Obituaries

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...

Lisa Susanne Lanning

Jul 13, 2021

Lisa Lanning, 50, from Glendale, California, passed away on 13 July 2021 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Funeral services are arranged by Wood Funeral Home and her family has chosen to hold a small service to respect her wishes.

Lisa was born in Glendale, California to parents, Nova Nelson-Clark and Phillip Wayne Williams on 18 Feb...

Deanne Hanson

Jul 13, 2021

DeAnne Hanson, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2021, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of Eden Hospice and her loving family.

Private family services will be held.

James Reed Greenhalgh

Jul 12, 2021

James Reed Greenhalgh, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2021, at his home.

Jim was born September 14, 1943, in Chester, Idaho, to Edgar Reed Greenhalgh and Lavina Grace Lecheminant Greenhalgh. He grew up and attended schools in St. Anthony and Idaho Falls. He also attended Ricks College and Idaho State University.

Jim...

Vonda Christensen Miller

Jul 12, 2021

Vonda Christensen Miller, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Vonda was born February 16, 1956, in Provo, Utah, to Clifford Von Christensen and Jean Clark Christensen.  She grew up and attended schools in Tremonton, Utah, and graduated from Bear River High School.  She also attended Ricks College, graduating...

Ruth (Field) Reed

Jul 10, 2021

Ruth Field Reed passed away July 10, 2021, peacefully in her home in Idaho Falls, at the age of 95.

She was born August 12,1925, in Ammon, Idaho, the daughter of John Franklin and Ceretta Empey Field. She grew up in a loving, busy farming family, and attended school in Ammon.

After high school, she...

Donald G. Winger

Jul 8, 2021

Don was born a long time ago before dinosaurs, he would joke with his grandson, but in reality he was born in Hobs, New Mexico,  January 23,1959, to Dorothy and Donald L. Winger Sr. He came home to his older brothers, Kenneth H. Johnson and James G. Johnson (Ken and Jim) and was joined almost immediately by a little...

Yvonne W. (Weeks) Miller

Jul 8, 2021

Yvonne W. Miller, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 8, 2021, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Yvonne was born September 20, 1928, in Ririe, ID, to Jess Weeks and Charlotte Opal Marshall Weeks.  She grew up and attended schools in Swan Valley, ID, and graduated from Ririe High School.

Yvonne worked as...

C. Dwaine Moore

Jul 7, 2021

C. Dwaine Moore, 78, of Sour Lake, Texas, formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center, Liberty, Texas. He was born on March 18, 1943, to Thelma Ann Hutchens Moore and Clifford Wesley Moore.

Dwaine is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Charlyn Moore; children, Marty Moore and...

Kyle William Summers

Jul 7, 2021

Kyle William Summers, 27, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 7, 2021.

Kyle was born January 9, 1994, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Randy J. Summers and Tamara Littleford. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He was working as a Call Center Representative for Century Link.

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