Obituaries

Aug 9, 2021

Betty Houx, 93, passed away August 9, 2021.

Betty was born November 17, 1927, in Bellaire, Ohio, to Daniel C. Miller and Maude A. Beckman-Miller. She attended various schools across the United States, as she was raised during the Depression. She returned to school and received her GED in 1977. During the war, she met LB Houx...

Aug 9, 2021

Albert Robert "Bob" Inama, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 9, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. Bob was born May 20, 1935, in Nampa, Idaho, to Albert Inama and Blanche Rowena Johnson Inama. He grew up and attended schools in Twin Falls and graduated from Twin Falls High School. He earned a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree...

Aug 9, 2021

Richard Lynn Powell, 69, of Ashton, passed away August 9, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Richard was born October 30, 1951, in San Bernardino, California, to Loise Everett Powell. He grew up and attended schools in the San Bernardino area.

He graduated from Pacific High School and then served his country in the...

Aug 8, 2021

William “Billy” Joseph Wilding was born April 1,1979, to Terrie Sue Savage and when he was 3 years old he was adopted by his loving father Michael Joseph Wilding. He was the first of their two boys, later came Michael. Billy relished in being a big brother to Michael and always struggled after losing him in 2004 at the...

Aug 7, 2021

Brandon Glenn Seehusen passed away at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 39, after a long-fought battle with heart failure.

He was raised in Idaho Falls. He was a devoted father to his son, Zane, who he loved so much.

His fiancé, Sonja Finley, was his true angel on earth. Their...

Aug 7, 2021

Donna Grover, 95, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, passed away August 7, 2021, at her home with family by her side. She was under the care of Bliss Hopsice.

Donna was born May 1, 1926, to Anthon Hill and Reva Howells Hill. She grew up and attended schools in Lewisville and Ucon and graduated from Ucon High School...

Aug 7, 2021

Paul Wise, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 7, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Paul was born October 25, 1938, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Conard Wise and LaRee Bowen Wise. He grew up and attended schools in Firth, Idaho, and graduated from Firth High School. He went...

Aug 7, 2021

Margaret Ann Beahm, 93, passed away peacefully August 7, 2021. Margaret was born December 31, 1927, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Burleson Carroll and Sarah Marie Freeze Billington.

Margaret was raised and attended school in Cleveland, where her mother and father owned and operated Marie's Flower Shop for many years.  She inherited a green...

Aug 7, 2021

Kenneth Earl Campbell, 81, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away from natural causes on August 7, 2021, in Idaho Falls.

He was born to Herbert Earl Campbell and Effie Lovian Bates Campbell in Rigby, Idaho, on August 27, 1939. Kenneth graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1958. In 1960, he joined the United States Army and...

Aug 7, 2021

Donna Jean Coulter Ammon, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 7, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

In her early years, just after high school, she joined the U.S. Navy, serving two years with great honor and pride. After the Navy, her greatest blessing was becoming a mother to three daughters, Dawn, Noel, and Erin.

Aug 7, 2021

Paul Warren Watrous, 78, of Ammon, passed away August 7, 2021, at his home.  He was under the care of OneSource Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Paul was born April 4, 1942, in New London, Connecticut, to Ralph Jarvus Watrous and Edna Little Watrous. He grew up and attended schools in Niantic, Connecticut, and...

Aug 4, 2021

Julie Ann Johnson-Butikofer, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2021, at her home.

Julie was born June 30, 1959, in Toledo, OH, to James Donald Johnson and Marlene Ann Stevens Johnson.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. She also attended Vogue Beauty School and nursing school.

On August 28, 1980, ...

Aug 4, 2021

Carey Bryan Swearingen of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away August 4, 2021 from complications of COPD.  He was under the loving care of BRiO Home Health and Hospice.

He was born Aug 15, 1952 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Luella Marie Smith Swearingen and Clarence Harold Bryan Swearingen. He has two sisters,  Ella Marie Swearingen Haddon and...

Aug 4, 2021

Mona Rae Jones Sayer, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2021, at her home.

Mona was born August 30, 1938, in Grace, Idaho, to Floyd Coburn Jones and Lettie Virginia Panting Jones. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On May 23, 1957, she...

Aug 4, 2021

Linda Lou Oakden Moore, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Linda was born September 8, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Lewis Oakden and Gretta Leone Boulter Oakden. She grew up in and attended schools in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School.

Shortly after...

Aug 4, 2021

Byrle George Walker was born June 1, 1933, in Rexburg, Idaho, to George Thomas Walker and Roma George.

He grew up in Jackson, Wyoming, and loved the great outdoors. He had wonderful adventures with his two sisters and three brothers. He was taught by his parents to have faith and integrity.

Byrle found his true...

Aug 4, 2021

Karen Alice Russell Daniel, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 4, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center with her children by her side. She was born on June 24, 1944, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to John T. Harwood and Clara Irene Harwood. She grew up in Grace and Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Pocatello High School...

Aug 4, 2021

William H Garner Jr, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

William was born April 23, 1941, in Louisville, Kentucky, to William H Garner Sr, and Edna Compton Garner.

On May 4, 1962, he married Carolyn H Bates in Rigby, Idaho. William and Carolyn made their home...

Aug 3, 2021

Ann Margaret Manwaring Hayes, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2021, at her home.  She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Ann was born October 9, 1945, in Logan, UT, to Leonard Herbert Manwaring and Margaret June Peterson Manwaring.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, ID, and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Aug 3, 2021

Karen Ann Thompson Mann, born February 18, 1957, to Kenneth Edward and Jo Ann Bentley Thompson in Mojave, California, was called home to her Heavenly Father on August 3, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Her early years were in the Greenfield, California, area attending schools outside of Bakersfield, California. Karen and her family moved to Dubois, Idaho,...