Obituaries

Thelma "Jeri" G. (Mcghee) Roberts

May 27, 2023

Thelma "Jeri" G. Roberts, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 27, 2023, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

Thelma is survived by her daughters, Deborah and Michelle Rapoza; and friends, Renee Jones and Cindy Martin of Idaho Falls, ID.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Cheryl Blankenship.

No services will be...

Leola Virginia (Whitney) Parsons

May 25, 2023

Leola Parsons, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away 25 May 2023, at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family.

Leola Virginia Whitney was born 1 March 1929, at Marietta, Ohio, to parents, Hensel Whitney and Grace Johnson Whitney. She grew up in the rolling wooded hills...

Madalyn Rae (Welsh) Smith

May 24, 2023

Madalyn Rae Smith passed away just weeks before her 27th birthday at her home next to the love of her life and her beautiful children. They were surrounded by friends and family. This was far too soon, but everyone knew Maddy had lived every day with urgency. She loved deeply and showed sincere interest in everyone. She could overpower...

Donna (Godfrey) Cook

May 24, 2023

Donna Godfrey Cook, 101, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2023, at her home.

Donna was born January 30, 1922, in Ucon, Idaho, to Josiah Godfrey and Gunda Boletta Peterson Godfrey. She grew up and attended schools in Ucon, Woodville, and Idaho Falls.

On March 3, 1942, Donna married James Clifford Cook in Las...

Brenda (Tuckett) Reanier

May 23, 2023

Brenda Reanier, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 23, 2023, at Fairwinds Sand Creek Retirement Community. She was under the care of her loving family.

Brenda was born May 19, 1941, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to Jesse Tuckett and Verda Margaret Francis Tuckett. She grew up and attended schools in Utah and graduated from Spanish Fork...

Bruce Arnold Wheeler

May 23, 2023

Bruce Arnold Wheeler, 96, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 23, 2023. Bruce was under the care of Inhabit Hospice and his loving family. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his children.

Bruce was born July 1, 1926, in Moreland, ID, to Jacob Archie Wheeler and Bessie Elizabeth Ellis Wheeler. He was the 7th...

Ruth Anne (Barnes) Kunze

May 22, 2023

Ruth Anne Barnes Kunze passed away peacefully, at the age of 91, on May 22, 2023.

Ruth was born on May 21, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Tom and Anna Friedrich Barnes. She was the oldest of four children. Ruth attended Catholic school in Pittsburgh and graduated from Allegheny High School in 1950. While still in grade...

Caryn Rae (Rhoades) Meyer

May 22, 2023

Caryn Rae Meyer, 53, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 22, 2023.

Caryn was born April 21, 1970, in Idaho Falls and was the oldest of five children born to David Rae Rhoades and Brenda K Strom Rhoades.

She grew up in Idaho Falls, attended elementary and middle school,...

Ella Lee (Bach) Ellis

May 21, 2023

Ella "Ellie" Ellis joined our Lord and Savior on May 21st after a late advanced cancer diagnosis. She never indicated nor did we see her suffer great pain. She passed peacefully surrounded by family, and as she drew her final breath her son gently told her, "Go to the Father, and don't look back."

Ellie was born...

Jason Knowles

May 20, 2023

Jason Knowles, 52, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2023.

Jason was born July 6, 1970, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Ralph Waldow Knowles and Nona Lucielle Hayes Knowles. He grew up and attended schools in Jackson Hole. He also attended school for small engine repair.

On October 21, 2020, he married Angela Knowles...

Jose "Mico" Manuel Palacios

May 19, 2023

Jose Manuel "Mico" Palacios, 33, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2023, at his home.

Mico was born September 7, 1989, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, to J. Angel Palacios Hernandez and Hermila Palacios Ybarra. He grew up and attended schools in Jefferson County and graduated from Lincoln High School.

Mico worked as a...

Marti Jean (Kroll) Gibbons

May 19, 2023

Marti Jean (Kroll) Gibbons passed away May19, 2023, at Lily and Syringa Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Marti was 66 years young.

Marti was born July 17,1956, the third of 5 daughters, to Nina Elith and Darwin Raymond Kroll. She attended school at Hawthorne Elementary, O.E. Bell Junior High, and graduated from Skyline High School in 1974....

Nora Jane Cooper

May 18, 2023

Nora Jane Cooper, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 18, 2023, at her home.

Services are pending.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Bill Keele

May 18, 2023

William Thomas Keele, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 18, 2023, at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and his loving family.

Bill was born May 13, 1928, in Paint Rock, Texas, to Thomas Aaron Keele and Irene Joiner Keele. He grew up and attended schools in...

Rodney Blaine Waid

May 17, 2023

Rodney Blaine Waid, 81, of Rigby, passed away May 17, 2023, at his home. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Rod was born November 2, 1941, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Dean Waid and Wanda Moon Waid. He grew up with siblings, Gerald and Lamont Waid, Roxanne Swofford,...

Susan Catherine King

May 17, 2023

Susan Catherine King, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully of natural causes on May 17, 2023, at her home.

Susan was born July 29, 1948, in Tokyo, Japan, to Garland Bryan King Jr. and Betty Jean King (Ledgerwood). As an Army Brat, she lived all over the world: Japan, California, Germany, Alabama, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Arizona,...

Jerry Kenneth Davis

May 15, 2023

Jerry Kenneth Davis, reunited with many of his loved ones in heaven on May 15, 2023.

Jerry was born on December 20, 1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Marjorie Miller Davis and Kenneth Davis. He would become the oldest of seven children and gain the nicknames "Number One" from his father as well as "Muscles" from his...

Vickie Lynne (Sato) Mccord

May 15, 2023

On May 15, 2023, Vickie Lynne McCord (Sato) gained her wings and went to be with her eternal companion, Leslie Dan McCord.

Vickie was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on August 31, 1948, to James and Darlene Sato. She was the oldest of her siblings and she valued her relationship with each and every one of them.  ...

Bob Samson

May 15, 2023

Robert William Samson, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 15, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of Enhabit Hospice and his loving family.

Bob was born July 18, 1931, in Boone County, Nebraska, to James Clarence Clifford Samson and Sophie Marie Paulson Samson. He grew up on a farm in Nebraska...

Laura Larue (Ross) Crain

May 15, 2023

Laura LaRue Ross Crain, 94, of Teton City, Idaho, passed away May 15, 2023, at The Homestead Living Center in St. Anthony. She was under the care of Solace hospice and her loving family.

Laura was born January 19, 1929, in Wilford, Idaho, to Edgar "Ted" LaRue Ross and Edna Mae Watts Ross. She grew up and...