Obituaries

Ernie J Miller

Aug 27, 2021

Ernie J. Miller, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 27, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Ernie was born July 6, 1956, in Afton, Wyoming, to Lawrence R. Miller and Hazel Louise Shelton Hatfield.  Ernie had 3 siblings Mary Lou, Donna Kay, and Larry.  He grew...

Nancy C Smith

Aug 27, 2021

Nancy Cutler Carey Smith passed away and returned home to heaven on August 27, 2021.

Nancy was born on September 28, 1929, to Robert and Emilie Eaton Carey in Holyoke, Massachusetts. She would be joined later by her younger sister, Janice. The family lived in North Amherst, Massachusetts, until Nancy was eight years old and then moved...

Kristopher R. Goeken

Aug 26, 2021

Kristopher R. Goeken, 42, of Blackfoot, passed away August 26, 2021, at his home.

Kristopher was born January 27, 1979, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rick Goeken and Glenna Barrus Goeken. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Kristopher worked as a restaurant manager for Johnny...

Lowell Magleby

Aug 25, 2021

Herbert Lowell Magleby, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 25, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Lowell was born August 20, 1933, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Herbert A. Magleby and Edna Blanche Brossard Magleby. He grew up and attended schools in Pocatello, Idaho, and graduated from Pocatello High School. He attended Idaho State University,...

Ian Wright

Aug 23, 2021

Clive Ian Wright passed away August 23, 2021, at age 70, after defying stage five kidney failure for over a year.

Ian was on April 16, 1951, to born to Rayo and Betty Primrose Wright in Cardston, Alberta. His family included two sisters, Teresa and Keri, and a brother, Cameron.

Ian spent the first 18...

Sophrona (Petersen) Hanson

Aug 23, 2021

Sophrona Petersen Hanson, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 23, 2021, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of her loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Grandma finally stopped being stubborn. Sophrona was born June 28, 1922, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Lars Jacob Petersen and Mildred Johanna Nyborg Petersen. She grew up in...

Lyle Milton Peterslie

Aug 21, 2021

Lyle Milton Peterslie, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 21, 2021, at his home at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

Lyle was born September 14, 1927, in Sentinel Butte, North Dakota, to Otto Peterslie and Bertina Alice Olsen Peterslie. He attended school in the Sentinel Butte area. He was a member of the Lutheran church.

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Robert Heinz Callen

Aug 19, 2021

Robert “Bob” Heinze Callen was born on April 26, 1975, in Germany. He passed away at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 19, 2021.

When Bob was two years old his mother, Shirley Callen and her husband Martin “Martey” Callen found Bob wandering the streets and fell in love with this little boy. They decided...

Susan Carol (Crockett) Schell

Aug 19, 2021

Susan Schell, 62, of Boulder, Montana, passed away August 19, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Susan was born February 1, 1959, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Russell Lynn Crockett and Joan Marie Hayward Crockett.

Susan was a member of Life Church in Boulder. She enjoyed spending time in her garden and she loved...

Larry Dale Welker

Aug 18, 2021

Larry Dale Welker, of Iona, passed away unexpectedly at home in Iona, Idaho, on August 18, 2021.

Larry was born in Rexburg, Idaho, to Mary Ellen (Thornock) and Edward Dale Welker. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1962. In 1963, Larry married Sharon Lee Grubb. They were blessed with five daughters and one son, eventually...

Darrell Mcquarrie Smith

Aug 18, 2021

Darrell McQuarrie Smith, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 18, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Darrell was born June 22, 1933, in Lyman, Idaho, to Richard Willis Smith and Lorina McQuarrie Smith. He grew up and attended schools in Lyman, Wilford, and Idaho Falls.

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Kenneth Leo Thomas

Aug 17, 2021

Kenneth Leo Thomas, 87, passed away August 17, 2021.

He was born in Malad, Idaho, to David Leo and Mary Naomi Maxwell Thomas. Raised in Idaho Falls, he attended Bonneville High School. He left his senior year early to join the military with his friend, Keith Neilson. He was grateful to his daughter, Doreen and Bonneville High...

Bill Kirchner

Aug 16, 2021

William Wallace “Bill” Kirchner, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2021, at his home. Bill was born September 30, 1949, in Roswell, New Mexico, to William Wallace Tiller and Harriett Elizabeth Groetsch Kirchner.  After his father’s death, his mother married Alfred Leonard Kirchner, who adopted Bill and his sisters. He grew up and attended schools in Salina,...

Irene Nielsen

Aug 16, 2021

Irene was born in Rexburg, Idaho, in the home of her Grandpa and Grandma Pieper on November 10,1928, to John D. and Lucy Pieper Lusk. She was the second child, joining a brother, Clyde. Seven other children joined their family, Boyd, Bernice, Shirlene, Farrell, David, Gerald, and Vonda.

She grew up in Sugar City, Idaho. She had...

Larue (Thomas) Standley

Aug 16, 2021

Glenna LaRue Thomas Standley, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 16, 2021, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of One Source Hospice and her loving family.

LaRue was born in Newdale, Idaho on November 21, 1931, to Glen R. Thomas and Beatrice Haws Thomas. In 1941, the family moved to Idaho Falls....

Jason Allan Robinson

Aug 15, 2021

Jason Allan Robinson passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2021, at the young age of 42, from a tragic accident. He returned home to his Savior, whom he had a deep understanding and love for.

Everybody who knew Jason knew that he was a thrill seeker and thought he was invincible. He was born on December 19,...

Connie (Davis) Herbert

Aug 15, 2021

Connie Herbert, 65, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away August 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Connie was born September 30, 1955, in Bountiful, Utah, to Neale G. Davis and Barbara Lavaun Davis.  She grew up and attended schools in Centerville, Utah, and graduated with honors from Viewmont High School.  Connie went on to attended Ricks College and...

Robert Allen Harvill

Aug 15, 2021

Robert Allen Harvill, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

A full obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Lance Wayne Fisher

Aug 15, 2021

Lance Wayne Fisher, 51, of Rigby, passed away August 15, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Lance was born May 25, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Dwayne Fisher and Janet Louise Beach Fisher. He grew up in Milo, Idaho, attended schools in Ucon, and graduated from Bonneville High School. He also attended Wyoming...

Beth Griebenow

Aug 14, 2021

Donna Elizabeth "Beth" Hart Griebenow was born December 12, 1934, to Guy Earl and Elizabeth Van Cleave Hart in Polk County, Oregon. She passed away at her home in Idaho Falls on August 14, 2021.

Beth spent her early life on the family farm in Polk County and attended a one-room grade school in Bridgeport. When she...