Obituaries

Sharon Parish

Jan 24, 2016

Sharon Kaye Parish, 72, of Ammon, passed away January 24, 2016, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Sharon was born September 6, 1943, in Salt Lake City, UT, to Robert and Lois Brewer. She grew up and attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated from Jordan High School. On September 2, 1978, she married Ritchie "Butch" Parish...

Anna Twitchell

Jan 21, 2016

Anna Ray Twitchell, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 21, 2016, at Teton Post Acute Care & Rehabilitation.

Anna was born June 11, 1932, in Linwood, Utah, to Wilford Vernal Twitchell and Luella Francetta Warby Twitchell. She grew up and attended schools in Utah.

In 1948, Anna moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she...

Arlis Hamilton

Jan 21, 2016

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Arlis Dell Hamilton, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 21, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Arlis was born February 26, 1932, in Alabam, Arkansas, to Marion Jasper Hamilton and Elsie Pearl Jones Hamilton. He grew up and attended schools in Arizona, California, Washington, and graduated from Castleford High...

Douglas Lufkin

Jan 21, 2016

Douglas A Lufkin, 86, of Ammon, passed away January 21, 2016, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Doug was born January 27, 1929, in Annis, Idaho, to Marion Aquila Lufkin and Magdelena Katrina Hoffman Lufkin. He grew up and attended schools in Jefferson County.

On August 9, 1952,...

Dawna Allen

Jan 19, 2016

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Dawna Lee Allen, 66, of Ammon, passed away January 19, 2016, at her home after a long struggle with cancer. Dawna was born June 25, 1949, in Rigby, Idaho, to Franklin John Byington and Wanda Loraine Clark Byington. She grew up in Ririe amongst many aunts, uncles, and cousins. She graduated from Ricks...

Madison Duffy

Jan 18, 2016

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January 18, 2016

Madison Faith Duffy, daughter of Ryan and Trudy Duffy, granddaughter of Sandra Potter, Marv and Eva Potter, and Floyd and Rita Duffy, was stillborn January 18, 2016, in Idaho Falls. Private family services will be held.

Facts Death: January 18, 2016 Place of Death: Idaho Falls, ID Services...

Lorin Bressler

Jan 18, 2016

Lorin Alton Bressler, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2016, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family. Lorin was born November 23, 1929, in Ashton, Idaho, to Merlin LaDean Bressler and Mabel Crouch Bressler. He grew up and attended schools in Ashton and graduated from North Fremont High School. He served in...

Steve Burns

Jan 18, 2016

Harold Stephen "Steve" Burns, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully, Monday, January 18, 2016, surrounded by his family. The only son of Henry Campbell Burns and Effie Lee Potter Burns, he was born November 5, 1947, in Fairfield, Iowa. He grew up in Japan, North Carolina, and Arizona. He graduated from Goldsboro High School in North Carolina and...

Paul Johnson

Jan 16, 2016

Paul Arthur Johnson, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 16, 2016, at his home. Paul was born March 26, 1947, in Butte, Montana, to Benny A. Johnson and Elizabeth Husted Johnson. Paul was raised on the family ranch in the Big Hole Valley, where he attended school in Jackson, Montana and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in...

Cindy Morse

Jan 15, 2016

Cindy Lee Humberger Morse, 52, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 15, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Cindy was born July 29, 1963, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jerry Lee Humberger and Linde Lee Miller Humberger. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She also attended Eastern Idaho...

Connie Mitchell

Jan 14, 2016

Connie Lee Maughan Mitchell passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from a short illness. Connie was born in Logan, Utah, on Aug. 10, 1947, to Conway Leishman Maughan and Rula Hailstone Maughan. She attended Logan city schools and graduated from Logan High School. She worked for Frontier Airlines and Park...

Kenneth Dodge

Jan 14, 2016

Kenneth Dodge, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 14, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Kenneth was born April 5, 1959, in Salmon, Idaho, to Guy Monroe Dodge and Joyce S. Tracy Dodge. He grew up and attended schools in Salmon. In 1980, Kenneth married Glorian Kvamme. To this couple were born three children: Andrew, Christopher, and...

Mavis Olson

Jan 12, 2016

Click Here To View Memorial Video Mavis Jean Jones Olson, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 12, 2016, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. She was born April 22, 1921, in Rigby, Idaho, to Karl Jones and Ethel Kinghorn Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the area. On March 6, 1936, she married Ronald William Olson in...

Sarah Weigel

Jan 11, 2016

Sarah Edna Piram Weigel, 98, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 11, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born September 16, 1917, in Roy, Montana, to Walter Buechner and Mini Shultz Buechner. She grew up in the area and attended schools in Billing, Montana. Following her graduation from high school she attended Polytechnic Institute in Billings,...

Sharon Bennett

Jan 10, 2016

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Our dear mother, Sharon Paulus Bennett, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 81. Sharon was born March 9, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Olga "Toni" Gustafson and Edward A. Paulus. She grew up there alongside her older brother, Bob, and attended public schools, graduating from...

Tony Vitley

Jan 9, 2016

Tony Neal Vitley, 67, of Ammon, passed away January 9, 2016, at his home. Tony was born May 15, 1948, in Boise, Idaho, to Junior Vincent Vitley and Mary Elizabeth Edwards. He lived in Boise for 32 years, and then moved to Idaho Falls, where he attended Riverside Service Group. He lived with a few families who helped him...

Karla Burtenshaw

Jan 8, 2016

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Karla W. Burtenshaw, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.

She was born January 13, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Riley and Iris (Oswald) Westergard. She grew up in Iona, Idaho, where she attended Iona Elementary. She graduated from...

Mary Grasmick

Jan 8, 2016

Click Here To View Memorial Video Mary Afton Grasmick, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 8, 2016, at her home. She was under the care of her children and Solace Hospice. Mary was born June 7, 1929, in American Falls, Idaho, to Edward Marion Stanger and Mary Ethel Adkins Stanger. She grew up and attended schools in American Falls...

Shawn Parkinson

Jan 6, 2016

Click Here To View Memorial Video Shawn Robert Parkinson, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born July 27, 1954, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Robert Eugene Parkinson and Lynette Woodland Parkinson. He left Idaho with his family when he was five years old and grew up in Seattle,...

Teresa Gentle

Jan 4, 2016

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Teresa Lynn Gentle, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 4, 2016, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Teresa was born August 5, 1960, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Reed Bowen and Beverly Sommer Bowen. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. On November 25, 1979,...