Obituaries

Rene Yvonne (Walton) Shanafelt

Dec 31, 2021

Rene Yvonne Walton Shanafelt, 66, of Rigby, passed away December 31, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of One Source Hospice.

Rene was born September 14, 1955, in Linton, Indiana, to Stanley Laverne Walton and Daisy Evelyn Bass Walton. She grew up and attended schools in Vincennes, Indiana.

On December 25, 1974,...

Caralyn (Prater) Clawson

Dec 31, 2021

Caralyn Prater Clawson, 87, of Ucon, Idaho, our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2021, at MorningStar Senior Living Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Caralyn was born April 6, 1934, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Lloy and Helen Jacobs Prater. She was the oldest of three children, having one younger...

Brennan Patrick O'Rourke

Dec 30, 2021

After many years of being so proud of being drug free and helping many along the way, Brennan Patrick O’Rourke, lost his battle on Earth in the late hours of December 30, 2021, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. If love could have won his battle, we would still have him here.

On November 26, 1993,...

Jeniece (Carlson) Bowman

Dec 29, 2021

Jeniece Carlson Bowman, 86, slipped peacefully into eternity on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her home.

She was born July 4, 1935, into a hardworking and loving family in Shelley, Idaho, the daughter of Fredrick Walter Carlson and Beatrice Ida Cox Carlson. In 1935, America was in the midst of the Great Depression, and it meant that...

Gary Hammer

Dec 29, 2021

Gary Hammer, 89, of Ammon, passed away December 29, 2021, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gary was born October 20, 1932, in Woodville, Idaho, to Floyd Hammer and Myrtle Engberson. He grew up and attended schools in Conant Valley, Swan Valley, and graduated from Rigby High School. He served as a Sergeant in...

Marlene Ann (Stevens) Johnson

Dec 29, 2021

Marlene Ann Stevens Johnson, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 29, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

No services are planned.

Candy Deon (Dutton) Hurt

Dec 28, 2021

Candy Deon Dutton Hurt, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 28, 2021, at her home.

Candy was born April 13, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Logan Dutton and Adaline Deon Simpson Dutton. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and attended Ucon Elementary.

She married Clarence Edward Hurt in Idaho...

Marilyn Kay Sedies

Dec 27, 2021

Marilyn Kay Sedies, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 27, 2021.

Marilyn was born February 3, 1955, in Lovell, Wyoming, to John Walker and Sally Black Walker. She attended schools in Idaho Falls, and graduated from Bonneville High School.

On June 10, 1976, she married Morris Albert Sedies in Idaho Falls. Marilyn and Morris...

Brian Lynn Mckinlay

Dec 26, 2021

Brian Lynn McKinlay, 46, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, formerly of Iona, Idaho, passed away December 26, 2021, at Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia.

Brian was born September 13, 1975, in Bellingham, Washington, to Lynn Gilbert McKinlay and Betty Mae Klingler McKinlay.

Brian is survived by his loving wife, Rohni Killian McKinlay; daughter, Whitney (Dustin)...

Daryl K Arave

Dec 26, 2021

Daryl K. Arave, 51, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away December 26, 2021, at his home.

Daryl was born April 12, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Neal K Arave and Karen Gae Jenson Arave. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon, Idaho. He moved to California with his family in 1986 and returned to live in...

Edward William Parsons Jr.

Dec 25, 2021

Edward William Parsons Jr., 84, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 25, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Edward was born May 24, 1937, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to Edward William Parsons Sr. and Catherine Mary Cullen Parsons.He grew up in Kingston, Pennsylvania, graduating from Kingston High School in 1955. He served in the United States...

Penny Lynn (Howard) Andrus

Dec 24, 2021

Penny Lynn Andrus, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 24, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Penny was born October 12, 1952, in Great Falls, Montana, to Jesse D. Howard and Nadeen Howard. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Ammon, graduating from Bonneville High School in 1971. She also attended Eastern Idaho...

Ken Harvey

Dec 23, 2021

Kenneth Warren Harvey, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 23, 2021, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Kenneth was born January 26, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, to William Warren Harvey and Flodel Eugenia Harvey. He grew up and attended schools in Redwood City, California, and graduated from Virginia City, Nevada High School. He also attended Cerritos College....

Lemoyne Dale "Lindy" Lindberg

Dec 22, 2021

LeMoyne Dale Lindberg, better known as Lindy, passed away at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on December 22, 2021.

On December 17, 1937, Lindy was born in Springfield, Nebraska, to Kenneth B. Lindberg and Pearl A. Pratt Lindberg. His mother passed away when he was two, so his stepmother Erma L. Moore Lindberg was the mother...

Angelina (Maldonado) Perez

Dec 22, 2021

Angelina Maldonado Perez, 65, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away December 22, 2021, at her home from complications from Parkinson’s. She was under the care of her loving family and Alliance Home Health and Hospice.

She was born March 25, 1956, in Mesa de Amula, Mexico, to Ventura and Guadalupe Maldonado.

Angelina was a superwoman, a...

Jessie Lavon (Brown) Phillips

Dec 22, 2021

Jessie Lavon Brown Phillips, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 22, 2021, at her home.

Jessie was born June 28, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jesse  Brown and Vada F Wilding Brown. She grew up and attended schools in Ucon and graduated from Ucon High School. She also attended college for a year.

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Brenda Ann (Helm) Prudent

Dec 22, 2021

On December 22, 2021, our Christmas Angel returned home to her Heavenly Father. Brenda Ann Helm Prudent passed away surrounded by her family and loving husband, Jene, with whom she shared 60 wonderful years of marriage. They were sealed together as an eternal family in the Idaho Falls Temple on May 1, 1975.

Brenda was born December...

Denton L Evans

Dec 21, 2021

Denton L Evans, 74, of Menan, Idaho, passed away peacefully December 21, 2021, at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital, from complications due to multiple strokes and severe pneumonia.

He was born June 3, 1947, in Vernal, Utah, to Ashel John Evans and Gladys Darlene Davis. He was the third of four children.

Denton graduated from...

Elizabeth "Betsy" Louise Dean

Dec 20, 2021

Elizabeth “Betsy” Louise Dean, age 68, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021. Betsy was born June 16, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to proud parents, Gene and Helen Dean.

Betsy knew from an early age she wanted to be a nurse and set out on that path. In 1974, she graduated from Parkview...

Enid (Bassett) Littlefield

Dec 20, 2021

“Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.”

Enid Kay Bassett Littlefield gave her heart to the “God she loved” and was called home on Monday, December 20, 2021. Having been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer at the end of May 2020, she exemplified grace and courage as she accepted...