Obituaries

Lucky Stratton

Jun 22, 2023

Keith Lucky Stratton, 89, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away June 22, 2023, at Lily & Syringa Assisted Living Center. He was also under the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Lucky was born November 8, 1933, in Canyon City, Oregon, to Buster B. Stratton and Anna Ellen Keetone Stratton. He grew up and attended...

Kurt Frank Smith

Jun 21, 2023

Kurt Frank Smith, 60, of Idaho Falls, passed away on June 21, 2023, at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he received incredible care from the hospital and hospice staff and many loving wishes from various family and friends. Kurt was born April 4, 1963, in Miles City, Montana, and was adopted along with...

Mark Don Argyle

Jun 21, 2023

Mark Don Argyle passed away June 21, 2023, in Seattle, Washington, from complications of treatment for cancer.

Mark was born in Ft. Benning, Georgia, on October 8, 1956, to Donald Potter Argyle and Georgia Marilyn Thurman Argyle. He is bookended by his older sister, Marilyn, and his younger sister, Becky. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico,...

Gay (Fargher) Rothwell

Jun 21, 2023

Gay Huston Fargher Rothwell, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 21, 2023, at Fairwinds-Sand Creek Retirement Community. She was under the care of Alliance Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Gay was born April 23, 1955, in Butte, Montana, to Ray “Buffalo” and Rae McQuay. She was adopted and raised by John S.W. Fargher...

Richard Allen Chester

Jun 20, 2023

Richard Allen Chester, 77, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 20, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2023, at the Annis-Little Butte Cemetery.

Velda (Austin) Baird

Jun 19, 2023

Velda Austin Baird, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 19, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center with her daughter and granddaughters by her side.

Velda was born February 11, 1928, in Cornish, Utah, to John Austin and Ida Kaziah Cole Austin. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Idaho, and graduated from Preston High School....

Richard "Dick" Coon

Jun 18, 2023

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather was welcomed home by his Heavenly Father on June 18, 2023, at his Mesquite, Nevada, home.

Richard “Dick” Coon was born on March 9, 1935, to Isaac Warren Coon and Ida G. Wilcock in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Dick was very active in sports all through his schooling. He excelled in baseball,...

Robert Henry Staggie

Jun 17, 2023

Robert Henry Staggie, 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 17, 2023.

Private family services will be held.

A full obituary will be available soon.

Eric Walker Adams

Jun 16, 2023

In the late evening of Friday, June 16, 2023, Eric Walker Adams passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He ended a year and a half long battle with cancer. He is now free of his broken body and is in the presence of loved ones who have preceded him. In his brief eighteen years, he touched...

Dennis Joe Cohea

Jun 16, 2023

Dennis "Joe" Cohea, 82, of Roberts, Idaho, passed away peacefully at his home on June 16, 2023, surrounded by loved ones.

Dennis was born January 21, 1941, in Tulare, CA, to James Dennis Cohea and Elsie Spratt Cohea.

On March 3, 1959, he married Guadalupe “Lupe”, in Los Angeles, CA. Dennis and Lupe made their...

Kenneth Charles Nilsson

Jun 15, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth Charles Nilsson. Kenneth passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his home surrounded by family.

Kenneth was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Clifford and Veta Nilsson and was raised in Shelley. Much of his formative youth was spent with his uncle Dutch in...

David Reed Monson

Jun 15, 2023

David Reed Monson, 63, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died June 15, 2023, at his home in Idaho Falls. He was born October 17, 1959, to Reed Stanley Monson and Dorothy Ann Monson in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in California and attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California.

In the mid 1990's he moved to...

Garth Rafael Thomas

Jun 15, 2023

Garth Rafael Thomas, 85, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his Ammon home, with family by his side.

Garth was born December 17, 1937, in Lago, Idaho, to William Eugene and Marion Thomas. Garth loved to take his family to the site of his once standing birthing home.

Garth married Joan McCallister in 1959,...

Ricky Robert Lott

Jun 14, 2023

Ricky Robert Lott, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 14, 2023, at his home, from cancer.

Rick was born March 6, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Robert Lee Lott and Dorothy Dee Staker Lott.

Rick loved spending time in the outdoors. He particularly loved fishing and cross bow hunting. He was a dedicated...

Dale Orin Batt

Jun 14, 2023

Dale Orin Batt, 65, of Grant, Idaho, passed away on June 14, 2023, at home with family. He had fought a long battle against stage four lung cancer.

Dale was born April 21, 1958, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Melvin Lee Batt and Nora Maud Martin Batt. He was raised in Grant, Idaho, where he attended Midway...

Daniel Wayne Neitzel

Jun 12, 2023

Daniel Wayne Neitzel was born on June 30, 1978, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gerald Lynn Neitzel and Carol Lynne Hammon Neitzel. He passed away June 12, 2023.

At the age of 8, Dan was selected as the Idaho poster child for epilepsy. This gave him the opportunity to go to New York City with his parents...

Cheryl Shelton

Jun 12, 2023

Cheryl Lynn Moore Shelton was born on April 2, 1958 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Carol Arlene Healey Moore and Allen Bangerter Moore. She passed away suddenly from a long-time illness on June 12, 2023.

She was the fifth of eight children. She grew up in the Granger/Hunter Utah area and attended...

David James Hill

Jun 11, 2023

David James Hill, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 11, 2023, at MorningStar Senior Living Center. He was under the care of his loving family and Enhabit Home Health & Hospice.

David was born January 1, 1946, in Malad, Idaho, to James Bethay Hill and Norma Dredge Hill. He grew up and attended schools in Utah,...

Ada Ruth (Cox) Benjamin

Jun 11, 2023

Ada Ruth Benjamin, 95, of Idaho Falls, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 11, 2023. She was under the care of her loving family.

Ada was born April 25, 1928, in Endicott, New York, to Thomas Cox and Ruie Lavisa Peck Cox. She grew up and attended school in Endicott and graduated from...

Roxanne Ileen (Stimpson) Knighton

Jun 10, 2023

Roxanne Ileen Knighton, 62, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away June 10, 2023.

Roxanne was born March 21, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, to Richard Edward Stimpson and Ruth Isabel Young Stimpson. She grew up and attended schools in Rigby and graduated from West Jefferson High School. She also attended VoTech in Idaho Falls.

Roxanne had...