Obituaries

Jun 14, 2022

The Archuleta and Taylor families are mourning the loss of Alyce, our shining star member. Alyce was born on September 10, 1942, in Hamilton, Texas to Peter W. and Margaret E. Taylor. She was their second daughter.

There were four members in the Taylor sibling group. It was a marvelous childhood filled with playing, reading, gardening, camping,...

Jun 14, 2022

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Ralph Lawrence Miller, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 14, 2022, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice.

Ralph was born November 2, 1939, in Shelley, Idaho, to Robert L Miller and Esther Lillian...

Jun 14, 2022

Tamara "Tammie" Dawn (Pemberton) Harris passed away on June 14, 2022, while on hospice care due to complications from dementia and aphasia. She will be sorely missed by her family and anyone with which she had both a personal and professional relationship during her life.

Tammie was born to Billy Ray Pemberton and Ivaloo Thompson Sawyer on...

Jun 12, 2022

Maxine Marie Smith Ransom, 98, passed away on June 12, 2022. She was born on September 3, 1923, in Shelley, Idaho, to Francis and Myrtle Smith.

Maxine grew up in Shelley, Idaho, and graduated from Shelley High School. She earned her Bachelor’s Degrees in elementary and secondary education from Utah State University. Maxine taught school in elementary,...

Jun 12, 2022

Richard Allen Rankin, 67, of Ammon, passed away June 12, 2022, at his home in Ammon, Idaho. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Richard was born July 4, 1954, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, to Allen Rankin and Betty Jane Crawford. He graduated from Winter High School in Winter, Wisconsin. He acquired a BS in...

Jun 11, 2022

Bart T. Lewis, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 11, 2022, in Sacramento, California.

Bart was born June 14, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Aaron Valentine Lewis, Sr. and Elvina Belle Patterson Lewis. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He was raised in Cornerstone Pentecostal Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling, watching...

Jun 11, 2022

Bryan Clair Lloyd, 55, lost his battle with depression on June 11, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bryan was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on January 16, 1967, to Susan Kathryn Holbrook Bergeman and Jon Clair Barrett.

Bryan attended culinary arts school at Idaho State University. He learned to bake artisan bread in San Francisco. Bryan opened the...

Jun 11, 2022

Another gentle soul has come to the end of his earthly trail. Dave was born on April 20, 1932, in Cleveland, Idaho, to Lawrence Walton, Sr. and Emily Ransom Walton. He passed away on June 11, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Dave married LaRrea Hansen on September 23,1950. He never had a formal religion; nevertheless, he lived...

Jun 11, 2022

William “Bill” Van Speirs, 88, our adorable, sweet, and kind father, passed away June 11, 2022.

Bill was born in Bennington, Idaho, on October 4, 1933, to Lorenzo and Mary Van Orman Speirs. He was the youngest of five children. He attended schools in Bennington and Montpelier, graduating in 1951 from Montpelier High School. After graduating, he...

Jun 10, 2022

Trevor David Peterson, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 10, 2022.

Trevor was born July 29, 1990, in Idaho Falls. He was the first child, grandchild, and great grandchild, so, you can imagine the love and attention he received.

He attended and graduated from Shelley High School.

Trevor was a born...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...