Obituaries

Raymond "Ray" Burton Randolph

Mar 2, 2022

Raymond “Ray” Burton Randolph passed away peacefully on March 2, 2022, in Idaho Falls, of cancer.

Ray was born on November 25, 1936, in Washington, D.C. to Myron Dalmaine and Helen Viola Randolph.

Ray married Carol Ann McClellan on May 23, 1974, in Idaho Falls. He was a kind and loving father and grandfather.

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Nancy Ann (Halbrook) Felde

Feb 28, 2022

Nancy Ann Halbrook Felde passed away in Idaho Falls on February 28, 2022.

Nancy was born October 26, 1962, to Ruth Halbrook Anderson and Bill Halbrook. She was born and raised in Idaho Falls.

Nancy married Doug Preston and to that union were born two boys, Jason Preston and Juston Preston. Nancy and Doug later...

Nancy Ann (Halbrook) Felde

Feb 28, 2022

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Dewitt Alex Paesl

Feb 28, 2022

Dewitt Alex Paesl, 99, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away February 28, 2022, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Dee was born May 22, 1922, in Verdigre, Nebraska, to Anton Paesl and Anna Schneiost. He grew up in the Verdigre area and graduated from Verdigre High School....

Glijntje (Van Der Beek) Rosenthal

Feb 28, 2022

Glijntje “Oma” Rosenthal, 101, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 28, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Glijntje was born January 25, 1921, in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, to Henri van der Beek and Helena Hakker van der Beek. She grew up and attended schools in the Netherlands and lived in Germany until 1962.

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Brian Eugene Christopherson

Feb 27, 2022

Brian Eugene Christopherson passed away on February 27, 2022, at his home in Aurora, Colorado. He was born August 27,1963, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Montana. His sister Anne was born 4 years later exactly 5 days apart. The family joked that Brian was born in the log house and Anne in the White House.

Brian...

Jacquelyn Swenson

Feb 27, 2022

Jacquelyn Swenson, 76, of Shelley, passed away quietly at home, February 27, 2022.

Visitation from 6-7 pm, March 3, 2022 at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge, Idaho Falls.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Deborah Anne Russell

Feb 27, 2022

Deborah Anne Russell, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 27, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. Deborah was born June 24, 1959, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Richard Gordan and Jean Teresa  Russell. She grew up and attended schools in Casa Grande, Arizona. She later joined the Peace Corp. Deborah loved church and had a good relationship with...

Laura F. (Bassford) Wells

Feb 26, 2022

Laura Wells, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 26, 2022.

Laura was born November 10, 1937, in Yakima, Washington, to William Bassford and Isabell McKendry Bassford.

She was raised, went to school, and got married to Curtis Collins in Selah, Washington, and together they had four children. They all moved to Idaho Falls in...

Dionne (Moser) Pickett

Feb 26, 2022

Dionne Moser Pickett, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away unexpectedly on February 26, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Dionne was born November 22, 1971, in Logan, Utah, to Dennis Joseph Moser and Della Foster Moser. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Idaho, and graduated from Preston High School. She also attended Ricks College and...

Laura Janell (Cowman) Hansen

Feb 25, 2022

Laura Hansen went to be with the Lord February 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Laura Janell was the second born to Roy and Louise Cowman of Rockland, Idaho, on November 6, 1932. She grew up in the 1st Congregational Church of Rockland where her Grandfather was the Reverend Joseph Cowman. Her parents owned the Rockland...

Margaret Ann (Strom) Beck

Feb 24, 2022

Margaret Ann Strom Beck, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 24, 2022, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Margaret was born November 25, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Sanford "Sam" Ellis Strom and Alta Josephine Billman Strom. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

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Steve Henicksman

Feb 24, 2022

Stephen “Steve” F. Henicksman Jr. 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his his side on February 24,2022.

Steve was born on June 27,1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Stephen F. Henicksman Sr. and Evelyn Corrine Henicksman. Steve was a happy mischievous boy and was the apple of his mother's eye....

Jeffrey Ira Scroggin

Feb 19, 2022

Jeffrey Ira Scroggin, 83, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away February 19, 2022, at his home.

Jeff was born October 1, 1938, in Sacramento, California, to Paul J. Scroggin and Grace Ruth Dixon Scroggin. He grew up in Sacramento where he graduated from McClatchy High School and attended Sacramento City College for Business. Jeff went on to...

Sandra Lucille Covert

Feb 19, 2022

Sandra Lucille Covert, 85, of Iona, passed away February 19, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.

Sandra was born February 24, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Harold Everett and Lucille Mettine Larsen Lund. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  She also attended Idaho State...

Barbara (Leavitt) Mcclaskey

Feb 18, 2022

Barbara McClaskey returned home to the loving arms of God and her family on February 18, 2022, at the age of 92.

Barbara was born in San Diego, California, to Frank and Edith Leavitt.

She moved to Mackay in 1942, where she met the love of her life Kenneth L. McClaskey. They were married on...

Betty June (Silva) Mangini

Feb 18, 2022

On February 18, 2022, at the predawn hour of 4:00 a.m., numerous Angels escorted an amazing and dearly loved woman to her eternal home. Her earthly departure witnessed by numerous cats, who purred simultaneously with no visible person present to pet them, the soft never-heard-before whimpers of her favorite dog who, stared lovingly into an empty parlor, and several...

Faye (Newman) Murdock

Feb 18, 2022

H. Faye Newman Murdock was born June 30, 1930, in Jerome, Idaho. Her parents were Mary Ellen Bird Hill Newman and John Oscar Newman. She grew up in Milo, Idaho, on her family farm. She loved climbing apple trees and sitting in them eating apples. She attended school in Rigby, Idaho, where she was a good student.

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Donald Jay Ball

Feb 17, 2022

Donald Jay Ball, 85, of Iona, passed away February 17, 2022, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. He was under the care of Encompass Home Health and his loving family.

Don was born December 24, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Daniel Wesley Ball and Mary Ann Krieger Ball. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon and...

Julie Marie Fenn

Feb 16, 2022

Julie Marie Fenn, 34, of Chubbuck, passed away February 16, 2022, at her group home.

Julie was born October 11, 1987, in Spokane, Washington, to Orvel B Fenn and Susan  Bradshaw Fenn. She grew up and attended schools in the Boise area. She moved to Southeast Idaho in 2008.

She was a member of The...