Obituaries

Ray Charles Ruiz

Nov 6, 2020

Ray Charles Ruiz, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 6, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Ray was born October 27, 1960, in Billings, Montana, to Navel Rios Ruiz and Lupe Sanchez Ruiz.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United...

Dale M. Teel

Nov 5, 2020

Dale Milton Teel, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 5, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dale was born September 22, 1936, in Burlington, Colorado, to Emmett Milton Teel and Maxine Emily Parmer Teel. He grew up in Denver and went on to study engineering at Denver University, obtaining his degree in 1960. He then...

William "Bill" Alan Bradley

Nov 4, 2020

William Alan “Bill” Bradley, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 4, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Bill was born June 15, 1938, in Utica, New York, to Frank S. and Margaret Hazel Lamphear Bradley.  He grew up and attended schools in New York state.

Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1956...

Daniel Gary Carhill

Nov 3, 2020

Daniel Gary “Danny” Carhill, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 3, 2020, at his home.  He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Danny was born August 11, 1953, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William J. Carhill and Betty Marie Thomas Carhill.  He grew up and attended schools in Ammon and graduated from...

Vern Keller

Nov 3, 2020

Vernon David Keller, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 3, 2020, at his home.

Vern was born December 14, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arthur Jacob Keller and Emma Elizabeth Keller. He was raised Catholic in Roberts, Idaho, and was the last class to graduate there. Soon after, he enlisted in the United States Navy...

Karen Breshears

Nov 3, 2020

Karen Breshears, 88, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed on November 3, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.

Karen was born to Ramona and Buena Hernandez in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1932.  She was preceded in death by her parents and five sisters and four brothers, all in Uruguay.

Karen is survived by her husband,...

George Booker

Nov 3, 2020

George Albert Booker Jr., 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 3, 2020, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

George was born January 14, 1933, in Duluth, Minnesota, to George Booker and Ruth Jeron Booker. He grew up in Duluth with his eleven siblings.

George married...

Gregg Lindbloom

Nov 2, 2020

Gregg William Lindbloom, of Idaho Falls, passed away in his sleep on November 2, 2020, at his home. He is a loving son, brother, friend, dad, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Gregg was born October 18, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, to Kathleen “Kathy” Mae LaPrise Lindbloom and Fred William Lindbloom Jr. both of Detroit, Michigan. Gregg’s early years...

Evelyn Robinson

Nov 2, 2020

Evelyn Carol Robinson, 71, of Idaho Falls, died peacefully November 2, 2020, surrounded by her family.

Evelyn was born on August 8, 1949, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Gerald Franklin Robinson and Joyce Pauline Robinson, where she lived until she was 4 years old, then moved with the family to St. Anthony, Idaho. They then moved to...

Leslie Eugene "Gene" Knight

Nov 1, 2020

Leslie Eugene Knight, 71, of Ammon, passed away November 1, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Peter John Kinne Jr.

Nov 1, 2020

Peter John Kinne Jr., 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 1, 2020, at his home.  He was under the care of Encompass Home Health & Hospice.

Peter was born June 3, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, to Peter John Kinne Sr. and Lena Neihiser Kinne.  He grew up and attended schools in Las Vegas and graduated from...

Jeanette Louise Burke-Holst

Nov 1, 2020

Jeanette Louise Burke-Holst, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 1, 2020, at her home.

Jeanette was born May 9, 1956, in Moses Lake, Washington, to Major Garry Lee Burke and Nancy Lee Anderson Burke. She grew up and attended schools all over the United States while her father was in the Military. She graduated from Bonneville...

Norma Jean (Lindsay) Trost

Nov 1, 2020

Norma Jean Lindsay Trost passed away November 1, 2020.

Norma was born April 4, 1928, in the Idaho Falls hospital to Charles Ira Lindsay and Nellie Nebeker Lindsay.

When Norma was six years old, her family moved to a farm in Rigby, Idaho. Norma attended school in Rigby from 1st grade through 12th grade, graduating...

Mary Belle (Mattoon) Firor

Oct 31, 2020

Mary Belle Mattoon Macki Firor, 99, of Saint Anthony, passed away October 31, 2020, at Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony. Mary was born February 4, 1921, in Lapwai, Idaho, to William Thomas Mattoon and Anne Belle Goldner Mattoon.  She grew up and attended schools in Lapwai until 6th grade when they moved to Kendrick, Idaho. She graduated from...

Necla Williams

Oct 30, 2020

Necla Beyhan Özdöl Williams, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 30, 2020, at Briarwood Assisted Living after a long battle with Alzheimers.

She was born March 30, 1935, in Izmir, Turkey, the daughter of Iskan and Nebahat Özdöl.

She will forever be remembered by her daughter, Yasemin and her husband, Kemal,  grandchildren, Taner and Ceren...

Sylvan Greenhalgh

Oct 30, 2020

Sylvan Greenhalgh, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Sylvan was born September 26, 1925, in Wilford, Idaho, to Alma Wilburn Greenhalgh and Ethel Marguerite Hiatt Greenhalgh, the fourth of seventeen...

Virginia Annie (Payne) Marks

Oct 29, 2020

Virginia “Annie” Marks, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 29, 2020, at her home.  She was under the care of her loving family and Solace Hospice.

No local services will be held.

James "Jim" Just

Oct 29, 2020

James “Jim” Bradley Just, age 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home on October 29, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on February 21, 1953, to Charles James Just and Thora Johnson Just, Jim grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, attending O.E. Bell Middle School (home of the “Fighting Kittens”), and graduating from...

Barry Wayne Nichols

Oct 29, 2020

Barry Wayne Nichols, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 29, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Barry was born July 26, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wayne Christensen and Barbara Laraine Fullmer Christensen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Barry worked in...

Mike Doggett

Oct 28, 2020

Michael Wayne Doggett passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. He was born in Burley, Idaho, on February 2, 1949, to Ivan and Lu Doggett. Mike was the oldest of four children. He had two younger brothers and a sister.

Mike spent his first few years in Pocatello and then Salt Lake before the...