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Local Obituaries for IDAHO FALLS, ID, Bonneville County & Surrounding Areas

Charles  Edward Packer

Charles Edward Packer

Nov 7, 2020

Charles Edward Packer of Fruitland, Idaho passed away November 8th, 2020 at the age of 78 at the Idaho State Veterans Home. Charles was born December 22, 1942 in Ontario, Oregon to William Appleman James and Leah Alice (Whiting) Packer. Charles graduated from Ontario High School in 1961, served in the Army during the Vietnam War and worked for the...

Bill  Ralph Lambeth  Sr.

Bill Ralph Lambeth Sr.

Nov 7, 2020

An is not available at this time for Bill Ralph Lambeth Sr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. .

Tamara  Lu Worthington

Tamara Lu Worthington

Nov 7, 2020

Tamara Lu Worthington was born on the 8th of August 1959 to Raymond and Barbara Reichert in Twin Falls Idaho, the youngest of three daughters. She passed away peacefully at home on November 7, 2020 after a fight against ALS. Tami was born in Twin Falls, Idaho and grew up in Filer, Idaho on her family's farm south of town....

Sandra Sanders

Sandra Sanders

Nov 6, 2020

On Friday, November 6, 2020, Sandra Cherry Sanders passed away. She was a loving wife to Dean Sanders, a wonderful mother to David Sanders and Julie Johnson, adored grandmother of 8, and great-grandmother of 8. Sandi was born September 26, 1943 in Rexburg, Idaho to Bill and Zelpha Cherry. Sandi spent most of her life with her best friend and...

Viola Croshaw

Viola Croshaw

Nov 6, 2020

Viola (Vi) Croshaw passed away at home on November 6, 2020 in the presence of her loving family. She was born on May 26, 1921 on the Weible family homestead in Eagle Butte, Montana, and was the second of six children to parents Otis and Ida Weible. Vi attended the one-room Eagle Butte School through 8th grade, riding horseback with...

Jeannette  Paul Gailey

Jeannette Paul Gailey

Nov 5, 2020

Jeannette Paul Gailey, 91, of Burley and formally of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away on November 5, 2020. Born on April 21, 1929, to John Leo and Isabell (James) Paul in Driggs, Teton, Idaho, Jeannette Paul Gailey was a loving, caring soul from the start. She was the youngest of 7 siblings and was raised by a single mother. Jeannette's...

Margaret Gikiu

Margaret Gikiu

Nov 3, 2020

Margaret "Maggie" Sato Gikiu, 95, passed away on November 3, 2020, from natural causes. She was born in Hood River, Oregon, to Japanese immigrants Kamematsu and Shizuko Norimatsu as the fifth in a family of ten children. Her childhood was spent working and playing on the family farm in Hood River. In 1942, her family was abruptly ordered to enter...

Darlene  Nada Allison

Darlene Nada Allison

Nov 2, 2020

Darlene Nada Allison passed away on November 2, 2020 at her home in Payette, Idaho. She was born on September 3, 1941 at Salmon, Idaho, to Frank Glenn and Olive Fern (Cockrell) Ziegler. She lived near Challis and May, Idaho in the Pahsimeroi Valley until the age of seven then moved with her family to Salmon, Idaho. At age ten,...

Peggy  Joyce Kessler

Peggy Joyce Kessler

Nov 2, 2020

Peggy Kessler 87, of Jerome Idaho passed away on November 2nd, 2020 at home with her loving daughter, son in law and granddaughter. Peggy was born July 18th, 1933 in Filer Idaho. She married Charles Kessler on August 18th 1951. They later divorced in 1984, but remained friends. Peggy was studying to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She loved to...

John Yeates

John Yeates

Nov 1, 2020

John Alvin Yeates Jr. was born January 8, 1919 to John Alvin Yeates and Roxilettie Taylor Yeates in Saint Louis, Missouri. Shortly after his birth his parents took him to their homestead 19 miles west of Cody, Wyoming where he was raised on the family ranch. John was the only child of his parents. He rode his pony "Zulu" to...

Darryl  D Lang

Darryl D Lang

Nov 1, 2020

Darryl "Dee" D. Lang, 73, passed away on November 1, 2020. He was born in Harvey, North Dakota to Herbert and Ida Lang. Darryl's passion was old time country music and he spent the better part of his life playing every chance he got. Not only did he play for a living, but he also generously donated his skills to...

Lois  Jean Ruud

Lois Jean Ruud

Oct 26, 2020

Jean was married to John W. Ruud, they celebrated 50 years of marriage on 12/30/2019, we thank him for being an amazing father to us and loving husband and caregiver to our mother. She has 5 children, Kevin Miller, Lisa Beamguard, Denise Kurtz, Bill Ruud and Julia Clow, who never felt shorted on love, support or encouragement. We remember the...

Reba Elliott

Reba Elliott

Oct 25, 2020

Reba Dell Newton-Elliott "fought the good fight and finished her race and is now ready to stop fighting and rest." She was born August 22, 1929 the eldest of 11 children of Alvis and Lorraine Newton in Mills County, Texas. She finished her fight and entered into her rest on October 25, 2020. She married Jimmie Neal Elliott on October...

Bernice  Marie Cross

Bernice Marie Cross

Oct 21, 2020

Bernice Marie Cross, age 105, of Cascade, ID, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held AT 1:00 pm, Friday, October 30, 2020 at Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Payette with Fr. Camilo Garcia as celebrant. Services are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel. Condolences may be made to Bernice's family at www.shafferjensen.com. Bernice was born Aug....

Douglas  Lee Smith

Douglas Lee Smith

Oct 19, 2020

An is not available at this time for Douglas Lee Smith. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. .

Calvin  Earl Peterson

Calvin Earl Peterson

Oct 19, 2020

Calvin "Poose" Peterson, 87, of Twin Falls passed away October 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. He was born to Minton and Hazel Peterson during a horrible blizzard in Carey Idaho in February of 1933 the youngest of 11 children. He married Audrey Smith at the LDS Temple in Idaho Falls in July of 1953. They moved to...

Luree  Shannon Sanford

Luree Shannon Sanford

Oct 18, 2020

Shannon Sanford, 70, passed away on Sunday October 18th, 2020 surrounded by her family. Shannon was born August 25th, 1950 in Bethesda, Maryland to her father Robert G.Todd and mother, LuRee S. Shannon. She spent a lot of her childhood in Poplar Grove, VA playing with the animals, competing with her many sisters and spending time with her grandparents. She...

Cliften  Earl Lish

Cliften Earl Lish

Oct 13, 2020

An is not available at this time for Cliften Earl Lish. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. .

Michael  J. Bailey

Michael J. Bailey

Oct 12, 2020

An is not available at this time for Michael J. Bailey. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. .

Patricia  Ann Botkin

Patricia Ann Botkin

Oct 12, 2020

An is not available at this time for Patricia Ann Botkin. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. .