Obituaries

Dec 20, 2020

Jereme Dale Ogren, 40, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 20, 2020, at his home.

Jereme was born November 2, 1980, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William Dale Ogren and Teresa June Bretz Ogren.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School in 1999.  He also attended Casper Community College....

Dec 19, 2020

Jesse Maria Lovato, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 19, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jesse was born September 20, 1971, in Littlefield, Texas to Tomas and Abelina Lovato. He grew up in Littlefield and graduated from Plainview High School. At 19 years old, he relocated to Idaho Falls and began working at JB’s...

Dec 19, 2020

Mark Ghil B. Buena, 41, of Ammon, passed away December 19, 2020, at his home.

Mark was born November 28, 1979, in Manila, Phillippines, to Hermenigildo R.  Buena and Maria Hanna Bantegui Buena. He grew up and attended schools in Las Pinas, Phillipines, and graduated from the University of Perpetual Help.  He also attended De La Salle...

Dec 19, 2020

Waka (Nakayama) Ugaki passed away peacefully on December 19, 2020, in her home surrounded by loved ones.

She was born on July 20, 1938, in Okayama, Japan, to Hajime and Kimiko (Umemoto) Nakayama. Waka was the second youngest child in her family and had one brother, Shinichi, and four sisters, Fumiko, Kiyoko, Kazuko and Motoko. The first...

Dec 19, 2020

This community lost a cowboy, Tommy Taylor, on Saturday, December 19, 2020.

He found joy in his life. He loved anything cowboy: the horses, the chariot races, being a farrier, and the cattle drives. Driving the fast Corvette on winding roads was a thrill. His skill of shooting was declining because of his extensive arthritis in his...

Dec 18, 2020

Mark Dean Hillyard, 56, of Ammon, passed away December 18, 2020, at University of Utah Medical Center where he was under the care of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Mark was born July 13, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Morris R. Hillyard and Nancy Traveller Hillyard. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated...

Dec 18, 2020

Wayne was born August 9, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, to Riley Clay and Nannie Lee Hanks. He passed from this life on Friday, December 18, 2020, after a lengthy, arduous battle with kidney failure.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Betsy Hanks, and her two children, Troy Sage and Korie Sage; his son, Michael Wayne Hanks,...

Dec 18, 2020

Corinne V Kluksdal, 56, of Ammon, passed away December 18, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Corinne was born May 6, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Andrew Carl Freeman and Virginia Lee Moore Freeman. She grew up and attended schools in Firth, Idaho, and then the family moved to Ririe, Idaho, where she graduated from...

Dec 18, 2020

Marilyn Patsy Brown was born at Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 12, 1950.  She passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020, due to complications from Covid-19.

Marilyn was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Sam and Patsy Ruth Smith.  She grew up in Young, Arizona, a tight-knit ranching community below the Mogollon Rim, with her...

Dec 17, 2020

Donald Peterson Biggs, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Donald was born September 7, 1945, in Franklin, Idaho, to Ariel Alma Biggs and Mona Peterson Biggs. He grew up and attended schools in Franklin, Idaho Falls, and the surrounding area and graduated from Shelley High School. He also...

Dec 17, 2020

Mark James Robinson, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2020, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Mark was born June 26, 1951, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Vernon Mark Robinson and Betty Jean Bragg Robinson. He grew up and attended school in Michigan and graduated from Fruitport High School. Following high school Mark joined the United States...

Dec 17, 2020

Diane Louise Rodriguez, 70, of Ammon, passed away December 17, 2020, at her son’s home. She was under the care of her loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Di was born June 1, 1950, in Los Angeles, California, to Orville Leonard Blackburn and Lois Elaine Thomas Blackburn. She grew up and attended schools in Anaheim, California,...

Dec 17, 2020

Melvin Leroy Erickson, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2020, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Mel was born July 24, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Henry Leroy Erickson and Erma Sophia Anderson Erickson. He grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated from Granite High School....

Dec 17, 2020

Michael Aaron White, 44, of Ammon, passed away December 17, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Michael was born September 1, 1976, in Danville, Illinois, to Howard Ross White and Sherri Lynn Nester Thornton. He grew up and attended schools in Danville and graduated from Danville High School. He also attended the University of Illinois and...

Dec 16, 2020

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Maxine Moedl Brizzee Burbank, 85, of Salina, Utah, passed away December 16, 2020. Preceded by her son Bruce Eric, they were greeted on the other side by many legendary ancestors.

Maxine was born on October 19, 1935, to Iola and Elmer Moedl in Paris, Idaho.

She...

Dec 16, 2020

Raymond Wayne Lile, 78, of Ammon, passed away December 16, 2020, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and his loving family.

Ray was born September 24, 1942, in Healdsburg, California, to Clifford Ingram Lile and Mary Agnes Rutherford Lile. He grew up in Cloverdale, California, where...

Dec 15, 2020

Donald Ray Byars, born April 14, 1936, of Ammon Idaho, passed away on December 15, 2020. He passed peacefully at home with his beloved wife, Carol, of 57 years right beside him taking care of him as she has always done.

Don was born in Berkeley, California, to Josephine and William (Bill) Byars and big sister Janet...

Dec 15, 2020

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. If you want to make Dan Stahn laugh, tell him that life is fair. When asked how he was, Dan always said "ornery", but was a kind and gentle man who strongly fought to the end. He passed into the arms of his Heavenly Father on December 15,...

Dec 15, 2020

Delbert Lee Johnson, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Delbert was born June 8, 1932, in Coltman, Idaho, to Francis Sylvester Johnson and Ella Eliza Harris. He grew up in Menan, Idaho, and attended Midway and Rigby High Schools–graduating from Rigby High School. He then went on to...

Dec 14, 2020

Michelle Kay Sharp Johnson, 57, of Saint Anthony, passed away December 14, 2020, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Michelle was born May 10, 1963, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Guy Smith Sharp and Rosalyn Jessie Barrus Sharp.  She grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City and Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School.  She...