Obituaries

May 10, 2023

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May 9, 2023

Liam Hunter Josef Blattmann, 25, of Victor, Idaho, passed away on May 9, 2023, due to a pulmonary embolism.

He was born February 18, 1998, in Squamish, British Columbia, to Jamie and Urs Blattmann and was raised in Birmingham, Alabama.

Hunter was a loving and supportive son, brother, friend, and boyfriend. He is survived by...

May 9, 2023

Pamela "Pamma" Jo Taylor, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 9, 2023, at her home.

Pamela was born December 16, 1952, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Joseph Dale Brown and Joy Ann Elg Brown. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School.

Pamela was very successful in...

May 8, 2023

Debra Alderson, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 8, 2023, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Debi was born August 20, 1954, in Rigby, Idaho, to Burton Griggs and Vaudis Stewart Hatch. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She also attended Idaho State University where she earned...

May 8, 2023

Humberto GutierrezGarcia, 52, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 8, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2023, at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1690 E. 17th Street, with Father Uhlenkott officiating. A Rosary will be held Thursday at 6:00 p.m. with a visitation to follow...

May 8, 2023

Caden Dennis Pickett, 28, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 8, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Caden was born July 5, 1994, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Michael Scott Pickett and Dionne Moser Pickett. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Hillcrest High School. He also attended Southern New Hampshire...

May 8, 2023

Zola Elaine Elizabeth Jorgensen Jorgensen, 93, passed away May 8, 2023, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Zola was born November 17, 1929, in Spring Canyon, Utah, to Kje Ejnar Jorgensen and Leah Dorthea Christensen Jorgensen. She attended schools in Wales and Moroni, Utah. She graduated from Snow College and Utah State Agricultural College with a degree in Home...

May 8, 2023

Cristian Figueroa Guevara, 28, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 8, 2023, at his home. He was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Cristian was born May 31, 1994, in Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico, to Agustin Figueroa Reyes and Mariana Guevara Vazquez. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Skyline High School. He...

May 7, 2023

Shauna Lanae Clay, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 7, 2023, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice and her loving family.

Shauna was born September 21, 1951, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Lyman William Baker and Bernice Emeline Hammer Baker. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls....

May 5, 2023

Ruth LaDawn Monson Battleson, 73, of Ucon, passed away May 5, 2023, at her son’s home in Idaho Falls.

LaDawn was born November 7, 1949, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Andrew N Monson and Angelina Tracy Monson. She grew up and attended schools in Ucon and graduated from Bonneville High School. She also attended Ricks College.

May 4, 2023

Carole Sue Howell was called to her place in heaven on Thursday May 4, 2023, on her 80th birthday. Her passing came unexpectedly due to a pulmonary embolism from a recent partial hip replacement. She passed away in the care of the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, during a procedure to try and remove...

May 3, 2023

Robert Lee Haller, 63, passed away May 3, 2023, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Robert was born April 4, 1960, in Rigby, Idaho, to Robert Carl Haller and Sandra Lee Starr Haller. He lived in the Henderson Trailer Court until he moved with his parents on Ammon Road. Robert grew up raising horses, chickens, and pigs. In his...

May 3, 2023

Deon Kay Johnson, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 3, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Deon was born March 4, 1957, in Lewiston, Utah, to Robert Jay Johnson and Lois Crossley Johnson. He graduated from Skyline High School.

On February 20, 1982, he married...

May 2, 2023

Rodney Allen Storer, 64, of Island Park, passed away May 2, 2023, at Intermountain Health Care in Murray, Utah.

Rod was born July 24, 1958, in Salina, Kansas, to Willard Storer and Joanna Torp Storer. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls including Riverside Elementary, before moving to Charleston, South Carolina, where he attended middle...

May 2, 2023

Gloria, 84, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on May 2, 2023, at Fairwinds Assisted Living.

Gloria Stoddart was born July 28, 1938, to Robert William Stoddart and Ethel Severson Stoddart in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She grew up in Lincoln, Idaho, where she developed many friendships.

In 1955 she married Richard (Dick) Bird, and together...

May 2, 2023

James Harvey “JJ” Jacks, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 2, 2023, at his home. JJ was born March 1, 1944, in Stockton, California, to James Milton Jacks and Josephine Ulm Jacks. He grew up and attended schools in Stockton and attended high school in Stockton and San Diego. On March 16, 1984, he married Diana Gwyn Essley...

May 1, 2023

Casey James Richardson, 64, passed away May 1, 2023, at the University of Utah Hospital, under the care of his loving family.

Casey was born September 23, 1958, in Centennial Valley, Montana, to Buster and Shirley Richardson, and later moved to Medicine Lodge. He and his four younger brothers enjoyed playing in the creek, catching fish with...

May 1, 2023

Blair Dewain Petersen, 62, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 1, 2023, at his home. He was under the care of his loving family and One Source Home Health.

Blair was born March 19, 1961, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Eugene Dewain Petersen and Helen Hunziker Petersen. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and...

Apr 30, 2023

Connie Lee Campbell Leonard, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 30, 2023, at her home. She was under the care of her loving family.

Connie was born October 2, 1939, in Driggs, Idaho, to Hilton Thomas Campbell and Bessie Chase Campbell. She grew up and attended schools in Tetonia, Idaho, and graduated from Teton High School....

Apr 29, 2023

Cynthia Ann Wolfley, 78, of Rigby, passed away April 29, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of her loving family.

Cindy was born July 3, 1944, in Orange County, California, to Leon Forrest Alger and Frances Rose Burns Alger. She grew up and attended schools in Eureka, California, and graduated from...