Obituaries

Oct 27, 2018

Merrill Conway Butikofer, 97, of Coltman, passed away October 27, 2018 at MorningStar Senior Living Center in Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Merrill was born February 9, 1921 in Coltman, Idaho to Rudolph Arnold Butikofer and Bertha Lucile Linck Butikofer. He grew up and attended schools in Coltman and graduated from Ucon...

Oct 26, 2018

Lloyd Eugene Page passed away peacefully on Friday, October 26, 2018, surrounded by loved ones. Lloyd was born on November 27, 1923, in West Point, Utah. He was the second child and the oldest boy. He had 8 brothers and sisters. As a young man he worked on the farm with his father and hauled coal to his neighbors....

Oct 25, 2018

Dale Boyd Harmon, 82, of Island Park, passed away October 25, 2018, in Idaho Falls. Dale was born September 28, 1936, in Pocatello, Idaho, to George Boyd Harmon and Bertha Albiston Harmon. He grew up and attended schools in Pocatello. He attended mechanic school in Illinois. After mechanic school he went to work for C. Ed Flandro car dealership...

Oct 25, 2018

Gary Lee Bourne, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away on October 25, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. Gary was born August 12, 1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Oran Hazen Bourne and Bertha LaDeen Baxter Bourne. During Gary’s early years, he served for four years in the United State Navy aboard the destroyer, USS James C....

Oct 25, 2018

Misty Dawn Young, 43, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 25, 2018, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Misty was born March 14, 1975, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Kenneth William Barker and Tommari Dale Sorensen. She grew up and attended schools in Utah and graduated from Emery High School....

Oct 25, 2018

Helen E. Jensen Rohweder, 104, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 25, 2018. Helen was born March 9, 1914, in Westby, Montana, to Chris Jensen and Mary Neilson Jensen. Helen was fluent in Danish until the age of 14. As the 7th of 10 children, she grew up and attended schools in Westby and graduated from Westby High School. After...

Oct 24, 2018

Janis Dorothy Walters, born May 15, 1951, passed away October 24, 2018. Mother: Elaine Walters Father: Howard James Walters Siblings: Francis McCarthy, Jon Walters (deceased), Faye Walters (deceased), Steven Walters, David Walters She was born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho. Worked for Basic American Foods for 29 years. Survived by three loving sons and daughter-in-laws - Paul and Becky...

Oct 24, 2018

Norman "Norm" Dean Funke, 59 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was called to his heavenly home on October 24, 2018, while doing what he loved, hunting and fishing. Norm was born on June 10, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, to Armin and Ruth Funke. He attended schools in Northern California and later served a full-time mission in Vienna, Austria, for...

Oct 23, 2018

Sidney DeLoy Beattie, 68, of Ammon, peacefully went into the arms of his Savior, whom he loved with all his heart, on October 23, 2018. He was surrounded by his beautiful wife, Jonquil, and his six adoring children. Sidney was born June 20, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Iris Bean Beattie and Raymond DeLoy Beattie. He spent the...

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...