Obituaries

Ross Sharp

Oct 16, 2019

Ross Ellsworth Sharp, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 16, 2019, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.  He was under the care of Alliance Hospice.

Ross was born July 8, 1930, in Preston, Idaho, to Arland Edgar Sharp and Ruby Blanche Woolf.  He grew up and attended schools in Preston and graduated from Preston High School. He...

Lynn C Andersen

Oct 12, 2019

Lynn C Andersen, of Idaho Falls, peacefully passed away at his apartment on Saturday, October 12, 2019, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, under the care of Brio Hospice. We would like to express our gratitude to them and the staff at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Center for their kindness and care of Lynn.

Life began for Lynn on...

Grant Peterson

Oct 12, 2019

Earl Grant Peterson, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 12, 2019, at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, Idaho. He was under the loving care of his family and Encompass Home Health & Hospice.

Grant was born March 9, 1931, in Grace, Idaho, to Hyrum Smith Peterson and Flora Eve Perry Peterson.  He grew up and attended...

Florine (Langevin) Butikofer

Oct 11, 2019

Florine Langevin Butikofer was born January 16, 1920, in Caldwell, Idaho, to Nannie Remington and Gideon Eduard Langevin. She died October 11, 2019, at the age of 99, in Coltman, Idaho.

Florine was raised mostly around Burns, Oregon, with her three siblings, Clifford, Lloyd, and Evelyn, affectionately called "Babe," all of whom have preceded her in death....

Dorothy Jean (Dayley) Hannah

Oct 11, 2019

Dorothy Jean Dayley Fitch Hannah, 92, formerly of Ammon, passed away on October 11, 2019, at her daughter's home in Blackfoot. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family.

No services will be held.

Lavon Polson

Oct 10, 2019

N. LaVon Polson, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 10, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

LaVon was born October 15, 1932, in Roberts, Idaho, to Hugh Leroy Polson and Violet Arvilla Smith Polson.  She grew up and attended schools in Roberts, graduating from Roberts High School.

LaVon made her home in Idaho...

William "Bill" Butterworth

Oct 10, 2019

William “Bill” R. Butterworth, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 10, 2019, at River Ridge Assisted Living.  He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Bill was born April 7, 1929, in Ucon, Idaho, to Edmond Isaiah Butterworth and Gladys Francis Rogers.  He grew up and attended schools in Roberts, Idaho, and graduated from...

Blaine Murray

Oct 9, 2019

Junius Blaine Murray, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2019, at MorningStar Assisted Living in Idaho Falls.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Wood Funeral Home, 963 S. Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends from 1-1:45 p.m. prior. Burial will be at 12 Noon Friday, at...

Karma Warner Hinchcliff

Oct 9, 2019

Karma Warner Hinchcliff, 92 of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2019, at her home of natural causes.

Karma was born August 12, 1927, in Ogden, Utah, to Lester Grant Hinchcliff and Adella Warner Hinchcliff.  She grew up in Ogden, attending school there and graduating from Ogden High School.  Karma earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in...

Joseph "Gary" Duncan

Oct 9, 2019

Joseph "Gary"  Duncan, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2019, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Gary was born January 22, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Chester Harold Duncan and Elise Jane Winterbottom.  He grew up and attended schools in...

Ljiljana (Subotic) Krusko

Oct 8, 2019

With a great sadness and sorrow, our family wanted to share the untimely death of our loved Mother.  Ljiljana Krusko, born on June 1, 1950,and has departed our world on October 8, 2019, peacefully and surrounded by her family at her Idaho Falls home. Ljiljana chose life of a nurse in hopes of helping as many people as she...

Myrna Agnes (Lovell) Hamilton

Oct 7, 2019

Myrna Agnes Lovell Hamilton returned home to her best friend and husband, Ken, and her daughter, Patricia Jo, on October 7, 2019.

She was the last of six children to be born to George Hyrum Lovell and Harriet Larkin Borrowman. We know Myrna is now rejoicing with her parents and all of her siblings, what a sweet...

Joanne Lloyd

Oct 5, 2019

JoAnne Lloyd passed away from stage 4 cancer at age 64 on October 5, 2019, in Broomfield, Colorado. JoAnne was born on August 8, 1955, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Clifford B and Thurza Martindale Lloyd, the youngest of 6 children. She grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1973. She later attended LDS...

Jean Dominick Hurrle

Oct 5, 2019

Jean Dominick Hurrle, 24, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 5, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Jean was born January 20, 1995, in Lodi, California, to Richard Lawrence Hurrle and Aline Marianne Fischer Hurrle. He grew up and attended schools at Clair E. Gale, Lincoln High School, and...

Ellowyn Faith Evans

Oct 5, 2019

Ellowyn Faith Evans, 7, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 5, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Ellowyn was born July 15, 2012, in Vancouver, Washington, to Simmarron Michael Lightfoot Evans and Rebecca Robinson Little Evans.  She was in second grade at Sunnyside Elementary at the time of her...

Dan Eugene Kunz Iii

Oct 5, 2019

Dan Eugene Kunz III, 42, of Idaho Falls, passed away gently and suddenly on October 5, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Dan was born February 14, 1977, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Dan Eugene Kunz, Jr. and Janeil Sorensen Kunz. He grew up McCammon, Idaho, and attended Mountain View Elementary and Marsh Valley Middle School.  He graduated from...

Asher Michael Fullmer

Oct 5, 2019

Asher Michael Fullmer, was born into heaven on October 5, 2019, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the infant son of Carston Michael Fullmer and Kyah Marissa Santillie Christensen.

Asher is survived by his loving parents, Carston Fullmer and Kyah Christensen of Ammon, ID; brothers, Benjamin and Ethan, both of Ammon, ID; his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and...

Dorothy Duncan

Oct 4, 2019

Dorothy June Duncan, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 4, 2019, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Dorothy was born January 8, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Glenn Arvil Pickett and Marguerite Ann Nelson.  She grew up and attended schools in Idaho...

Blaine Henry Clark

Oct 4, 2019

Blaine Henry Clark, 70, of Iona, passed away October 4, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Blaine was born July 18, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John William Clark and Helen Simon Walker Clark. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon and graduated from Bonneville High School.

On August 8, 1969, he...

Shirley Jane (Ritchie) Guymon

Oct 4, 2019

Shirley Jane Guymon, 84, of Ammon, passed away October 4, 2019, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of her loving family and Brio Hospice.

Shirley was born August 11, 1935, in Ucon, Idaho, to Alfred Coop Ritchie and Wilhelmina Constance "Birdie" Price Ritchie. She grew up and attended schools in...