Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Steven Grant Earl

Steven Grant Earl

Jan 28, 2026

Steven Grant Earl, 79, of Ammon, passed away January 28, 2026, at his home.

Steve was born August 20, 1946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Doyle Grant Earl and Lola Rosalie Browning Earl. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He also attended BYU and Idaho State University. Steve served a church...

Sheila Judkins

Sheila Judkins

Jan 27, 2026

Sheila Welker Judkins, 75, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away January 27, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family while under the care of Solace Hospice.

Sheila was born June 19, 1950, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Edward Dale Welker and Mary Ellen Thornock Welker. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On...

Edith Marian Morris

Edith Marian Morris

Jan 27, 2026

Edith Marian Morris, 78, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, with her family by her side. She was a devoted mother and a cherished grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Edith was blessed with many incredible talents, perhaps best known for her magic in the kitchen. Baking wasn't just a hobby, it was her way of caring for the...

Pamela Ferrin

Pamela Ferrin

Jan 27, 2026

Pamela Rose Ferrin, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 27, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Brio Home Health and Hospice.

Pamela was born October 30, 1948, in Holbrook, Arizona, to Reece Lorenzo Brewer and Afton Savage Brewer. She grew up and attended schools in Holbrook and graduated from Snowflake Union High School.

On October 19, 1968,...

Julie Vander Stoep

Julie Vander Stoep

Jan 27, 2026

Julie Ellen Vander Stoep, 52, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 27, 2026, at her home, peacefully surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Julie was born September 2, 1973, in Los Gatos, California, to Larry James Mrkvicka and Elizabeth Lea Fuller Mrkvicka. She grew up and attended schools in Northern California and...

Lawrence Francis Krieger

Lawrence Francis Krieger

Jan 26, 2026

Lawrence Francis Krieger, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 26, 2026, at his home. Family and friends would call him “Pete” or “Larry.”

In 1948, he joined the United States Army where he served in Germany during the Allied-Occupation.

On September 11, 1954, he married Barbara Janiece Ransom of Idaho Falls in the beautiful city of Compton, California. While in southern...

Hans Gropp

Hans Gropp

Jan 25, 2026

Hans Peter Gropp, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 25, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

No services are being held.

Gilda Cajes Rigoulot

Gilda Cajes Rigoulot

Jan 25, 2026

The memorial service may be viewed via Zoom: Meeting ID 880 0709 2724 Passcode 568425

Gilda Cajes Rigoulot was the second of four children, growing up with her siblings, Lucy, Joax, and Alex, in a home filled with family and love.She was a devoted wife to her husband, John, whom she loved deeply. They shared 16 meaningful years of marriage together,...

Michael Altobello

Michael Altobello

Jan 25, 2026

Michael Charles Altobello, 72, of Ammon, passed away January 25, 2026, at his home.

No services will be held at this time.

Joan Isom

Joan Isom

Jan 23, 2026

Joan C. Brinkmann Isom, 93, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026. She was the second child of Norbert J. Brinkmann and Catherine M. Brinkmann.

Joan was born on a farm in the Blackfoot area. At the age of four, she moved with her family to a farm west of Idaho Falls, and she later made Oakland Valley her lifelong home,...

Sarah Thiel

Sarah Thiel

Jan 23, 2026

Sarah Alice Thiel, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 23, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

No services will be held at this time. 

Leanna Rose Peterson

Leanna Rose Peterson

Jan 23, 2026

Leanna was born in 1940 in Albany, California, to Everett Leo Kearsley and Merle Gleason Kearsley. She died on January 23, 2026, in Driggs, Idaho, with her three children by her side. She was 85 years old.

Leanna’s family moved many times while she and her sisters, Yvonne, Linda, and Karen were growing up. They lived in various places in the...

Glen Hurzeler

Glen Hurzeler

Jan 23, 2026

Glen Allen Hurzeler passed away at his parents’ home on Friday, January 23, 2026. He was born in Roundup, Montana, on October 2, 1960, to his parents, Steve and Janet Hurzeler. He has lived with his parents for the past few years and has helped take care of them. Glen was the third of eight children.

Glen was married to Annie...

Lucille Marie Rapp

Lucille Marie Rapp

Jan 23, 2026

Lucille Marie Rapp, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 23, 2026, at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Robert Larry McCulloch

Robert Larry McCulloch

Jan 23, 2026

Robert Larry McCulloch, 80, of Ammon, passed away January 23, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Robert was born December 14, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Thomas Lawing McCulloch and Betty Lee Aubuchon McCulloch. He grew up and attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho, and graduated from Madison High School. He also attended Ricks College. He served a church mission...

Myrle ReNae Hunter

Myrle ReNae Hunter

Jan 22, 2026

Myrle ReNae Hunter, 93, who resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Kerry Goodrich, passed away January 22, 2026, at home, in Tremonton, Utah. She was under the care of Intermountain Hospice.

ReNae was born April 18, 1932, in Georgetown, Idaho, to George Edgar Bartschi and Berniece Bacon Bartschi. She lived in Georgetown, Idaho, until her family moved to Salt...

Leatha Sproul Neilson

Leatha Sproul Neilson

Jan 22, 2026

Leatha Sproul Neilson, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 22, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and her loving family.

Leatha was born December 6, 1947, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Kenneth Malcolm Sproul and Clenna June Jackman Sproul. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated...

Linden Bart Bateman

Linden Bart Bateman

Jan 22, 2026

Linden Bart Bateman passed away on January 22, 2026, in Idaho Falls. Governor Brad Little noted, "Idaho lost a true statesman."

He was born to Linden Foster Bateman and Bernice Patterson Bateman on July 11, 1940, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He spent his entire life in Idaho Falls, and had fond memories of attending Idaho Falls High School (Class of...

Sandra Evans

Sandra Evans

Jan 21, 2026

Sandra Evans, 81, of Ammon, passed away January 21, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Sandra was born September 4, 1944, in Long Beach, California, to Simon Kennedy and Evelyn Stockton Kennedy.

On June 7, 1960, she married Kenneth Evans in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sandra and Kenneth made their home in Ammon, Idaho, where Sandra worked as a salesperson for ESCO. After...

Vera Ann Gallagher

Vera Ann Gallagher

Jan 21, 2026

Vera Ann Gallagher, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully January 21, 2026, at her home, with her husband of 71 years by her side. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice, and her loving family.

Vera was born January 6, 1937, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Layne Noel Rumsey and Claudia Miller Rumsey. She grew up and attended schools...