Obituaries

Russell Lee Coy

Apr 6, 2023

Russell Lee Coy, 74, of Rigby, passed away April 6, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

No services will be held.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Oscar Saldaña Rodriguez

Apr 5, 2023

Oscar Saldaña Rodriguez, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 5, 2023, at Tambree Meadows Assisted Living Center. He was under the care of Solace Hospice and his loving family.

Oscar was born and raised in Agua Prieta Senora, Mexico, to Irene Rodriguez on May 10, 1950. In the spring of 2000, he married Roberta Saldaña in...

Mary Diane Marcy Brannan

Apr 5, 2023

Mary Diane Brannan, 60, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away April 5, 2023.

She was born January 9, 1963, in Newport, Oregon, to John Dwain Houser and Mary Larsen. She grew up and attended schools in Kodiak, Alaska.

Mary worked as a professional gardener and snow remover.

She was a member of the...

Mary Louise (Thayer) Regan

Apr 4, 2023

Mary Louise Regan, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away at home under the care of her loving family on April 4, 2023.

Mary was born April 8, 1942, in Riverton, Wyoming, to Glenn Thayer and Louise Beekman Thayer. She grew up and attended school in Shoshoni, Wyoming.

She was married to Dan Charles Regan on...

Mark Thomas Walton

Apr 3, 2023

Mark Thomas Walton, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 3, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Lorna Lorraine (Brown) Tonks

Apr 3, 2023

Lorna Lorraine Brown Tonks, 66, of Ammon, passed away April 3, 2023, at her home. She was under the care of OneSource Home Health & Hospice and her loving family.

Lorna was born August 1, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Tommie J Brown and Pearl Elizabeth Foster Brown. She grew up in Roberts and Osgood, Idaho....

Lauryn Devone Bell

Apr 3, 2023

Lauryn DeVone Bell, 24, of Ammon, passed away April 3, 2023, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family.

Lauryn was born February 11, 1999, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Justin Dennis Bell and Kalli Geneve Young Bell, while her father attended dental school. As the third child...

Tordis "Tordie" Combs

Apr 2, 2023

Our beloved mother and friend Tordis (Tordie) Combs passed away Sunday night at the age of 93. She was such a joy to all who knew her, charming, funny, and always seeking to care for those around her. She will be sorely missed by us all.

Tordis (Stokkeland) Combs was born in 1929 at her parents' home...

Joe Christensen, Jr.

Apr 2, 2023

Joseph Dewey Christensen, Jr., 74, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away April 2, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center, after a 13-year battle with Parkinson’s. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Joe was born November 10, 1948, in Weiser, Idaho, to Joseph Dewey Christensen, Sr., and Margaret Evelyn Johnson Christensen. He grew up...

Kathey Schwantes

Apr 2, 2023

Kathey Schwantes, 75, of Ammon passed away April 2, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Kathey was born October 5th, 1947, in Long Beach, California, to Duane Keith Sams and Betty Lou Sams. She grew up in Southern California enjoying the sun and beach for many years of her life.

On December...

Tom Hilleshiem

Apr 1, 2023

Gordon Thomas “Tom” Hilleshiem, 78, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, returned home on April 1, 2023. He was born November 5, 1944, to Theora (Cooper) and Gordon Melbourne Hilleshiem.

Tom, the most loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather is survived by his wife, Ana Louise; son, Dayle Hilleshiem; daughters, Karrie (Brent) Martin, Angela Hilleshiem, and Dayleen Hilleshiem;...

Santiago Cisneros, Jr.

Mar 30, 2023

Santiago Cisneros, Jr., 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully March 30, 2023, at his home with family by his side. The family would like to thank the team at Enhabit Home Health & Hospice for their caring guidance and skills.

Santiago is affectionately called “Chio” by his loved ones. He was born March 7, 1942, in...

Nicholle Lynn Lockyer

Mar 30, 2023

Nicholle Lynn Lockyer, 38, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

An obituary will be available soon.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2023, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends from...

Kaye (Mickelsen) Tueller

Mar 30, 2023

Martha “Kaye” Mickelsen Tueller, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 30, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was under the care of One Source Hospice.

Kaye was born February 7, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Guy Hubbard Mickelsen and Hazel Elizabeth Stanger Mickelsen. She attended Iona Elementary, O.E. Bell Jr. High, and...

Earlene (Yoder) Bergwall

Mar 28, 2023

Grace Earlene Yoder Bergwall entered this life broken, born with spinabifida. She lived a broken life up to the time Frank Bergwall met her in 1990. They were both broken beyond mending at the time. Frank promised her to take her just as she was if she would take him just as he was. Thirty-two years, 8 months and...

Kim André Hansen

Mar 28, 2023

On March 28, 2023, Kim André Hansen returned to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ after losing his battle with cancer. He had a beautiful reunion with his first wife, Linn.

Kim was born on October 2, 1951, in Salt Lake City to Hubert Elwood Hansen and Irene Anderson. He was...

Karen Dumont

Mar 28, 2023

Karen Dumont, 64, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 28, 2023, at Elegant Residential Assisted Living in Pocatello, Idaho.

Karen was born April 21, 1958, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Eddie Wayne Dumont and Virginia Frances Irina Dumont. Karen grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Edgemont and Clair E. Gale and graduated from Idaho Falls High...

Mary M (Moulton) Hanson

Mar 27, 2023

Mary M. Hanson, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 27, 2023.

Mary was born August 29, 1933, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Charles Denton Moulton and Jessie Arnold Moulton. She grew up and attended Cedar Point School in Thornton and graduated from Madison High School.

On May 21, 1952, she married Wallace Hanson in Idaho...

Donna Jane (Hancock) Waters

Mar 26, 2023

Donna Jane Waters, 95, of Ammon, passed away March 26, 2023, at her daughter’s home. She was under the care of her loving family and Encompass Hospice.

Donna was born September 16, 1927, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to James Arthur Hancock and Thelma Jane Goodson Hancock. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated...

Boyd Young

Mar 25, 2023

Boyd Curtis Young, 57, passed away unexpectedly at home in the early morning hours of March 25, 2023.  He was surrounded by his beloved dogs, Zoos, Bambino, and Veto.

Boyd was born December 8, 1965, to Phares and Barbara Young. He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he graduated from Bonneville High School in 1984. After...