Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Bonneville County, Idaho and surrounding areas

James Clark

James Clark

Jan 5, 2026

James Nicholas (Jim/Jimmy) Clark, 64, of Shelley, passed away January 5, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Eden Home Health and Hospice.

A gathering will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Wood Funeral Home, 273 North Ridge Avenue.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Jim Hall

Jim Hall

Jan 5, 2026

James Dale “Jim” Hall, 74, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 5, 2026, at his home.

Jim was born October 26, 1951, in Rigby, Idaho, to Robert Dale Hall and Patricia Ann Tyler Hall. He grew up and attended Howe Elementary, Butte Jr High, and graduated from Ririe High School. He also attended Boise State University.

On January 29, 1969, he married...

Sandra Sue Hannan

Sandra Sue Hannan

Jan 4, 2026

Sandra Sue Hannan, 84, of Rigby, passed away January 4, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Solace Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

No services are being held.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Dale Clements

Dale Clements

Jan 1, 2026

Dale Harlin Clements, 71, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 1, 2026, at his home. He was under the care of Brio Home Health and Hospice.

Dale was born July 29, 1954, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Levi Newell Clements and Dorothy May Staggie Clements. He grew up and attended schools in Ammon, Idaho, and graduated from Bonneville High School in...

Carla Benson

Carla Benson

Jan 1, 2026

Carla Diane Benson, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away January 1, 2026, at her home. She was under the care of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice and her loving family.

Carla was born June 19, 1952, in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Gerald James Rowe and Shirley Tanner Rowe Lewis. She graduated from Waipahu High School in Hawaii and pursued her college education...

Amy Carlson

Amy Carlson

Dec 31, 2025

Amy Carlson, 53, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, after a courageous 30-year battle with multiple sclerosis. She was surrounded by her family in her final moments. Her strength, grace, and quiet resilience were constant throughout her long journey with the disease, and she faced every challenge with a spirit that inspired everyone who knew her.

Born...

Richard J. Scarborough

Richard J. Scarborough

Dec 31, 2025

Richard Jerome Scarborough, 80, of Ammon, Idaho, died on December 31, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. The apparent cause of death was heart failure, but unofficially, it’s rumored he died of a broken heart after his beloved Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacked the courage to face the BYU Cougars in the Pop Tarts Bowl earlier in the week.

Richard...

Lou Weber

Lou Weber

Dec 31, 2025

Louie Leroy “Lou” Weber or “Papa Lou” was born April 26, 1936, in Goodrich, North Dakota, to Paul and Emma Weber. He passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of December 31, 2025, at the age of 89 years old. His loving wife of 66 years, Eunice Agnes Weber, was sitting by his side.

Lou was the youngest of six...

Nina Elithe Kroll

Nina Elithe Kroll

Dec 30, 2025

Nina Kroll, 90, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 30, 2025, at Lincoln Court Retirement Community. She was under the care of Brio Home Health and Hospice.

Private family services will be held in the spring.

A full obituary will be available soon. 

Sarah Hix

Sarah Hix

Dec 29, 2025

Sarah Rowe Jones Hix, age 46, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on December 29, 2025.

In her early years, before Kindergarten, Sarah faced significant challenges as a result of a traumatic birth. With her mother’s strong, devoted support, she worked very hard to overcome those early obstacles–-an effort that revealed her perseverance and quiet strength from the very beginning of...

Darren Geisler

Darren Geisler

Dec 28, 2025

Darren E. Geisler, 58, of Victor, passed away December 28, 2025, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer at Eagle Rock Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia.

Darren was born on May 20, 1967, in Hawthorne, California, to Eugene H. Geisler and Leta Fae Brown McCall. He graduated from Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah. Darren served in the United States...

Jane Carol Redden

Jane Carol Redden

Dec 28, 2025

Jane Carol Redden, 66, of Shoup, passed away December 28, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Jane was born April 7, 1959, in Booneville, Mississippi, to James Harme Spencer and Maxie Remell Denson Spencer. She grew up in Booneville, was in girl scouts, and attended Booneville High School. She also attended Ole Miss, and graduated from Northeast Mississippi Community College...

Emil Hahn

Emil Hahn

Dec 27, 2025

With love, sadness, and deep admiration, we announce the passing of Emil Norman Hahn, who died on Saturday, December 27, 2025, with his wife of 51 years at his side.

Emil was born on June 13, 1942, at home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Jacob Hahn and Marie Brunnhuber Hahn. He is survived by his beloved wife, Gaylene Hahn, and their four...

Mike Poliski

Mike Poliski

Dec 26, 2025

Michael Conrad “Mike” Poliski, age 68, passed away surrounded by loved ones, on the morning of December 26, 2025. Mike had been managing several diagnoses, with the latest being pancreatic cancer at the time of his death.

He was born on May 25, 1957, in Idaho Falls, ID to Chance and Bernice Poliski. Mike served in the Army from 1975 to...

Vosco Lee Rash

Vosco Lee Rash

Dec 25, 2025

Vosco Lee Rash, 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at home in West Valley City, Utah on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025.

Vosco was born on February 14, 1935, to Emma Lee Dunn and Vosco Martin Rash. Vosco attended schools in Rigby, Idaho. He had rheumatic fever every year when he was in school. He would miss school for...

Laddie Wayne Shaw

Laddie Wayne Shaw

Dec 24, 2025

Laddie Wayne Shaw, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 24, 2025, at his home, surrounded by the love of his family and under the compassionate care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Laddie was born December 11, 1944, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Gordon James Shaw and Helen Marie Petty Shaw. He grew up in the Taylor and Idaho Falls areas,...

Della D'vonne Mallard

Della D'vonne Mallard

Dec 23, 2025

Della D’Vonne Mallard, 90, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed peacefully on December 23, 2025, surrounded by her family at Parkwood Assisted Living Community, under the care of Symbii Hospice.

Della was born September 17, 1935, in Basalt, Idaho, to Claude M. Kelsey and Nettie Jane Singleton-Kelsey. She was their seventh of ten children. She grew up on her family's farm in...

Betty Jean Hansen

Betty Jean Hansen

Dec 23, 2025

Betty Jean Hansen, 94, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 23, 2025, at the Gables of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Betty was born December 7, 1931, in Salmon, Idaho, to Joseph Harold Adams and Maude Elmira McBride Adams. She grew up and attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She...

Grace Jane Stone

Grace Jane Stone

Dec 23, 2025

Grace Jane Thomas Stone passed away peacefully at home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on December 23, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born November 16, 1940, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Alvin John Thomas and Grace Burton Bluemel. Grace grew up with her brothers, Cyril Alvin Thomas and Raymond Burton Thomas, on the family farm in Samaria, Idaho.

Grace was...

Robert Wilkinson

Robert Wilkinson

Dec 23, 2025

Robert “Bob” J. Wilkinson, 97, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2025, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Bob was born on May 26, 1928, in Salinas, California, to Leonard G. Wilkinson and Mable Lawhead Wilkinson. He grew up on his parents’ farm outside of Soledad, California, where he learned the values of hard work and family...