Obituaries

Aug 10, 2016

Richard Penn Moore Gildersleeve, affectionately known as Gil, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 10, 2016, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Abode Hospice and his loving family.

Richard was born December 11, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York, to John Andrew Gildersleeve and Margaret Edwards Crane Gildersleeve. He grew up in...

Aug 10, 2016

Kira Lyn Lott Bott, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away August 10, 2016, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Kira was born April 8, 1985, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Brent Taylor Lott and Michelle Rawlins Lott. She grew up in Idaho Falls, where she attended Ucon Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School and graduated from Bonneville High...

Aug 8, 2016

Monica Miranda Munoz, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 8, 2016, at University of Utah Medical Center following a courageous battle after a double lung transplant.

Monica was born October 29, 1951, in San Bernardino, California, to Trinidad Ochoa Miranda and Jessie Manzanarez Miranda. She grew up and attended schools in Bloomington.

On October...

Aug 8, 2016

Judey was born January 2, 1949 in Nevada City, California of Roy D. and Helen Jones. She passed away August 8, 2016 in Blackfoot, Idaho at the home of her dear friends Richard and Christy Dumas and their son Louis, who was very beloved by Judey. Her foster mother and loving friends were by her side.

Judey...

Aug 8, 2016

Jack Frost Parker II, originally from Mercer, Pennsylvania, who moved to Idaho in 1978 with his wife, Carol, passed away on Monday, August 8th due to complications from pneumonia, sepsis and a half decade of literally a broken body.

If his body were a truck, it is no doubt he arrived at the end of the race...

Aug 7, 2016

Marcella Virginia Jephson Tracy passed to the other side at the home of her daughter, Carol, on Sunday, August 7, 2016.

Marcella was born in Ammon, Idaho, on May 23, 1916, to Leslie L. and Selma Timm Jephson. She lived in Coltman, Idaho, while growing up. Marcella had two sisters and six brothers. Her surviving siblings are...

Aug 7, 2016

Fauntelle’ (Faun) Clarke Lundgren Neilson, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Faun was born January 20, 1928, in Boise, Idaho, to Harden H. Clarke and Laura Matilda Gardner Clarke. She was the oldest of four children. She lived most of her life in Eastern Idaho and Utah....

Aug 7, 2016

Delma Gilbert Mitchell, 86, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away August 7, 2016, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Solace Hospice. Delma was born January 9, 1930, in Fairview, Idaho, to Hazen Athling Gilbert and Naomi Forsgren Gilbert. She attended Oneida Academy and graduated from Preston High...

Aug 6, 2016

LuJuanna Gail White Carney, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 6, 2016, at The Gables of Shelley.

She was born March 15, 1935, in Shelley, Idaho to Earl George White and Effie Russell White. She grew up in the area and attended schools in Shelley and attended Idaho Falls High School.

She married...

Aug 6, 2016

Bryant Mortimer Roberts, age 82, of Grangeville, Idaho, passed away August 6, 2016, at his home of Alzheimer's Disease. He was under the care of his loving wife, Diane. Bryant was born December 26, 1933, in Sugar City, Idaho, the second son of Horace Lenn Roberts and Alice Mortimer Roberts. He grew up in Sugar City and Salem on the...

Aug 4, 2016

Lloyd Dean Wright, 73, of Shelley, passed away on August 4, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born November 24, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ewin Wright and Irene Cook Wright. He grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Idaho Falls High School.

On May 27, 1960, he...

Aug 3, 2016

Melinda "Myndie" K. Orchard Orr, 42, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 3, 2016, at her home. A gathering will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 19, 2016, at Wood Funeral Home East Side (963 S. Ammon). Gathering 7:00 - 8:00 ,Friday, August 19, 2016 Wood Funeral Home East Side 963 South Ammon Road Idaho Falls, ID...

Aug 3, 2016

Marvelle Morgan, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Marvelle was born November 14, 1923, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Willard J. Ball and Ethel Singley Ball. She grew up and attended schools in Ammon, Idaho.

She married Lavelle "Val" E. Morgan in Idaho Falls, Idaho. To...

Aug 3, 2016

Eula Jean Pister, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 3, 2016, at her home.

She was born October 3, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up and attended schools in the area. Following high school, she moved to Fresno, California where she attended beauty school.

In June of 1971, she married Raymond...

Aug 2, 2016

Lucy "Penny" Pendlay McSpadden, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 2, 2016, at her home.

Penny was born July 13, 1960, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Donald Edward Baber and Vera Evelyn Gilbert Baber McSpadden. She grew up and attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho, and graduated from Madison High School. She also attended Idaho State University where...

Aug 2, 2016

Yale Harlan Christensen, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 2, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Yale was born January 20, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Yale H. Christensen and Fern Oler Christensen. He grew up and attended school in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He served in the United States Army...

Aug 1, 2016

Julianne Reed Rahl, 70, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 1, 2016, at her home in Idaho Falls. Julie was a devoted wife to her late husband Richard (Dick), loving mother, grandmother and friend to countless colleagues, neighbors and former students.

Julie was born May 19, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska, and was immediately adopted by Kenneth and...

Jul 31, 2016

Rhodora Leyse, 90, passed away at her home in Idaho Falls, July 31, 2016, with her children at her bedside.

‘Rho’ was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 3, 1925, the daughter of Perry Jay and Mae Belle (Brook) Stearns, who named her after the flower and Emerson’s poem ‘The Rhodora’.　She grew up in Shorewood, Wisconsin, but...

Jul 31, 2016

John Patrick Brady, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 31, 2016, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. No public services are planned. No Services will be held. He passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016

Jul 31, 2016

William "Dean" Taylor peacefully passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 while surrounded by his family. Dean was born January 9, 1945 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to John William Taylor (Bill) and Virginia Brown Taylor. He was the third of seven children-six boys and one girl. Working beside his brothers and dad he learned carpentry, cars, and how to...