Obituaries

Ernesto Benitez

Dec 15, 2021

Ernesto Benitez, 62 of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Born in Morazan, El Salvador on March 28, 1959, to Ernesto Benitez Sr. and Josefa Cedillos Benitez, eldest of 8 brothers. He received his Masters in San Salvador and led a career as a math professor in his hometown. He...

Juan Ramon Rojas

Dec 14, 2021

Juan Ramon Rojas Pastrana, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2021, while at his home and surrounded by his loving wife of 45 years, his only surviving sister, and all his children. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Juan was born April 28, 1954, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, to...

Klista (Wood) Byers

Dec 14, 2021

Klista Wood Byers, 46, of Roberts, passed away December 14, 2021, surrounded by her loving husband and family in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Klista was born March 17, 1975, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Dee Lynn Wood and Janet Ostler Wood. Her dad gave her the nickname “Whipper Snapper” and that name stuck. She will be forever in our...

Dana Lynn (Carter) French

Dec 12, 2021

My loving mother, Dana Lynn Carter French, Dan and Judy's Daughter, Nicole's sister, and Remy's nana, Dana French passed from this realm Dec 12, 2021. Anyone who was lucky enough to know her knew of her love for family, and life, her zest for adventure, and her devotion to her new grand baby. While she will be missed greatly...

Marvin Robert Herndon

Dec 12, 2021

Marvin Robert Herndon, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 12, 2021.

Marvin was born November 3, 1928, to Ora Lester Herndon and Edith Vroman Herndon. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He served in the United States Navy, then returned home where he worked for Mountain Bell Telephone...

John Robert Hyland

Dec 11, 2021

John Robert Hyland, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2021, at his home.

Private family services will take place at a later date.

Elaine Garrison

Dec 11, 2021

Passed in her sleep on December 11'th 2021; daughter, wife, mother to cats, Elaine Garrison (nee Eldridge) was a great deal more than what’s printed on the cover. Veteran of 20 years in the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel from the Gulf War to the Afghan War. Elaine was a gifted...

Charles Heath

Dec 10, 2021

Charles Heath, 78, of Ammon, passed away December 8, 2021.

Charles was born July 21, 1943, in Oxnard, California, to Spencer Graham Heath and Mildred Elva Savage Heath.

He grew up and attended schools in Ventura County and graduated from Oxnard High in 1961. Shortly after he joined the Army.

On April 7,...

Nadine Madelon (Bradshaw) Moore

Dec 10, 2021

Our dear wife, mother, and grandmother, Nadine Madelon (Bradshaw) Moore passed gracefully from this life on December 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving husband and children.

Approximately 89 years ago on June 2, 1932, Nadine was welcomed to her earthly life by her parents, David Bradshaw and Stella Thomas Bradshaw, and her three older siblings in Castle...

Cheri Casper

Dec 9, 2021

Cheryl Ann “Cheri” Casper, 71, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Cheri was born on April 28, 1950, in Daniel, Wyoming, and raised in Rexburg, Idaho, by her parents Willis Grover Casper and Lucille Preston Casper. She attended schools in Rexburg, graduating from Madison High School. Cheri...

Neal K Arave

Dec 8, 2021

Neal K Arave, 85, of Surprise, Arizona, formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 8, 2021, at Del Webb Hospital in Arizona.

Neal was born April 1, 1936, in Shelley, Idaho, to Lyman Arave and Louise Anderson Arave. He was the fifth child in a family of ten children. His siblings are Dale, Freddy, Ralph, Mae,...

Cheryl Matilda (Johnson) Olson

Dec 7, 2021

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and GGMA, Cheryl Matilda Olson, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 7, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Cheryl was born March 7, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Hyrum Cecil Johnson and Bertha Matilda Call Johnson. Cheryl was the first born of two daughters. She grew up and...

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" (Taubman) Painter

Dec 7, 2021

Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Painter, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 7, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Beth was born May 3, 1959, in Moscow, Idaho, to James Henry Taubman and Eileen Rose Gray Taubman. She grew up and attended schools in Tofte, Minnesota, and graduated from Oxnard High School in Oxnard, California.  She also attended...

Hailey Corrine Queen

Dec 6, 2021

Hailey Corrine Queen, 25, of Ammon, passed away on December 6, 2021.

Hailey was born September 9, 1996, in Logan, Utah, to Matthew Scott Queen and Shonda Brolynne Bower Queen. Hailey grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School.

On September 26, 2020, she married Marcos Miguel Martinez in...

Kerry Ray Lunt

Dec 5, 2021

Kerry Ray Lunt Jr., 42, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 5, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Kerry was born September 29, 1979, in Evanston, Wyoming, to Kerry Ray Lunt Sr. and Becky Marie Malcolm.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Utah, before graduating from High School in 1999.

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Shirley Maloney

Dec 5, 2021

Shirley Ann Schulz Maloney, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 5, 2021.

She was born in Washington, Kansas, on October 9, 1935. She was the youngest of three siblings (Dorothy Johnson and Francis, both deceased). Her parents were Arthur William Schulz and Emma Ann Krisan, both long time residents of Idaho Falls....

Lonnie Brown

Dec 5, 2021

Lonnie Richard Brown was 69 years of age when he was called to heaven by our Lord and Savior, and reunited with the love of his life, Peg. He passed away December 5, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Lonnie was born August 15, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Glen Eugene and Dorothy Mitchell Brown. In...

Jackie Kay (Smithies) Degiulio

Dec 5, 2021

Jackie Kay DeGiulio, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 5, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born April 22, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dale Smithies and Barbara Holverson Smithies. She grew up in Ashton, Idaho, where she attended Rigby and Ashton grade school and North Fremont...

Viki Lynn Marvin

Dec 5, 2021

Viki Marvin passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.

The daughter of Jim and Jo Ann Woodall, Viki was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on February 13, 1957. Early on Viki excelled in tennis, dance and cheer. She held captain and leadership positions on cheer and dance teams for both Dardanelle High School and Arkansas...

Richard Roy "Dick" Powell

Dec 5, 2021

Richard Roy Powell passed away at his home on December 5, 2021, surrounded by his wife and four children after a two-year battle with colon and liver cancer.

Dick was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Grant LeRoy Powell and Mary Leola Harries. He was the youngest of three children: an older half-brother, Laird Oleen Jenkins, and...