Obituaries

Harold Dean Brown

Jul 26, 2021

Harold Dean Brown, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Harold Dean Brown was born May 19, 1933, to Odell and Ednabelle Brown in Marion County, Tennessee. He later lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, Coos Bay, Oregon, and Mud Lake, Idaho.

Harold served in the Army in the...

Ivalou (Davey) Thornock

Jul 25, 2021

IvaLou Thornock, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 25, 2021, at her home.  She was under the care of her loving family and Brio Hospice.

IvaLou was born August 23, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George Andrew Davey and Vonda Myrtle Smith Davey.  She grew up and attended schools in Menan, Idaho.

On...

Zoe Simone Miller

Jul 25, 2021

Zoe Simone Miller, 51, of Ammon, passed away July 25, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

A Life Celebration will be held at a later date.  The family request, "Please take the Covid vaccination."

Rodney "Gene" Cannon

Jul 24, 2021

Rodney "Gene" Cannon, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 24, 2021 at his home. No services are planned at this time.

Condolences may be sent to the family thru the online guestbook.

Roger Kenneth Barrett

Jul 24, 2021

Roger Kenneth Barrett, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 24, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Roger was born August 1, 1945, in Vancouver, Washington, to Kenneth Paul Barrett and Vola Joy Potter Barrett. He grew up in Butte, Montana, and graduated high school in Helena, Montana. Roger served in the United States Army Reserve...

Jackie (Wood) Jensen

Jul 23, 2021

Dr. Jacqueline “Jackie” Wood Jensen, 59, of Richmond, Kentucky passed away July 23, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born July 4, 1962, in Idaho Falls to Jack A. Wood and Marjorie Lou Heileson Wood, Jackie grew up the fourth of eight children in a happy home on Canyon Avenue. After a typically event-filled childhood, she...

Craig Fenton Woolf

Jul 23, 2021

Craig Fenton Woolf, 65, passed away on the 23rd of July, 2021, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

A native to Idaho Falls, Craig was born on the 12th of September, 1955, to parents, Fenton Gerald Woolf and LaMon Hinckley Woolf. After attending schools in the Idaho Falls area and graduating from Idaho Falls High School,...

Gary Earl Boyce

Jul 22, 2021

Gary Earl Boyce, 79, of Salmon, Idaho, passed away July 22, 2021, at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, Idaho.

He was born December 2, 1941, to Earl G. Boyce and Betty Howard in Pocatello, Idaho. Gary grew up in Pocatello. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1960. After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force ...

Deloris Rae Smith

Jul 22, 2021

Delores Rachel Smith, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2021, at her home.

Delores was born August 13, 1942, in Solana Beach, CA, to Robert Deere and Helena Korstad Deere.  She was born and raised in California and graduated from Redondo High School in Long Beach, CA.

She married Mark Smith in Spokane,...

Valeria Jane (Laird) Maxwell

Jul 21, 2021

Valeria Jane Maxwell, 83, of Dubois, Idaho, passed away July 21, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Blackfoot.

Valeria was born October 9, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Royal Melvin Laird and Phyllis Letitia Thomas Laird. She grew up and attended school in Dubois and graduated from Clark County High School. She also attended Idaho State...

Ramona Ritchie

Jul 20, 2021

Romano Ritchie, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 20, 2021, at Life Care Center.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2021, at the Ucon Cemetery.

Werner K. A. Scheffler

Jul 19, 2021

Werner K. A. Scheffler, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Werner was born November 4, 1938, in Wanzleben, Germany, to Heinrich Karl Kurt Scheffler and Ilse Harmina Kohle Scheffler. He completed public school in Wanzleben and also finished his mechanics apprenticeship in Magdeburg, Germany.

On December...

John "Jack" Taylor Lott Jr.

Jul 19, 2021

John "Jack" Taylor Lott Jr., 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2021, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. Jack was born September 20, 1925, in Idaho Falls, ID, to John Taylor Lott and Mary Hawkins Lott.  He grew up and attended school in Ucon, Idaho and graduated from Ucon High School. Jack served in...

Brenna Lynn Smiley

Jul 18, 2021

Brenna Lynn Smiley, beloved daughter of James and Lois Smiley, passed away on July 18, 2021.

Brenna was born on December 22, 1965, in Washington, D.C. She had high aptitude and love of art. She attended elementary school in Orlando until the family moved to Idaho in the late 1970s. She graduated from Bonneville High School, Utah...

Robert Dennis Butikofer

Jul 18, 2021

Robert Dennis Butikofer, known to most as Bob, Bobby from his youth, 71, passed away July 18, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, from kidney failure, a complication related to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, surrounded by his wife and children. He was a man of quiet dignity, known for his integrity as a stalwart disciple of Christ. He showed unconditional support and...

Robert Dinneen

Jul 17, 2021

Robert  Dinneen, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 17, 2021, at his home.

Robert was born December 17, 1965, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gerald Dinneen and Norma Kral Dinneen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, and graduated from Montana Tech in Butte, Montana, with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

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Wilma (Grover) Brown

Jul 16, 2021

On July 16, 2021, our beloved wife and mother, Wilma G Brown, 85, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully in her home, with family at her side.

Wilma was born to George Albert Grover and Myrlin Jackson Grover on February 23, 1936, in Parker, Idaho.

It was said at the time of her birth,...

Alan Dee Hampton

Jul 15, 2021

Alan Dee Hampton, 65, of Caldwell, Idaho, passed away July 15, 2021, at his cabin in Island Park, Idaho.

Alan was born March 5, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Edaly Dee Hampton and Barbara  Haws Hampton. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He also attended Cerro Coso Community...

Wayde Fullmer

Jul 14, 2021

Wayde Fullmer, 79, of Moorpark, California, passed away on July 14, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Lori Ann Woolf-Arave

Jul 13, 2021

Lori Ann Woolf-Arave was born on April 22, 1961, and passed away from natural causes on July 13, 2021.

Lori was the third of eleven children born to Ruth Baker Woolf and DeWayne Woolf. She found the love of her life, Brett Lafe Arave, at age 13, and married at age 15 on November 20, 1976. They...