Obituaries

May 24, 2020

Scott Doman, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2020, at his home.

Scott was born February 18, 1961, in Pocatello, ID, to Clyde T. Doman and Leona Stuart Doman.  He grew up and attended schools in Pocatello and moved to Idaho Falls during high school. He graduated from Skyline High School. He later went on...

May 24, 2020

Leslie Doyle Bingham, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020. Les was born January 25, 1950, in Idaho Falls to Doyle Louis Bingham and Mary Mabel Haskell. Les grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, graduating from Skyline High School in 1968. Les attended Idaho State University for a period before joining the United States...

May 24, 2020

James Sato, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2020, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

James was born November 24, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Seikichi  Sato and Hiro Saito-Sato. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Osgood Elementary School and Ammon High School. He went on to...

May 22, 2020

Megan Marie Murdock, loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend, returned home to her loving Heavenly Father on Friday, May 22, 2020, at the age of 36.

Megan was born January 20, 1984, to Wayne and Ranae Brown Murdock, completing their family as the youngest of four children. Megan attended Hillcrest High School and graduated in 2003. She...

May 21, 2020

Elvin Goodson, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, 89, passed away peacefully May 21, 2020, in Sachse, Texas, where he spent the last few years.

Elvin was born July 3, 1930 in Driggs, Idaho, to Wes and Amy Goodson. He was the oldest child. He played sports at Firth High School, where he graduated in 1949.

May 21, 2020

Richard Dennis “Dick” Black, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 21, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dick was born July 18, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ellis Tracy Black and Cleo Anderson Black.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Ammon High School.  He also attended Ricks College...

May 20, 2020

Vivian Kathleen King Winberg, 82, of Twin Falls, Idaho, formerly of Idaho Falls, lost her battle with Parkinson’s disease to the COVID-19 virus on May 20, 2020.

Vivian was born September 3, 1937, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to Charles King III and Charlotte Maude Machamer King.  She grew up and attended Mumford High School in Detroit,...

May 20, 2020

Kerry Ann Sato Hersley, 75, of Ammon, our hero, mentor and glue that held our family together passed away May 20, 2020, at Western Peaks Specialty Hospital in Bountiful, Utah, surrounded by her family.

Kerry Ann made her appearance on July 17, 1944, in Brigham City, Utah, to Shigeichi Sato and Aiko Tokita Sato.  Her parents decided...

May 20, 2020

Roy Herrera, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2020, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health.

Roy was born October 18, 1923, in Lincoln, Idaho, to Jose M. Hererra and Luz de La Rosa Hererra.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and went on to receive his...

May 20, 2020

Terril “Terry” L. Phippen, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2020, in his home surrounded by loving family. Terry was born May 22, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Merlyn Lester Phippen and Althera B. Phippen.  He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Emerson Elementary, O. E. Bell Junior High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High...

May 19, 2020

Michael Ryan Miskin, 30, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2020, at his home.

Michael was born January 6, 1990, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Gary Miskin and Teresa Bush Karr. He spent the majority of his life in Idaho Falls. Michael worked in Customer Service for Common Cents. He enjoyed playing the guitar, shooting guns...

May 19, 2020

Hallowese “Hailie” Ellena Morrison Tomingas Gunn, 96, passed away May 19, 2020, at MorningStar Senior Living of Idaho Falls.

Hailie was born in Francisco, Indiana, May 27, 1923, to Ethyl Young Morrison and Louis Morrison. Hailie went to the first grade at the Whittier School in Kansas City. Her family then moved to Jackson, Wyoming, when she...

May 19, 2020

Dixie Joyce Gordon Richardson, 85, of Ammon, passed away May 19, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.  She was under the care of One Source and Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Dixie was born April 18, 1935, in Logan, Utah, to Samuel Harvey Gordon and June Luzell Nelson Gordon.  She grew up and...

May 18, 2020

Wyatt Christopher Maser, 23, of Idaho Falls, passed away in Bone, Idaho, on May 18, 2020, in the line of duty.

Wyatt was born April 19, 1997, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to Christopher Michael Maser and Sandra Lorene Reid Arnold. He grew up and attended schools in Casper, Wyoming, and graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in 2014....

May 17, 2020

Maxine Tapp, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 17, 2020, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls.

Maxine was born December 30, 1924, in Shelton, Idaho, to Ed Brown and Carrie Nelsen Brown. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Riverside Elementary, Central Junior High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

May 15, 2020

LaRain Widdison Nave, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

LaRain was born April 26, 1939, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Abner Garr Widdison and Lilly Dareta Hemsley Widdison. She grew up in Hibbard and attended Madison High School in Rexburg.

On July 20, 1955, she married Jay...

May 14, 2020

Harold Ross Petty, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 14, 2020, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Harold was born December 29, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ross Weldon Petty and Nancy Jane Wadsworth Petty. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

In 1944, he...

May 13, 2020

Ermila Sturgeon, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 13, 2020, at her home.

Ermila was born December 3, 1953, in San Antonio, Texas, to William  Sturgeon and Lupe Aguirre Sturgeon.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.  She then moved to Texas and met her future husband, Juan....

May 12, 2020

Neva Fern Robbins Lords, 87, of Roberts, passed away May 12, 2020, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Fern was born May 20, 1932, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Joseph Henry Robbins and Beatrice Elliott Butte Robbins. She grew up and attended schools in Afton, WY, and graduated from Idaho Falls High...

May 12, 2020

Jean Wingert, 90, passed away at her daughter’s home in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.  She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving, proud family.

Jean, daughter of Stanley and Audrey Bubier, was born in Auburn, Maine, in 1930. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1947 and went on to pursue a nursing...