Obituaries

Jul 27, 2023

Elijah Jeffrey Moses Jones entered this world on a Thursday in Butte, Montana, on July 6, 2006. He came quicker than the nurses thought he would, and surprised us by being born underwater in a jacuzzi. His father drew him out of the water and saw him first. From the beginning, love from his parents and six siblings surrounded...

Jul 27, 2023

Jeremy Eugene Jennings, 49, passed away on July 27, 2023, in a tragic car accident.

Jeremy was born October 26, 1973, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The world became a brighter place on that day. Jeremy was a happy child and was born with a generational love of animals. He always had dogs, horses, and the need for...

Jul 26, 2023

Thomas Moody Cowan, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 26, 2023, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

Tom was born September 4, 1949, in Killeen, Texas, to Claude Moody Cowan and Mary Ruth Boydstun Cowan. He grew up and attended schools in Coppers Cove, Texas, and graduated from Coppers Cove High School. Tom worked as...

Jul 25, 2023

Henry Gordon White, 86, of Ammon, passed away July 25, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Henry was born August 12, 1936, in Ucon, Idaho, to Theodore Howard White and Elva Mary Gardner White. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1955. On July 12, 1956, he...

Jul 24, 2023

Jimmie Dale Gregory, 30, Of Idaho Falls ID, passed away peacefully and suddenly on July 24, 2023. He was born to Renee Knie-Collins on September 19,1992. Jimmie was survived by a large family that loved him dearly. Sister, Kristina Masengale; Brothers, Kori Gregory, Johnnie Gregory; and their families, The Moore Family, The Roller Family, The Hill Family, and The...

Jul 24, 2023

Denalee Heiner McKenna, born to Charles Delbert and Velda Hunsaker Heiner on November 24, 1946, in Afton, Wyoming, passed away on July 24, 2023, at the age of 76, in Ammon, Idaho. She was the fourth of ten children.

Being raised on a dairy farm in Bedford, Wyoming, she grew up milking cows, even on frigid Star...

Jul 23, 2023

Dell Bert Miller, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.

Dell was born March 1, 1953, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to William Arthur Miller and Loretta Mae Andrews Miller. He was one of nine...

Jul 23, 2023

Lula Marie Speas, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2023, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

Lula was born November 26, 1931, in Payette, Idaho, to Elmer A Pemberton and Reva Arvesta Coulter Pemberton. She grew up and attended schools in McCall, Emmett, and graduated from Riggins High School.

On March 4, 1949, she...

Jul 23, 2023

LuDene Johnson, 98, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2023, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community.

LuDene was born July 8, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Grant Elijah Robinson and Sarah Elizabeth Stanger Robinson. She grew up and attended school in Iona, and graduated top of her class in 1943.

On November 24, 1945,...

Jul 23, 2023

Pamela Butler Nelson, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 23, 2023, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family and Brio Home Health and Hospice.

Pam was born on September 17, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Buck Butler and Violet Ockerman Butler. Pam was the middle child of five daughters. She...

Jul 22, 2023

Loriann Rae Wade, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2023, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls of complications related to Multiple Sclerosis. She was under the care of her loving family.

Loriann was born October 22, 1959, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lorin Alton Bressler and Joan Rae Russell Bressler. She grew up and...

Jul 22, 2023

Barbara Ann McKinley, 89, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2023, at Promontory Point Rehabilitation.

Barbara was born April 9, 1934, in Bristol, Wisconsin, to Clyde Everett Jackson and Madolene Parsons Jackson. She grew up and attended schools in Bristol and Wilmont, Wisconsin.

On December 19, 1952, she married Robert Lee McKinley in Bristol,...

Jul 22, 2023

Shirley Lynell Dees, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 22, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. She was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

Shirley was born November 4, 1935, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to John Rudolph Volmer and Velma Catherine Goldman Volmer. She grew up and attended schools in Ammon and graduated from Bonneville High...

Jul 21, 2023

Sandra Dawn Blackburn left suddenly and way too soon on July 21, 2023.

Sandra was born September 17, 1943, in Watertown, New York. She was the loving daughter to Elda and William Keele, and the sweetest sister to Linda Stears, Colleen McCreery, Dennis Garner, Teresa Hornbake, Anita Bailey, and Aleta Jensen.

Sandra had many nieces...

Jul 21, 2023

Roy “Tom” Powell, 83, of Salmon, Idaho, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on July 21, 2023.

Tom was born to William and Grace Powell on October 9,1939, in Sidney, Nebraska.

Tom attended the University of Wyoming for business where he met Jerrelyn Ann Bodine. They married in Lawton, Michigan, on June...

Jul 21, 2023

On July 21, 2023, Michael Schreck passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends.

Michael was born in San Francisco to loving parents on April 20, 1969. He resided in California until 1977 when his family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. He graduated from Bonneville High School in 1987. He then went on to study geology...

Jul 21, 2023

Marjorie Freeda Denning Cox Wise, 81, passed away on July 21, 2023, in the loving presence of her family at The Gables of Idaho Falls.

Marge was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on March 30, 1942, and grew up in Ammon, Idaho. She always told many happy stories from her growing up years in the 1950's and...

Jul 20, 2023

Lynn James Barrie, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away, July 20, 2023, at his home.  Seven years ago Lynn was asked by a family member to provide a life sketch for a genealogical history she was composing. It is from his own words that this is written.

I was born in Idaho Falls, March 30, 1940, as...

Jul 20, 2023

Leslie Gayle (Copeland) Patrick, 61, passed away on July 20, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. She was relentless and fought like hell. She died peacefully in her sleep under the care of her family.

She was born on February 6, 1962, to Carrol and Shirley Copeland in Mountain Home, Idaho. She grew up and attended...

Jul 20, 2023

Byron W Johnson, 61, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 20, 2023, at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. He was under the care of his loving family.

Byron was born February 1, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Burton Elden Johnson and Alta Lenora Rytting Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in Ucon, Idaho, and...