Obituaries

Norman Leroy Cahoon

Dec 24, 2024

Norman LeRoy Cahoon, 83, of Ammon, passed away December 24, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Norman was born August 15, 1941, in Deseret, Utah, to Elmer LeRoy Cahoon and Josephine Ingrid Stephensen Cahoon. He grew up and attended schools in Delta, Utah, and graduated from Delta High School.

After high school, Norman married...

Richard Henry Wessel

Dec 24, 2024

Richard Henry Wessel, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 24, 2024.

Private family services will be held.

Melvin Harlo Saunders

Dec 24, 2024

In loving memory of Melvin Harlo Saunders who passed away on December 24, 2024.

Melvin “Mel” was born October 22, 1934, to William Harlo Saunders and Mary Mangum Saunders in Corinne, Utah.   He was the oldest of ten children.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Ann (Jones) Saunders; his parents, William and...

Donna Marie (Simpson) Carlson

Dec 24, 2024

Donna Marie Simpson Carlson, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 24, 2024, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Donna was born March 27, 1961, in Spokane, Washington, to Jerald and Mildred Simpson. She grew up and attended schools in Spokane until about age 12 when her family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, following her...

Martel Lee Smith

Dec 23, 2024

Martel Lee Smith, 83, of Shelley, passed away December 23, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Martel was born December 16, 1941, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Lee Smith and Ina Grace Soelberg Smith. He grew up working on the family farm in Shelley, Idaho, and...

Kent Gared Dale Jr.

Dec 22, 2024

Kent Gared Dale, 40, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 22, 2024.

Kent was born April 10, 1984, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kent G Dale and Penny Drewes. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended Idaho State University. He earned his mechanical engineering degree and...

Richard E.J. Whitman

Dec 21, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Richard Elzie J. Whitman, age 77, who passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Richard was born on March 8, 1947, to James Leroy Jennings (Rufus Byrd Whitman) and Evelyn Virginia Likes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shortly...

Richard Yorg

Dec 20, 2024

Richard Alan Yorg, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 18, 2024, at his home.

No services will be held at this time.

Daniel Patrick Lisee

Dec 20, 2024

Daniel Patrick Lisee, 27, of Blackfoot, passed away suddenly on December 20, 2024, at Bingham Memorial Hospital.

Daniel was born January 26, 1997, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Erin Lisee. Early in his life, he moved to Idaho, growing up and attending school in Idaho Falls where he graduated in 2015. In December 2015, he enlisted in the...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Lorraine (Bodhaine) Lindsey

Dec 20, 2024

Jacqueline Lorraine Bodhaine Lindsey, 82, of Ammon, passed away December 20, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and Symbii Home Health and Hospice.

Jackie was born December 28, 1941, in Denver, Colorado, to Frank Allen Bodhaine and Doris Alyene Brown Bodhaine. She grew up and attended...

Nikolas Giovanno

Dec 19, 2024

Nikolas Anthony Giovanno, 19, of Ammon, passed away December 19, 2024, from an accident while stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.

Nikolas was born September 9, 2005, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Anthony Fabretti Giovanno and Rachelle Marie Runnings Giovanno. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon and...

Manuel "Dee" Stevens

Dec 17, 2024

Manuel Dee Stevens, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 17, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Manuel was born March 10, 1965, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to JR Stevens and Gwen Denning Stevens. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He attended Bonneville High School....

Jonathan Daniel Wilson

Dec 16, 2024

Jonathan Daniel Wilson, 32, passed away December 16, 2024.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Carol Ann (Newcomb) Kraft

Dec 16, 2024

Carol Ann Kraft, age 84, peacefully passed away on December 16, 2024, in Idaho Falls.

Carol was born December 22, 1939, to Thelma and Parker Newcomb in Bel Fourche, South Dakota. She was the youngest of three children.

Carol spent her early years in California, South Dakota, and the Hanford Trailer City before her family...

Jerry Alan Rowe

Dec 16, 2024

Jerry Alan Rowe, 70, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a series of illnesses.

Jerry was born on August 3, 1954, to Jerald Levon Rowe and Joyce Kaye Johnson Rowe at the Fort Lewis Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. Jerry was the oldest of four children born...

Glen William Messman

Dec 15, 2024

Glen William Messman, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 15, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Care Hospital. Glen was born June 2, 1947, in Hay Springs, Nebraska, to Dean William Messman and Jessie Anna Horn Messman. He grew up and attended schools in Wichita, Kansas, and graduated from Wichita South East High School. He also attended and received...

Kelsey Moser

Dec 15, 2024

Kelsey Craig Moser, 47, passed away on the early morning of Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Kelsey was the first born son to Craig and Sandra Moser on April 24, 1977. Kelsey was the oldest of five siblings. He has three brothers and two sisters.

Kelsey grew up in Moreland,...

Virginia Louise (Collard) Randall

Dec 14, 2024

Virginia Louise Collard Randall passed away peacefully December 14, 2024, at her home in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 82, with her family by her side. She was under the care of her loving family and Stillwater Hospice.

Virginia was raised in Idaho Falls with her sisters, Marcia and Teri, and her brother, Curt.

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Shirley Alice (Ross) Griffin

Dec 14, 2024

Shirley Alice Ross Griffin, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and beloved friend, peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88 years old.

Born on January 6, 1936, in Glens Falls, New York, Shirley was the youngest of twelve children born to the late Jeremiah...

Patrice Elizabeth (Barker) Winstead

Dec 13, 2024

Patrice Elizabeth Winstead, 72, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away December 13, 2024, peacefully at home, at the end of a full and happy life.

Patrice was born to Lt. Colonel Arthur Wilson Barker and Clarine Lorraine Ellingson Barker on June 12, 1952, in Ames, Iowa, and was the youngest of three children.

Patrice grew up...