Obituaries

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...

Eric Wallace

Aug 14, 2021

Eric Wallace, 35, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 14, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Eric was born August 25, 1985, in Fort Defiance, Arizona, to Edison Wallace and Sarah Largo. He grew up and attended schools in New Mexico and graduated from Wingate High School. After graduation, he moved to Idaho Falls.

Eric...

Janice Clarice (Langland) Larsen

Aug 14, 2021

Janice “Jan” Clarice Larsen, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 14, 2021, at Life Care Center.

Jan was born July 25, 1932, in Zearing, Iowa, to Willie Langland and Cora Quam Langland. She had one sister, Pat. They grew up in Los Angeles, California, and Jan married Thomas Marker in 1952. They had two daughters, Cindy...

Randy John Adamson

Aug 14, 2021

Randy John Adamson, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 14, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Randy was born May 8, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jay Adamson and Mildred Lucille Stoneman Aitken. He grew up in Iona and attended Bonneville High School.

He married Bonnie Hansen on January 15, 1972. They...

Margaret (Waddell) Greenhalgh

Aug 14, 2021

Margaret Greenhalgh, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed peacefully on August 14, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Margaret was born April 19, 1929, in Squirrel, Idaho, to Richard C Waddell and Muriel House Waddell. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Squirrel through the eighth...

Jennifer Lyn Mackintosh

Aug 13, 2021

Jennifer Lyn Mackintosh, 39, of Iona, passed away August 13, 2021, in Ashton, Idaho.

Jen was born December 6, 1981, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Terry Lynn Thornock and ReNae Beck Gibbons. She grew up and attended schools in Great Falls, Montana. The family moved to Idaho Falls in 1993, and she attended Hillcrest High School, graduating...

Don Baxter

Aug 12, 2021

Donald Eugene Baxter, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 12, 2021, at his home.  He was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Don was born April 16, 1944, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Jack Everett Baxter and Opal Mae Hoyda Baxter.  He was raised by Opal and his stepfather, Irvin Sendelbach. He grew up and attended schools...

Donna K. (Kirby) Nelson

Aug 12, 2021

Donna Kirby Nelson, 89, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was born August 8, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to LaFay "Lafe" Kirby and Mary Louisa Elwood. She was the fourth of four children and the only girl. She attended Eastside Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, O.E. Bell Junior High in Idaho...

Betsey Anderson Mcnary

Aug 10, 2021

Betsey Anderson McNary passed away August 10, 2021 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the age of 92.

She was born March 21, 1929 in Sterling, Idaho to Oscar Anderson and Hazel Caldwell Anderson.  During her childhood the family lived in Ashton, Pocatello and Logan, Utah and finally settled in Riverside outside of Blackfoot.

Betsey attended...

Dean Denning

Aug 10, 2021

Manuel Dean Denning, 92, passed away August 10, 2021, at his home at MorningStar Senior Living after a brief illness.

Dean was born May 8, 1929, in his grandmother’s home in Lincoln, the oldest son of Gladys Nielsen and Manuel Denning.

He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Roy Edmiston, and his grandparents, Chris...