Obituaries

Anne Marie (Carter) Howell

Mar 5, 2025

Anne Marie Howell, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 5, 2025, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Anne was born April 23, 1960, in Dekalb, IL, to Dale Robert Carter and Bonnie Goodrich Carter. She grew up in Charlottesville and Winchester, VA, graduating from...

Jeff Graves

Mar 4, 2025

Jeffery N. Graves, 62, of Idaho Falls, peacefully passed away March 4, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and children.

Jeff was born April 22, 1962, in Rigby, Idaho, to Charles Elmer Graves and DeAnn Drollinger Graves. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School....

Pauline Arguello

Mar 2, 2025

Pauline Arguello, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 2, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones.

Pauline was born June 30, 1942, in Clayton, New Mexico, to Elias and Mary Arguello.

She made her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she helped raise generations of children, grandchildren, great grandchildren,...

Lonny Rex Johnson

Mar 1, 2025

Lonny Rex Johnson, 78, of Menan, passed away at Idaho Falls Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lonny was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 8, 1946, to Billy Rex Johnson and Faye Elizabeth Crow Johnson. Faye later married Jay Elmer Farnes and had Lonny's siblings, Russell, Mark, Sheree, and Kent.

On...

Douglas Wayne Edgell

Mar 1, 2025

Douglas Wayne Edgell, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 1, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Douglas was born May 14, 1973, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to Leslie Wayne Edgell and Darla Kay Winemiller Edgell. He grew up and attended schools in Buckhannon, West Virginia.

On June 1, 2002, he married Michelle Ruth...

Mike Snarr

Feb 28, 2025

Michael “Mike” Shawn Snarr, 71, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away February 28, 2025, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

Mike was born September 28, 1953, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Vernal E. Snarr and Frances Detton Snarr. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended school in Idaho Falls, Roberts, and Shelley, Idaho.

In 1974,...

Debra Arias

Feb 27, 2025

Debra Arias, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 27, 2025, at home.

Debra was born February 2, 1956, in Beverly Hills, California, to William and Dorthy Harris. She grew up and attended schools in California and graduated from Loma Linda Academy. She also attended Loma Linda University.

Debra and made her home in Idaho...

John Pendlebury

Feb 27, 2025

John William Pendlebury, 78,  passed away peacefully on February 27, 2025 at his home.

John was born in 1946 in Blackfoot, Idaho, to James and Mary Pendlebury. He spent his early years in Idaho, Utah, and California, before graduating high school from West Anchorage High School in Alaska. He always cherished his memories living in Cobalt, Idaho...

Buck Hansen

Feb 27, 2025

Our big, gentle, giant of a man, affectionately known as “Buck,” left this world on February 27, 2025, after a long and courageous fight with colon cancer, but eventually the cancer won. He gave his all and fought so hard. He walked a mile every day with the help of his walker. When the weather was good, it was...

Gayla Lou Johnston Davis

Feb 26, 2025

Gayla was born on January 8, 1961, and passed away February 26, 2025, at her home in Graham, Washington. She was 64 years young. Gayla was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Alyce Woolf Grover and Jack Grover and was later adopted by her step-father.

Raised in Iona, Idaho, Gayla often talked about the cattle drives in...

Jonathan Alma Walker

Feb 26, 2025

Jonathan “Jonny” Alma Walker, 39, of Ammon, passed away February 26, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jon was born August 6, 1985, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lonny LeRoy Walker and Nancy Mary Robinson Walker. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.

At a...

Lloyd Thomas Stanger

Feb 26, 2025

Lloyd Thomas Stanger of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away February 26, 2025, at his home.

Lloyd was born to Thomas Laughlin Stanger and Mary Elizabeth Eldredge on September 9, 1944, in Idaho Falls. Lloyd was the third of seven children. He attended schools in the Idaho Falls area. Following graduation, he joined the United States Army and...

Yvonne (Alvey) Olsen

Feb 25, 2025

YVonne Olsen, 88, of Iona, passed away February 25, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

YVonne was born July 7, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Alfred Lionel Alvey and Sarah Elizabeth Finn Alvey. She attended school in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On July 29, 1954, she married Wayne...

Sue (Sakaguchi) Arnold

Feb 25, 2025

Sue Arnold, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on February 25, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on November 8, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Takeno Sakaguchi and Fusako Miyasaki Sakaguchi. Sue was raised in the Osgood area where she helped on the family farm. She attended...

Lois Sandra (Moyer) Tow

Feb 25, 2025

Lois Sandra Moyer Tow, 98, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 25, 2025, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

No services are planned.

Jeremy James Allen

Feb 25, 2025

Jeremy James Allen, 45, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 26, 2025, at home.

Jeremy was born July 27, 1979, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dennis and Linda Allen. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby, Idaho  and graduated from Rigby High School.

On July 9, 2005, Jeremy married Amanda Thorne in Idaho Falls,...

Sandra Lou (Simmons) Jenkins

Feb 24, 2025

Sandra Lou Jenkins, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 24, 2025, at The Gables of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Mission Hospice.

Sandra was born July 2, 1939, in Boise, Idaho, to Ross Leon Simmons, Sr. and Fontella Gardner Simmons. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School and attended Brigham Young University and...

Ramon Pongyan

Feb 23, 2025

Ramon Romero Pongyan, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 23, 2025, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Ramon was born in Sacramento, CA on May 1, 1956.

Ramon liked to drink his Christian brother’s brandy and smoke his joints.

Dad is survived by 20 out of 21 kids, 16 in California and 5...

Illa Mae (Cook) Richardson

Feb 22, 2025

It is with solemnity that we announce the passing of Illa Mae Cook Richardson, age 93, on February 22, 2025, in Peoria, Arizona. Illa Mae, a cherished member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has blessed the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Born on September 13, 1931, in Firth,...

Michael Ralph Stewart

Feb 22, 2025

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Michael Ralph Stewart, 50, of Ammon, passed away February 22, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Ammon 1st Ward, 3000 Central Avenue. The family...