Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas
Leatha Sproul Neilson
Jan 22, 2026
Leatha Sproul Neilson, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 22, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and her loving family.
Leatha was born December 6, 1947, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Kenneth Malcolm Sproul and Clenna June Jackman Sproul. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated...
Linden Bart Bateman
Jan 22, 2026
Linden Bart Bateman passed away on January 22, 2026, in Idaho Falls. Governor Brad Little noted, "Idaho lost a true statesman."
He was born to Linden Foster Bateman and Bernice Patterson Bateman on July 11, 1940, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He spent his entire life in Idaho Falls, and had fond memories of attending Idaho Falls High School (Class of...
Sandra Evans
Jan 21, 2026
Sandra Evans, 81, of Ammon, passed away January 21, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Sandra was born September 4, 1944, in Long Beach, California, to Simon Kennedy and Evelyn Stockton Kennedy.
On June 7, 1960, she married Kenneth Evans in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sandra and Kenneth made their home in Ammon, Idaho, where Sandra worked as a salesperson for ESCO. After...
Vera Ann Gallagher
Jan 21, 2026
Vera Ann Gallagher, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully January 21, 2026, at her home, with her husband of 71 years by her side. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice, and her loving family.
Vera was born January 6, 1937, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Layne Noel Rumsey and Claudia Miller Rumsey. She grew up and attended schools...
Maria L. Guzman
Jan 20, 2026
Maria Lara Guzman, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 20, 2026, at her home.
A mass will be held Friday, January 30, 2026, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1690 East 17th Street. A Rosary will be held Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon Road. A visitation will be held following the rosary....
Jacob William Marriott
Jan 19, 2026
Jacob William Marriott, 20, of Ammon, passed away January 19, 2026, at his home.
Jacob was born March 6, 2005, in Beaverton, Oregon, to James C. Marriott and Melissa Jeanette Marriott, née Goode. He grew up and attended schools in Portland but had lived in Idaho Falls since 2020. He would have graduated from Bonneville High School this year.
He was a...
William "Bill" Howard Sirdofsky
Jan 18, 2026
William “Bill” Howard Sirdofsky passed away on January 18, 2026, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Bill was born on February 16, 1957, in San Francisco, California, and moved to Queens, New York, at the age of 5.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force on January 19, 1977, at the age of 19. After 18 years of dedicated service, he retired in...
Linda Redford
Jan 18, 2026
Linda Redford, 65, of Ammon, passed away January 18, 2026, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.
Linda was born January 27, 1960, in Brigham City, UT, to Dean Franklin Redford and Barbara Burnett Redford. She grew up and attended schools in Brigham City, UT and Idaho Falls, ID. She graduated from Skyline High School, Idaho Falls, in 1978, Ricks College...
Daniel Dewitt Booker Sr.
Jan 17, 2026
Daniel Dewitt Booker Sr., 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Private family services will be held.
Veldon "Butch" Rudy Aders
Jan 17, 2026
Veldon "Butch" Rudy Aders, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
No services will be held per his request.
Tatiana Djidjeva
Jan 17, 2026
Tatiana Gospodinova Djidjeva, 59, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away on January 17, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Tatiana was born on March 31, 1966 in Varna, Bulgaria to Gospodin Gichev and Ivanka Gicheva. She grew up in Varna, where she attended Mathematical High School, and later earned a master's degree in mathematics from Sofia University.
She moved to Houston, Texas,...
Leoncio Trejo
Jan 16, 2026
Leoncio Trejo, 64, of Driggs, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his home from natural causes in January 2026.
Leoncio was born on August 1, 1961, in Tenguedho, Hidalgo, Mexico, to Gregorio Trejo and Anatalia Lora. He was born and raised in Tenguedho, where he attended local schools and completed some college before beginning his life's journey to the United States at...
Jerry Hovis
Jan 16, 2026
Burton Jeremiah Hovis, lovingly known as “Jerry”, of Ammon, ID, passed away on January 16, 2026, at the remarkable age of 98.
He was born on December 8, 1927, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Burton Luther Hovis and Nora Frances McGahan. Jerry was raised working on his father’s 40-acre farm in Menan, ID, where he learned the values of hard work,...
Larry Harp and Colleen Stevens-Harp
Jan 16, 2026
It is with broken hearts that we share the passing of Larry Harp, age 72, and his beloved wife, Colleen Stevens-Harp, age 74. They left us just two weeks apart on January 2, 2026, and January 16, 2026, after living a life full of love and togetherness.
Larry was born on June 18, 1953, in Santa Barbara, California, to Eugene Henson...
Jack Nixon
Jan 15, 2026
John Noall Nixon III (Jack), of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died on January 15, 2026, with family at his side. He was born the eldest child of John Noall Nixon Jr. and Mary Ann Nieminen Nixon, on June 17, 1952, in Provo, Utah, and had three younger sisters, Barbi, Judi, and Diane.
He married the love of his life, Katherine Lynn Welker...
Bill Lockman
Jan 15, 2026
William "Bill" Oscar Lockman, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2026, at MorningStar Senior Living Center surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Oakstone Hospice.
Bill was born on January 18, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Herman Frazier Lockman and Edith Melvina Regan Lockman. He grew up in Memphis and graduated from Central High School. Bill...
Amy Dawn Taylor
Jan 15, 2026
Amy Dawn Ellingford Taylor, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Amy was born December 17, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Samuel Blaine Ellingford and Patsy Carol Windmiller Ellingford. Amy was born the third of five children. As the quintessential middle child, Amy was always there for whoever needed her support, wisdom, and...
Charles "Chuck" Noble
Jan 15, 2026
Charles “Chuck” Noble, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of One Source Home Health and Hospice.
On March 7, 1940, Charles “Chuck” Noble was the last child born on the family farm in Buckhorn, Kentucky, to James and Ada Noble. His father James was a coal miner, and he moved...
Arlene Ardella Mahaffey
Jan 15, 2026
Arlene Ardella Mahaffey, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2026, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Arlene was born May 7, 1946, in Salmon, Idaho, to Dean Ireland Mahaffey and Thelma Ilene Hutchinson Mahaffey. She was raised on a ranch in the Lemhi Valley and loved to share warm memories from those simpler times....
Guillermo Ojeda
Jan 13, 2026
Guillermo Ojeda Anguiano, lovingly known as "Memo," was born on August 5, 1998, in Villa Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico. He passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2026, in Driggs, Idaho.
Memo was born, raised, and lived in El Rancho El Fresno, Michoacán, until moving to Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 2020, where he began building a new chapter of his life. Though far...
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