obituaries

Aug 27, 2024

Stephen Riley (Steve) Haynes, loving husband and great dad, 80, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2024. Steve was born October 7, 1943, in Manchester, Iowa, to Roy and Naomi Haynes. Steve graduated from Maquoketa Valley High School in 1961 and enlisted in the Coast Guard.  He served as a photographer on the Great Lakes and at the Coast...

Aug 26, 2024

Roseann Steen Faris, 77, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away at her home on August 26, 2024. Born on November 10, 1946, in Portland, Oregon, she was the daughter of Earl Lewis Clark and Louise Walton Clark.

Roseann grew up in Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California.  She graduated from Granada Hills High School and attended UCLA before...

Aug 24, 2024

Lucy James, 16, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Lucy James was born on November 27, 2007, to Brandon and Christeen James in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She spent her first few years in Blackfoot and then in Ucon for...

Aug 21, 2024

Elizabeth Jean Fallon, 84, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

Elizabeth was born at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York on April 12, 1940, while medical school students placed bets on whether her mother was going to have twins and, if so, whether they would be boys, girls, or both, one...

Aug 19, 2024

Julie Kay Coleman, 54, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Julie was born on May 20, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Raymond Wesley Coleman and Janice Kay Cox Coleman. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Idaho Falls High School, graduating in 1989. She married Dale...

Aug 8, 2024

James (Jimmy) Wesley Platts passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Jimmy was born in Pomona, California on June 24, 1956, to Lovell Rollins (Frosty) Platts and Valda Belle (Dutch) Holmes. He went to school in Quartz Hill, CA. He was co-captain of the wrestling team and a three-year league champion at Quartz...

Aug 3, 2024

Maria Olga Garcia, 43, of St. Anthony, Idaho, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Funeral Mass will be held at 12 noon, Friday, August 9, 2024, at Mary Immaculate, 328 West 1st North, St. Anthony, Idaho with a Rosary at 11:30 a.m.,...

Aug 1, 2024

Doris Norman, 91, of Ammon, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. She was born to Margaret Spencer Brown and Linwood Brown in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 30, 1933, being the middle of 5 children. She attended Blaine Elementary School for grades first through ninth, where she was student body Vice President and played 1st base. Doris graduated...

Jul 27, 2024

Paula Ann Reichenbach, 59, of Mission Viejo, California passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Hoag Hospital in Irvine, California.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at the family home.  Local Arrangements are under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Condolences may be...

Jul 24, 2024

Bruce Michael Brunt (Mike), 70, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away July 24, 2024, at Life Care Center, where he resided since September 2022.

He was born November 6, 1953, in Idaho Falls, where he lived all his life, outside of attending Ricks College, in Rexburg, Idaho.

Mike met his future wife, Christy, at a...

Jul 20, 2024

Glenn LaMar Smith (Buddy), 95, of Ammon, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Morning Star Assisted Living. He was under the care of Alliance Hospice of Idaho Falls.

Glenn was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on January 29, 1929, to George A. Smith and Lovina Shurtliff Smith. He grew up in Ammon and graduated from Ammon...

Jul 16, 2024

Raetta Coy Peterson, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 16, 2024, at her home.

Raetta was born June 20, 1956, in Rexburg Idaho, to John A. "Jack" Coy and Ardyth Leavitt Coy. She grew up and attended schools in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 1974.

In 1976, she married David...

Jul 13, 2024

Timmy Bernard Sampson, 56, of Preston, Idaho passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Arrangements are pending. Cremation is under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Jul 12, 2024

Timothy Eugene Comstock, 77, of Tetonia, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Ashton Living Center. He was under the care of Enhabit Hospice.

Timothy was born on October 27, 1946, in Billings, Montana to Irving "Chet" Comstock and Anita Louise Harolside Comstock. He grew up in Cody, Wyoming, and graduated from Cody High School in...

Jul 9, 2024

Larry Haws Johnson, 84, of Lewisville, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Joleen Johnson. He was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

No services will be held. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be...

Jul 8, 2024

Ricky Alan Lang, 66, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Hew as under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

He was born on October 6, 1957, and was lovingly adopted by Glenn and Doris Lang in 1958 in Akron, Ohio.

Rick graduated from...

Jul 8, 2024

Jan Myers Lundquist, 74, of Afton, Wyoming passed away Monday, July 8, 2024, at the Gables of Idaho Falls. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Private family services were held. Cremation was under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls.

Jul 7, 2024

Brandon DeVear Parris, 49, passed away on July 7, 2024, fishing on the river. He loved fishing with his kids, family, and friends. He was a devoted father who deeply loved and cared for Marley and Levi. Brandon was genuine, honest, empathetic towards others, easy to love, and made an impact in others' lives by being himself. He was...

Jul 2, 2024

William "Wild Bill" Lee Boggs, 76, of Idaho Falls, passed away on July 2, 2024, after a valiant battle with pneumonia.

Bill was born in Oakland, California, graduated from Castlemont High School in Oakland, California. He graduated from California State University-Sacramento with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resources.  Bill was an avid lover of the outdoors...

Jul 1, 2024

Bonita (Bonnie) Jaye Duncan Bradley, 75, of Idaho Falls, ID, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 1, 2024. She was born on September 6, 1948, to Jay Wayland Duncan and Bonita Ellen Harrison Duncan. She grew up in Idaho Falls and Rigby and attended Rigby High School.

In September of 1969, she married Thomas William...