Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

R. Carl Bates

R. Carl Bates

Oct 24, 2025

Robert Carl Bates, 80, of Ashton, passed away October 24, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Carl was born January 10, 1945, in Houston, MO, to Hubert Bates and Ruth Williams Bates. He grew up and attended Shawnee Mission School in Kansas City, KS, and he later finished his...

Suzette Lucille Kunard

Suzette Lucille Kunard

Oct 23, 2025

Suzette Lucille Kunard, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 23, 2025, at her home. She was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Suzette was born March 2, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lloyd Dale Kunard and Lucille Campbell Kunard. She grew up and attended Idaho Falls High School.

Suzette worked as a hospital secretary for 41 years.

She was a member...

Frank E. Greenough Jr.

Frank E. Greenough Jr.

Oct 23, 2025

Frank E. Greenough Jr., 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away on October 23, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Frank was born July 13, 1968, in Yuba City, California, to Frank Edward Greenough Sr. and Dagmar Heidi Bergmann Greenough. As part of a military family, he grew up moving frequently throughout the United States and abroad. He graduated from Medical...

Dale Ward

Dale Ward

Oct 22, 2025

Dale Neal Ward, 58, of Shelley, passed away October 22, 2025, at his home.

No services will be held at this time.

Karen Ann Pachal

Karen Ann Pachal

Oct 22, 2025

Karen Ann Pachal, 74, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away October 22, 2025, at Temple View Transitional Care Center.

Karen was born May 10, 1951, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada to Herbert and Ella Pachal. She grew up and attended school in Stanley, North Dakota. After high school, she attended the University of North Dakota where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in elementary...

Norman Frederick Drewes

Norman Frederick Drewes

Oct 21, 2025

Norman Frederick Drewes, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away on October 21, 2025, at home of natural causes.

He was born on July 5, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Johann Heinrich Frederick Drewes (Fred) and Blanche Charlotte Ekstrom Drewes. He had one older brother and three older sisters, Kenneth Drewes of Idaho Falls, Helen Flitton of Idaho Falls, Alta Wright...

Carrie Scheid

Carrie Scheid

Oct 21, 2025

Carrie Getty Scheid, a devoted advocate for the arts, education, and her community, passed away on October 21, 2025. Born April 18, 1954, in New London, Connecticut, to Edward Charles and Susan Lee Getty, Carrie's life was marked by her unwavering commitment to enriching the lives of others.

A graduate of Waterford High School and Colby College, where she majored in...

Blair C Poulsen

Blair C Poulsen

Oct 21, 2025

Blair C Poulsen, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 21, 2025, after a valiant, hard fought battle with Interstitial Lung Disease, at his home. He was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Blair was born October 11, 1954, in Rigby, Idaho, to Frank Dee Poulsen and Virginia Hazel Taylor Poulsen. He grew up and attended schools in the Rigby area...

Susan Bower

Susan Bower

Oct 20, 2025

Susan Hope Bower, 75, of Idaho Falls, died October 20, 2025, at her home (the family home). She was born June 8, 1950, in Stamford, Connecticut. Susan was the third child of John R Bower Jr. and Violet Hope-Ross Bower. She and her older brothers, John and Robert, moved to Idaho Falls in 1951, when their father took a job...

Thomas Edward Walker

Thomas Edward Walker

Oct 20, 2025

Thomas Edward Walker, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 20, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Thomas was born September 17, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Richard Walker and Delight Young Walker. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon, and graduated from Skyline High School. He...

Jim Delmore

Jim Delmore

Oct 20, 2025

James Edward "Jim" Delmore Jr., 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 20, 2025, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Jim was born September 9, 1937, in St. Louis, MO, to James Edward Delmore Sr. and Julia Emma Schmidt Delmore.

On February 25, 2010, Jim married the love of his life, Jacalyn "Jackie" Ramsthaler Stephens....

Byron Ray Stommel

Byron Ray Stommel

Oct 20, 2025

Byron Ray Stommel, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 20, 2025, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Alliance Hospice.

Byron was born January 9, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Robert Lloyd Stommel and Mildred Pauline Henderlider Stommel. He grew up and attended schools in Boise, Mountain Home, and Idaho Falls, graduating...

Michael James Menard

Michael James Menard

Oct 20, 2025

Mike was born February 11, 1964, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Clarence Menard Jr. and Muriel Elenora Bowker Menard. Mike made his journey to the spirit world on October 20, 2025, at his home, in Shelley, Idaho.

Mike is survived by his brothers, Jerry Menard of Springfield, SD, Jasen Jackson and his family, Lina, Malia, Adonis, Ahmya, Oliver “Ollie,” August...

Kay Harker Radford

Kay Harker Radford

Oct 18, 2025

Kay Harker Radford, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2025, at Fairwinds Retirement Community.

Kay was born on August 28, 1935, at home to her parents, William Ernest Harker and Lila Browning Harker. She was the second child and the first daughter of seven born to her loving parents.

The family moved several times before building their permanent home on...

Susan Elaine Call

Susan Elaine Call

Oct 17, 2025

Susan Elaine Dobson Call, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 17, 2025, at her home, surrounded by those she loved most. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Susan was born December 11, 1942, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Evelyn June Dobson. She grew up and attended schools in Milwaukee with her mother and sister, Alice. In...

Paisley Jane Gardner

Paisley Jane Gardner

Oct 16, 2025

Paisley Jane Gardner, infant daughter of Matthew and Kylee Gardner was stillborn on October 16, 2025, at Mountain View Hospital. 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery.  

Bobbi Moore

Bobbi Moore

Oct 16, 2025

Esther Bobbi Moore, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 16, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Margaret Cotton

Margaret Cotton

Oct 16, 2025

Margaret Ann Cotton, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 16, 2025, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

Margaret was born April 30, 1939, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Charlie Allen and Jeanette Cadwell Allen. She grew up and attended schools in Natrona County and graduated from Natrona County High School.

In June 1958, she married Jay Holder. He passed away on September...

Rosie Amour Ryan

Rosie Amour Ryan

Oct 15, 2025

Born sleeping October 15, 2025, at 10:36 p.m., weighing in at 2 lbs. 9 oz., 16 in., child of Shane Patrick Ryan and Jessica Renae (Plaizier) Ryan of Idaho Falls.

Rosie was due December 27, 2025. The morning of October 14, 2025, her mother went in for her weekly baby appointment and they found no heart beat. They determined her heart...

Ann Merrill

Ann Merrill

Oct 15, 2025

Ann Simmons Merrill, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 15, 2025, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of Alliance Home Health and Hospice.

Ann was born October 22, 1936, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Morgan Ford Simmons and Mary Zina Haight Simmons. She grew up and attended schools in Twin Falls and graduated from Twin Falls...