Obituaries

May 10, 2024

Thora LaRue Johnson Just, age 95, passed away in Henderson, Nevada. Thora was attended to by family and passed peacefully in her sleep on May 10, 2024. Thora Johnson was the first child born to Bertha and Andrew Johnson on May 24, 1928. She was the oldest of 5 children, Kenneth, Nedra, Naida, Luana. Thora Johnson was raised on...

May 10, 2024

Gary L. Lentz loved his family, his Labrador retrievers, fishing, a good glass of wine and an inappropriate joke. He was born to Hilda and Wallace Lentz in Hastings, Nebraska. He grew up in a close farming family where he learned how to fish and pheasant hunt, and where he developed his dry sense of humor. Gary and his...

May 9, 2024

Steve was born May 13, 1948, to Melva Bean and Lelan Andersen. He was the fifth child of Lee and Melva. He graduated high school from South Fremont High School in St. Anthony. He attended BYU where he obtained his bachelors and masters degrees.

He married Lorna Simper. They were later divorced. Later he married Shirley Cox....

May 9, 2024

Lyle Lee Reed, 93, of Ammon, passed away May 9, 2024, in Georgetown, Texas, at his daughter’s home, just five days after celebrating his 73rd wedding anniversary with his wife, JoAnn.

Lee was born December 10, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Albert C Reed and Annie Melvina Judy Reed. He attended schools in Lincoln and Idaho...

May 9, 2024

Sterling Henry Rigby, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 9, 2024, at his home.

Henry was born on October 28, 1928, to Sterling and Elizabeth Rigby and lived his whole life in Idaho Falls. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1947. He then attended Idaho State University and Ricks College, receiving a Bachelor's Degree...

May 9, 2024

Rebecca Barbara Mckitrick, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 9, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Idaho Falls, with her family by her side.

Becky was born November 3, 1953, in Fort Worth , TX, to Melvin Richard DePue and Catherine Barbara Schubert DePue. She grew up and attended schools in various places to include...

May 8, 2024

Lionel Cantu, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at his home, with his family by his side, on May 8, 2024.

Fondly known as Leon, Lionel was born to Isabel Cantu on April 10, 1938, in Gonzales, Texas. He lived a long and full life, enjoying most of it with his love, Lorene Frances Cantu by...

May 8, 2024

Margaret Ann Glass passed away May 8, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Margaret was born in Oklahoma City on May 15, 1942, to Ethel and Cecil Wilson. She had two older brothers, Ray Wilson and Bill Wilson.

She was married to Terry Ray Glass on April 20, 1962, until his death on July 19, 2013....

May 8, 2024

Rick M Chase, 61, of Rigby, passed away May 8, 2024, at his home.

Rick was born October 4, 1962, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Sam Jones and Venna Jones. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls, and graduated from Bonneville High School. He also attended East Idaho Technical College.

On August 9,...

May 6, 2024

Connor Blake Thomas, 20, of Idaho Falls, passed away suddenly and peacefully of heart failure on May 6, 2024, in the comfort of his caregiver's home.

Connor was born September 14, 2003, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jesse Randall Thomas and Jill Anne Schiess Thomas. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and Idaho Falls and...

May 6, 2024

Laura Kathryn "Kathy" Hansen, 59, of Teton, Idaho, passed away May 6, 2024, in her sleep.

Kathy was born May 10, 1964, in Ontario, Oregon, to Gene Weatherford and Mary K. Nelson. She grew up with a love for horses.

She moved to Gallup, New Mexico, her senior year and graduated from Gallup High School....

May 6, 2024

Douglas Eames Denning, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 6, 2024, at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, from complications due to surgery.

Doug was born November 2, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Edward Jay Denning and Edna Geddes Eames Denning. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and later received his GED....

May 5, 2024

On May 5, 2024, Joan Woodland Paulsen, 98, went home to her Heavenly Father.

She was born March 13, 1926, to Ephraim James and Bertha Marie Hansen Woodland in Richmond, Utah. As a child she loved to dance, act, climb tall trees, and help her brothers tend to the cows.

She contracted German Measles, which...

May 4, 2024

Tyson Layne Sherwood, 39, of Menan, passed away May 4, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 7, 1984, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jon Sherwood and Karen Heaton Sherwood. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He also attended Eastern Idaho Technical College.

May 4, 2024

Kelly Shawn Holland, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 4, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Kelly was born January 4, 1961, in Butte, Montana. He lived a life filled with adventure and skill. As a long haul truck driver and seasoned concrete layer, he traversed the country's highways and built foundations that would...

May 3, 2024

Linda Rae Lake, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 3, 2024, at her home.

Linda was born April 3, 1946, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Robert Thomas Humpherys and Wilma Isabel Taylor Humpherys. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

On April 16, 1965, she married...

May 3, 2024

Freddie Gene Armbrister, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 3, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Fred was born July 26, 1952, in Ajo, Arizona, to Ernest Melvin “Buster” Armbrister and Pauline Langley Armbrister. He grew up and attended schools in Butte, Montana.

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May 3, 2024

Anthony "Doc" Murphy, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 3, 2024, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Brio Hospice. Anthony was born March 13, 1936, in Leeds, England, to Sydney Valentine Murphy and Ivy Murray Murphy. He grew up and attended schools in England. He moved to the United States in 1949...

May 3, 2024

Janet Eileen Marler Phelps, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 3, 2024, at her home. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho and her loving family.

Janet was born September 30, 1939, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Loran Josiah Marler and Zella Priscilla Ryset Marler. She grew up and attended schools in Lima,...

May 2, 2024

Joyce B Russell, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 2, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of her loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Joyce was born March 15, 1932, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Wilford Jones Ward and Stella May Bowles Ward. She grew up and attended...