Obituaries

Joseph Gerald Cabrera

Mar 11, 2020

Joseph Gerald Cabrera, 89, of Ammon, passed away March 11, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Roni Lewis Poole

Mar 11, 2020

Roni Lewis Poole, 77, of Irwin, passed away March 11, 2020, at his home. He was under the care of Solace Hospice.

Ron was born July 16, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Harold L. Poole and Bette Vaughn Poole. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in...

Julie Ann Rigby

Mar 11, 2020

Julie Ann George Rigby, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 11, 2020, at her home, after a battle with cancer.

Julie was born October 16, 1956, at McKee Maternity home in Rigby, Idaho, to H. Reynold and Donnetta George. At an early age, it was evident Julie had been blessed with the gift of music. Throughout her...

Lois (Naef) Tomchak

Mar 11, 2020

Lois Naef Tomchak, 78, of Shelley, passed away March 11, 2020, at Homestead Assisted Living.  She was under the care of Homestead, Health, & Hospice.

Lois was born August 7, 1941, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Raple Arnold Naef and Ina Edna Holverson Naef.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho...

Steven Wayne Wallander

Mar 10, 2020

Steven Wayne Wallander, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 10, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Steven was born June 20, 1954, in Corona, CA, to Norman Wallander and Patricia Comfort Wallander.

Steven is survived by his daughter, Carrie (Kurtis) Lowrey of Idaho Falls, ID, sons, Jarred Wallander and David (Chardan) Wallander, and...

Billy Nielsen

Mar 10, 2020

Billy Dean Nielsen, 73, of Hamer, passed away March 10, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Billy was born August 21, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Frank Mellwood Nielsen and Sarah Rachel Turman Nielsen. He grew up and attended schools in Hamer and graduated from West Jefferson High School in 1964. He also attended Idaho...

Davis Brian Schwieder

Mar 9, 2020

Davis B. Schwieder, 3, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 9, 2020, at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

Davis was born March 3, 2017, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Brian Paul and Heather Lynne Schwieder. He lived in the Idaho Falls and Ammon area.

He attended The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Elwood Kintner

Mar 8, 2020

Elwood Wayne Kintner passed away in his home March 8, 2020 to his Heavenly Home after a brave fight with Lewy Body Dementia.  He was born May 13, 1937 to Olive and Clarence Kintner in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  He was an only child, and tragically, his father died suddenly when Elwood was an infant.  He grew up on a...

Norman Bradley Stockton

Mar 8, 2020

Norman Bradley Stockton, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away on March 8, 2020, peacefully at his home. He was surrounded by his wife and children, and will be forever missed.

Brad was born March 20, 1955, in Fort Carson, Colorado, to Norman Eugene Stockton and Gwenneth Olive Ingram Stockton. He always described his childhood as one with...

Aubrey Leonard Nugara

Mar 8, 2020

Aubrey Leonard Nugara, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 8, 2020, in Island Park. Aubrey was born July 7, 1943, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Aelian Nugara and Violet Herat Nugara.  He grew up and attended schools in Rugby, England, and also went to university in the UK. He married Frances Crowdy on July 16, 1966, in Rugby,...

Donna Elva (Jenson) Sautter

Mar 8, 2020

Donna Elva Sautter, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 8, 2020, at her daughter, Troy’s, home.  She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and her loving family.

Donna was born July 9, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Nels Calvin Jenson and Lottie Violet Davies Jenson. She grew up and attended schools...

Afton H. Ondricek

Mar 8, 2020

Afton H. Ondricek, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 8, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society.

Afton was born October 24, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas Cowley Hancock and Thelma Hancock Godfrey Cooper.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from high school in Orland, Calfornia.

On February 10,...

Gerald "Gerry" Goldstein

Mar 8, 2020

Gerald “Gerry” Goldstein, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 8, 2020, at MorningStar Senior Living of Idaho Falls.  He was under the care of Encompass Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Gerry was born February 24, 1931, in Toronto, Canada, to Saul Goldstein and Sylvia Wultz Goldstein.  He proudly served his country as a...

Dale Brisack Harris

Mar 7, 2020

Dale Brisack Harris, 89, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at his home.  He had attended Christ Community Church.

The son of Willard Manning Harris and Lucy May Brisack, Dale was born January 6, 1931, in Lincoln, Nebraska.  He moved to Lander, Wyoming, at age four, then to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the sixth...

Concepcion "Connie" (Hernandez) Moreno

Mar 7, 2020

Concepcion “Connie” Moreno, 98, passed away on March 7, 2020, at home surrounded by her family.

She was born on November 1, 1921, in Hondo, Texas. Connie married Felix Moreno Sr. and they made their home in Idaho Falls, where they raised ten children.

She was a member of the Saint John Paul II Catholic...

Robert Hill

Mar 6, 2020

Robert “Bob” James Hill, 74, of Irwin, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly March 6, 2020. Bob was born February 9, 1946, in Preston, Idaho, to William Ellis Hill and Remona Hatfield Hill. He grew up and attended schools in Irwin and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On October 23, 1964, he married his high school sweetheart, Marcella Hill, in...

Ronnel Jay Stacey

Mar 6, 2020

Ronnel Jay Stacey, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 6, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Ron was born April 6, 1952, in Rigby, Idaho, to Farrel Jay Stacey and Berniece Rasmussen Stacey. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He went on to attend Ricks College and...

Kirk Charles Taylor

Mar 5, 2020

Kirk Charles Taylor, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 5, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Kirk was born June 26, 1968, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Benjamin Kent Taylor and Joyce Hart Taylor.  He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.  He also attended Ricks College...

Margie (Tanner) Shippen

Mar 4, 2020

Margie Shippen, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 4, 2020, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community surrounded by her loving family.

Margie was born November 19, 1923, in Rigby, Idaho, to Clarence Laverne Tanner and Laura Leona Warner Tanner. She grew up and attended schools in Rigby, Idaho where she graduated from Rigby High School. Margie also...

Joann Visser

Mar 3, 2020

JoAnn Visser, 66, passed away March 3, 2020, at her home in Idaho Falls. Jo was born November 27, 1953, to Morris and LaFonda Grover in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She spent her childhood there, moving to Coos Bay, Oregon, as a teenager and graduating from Marshfield High. Though she developed a lifelong love of the Pacific coast, she...