Obituaries

Nov 10, 2017

On November 10, 2017, our wonderful mother, Ina Ashworth Hamilton Bischoff, 96, passed away in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She had been residing at Fairwinds- Sandcreek Retirement Community for a little over four years. She was under the care of One Source Hospice. Ina was born September 17, 1921, in Beaver, Utah, the second child of Arnold and Caddie Riding...

Nov 10, 2017

Virginia D. "Ginny" Morgan Moss, 68, of Rigby, passed away November 10, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of health complications. Ginny was born March 1, 1949, in Ogden, Utah, to Lewis E. Morgan and Emily Helen Vaughn Morgan. She grew up and attended schools in Malad and graduated from Malad High School in 1967. Her Senior year,...

Nov 10, 2017

Clint Richard Smith was born February 2, 1970 in Moab, Utah. He passed away November 10, 2017, leaving behind four children; Madison, Mason, Megan, Matthew, one step-daughter, Morgan and his ex-spouse, Val of Burley, ID. He is survived by his mother Linda Elggren, step-father, Ted Elggren of Broken Arrow, OK; sister, Shelli Schenk of Payson, UT; and brother, Ryan...

Nov 9, 2017

Albert John Brookhart, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 9, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. John was born September 24, 1945, in Boise, Idaho, to Albert Hume Brookhart and Ferol Maude Shaffer Brookhart. He grew up in Boise and graduated from Boise High School. While in high school, he worked at his father’s machine shop. He...

Nov 9, 2017

Ida June Kelly, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 9, 2017, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. A visitation will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge. Burial will be in Northern Lights Memorial Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. &nbsp...

Nov 8, 2017

Richard Donald Struthers, 78, of Idaho Falls, died November 8, 2017, at his home from kidney cancer. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Richard was born January 20, 1939, in Ames, Iowa, to Donald Kenyon Struthers and Helen Goodner Struthers. He grew up and attended schools in Des Moines and Spencer, Iowa, and...

Nov 8, 2017

John Spencer McCay, 79, of Rigby, passed away November 8, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of Alliance Hospice.

John was born October 7, 1938, in Newport News, Virginia, to Oliver Spencer McCay and Helen Hall McCay. He grew up and attended schools in Newport News, Virginia, and Los Angeles, California. He earned his...

Nov 8, 2017

Dennis Alexander Larkin, 66, of Pocatello, passed away November 8, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Dennis was born July 4, 1951, in Ohio, to Robert Larkin and Myrtle Irene Miller Larkin. He grew up and attended schools in Massillion, Ohio, and Ludington, Michigan. He graduated from Idaho State University.

Dennis...

Nov 7, 2017

Leah Mary Morgan Tracy, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 7, 2017, at MorningStar Senior Living Center.

Leah was born on October 11, 1929, in Clark, Idaho, to Kenneth Morgan and Mary LaRosa Finn Morgan. She grew up in Rigby on her dad’s dairy farm. She attended schools there and graduated from Rigby High School.

Nov 6, 2017

Deven Thad Skinner, 16, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 6, 2017, at his home. Deven was born June 30, 2001, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thad Eudean Skinner and Wendy Lee Carlson Skinner. He grew up in Iona and attended Iona Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School and Bonneville High School. Deven was a member of The Church of...

Nov 4, 2017

Kurt Alan Beasley, 68, of Ammon, passed away November 4, 2017, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Private Family Services. He passed away

Nov 3, 2017

Harry Robert Williams, 70, of St. Anthony, Idaho passed away November 3, 2017, at his home.

Harry was born June 29, 1947, in East Haven, Connecticut, to Miller Laver Williams and Dottie Fitzsimmons Williams. He grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He joined the U.S. Marines and served in the Vietnam War....

Nov 2, 2017

Neil Morse Williams, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 2, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Neil was born June 22, 1943, in Boise, Idaho, to Joe R. Williams and Lauraine Gyllenskog Williams. He grew up and attended schools in Boise and graduated from Boise High School. He was an active youth and enjoyed playing all kinds of...

Nov 1, 2017

Anthony Kay Moore, 41, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away November 1, 2017, at his home.

Tony was born October 14, 1976, in Chandler, Arizona, to Kay Leon Moore and Kathryn Rasmussen Moore. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.

Tony helped manage the family business for...

Oct 29, 2017

Lisa Marie Stephens, 63, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, joined her Lord in heaven on October 29 2017, at her home. Lisa was born October 28, 1954, in Winfield, Kansas, to Dr. Carroll Dean Henry Behrhorst and Elizabeth Jean King Behrhorst. She grew up alongside her siblings in Guatemala where her father ran a medical program to serve the rural...

Oct 28, 2017

Karla Eccher, 46, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 28, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Karla was born September 13, 1971, to Carl and Joyce Hoehn in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She became the baby sister to Durke Hoehn and Brian Hoehn. Karla grew up in Idaho Falls and attended A.H....

Oct 27, 2017

Douglas James Pape, 67, of Blackfoot, passed away October 27, 2017, at Bingham Memorial Hospital.

Douglas was born June 19, 1950, in Menominee, Michigan, to Kenneth Norman Pape and Elizabeth Delores Werptney Pape. He grew up in Menominee, and attended Hamilton Grade School, St. Anne’s Middle School and graduated from Menominee High School. He also attended Northern...

Oct 26, 2017

Katherine J. Copple, 92, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away October 26, 2017, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Katherine was born August 1, 1925, in Sacramento, California, to James P. Arges and Hazel Fern Gardner Arges. She graduated from high school. She married David Copple...

Oct 25, 2017

Pamela Fetzer, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 25, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of One Source Hospice. Private family services will be held at a later date. More complete obituary information will be posted as it becomes available. Private family services will be held. She passed away on

Oct 24, 2017

Dennis was born January 26, 1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Francis Elmer and Alice Lucy Collier Hayes. He passed away October 24, 2017 after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer.

He was raised and attended schools in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. Dennis settled in Ogden, Utah and on July 23, 1971 he married Janine Kay...