Obituaries

Aug 29, 2021

Jacoba van Beek White, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2021, at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center.

Jacoba was born May 18, 1929, in Velsen, Holland, to Cornelius de Gelder and Elisabeth Koek de Gelder. On July 19, 1951, she married Willem Christiaan van Beek in Beverwijk, Holland. They immigrated to the United...

Aug 29, 2021

Ellen Carol Horner Burgess was born on June 30,1928, to Everett and Mildred Horner in Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away on August 29, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the age of 93.

Ellen was the oldest of four siblings who were raised in Des Moines, Davenport, and Centerville, Iowa. Ellen attended the University of Iowa...

Aug 29, 2021

Robin Renee Dorough-Black, 64, of Ashton, peacefully passed away August 29, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, after a courageous fight with cancer.

Robin was born January 27, 1957, in Burbank, California, to Emmett Dave Dorough and Johan Harvey Dorough.  She grew up and attended schools in Simi Valley, California, and graduated from Royal High School....

Aug 29, 2021

Delles Bert Andrus, 85, formerly of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away August 29, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Delles was born January 9, 1936, in Garfield, Idaho, to Jesse Dellas Andrus and Rose Ellen Atkinson Andrus. He attended Mackay, Rigby, and Alder Creek Elementary Schools, and graduated from Rigby High School.

Delles worked as a custodian,...

Aug 29, 2021

Kari Jo Marshall, 54, of Ammon, passed away August 29, 2021, at her home.

Kari was born December 20, 1966, in Norwalk, California, to Mickey Houpt and Carol Ann Nelson. She grew up and attended schools in Thornton, Colorado.

She married Vic Marshall. They were later divorced. Kari made her home in Ammon, Idaho.

Aug 29, 2021

Jack Lawson Vernon Sr., 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 29, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Dad was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana, on November 23, 1932, to his parents, James A. Vernon and Mildred Lawson Vernon. He met and married Carol Bachelder on April 16, 1954. They celebrated their...

Aug 28, 2021

On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Jim passed away at his home at the age of 81.

Jim is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Ginny TenEyck; son, Max TenEyck; three daughters, Lara Meng, Gina White, and Shawnee Preston; seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren; and two sisters, Sally Lowen and Susie Campbell.

He is...

Aug 28, 2021

Carolyn Dolores Mende, 75, of Ammon, passed away August 28, 2021, at Life Care Center. Carolyn was born December 6, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to Zigmund Klawender and Helen Kowalski. She grew up and attended schools in Clawson, Michigan, until her Senior year of high school. The family moved to Farmington, Michigan, where she graduated in 1963. She also...

Aug 27, 2021

Gale Marie Lockyer, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 27, 2021.

Gale was born April 23, 1953, in San Diego, California, to Clyde Watson and Ruth Biggs Watson. She grew up in many different places, moving around, as her father was transferred with the military.

Gale worked much of her life as a CNA....

Aug 27, 2021

Beverly Jean Biddle Martin, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 27, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Beverly was born July 6, 1934, in San Louis Obispo, California, to John Fremont Biddle and Laverne Alice Christensen Biddle.  She grew up and attended schools in Arroyo Grande, California. She obtained a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) degree...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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...