Obituaries

Ruth Jannette (Fitch) Bybee

Aug 28, 2022

Ruth Jannette Fitch was born on August 20, 1923, to Earl Leslie Fitch and Ida Mae Root in Idaho Falls, although their home was in Dubois, Idaho. A 10-year-old sister, Elaine, eagerly awaited the birth, having ordered the baby from the Montgomery Ward catalog.

Mr. Fitch worked as a Union Pacific RR fireman and the family always...

Danny Leroy Ball

Aug 27, 2022

Danny Leroy Ball, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 27, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

Danny was born January 31, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arthur I. Ball and Bonnie May Rapp Ball. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, and...

Caryl Lea (Ellzey) Zimmerman

Aug 26, 2022

Caryl Lea Ellzey Zimmerman passed away August 26, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Caryl was born February 24, 1933, in Riverside, New Jersey, to Ruth Catherine Ellzey and Clyde William Ellzey. She grew up and attended grade school in Pennsauken, New Jersey, and attended high school in Moorestown, New Jersey. After graduation, she worked for Dunn &...

William Dan Blake

Aug 26, 2022

William Dan Blake, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2022.

Bill was born on October 28, 1933, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rulon Mark Blake and Ethel Marie Armstrong Blake. He was raised in Lincoln, Idaho, and graduated from Ammon High School in 1951. After completing Active Duty, he served an...

Carol Ruth (Sessions) Manwill

Aug 26, 2022

Carol Ruth Sessions Manwill, 74, of Rexburg, passed away August 26, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Carol was born December 15, 1947, in Rigby, Idaho, to Fay Woodruff Sessions and Ruth Roberts Sessions. She grew up and attended schools in Milo and Lincoln, Idaho,...

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...