Obituaries

Bryan Keith Harrison

Oct 23, 2020

Bryan Keith Harrison, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 23, 2020, at his home.  He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Bryan was born October 5, 1960, in Tulare, CA, to Bobby Lee Harrison and Effie Sue Wood Ramirez.  He grew up and attended schools in Terrabella, CA, and graduated from Parker High...

Lori Lynn (Rodriguez) Rodriguez-Stevens

Oct 23, 2020

Lori  Rodriguez-Stevens, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 23, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Lori was born December 15, 1986, in Monterey Park, California, to Robert A. Rodriguez and Julie Weaver.  She grew up and attended schools in Los Angeles, CA, and graduated from Wilson High School.  She also attended Pasadena City College where...

Maxine (Ferrel) Kopp

Oct 23, 2020

Doris Maxine Ferrel Kopp, 94, of Swan Valley and Idaho Falls, passed away October 23, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.  She was under the care of Brio Home Health & Hospice.

Maxine was born January 31, 1926, in Moreland, Idaho, to George Washington Ferrel and Sarah Emma Francelle Grimmett Ferrel.  She was the youngest of...

James Gerald Kraupp

Oct 22, 2020

Our remarkable son, husband, father, grandpa, and friend passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2020, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, after suffering from a broken hip and Dementia.

James Gerald Kraupp was born December 20, 1937 in Meade, Weld, Colorado, a small town 4 1/2 miles east of Longmont, to Joseph Aloyisius Kraupp and Julia Emelia...

Scott Douglas Heilesen

Oct 22, 2020

Scott Douglas Heilesen returned to his Father in Heaven Thursday, October 22, 2020, at EIRMC from complications of Juvenile Diabetes.

He was born in Rexburg, Idaho, June 16, 1951, to Ole and LuNone Heilesen.

Scott was very artistic and creative. He was a master craftsman and built beautiful homes and many medical offices in Southeast...

Darrell Lee Bohi

Oct 21, 2020

Darrell Lee Bohi, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 21, 2020, at his home.

Darrell was born April 22, 1936, in Montpelier, Idaho, to Alvin  Bohi and Alice Lillian Pugmire Bohi.  He grew up and attended schools in Montpelier and graduated from Montpelier High School.  He left college to join the United States Air Force where...

Sharlene (Tobler) Blatter

Oct 21, 2020

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, October 21, 2020, surrounded by her loving children.

Sharlene Tobler Blatter was the eldest child of Donald and Louise Shoell Tobler. She was born on June 5, 1931, in St. George, Utah, which was the closest hospital to Bunkerville, Nevada. Bunkerville was home until her...

Joan C. (Curry) Murphy

Oct 21, 2020

Joan Curry Murphy, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 21, 2020, at her home.

No local services are planned.

John H. Strack

Oct 20, 2020

John H. Strack, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 20, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

John was born May 5, 1935, in Burlington, Iowa, to Robert E. Strack and Viola M. Mills Strack.  He grew up and attended schools in Iowa and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California....

Lacey Danielle (Kelly) Jensen

Oct 20, 2020

Lacey Danielle Kelly Jensen, 36, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 20, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Lacey was born December 29, 1983, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ronney G. Kelly and Dawn V. Showers Kelly.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and attended Skyline High School.

On November 9,...

Lawrence "Larry" Charles Conrad

Oct 19, 2020

Larry Conrad was born on August 1, 1949 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Charles & Marian Conrad. At the age of 5 he moved to Reno, NV, where he lived until he graduated from high school.

Some of his favorite memories are from the summers his family spent at Lake Tahoe, where his father managed the 4H...

Laura Hill

Oct 19, 2020

Laura Lee Hill, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was a resident of Lincoln Court Assisted Living.

Laura was born November 1, 1927, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Eugene Thomas and Leola Caroline (Ptomey) Van Winkle. She had two brothers and three sisters. Laura grew up in the Colorado area and...

Zelda (Asper) James

Oct 19, 2020

Zelda Asper James returned to her Father in Heaven on October 19, 2020. She passed away in her home in Idaho Falls due to complications of age and a lingering problem from earlier treatment at EIRMC. She was under the continual tender care of her husband, with the assistance of Solace Hospice, which is greatly appreciated by her family....

Blanche (Badger) Willford

Oct 18, 2020

Blanche Badger Willford was born at home on a farm in Carbondale, Kansas on February 24, 1925, to Vern Albert Badger and Iras Gibbs Badger. She was the second of four daughters. She attended the one room Badgerville School until January 1936, when her family moved to Idaho, during the Great Depression. They settled in Lost River Valley near...

Sarah Lenon

Oct 18, 2020

Sarah Elizabeth Lenon, 24, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2020, in an automobile accident by the side of her best friend, Allie.

Sarah was born to Gary and Patricia (Jones) Lenon on May 3, 1996. Sarah had a soul so bright and magnetic, she made friends everywhere she went. Her sense of humor was unmatched,...

Allie Dalessi

Oct 18, 2020

Alexandria Dominique "Allie" Dalessi, 24, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2020, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Allie and Sarah got their wings and heaven gained two angels, side by side, just like they lived their lives.

Allie was born March 10,1996, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Michael Dominic Dalessi and Elizabeth...

Jason Paul Glover

Oct 18, 2020

Jason Paul Glover, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jason was born October 2, 1971, in Ogden, Utah, to Don M. Glover and Debby L. Southwick. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.

After high school, he served on active duty...

Hank Petersen

Oct 17, 2020

Henry Martin Petersen, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away at his home on October 17, 2020, from heart failure with his loving wife, Shirley, by his side.

Henry was born February 10, 1930, to Ernest Henry and Metta Marie Petersen in Idaho Falls.  Hank, as everyone called him, attended York grade school and St. John Lutheran Parochial...

Kay Nelson

Oct 16, 2020

Kay R. Nelson passed away October 16, 2020, at the age of 87 of causes incident to age.

Kay was born in Shelley, Idaho, on July 11, 1933, to Lorenzo (Wren) and Lettie Rasmussen Nelson. He and his twin brother, Jay, were the last of a family of eight; Elvid, Rex (1st Idahoan killed in WWII), Vern,...

Geri Ransom

Oct 15, 2020

Geraldine “Geri” Morrall Ransom, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 15, 2020, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.

Geri was born March 23, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Delmar Watson Pack and Verna May Quinton Pack. She grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On...