Obituaries

Bonnie Mae (Pulsipher) Hodson

Jan 22, 2021

Bonnie Mae Pulsipher Hodson passed from this life to the next on January 22, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born September 26, 1934, in Brigham City, Utah, to Leah Mae Pulsipher and Orson Wayne Pulsipher. She attended schools in Brigham City, and believed the best tasting tomatoes and peaches grew in Brigham City.

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Clare Ann (Davies) Short

Jan 21, 2021

Clare Ann Short, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 21, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Clare was born March 16, 1935, in Los Angeles, California, to Clarence Davies and Madge Gertrude Holst Davies. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Clarence LeRoy “Nick” Shipley. She grew up and attended schools in Los Angeles...

Lynda Rae (Brower) Cook

Jan 20, 2021

Lynda Rae Cook, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away unexpectedly on January 20, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Lynda was born on November 15, 1953, in Inglewood, CA, to Charles Benjamin Brower and Myrtle Maxine Houser Brower. She grew up attending schools in Inglewood and Carson, CA, and graduated from Carson High School.

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Frank Taylor Rupert

Jan 20, 2021

Frank Taylor Rupert, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 20, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from COVID-19.

Frank was born October 20, 1929, in Hammond, Indiana, to Lloyd Everett Rupert and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor Rupert.  He grew up and attended schools in Hammond and graduated from Hammond High School.  He also attended Valparaiso University...

Phoenix Brown

Jan 19, 2021

Phoenix Brown, infant son of Shayna Elizabeth Winegar and Preston Brown, was born into Heaven on January 19, 2021, at Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho

A gathering will be held in his memory from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 273 North Ridge Avenue.

Bruce Diehl

Jan 19, 2021

Bruce Leighton Diehl Sr., 74, of Ammon, passed away peacefully January 19, 2021, at Teton Post Acute Care & Rehabilitation.

Bruce was born November 12, 1946, in Dover, Delaware, to Donald Brehm Diehl and Ruth Kirby Diehl. He graduated from high school in Huntsville, Alabama. He went on to dabble in college before enlisting in the United...

Kim Lynette (Pollard) Duncan

Jan 19, 2021

Kim Lynette Duncan joined her Heavenly Father on January 19, 2021 surrounded by love after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.

Kim was born May 24, 1955, in Tacoma, Washington. She received her communications degree from Brigham Young University–Idaho and worked as a compensation analyst for the Idaho National Laboratory. She helped the lab reach...

Myrna Birch Speirs

Jan 19, 2021

Myrna Birch Speirs, 84, passed away January 19, 2021, surrounded by her sweetheart and family.

Myrna was born in Wilford, Idaho, January 19,1937, to George and Iras Clark Birch. She was the youngest of 4 children. She attended schools in Sugar-Salem, Ucon, and Ammon, graduating in 1955 from Bonneville High School. She attended Excelsis Beauty School in...

Georgia Leann (Butts) Reaves

Jan 18, 2021

Georgia LeAnn Reaves, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2021, at her home from dementia.  She was under the care of Solace Hospice.

Georgia was born March 2, 1953, in Bloomington, Illinois, to George  Butts and Reva Boyles Butts.  She grew up and attended schools in Bloomington and graduated from Lincoln High School.

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Katie Marie (Archibald) Jordin

Jan 18, 2021

Katie Marie Jordin, loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt and niece, passed away on January 18, 2021.  Katie was 40 years old.

Katie was born December 12, 1980.  She was but a small package at birth, weighing in at just 2 pounds, 4 ounces and, as her mother later said, it was all heart. After a long struggle...

Gordon W. Olsen

Jan 18, 2021

Gordon W. Olsen passed away on January 18, 2021, in Herriman, Utah, of natural causes.

Gordon was born in Emory, Utah, on December 7, 1934. Gordon promised his parents he would graduate before he married, so in 1957, he graduated and married the love of his life, Peggy Ruby Olsen.

Gordon graduated from Utah State...

Emory "Sam" Mobley

Jan 17, 2021

Emory Vanoy "Sam" Mobley, age 92, passed quietly on Sunday morning. Following his wife's death in December 2015, it was less than one year when Sam suffered a stroke and entered Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Sam was born August 26, 1928, in Carbondale, Colorado, to Frederick and Lottie (Thompson) Mobley. He grew up on a...

Harry Peterlin

Jan 17, 2021

Matt “Harry” Peterlin, 91, of Ammon, passed away on January 17, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Harry was born November 18, 1929, in Wasta, South Dakota, to Matt Peterlin and Kathryn Schell Peterlin. When he was seven, he moved to Drummond, Idaho, and became a lifelong Idahoan. He attended Drummond grade school and Ashton secondary...

Kirby Eugene Nebeker

Jan 15, 2021

Kirby Eugene Nebeker, 49, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away January 15, 2021 in Idaho Falls, after a long courageous battle with brain cancer, and with his children and family members surrounding him.  Kirby graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  He lettered in track and one of his fondest memories of that time was when his Dad attended one of...

Tammy Forsythe

Jan 15, 2021

Tammy Ann Forsythe, 54, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2021, at her home.

Tammy was born May 11, 1966, in Sacramento, California, to Raymond William Pratt and Sharon Lucille Carson Pratt.  She grew up in California and graduated from Hiram Johnson High School.

On February 14, 2005, she married David Lyman Forsythe in...

Kirby Eugene Nebeker

Jan 15, 2021

Kirby Eugene Nebeker, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2021, at his home.

Kirby was born December 4, 1971, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rodney A. Nebeker and Linda Lee Hough Nebeker. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  He also attended Brigham Young University-Idaho.

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Marlene Laree (Kunz) Poole

Jan 15, 2021

Marlene LaRee Kunz Poole, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2021, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. She was under the care of Solace Hospice.

Marlene was born July 24, 1936, in Amherst, Nebraska, to Ivan Wilson Kunz and Martha Lucille Royle Kunz. She grew up and attended schools in the Teton Basin and Rigby...

Brenda Lee (Bentley) Barrett

Jan 14, 2021

Brenda Lee Barrett, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 14, 2021, at her home.

Brenda was born March 19, 1956, in Blackfoot, ID, to Virgil Bentley and Janette Fanning Bentley.  She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High School.

On December 16, 1977, she married Quentin Gene Barrett in...

William "Bill" Charles Shore

Jan 14, 2021

William “Bill” Charles Shore, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born August 9, 1945, in San Gabriel, California, to Clarence “Curly” Shore and Treasa Adamson Shore Sterger. He was blessed with four siblings, Sandra Lee, Judith Anne, Rocky Clarence, and Jill.

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R. Leroy Collins

Jan 13, 2021

Robert LeRoy Collins, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 13, 2021, at MorningStar Assisted Living. He was under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice and his loving family.

LeRoy was born August 8, 1925, in Wellsville, Kansas, to Harley Casto Collins and Mabel Wright Collins. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls,...