Obituaries

Jun 23, 2021

Cody Jacob Niendorf Jr. passed away on June 23, 2021, in Idaho Falls, Idaho from an accident, doing what he loved most, riding a motorcycle.

Cody was born on November 8, 1979, to Lynn Hill and Cody Niendorf Sr., in Oakland, California. At the age of two, his family moved to Drummond, Idaho. Cody attended Fremont High...

Jun 22, 2021

Delmer “Del” Gene Jensen, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 22, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Delmer was born March 10, 1957, in Ogden, Utah, to Darrell Frank Jensen and Elizabeth Doreen Thompson Jensen.  He grew up and attended schools in Roy, Utah and graduated from Roy High School.

On April 16,...

Jun 22, 2021

Laura Robinson Hatch Wagoner, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 22, 2021, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Laura was born September 6, 1930, in Tetonia, Idaho, to Mark Holbrook Hatch and Hattie Leone Robinson Hatch. She grew up and attended schools in...

Jun 22, 2021

Todd Lawrence Sheetz, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 22, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Todd was born October 24, 1967, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Donald McClellan Sheetz and Thelma Louise Bickle Sheetz. He attended Bonneville High School.

Todd made his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he previously worked as...

Jun 21, 2021

Robert Leo McVean, 97, of Hillsboro, Oregon, passed away June 21, 2021, at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. Leo was born Dec. 27, 1923, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Peter Raymond McVean and Grace L. (Walstead) McVean. He grew up the Pontiac, Michigan area and graduated from Lake Orion High School. He also attended the University of Michigan where he earned...

Jun 20, 2021

Stella Faye Watkins, 89, of Lehi, Utah, passed away June 20, 2021, at Intermountain Healthcare Center in Murray, Utah, surrounded by her family.

Stella was born September 24, 1931, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Irvin Louis Byrne and Ida Eulella Sutton Byrne. She grew up in Archer and Rexburg and attended schools in Rexburg. Stella graduated from Madison...

Jun 18, 2021

Stacey Jean Jenks, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 18, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Stacey was born January 10, 1976, in Berlin, Germany, to Thomas Wade Caldwell and Linda Jean Williams Caldwell. She grew up and attended schools in Twin Falls and Idaho Falls. She also attended Idaho State University.

Stacey...

Jun 18, 2021

Our dearest Tommy (Thomas Michael Veach) became an angel on June 18, 2021.

Tommy was born on April 30, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Idaho Falls. He attended Cloverdale Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and graduated from Bonneville Technical Careers High School in 2017. He had just completed his third year electrical apprenticeship...

Jun 18, 2021

This world lost a true hero on June 18, 2021, when Dale “Tike” Edward Cope left us to go home to heaven.

He was born in Roberts, Idaho, on July 21, 1935, to Edward Ernest Cope and Delphin Lee Gerard Cope.

On April 15, 1959, he married Hazel Ruth Caudle in Salmon, Idaho. Tike and...

Jun 18, 2021

Ruth Gail Longacre, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 18, 2021, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living.

Ruth was born August 2, 1944, in Santa Monica, CA, to Francis Alvin Fuell and Mary Jane Andrews Fuell.  She graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  She attended college, where she obtained her practical nursing degree and license.

Jun 17, 2021

Betty Maxine Yocum Mallo, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 17, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Betty was born July 24, 1947, in Corvallis, Oregon, to Wilbert Yocum and Vauda Millie Greene Yocum. She was raised in Oregon and California, and graduated from South Fork High School in Miranda, California.

On June...

Jun 16, 2021

Engines Roaring and Adrenaline Pumping!! This describes one of the most memorable chapters in the too short life of Larry Allen Nukaya, born March 5, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away suddenly June 16, 2021. Larry was the fifth child of George Hisao (Speed) Nukaya and DeAun Irene Stewart Nukaya. Larry readily admitted to, and enjoyed teasing the...

Jun 16, 2021

Gail Ernest Bingham left this life from Idaho Falls on June 16, 2021. He was born to Wallace Ruel and Bernice LaVer (Birdno) Bingham in Safford, Arizona. His family moved from Arizona to California when he was 9 years old, living in Stinson Beach, Marin City, then Port Chicago, where his father worked inside ships as a carpenter building...

Jun 16, 2021

On June 16, 2021, the family of Sybil LaRae Schuldt said our final goodbye to our mom, grandmother and great grandmother.

Born to EmmaBell (Sherman) and Charles Boyack, Sybil's life story began in the small town of Arco, Idaho, on July 8, 1930. At the ripe age of five, she went on her first date to the...

Jun 16, 2021

Barbara Lou Gentle, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 16, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Barbara was born January 8, 1941, in Driggs, Idaho, to Sterling Cole and Dorothy Stewart Swanner. The family, which included sister, Marla, moved to Rigby a few months later. Barbara fought and conquered Polio as a young child, bravely...

Jun 16, 2021

Jessica Macdonald Byron, 46, of Ammon, passed away June 16, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of Eden Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Jessica was born March 7, 1975, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Victoria Cappelle Macdonald. She grew up and attended schools in Rapid City, South Dakota. Jessica went on to...

Jun 16, 2021

Dixie Lee Keith, 80, of Ammon, passed away June 16, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dixie was born July 13, 1940, in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, to Howard and Erma McVey. She grew up and attended schools in Swan Valley and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

In April 1968, she married John...

Jun 15, 2021

Charles Lynn Joles, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 15, 2021, at his home .  He was under the care of Encompass Health.

Charles was born February 18, 1947, in Benton, Arkansas, to Robert  Elmer Joles and Desdimonia Lucille Joles.  He grew up and attended schools in California and Florida .

On January 19,...

Jun 15, 2021

On June 15, 2021, Cherilee  Johnson, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

Cheri was born March 27, 1948, in Butte, MT, to Philip and Irene  Kondash Crase.  She graduated from Butte High School.  She also attended Western Montana College in Dillon, Montana, where she met the love of her life, Paul Johnson....

Jun 15, 2021

Dennis Lynn Humphries, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 15, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dennis was born July 4, 1976, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Delbert Lynn Humphries and Velma Jean Miller Humphries, the 4th and last child.

Dennis was blessed with a large and caring heart but also some challenges in...