Obituaries

Aug 7, 2017

Beverly Joan "BJ" Taylor, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 7, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family and Encompass Home Health & Hospice.

BJ was born December 18, 1946, in Springfield, Minnesota, to Raymond Radel and Dolores Steinhaus Radel. She grew up on the family farm and attended school...

Aug 6, 2017

Jack Edward Ellingford, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at his home. Jack was born February 10, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arthur Edward Ellingford and Inez Lareen Cutler Ellingford. As a kid he loved spending time in Yellowstone National Park with his father as he worked on building roads throughout the park. He...

Aug 6, 2017

Olive Hepworth, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 6, 2017, at her home. Olive was born June 16, 1928, in Logan, Utah, to Clarence Larson and Christine Marie Nielsen Larson. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High School. On July 26, 1948, she married Neil N Hepworth in Arco, Idaho, and their...

Aug 6, 2017

Christian Arthur Anderson, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 6, 2017, at his home.

Chris was born November 29, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clyde LeRoy Anderson and Constance Porter Anderson. He grew up and attended schools in Alpine, Utah, graduating from American Fork High School. Following graduation, he worked at Dugway Proving Grounds. He...

Aug 5, 2017

Marvin R. Hayes, 73, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away August 5, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Encompass Home Health & Hospice. Marvin was born August 21, 1943, in Washington Terrace, Utah, to Francis Elmer Hayes and Alice Lucy Collier Hayes. He grew up and attended schools in Vail, Oregon, and...

Aug 5, 2017

Michael Tyler Hinckley, 21, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, following injuries sustained in a car accident. Tyler was born April 9, 1996, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son of Michael Blair Hinckley and Heidi Lyn Carlson. He graduated from Skyline High School in June, 2014. Tyler had just returned...

Aug 4, 2017

Doris A. Olsen died peacefully in her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Friday, August 4, 2017, at the age of 100. Doris was born April 17, 1917, in Seattle, Washington, to George Andrew Condogeorge and Margaret Adeline Knudson Condogeorge. She grew up in Everett, Washington, spending all of her life in the Seattle - Everett area before moving...

Aug 4, 2017

Ken Crawforth Phillips, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Ken was born September 25, 1936, in Rupert, Idaho, to Russell Roy Phillips and Hazel LaVon Crawforth Phillips. He grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Rupert High School. He also attended Brigham Young University, University...

Aug 4, 2017

Betty Jean Mason, 71, of Idaho Falls, our beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandma, and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 4, 2017, at her home.

Betty Jean was born May 25, 1946, to Herb and Margaret Bolland in Squirrel, Idaho, and attended school in Ashton.

Throughout her...

Aug 4, 2017

Jeffrey Dean Jones, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2017, at his home after a valiant fight against peritoneal mesothelioma, surrounded by his loved ones. He was under the care of his family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Jeff was born April 19, 1958, in Pocatello, Idaho, to William Dean Jones and Annalee Lords Jones. He grew...

Aug 4, 2017

Mark Allen Bindenagel, 48, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2017, at his home. Mark was born December 10, 1968, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Beverly Ann Gasper Bindenagel. He grew up and attended schools in Grand Island, Nebraska, and graduated from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. Mark studied criminal justice at Marian Military Institute and Cal State...

Aug 4, 2017

James (Jim) Burnett passed away on Friday at his home near Rigby, Idaho. He was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. His birth mother, Ruby Holdt, placed him in the Methodist Orphanage in Tahlequah when he was two years old. He was adopted when he was four by Leva Lou and Roland Grant, who were divorced a year later. Jim and...

Aug 3, 2017

David Anthony Quattlebaum, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Home Health & Hospice. David was born May 15, 1973, in Winter Haven, Florida. He grew up in Auburndale and graduated from Auburndale High School in 1991. He also attended the...

Aug 3, 2017

Uriel "Wally" Scott Wallace, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2017 at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho and his loving family.

Wally was born April 22, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Benjamin Butler Wallace and Rosa Olive Owen Wallace. He grew up on the Wallace...

Aug 3, 2017

Alberta May Smith, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice and her loving family. Alberta was born February 23, 1920, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Ernest Albert Stuart and Celia Etta Verley Stuart. She grew up and attended schools in Pocatello, Idaho....

Aug 3, 2017

Walt F. Miles, 78, passed away August 3, 2017, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Walt was born June 20,1939, in Jackson Hole Wyoming, to Wilmont "Shorty" and Evalyn Miles. He grew up in Stebnite, Idaho, and later moved to Pocatello. At the age of 17 he joined the United States Navy. After serving in the USN he...

Aug 3, 2017

Don Stephen Brunt, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2017, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community. Steve was born January 31, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Joseph Alfred Brunt and Fanny Gudmundsen Brunt. He grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He also attended Brigham Young University. On August...

Aug 2, 2017

Rea Guelda Harker Mallard returned to heaven Wednesday, August 2, 2017, after a long struggle with illness stemming from a stroke she suffered in 2002. Rea passed peacefully in the presence of her children and her beloved husband, Warren. She was born on February 14, 1933 in Shelley, Idaho to Joseph Clarence Harker and Maggie Elvera Glenn Harker. Rea...

Jul 31, 2017

David Frank Morse, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 31, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Dave was born January 9, 1933, in Flint, Michigan, to Frank Morse and Betty Knox Morse. He grew up and attended schools in Flint and Morenci and graduated from Morenci High School. He served...

Jul 31, 2017

Ryan Scott Coulter, aka Batman, was born May 27, 1993, to Elizabeth and Lorin. He was a happy loving little package of dynamite with bright red hair and an explosive personality. Over the years, he may have grown in size, but his personality never changed. Ryan’s infectious smile and laughter always made him the center of attention. By the...