Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas
Larry Joe Pettingill
Jul 19, 2026
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Larry Joe Pettingill, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Larry was born July 21, 1939, in Jerome, Idaho, to Elwood Pettingill and Viola Johnson Pettingill. He grew up in Jerome, Idaho, and moved to Idaho Falls in 1970. He served 20 years in the Army National...
May Joan Shumaker
Jul 18, 2026
May Joan Shumaker, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 18, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.
May was born July 6, 1938, in Russell, Kansas, to William Henry Plunkett and Eva May Hensey Plunkett. She grew up and attended schools in Kansas, but moved to Greybull, Wyoming, as a child.
On October 20, 1954, she married Richard Allen Shumaker in Phoenix,...
Ronald Lynn George
Jul 17, 2026
With deep sadness, Ron passed away July 17, 2026. He was born February 17, 1953, to Lavon George and Peggy Willey in Pocatello, Idaho.
He graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1971. He was in a car accident in 1971 that left him with a few disabilities. Despite those disabilities, he went on to complete ISU’s VoTech Auto Body and Fender...
Elaine Merrill
Jul 17, 2026
Elaine Christensen Merrill, our mother, passed away on July 17, 2026. She was just shy of her 89th birthday, having been born on August 23, 1937, in Goshen, Idaho, to Leland and Reta Christensen. She grew up in a busy and active household with three older brothers and three younger sisters. Of necessity, she worked hard, but also loved people...
John Edwin McAffee
Jul 17, 2026
John Edwin McAffee passed away peacefully at his home on July 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
John was born on April 2, 1940, to Albert and Phemia McAffee in Pocatello, Idaho. The sixth of seven children, he grew up on the family ranch in Darlington, Idaho. John's early education began in a one-room schoolhouse, and he went on to...
Michael Groth
Jul 16, 2026
Michael Pembroke Groth, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Mike was born on November 28, 1937, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ray Edward Groth and Helen Pembroke Groth. He was raised in Idaho Falls, where he attended local schools and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He later...
Ronald J Mitchell
Jul 16, 2026
Ronald J Mitchell, 77, of Ammon, passed away July 16, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia due to complications from Parkinsons.
Ron was born August 16, 1948, in Shelley, Idaho, to Roland J Mitchell and Hellen Waters Mitchell. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1966. He started in the auto...
Pam McCool
Jul 16, 2026
Pamela Hunt Wright Clark McCool, a devoted mother, sister, wife, and passionate supporter of the arts, peacefully passed away on July 16, 2026, at The Gables of Idaho Falls, with her daughter by her side, just days before her 93rd birthday.
Born and raised in Rye, New York, Pam lived a life marked by creativity, generosity, and a deep appreciation for...
David Lynn Wood
Jul 14, 2026
David Lynn Wood passed away July 14, 2026, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a lifelong battle with chronic illness. He was surrounded by his devoted wife and loving family.
David was born September 8, 1970, to George Lynn Wood and Venetta Jean Gardner Wood in Murray, Utah. He attended grade school there, and graduated from Murray High School...
Sandra Criddle
Jul 13, 2026
Sandra "Sandy" Criddle, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2026.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
George Hollace Johnson
Jul 13, 2026
George Hollace Johnson, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2026, at his home.
George was born March 20, 1944, in Shelley, Idaho, to Leon Johnson and Sarah Avoca Ladd Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in Firth and graduated from Firth High School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. While in the service,...
Dale Marvin
Jul 13, 2026
Dale Marvin, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 27, 2026, at his home.
Dale was born July 25, 1952, in Seattle, Washington, to Leon Marvin and Dolly Bingamon McHugh. He grew up and attended schools in Seattle and graduated from Sealth High School. He also attended Bellevue Community College with a degree in fire science.
On June 2, 1984, he married...
Lee Lloyd Simmons
Jul 12, 2026
Lee Lloyd Simmons, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was surrounded and in the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.
Lee was born April 28, 1942, in Grace, Idaho, to Ralph Loyd Simmons and Frances Enola Burgett Simmons. His love for the mountains never left him. He...
Harold C. Sermon
Jul 11, 2026
Harold C. Sermon, 82, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away July 11, 2026, at his home.
Harold was born December 13, 1943, in Rigby, Idaho, to Frank Bush Sermon and Doris Sophia Christensen Sermon. He grew up on a farm just outside of Ririe. He attended Ririe High School and Blackfoot High School. Afterward, Harold served in the United States Navy.
On January...
Beverly L. Owen
Jul 10, 2026
Beverly L. Owen, 94, of Dubois, Idaho, passed away at Morning Star Assisted Living, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on July 10, 2026.
Beverly was born January 25, 1932, in Banning, California, the oldest child to Charles and Bertha (Stanley) Owsley. Beverly's father worked as an agricultural inspector for the State of California in border towns. When the oppressive heat of southern...
Elaine Meeks
Jul 10, 2026
On Friday, July 10, 2026, at 9:37 p.m. MST, our beautiful wife, mother, and grandmother, Elaine Gill Meeks (née Burton), peacefully passed away at the age of 79, surrounded by the love of her devoted husband, James, and her beloved children.
After courageously fighting the good fight with unwavering faith and grace, Elaine returned to her Heavenly Father, whom she had...
Ruben De Jesus Huerta
Jul 10, 2026
Ruben De Jesus Huerta Monreal, 67, of Shelley, passed away July 10, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family.
Ruben was born February 5, 1959, in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Pedro Huerta Rocha and Petra Monreal Villarba. He grew up and attended schools in Parral. He later moved to Cd. Juarez where he worked different...
Candy Vreeken
Jul 9, 2026
In Loving Memory of Cantlon "Candy" Onion Vreeken
Cantlon "Candy" Onion Vreeken, 90, passed away on July 9, 2026, at her home surrounded by the love of her family. She lived a life defined by kindness, strength, generosity, and unconditional love.
Candy was born on April 28, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to Howard and Ruth Onion Moore. She had two brothers and...
Tony Rieth
Jul 9, 2026
Anthony John "Tony" Rieth, 69, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, peacefully passed away at home on July 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Tony was born on October 10, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arthur John Rieth and Mary Ellen Rieth (Hahn). He graduated from Skyline High School with the Class of...
Branka Hansen
Jul 8, 2026
Branka Bozin Hansen, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 8, 2026, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living.
Branka was born April 28, 1950, in Aranđelovac, Yugoslavia, to Ivan Marinkov and Bosiljka Bozin Marinkov.
On April 30, 1976, she married Eugene Floyd Hansen in Germany. Branka and Eugene made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where Branka and her husband owned Interstate...
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