Obituaries

May 29, 2017

Geraldine (Jerry) Bates Colvin was born in Rigby, Idaho on October 24, 1932 to Alvin B. and Leone Mabel McMurtrey Bates and passed away May 29, 2017 in Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Health and Hospice.

Jerry grew up in Rigby with her older sister Deoine until she was 9 years...

May 29, 2017

Stephanie VanDenburg Cerny, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 29, 2017 at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her family.

Stephanie was born July 4, 1961 in Gainesville, Florida to Hanna Mae Wright VanDenburg. On July 21, 1979 she married Michael Anthony Cerny in Gainesville Florida. They made their...

May 28, 2017

Edmund Arunas Giedraitis, 51, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 28, 2017, at his home. Edmund was born November 2, 1965, in New London, Connecticut, to Algimantas R. Giedraitis and Anne Edwards Giedraitis. Edmund was a social worker for Los Angeles County, California. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Edmund is survived by his father, Algimantas...

May 26, 2017

Scott Lee Utterbeck, 57, began his new adventure May 26, 2017, at the home of a beloved lifelong friend, Kris Denning, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Scott was born September 8, 1959, in Arcadia, California, to Robert Utterbeck and Jacqueline (Gunderson) Utterbeck. Scott lived in Covina, California, during his adolescent years, then moved...

May 25, 2017

Bertha Denise Richards Ramos, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 25, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from a stroke and surrounded by her family.

Denise was born June 21, 1940, in Shelley, Idaho, to Rue Fredrick Richards and Clara Messick Richards. She grew up and attended school in Shelley and graduated from Idaho Falls...

May 24, 2017

Bernice D. Whiting Poliski, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society Idaho Falls Village.

She was born February 15, 1931, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Carl Stuart Whiting and Delilah Higginson Whiting. She grew up and attended schools in the area and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On...

May 23, 2017

After a life well lived and well loved, Charles D. (Chuck) Stewart passed away peacefully at his home in Monteview, surrounded by family, on May 23, 2017. He was born June 1, 1954 to Helen and Charles Stewart of Idaho Falls.

Chuck attended grade school at Holy Rosary Catholic School and graduated from Idaho Falls High School...

May 22, 2017

Asher James Strubel, 15, of Iona, Idaho, passed away May 22, 2017, in Idaho Falls from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was wearing a seatbelt.

Asher was born January 4, 2002, in Englewood, Colorado, to James Carl Strubel and Lesli June Thompson Strubel. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and was a...

May 22, 2017

Ivy Victoria Vigliotti, 15, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 22, 2017, in Idaho Falls of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ivy was born October 4, 2001, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Christopher John Vigliotti and Shannon Theresa Sharpe. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and was attending Skyline High School at the time of...

May 21, 2017

"Free at Last"

"The April showers in her life created a radiant May flower that Heavenly Father took from His garden to be part of His beautiful bouquet." It is with deep sadness that we lost Tonya Skousen Arenaz on May 21, 2017, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to complications of a serious disease. Tonya was 59...

May 20, 2017

Elsie Irene Crow Owen, 88, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away May 20, 2017, at her home. Her family stayed with her day and night as she grew weaker. She expressed gratitude many times that she could stay at home where she had lived for so many years. Elsie was born September 8, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Walter...

May 20, 2017

Mary returned to the arms of our welcoming Heavenly Father on May 20, 2017. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Mary was born December 9, 1929, in Plainwell, Michigan, to Harry Thomas Wine and Gladys Ellen Standish Wine. On July 4, 1948, she married Norberto Walthado Againeses II in South Bend, Indiana. To this...

May 20, 2017

Deanna Quinn Hancock, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully May 20, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, with her children by her side. Deanna was born August 24, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to William (Bus) Quinn and Fern Hansen Quinn. She grew up in the area and attended Idaho Falls High School. In 1954, she married...

May 19, 2017

Betty Ann Davies Humphries, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2017, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Betty was born December 6, 1929, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George Lynn Davies and Mary Luceal Cleverley Davies. She grew up and attended schools in Milo and Shelton...

May 19, 2017

Charles Perry Ganieany, 43, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2017, in Tremonton, Utah.

Charles was born June 30, 1973, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Victor Fred Ganieany and Marlene Alice McConnel Ganieany. He grew up and attended A.H. Bush Elementary School, Eagle Rock Junior, and Skyline High School.

In 2008, Charles married Lisa...

May 19, 2017

Laird LeMoyne Johnston, Jr, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2017, at his home. LeMoyne was born August 13, 1932, in Aberdeen, Idaho, to Laird LeMoyne Johnston and Vera Jane Warner Johnston. He grew up and attended schools in Aberdeen and Idaho Falls. At age 17, during the Korean War, LeMoyne enlisted in the United States Army....

May 18, 2017

Earl Raymond Danielson, 94, of Idaho Falls, devoted husband and father, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2017, at his home. He was cared for by his family with the help of Encompass Home Health and Hospice.

Earl was born September 7, 1922, in Garfield, Idaho, to Daniel Enoch Danielson and Emma Elizabeth Jeffs Danielson. He lived...

May 18, 2017

Biography

Gary Lee Hampton, son of Orin Arthur and Velma Woodland Hampton, waved his cowboy hat in a final goodbye on May 18, 2017. Gary was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, on April 7, 1951, lived there until moving with the family to Woods Cross, Utah, and later back to Ammon where he graduated from Bonneville High School in 1969....

May 18, 2017

Patricia (Pat) M. Williams, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully May 18, 2017, at Lincoln Court Retirement Facility.

Pat was born April 24,1924, in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1928 Gustave and Hannah Anderson adopted her. She was a 1942 graduate of the Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working several clerical jobs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota...

May 17, 2017

Wendell Milo Baker, 92, of Ammon, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, surrounded by family. Wendell was born in Beaver, Utah, on September 7, 1924, oldest son of Milo and Naomi Larsen Baker. They were a musical family and he played baritone horn, cello and piano. He also sang bass with a number of male quartets. He...