Obituaries

Jan 30, 2019

Rita Mason Deming, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living on January 30, 2019. She was born September 30, 1924, to Joseph Henry and Nell Armstrong Mason in Labelle, Idaho. She was the youngest of nine. She grew up and attended school in Ririe, Idaho. After graduating from high school at the age...

Jan 28, 2019

Eugene "Gene" Warren Gurney left his perpetual list of projects and entered a place where nothing needs fixing. He was only 77 and no one was entirely ready. Those he left behind are a bit disoriented because Gene knew how to make things right. Without him, nothing fits together quite the same, and frankly, some things just aren’t finished....

Jan 26, 2019

June Walker DeBoard, 96, of Salmon, Idaho, passed away January 26, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Private family services will be held. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. She passed away

Jan 26, 2019

Mauna Mabel Garrett Harrigfeld Shadoan, 92, of Townsend, Montana passed away January 26, 2019, at Teton Post Acute Care & Rehabilitation in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mauna was born June 17, 1926, in St. Anthony, Idaho, the fourth child of Earl Park Garrett and Ida Green Garrett. She grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from South...

Jan 26, 2019

Margit Hjordis Church, 81, died peacefully at her daughter, Ellen’s, home on January 26, 2019, while under the loving care of Solace Hospice. Margit was born on March 3, 1937, to Trygve and Mary Modtland in Stavanger, Norway. She came to the United States in 1950 and lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she married Martin Culter and...

Jan 25, 2019

Jean Frances King Hansen, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 25, 2019, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Jean was born December 2, 1940, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Alvin Victor King and Leora Pearl Brown King. She grew up and attended schools in Seminole and graduated from Seminole High School. She also attended college in...

Jan 24, 2019

Eleanor Jean Harper passed away following a brief illness January 24, 2019. Eleanor was born January 23, 1934, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Edward and Frances Skokan. She grew up and attended schools in Omaha, graduating from Benson High School. She attended the University of Nebraska Omaha earning a Bachelor’s degree. During her summer breaks Eleanor was an employee at...

Jan 24, 2019

Janice Rae Taylor Wright, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 24, 2019, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of her loving family and One Source Home Health & Hospice. Jan was born July 29, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Heber Grant Taylor and Dorothy Burt Swenson Taylor. She grew up and attended...

Jan 24, 2019

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Louis Browning Griffin, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 24, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from an aortic aneurysm. Louis was born January 20, 1986, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Louis Henry Griffin and Judith Smith Griffin. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He...

Jan 24, 2019

Peter James Cain, 30, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 24, 2019, at his home. Peter was born September 5, 1988, in Panorama City, California, to Wendell Earl Cain and Judith Ann Orum Cain. He grew up in Sun Valley, California, and attended Verdugo Hills High School. He also attended Cal State Northridge in California. Peter became a resident...

Jan 24, 2019

Randy Scott Francis of Chester, Idaho, was called home Thursday, January 24, 2019, after a valiant fight with CJD, a rare degenerative brain disease. Randy was born January 8, 1952, in Ogden, Utah, to Homer and Marie Francis. He and his three brothers, Mike, Jim, and Roger were raised by their loving parents in Morgan, Utah. Growing up in...

Jan 23, 2019

Alissa Hillier Elder, 40, formerly of Idaho Falls, Idaho, left this world on January 23, 2019, at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. Alissa was born March 1, 1978, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas Michael Hillier and Wynette Butikofer Hillier. She was the oldest of three children. Alissa attended Skyline High School, where she participated in gymnastics and cross...

Jan 23, 2019

Ida LaRae Wages Egan, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 23, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. LaRae was born March 6, 1928, in a small two-room house in Ririe, Idaho, to Charles Franklin Wages and Coral Durrant Wages. She grew up in the Ririe area with one sister and three brothers. She attended schools in Ririe...

Jan 22, 2019

Monroe Cheney Tyler, 78, our loving husband, father, and Grandpa Ogre was reunited with his parents, three brothers and a grandson on January 22, 2019. Monroe was born December 23, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up an Idaho farm boy with four brothers and one sister: milking cows, planting potatoes, and harvesting hay. A particularly successful crop...

Jan 22, 2019

Richard Bart "Charlie" Jackson, 54, of Irwin, passed away January 22, 2019. Charlie was born July 27, 1964, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Robert Jackson Jr. and Bonnie Clair Jensen Jackson. He grew up and attended grade school in Irwin and graduated from Ririe High School. He also attended Idaho State University and received his Associates Degree. He married...

Jan 22, 2019

Delores Jean (Grover) Bennett passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday January 22, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was 71 years old. Delores was born on November 6, 1947, in Rigby, Idaho, and was the oldest daughter of Melvin Grant Grover and Alice May King Grover and she had 14 siblings. Delores married Steven William Bennett on January 1, 1963,...

Jan 22, 2019

Joyce Meikle Davis, 90, of Saint Anthony, passed away January 22, 2019, at The Homestead Assisted Living Center in St. Anthony.

Joyce was born August 13, 1928, in Twin Groves, ID, to Loren James Meikle and Zelda Eliza Richards Meikle. She lived in St. Anthony and moved to Idaho Falls in 1956.

On February 14,...

Jan 22, 2019

Adam James Childers was always ready for an adventure. As the second child of Stan and Sarah Childers, he was born ready to explore. During his younger years, Adam and his friends played in the nearby barley field, on the neighborhood dirt hill and ventured to the big tree. As Adam grew, he channeled his energy into sports, discovering...

Jan 21, 2019

Douglas Edward Lema, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 21, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Douglas was born January 31, 1958, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Edward Joseph Lema and Jane Leona Carter Lema. He grew up and attended schools in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Utah and graduated from North Western Lehigh High School in Tripoli,...

Jan 21, 2019

On Monday, January 21, 2019, Kathy Rosen, beloved mother, passed away at the age of 74. She had been living at the Willows Assisted Living in Blackfoot for the past 18 months.

She was born on November 7, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Henry and Thula Rosen. She grew up in Ammon and graduated from Bonneville...