Obituaries

Jan 30, 2017

Wendell G. Williams, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 31, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. Wendell was born October 14, 1940, at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, to George and Rosamond Williams. He had 5 sisters, Sharon, Sandra, Mary Ellen, Elizabeth (Liz), and Cathy. He grew up and attended schools on the Pine Ridge Reservation,...

Jan 30, 2017

Click here to view memorial service Deloris V. "Dee" Jorgensen Mathiasen, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at her home.

She was born February 26, 1929, in Shelley, Idaho to Andrew Jorgensen and Elsie Malcom Jorgensen. She attended school in Shelley until 1939, when her family moved to Lincoln where, in 1947, she...

Jan 28, 2017

William "Bill" Hathaway, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at his home. William B. Hathaway was a man of immense curiosity. A formidable and dedicated journalist, esoteric history buff, voracious reader, author of local histories, a scholar, a mentor, and a fiercely loyal family man and friend, Bill Hathaway will be deeply missed. A fifth generation...

Jan 28, 2017

Mark Lawrence Kemp, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 28, 2017, at his home.

Mark was born September 20, 1960, in San Jose, California, to John Lloyd Kemp and Joyce Carol Kemp. He grew up and attended schools in Menlo Park, California, and graduated from Menlo Atherton High School. Mark also attended Cañada College in the...

Jan 27, 2017

Cecil Padilla Perez, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 27, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Cecil was born August 6, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Cecilio S. Perez and Rosa Padilla Perez. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He served as a Corporal in the United States Army. He served his apprenticeship...

Jan 27, 2017

Click Here to Watch Video Produced by Taylor's Family Taylor Wayne Anderson, 24, of Ammon, passed away January 27, 2017, in Draper, Utah. Taylor was born October 28, 1992, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Aaron Wayne Anderson and Kalene Cherry Anderson. He grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Temple View Elementary School, Eagle Rock Jr. High, Skyline High...

Jan 26, 2017

Bonnie Jean Waggoner, 61, of Ammon, passed away January 26, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Bonnie was born May 6, 1955, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to Paul Marlin Waggoner, Sr. and Doris Gale Short McGary. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Bonnie made her home in Ammon, Idaho,...

Jan 24, 2017

Gail Jean Abood, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 24, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Gail was born August 29, 1961, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Theodore Umstead and Wanda May Goodwin Umstead. She grew up and attended schools in Riverside, California, and graduated from Norte Vista High School.

In 1975,...

Jan 23, 2017

C. G. "Smitty" Smith, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully Monday, January 23, 2017, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Carroll Gray Smith was born April 26, 1934, in Menan, Idaho, to Elmer Bradley Smith and Lillian (Gray) Smith. Smitty spent his childhood in Menan, attending school and helping his father on their farm. His mother was a grade school...

Jan 22, 2017

Scott LaVier Reeves, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 22, 2017, at Hospice Home of Eastern Idaho. Scott was born January 21, 1957, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to LaVier Grant Reeves and Mayda E. Anderson Reeves. He attended Eastside and Longfellow Elementary schools, O.E. Bell Junior High and Skyline High School. On September 26, 1975, he married Sherrie...

Jan 22, 2017

Barbara "Ann" Campbell Stevens, age 74, died peacefully January 22, 2017, at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, Idaho, after fighting with Alzheimer’s for seven years. Ann was born January 30, 1942, in Danville, Virginia. The greatest joy in Ann’s life was being a mother and grandmother. She fiercely loved her six children and 14 grandchildren. Before her illness, Ann...

Jan 21, 2017

Ruth Johnson, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 21, 2017, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Ruth was born December 22, 1927, in Logan, Utah, to James Nyman and Sara Miller Nyman. She grew up and attended schools in Logan. On June 30, 1944, she married Glen...

Jan 20, 2017

Biography

Kelly Richard Walker, 64, of Ammon, passed away January 20, 2017, at his home from a long battle of heart complications. He was born July 8, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John "Dick" Walker and Zetta Benson Walker. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended Idaho...

Jan 20, 2017

Richard Lester Rhodes, 93, of Ammon, passed away January 20, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Richard was born March 28, 1923, in Zanesville, Ohio, to Samuel C. Rhodes and Mabel Jenkins Rhodes. He grew up and attended schools in Zanesville and graduated from Zanesville High School. He also attended The University of Denver, where he earned his...

Jan 18, 2017

Sandy Prestwich, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2017, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living.

Sandy was born March 1, 1936, in Jackson, Wyoming, to Robert Burns and Florence Johnson Burns. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho and Wyoming. She also attended nursing school.

Sandy was married twice and later divorced....

Jan 18, 2017

<p><span style="font-size: 15px;" size="3" data-mce-style="font-size: 15px;">Basil Boyd Hughes, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 15px;" data-mce-style="font-size: 15px;">Boyd was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on November 12, 1930. He was the son of Basil and Victoria Hughes. Most of Boyd's growing up years were spent in Springfield, Oregon. Scouting was...

Jan 18, 2017

Larry Douglas Stevens, 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held.

Jan 17, 2017

Lela Mae Loveridge, 89, of Ammon, passed away January 17, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Lela was born January 22, 1927, in Iona, Idaho, to Thomas Joseph Pearce and Harriet Amanda Loveland Pearce. She grew up and attended schools in Iona and graduated from Iona High School.

On May 12, 1950, she...

Jan 17, 2017

John Anson Johnson, 39, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, from complications associated with a heart attack, surrounded by family.

John was born in Afton, Wyoming, on March 2, 1977, to Terry and Pamela Johnson.

John was a happy person who always had a smile on his face. He was not afraid of new...

Jan 16, 2017

After a well fought battle and a life well lived, Dennis M. Poorman passed from this life on January 16, 2017 at Broadway Fields Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Dennis Mel Poorman was born on November 12, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Leon Bancroft and Minnie M. Calkins Poorman. Dennis graduated from Idaho Falls High...