Obituaries

Sep 9, 2016

Melba Dahl Wright, 90, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Vancouver, Washington.

Melba was born May 9, 1926, in her Grandma Dahl’s home in West Point, Utah, to Ray and Bessie Thurgood Dahl. She grew up helping her father milk the cows, learning to bake with her mother and riding horses with...

Sep 9, 2016

Mavis June Woodruff, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016, peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Home Health Care & Hospice and her family. Mavis was born December 12, 1926, in Edgar, Nebraska, to Lewis Lee (Dick) Culver and Zelma Mae Townsend Culver. She...

Sep 8, 2016

Susan R. Wiswell Jones, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 8, 2016, at her home. She was under the care of Abode Hospice.

Susan was born February 8, 1944, in Gooding, Idaho, to Allen Gerald Wiswell and Ester Isabelle Redeye Wiswell. She was the second child of four children. She was raised in Wendell, Idaho, and...

Sep 8, 2016

Wynn M. Pettingill 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 8, 2016, from a very courageous battle of cancer at Hospice House of East Idaho.

Wynn was born March 23, 1947, in Rigby, Idaho, to Mirl & Lucille Pettingill. He had older siblings Darlene Craig (Bill) and Shane (Louise), and a younger brother, Reed (Madeline). He grew...

Sep 7, 2016

Natalie Ann Scott, 41, of Idaho Falls, passed away in her sleep on September 7, 2016, at her home.

Natalie was born February 8, 1975. She was the middle child with two brothers older and two younger. People felt sorry for her because she was the only girl, but she bossed all her brothers around. She was...

Sep 7, 2016

Lori Ann Brehm Merkner, 60, of Rigby, passed away September 7, 2016, at her home. Lori was born August 8, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, to Arthur C. Brehm and Virginia Lois (Wilkins) Brehm. She grew up in Chicago and South Holland and attended our Lady Gate of Heaven Elementary, Seton High School, and Prairie State College in Chicago Heights,...

Sep 7, 2016

Yvonne Mary Harding Wright, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 7, 2016, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Yvonne was born August 25, 1937, in Preston, Idaho, to Willis Benjamin Harding and Ellen Robin Hayes Harding. She grew up and attended schools in Preston and graduated from Shelley High School in 1955. She married Robert Glen Wright...

Sep 5, 2016

Helen Elizabeth Barnard Gildersleeve, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 5, 2016, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. She was under the care of Abode Hospice and her loving family. Helen was born November 12, 1923, in Lamar, Colorado, to Harley Coy Barnard and Effie Lena Heath Barnard. She was raised on the family’s farm outside of Lamar along...

Sep 4, 2016

Allen Wade Hansen Sr., 57, of Iona, Idaho, passed away September 4, 2016, in Gilmore, Idaho. He was born December 21, 1958, at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Deverl Andrew Hansen and Reva Iola Russell Hansen. He grew up in Idaho Falls where he met the love of his life, Pamela Sue Smith. They married December...

Sep 3, 2016

Marie Dumont, 64, of Rigby, passed away September 3, 2016, at her home of natural causes.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Rigby 16th Ward (4021 E. 300 North). The family will visit with friends Wednesday 6:30-8 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home (273 N. Ridge) and Thursday 10-10:45 a.m. at the church....

Sep 3, 2016

On September 3, 2016, Walt Jim Ashment was returned home to our Heavenly Father at the age of 49 after suffering a major heart attack. Walt was born June 9, 1967, in Afton, Wyoming, the son of Theron Rex Ashment and Carol Emily Ball Ashment, both from Swan Valley, Idaho. Walt spent his childhood working on the family farm...

Sep 3, 2016

Leslie Ann Clark, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 3, 2016, at her home.

Leslie was born July 26, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to D'Mont Clark and Wanda Mae Fairchild Clark. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls.

Leslie and made her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where Leslie was a...

Sep 2, 2016

Rosalie Arave Jamison, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully, September 2, 2016, at her home.

Rosalie was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1927, the oldest child of Orland Jay Arave and Grace Polson Arave. She attended schools in Taylor and Shelley, Idaho, graduating from Idaho Falls High School in 1945. Rosalie worked at the Bell...

Sep 2, 2016

Our feisty mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend reunited with her sweetheart on September 2, 2016. Peaches was born September 18, 1927 in Bone, Idaho to Ralph and Carrie Butler. She spent her childhood in Bone and Blackfoot, Idaho.

She attended school in Blackfoot, Idaho from first through tenth grade. Her family relocated to Idaho Falls in...

Aug 31, 2016

Click here to view video tribute of Ralph Ralph J. Lovell, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 31, 2016, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Ralph was born August 1, 1928, in Oak City, Utah, to William Owen Lovell and Norma Anderson Lovell. He grew up and attended...

Aug 31, 2016

Jacqueline Gay Schnuckel, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 31, 2016, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was under the excellent and compassionate care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Jacqueline was born August 28, 1934, in Shelley, Idaho, to Lawrence Bumgarner and Annie Mae Beasley Bumgarner. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley....

Aug 31, 2016

Nina Louise Olsen Haroldsen, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 31, 2016, at her home.

She was born September 24, 1954, in Boise, Idaho to Ephraim Kay Olsen and Zola Kay Fannin Olsen. She grew up and attended schools in Iona, Ammon, and graduated from Bonneville High School. She went on to Ricks College.

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Aug 30, 2016

Wayne Porter Schneider, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 30, 2016, at his home of natural causes. He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice. Wayne was born June 15, 1929, in Bancroft, Idaho, to Ephraim Christian Schneider and Clara Dubach Schneider. He grew up and attended schools in Lewisville, Idaho, and...

Aug 27, 2016

Matthew Ted "Matt" Furniss, 53, passed away August 27, 2016, at his home in Idaho Falls, surrounded by his family, after a difficult battle with a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma. Matt was born August 31, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was immediately adopted by Ted and Dorothy Furniss of Rigby, Idaho. Matt attended school at Midway, Rigby, Skyline, and...

Aug 27, 2016

Wade Allen Campbell packed his bags one last time and returned home on August 27, 2016, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s and was under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice. Wade was born August 9, 1942, in Shelley, Idaho, to Marley and Bernita Campbell. He was the second of three sons....