Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

Elvira Ruiz

Elvira Ruiz

Dec 21, 2025

Elvira Ruiz, 65, of Dubois, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family, on December 21, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Elvira was born March 8, 1960, in Tacupo, Mexico, to Isidro Garcia and Gertrudis Hernandez Garcia. She grew up in Michoacan, Mexico.

On July 31, 1978, she married Elio Ruiz in Mexico. Elvira and Elio made their home in Dubois,...

Carolyn Ann Curtis

Carolyn Ann Curtis

Dec 20, 2025

Carolyn Ann Peterson Curtis passed away at home on December 20, 2025, after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease. Kent, her husband of 55 years, was her dedicated caregiver and cherished her until the end. She was also under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

She was born on October 22, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Chris and Ruth...

Daniel Edwin Lunn

Daniel Edwin Lunn

Dec 20, 2025

Daniel Edwin Lunn, 71, of Rigby, passed away December 20, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Dan was born December 13, 1954, in Rantoul, Illinois, to Ronald Edwin Lunn and Lavonna Ruth Thorson Lunn. He grew up and attended schools in Iowa and moved to...

JoAnn Taylor Mitchell

JoAnn Taylor Mitchell

Dec 19, 2025

JoAnn Taylor Mitchell was born on July 27, 1944, in Portland, Oregon, to Doris VanNoy Roberts and George Anders Taylor. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend whose life was defined by compassion, resilience, and unwavering devotion to others.

JoAnn was preceded through life by her husband, parents and sister, Jery Ann Taylor, with whom she...

Mark Shigley

Mark Shigley

Dec 18, 2025

Mark Wayne Shigley, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 18, 2025, at his home.

Mark was born April 10, 1972, in Jacksonville, Florida, and was later adopted by Wayne Bennett Shigley and Mary Ruth Finley Shigley. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

Mark made his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where...

Carol Park

Carol Park

Dec 17, 2025

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Carol Ava (Godfrey) Park, 95, passed peacefully from this life on December 17, 2025.

She was born on November 22, 1930, to Charles E. Godfrey and Claudia Hansen Godfrey. Carol grew up in the Garfield area, where she attended school, and later graduated...

Kathryn Francis Brainard

Kathryn Francis Brainard

Dec 14, 2025

Kathryn Francis Brainard, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2025, at Fairwinds-Sandcreek Retirement Community.

Kathy was born September 29, 1948, in Bar Harbor, Maine, to Ronald Douglas Burgess and Thelma Edna Campbell Burgess. She grew up and attended schools in Groton, Connecticut, and graduated from Montville High School. She also attended the University of Connecticut where she earned her...

LaRae Peacock

LaRae Peacock

Dec 14, 2025

Flora LaRae Peacock, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 14, 2025, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

LaRae was born January 14, 1952, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Thomas Arthur Rawson and Flora Duncan Rawson. She grew up and attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School.

On December 22, 1972, she married William "Bill" Lee...

Marvin Lester Freemyer

Marvin Lester Freemyer

Dec 13, 2025

Marvin Lester Freemyer, 78, of Reno, Nevada, passed away December 13, 2025, at his daughter’s home in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Marvin was born July 13, 1947, in Maryville, Missouri, to Elmer Franklin Freemyer and Verna Kathryn Hunter Freemyer. He grew up in Loveland, Colorado, and graduated from Loveland High School in 1965. In 1967 he joined the Army and served two...

Karen Arave

Karen Arave

Dec 13, 2025

Karen Gae (Jenson) Arave passed peacefully in her sleep on December 13, 2025, while visiting her son, Brian, in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Karen was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Eugene Jay and Erma Dean (Smith) Jenson on January 16, 1942. Her father, known as Jay, hauled milk for a living. She was the fourth child of six, sister, DeAnn, brothers, Monte...

Reba Fayne Lockman

Reba Fayne Lockman

Dec 13, 2025

Reba Fayne Risener Lockman, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2025, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Reba was born November 14, 1939, in Hayti, Missouri, to Sherman Alexander Risener and Reba Leoma Quattlebaum Risener. She grew up on a cotton farm in Hayti and attended Deering High School and graduated from Braggadocio High School. For...

Kathy Jean Byczkiewicz

Kathy Jean Byczkiewicz

Dec 13, 2025

Kathy Jean Byczkiewicz, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2025, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Private family services will be held.

Adan Guerrero

Adan Guerrero

Dec 13, 2025

Adan Guerrero Trejo, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 13, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Adan was born April 28, 1961, in Francisco I. Madero, Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico, to Jesus Guerrero and Felicitas Trejo. He grew up and attended schools in Francisco I. Madero.

He married Isabel Guerrero, and they had three children, Mellonie, Leslie, and Chelsea. Adan worked...

James Delos Morris Jr.

James Delos Morris Jr.

Dec 12, 2025

James (Jim) Delos Morris, Jr., 72, passed peacefully on December 12, 2025, surrounded by his family in Reno, Nevada.

Jim was born June 21, 1953, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Ernestine-Archibald Morris Cowley and James Delos Morris Sr. Raised in Pocatello, Jim graduated Pocatello High School in 1971, enrolled at Idaho State University, and moved to Pleasant Hill, California, in 1973, where...

Eileen Anne Norris

Eileen Anne Norris

Dec 12, 2025

Eileen Anne Norris, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 12, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Eileen was born March 10, 1939, in Ogden, Utah, to Alton "Bart" and Sybil Herrick Barton. She graduated from Cyprus High School and later earned her nursing degree at Weber State University. Eileen worked as a surgical nurse at Primary Children's...

Tandra Anderson Farnes

Tandra Anderson Farnes

Dec 12, 2025

Tandra Iris Anderson Farnes, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away on December 12, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of her loving family and Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Tandra was born on January 23, 1966, in Blackfoot, Idaho to Dennis Bland Farnes and Carol Jean Jones. She grew up and attended schools in Blackfoot...

Dorothy Ann Towler

Dorothy Ann Towler

Dec 11, 2025

Dorothy Ellen Towler, 88, of Ammon, passed away December 11, 2025, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.

Private services will be held at a later date.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Perry Campbell

Perry Campbell

Dec 11, 2025

Perry Campbell, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 11, 2025, at Elk Creek Senior Living. 

Services are not being held.

Steven Jay Bradley

Steven Jay Bradley

Dec 10, 2025

Steven Jay Bradley, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 10, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Steve will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Steve was born August 18, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wallace McGary Bradley and Bertha Johnson Bradley. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He...

Tina Stauffer

Tina Stauffer

Dec 10, 2025

Tina Jill Stauffer, cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Idaho Falls on December 10, 2025, surrounded by those she loved most. She was born on March 5, 1966, in Kingsville, Texas, to Sherill Christina Oswald and Alvis Velton Tucker.

On July 9, 1982, Tina married her soulmate, Jack “John” David Stauffer, in Idaho...