Obituaries

Dec 31, 2024

Michelle Elizabeth Johnson, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Michelle was born April 3, 1956, in Tacoma, Washington to Thelma Westbrook and Paul Cooke. She was raised by Helen Lewis and Andy Lewis, her adopted family. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended school at A.H. Bush Elementary...

Dec 31, 2024

Joann Maureen (Judy) Anderson, age 88, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2024, at her residence in Phoenix, Arizona.

Joann was born on January 10, 1936, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John and Janice Judy. She attended Bonneville High School in Ammon, where she showcased her musical talents by playing the clarinet, singing...

Dec 31, 2024

Margie  Mecham, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Margie was born March 18, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Don Peterson Wilde and V. Ila Gray Wilde. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. She also attended Ricks College.

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Dec 31, 2024

James Eugene Manship, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at his home.

Jim was born December 29, 1942, in Decatur, Illinois, to Fred  Manship and Della Wooters Manship. He grew up and attended schools in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. Jim also attended Florisant College and Antelope Valley College. He went on...

Dec 31, 2024

Saundra Kay Anderson, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Eden Home Health and Hospice.

Saundra was born August 5, 1940, in Ammon, Idaho, to Eldon Laver Winder and Edith Young Winder. She grew up in Idaho, California, and Washington State, and...

Dec 31, 2024

Mark David Ferrante, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Mark was born February 11, 1957, in Oceanside, California, to Bartolo Francis Ferrante and Soo Myung Chung Ferrante. He grew up and attended schools in Phoenix, Arizona, and Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from St. Louis High School...

Dec 31, 2024

Janeil Brucks, 82, of Rigby, passed away December 31, 2024, at Temple View Transitional Care Center in Rexburg, Idaho.

Janeil was born November 28, 1942, in Preston, Idaho, to Jink William Jones and Helen Norma (Jones) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in Salmon and Rigby and completed her education in Redlands, California.

On...

Dec 31, 2024

Melody Marie Aguilar, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 31, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family and Brio Hospice.

Melody was born October 19, 1964, in Hailey, Idaho, to LeRoy  Shipp and Mildred J. James Shipp. She grew up and attended schools in Hailey, Idaho, and graduated from Wood...

Dec 30, 2024

Sharon Marie Howe, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 30, 2024, at Madison Memorial Hospital.

Sharon was born September 23, 1946, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to Donald Paul Sholder and Rita Pearl Etters Sholder. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.

She worked hard throughout life and...

Dec 29, 2024

Our sweet angel, Abigail Maria Negrete, was born on December 29, 2024, at 11:38 p.m., bringing immeasurable love and light into our world. Though her time with us was heartbreakingly brief, Abigail’s presence was nothing short of a miracle.

In her few precious moments, Abigail gave us a glimpse of heaven. She was a beacon of purity...

Dec 29, 2024

Ramon Morrison Banks, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 29, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Ramon was born January 15, 1949, in Lamar, Colorado, to George Edwin Banks and Amy Laretta Morrison Banks. He grew up and attended schools in Parowan, Utah, and graduated from Parowan High School. He also attended Colorado State University.

Dec 29, 2024

Michael Corey Smith, 69,  of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on December 29, 2024, due to kidney failure. He was under the care of Solace Hospice and his loving family.

Mike  was born May 29, 1955, in Los Angeles, California, to Elliott Davis Smith and Joyce Vanfleet Smith. He was the third of nine children. He grew...

Dec 28, 2024

Forrest Eugene Hicks, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 28, 2024, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

Gene was born February 2, 1937, in Rigby, Idaho, to Hyrum Lee Hicks and Elva Geneva Brown Hicks. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby. He served as a Sergeant First Class in the National Guard.

Gene...

Dec 28, 2024

Dorothy Elaine Thomas Barber, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 28, 2024, at her home.

Dorothy was born September 7, 1961, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to George Wesley Thomas and Mildred Edna Holden Thomas. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Dorothy made her home...

Dec 28, 2024

Patrick Joseph Carpenter, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 28, 2024, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Pat was born June 12, 1961, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Kenneth Khale Carpenter and Mary Jean Vance Carpenter. He grew up a member of the Catholic Church and attended schools...

Dec 27, 2024

Shirley Jean Stanger Berrett, our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on December 27, 2024, at her home in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She was surrounded by many loved ones as she returned to her Father in Heaven. We are sure it was the reunion she had longed for.

Shirley was born on September 28, 1932, in...

Dec 26, 2024

Roger Lin Price, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 26, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Roger was born January 7, 1958, in Missoula, Montana, to Clarence Alvin Price and Lorraine Esther Lawhon Price. He grew up and attended schools in Manteca, California and graduated from Manteca High School.

On October 8, 2021,...

Dec 26, 2024

Maxine Elaine (Guderjohn) Meichle, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 26, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Maxine was born January 6, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Frederick Carl Guderjohn and Margaret Ellen (Fulkerson) Guderjohn and was the older sister to...

Dec 26, 2024

Terry Theodore Lane II, affectionately known as "Teddy", passed away on December 26, 2024, just days before his 54th birthday.

Born on December 29, 1970, to Terry Lane and Elisabeth Jane Ault Lane, Terry was the eldest of four children. Terry grew up in California, before moving to Mesa, Arizona, where he met Angela Hollie Goodwin, the...

Dec 24, 2024

Sara “Sally” Ashman Cifrese, passed away peacefully on December 24 2024. She was at home with her husband Rocco and three of her four children. She had battled recurrent breast cancer since March of this year.

Sara “Sally”Ann Dibert Ashman was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to Wilbur McClintock Ashman and Sara Suppes Ashman on November 3, 1942....