Obituaries

Kent Mickelsen

Jan 31, 2021

Kent H. Mickelsen, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 31, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital due to complications from Covid.

Kent was born August 19, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Royal Mickelsen and Helen Moedl Mickelsen. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He went on to attend Idaho...

Taylor William Havens

Jan 31, 2021

Taylor William Havens, 30, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 31, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Taylor was born June 9, 1990, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Russell Todd Havens and Cara Marie Curnutt Havens.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Hillcrest High School. He also attended Idaho State University....

George Edmond Cowell Iii

Jan 30, 2021

George Edmond Cowell III, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 30, 2021, at his home.

A service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2021, at Watersprings Church, 4250 S 25th E, in Idaho Falls, with Pastor Dan Kishiyama officiating. Please meet in the Fellowship Hall.

Lyle Gene Packer

Jan 30, 2021

Lyle Gene Packer, 65, of Rigby, passed peacefully away January 30, 2021, at his home in the loving care of his wife.

He was born November 10, 1955, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Dio Gene and Janice Lorraine Lees Packer.

He attended school at Riverside Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High, and Skyline High School. Lyle ran...

Jacqulyn Jean (Miller) Konrade

Jan 30, 2021

Jacqulyn Jean Miller Konrade was born in Dodge City, Kansas, to Walter Miller and Mildred Standley on October 4, 1941. Jackie grew up and attended schools in Dodge graduating from Dodge City High School. She passed away January 30, 2021, at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

In 1966, Jackie married Jim Konrade, and they were divorced in...

Rebecca Jo (Jorgenson) Barrera

Jan 30, 2021

Rebecca Barrera, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 30, 2021, at her home. Rebecca, lovingly called Becca, Becky or George by her close family and friends, was born January 7, 1988, in Rapid City, SD, to Douglas Barry Blount and Mary Jo Maxey Waters. She attended Iona Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and Bonneville High School. She...

Shane Marc Mccann

Jan 29, 2021

Shane Marc McCann, 41, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 29, 2021, at his home.

Shane was born May 27, 1979, in Tremonton, Utah, to Wendell D. McCann and Sharon Kay McGinty McCann.  He grew up and attended schools in Garland, Utah, and graduated from Bear River High School in 1998.  He also attended Bridgerland Applied Technology...

Ralph Thomas Richards

Jan 29, 2021

Ralph Thomas Richards, 67, of Blackfoot, passed away January 29, 2021, at his home.

Ralph was born January 8, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Grant Thomas Richards and Barbara Jean Eckersley Richards.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and Ammon and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Ralph served in the United States...

Worthy Otis Mcclain

Jan 28, 2021

Worthy Otis McClain, born near Buckeye Run Road, west of Salem, WV, at the home of his maternal grandparents, Worthy and Ina (Lowe) Underwood, on November 23, 1939, left this life on January 28, 2021, peacefully in the comfort of his family, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Branniard Otis “Jeff” McClain and Juanita...

Carol Ann Miller

Jan 26, 2021

Carol Ann Miller, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 26, 2021, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Carol was born December 9, 1938, in Woodville, Idaho, to Harold Nelson and Delilah Huntsman Nelson. She grew up in Woodville and graduated from Shelley High School in 1957....

Gary Lee Messler

Jan 25, 2021

Gary Lee Messler, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 25, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice and his loving family.

Gary was born July 5, 1940, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Carrol Ramon Messler and Mildred Fern McWherter Messler. He grew up in Blackfoot and attended area schools....

Arlene (Horton) Walker

Jan 24, 2021

Frances Arlene Walker, 88, of Ammon, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Arlene was born July 8, 1932, in Pekin, Illinois, the only child of Ernest Ray Horton and Florence Berger Horton. She attended Jefferson Grade School and Pekin Community High School, graduating in1950. She took business classes...

Ronald Reed Campbell

Jan 23, 2021

Ronald Reed Campbell, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 23, 2021, at his home.

Ron was born October 26, 1967, in Provo, Utah, to Ronald Walter Campbell and Connie Mae Campbell. He spent his childhood in a variety of places– two years in Moscow, 4 years in Idaho Falls, and then moved to Rigby. In his...

Robert Thomas Hemming

Jan 23, 2021

Robert Thomas Hemming, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 23, 2021, at his home from natural causes. He was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Bob was born March 9, 1934, in Rexburg, ID, to Thomas Melvin Hemming and Mary Juanita Christenson Hemming. He grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High...

Bonnie Ladene (Kramer) Liljenquist

Jan 23, 2021

Bonnie Ladene Liljenquist, 73, of Ucon, was granted her wings on January 23, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving husband, children, and grandchildren.

Bonnie was born February 28, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas and Luella Kramer. Thomas worked for the City of Idaho Falls as a Power Plant Operator...

Betty Adkins

Jan 23, 2021

Betty LaVaughn Adkins, 94, of Monteview, Idaho, peacefully passed away on January 23, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Betty was born January 10, 1927, in Roberts, Idaho, to Park and Mabel (Polson) Bell. She finished high school in 3 years so she could join the Nurses Cadet Corp at the St. Anthony Mercy Hospital from 1944-1947 in...

Melissa Ann (Myers) Butler

Jan 22, 2021

Melissa Ann Myers Butler, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 22, 2021, after a courageous 14-month battle with Breast Cancer.

Melissa was born on June 24, 1965, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Nadine and JC Myers. She was the baby of the family and was welcomed home by four older siblings, Karen, Steve, Andy, and John.  Nadine...

Robin Ray Burdick

Jan 22, 2021

Robin Ray Burdick, 68, of Idaho Falls, finished his journey on Earth on January 22, 2021.

Robin was born on December 22, 1952, to Raymond “Ike” and Agnes Burdick, the oldest of three children. He grew up on a farm in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He graduated from Devils Lake High School and went to Lake Region...

Kirk Hyndman

Jan 22, 2021

Kirk Justin Hyndman, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 22, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Kirk was born November 20, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Wilson Hyndman and Mildred “Millie” Lack Hyndman. He grew up in Idaho Falls graduated from Skyline in 1977. He went on to attend Eastern Idaho Technical College...

Charles Dudley Key

Jan 22, 2021

Charles Dudley Key, 53, of Pinedale, Wyoming, passed away January 22, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date.