obituaries

Sep 2, 2022

Patricia Laurance, 82, of Idaho Falls, daughter of Ruth Rudd and Lawrence Wallace Miller, and loving wife of Dean Laurance, passed away in her home Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.

Patricia was born Nov. 28, 1939, in St. Anthony, Idaho. Pat was the second of 8 children. She was raised alongside her 7 siblings in their family home...

Sep 1, 2022

Deanna Marie Cowley, 82, of Idaho Falls, ID, passed away September 1, 2022, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Deanna was born September 6, 1939, in Silver Bow, Montana to William and Sarah Stetzner.  She was raised in Anaconda, Montana, and graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1957.  The following year Deanna moved to Leavenworth, Kansas where she...

Aug 27, 2022

Sharon Rae Salyers, 62, of Ennis, Montana, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Aug 24, 2022

Carter Wood, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at his home.

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

Aug 20, 2022

Nancy Jean Bennett Wagstaff, 85 of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on August 20, 2022, in Murrieta, California.

Nancy was born on May 25, 1937, in Pocatello, Idaho to Dwinna and Harold Bennett. She graduated from Pocatello High School in 1956 and explored some college courses. She had dreams of becoming a High School Home Economics teacher. However,...

Aug 16, 2022

William Mont (Bill) Harris, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Homestead Sr. Living in Rexburg. He was under the care of 4H Hospice. The burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Driggs Cemetery under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Family and friends will have...

Aug 15, 2022

Deborah Traher Rawlings, 70, of Idaho Falls, died at the family home on August 15, 2022, of a lingering illness.

She was born Aug. 8, 1952, in Elko, NV, to Norman and Evelyn Danner Traher. She attended Elko schools and graduated from Elko High School in 1969. She attended Idaho State University, Elko Community College, and BYU-Hawaii...

Aug 8, 2022

James William Carter, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello.

Services will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Aug 8, 2022

Rosalinda Cavazos Puente, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 8, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held in Mission, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Aug 6, 2022

Heidi Joan Daw Nelson, 51, passed from this life on August 6, 2022, at Hoag General Hospital in Newport Beach, California.

Heidi was born September 29, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Rick Daw and Rebecca Bithell Daw. She was named after her grandmother with whom she shared a special bond. She attended local schools, where she...

Aug 2, 2022

Gerardo Valentin Islas, 20, of Idaho Falls, passed away on August 2, 2022, at MCB Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California.

Gerardo was born on June 27, 2002, at the Mountain Home Air Force Base to Maria Pasley Islas and Gerardo Islas-Rivera.  Gerardo moved to Idaho Falls where he grew up. He graduated from Thunder Ridge High...

Jul 27, 2022

Michael Merrill Meng,55, passed away at his home in Humble, Texas after a valiant 6-year battle with cancer early in the morning on July 27, 2022, with his wife and children present.

He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's in film, a passion that he enjoyed throughout his life and passed on to his...

Jul 27, 2022

Tommy (Tom) Lewis, 81, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, following a courageous battle against cancer.

Tom was born on March 29, 1941, on the family farm in Bamberg, SC to parents Retha and Ernest Lewis.  He grew up in the Bamberg area, graduating from...

Jul 27, 2022

So God Made a Farmer.  His name is Boyd Ervin Smith.  He was born on 18 th November 1941.  Boyd harvested his last crops and worked down the ground in November 2021, the month of his 80 th birthday.  He passed away at EIRMC on 27 th July 2022 with his children holding his big, beautiful hands and hugging...

Jul 26, 2022

Jennifer Ann Steed, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday afternoon July 26, 2022, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 25, 1972, in Idaho Falls, ID to David and Marsha Steed. She is the oldest of their 10 children and will be missed greatly.

Jennifer was proud to be a Bonneville Bee,...

Jul 24, 2022

With reverence, we announce the passing of our angel mother and grandmother, Katie Ranae Wolfley Wray. Faithful servant to the end, mother stepped into eternity on July 24, 2022, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her eternal companion, James D. Wray in 1997.

Katie was born in Bancroft Idaho on December 27, 1933, to...

Jul 21, 2022

Our dear mother, grandmother, and friend Celia G. Cardenas, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Celia was born in Spofford, Texas, to Florencio and Dolores Garcia.

In 1950, Celia moved to Idaho Falls, where she met her soulmate, Ernesto L. Cardenas, in Rexburg and married on July 11, 1951. They had six children that were all...

Jul 19, 2022

Annie Vivian Davis Rydalch, 86, passed away on July 19, 2022. She was a wife, mother to six, grandmother to sixteen, and great-grandmother to 22, with one more great-grand on the way. Ann was a force of life; as the recent Post Register article said, she had many roles, as "Legislator, Republican, historian, educator, journalist, and grandmother, among many...

Jul 19, 2022

Kristin Elizabeth Smith, 56, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Jul 18, 2022

Taylor William Starnes, 29, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, in Idaho Falls.

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