Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

George L. Kramer

George L. Kramer

May 26, 2026

George LeRoy Kramer, Jr., 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 26, 2026, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.

George was born an only child on May 18, 1944, in Greenfield, Missouri, to George L. Kramer Sr. and Mary Zumwalt Kramer. Fortunately, George Sr. was one of eight siblings so George grew up with a huge and loving set of uncles, aunts,...

Jack Ramon Taylor

Jack Ramon Taylor

May 25, 2026

Jack Ramon Taylor, 97, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community.

Jack was born November 12, 1928, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Chester George Taylor and Lana Ardell Arave Taylor. He was the second youngest of eight children. He grew up in eastern Idaho and graduated from Shelley High School before serving...

Neldon "Nick" Lynn Casper

Neldon "Nick" Lynn Casper

May 24, 2026

Neldon "Nick" Lynn Casper, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of his family and Eastern Idaho Hospice.

Nick was born August 1, 1944, in Tetonia, Idaho, to Lynn Willard Casper and Ruth Margaret Hansen Casper. He grew up and attended schools in Driggs, Idaho. He earned his Bachelors Degree in...

Pam D. Bates

Pam D. Bates

May 24, 2026

Pamela Denning Bates, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 24, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Pam was born May 27, 1945, in Logan, Utah, to George Telford Denning and Genevieve Wiser Denning. She grew up and graduated from Warden High School. She also attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.

In February 1964, she married Lynn Merril Bates, in Acequia,...

Doris Irene Remsburg

Doris Irene Remsburg

May 24, 2026

Doris Irene Butler Remsburg, 95, passed away May 24, 2026, from kidney failure and other factors contributed to her age. She was surrounded by her children.

Doris Irene Butler Remsburg was born in the presence of a relative and a midwife in the corner of a preserved, and still-standing, log cabin in the Bone/Willow Creek area of Idaho, to early homesteaders...

Travis Dee Bowen

Travis Dee Bowen

May 24, 2026

Travis Dee Bowen, 54, of Iona, passed away May 24, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Travis was born May 4, 1972, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Von Dee Bowen and Sharon Kay Hill Bowen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He also attended Eastern Idaho Technical College (EITC) where he...

William "Bill" Elsworth Hawley

William "Bill" Elsworth Hawley

May 23, 2026

William “Bill” Elsworth Hawley, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 23, 2026, at his home.

Bill was born May 17, 1949, in Hillsboro, IL, to Lawrence Elsworth Hawley and Dorothy Manuell Hawley. He grew up and attended schools in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School. In 1968-1970, Bill was drafted into the United States Army and stationed in Germany.

On...

Chris Alan Orton

Chris Alan Orton

May 21, 2026

Chris Alan Orton, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 21, 2026, at Caring Hearts Assisted Living in Pocatello, Idaho.

He was born April 26, 1956, in Bakersfield, California, to Delbert Junior Orton and Alberta Hansen Orton. Chris grew up and attended schools in both Bakersfield and Goshen, Idaho, later graduating from Firth High School. He went on to further...

Richard Kay Kroll

Richard Kay Kroll

May 19, 2026

Richard Kay Kroll, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 19, 2026, at his home.

Private family services will be held.

A complete obituary will be posted once it becomes available.

Lloyd Greenhalgh

Lloyd Greenhalgh

May 18, 2026

Verl Lloyd Greenhalgh, age 88, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away peacefully at The Gables Assisted Living of Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Monday, May 18, 2026.

Lloyd was born on November 15, 1937, to Alma Wilburn Greenhalgh and Ethel Marguerite Hiatt in Wilford, Idaho. He was the 11th of 17 children born to this union. He attended schools at Wilford Elementary and...

Joseph Elliott

Joseph Elliott

May 17, 2026

Joseph Edward Elliott, 87, of Ammon, passed away May 17, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Joe was born August 21, 1938, in Lebanon, Kansas, to David Joseph Elliott and Ella Marie Walker Forman. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls. Afterward, Joseph served in the United States Air Force.

On November 20, 1959, he married Elizabeth Ann Collins in...

Carla Maria Williams

Carla Maria Williams

May 17, 2026

Carla Maria Williams, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 17, 2026, at Parkwood Meadows. She was under the care of her loving family and Symbii Hospice.

Carla was born February 28, 1942, in Heemstede, Netherlands, to Jan Joannes VanStaveren and Betsy Nievaard VanStaveren. She grew up and attended schools in Netherlands and Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from high...

Dennis Howe

Dennis Howe

May 16, 2026

Dennis John “Denny” Howe, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 16, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Denny was born October 2, 1943, in Spokane, Washington, to John Robert Howe and Helen Hatch Howe. He grew up and attended schools in Spokane and graduated from Emmett High School in 1962. He moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he met...

Hans Peter Vanderbeek

Hans Peter Vanderbeek

May 16, 2026

Hans Peter Vanderbeek, 79, passed away on May 16, 2026, surrounded by his wife and children.

Hans was born on September 7, 1946, in Den Hague, Netherlands, to Henri Vanderbeek and Maria Johanna Diender Vanderbeek. At the age of four, he immigrated with his parents and siblings to the United States, where he would go on to build a full and...

Shan Helland

Shan Helland

May 16, 2026

Shan Helland, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 16, 2026, at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

No services will be held at this time. 

Diane Treasure

Diane Treasure

May 15, 2026

Our beautiful wife, mother, and grandmother, Diane Gleed Treasure, passed away peacefully May 15, 2026, at the age of 84. She was surrounded by her adoring husband, Barry, and all five of her children.

Diane was a bright ray of sunshine in this world. She was born in Malad, Idaho, on November 3, 1941, to Guy and Nellie Gleed. She had...

Eunice Mae Batalden

Eunice Mae Batalden

May 15, 2026

Eunice Mae Batalden, beloved wife, mother, educator, and musician, passed away May 15, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on January 23, 1939, in Lake Benton, Minnesota, Eunice lived a life rooted in faith, family, music, and service to others. 

Eunice graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato, in 1961, with a double major in education and music, combining...

Richard Alan Yamasaki

Richard Alan Yamasaki

May 13, 2026

Richard Alan “Dick” Yamasaki, 75, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 13, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Dick was born August 2, 1950, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Sam Hiroshi Yamasaki and Sally Akiko Shoda Yamasaki. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He...

Henry Ross Gamble, Jr.

Henry Ross Gamble, Jr.

May 13, 2026

Henry Ross Gamble, Jr., 87, of Ammon, passed away May 13, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of his loving wife, with the help of Brio Healthcare and Hospice.

Henry was born July 1, 1938, in Marthaville, Louisiana, to Henry Ross Gamble, Sr. and Rommeiss Vivian (Durr) Gamble. He grew up and attended school in Marthaville, graduating from...

Juanita Deloris Hahn

Juanita Deloris Hahn

May 13, 2026

Juanita Deloris Hahn, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away on May 13, 2026, at Fairwinds Assisted Living. 

Services are not being held at this time.