Obituaries

Feb 15, 2016

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Dustin Berry, 29, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 15, 2016. Dustin was born May 20, 1986, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Bill Houx and Jolene (Berry) Gregory. He grew up in Idaho Falls during grade school, and attended junior high in Rigby. He graduated from Rigby High School in 2004. In high...

Feb 15, 2016

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Mildred Ann Taylor Gobert, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away on February 15, 2016, at her home.

She was born October 6, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up and attended schools in the area.

On March 5, 1961, she married Gerald Gerard Gobert in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She...

Feb 14, 2016

Colleen Isaacs, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 14, 2016, at her home. she was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho and her loving family. Colleen was born March 17, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Darrel William Sargent and LaVon Crystal Sargent. She grew up and attended schools in the area, graduating from Idaho Falls...

Feb 13, 2016

Mary Duelfer Myers passed away February 13, 2016, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, of natural causes. Mary was born September 7, 1918, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She moved with her parents and two brothers to Allentown, Pennsylvania, when she was a young girl, where she lived until 1947. Mary worked for Mack Truck during WWII. In 1947, she married Horace Myers...

Feb 12, 2016

Hannah William "Willa" Jacobsen Bradley, 82, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away February 12, 2016, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. Willa was born April 24, 1933, in Pocatello, Idaho, to William Stogdill Jacobsen and Phoebe Martha Waddoups Jacobsen. She married Wallace Kenwood Bradley. Willa was an artist and owned and operated her own floral business. Willa is survived by her...

Feb 11, 2016

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Jessey Raymond Roker, 75, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, in Boise, Idaho, due to cancer. Jessey was born December 26, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Raymond Roker and Florence Fredericksen Roker. Jess spent his early life in Lamont, Idaho, then the family moved to Iona, and then settled...

Feb 11, 2016

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Lyle Fullmer Hansen, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 11, 2016, at Morningstar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Encompass Home Health.

Lyle was born September 24, 1931, in Tetonia, Idaho, to William Leroy Hansen and Wanda Valarie Fullmer Hansen. He grew up and attended schools in...

Feb 10, 2016

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Elda Marjean Burns, 84, of Las Vegas, passed away February 10, 2016, at her home.

Marjean was born May 21, 1931 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Farron Cloward and Elda Knowles Cloward. She grew up and attended schools in Iona and graduated from Iona High School in 1949.

Marjean...

Feb 10, 2016

Emerson Ricks Hunter, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away on February 10, 2016, at Teton Acute Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 9, 1943, in Rigby, Idaho to William Wallace Hunter and Bertha O’Donnell Hunter. During World War II the family moved to Seattle, Washington. After the war they moved to Idaho Falls where he grew up...

Feb 10, 2016

Damon Ralph Murdock, 35, of Ammon, passed away February 10, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Damon was born May 2, 1980, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ralph Edward Murdock and Varleen Taylor Murdock. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. Damon also graduated from Eastern Idaho Technical College. Damon...

Feb 9, 2016

Earl Champ Church, 75, passed away on February 9, 2016, at his home in Irwin, Idaho. Champ was born September 23, 1940, in Panguitch, Utah to Champ Church and Afton Heaps Church. He attended schools in the area and graduated from Panguitch High School. He continued his education by attending Dixie College where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in...

Feb 8, 2016

Beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather Erwin Emil Wirkus, 93, died peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2016, in Lincoln Court Retirement Community in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Born October 21, 1922, in Schneidemühl, Germany, Erwin was the son of Emil Otto August Wirkus and Martha Auguste Jahnke Wirkus. At age 5, he immigrated with his family to America,...

Feb 7, 2016

Thomas "Tom" John Zielinski, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 7, 2016, at Broadway Fields Assisted Living Center.

He was born September 4, 1936, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to John F. Zielinski and Joanna Gorney Zielinski. Thomas graduated high school from Academy High in Erie, Pennsylvania. Thomas lived in Pennsylvania until he graduated from Penn State, where...

Feb 7, 2016

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Claren Paul Holm, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on February 7, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Claren was born December 18, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Carl Paul Theophilus Holm and Zula Wilcox Holm. He grew up and attended schools in...

Feb 6, 2016

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Gary Vance Shults, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 6, 2016, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living.

Gary was born February 13, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ora Laemon Shults and Sarah Louise Petersen Shults. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Feb 5, 2016

Pete Reyes Garcia, 91, of Ammon, passed away February 5, 2016, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of EnCompass Home Health and Hospice.

Pete was born October 26, 1924, in Guadalupita, New Mexico. He lived in Guadalupita, New Mexico, Erie, Colorado, Superior, Wyoming, Butte, Montana, and in 1957 he moved...

Feb 4, 2016

Warren Edwin Nyer died peacefully at his home in Idaho Falls on the night of Thursday, February 4, 2016, at the age of 94. He was the son of Carl John Nyer and Erna Wilhelmina E. (nee Michau) Nyer of Chicago, Illinois. He was born November 18, 1921, in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from Tilden Technical High School in...

Feb 4, 2016

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Vernon Hyrum Byington, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 4, 2016, at Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello, Idaho.

Vern was born November 10, 1921, in Preston, Idaho, to Royal Elliot Byington and Ethel Lovisa Christensen Byington. He graduated from Downey High School.

On June 6, 1949, he...

Feb 3, 2016

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LeeAnn Wyatt Wheeler, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away February 3, 2016, at her home.

She was born September 26, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lewis Leavitte Wyatt and Viola Cunningham Wyatt. She grew up in the Osgood area on her father’s farm and later moved to Idaho Falls where...

Feb 3, 2016

Brian Rand Nickell (B. Rand or Randy) 60, passed away February 3, 2016 suddenly, but peacefully of natural causes. He had resided in Shelley for the past two years.

Randy was born in Idaho Falls to Elaine Eames Nickell and L. J. Nickell on September 2, 1955. Both parents are deceased. He was the youngest of six...