Obituaries

Aug 4, 2024

Jose Luis Silvas, 44, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jose was born May 5, 1980, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Miguel V. Silvas and Maria Martinez Silvas.

On January 31, 2015, he married Korina Venegas in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jose and Korina made their home in...

Aug 4, 2024

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Corey Enoch Danielson, who departed this life on August 4, 2024, at the age of 44. Corey passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Corey was born June 7, 1980, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Carl Vern Danielson Jr. and Glenna McRae Danielson. He grew up...

Aug 4, 2024

JoAnne Parker Illingworth, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

JoAnne was born July 28, 1938, in Billings, Montana, to Elwood Logan Parker and LaRene Baum Parker. She grew up and attended schools in Billings, Montana, and Burley, Idaho, and graduated from Burley High School in 1956.

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Aug 4, 2024

Joel Leal Torres, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 4, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Enhabit Home Health & Hospice.

Joel was born December 6, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas, to Jose Torres and Angelita Leal Torres. He grew up and attended schools in San Antonio, Texas,...

Aug 4, 2024

Bruce Allen Brooks, 69, of Ammon, passed away August 4, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Bruce was born January 12, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Allen Leroy Brooks and Andree Gail Heller Brooks. He grew up and attended schools in Dubois, Wyoming, and...

Aug 3, 2024

Jeffrey Eugene Roop, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2024, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Jeff was born September 26, 1948, in Bethesda, Maryland, to Eugene Roop and Clara LeMasters Roop. He grew up and attended schools in Hopewell, Virginia, and graduated from...

Aug 3, 2024

Ritchie F. “Butch” Parish, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 3, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Butch was born June 2, 1943, in Rigby, Idaho, to Orvil Kember Parish and Vesta Ann Ritchie Parish. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. He also attended Ricks College.

Aug 3, 2024

Meredith Ann (Hansen) Brown, 83, returned to her heavenly home on August 3, 2024, at her home in Lincoln Court, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She was born in Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, to Andrew Peter Hansen and Agnes Lucy (Durrant) Hansen on February 26, 1941. She was raised in Blackfoot, Idaho, and graduated from Snake River High School....

Aug 2, 2024

Hunter Jacob Simonson, 16, of Idaho Falls, passed away August 2, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a tragic accident.

Jacob was born September 17, 2007, in Shenandoah, Texas, to Mandi Svancara. He grew up and attended schools in Colorado and moved to Idaho Falls in 2021. He attended Black Canyon Middle School and Thunder...

Aug 1, 2024

Timothy “Tim” Lowell Moats, born December 28, 1955, in Billings, Montana, passed away on August 1, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Tim spent his formative years in Bozeman, Montana, where he attended high school before pursuing mechanic school in Helena, Montana.

Tim was a truck driver by trade. He married Deborah Joyce Hill, and together...

Jul 31, 2024

David Lowe Shrader passed away peacefully July 31, 2024, with his family by his side, on his own mother's birthday, after a courageous seven-week-long battle to recover from heart surgery.

David was born December 1, 1944, in Mare Island, California, to RuthAnn Rose Rhodes and Ernest Lowe Shrader. He grew up in California, Iowa, and Florida, and...

Jul 30, 2024

Lorrie Rae “Lori” Hathaway, 74, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away July 30, 2024, at Promontory Point Rehab Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Lori was born September 7, 1949, to Walter E. Hathaway and Ellen Laura Staples Hathaway in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she resided all her life.

She graduated from Idaho Falls High School...

Jul 29, 2024

Bob Wagoner was born July 28, 1940, in La Grande, Oregon, to James Carol “Cub” and Marjorie Perry Wagoner. He attended La Grande schools and graduated from La Grande High School in 1958. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1965, and from Eastern Oregon University with his Master’s Degree in 1967. On August 16, 1966, Bob married his...

Jul 28, 2024

Donna Jo Olsen (Kratz), 76, passed away July 28, 2024, after a short and unexpected illness. She was surrounded by her husband and children. Donna grew up in Lancaster, California, near Edwards Air Force Base. She always fondly recalled her childhood with her grandparents, especially Grandma Kratz (Adalaide). She moved to Idaho Falls after marrying the love of her...

Jul 27, 2024

Joseph Oliver Lee, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 27, 2024.

Joseph was born May 31, 1936, in Oklahoma Lane, Texas, to Pearl Arthur Lee and Willie Alvin McCollam Lee. He grew up and attended schools in Clovis, New Mexico, and graduated from Clovis High. He also attended Eastern New Mexico University where he earned his...

Jul 27, 2024

Nellie Edith Poulsen, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed from this life on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at her niece's home in Rigby where she had been living. She was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

Nellie was born September 4, 1933, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Myrl E. Curnutt and June Beasley Curnutt. She grew up and...

Jul 26, 2024

Ellen Pederson McClure, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Ellen was born on March 11, 1947, in Fordville, North Dakota, to Arthur and Odessa Carlson Pederson. She grew up in Fordville and graduated from Fordville High School. She later attended business college.

In the 1970's, she married...

Jul 26, 2024

Elise Michelle Meyer, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Elise was born August 26, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kay Spencer Covert and Sandra Lucille Lund Covert. She grew up in Osgood, Iona, and Idaho...

Jul 26, 2024

Coach Alfred Junior "Al" DeCoria, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2024, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

To share your love with us and our mother, there will be a Celebration of Life 4p.m. Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Idaho Falls 11th Ward Chapel, 1235 Juniper Drive. Please come share your fond memories of...

Jul 26, 2024

John Alexander Lufkin, 38, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away July 26, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital surrounded by his family and friends.

He was born November 30,1985, to Michael Lufkin and Mildred Smithmyer in Georgia. John later moved to Alaska where he grew up with his three brothers and parents until the age of two....