Obituaries

Jan 15, 2017

Murry Irving Byington, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. Murry was born September 27, 1926, in Poplar, Idaho, to John Parley Byington and Marguerite Brennetta Smith Byington. He grew up and attended schools in the Ririe area, and after serving his country in World War II as a paratrooper, returned to...

Jan 14, 2017

Cecil Alvin Nagashima, 67, of Idaho Falls passed away January 14, 2017 at his home . Arrangements are pending under the direction of Wood Funeral Home More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Jan 13, 2017

Richard "Richie" William Rowberry, 35, passed away January 13, 2017, from complications of a prolonged illness. Richie was born January 12, 1982, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rick and Jan Rowberry. He grew up in Iona and graduated from Bonneville High School where he played and excelled in basketball, baseball and soccer. He attended college at BYU-Idaho and University...

Jan 12, 2017

Stanley Dean Johnson, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 12, 2017, at his home.

Stan was born July 17, 1931, in Oakland, California, to Albert Johnson and Henriette Cherry Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in San Francisco, California, before moving to Pocatello, Idaho, where he graduated from Pocatello High School. He also attended University...

Jan 12, 2017

Beverly Ann Johnson, 70, of Idaho Falls, who was born September 3, 1946, passed away January 12, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls due to complications after back surgery. There's a wonderful life in between. Raised on a farm in Lamont, Idaho, the eldest of four children born to Fred Douglas Morrison and Freda Neff...

Jan 11, 2017

Hannelore "Hanna" Else Hill, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 11, 2017, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

She is survived by her son, Roland (Lisa) Hill of Idaho Falls, ID; and her daughter, Susan (Lynn) Miller of Sacramento, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, George David Hill.

Private family...

Jan 11, 2017

Our mother and grandmother, Mary Phyllis Barber, has passed from one loving family to the next. On January 11, 2017, at a rich and joyfully-lived age of 94, she passed away in her home, under the tender care of her family. Phyllis was born November 5, 1922, in Teton, Idaho, to Fremont and Golda M. Richman Fullmer. She grew...

Jan 10, 2017

Jean Munsee Middleton passed away January 10, 2017, in Boise, Idaho. She was born July 11,1929, in Havre, Montana, and spent her early years on a dairy farm in Harlem, Montana.

The family moved to Idaho Falls when Jean was in high school and she graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Jean met Val D....

Jan 10, 2017

Sherwin Russell "Ike" Rigby, 68, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away January 10, 2017, at his home.

Sherwin was born August 14, 1948, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Rulon Eugene Rigby and Zola Carlson Rigby. He grew up and attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School. He served in the United States Army as...

Jan 10, 2017

Veva Ann Horne, 80, of Kilgore, passed away on January 10, 2017, at her home. Veva Ann England married Dale Horne in 1954. To this union were born five children; Migan, Weston, Kevyn Ann, Arlynn and Lavon. She spent the first part of her life making a home where ever they happened to be living at the time, and the...

Jan 10, 2017

Harold Walter Hellekson, 73, of Menan, passed away January 10, 2017, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Harold was born May 19, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Howard Waldo Hellekson and Gertrude Christina Nesja Hellekson. He grew up and attended schools in Bismarck, North Dakota, graduating from Bismarck High School. He...

Jan 10, 2017

Allen Edward David, 85, of Bassett Siding (Roberts) Idaho, went home to our Lord on January 10, 2017, at The Gables of Ammon in Ammon, Idaho. Allen was born November 12, 1931, at home in Roberts, Idaho, the son of Theodore Roosevelt David and Alice Caroline Adams David, the 5th child born in a family of twelve. Allen was...

Jan 9, 2017

DL Wright Weaver, a long-time resident of Idaho Falls, died in his sleep early Monday morning, January 9, 2017. He was 88. DL was born in Smithfield, Utah, February 26, 1928, to Wright and Eileen Thornley Weaver. He had a beloved younger sister Barbara (Richard M. Young). The family moved to Idaho Falls in 1935. DL grew up there,...

Jan 8, 2017

John David Hansen (83) passed away of a heart attack January 8, 2017, at Promontory Point Rehabilitation in Idaho Falls after a decline in health.

John, who was born on March 1, 1933, in Idaho Falls, was the son of Farrel and Lily Hansen. He often described his upbringing by saying that he was just a farm...

Jan 8, 2017

Esther Marie Thornock Hays, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Esther was born June 3, 1954, in Montpelier, Idaho, to George Walter Thornock and Karen Francis Pope Thornock. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. On September 24, 2001, she married David Gene Hays in Idaho Falls, Idaho....

Jan 8, 2017

Jacob Ford "Jake" Hansen, 26, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2017, in Idaho Falls. He was the beloved son of Doug and Deidra Hansen. Jake is survived by his two children, Autumn Hope Hansen and Allan Brody Hansen; sisters, Brittany Hansen McCulloch and Savanah Hansen; the love of his life, Justine Horsley; grandparents, Ed Bamberry, Jerry &...

Jan 8, 2017

William Andrew "Andy" Mower, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 8, 2017, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living.

William was born March 25, 1936, in Ashton, Idaho, to William Harold Mower and Lillie Jane House Mower. He grew up and attended schools in the area.

On June 9, 1956, he married Wanda Lou...

Jan 7, 2017

Glenna Maurine Barrus Goeken, 68, of Ammon, passed away January 7, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Glenna was born April 3, 1948, in Evanston, Wyoming, to Keith R. Barrus and Corinne Rounds Barrus. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She earned her bachelor’s...

Jan 7, 2017

Sharon Taylor, 74, of Iona, passed away January 7, 2017, at her home. She was under the loving care of her family and Abode Hospice. Sharon was born January 11, 1942, in Montpelier, Idaho, to Ralph Sidney Speirs and Thiel Zettie Kearl Speirs. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. On...

Jan 7, 2017

David Leroy "Hoop" Harper, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family. Dave was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on June 10, 1939, to Alfred Leroy Harper and June Poole Harper. He attended schools in Layton, Utah, and Idaho Falls, where he graduated from Idaho Falls High School. In 1959,...