Obituaries

Oct 22, 2018

Carol Anne Barton Huffard, 70, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away October 22, 2018, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, joining her Lord and Savior for Eternal Life. Carol was born March 12, 1948, in Fulton, New York, to Carl Arthur Barton and Hildred Bernadine Ryan Barton. She grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated...

Oct 21, 2018

Marion Johnson, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 21, 2018, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of One Source Hospice.

Marion was born March 22, 1928, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Franklin Downs Howard and Josephine Johnson Howard. She grew up and attended schools in Ririe and graduated from Ririe High School....

Oct 21, 2018

Arlene Frei Cotterell, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 21, 2018, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Shelley. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Arlene was born October 5, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William Carl Frei and Dora Elzina Cramer Frei. She attended Sage Creek Grade School and graduated from Idaho...

Oct 19, 2018

Arthur P. "Buck" LeVasseur, 79, of Ammon, passed away October 19, 2018, at his home. He was under the care of his family and One Source Hospice.

Buck was born July 27, 1939, in Auburn, Michigan, to Charles Arthur LeVasseur and Angeline Kaczmarek LeVasseur. He grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Handy...

Oct 18, 2018

Edna Ione Louk Wilhelm, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2018. Edna was born November 22, 1929, in Iona, Idaho, to Joe Louk and Bertha Bernice Davis Louk. She grew up and attended schools in Iona and graduated from Iona High School. Edna married Norman DeVere Scrogham in 1950. They had three sons, Wade, Mark, and Steven....

Oct 18, 2018

Periscilla Lydeen Ruiz, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2018, at her home in Idaho Falls.

Periscilla was born January 1, 1926, in Blackfoot, ID, to Amos Carl Schmidt and Minnie Seal Williams. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot.

On June 17, 1944, she married Henry Franklin Ruiz in Dillon,Montana. They...

Oct 18, 2018

Damian Anthony Bird, 25, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 18, 2018, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Damian was born January 21, 1993, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Todd Jay Bird and Connie Jolene Avila. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He loved helping people,...

Oct 16, 2018

Carl William Wright, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 16, 2018, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Carl was born December 20, 1951, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lytle Charles Wright and Lela Nadine Chicken Wright. He grew up and attended schools in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School...

Oct 15, 2018

Helen M. Vassmer, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 15, 2018, at Teton Post Acute Care & Rehabilitation. She was under the care of Solace Hospice and her loving family. Helen was born October 8, 1924, in San Francisco, California, to Atillo Dagnino and Lillian Murray Dagnino. She grew up and attended schools in San Francisco. On July...

Oct 14, 2018

Ronald Lee Dixon, 78, of Shelley, passed away October 14, 2018, at his home. Ron was born July 21, 1940, in Wallaceton, Pennsylvania, to Robert Carl Dixon Sr. and Leora Parks Dixon. The family moved to Tonawanda, New York where he attended schools and he graduated from LaSalle High School in Niagara Falls, New York. He also attended Idaho...

Oct 14, 2018

On Sunday, October 14, 2018, Reta DeeAnne Clark Whetten, our beloved 81-year-old mother, passed away peacefully at her home in Ammon, Idaho. She was surrounded by loving family. DeeAnne had fought and won a first round of cancer; then upon its return, she courageously chose to move forward in her journey toward eternal life with God the Father and...

Oct 14, 2018

Floyd Hodge Timmerman, Uncle Tim, as he was called by his nieces and nephews, passed away on October 14, 2018, at the age of 90 of causes incident to age. He was born May 18, 1928, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His father was Floyd Albert Timmerman who had passed away six months before Tim was born. His father...

Oct 12, 2018

Pedro Yanez-Martinez, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 12, 2018. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 145 9th Street. A Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday with a visitation to follow until 8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. Burial...

Oct 12, 2018

Coralee McCrae Howell, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 12, 2018, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Coralee was born December 29, 1932, in Wallowa, Oregon, to Oran Roland McCrae and Inez Roberts McCrae. She was one of five children. She grew up and attended schools in Wallowa and graduated from Wallowa High School. While in high school, she...

Oct 12, 2018

"It’s good to be the King" David "Big Red" Ashley, age 58, was reunited with his beloved grandson Teegan Keith, his brother, and his parents on October 12, 2018. Dave left this world with his son and daughter by his side to the very end. He was a great man in every regard, but to those who knew him,...

Oct 9, 2018

Faye Agnes Mabbott, 86, passed away at her home in Longview, Washington, on October 9, 2018. Faye was born January 20, 1932, the daughter of Fred and Mary Ross in Heppner, Oregon, where she spent most of her childhood. She later moved with her parents to The Dalles, Oregon, where she met her future husband, Jack Edward Mabbott. They married...

Oct 9, 2018

Tiffany Mechelle Anderson-Clark, 21, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 9, 2018, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Her infant daughter, Azariah Pearl Clark, joined her on October 15, 2018.

Tiffany was born June 1, 1997, to John and Hollie Anderson.

In 2010, Tiffany gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Cheyanne. Tiffany married Wayne Clark...

Oct 8, 2018

Roland Louis "Frenchy" Gentillon, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 8, 2018, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Roland was born May 14, 1927, at home in Firth, Idaho, to Cyprien Gentillon and Marie Josephine Palany Gentillon. He grew up and attended schools in Firth, Idaho, and graduated from Firth High...

Oct 7, 2018

Constance "Connie" Rae Berryman, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully, October 7, 2018, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center. Connie is preceded in death by her parents, Grant Berryman and Opal McCollum Berryman, her brother and Viet Nam veteran, Jack Berryman, and aunts, Margie McCollum and Ocie McCollum Jordan, all of Mulberry, Arkansas. Connie always considered Mulberry her...

Oct 7, 2018

Sharon Gay Haderlie Rockwood, 89, of Iona, passed away October 7, 2018, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Sharon was born July 3, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David William Haderlie and Marian Ivy Lee Haderlie. She grew up and attended elementary school in Iona and Catholic school in Idaho Falls, and graduated from Idaho Falls High...