Obituaries

Margie (Egan) Stevens

Apr 23, 2024

Margie Stevens, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 23, 2024, at home surrounded by her family. She was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Margie was born October 5, 1928, in Shelton, ID, to Howard Erastas Egan and Mary Ethel Wheeler Egan. She grew up and attended schools in Shelton Idaho and graduated from Eastern Idaho...

Farrel Murray

Apr 22, 2024

Farrel Tomas Murray, born in Idaho Falls on July 19, 1947, returned home to Our Lord and Savior on April 22, 2024.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Verda Murray; and his brother, Lyle Murray.

He is survived by his sisters, Denise Farnes, Connie (Martin) Steed, and Debra (Richard) Katseanes.

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Janet Kae Scott

Apr 22, 2024

Janet Kae Scott, 77, of Shelley, passed away April 22, 2024, at her home following a long battle with Alzheimer’s.

Janet was born December 17, 1946, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Lynn Seely Cole and Juanita Strickland Cole. She grew up and attended schools and graduated in Hutchison. Janet worked many years as a waitress.

Janet...

Helen Alice (Schultz) Lesperance

Apr 21, 2024

Helen Alice Lesperance, 100, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away April 21, 2024.

Helen was born January 7, 1924, in Plattsburg, Missouri, to Albert Bernard Schultz and Alice Sorg Schultz, the third of four children. The family later moved to Wausau, Wisconsin where she spent her early years, graduating from high school in 1942. After graduation, she...

Alice (Smith) Bodily Olsen

Apr 21, 2024

Alice Leone Smith Bodily Olsen, 96, of Iona, passed away April 21, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and her loving family.

Alice was born May 24, 1927, in Riverdale, Idaho, to Robert Lauritz Smith and Doris Bennett Smith. She grew up and attended schools in Draper, Utah,...

Akiko Ito Tokita

Apr 20, 2024

Our Obaasan left us peacefully on April 20, 2024, surrounded by family.

Aki was born September 18,1927, to immigrant parents, Nizaemon and Hana Ito, in Ogden, Utah. She grew up with her eight siblings in Plain City, UT, and attended school in Ogden.

Aki met George Tokita through a mutual friend and were married on...

Joe Izzo

Apr 20, 2024

Joseph Edmund Izzo, 92, of Jackson, Wyoming, passed away April 20, 2024. He was under the care of his loving family.

Joe was born October 24, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio, to Edmund Izzo and Mary Izzo. He grew up and attended schools in Zanesville, Ohio, and graduated from St. Thomas High School. He also attended Ohio State...

Marilyn Raie (Rogers) Thoren

Apr 20, 2024

Marilyn Raie Thoren, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 20, 2024, at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Community. She was under the care of Symbii Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Marilyn was born April 2, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Alvin Forest Rogers and Delores Helen Laird Rogers. She grew up and attended...

Scott Neal Lewis

Apr 20, 2024

Scott Neal Lewis, 65 died of complications due to a stroke on April 20, 2024, in his beautiful home on Sage Lakes Golf Course, in Idaho Falls. Scott was attended by his wife, daughters, granddaughter, son, and son-in-law during his final days.

Scott was born in Idaho Falls on a sunny July day by the Snake River....

Mildred Ann Gonzales

Apr 18, 2024

Mildred Ann Gonzales, 59, of Yucca Valley, passed away April 18, 2024.

She was born January 19, 1965, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Gerald Gerard Gobert and Mildred A. Taylor Gobert.

On October 3, 1985, she married Robert Gonzales in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mildred and Robert made their home in Desert Hot Springs, California, where Mildred...

Jim Dunn

Apr 17, 2024

Linel James “Jim” Dunn, 73, of Rigby, passed away April 17, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Jim was born September 26, 1950, in Yakima, Washington, to George William Dunn and Ida Wanda Meikle Dunn. He grew up and attended schools in Utah.

Jim...

Larrene (Romrell) Sargent

Apr 17, 2024

LarRene Romrell Sargent, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 17, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family,  due to complications related to cancer. She was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

LarRene was the first of ten children born March 7, 1947, to Roland Taylor Romrell and Joy Otteson Romrell in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She...

Eloise (Ellie) Margot Rauma

Apr 15, 2024

Eloise (Ellie) Margot Rauma returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on April 15, 2024.

Ellie had an uphill climb coming into this world, and fought valiantly for 48 days. Our little rockstar was an inspiration to all who knew her, and will continue to inspire us all as we go on in her memory....

Richard "Dick" John Watson

Apr 15, 2024

Richard “Dick” John Watson, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 15, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Dick was born September 30, 1939, in Warren, Pennsylvania, to Albert John Watson and Marian Eleanor Hyde Watson. He grew up and attended schools in Warren,...

Jean (Jessen) Henninger

Apr 14, 2024

Jean Henninger, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024. at the age of 83. Born Elda Jean Jessen on July 26, 1940, in Idaho Falls, she was the beloved daughter of Herman and Nihla Jessen.

Jean spent her formative years in Swan Valley, Idaho, on Pine Creek Bench. Her childhood was marked by...

Sirildo Martinez

Apr 14, 2024

Sirildo Martinez, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 14, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was under the care of his daughter, Cindy.

Sirildo was born April 1, 1936, in Lovell, Wyoming, to Thomas Martinez and Francisca Apadara Martinez. He grew up and attended schools in Nyssa, Oregon.

He married Neola Hansen in...

Josh Perotto

Apr 14, 2024

Joshua “Josh” James Perotto, 49, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 14, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Josh was born October 12, 1974, in Burley, Idaho, to James “Jim” Darrel Perotto and Carol Lee Nelson. He spent his early years growing up in Paul, Idaho, spending summers with his dad and family in Salmon, Idaho....

Gene Kimmey

Apr 14, 2024

C. Gene Kimmey, 80, of Warden, Washington, passed away on April 14, 2024, at his son's home. He was being cared for by Aspen Hospice, his son, and granddaughter.

Gene was born to Marie Dinger and Roland Kimmey on August 6, 1943, in Keokuk, "Ioway." He lived for a short time in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, and spent...

Maureen (Knapp) Walker Fox

Apr 14, 2024

Mabel Maureen Knapp Walker Fox, 91, of Iona, passed away April 14, 2024, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Maureen was born February 16, 1933, in Goshen, Idaho, to Warren Knapp and Alice Carol Unsworth Knapp Bromley. She grew up and attended schools in Island Park and...

Rachanee W. Lengyel

Apr 12, 2024

Rachanee W. Lengyel, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 12, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Services will be held at a later date.