

Oct 6, 2022

Norma Jean Tryon Gorham, 86, of Ammon, passed away October 6, 2022, at The Gables of Ammon.

Norma was born May 2, 1936, in Athens, Ohio, to William Phillip Tryon and Catherine Lovsey Tryon. She grew up and attended schools in Athens and graduated from Athens High School.

Norma later moved to Eastern Idaho, where...

Michael Dennis Jones

Oct 5, 2022

Michael Dennis Jones, 72, of Rigby, passed away at Homestead in Rexburg, Idaho, on October 5, 2022, after many years of poor health, with his loving wife at his side.

Mike was born August 28, 1950, in Salmon, Idaho. When Mike was three, his family moved to Rigby, Idaho, where he lived the rest of his life....

Tammie Lynn (Buck) Byington

Oct 5, 2022

Tammie Lynn Byington, 62, of Ammon, passed away October 5, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Private family services will be held.

Diana Margaret (Chafey) Wagner

Oct 3, 2022

Diana Margaret Wagner, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 3, 2022, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of East Idaho.

Diana was born February 11, 1943, in Superior, Arizona, to Walter William Chafey and Kathleen Mary McIntyre Chafey. She grew up and attended schools in Superior, AZ, and graduated from Superior High...

Betty Kyoko (Tatsui) Farson

Oct 3, 2022

On October 3, 2022, our dear Mother's spirit peacefully passed into the waiting arms of her recently departed husband, Jack, in the presence of her daughter Kathy, son Billy, and granddaughter JoAnna. Betty was lovingly attended to by the angels at Rising Stars of Lincoln Court and One Source Hospice to whom we are forever grateful.

Betty's...

Nancy Lee (Tevebaugh) Lucas

Oct 1, 2022

Nancy Lee Lucas of Reno, Nevada, passed away October 1, 2022, at her home in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of her loving family and Brio Hospice.

Nancy was born June 19, 1945, in Long Beach, California, to Gilbert Tevebaugh and Mary Mae Campbell Tevebaugh.

She grew up and attended schools in California...

Cory Brand Hincks

Sep 30, 2022

Cory Brand Hincks, 50, of Swan Valley, passed away September 30, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Cory was born May 28, 1972, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Anthony Bill Hincks and Jean Ann Prince Hincks. He grew up and attended schools in Swan Valley and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Cory made his...

Mickey Danial Mcmurtrey

Sep 30, 2022

Mickey Danial McMurtrey, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 30, 2022, from a sudden heart attack at his home.

Mickey was born April 12, 1978, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Douglas McMurtrey and Holly E. Tschikof McMurtrey. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1997.

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Sherry Dian (Stein) Crossley

Sep 29, 2022

Sherry Dian Stein Crossley, 73, of Ammon, passed away September 29, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Sherry was born November 24, 1948, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Robert Charles Stein and Phillis Jean Salmon Stein. She grew up and attended schools in Indiana and California and graduated high school in Hayward, California. She also attended...

Gay (White) Bush

Sep 29, 2022

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, Gayle White Bush, loving mother of seven children, passed away at the age of 77 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Gay was born February 16, 1945, in San Fernando, California, to Gayle Charles White and H. Maydell Sawyer White. She grew up and attended schools in Sepulveda, California, and attended Fulton Junior High...

Terry J. Taylor

Sep 28, 2022

If you knew Terry J. Taylor, you loved him. Blessed with a gift for remembering details and a love of people, Terry made everyone he came in contact with feel like they mattered. He would remember your name, where you were born, who your neighbors were, and likely at least a little bit of your genealogy. There wasn’t a...

Darlene (Willes) Warren

Sep 28, 2022

Darlene Willes Warren, 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 28, 2022, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Darlene was born July 10, 1936, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Joseph A. Willes and Lillian Darlene Gordon Willes. She grew up and attended schools in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School.

On June 1, 1955, she...

Daniel Leigh Jessen

Sep 28, 2022

Daniel Leigh Jessen, 47, of Etna, Wyoming, passed away September 28, 2022 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho following a motorcycle accident. With his family by his side, Daniel fought valiantly but couldn’t overcome the physical damage that was done.

Daniel was born to Gregory Leigh Jessen and Patsy Lynn Weldon Jessen, September...

Melanie Mortensen Barber

Sep 25, 2022

Melanie Mortensen Barber, 59, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away September 25, 2022, at her home from Alpha One. She was under the care of Eden Hospice. Melanie was born July 6, 1963, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Brent Dellis Barber and Sharon H. Mortensen Barber. She grew up in Idaho Falls. She attended Riverside and Emerson Elementary schools, Bonneville...

Virginia "Ginger" Hayes

Sep 25, 2022

Virginia Dee Hayes, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 25, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Ginger was born February 22, 1949, in Shelley, Idaho, to Jay O McKinlay and Alma Marie Simmons McKinlay. She grew up in Mud Lake until moving to Merced, California, in high school. She graduated from Merced High School. She...

Cheryl Ann Parish

Sep 24, 2022

Cheryl Ann Parish, 76, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away September 24, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Cheryl was born May 2, 1946, in Rigby, Idaho, to Orville Kember “Dick” Parish and Vesta Ann Ritchie Parish. She grew up and attended school in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. She graduated from Sacred Heart Nursing School....

Lisa Ann (Ker) Killpack

Sep 23, 2022

Lisa Ann Ker Killpack, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 23, 2022, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Lisa was born June 30, 1966, 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...

Ralph Smith Hunter

Sep 23, 2022

Ralph Smith Hunter, 91, of Iona, passed away September 23, 2022, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

Ralph was born July 21, 1931, in Rigby, Idaho, to William Wallace Hunter and Bertha O'Donnell Hunter. He attended grade school in Ririe and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He graduated from Ricks College in 1954, and later pursued his...