Obituaries

Linda Lee (Cowan) Killian

Jan 4, 2024

Linda Lee Killian, 74, of Ammon, passed away January 4, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family and Solace Hospice.

Linda was born January 24, 1949, in Berkeley, California, to Le Roy Cowan and Selma June Breitkreutz Cowan. She grew up and attended schools in Ririe. She was a member of...

Suzanne "Sue" Rae (Herndon) Norr

Jan 4, 2024

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Suzanne Rae “Sue” Norr, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on January 4, 2024.

She left us while sleeping peacefully at her residence in Lincoln Court Retirement Community, Idaho Falls, Idaho. She passed in her 86th year after a long battle with...

Arlen Parkinson Scott

Jan 3, 2024

Arlen Parkinson Scott, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 3, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Arlen was born September 15, 1945, in Pendelton, Oregon, to George Vernon Scott and Ann  Parkinson Scott. He grew up and attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho, and graduated from Madison High School. He also attended Ricks College.

Arlen...

Cliveen (Beckstead) Woolstenhulme

Jan 3, 2024

Cliveen Beckstead Woolstenhulme, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 3, 2024, at Fairwinds Assisted Living, surrounded by her family.

Cliveen was born on July 14, 1938, to David Clive Beckstead and Etta Lee Cover in Rexburg, Idaho.

She and her sister, Floren, lived at the Felt Power Plant in Felt, Idaho. They later moved...

Kathi Marie (Caulkins) Jorgensen

Jan 3, 2024

Kathi Marie Jorgensen, 71, of Irwin, passed away January 3, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Kathi was born March 8, 1952, in Eugene, Oregon, to Allen Charles Caulkins and Lois Northey Caulkins.

On December 13, 1974, she married the love of her life, Dale Jorgensen, in Green River, Wyoming. Together, they were blessed...

Shirley Ann Drollinger

Jan 3, 2024

Shirley Ann Drollinger, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 3, 2024.

No services will be held.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Kaci Lynn Stewart Shaul

Jan 2, 2024

Kaci Lynn Stewart Shaul, 26, of Hillsboro, Oregon, passed away January 2, 2024.

Kaci was born May 6, 1997, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Tory Stewart and Joey Lynn Brenchley Stewart. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School in 2015. She also attended and graduated from Aveda cosmotology school,...

Nina Miller

Jan 2, 2024

PeNina Hemming Miller, 101, formerly of Idaho Falls, passed away January 2, 2024, at Portneuf Medical Center.

Nina was born June 25, 1922, in Driggs, Idaho, to Rulon Hemming and Mary Frances Meikle Hemming. She grew up and attended schools in Ashton and Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School. She also attended LDS Business College and...

Kathleen Mary (Ebert) Robinson

Jan 2, 2024

Kathleen Mary Ebert Robinson, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 2, 2024, at her home. Kathleen was born June 1, 1962, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Charles Fredrick Ebert and Elizabeth Jane Kelly Ebert. She grew up and attended schools in Decatur, Georgia. On January 11, 1985, she married Mark James Robinson in Newport News, Virginia. Kathleen and Mark...

Cindee (Cox) Dragoman

Jan 1, 2024

Cindee Marie Dragoman, 73, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away January 1, 2024, at home.

Cindee was born October 23, 1950, in Eureka, CA, to Albert Patrick Cox and Lois Ilene Wilson Cox. She grew up and attended schools in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School. She also attended Empire College.

On April 28,...

Jordan Bills

Dec 31, 2023

Jordan Paul Bills was born July 10, 1987, to Paul and Jan Bills in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Jordan grew up on the west side of Idaho Falls. He took after his father and loved all things sports. In middle school he played basketball and hockey, which he traveled with a lot.

He attended Skyline High...

Diana Lee (Wrede) Miner

Dec 31, 2023

Diana Lee Miner, age 70, of Idaho Falls, gracefully departed from this world on December 31, 2023, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia, under the compassionate care of Aspen Hospice. Diana spent the majority of her life in Eastern Idaho, where she touched the hearts of many with her resilience, kindness, and unwavering love for her family.

Born...

Maxine C. (Lewis) Simmons

Dec 31, 2023

Our beautiful mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and dear friend, Maxine Simmons, 77, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, returned to the arms of her Savior, Saturday morning December 31, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. Our beautiful Mother passed away peacefully, while surrounded by family in a room full of love. We handed our Mother over gracefully to the...

Lawrence "Earl" Jenkins

Dec 30, 2023

Lawrence Earl Jenkins, 66, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away December 30, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Earl was born January 2, 1957, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jay Charles Jenkins and Beverly H Johnson Jenkins. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and graduated from Bonneville High School. He also attended ISU....

Lynda Kaye Storms

Dec 30, 2023

Lynda Kaye Storms, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 30, 2023, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

Lynda was born April 20, 1963, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Robert LeRoy Storms and Janet Mae Burgin Storms. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Longfellow Elementary School. She graduated from meridian High School in 1981. She worked...

Bill Nelson

Dec 28, 2023

William Dean Nelson, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 28, 2023, at home.

Bill was born May 22, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Donald Ritchie Nelson and Margaret Betty Kronberg Nelson. He grew up and attended schools in Lincoln, Idaho, and graduated from Bonneville High School. He also attended Votech where he graduated and became...

Beulah "Bea" Fay (Baggs) Bender

Dec 28, 2023

Our amazing and beautiful mother, Beulah “Bea” Bender, 91, passed away December 28, 2023, at Morning Star Reflections Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Bea was born April 28, 1932, in Battiest, Oklahoma, during the Depression, to Melvin Van Buren Baggs and Ethel Victoria Baggs. She grew up and attended Brantly grade school in Antlers, Oklahoma, until...

Jerry Dale Gibbons

Dec 27, 2023

Jerry Dale Gibbons, 88, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away at his home on December 27, 2023.

Jerry was born on October 31, 1935, in Lusk, Wyoming. He was one of 17 children born to Roy and Ivan Marie Gibbons (including two sets of twins). They later moved to Boise, Idaho, where Jerry played football and graduated...

Daniel Joseph Dalton

Dec 26, 2023

Daniel Joseph Dalton, 48, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 26, 2023, at his home.

Dan was born August 31, 1975, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Don Leo Dalton and Debra K. Rudolph Dalton. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and earned a certificate in counseling online.

He was a member of The...

Coleen Nadene Jacobson

Dec 26, 2023

Coleen Nadene Jacobson, 84, of Irwin, passed away December 26, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Coleen was born April 25, 1939, in Carlton, Oregon, to Elmer Earl Lightfoot and Lynda Frances Hershberger Lightfoot. She attended grade school in Twin Falls, Idaho, and graduated from Ririe High School where she was a member of the Pep Club....