Obituaries

Paul Beahm

Jan 17, 2022

Larry Paul Beahm, 67, of Ammon, passed away January 17, 2022, in his home, surrounded by family.

Paul was born June 27, 1954, in Jerome, Idaho. At the age of 4, he was adopted, along with his two brothers, Doug and Alan, by David Milen Beahm and Margaret Ann Billington Beahm. He grew up and attended schools...

Madge (Frost) Hope

Jan 17, 2022

Madge Frost Hope, 93, of Ammon, passed away January 17, 2022, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family. Madge was born May 16, 1928, in Snowflake, Arizona, to Jesse Allen Frost and Dorothy Wells Frost.  She grew up and attended grades 1-9 in...

Nancy Lee (Evensen) Williams

Jan 17, 2022

Nancy Lee Williams, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2022, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Nancy was born January 23, 1931, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Edward Martin Evensen and Eleanore Ann Marie Peterson Evensen. She grew up and attended schools in Michigan.

On March 21, 1951, she married Kenneth Leroy Williams in Norwalk,...

Matthew J. Wellard

Jan 16, 2022

Matthew J. Wellard, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 16, 2022, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and One Source Home Health & Hospice.

Matt was born November 4, 1972, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Bradley J. Wellard and Sherry Lynn Summers Wellard. He grew up and attended schools in Carnation,...

Omar Yañez

Jan 14, 2022

Omar Yañez, 26, of Ammon, passed away January 14, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Omar was born May 9, 1995, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Pedro Yañez and Gabriela Teniente. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

He was with Elizabeth Mendoza for ten years....

Wilbur Lee "Willy" Mckean

Jan 14, 2022

Wilbur Lee "Willy" McKean passed away on January 14, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona.

Willy was born on September 21, 1940, in Cainsville, Missouri. He was the fourth of eleven children and the last to be born in Missouri. When his parents relocated to Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Willy was approximately six months old.

Willy married in...

Dora Lavinia (Portela) Nilsson

Jan 14, 2022

Dora Lavinia Portela Nilsson, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 14, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dora was born June 1, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Russell Felix Portela and Janette Likes Portela. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and attended Bonneville High School.

On September 19, 1968,...

Daniel Willard Burke

Jan 12, 2022

Daniel Willard Burke, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 12, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Beverly L. Britton

Jan 11, 2022

Beverly L. Britton, 64, of Rigby, passed away January 11, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Beverly was born April 24, 1957, in Rigby, Idaho, to Virgil Dean Larson and Barbara Lois Brower Larson. She grew up and attended schools in Rexburg, Rigby, and Idaho Falls. She also attended Idaho State University.

In July 1975,...

Darrell Kent Simpson

Jan 9, 2022

Darrell Kent Simpson, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 9, 2022, at his home, after a long illness. Darrell was born January 17, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Boyd McCormack Simpson and Alva Jean Satterfield Simpson. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He enjoyed growing up with his siblings...

Nicolas Nicolayeff

Jan 9, 2022

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on January 9, 2022, of Covid Pneumonia, after putting up a good fight.

Nick Nicolayeff was born December 21, 1947, in Casablanca, Morocco. The family emigrated to the US in July of 1961. He served in the US Army in the Vietnam War. He lived in Idaho Falls...

Dallas Oral Bodily

Jan 9, 2022

Dallas was born on February 1, 1937, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Oral G Bodily and Audrey Hansen Bodily. He grew up in the Osgood and Idaho Falls area. He was the only boy in a family of five sisters, Jeanine DeNae, Valoy, Marcia, and Varda. His parents owned and ran the Sunset Motel in Blackfoot, ID.

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William Robert “Bill” Radenbaugh

Jan 8, 2022

William Robert “Bill” Radenbaugh, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Bill was born December 27, 1941, in Milan, Michigan, to Robert Clair Radenbaugh and Mary Elizabeth Hedglen Radenbaugh. He grew up on the family farm in Milan.

On November 3, 1967, he married Thedra Ellen Wright...

Warner Aaron Thomson Iii

Jan 8, 2022

Warner Aaron Thomson III, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2022, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Warner was born May 9, 1946, in Shropshire, England, to Warner Aaron Thomson II and Helen Hester Woolf Thomson. He grew up and attended schools in Arizona and...

Edith Margaret "Edie" (Bint) Miller

Jan 7, 2022

Edith Margaret Bint Miller, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 7, 2022, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Edie was born September 17, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, to Murreley Henry Bint and Lillian Blanche Whittaker Bint. She grew up and attended schools in the Idaho Falls area. She also attended Eastern Idaho Technical College and earned an...

Douglas Merrill Judy

Jan 6, 2022

Douglas “Doug” Merrill Judy, 81, of Ammon passed away peacefully, on Thursday, January 6, 2022 in his home surrounded by his beloved wife and family.

Doug was born on January 12, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rulon Clifford Judy and Marjorie Merrill Judy, and was the second of six children.

“Well, the thing of...

Michael Frank "Mike" Arave

Jan 4, 2022

Michael Frank “Mike” Arave,72, beloved husband, father, son, brother and uncle, passed away at home surrounded by his family in Mesquite, Nevada, on the morning of January 4, 2022.

Mike was born April 29, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Doyle Frank Arave and Barbara Hanks Arave. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and...

Wayne Christiansen

Jan 4, 2022

Wayne Starr Christiansen, 78, of Irwin, Idaho, passed away January 4, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Wayne was born May 30, 1943, in Malad, Idaho, to Arden Andrew Christiansen and Hazel Elizabath Petersen Christiansen. He grew up in Pocatello, Idaho and attended schools in Pocatello, Irwin and O.E. Bell in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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Gregg B. Hansen

Jan 4, 2022

Gregg B. Hansen, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 4, 2022, at his home.

Gregg was born December 22, 1960, in Downey, Idaho, to David B. Hansen and Kathleen Barnes Hansen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Pocatello. He graduated from Pocatello High School.

Gregg worked as a produce clerk...

Betty Rose (Ball) Mead

Jan 3, 2022

Betty Rose Mead, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 3, 2022, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.

Betty, whose unmistakable laugh stood out to everyone that met her, was born May 22, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Daniel Wesley Ball and Mary Ann Krieger Ball. She grew up and attended schools in Ammon, Lincoln, and Iona....