Obituaries

Mar 31, 2024

Burben Burnell Walker, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 31, 2024, at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Community. He was under the care of Symbii Home Health and Hospice.

Burben was born June 22, 1939, in Houston, Texas, to Burben Dolf Walker and Norma Alona Nielsen Walker. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho,...

Mar 30, 2024

Beth Romaine Heaton, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 30, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Romaine was born April 10, 1929, in Payne, Idaho, to Phares Phillip Young and Thelma Frandsen Young. She was the second child joining her older brother, Theo. Swede, O’Dell, and Lloyd came next, followed...

Mar 28, 2024

On March 28, 2024, Michael Ryan Peterson, age 41, was surrounded by his family as he peacefully passed to the other side of the veil. Mike valiantly battled a glioblastoma brain tumor diagnosed just over fifteen months ago. Thanks to fantastic doctors, medical facilities, and personalized treatment by friends he made along his educational journey, he was able to...

Mar 28, 2024

Shauna Ruth Kingston passed away, peacefully, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on March 28, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Shauna was born to Harold and Barbara Hurley on February 9, 1949, in Ririe, Idaho. Shauna was an Idaho girl, through and through. With the exception of 2 1/2 years in Utah, Shauna always resided in...

Mar 28, 2024

Kathy Lynn Quick, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 28, 2024, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center.

Kathy was born July 17, 1945, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ernest Le Roy Andrus and Ruth Marian Jacobson Andrus. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School.

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Mar 27, 2024

LeLand David Birkinbine, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 27, 2024, at his home.

Lee was born April 28, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to David Franklin Birkinbine and Lucille Elizabeth Swearingin Birkinbine. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls.

On March 19, 1960, he married Susan Elaine Phillips in Idaho Falls....

Mar 27, 2024

Richard Ray Heenan, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 27, 2024, at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Richard was born May 10, 1945, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and raised by his parents, Edmund and Ruby Mae Middleton Scharf. He grew up and attended schools in California, and graduated from Santa Cruz High School. He...

Mar 27, 2024

Terry Lance Clark passed away at the MorningStar Senior Living Facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, as a result of not being able to receive dialysis. His heart had become so damaged over the years from dialysis, he couldn’t maintain a high enough blood pressure to continue treatment.

Terry was born on May...

Mar 27, 2024

John Piccolo Sr., husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, great grandfather, and friend, passed away on March 27, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Born in Hiawatha, Utah, he was the second child of Rose Viola Lupo and Joseph Piccolo. He spent most of his childhood in Huntington, Utah, and was a proud graduate of North Emery High, excelling...

Mar 25, 2024

Jacqueline Sue “Jackie” Fridley Williams, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 25, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Jackie was born June 13, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Daniel R Fridley and Shana L. Tschikof Fridley. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls attended Bonneville...

Mar 25, 2024

Christopher Ray Rafn Sr., 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 25, 2024.

Christopher was born January 15, 1953, in Bakersfield, California, to Bruce Alan Rafn and Helen Louise Rhoads Rafn.

Christopher met his sweetheart, Linda Marie Hurst, in Salem, Oregon. He took her to her Senior prom where he swept her off her feet...

Mar 25, 2024

On March 25, 2024, Barbara Adams, 76, returned home galloping the hilly meadows and fox hunting forests.

Barbara was born in January 1948, in Spangler, Pennsylvania, to Francis Leo and Elizabeth Elouise Kaczkowsky (Kasko). She spent her formative years in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, chasing her dreams of becoming an Olympic equestrian athlete and a renown horse professional....

Mar 24, 2024

Michelle Wahl, 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 24, 2024. Michelle was born August 30, 1966, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Merlin Joe Evens and Norma Gwen Schuldt. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, including O.E. Bell, Clair E Gale, Idaho Falls High School and Eastern Idaho Technical College. On May 4, 2002, she married...

Mar 24, 2024

Fumiko "Mickey" Nukaya, 92, of Ammon, passed away March 24, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. Fumiko was born February 11, 1932, in Sugar City, Idaho, to Gisaku Ugaki and Hisano Akiyama Ugaki. She grew up and attended schools in Sugar City and graduated from Sugar City High School. She also attended Sewing Trade School in California. On June...

Mar 24, 2024

Sondra Lee Foster, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away unexpectedly from a massive heart attack on March 24, 2024.

Sondra was born on May 5, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Earl LeRoy Foster and Valene Foster, whom she loved and adored. She grew up in Rigby, Idaho, and graduated from Rigby High School in 1982.

Mar 24, 2024

Deborah Terese Leonard, 73, passed away on March 24, 2024, in Idaho Falls from medical problems and causes incident to age.

"Debbie" was born October 15, 1950, in Idaho Falls, to Louis Faye and Emilie Minerva (Gibbons) Leonard. She was the youngest of a brother and two sisters. She spent her youth growing up and attending schools...

Mar 23, 2024

Faral Melvin Covert, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 23, 2024 in Rexburg, Idaho.

Faral was born November 28, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Delbert Steven Covert and Alice Theresa Samargis Covert. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

On August 15, 1969, he married Goldena Mae Butler in Idaho...

Mar 23, 2024

Jeannie Eileen Lewis Morgan, beloved mother, cherished friend, and pillar of strength, passed away on March 23, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. In her final days, she was surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly.

She passed into the next life, greeted by her loved ones. She is now in Heaven with her...

Mar 23, 2024

James Edward Sanders, 75, of Ammon, passed away March 23, 2024, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

James was born May 25, 1948, in Mora, Minnesota, to Robert William Sanders and Edith Goetschius Sanders. His family moved around with the Military and they lived in various places around the country. James graduated from Alamogordo High School in New...

Mar 22, 2024

Charles Edgar Till was the luckiest man that any of us ever knew.

His mother, Margery, had tried for 10 years to become pregnant.  It was an extremely joyful event for his mother and father when Charles was born in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1934.  But this was before penicillin had become in use, so when Margery...