Obituaries

Tylee Ashlyn Ryan

A Celebration of Life will be held in honor of Tylee and J.J. at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Colonial Theater, 450 A Street, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to services.

Please make donation to a scholarship at  J.J.’s school in...

J.J. Vallow

A Celebration of Life will be held in honor of J.J. and Tylee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Colonial Theater, 450 A Street, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to services.

Please make donation to a scholarship at  J.J.’s school in...

Luka Adrian Salmeron

Luka Adrian Salmeron, infant son of Saul Salmeron and Andy Tomas, was stillborn on February 1, 2024.

A gathering will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. Burial will be in the Iona Cemetery.

Michael Eugene Hammer

Michael Eugene Hammer was born on the kitchen table of a small 4-room farmhouse on the 14th of August, 1938, to A. Lenore (Price) and Walter H. Hammer in Woodville, Idaho.

He was the youngest of 4 children – Louise, Wanda, and Richard (that died as an infant). As a boy, he was smother-loved (and teased) by...

Seminar: How To Get Through The Holidays After The Loss Of A Loved One

A seminar is held annually every November prior to Thanksgiving. This year the seminar will be held from 6-8 p.m. on November 13, 2024, at The Brickyard Event Center, 1025 South Ammon Road. Light refreshments will be served.

The attached booklet can be downloaded and/or printed. It includes the following:

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Martha "Marti" Nelson

Martha "Marti" Nelson, 47, of Iona, passed away April 26, 2021, at her home.

Marti was born December 19, 1973, in Boise, Idaho, to Ronald H. Nelson and Diana Tyler Nelson. She grew up in Iona. Marti attended Bonneville High School and went on to graduate from Skyline Continuation School. Following graduation, she attended Idaho State University....

Donald And Helen Cress

Helen Virginia Cress, 82, of Ammon, passed away January 12, 2020, at her home. Her husband, Donald Carl Cress Sr., 85, passed away January 21, 2020, also at their home. They were both under the care of their loving family and Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Helen was born February 25, 1937, in Weston, West Virginia, to Elden...