Obituaries

Joanna Barker

Jul 2, 2025

Joanna Torp Barker, 86, of Ammon, passed away July 2, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Joanna was born July 6, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Bud and Hazel Torp. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls...

Alan L. Miller

Jul 2, 2025

Alan Miller, 73, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2025, at Eagle Rock of Cascadia.

No services at this time.

Jaiden James Snyder

Jul 1, 2025

Jaiden James Snyder (Schmitt), age 23, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away on July 1, 2025, leaving behind an unfillable space in the hearts of those who truly knew and loved him.

Jaiden grew up in Ririe, Idaho, where he attended school and spent most of his childhood. In 2015, he moved to Menan, where he continued becoming...

Kenas William Akers

Jul 1, 2025

Kenas William Akers, 71, of Saint Anthony, passed away July 1, 2025, at his home. He was under the care of CNS Cares Hospice.

Kenas was born February 27, 1954, in San Antonio, Texas, to Kenas Akers Sr. and Barbara Jorgensen Akers. He grew up and attended schools in various places as he traveled with his family...

John Joseph Catanese

Jun 30, 2025

John Joseph Catanese, 67, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 30, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

John was born February 11, 1958, in Suffern, New York, to Earnest Edward Catanese and Mary Ann Lichenstein Catanese. He grew up and attended schools in Suffern and graduated from Warwick Valley Central High School. He also attended UNLV,...

Randall Paul Wilson

Jun 30, 2025

Randall Paul Wilson, 78, passed away June 30, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 26, 1946, in Logan, Utah, to Raymond Brown Wilson and Afton Elizabeth Thatcher Wilson.

Randall was a shining light in the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing him. His journey on this earth was...

Diane Marie Paulus

Jun 30, 2025

Diane Marie Paulus, 59, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 30, 2025, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Diane was born April 26, 1966, in Torrance, California, to Thomas Walter Paulus and Carol London. She grew up and attended schools in southern California and later made her way to Idaho Falls where she lived out...

Harold J Heydt

Jun 29, 2025

Harold J. Heydt passed away on June 29, 2025, following a sudden illness. He was 73 years old.

Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Harold was the son of Harold M Heydt and Ethel M. Heydt. He graduated from Boyertown Area High School and pursued higher education at Stevens Institute of Technology, New Mexico State University, and the University...

Salomon Silva Negron

Jun 28, 2025

Salomon Silva Negron, 99, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 28, 2025, at his home.

Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1690 E. 17th Street in Idaho Falls. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday evening, July 9, 2025, at Wood...

Sharon Kay (Richards) Kent

Jun 28, 2025

Sharon Kay Kent, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 28, 2025, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Sharon was born April 2, 1946, in Basalt, Idaho, to William Richards and Lorena Maybelle Jones Richards. She grew up and attended schools in Basalt and graduated from Blackfoot High School. She also attended college in Colorado....

Sterling Tait Johnson

Jun 26, 2025

Sterling Tait Johnson was reunited with his Heavenly Father on June 26, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Sterling enjoyed riding his mountain bike, fishing, and camping with family. Most of all, he loved being on the boat on the Snake River yelling, “Fish on!” Sterling was a great man that had a heart of gold, and everyone...

Penny C. Webster-Howe

Jun 25, 2025

Penny C. Webster-Howe, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 25, 2025, at her home. Penny was born July 3, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Larry Edward Webster and Judy Leona Feely Webster. Her family moved to Ohio in1965, where she grew up and attended schools in Grand Rapids, Tontogany, and Rosford, Ohio. She graduated from Penta County...

Harold Hayes

Jun 25, 2025

Harold James Hayes, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 25, 2025, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Harold was born July 27, 1950, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to Keith W. Hayes and Opal Elizabeth Hayes. He grew up in Ririe, Idaho, and graduated from Ririe High School.

On May 8, 1971, he married Shirley Adamson Gooden....

Suzie Webster

Jun 24, 2025

Suzzanna “Suzie” Jo Webster, 43, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 24, 2025, at home. She was under the care of her mother Penny who was by her side when she passed.

Suzie was born February 4, 1982, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Penny Webster. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from...

Richard Michael Robertson

Jun 24, 2025

Richard Michael “Dick” Robertson, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 24, 2025, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Dick was born August 23, 1939, in Albany, New York, to Donald McGregor Robertson and Mary Lordes Robertson. He grew up and attended schools in Troy, NY, and graduated from Catholic Central High School.

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Jack Cleveland

Jun 24, 2025

John M. “Jack” Cleveland III, 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Idaho Falls, surrounded by the family he cherished. Jack leaves behind a legacy of love and dedication.

Born and raised in Oak Lawn, Illinois, Jack was the second son of John M. Jr. and Grace Cleveland. His childhood was filled with adventure, exploring the lush forest preserves of...

Curt Nelson

Jun 24, 2025

Curtis Leonard Nelson, 80, enduring ill health for the past 15 months related to dementia, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Curtis "Curt" was born on April 10, 1945, in Rigby, Idaho. He was the third of eight siblings born to...

Lyle Young

Jun 23, 2025

Lyle was the first child born to Margie and Carling Young on August 23, 1956.

He started helping grandpa on his farm at the age of 6 and he thought it was the coolest thing to drive a tractor. This helped develop his love of driving. Almost all of Lyle’s jobs were driving some sort of vehicle....

Julie (Mcminn) Borron

Jun 23, 2025

Julie LaRee McMinn Borron, passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2025, in Egin Bench, Idaho, where she was raised with her sisters, Regina (Reg), Jerri Dawn (Tiger), and Geneva (Bear), later welcoming little brother, Roger (Boo) Simpson.

She was born in Rexburg, ID thirteen months after Reg, to Jerry and EllaDawn McMinn (later divorced), spending her early...

David Tomchak

Jun 23, 2025

David Anton Tomchak, 86, of Grant, ID, passed away June 23, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. David was born September 21, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Anton David Tomchak and Laverne Irene Schwarzenberger Tomchak Sauers. He grew up and attended Holy Rosary School, OE Bell Jr. High, and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He attended...