Obituaries

Noma (Sanderson) Smart

Jun 10, 2022

Noma Sanderson Smart was born in Alpine, Idaho, on February 16, 1919, and passed away on June 10, 2022, at the age of 103. She was the last living child of James Sanderson and Almeda Palmer Sanderson.

When she was nineteen, she met her lifelong partner, Gilfred Smart. In the next six years, they added to their...

Louise (Johnson) Newman

Jun 10, 2022

Ellen Louise Newman, 85, of Monteview, Idaho, passed away June 10, 2022. She was under the care of her loving family, Rebecca Stubbs home, and Alliance Hospice.

Louise was born February 4, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Glenn Howard Johnson and Ellen Sophia Scott Johnson. She grew up in Milo, attended elementary school in Ucon, and...

Evonne Adkins

Jun 9, 2022

Evonne Adkins, 73, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022.

Evonne was born August 14, 1948, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Everett and Betty Bell Adkins. She attended West Jefferson High School, then went to Idaho State University where she completed her teaching degree. She taught school for the Shelley and Blackfoot School Districts...

Larry Wilk Simmons

Jun 9, 2022

Larry Wilk Simmons, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 9, 2022, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family.

Larry was born February 21, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Daniel Simmons and Ethel Isabell Phillips Simmons. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School....

Bonnie Lue (Duke) Burton

Jun 9, 2022

On November 17, 1930, Bonnie Lue Duke got a round-trip ticket to the greatest adventure of lifetime with an open-ended return date. She was sent to Victor, Idaho, into the loving home of Virda Hatch and Bill Duke. She was the third of what would become a family of nine children: six girls and three boys.

Bonnie...

Carol Ann Randolph

Jun 8, 2022

Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, Carol Ann Randolph of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully of natural causes on June 8, 2022, in Shelley Idaho.

She was born October 16, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Della Ve Wilson and William Albert McClellan. Carol grew up in Payson, Utah, graduated from Payson High...

Jeffrey Blane Powell

Jun 8, 2022

Beloved husband, father, son, brother, and loyal friend, Jeffrey Blane Powell, passed from this life to the next on June 8, 2022, at the age of 35. The loss of this kind soul leaves a hole in the hearts of those who love him, but the thought of him having found peace on some heavenly mountain ridge, scoping out...

Dennis Clifford Neddo

Jun 7, 2022

Dennis Clifford Neddo, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 7, 2022, at The Gables of Ammon. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and his loving family. Dennis was born January 26, 1944, in Brigham City, Utah, and raised by his mother Pearl Ann Andreasen and stepfather, Donald Eugene Neddo. He grew up and...

Steve Seward

Jun 6, 2022

Steven Charles Seward, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 6, 2022, at Briarwood Assisted Living.

Steve was born January 28, 1945, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Frank Vandell Seward and Evalena Fern Reynwald Seward. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Templeview Elementary and Central High School.

He married LaDawna Culver and they...

Frank Leonard Stokes

Jun 5, 2022

Rock and Roll Heaven gained another soul when Frank Leonard Stokes, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 5, 2022, at home with family by his side.

Frank was born May 14, 1957, in Sacramento, California. His parents were James Stokes and Lorraine Rorman Stokes. He attended schools in Antioch, California, and spent many summers growing up...

Claudean Palmer

Jun 5, 2022

Teddy Claudean Favero Palmer passed away at her home June 5, 2022.

Claudean was born on August 8, 1945, in Florida. She went to college to become a legal secretary and enjoyed working at multiple law firms in Florida and Idaho. She moved to Idaho Falls in 1980, when some friends invited her "to do something different"....

Larry Harl Vincent

Jun 5, 2022

Larry Harl Vincent, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 5, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Larry was born April 21, 1939, in Casper, Wyoming, to Dell Elbert Vincent and Nancy Marie Mowry Vincent. He grew up and attended schools in Filer, Idaho, and graduated from Filer High School.

On October 29, 1960,...

Larry Vandel

Jun 5, 2022

Larry Dale Vandel came into this world on August 9, 1937, born to Elmer Little Vandel and Vashti Ellen Krickbaum Vandel in Fort Collins, Colorado. Larry passed away in the early morning hours of June 5, 2022, surrounded by the family he cherished.

Larry’s early childhood years were spent in Ogallala, Nebraska, and later in Scottsbluff, Nebraska,...

Cynthia Louise (Williams) Ribble

Jun 5, 2022

Cynthia Louise Ribble, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 5, 2022, at her home. She was under the care of her loving husband and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Cindy was born August 10, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, to Larry Williams and Irene Hayter Williams. She grew up and attended schools in Denver and graduated from Cherry...

Cheryl Wagoner

Jun 3, 2022

Cheryl Ann Wagoner, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 3, 2022.

Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the Ririe-Shelton Cemetery.

Lisa Maria Uebelhack

Jun 2, 2022

Lisa Maria Uebelhack, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 2, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Nashville, Tennesee.

Lisa was born August 13, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Orville Flood and Doris Elizabeth Holm Flood. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On...

Gordon Ward

Jun 2, 2022

Dr. Charles Gordon Ward, 84, of Ammon, passed away June 2, 2022, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, surrounded by his family.

Gordon was born December 14, 1937, in Afton, Wyoming, to William George Ward and Sylvia Matilda Nielsen Ward. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He...

Patricia Anne (Bingham) Decker

Jun 2, 2022

Patricia Anne Decker, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 2, 2022, at her home. She was under the care of loved ones and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Patricia was born September 2, 1938, in Burley, Idaho, to Woodrow Alma Bingham and Virginia Lucy Buck Bingham. She grew up and attended schools in many locations in the Twin Falls,...

Ronald Outlaw Ramsey

Jun 2, 2022

Ronald Outlaw Ramsey of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died in his home of lung cancer on June 2, 2022.

He is survived by his wife, Jemma S. Ramsey, his three children: Conrad, Colin, and Joan, and their spouses, Morgan (Elle) Ramsey and Konor Frick. To anyone who knew Ron, they knew him to be a loving husband, a...

Judith "Judy" Revé Tortel

Jun 1, 2022

Judith Revé Moss Tortel of Jerome, Idaho, passed away June 1, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She was born on September 23, 1935, to Steeley L. Moss and Ferne Reve Kalland Moss.

Judy was raised on a farm north of Jerome. She attended grade school at Pleasant Plains and graduated from Jerome High School in...