Obituaries

Jul 12, 2024

Michael Kerry Johnston, 65, lovingly known as Mike, passed away July 12, 2024, at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah, after complications from a heart attack.

He was born on March 28, 1959, to the late Jack Johnston and Jeannie Sorensen in Pocatello, Idaho. Mike grew up in Soda Springs, Idaho, alongside his three younger siblings, Kellie (Mike)...

Jul 12, 2024

Kim Steve Walker (Steve), 52, of Swan Valley, Idaho, passed away on July 12, 2024, after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer.

Steve was born on April 4, 1972, to Kim and Priscilla Walker in Idaho Falls, Idaho. After graduating from Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls, he began working in the Auto Body repair field and...

Jul 12, 2024

Brenda Lanette Haley, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family.

Brenda was born April 18, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ervin Harold Hadley and Veila Mildred Wirt Hadley. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Jul 12, 2024

Paul Melvon Evans, age 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024. He was under the care of medical professionals at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Paul was born in Logan, Utah on July 19, 1939, to Melvon Francis Evans and Erma Urban Evans.  Paul was the third...

Jul 11, 2024

Nathan Wallace Madsen, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home on July 11, 2024, from complications following a minor surgical procedure.

Nathan was born April 25, 1975, to Brent Wallace Madsen and Marjorie Mann Madsen in Bountiful, Utah.

As the oldest of four children, he quietly paved the way for...

Jul 10, 2024

Bonnie Marlene Stuart Bailey, 61, of Shelley, passed away July 10, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Rigby. She was under the care of Solace Hospice.

Bonnie was born September 2, 1962, in Norwood, Massachusetts, to Richard Christopher Stuart and Marlene Frances Troiano Stuart. She grew up and attended schools in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and attended Smyrna...

Jul 10, 2024

Carla Jean Anderson Dye, 87 of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 10, 2024, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Castlerock Ward, 260 Castlerock Lane. The family will visit with friends from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Burial...

Jul 9, 2024

Daniel Gregg Ashworth, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 9, 2024, at his home.

Daniel was born on March 8, 1953 in Great Falls, Montana, to Adam C. Ashworth and Janice E. Greaves Ashworth. He grew up and attended schools in Great Falls and Billings, MT, and graduated from Billings West High School in 1971.

Jul 9, 2024

Scott Michael Pope, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 9, 2024, at his home.

Scott was born April 6, 1971, in Loma Linda, California, to Jerry Michael Pope and Margret May Dekle Pope. He grew up and attended grade school in Irwin, Idaho. He then went to high school in Carlsbad, New Mexico, until his senior...

Jul 9, 2024

Doward Bronson January 16, 1928 - July 9, 2024 96 Years Old

Doward Bronson, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 9, 2024, under the care of Morning Star Senior Living staff and OneSource Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. In passing, he is reunited with the love of his life, Betty Rae Pugmire.

Doward...

Jul 8, 2024

Marian Alberico, our beautiful, sweet mom, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2024 at her home in Idaho Falls surrounded by her loving family and devoted caregivers, after a nine year long battle with dementia. She was 92.

Marian was born June 20, 1932 in Ruth, an old mining town in central Nevada, to Mary (Stimac) and...

Jul 8, 2024

Dale Robert High, 65, of Rigby, passed away July 8, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Symbii Hospice.

Dale was born January 7, 1959, in Joliet, Illinois, to George Dale High and Donna May Howell High. The family moved from Illinois to Arizona and finally to Idaho Falls where...

Jul 7, 2024

Vern Daniel Ford, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 7, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of Solace Hospice.

Vern was born July 9, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Milo Daniel Ford and Lula Marie Louise Nickerson Ford. He grew up and attended schools in Swan Valley and Ririe.

On...

Jul 5, 2024

Nathan Jay Crandall, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024, with his family by his side.

Jay was born on November 18, 1946, in Huntington Park, California, to Elene Matilda Clegg and Gordon Edgar Crandall. When he was four years old, his family relocated to Great Neck, New York, where he spent the...

Jul 5, 2024

Melissa Lynn Neal, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 5, 2024.

Melissa was born March 12, 1969, in Fresno, California, to Kenneth Wayne Neal and Vicki Ellen Colbert Neal. She grew up and attended schools in Templeton and Paso Robles.

She was a member of the Church of Christ in Morrow Bay/Templeton. She loved...

Jul 5, 2024

Curtis John Stacey, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 5, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from heart failure.

Curtis was born September 8, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Farrel Jay Stacey and Berniece Rasmussen Stacey. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He also...

Jul 4, 2024

Bill Thomas Shurtliff passed away on July 4, 2024, at the age of 72 in Hamer, Idaho. Born on July 31, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rene and Lella Shurtliff, the fifth of six children. Bill lived a life marked by the love and respect of his family and friends.

Bill was a faithful member of...

Jul 3, 2024

On July 3, 2024, our most beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Karen Ann Ostlund Smith passed away peacefully in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Karen died just six days after celebrating the 64th anniversary of her eternal marriage to her sweetheart, our father, Clayn Riggs Smith. Happy years they were, filled with six children, many...

Jul 1, 2024

Nancy Gayle Jacobson, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 1, 2024, of complications from Lewy Body Dementia.

Nancy was born December 29, 1951, in Bell Gardens, California, to William Jasper Shipp and Ruby Edwards Shipp. She and her brother, Bill, were introduced to and baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while in...

Jul 1, 2024

Jeanne Pratt Groberg, 77, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully July 1, 2024, at her home with her husband and family at her side.

Jeanne was born March 3, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Claron Ure and Virginia Reeves Pratt. She was the third of four children and their first little girl. Her big...