Obituaries

Mar 20, 2021

Peggy Ann McCurdy, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 20, 2021, at her home.

Peggy was born August 29, 1926, in Iona, Idaho, to James Thomas Smith and Mildred Fern Atkin Smith. She grew up and attended schools in Iona and graduated from Iona High School.

On January 30, 1946, she married Wilbert “Mack” ...

Mar 19, 2021

Vernon LeRoy Johnson, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 19, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Solace Hospice.

Vernon was born May 25, 1940, in Emmett, Idaho, to Harold LeRoy Johnson and Betty Anne Storms Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in Boise and graduated from Boise...

Mar 19, 2021

Eric Ingebreth Soyland, a long-time resident of Teton Valley, passed away on March 19, 2021, at the age of 76.   Born in Preston, Cuba, he pursued his schooling in North America, spending his teenage years in Wilmington, Delaware, and his young adulthood in Hawaii.

Eric moved to Alta, Wyoming, in 1979, after fifteen years in Hawaii, where...

Mar 19, 2021

Leigh Allen Naylor, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 19, 2021, at his home.  He was under the care of Eden Hospice.

Leigh was born January 2, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Eugene Sefton Naylor and Lois Elizabeth  Naylor.  He grew up and attended schools in Santa Ana, California.

On October 15,...

Mar 19, 2021

Thomas Orin Borg, 82, of Ammon, passed away March 19, 2021, at his home, with his family by his side.

Tom was born February 6, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jonas Berger Borg and Virginia Jenkins Borg. His father built a beautiful log home in Idaho Falls where he resided. He attended and graduated from Idaho...

Mar 19, 2021

Tamara Lyn Beckman, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 19, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Tami was born July 14, 1957, in Ogden, Utah, to Evington “Gary” Beckman and Marlene Jones Beckman.  She graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  She also earned her Cosmetology license.

Tami made her home in Idaho Falls,...

Mar 18, 2021

Thomas “Tom” Parsons, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 18, 2021, at his home.

Tom was born November 20, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Stan and Bonnie Liljenquist. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He went on to work in fire sprinkler installation.

Tom was blessed with...

Mar 17, 2021

Jack Calvin Clayton, 95, of Rigby, passed away March 17, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice and his loving family.

Jack was born December 23, 1925, in Ucon, Idaho, to Samuel Thomas Clayton and Nola Olivia Slaughter Clayton. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon and graduated from Ucon High...

Mar 15, 2021

Leland Kenneth Keller, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from complications related to COVID-19.

Leland was born April 08, 1948, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Roy James Keller and June Etta (Fredinburg) Keller. Leland was the youngest and only son of three children, Gloria Ann Keller (sister) and...

Mar 15, 2021

Agnes Constance Lindenmayer Ferguson "Aggie," age 84, passed away on March 15, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Aggie was born on October 10, 1936, to Anna Wilhelmina Guderjohn and Christian Hans Lindenmayer in Idaho Falls. She was the youngest of three children. A half-brother, Paul Lindenmayer, was captured during World War II in Corregidor. He survived the...

Mar 15, 2021

Helen Jean Plude, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Helen was born May 9, 1944, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to John Hafer and Jean Hafer. She grew up New York and went on to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Education.

Helen married Richard Alfred Plude. They...

Mar 15, 2021

Bonnie Jean Jones, 69, of Ammon, passed away March 15, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family.

Bonnie was born October 21, 1951, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Henry Afton “Bob” Bradshaw Jr. and LaRee Vanetta Spencer Bradshaw.  She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High School....

Mar 15, 2021

Neal LeRoy Tuft, 96, passed away March 15, 2021, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Neal was born February 16, 1925, in Centerfield, Utah, to Hugh Neville Tuft and Jessie Maude Gilbert Tuft. He grew up in Centerfield and graduated from Gunnison High School. He also took courses from the University of Wyoming. He...

Mar 13, 2021

George William Stewart, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 13, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Lakeland, Florida, on May 7, 1987, the son of Fredrick E. Crider. He lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

He enjoyed playing video games, loved Texas Hold Em, loved animals, and loved his music....

Mar 13, 2021

Shirley Rae Severa, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at her home, on March 13, 2021, with her family by her side. She was under the loving care of her two sons, Joe and John, and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Shirley was born on October 30, 1941, to John “Jack” Staley and Doris L. King in...

Mar 12, 2021

Walter  Parker, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 12, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Walter was born December 23, 1941, in Portland, Oregon, and adopted by James Lindley Crane and Katherine Kelly Crane. He grew up in Portland, later lived in San Diego and Salmon, and finally settled in Idaho Falls. Walter was married...

Mar 11, 2021

Bradley Scott Beseris, 58, passed away March 11, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with his two children by his side. He was born the youngest of three boys in Pocatello, Idaho, on January 21, 1963, to Hope (Moore) Spitz and George Beseris.

Brad lived in Idaho Falls most of his life and graduated from Skyline High School...

Mar 11, 2021

Twila Jenene Stewart Olsen Heath was born August 24, 1934, in St. Anthony, Idaho, the fifth child of Adeline Greenhalgh and Hugh Stewart. She attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School. She married LaVerl Albert Olsen in 1955 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They were divorced in 1971.

They had three sons...

Mar 10, 2021

Robert Blaine Moncur, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 10, 2021, at his home.

Blaine was born September 13, 1936, in Rupert, Idaho, the son of James and Ida Moncur. He was the youngest of six children, graduated from Ririe High School, and soon after served in the Western States Mission of The Church of Jesus...

Mar 10, 2021

Dominga Lopez Vazquez, de 48 años, de Idaho Falls, falleció el 10 de marzo de 2021 en el Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dominga nació el 3 de diciembre de 1972 en Querétaro, México, hija de José Nemesio López Rosales y Leonarda Vásquez Amador.

El 20 de enero de 1992 se casó con Gonzalo González...