Obituaries

Nov 4, 2021

Larry Franklin Wharton, 75 years old, from Salmon Idaho, passed away on November 4th at 5:15 am at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. A cowboy at heart, this “good-ol-boy” if not on his horse, spent most of his time hunting, fly fishing and riding his motorcycle. He also loved to dance to country music and was...

Nov 4, 2021

Having lived this life to the fullest, the loving spirit of Miyoko Morishita, 92, of Idaho Falls began a new journey on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

Miyoko was born on April 4, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jintaro and Kaneko. The family moved to the Southeast Idaho area where she grew up and graduated from...

Nov 2, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for William Alva Highfill. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Oct 21, 2021

Obituary of Jared L. Johnson

Jared “Jerry” Lee Johnson, 42. of Rigby, Idaho passed away peacefully at Idaho Falls Community Hospital on Thursday October 21, 2021 at 10:21 a.m.

Jared was a Chef and Loved to cooking, learned to cook when he was 7, love to Drawing, listen to music while cooking and play his...

Oct 19, 2021

Margaret Schwarz, of Idaho Falls, ID passed away Oct 19, 2021. Margaret was  born in Boise Idaho to Frank Martin, Jr. and Margaret Miller Martin. She was raised in Boise, Idaho and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor Degree in Social Work in 1950. She married Richard Alfred Schwarz in 1951. Upon his graduation from the...

Oct 17, 2021

Kuniko Watanabe Kobayashi

January 17, 1923 – October 17, 2021

Kuniko Watanabe Kobayashi, age 98 passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at home in Idaho Falls, Idaho.  She was a treasured mother,  grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt, and friend.

Kunkio was born in Ogden, Utah to Tomesaku Watanabe and...

Oct 10, 2021

Mrs. O’Brien was the daughter of Henry and Senja Cecilia (“Celia”) Heikkila Jutila and was born on February 21, 1934, on the family homestead in Mullan, ID, where her family operated a dairy.

She graduated from Mullan High School in 1952 and attended the University of Idaho, where she met the love of her life,...

Oct 9, 2021

CDR Philip Alexander Poole, USN (Ret.) Phil Poole was born in Portland, Oregon on June 24, 1948. Phil grew up in Oregon along with his three younger siblings (Leigh Ann, Diane, and Ken). When he turned eighteen after graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served during the Vietnam conflict. After serving four years, he left the...

Oct 7, 2021

Charlie’s body fought a valiant fight against the dreaded virus released upon our world. But the ravages of the disease and the methods to help him just weren’t enough. And just like everything else Charlie did in this life he did it, on his terms. On October 7, 2021 Charles (Charlie) DeLoy Cecil stepped into eternity on the anniversary...

Oct 4, 2021

Annalisa Morgan was born in Aspen, Colorado March 9 1956 to Robert and Carol Sealander. Annalisa was eventually joined by Hans, Svea, Klaus and Sven. The family moved to Wilson, Wyoming in 1971 where her father was deeply involved with the building and operations at Jackson Hole Ski Area. Annalisa graduated from Jackson High School in 1974. Annalisa attended...

Oct 1, 2021

Gordon Leonard Sincomb III (Trey), passed away suddenly on October 1, 2021, at his home in Shelley ID. Trey was born on January 1, 1979, in Pasadena, TX to Gordon Sincomb Jr. and Pamela Sincomb. On May 5, 2015, he married the love of his life Melissa Barrett, and had 3 beautiful children: Amber, Savannah, and Lee.  Trey always...

Sep 29, 2021

Salvador B. Garcia, 65, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on September 29, 2021.

Salvador was born June 13, 1956, to loving parents, Eliseo and Angela in Michoacan, Mexico. Not only is he loved by his family and friends, but he is loved by the city of Idaho Falls and beyond. It was his drive...

Sep 28, 2021

Edward (“Ed, Eddie”) Wesley Atnip, Jr. of Boise, Idaho passed away on September 28th, 2021, at the age of 57. Following several weeks of rapidly declining health, he died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by family.

Ed was born in 1964 to parents Ida Stewart and Edward Atnip Sr. in Council, Idaho. The second of...

Sep 20, 2021

Raymond Tow passed away on September 20, 2021, at his home near Rigby, Idaho. Funeral services will be in Idaho Falls, Idaho on October 9, 2021. Raymond was born February 20, 1940, in Havre, Montana to Margaret and Wilfrid Tow, who farmed south of Havre. After his parents' deaths, Raymond moved to Idaho and worked as a bus driver....

Sep 18, 2021

Shirley Strouse Schnitzler was born July 11, 1946, in Camp Hill, Alabama to Matthew Eaton and Lorraine Sally Strouse. She was one of ten children, five brothers and four sisters: Maxine, Hugh, Bill, Richard, Dixie, James, Mary, Paul, and Janice. She grew up in southern Alabama and northwest Florida. In the late 1960s, she moved to Gainesville, Florida and...

Sep 9, 2021

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the sudden passing of Roxanne LaShea Johnson, on September 9, 2021, at the age of 34 years.

Roxanne, better known as Sann, Roxe, or Rox, was born August 9, 1987, to Christy Johnson and Robert Barnard. She grew up in Jackson Hole and Star Valley, WY....

Sep 9, 2021

Blair Daniel Johnson was born June 15, 1921, at Wellington, Al to Albert H. Johnson and Bessie Lee Prickett Johnson. He passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021, having celebrated his 100th birthday in June with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. With nine siblings, he grew up in Wellington and later moved with his family to Sand Mountain, AL near...

Sep 4, 2021

John Patrick Morgan, 88, a resident of Idaho Falls, passed away September 4, 2021, at home.  He was born July 21, 1933, in Pocatello, Idaho, to John William Morgan and Helen Dorothy Schwarzman.

He served in the Army during the Korean War.

He married Joan Rae Carl on July 16, 1955.

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Aug 30, 2021

Sheila was born July 1, 1973, as Sheila covert to Faral and Goldena covert at the Riverview hospital in Idaho Falls. A free spirit and a Firecracker her entire life. She loved nature, fishing, art, and anything involving her family. Sheila always wanted to be a mother and in 1994 that dream would become a reality with the birth...

Aug 25, 2021

Ronald L. Norman, 74, died on August 25, 2021, after a 3-year battle with lung cancer.

Ron was born in Vernal, Utah, April 27, 1947, to Arthur and Mathel Norman. He was the youngest of two children. His father’s career as a Journeyman Pipefitter Welder took the family to many different places. By the age of six,...