Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas
Bryon Jay Haire
Jul 21, 2026
Bryon Jay Haire, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 21, 2026, at his home.
Sheila Foster
Jul 20, 2026
Sheila Foster, 78, of Rexburg, passed away July 20, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Lyman Church Building, 1952 West 6000 South. The family will visit with friends Monday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and Tuesday...
Shirley Williams
Jul 20, 2026
Shirley Jean Williams, 93, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 20, 2026, at Grace Assisted Living Memory Care in Chubbuck, Idaho. She was under the care of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.
Shirley was born March 31, 1933, in Rexburg, Idaho, to George Martell Bell and Lilly Lucile Summers Bell. She grew up and attended schools in...
Rebecca Jo Turnmire
Jul 20, 2026
Rebecca Jo Turnmire, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 20, 2026, at her home.
Arrangements are pending.
Bill Cox
Jul 20, 2026
William “Bill” Frank Cox, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 20, 2026, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Bill was born May 31, 1957, in Long Beach, California, to Chester Charles and Gloria Marie Lagman Lang. He grew up and attended schools in Southern California. At seventeen he moved to Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1975.
When...
Lolouise McInelly
Jul 20, 2026
Lolouise McInelly, 68, of Irwin, Idaho, passed away July 20, 2026, at her home.
Services are not being held at this time.
Larry Joe Pettingill
Jul 19, 2026
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Larry Joe Pettingill, 86, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 19, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.
Larry was born July 21, 1939, in Jerome, Idaho, to Elwood Pettingill and Viola Johnson Pettingill. He grew up in Jerome, Idaho, and moved to Idaho Falls in 1970. He served 20 years in the Army National...
May Joan Shumaker
Jul 18, 2026
May Joan Shumaker, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 18, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia.
May was born July 6, 1938, in Russell, Kansas, to William Henry Plunkett and Eva May Hensey Plunkett. She grew up and attended schools in Kansas, but moved to Greybull, Wyoming, as a child.
On October 20, 1954, she married Richard Allen Shumaker in Phoenix,...
Ronald Lynn George
Jul 17, 2026
With deep sadness, Ron passed away July 17, 2026. He was born February 17, 1953, to Lavon George and Peggy Willey in Pocatello, Idaho.
He graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1971. He was in a car accident in 1971 that left him with a few disabilities. Despite those disabilities, he went on to complete ISU’s VoTech Auto Body and Fender...
Elaine Merrill
Jul 17, 2026
Elaine Christensen Merrill, our mother, passed away on July 17, 2026. She was just shy of her 89th birthday, having been born on August 23, 1937, in Goshen, Idaho, to Leland and Reta Christensen. She grew up in a busy and active household with three older brothers and three younger sisters. Of necessity, she worked hard, but also loved people...
John Edwin McAffee
Jul 17, 2026
John Edwin McAffee passed away peacefully at his home on July 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
John was born on April 2, 1940, to Albert and Phemia McAffee in Pocatello, Idaho. The sixth of seven children, he grew up on the family ranch in Darlington, Idaho. John's early education began in a one-room schoolhouse, and he went on to...
Ronald J Mitchell
Jul 16, 2026
Ronald J Mitchell, 77, of Ammon, passed away July 16, 2026, at Teton Healthcare of Cascadia due to complications from Parkinsons.
Ron was born August 16, 1948, in Shelley, Idaho, to Roland J Mitchell and Hellen Waters Mitchell. He grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1966. He started in the auto...
Michael Groth
Jul 16, 2026
Michael Pembroke Groth, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 16, 2026, at his home.
Services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Avenue, in Idaho Falls. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 11-11:45 a.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Rose Hill...
Pam McCool
Jul 16, 2026
Pamela Hunt Wright Clark McCool, a devoted mother, sister, wife, and passionate supporter of the arts, peacefully passed away on July 16, 2026, at The Gables of Idaho Falls, with her daughter by her side, just days before her 93rd birthday.
Born and raised in Rye, New York, Pam lived a life marked by creativity, generosity, and a deep appreciation for...
David Lynn Wood
Jul 14, 2026
David Lynn Wood passed away July 14, 2026, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after a lifelong battle with chronic illness. He was surrounded by his devoted wife and loving family.
David was born September 8, 1970, to George Lynn Wood and Venetta Jean Gardner Wood in Murray, Utah. He attended grade school there, and graduated from Murray High School...
Sandra Criddle
Jul 13, 2026
Sandra "Sandy" Criddle, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2026.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
George Hollace Johnson
Jul 13, 2026
George Hollace Johnson, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 13, 2026, at his home.
George was born March 20, 1944, in Shelley, Idaho, to Leon Johnson and Sarah Avoca Ladd Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in Firth and graduated from Firth High School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. While in the service...
Dale Marvin
Jul 13, 2026
Dale Marvin, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 27, 2026, at his home.
Dale was born July 25, 1952, in Seattle, Washington, to Leon Marvin and Dolly Bingamon McHugh. He grew up and attended schools in Seattle and graduated from Sealth High School. He also attended Bellevue Community College with a degree in fire science.
On June 2, 1984, he married...
Lee Lloyd Simmons
Jul 12, 2026
Lee Lloyd Simmons, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away July 12, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was surrounded and in the care of his loving family and Aspen Home Health & Hospice.
Lee was born April 28, 1942, in Grace, Idaho, to Ralph Loyd Simmons and Frances Enola Burgett Simmons. His love for the mountains never left him. He...
Harold C. Sermon
Jul 11, 2026
Harold C. Sermon, 82, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away July 11, 2026, at his home.
Harold was born December 13, 1943, in Rigby, Idaho, to Frank Bush Sermon and Doris Sophia Christensen Sermon. He grew up on a farm just outside of Ririe. He attended Ririe High School and Blackfoot High School. Afterward, Harold served in the United States Navy.
On January...
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