Obituaries

Jan 20, 2024

Darrell Ray Tinker, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born September 10, 1939, in Hailey, Idaho, the son of Cecil Verdell Tinker and Hazel Dean Catherine Phillips Tinker. He attended schools in Hailey, Rigby, Montpelier, and Bellevue, Idaho, receiving his GED from Rigby,...

Jan 20, 2024

If there is a river to be fished in heaven, with a cold Budweiser and a pack of Camels at hand in a favored flannel shirt, Jim is there right now, soaking up the sun with his soulmate, his good old dog, Jake.

James Paul “Jim” Jensen was born August 28, 1954, to Lola (Gaffield) and Clarence...

Jan 19, 2024

Michael Jack McClaskey, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 19, 2024, at home.

Michael was born January 19, 1953, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kenneth Leon McClaskey and Barbara Mary Leavitt McClaskey. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls.

On February 3, 1970, he married Carol Florence McClaskey in Utah. Michael and...

Jan 18, 2024

Miles Allen Hendry was born at 6:43 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2024, to parents, Christopher and Sarah Hendry at EIRMC in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Miles weighed one pound, ten ounces and was twelve and a half inches long. If love could have saved our little soldier, he would have lived forever. However, Miles' time on earth...

Jan 18, 2024

Mark Steven Davis, 74, of Ammon, passed away January 18, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Mark was born November 3, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Gerald Rulon Davis and Mary Lucille Jensen Davis. He grew up and attended schools in Utah before moving to California where he graduated from Campbell High School. He...

Jan 18, 2024

ShaMarie Ann Johnson, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 18, 2024, at her home.

ShaMarie was born July 6, 1990, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Kevin Wayne Moses and Karen Annette Richins. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and attended Idaho Falls High School.

In 2017, she married Eric Doyle Johnson...

Jan 17, 2024

Marc Gregory Leonard, 69, of Shelley, passed away January 17, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Marc was born August 31, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan, to Alton Lewis Leonard and Carol Ruth Smith Leonard. He attended the University of Alaska Anchorage and graduated with his Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice.

Marc was married and blessed...

Jan 17, 2024

Jerald Lee Prestidge, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jerry was born April 4, 1952, in American Falls, Idaho, to Walter Prestidge and Norma Lee Isom Prestidge. He attended Aberdeen Elementary, Oleary Jr. High, and graduated from Twin Falls High School. Jerry and his family moved around a...

Jan 17, 2024

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Rosalie Yost Roberts, 85, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Rosalie was born in a log house on January 30, 1938, in Bancroft, Idaho, to Glenn Fred Yost and Frances Carter Yost. She grew up on the family farm just...

Jan 17, 2024

Margaret “Peggy” L. Winters, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Peggy was born August 15, 1940, in Spokane, Washington, to George K. Monson and Loucille Smuin Monson. Her mother passed away when she was four years old, so she was raised by her step-mother, Louana Oakey Monson. She graduated...

Jan 17, 2024

William Orville “Bill” Colvin, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 17, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was under the care of his loving family, and as Bill would say, the “Amazing ‘A’ Team” at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Bill was born December 29, 1943, in Butte, Montana, to John Henry Colvin and Helen Elizabeth...

Jan 16, 2024

Kent William Lance, beloved husband, father, grandfather, colleague, and genuine friend, has completed his life's journey. Kent experienced a cardiac arrest on December 27, 2023, and despite the valiant efforts of EMTs and the medical staff at OHSU Hospital, he succumbed to his wounds on January 16, 2024. In the intervening time, he had taken every opportunity to announce...

Jan 16, 2024

Longtime, Jackson area resident and one that "everyone" knows from Stone Drug, Ron Jacobson, passed away on January 16, 2024.  He was battling a major attack of lymphoma.  Born in Jackson in 1959, the son of Jerry & Inez Jacobson, he lived the majority of his school years in Moran, but attended Jackson schools.

His favorite subject...

Jan 16, 2024

Ruth Elaine Dye Moss, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 16, 2024, at her daughter’s home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family.

Ruth was born October 2, 1927, in Firth, Idaho. She was the 3rd child of six children. The only daughter of Myron and Lucy Dye. Being...

Jan 15, 2024

Neal K Campbell passed away peacefully at his home on January 15, 2024.

Neal was born on February 4, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho, to Clarence and Maggie Kinghorn Campbell. The fourth of five children, Neal was raised on a small farm in a 2-bedroom house with no indoor plumbing. In the summertime, Neal and his brother, Gale,...

Jan 15, 2024

While surrounded by family, Kristy died from natural causes related to heart and kidney failure at home in Idaho Falls on January 15, 2024.

Kristy was born February 10, 1954, in Shelley, Idaho, to June Campbell and A. Earl Wadsworth. She grew up making fond memories on West 14th Street with three siblings and numerous neighborhood friends....

Jan 14, 2024

Janice LaVon Krahn, 81, of Iona, passed away January 14, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Janice was born April 26, 1942, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Leland M. Tonks and Laura M. Peterson Tonks. She grew up and attended schools in  Teton Valley and graduated from Teton High School.

On March 10, 1961, she...

Jan 14, 2024

Richard Norman Adams, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 14, 2024, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice and Alliance PCS and his loving family. Richard was born May 4, 1928, in Rigby, Idaho, to Willard Adams and Arberella Mikesell Adams. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby, and graduated from...

Jan 13, 2024

Donna Jean "D.J." Park, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 13, 2024, at her home.

Donna was born October 16, 1948, in Logan, Utah, to Carl Arthur Dickerson and Geneve Jean Oberhansley Dickerson. She grew up and attended schools in Wellsville, Utah, and also attended BYU.

On February 14, 1986, she married John Stewart...

Jan 13, 2024

Alvin C. Hohbach, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 13, 2024, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. He was under the care of Symbii Hospice.

Alvin was born February 7,1931, in Plankinton, South Dakota, to Chris and Elsie Hohbach. He grew up being dedicated to their families farms and excelled at 4H with many ribbons earned raising...