Obituaries

Richard E.J. Whitman

Dec 21, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Richard Elzie J. Whitman, age 77, who passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Richard was born on March 8, 1947, to James Leroy Jennings (Rufus Byrd Whitman) and Evelyn Virginia Likes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shortly...

Richard Yorg

Dec 20, 2024

Richard Alan Yorg, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 18, 2024, at his home.

No services will be held at this time.

Daniel Patrick Lisee

Dec 20, 2024

Daniel Patrick Lisee, 27, of Blackfoot, passed away suddenly on December 20, 2024, at Bingham Memorial Hospital.

Daniel was born January 26, 1997, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Erin Lisee. Early in his life, he moved to Idaho, growing up and attending school in Idaho Falls where he graduated in 2015. In December 2015, he enlisted in the...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Lorraine (Bodhaine) Lindsey

Dec 20, 2024

Jacqueline Lorraine Bodhaine Lindsey, 82, of Ammon, passed away December 20, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and Symbii Home Health and Hospice.

Jackie was born December 28, 1941, in Denver, Colorado, to Frank Allen Bodhaine and Doris Alyene Brown Bodhaine. She grew up and attended...

Nikolas Giovanno

Dec 19, 2024

Nikolas Anthony Giovanno, 19, of Ammon, passed away December 19, 2024, from an accident while stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.

Nikolas was born September 9, 2005, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Anthony Fabretti Giovanno and Rachelle Marie Runnings Giovanno. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon and...

Manuel "Dee" Stevens

Dec 17, 2024

Manuel Dee Stevens, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Manuel was born March 10, 1965, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to JR Stevens and Gwen Denning Stevens. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He attended Bonneville High School....

Jonathan Daniel Wilson

Dec 16, 2024

Jonathan Daniel Wilson, 32, passed away December 16, 2024.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Carol Ann (Newcomb) Kraft

Dec 16, 2024

Carol Ann Kraft, age 84, peacefully passed away on December 16, 2024, in Idaho Falls.

Carol was born December 22, 1939, to Thelma and Parker Newcomb in Bel Fourche, South Dakota. She was the youngest of three children.

Carol spent her early years in California, South Dakota, and the Hanford Trailer City before her family...

Jerry Alan Rowe

Dec 16, 2024

Jerry Alan Rowe, 70, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a series of illnesses.

Jerry was born on August 3, 1954, to Jerald Levon Rowe and Joyce Kaye Johnson Rowe at the Fort Lewis Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. Jerry was the oldest of four children born...

Glen William Messman

Dec 15, 2024

Glen William Messman, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Care Hospital. Glen was born June 2, 1947, in Hay Springs, Nebraska, to Dean William Messman and Jessie Anna Horn Messman. He grew up and attended schools in Wichita, Kansas, and graduated from Wichita South East High School. He also attended and received...

Kelsey Moser

Dec 15, 2024

Kelsey Craig Moser, 47, passed away on the early morning of Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Kelsey was the first born son to Craig and Sandra Moser on April 24, 1977. Kelsey was the oldest of five siblings. He has three brothers and two sisters.

Kelsey grew up in Moreland,...

Virginia Louise (Collard) Randall

Dec 14, 2024

Virginia Louise Collard Randall passed away peacefully December 14, 2024, at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 82, with her family by her side. She was under the care of her loving family and Stillwater Hospice.

Virginia was raised in Idaho Falls with her sisters, Marcia and Teri, and her brother, Curt.

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Shirley Alice (Ross) Griffin

Dec 14, 2024

Shirley Alice Ross Griffin, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and beloved friend, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88 years old.

Born on January 6, 1936, in Glens Falls, New York, Shirley was the youngest of twelve children born to the late Jeremiah...

Patrice Elizabeth (Barker) Winstead

Dec 13, 2024

Patrice Elizabeth Winstead, 72, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away December 13, 2024, peacefully at home, at the end of a full and happy life.

Patrice was born to Lt. Colonel Arthur Wilson Barker and Clarine Lorraine Ellingson Barker on June 12, 1952, in Ames, Iowa, and was the youngest of three children.

Patrice grew up...

Merrilee "Mazie" Wold

Dec 13, 2024

Mazie was born in South Carolina on November 4, 1949. The family moved to Idaho Falls when Mazie was about six months old. She grew up on 11th Street, the second of seven children of Lionel and Mary Wold.

Mazie passed away at her home in Idaho Falls on December 13, 2024.

Mazie was always...

Lin Pitkin

Dec 13, 2024

Linden Ray Pitkin, 86, of Mackay, Idaho, left this Earth on December 13, 2024, surrounded by family at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Dad was born October 18, 1938, in Emmett, Idaho, to George Grant Pitkin and Mildred Flake Pitkin. He grew up and attended schools in Emmett, Idaho, and graduated as Valedictorian of his class in...

Robert "Robby" Charles Brusman

Dec 12, 2024

Robert Charles "Robby" Brusman, age 68, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

Robby was born on June 15, 1956, in Niagara Falls, New York, to Robert Charles Donihue and Jessie May Muir. He was lovingly raised by his mother, Jessie, and his dad, Lorenzo Dow "Buck" Brusman. Though he lived...

George Joseph Schneider

Dec 12, 2024

George Schneider, beloved father and friend, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024, in Rexburg, Idaho, at the age of 81. Born on March 28, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, George lived a life rich with curiosity, humor, and kindness. He grew up in Philadelphia and spent many summers on the shores of Brigantine, New Jersey. He resided in Idaho...

Dorothy "Dot" (Smith) Tyler

Dec 11, 2024

Dorothy “Dot” Arlene Smith Tyler, 98, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She was born March 25, 1926, to Allen Freeman Smith and Dorothy Jane Welker Smith, in the tiny town of Henrieville, Utah. Dot was the youngest of nine children. She had a happy childhood growing up in St. Anthony, Idaho....

John Davis Gentry Jr.

Dec 11, 2024

John Davis Gentry, Jr., 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2024, at his home.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2024, at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, 2651 Cromwell Lane, Blackfoot, Idaho. The family will visit with friends from 1-2 p.m. prior at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 South Ammon...