Obituaries

Sep 27, 2023

Our loving mother and grandmother, DeAun Irene Nukaya, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 27, 2023, at Rigby Lake Assisted Living. She was under the care of Solace Hospice.

DeAun was born August 23, 1929, in Sedgwick, Kansas, to Glen and Irene Stewart. She grew up and attended schools in Roberts and Idaho Falls and graduated...

Sep 26, 2023

Keith Wallace Ferguson, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 26, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Keith was born December 22, 1947, in Idaho City, Idaho, to Chester Wallace Ferguson and Vivian Lorraine Washburn Ferguson. He grew up in Hermiston, Oregon, until he was eight years old. He moved to Idaho Falls where he continued his...

Sep 26, 2023

Roy Walter Grant, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 26, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital, surrounded by family.

Roy was born January 30, 1947, in Osgood, Idaho, to Edward and Roma Grant.

He married Donna Irene Baber and they had two beautiful daughters, Carol and Teresa. Roy and Donna later divorced. Roy worked...

Sep 26, 2023

Trent Glenn Smith, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 26, 2023, in Utah.

Trent was born August 27, 1968, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Max Glenn Smith and Karen Lee Jennings Smith. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He went on to attended Arizona Technical College, Ricks College,...

Sep 26, 2023

Yvonne Anderson, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 26, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Yvonne was born September 23, 1930, in Providence, Utah, to Leon R Mathews and Ethel Muir Mathews. She was the eighth of nine children. Her father passed away when she was nine years old and her mother passed five years later....

Sep 26, 2023

Lewis William Cramer, 81, of Ucon, passed away September 26, 2023, at his home. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and his loving family.

Lew was born September 21, 1942, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Walter Peter Cramer and Amy Elizabeth Rawle Cramer. He grew up and attended Ucon Elementary and graduated from...

Sep 26, 2023

Sherry Ellen Ellison Hammer was born February 23, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was the daughter of Hodge H. Ellison and Janet Sudweeks. She passed away on September 26, 2023, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She was the first of three children. She...

Sep 24, 2023

Kenneth Dean Bedwell, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 24, 2023, at Heritage Park Healthcare & Rehab in Roy, Utah.

Kenneth was born May 22, 1943, in Benewah County, Idaho, to Willard Arnold Bedwell and Delores Gertrude Taylor Bedwell. He moved to Monteview, Idaho, as a child.

He served in the United States Navy...

Sep 24, 2023

Gerald Lyle "Jerry" Call was born on July 5, 1954, to Albert Lyle and Mary Lou (Nanney) Call in Puyallup, Washington. Dad had five sisters, Darla (Gary) Hill, Starla (John) Davis, Gay (Golden) Gallup, Joy Taylor, and Laralee (Shawn) Kerr. Dad and his sisters worked hard growing up on the family farm in the Clark area, east of Rigby,...

Sep 23, 2023

Elisa Fregoso Johnny, 90, of Lancaster, California, passed away September 23, 2023.

Elisa was born November 7, 1932, in San Diego, California, to Alejandro Fregoso and Beatriz Munoz.

On June 2, 1969, she married Tony Johnny in Reno, Nevada. Elisa and Tony made their home in Lancaster, California, where they raised their children.

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Sep 21, 2023

Althea Ann Stewart, 90, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away in her sleep at the Gables Assisted Living in Ammon, Idaho, on September 21, 2023. She was under the care of Gables and Brio Hospice.

Althea was born to Albert and Phemia McAffee on October 25, 1932. She was born in their farm home in Darlington, Idaho....

Sep 21, 2023

Betty June Hansen, 97, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away September 21, 2023, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.

Betty was born April 1, 1926, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Earl J. and Alice Marie Rumsey. She grew up and attended schools in Saint Anthony, Idaho, and graduated from Saint Anthony High School.

On April 1,...

Sep 20, 2023

Steven William Hyde, 55, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 20, 2023, at University of Utah Medical Center.

Steven was born February 15, 1968, in Bountiful, UT, to Robert and Barbara Reichle Hyde. He grew up and attended schools in Billings, Montana, and graduated from Beaverhead County High School.

On March 01, 2006, he married...

Sep 19, 2023

Marley Joy Braithwaite-Torres, 14, of Idaho Falls, passed away September 19, 2023, in an automobile accident.

Marley was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on October 12, 2008, to Kimberly Braithwaite. Kim shared an unbreakable bond with Marley, whose smile and laugh brightened each day as they baked, had shopping adventures, and navigated life side-by-side. At the age...

Sep 19, 2023

Cheryll was born June 15, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Jay Wayland Duncan and Bonita Ellen (Harrison) Duncan. She was the 9th child out of 11. She attended several grade schools in Idaho Falls and Rigby, and graduated from Bonneville High School.

In 1972, she married Delbert Newman and she had her first son, Jason Newman....

Sep 19, 2023

Darrel Allmendinger, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Darrel was born June 9, 1943, in Murray, Utah, to Carl Ferrin Allmendinger and Merna Elizabeth Sadler Allmendinger. He grew up and attended schools in Midvale, Utah, and graduated from Jordan High School. He also attended...

Sep 18, 2023

David Nicholas Burggraf, 49, born on September 18, 1974, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, returned back to his Heavenly Father around the same time in 2023.

Dave was born to Nicholas Allen Burggraf and Kathryn Klingler Burggraf. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School.

He married Terrie...

Sep 18, 2023

Robert Leonard White, 66, of Shelley, passed away September 18, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health & Hospice and his loving family.

Robert was born November 2, 1956, in San Diego, California. His parents are Robert Leonard White and Anna Edwards White. He has three brothers, Joe,...

Sep 17, 2023

Delbert Myrland Simonsen, 85, of Ririe, passed away peacefully September 17, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Del was born March 17, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Rangwald and Edna Nelson Simonsen. He grew up and attended schools in the Idaho Falls area. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1961, including 13 months in...

Sep 16, 2023

Ray Francis Cook, 89, passed away on September 16, 2023, at his home in Ammon, Idaho, surrounded by his loving family after suffering a massive stroke on September 11, 2023.

Ray was born on July 9, 1934, to Lester J. and Alice Priest Cook. He had two older brothers, Alan and Delwin, and a younger sister, Carol....