obituaries

Sep 25, 2021

Lorraine Ruth Morris, 86, of St. Anthony, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the Homestead Sr. Living in Rexburg, Idaho.

Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation was under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls.

Sep 25, 2021

William "Bill" Monroe Bear, 90, of Ammon, ID died September 25, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

At his request no services will be held. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Condolences may be sent online at www.coltrinmortuary.com.

Sep 22, 2021

Debra (Debbie) Dawn Lowder, 69, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at home. She was under the care of her family and Hands of Hope Hospice.

Debbie was born on September 19, 1952, in Rigby, Idaho to Douglas Levi Coles and Carole Elaine Anderson Myler. She grew up in Southeast Idaho and...

Sep 21, 2021

Cecelia Jenny Weinkauff, 95, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

Cecelia was born on October 29, 1925, in Seneca, Kansas to Ernest Mize and Catherine Sorrick Mize. She grew up in Seneca. From 1942-1947, Cecelia worked the bottling line in East...

Sep 19, 2021

Trevor Len Tew (Fatty), 38,  was born October 1982 and passed away September 19, 2021.

Trevor was born to Fred and Sherry Tew of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Trevor was loved by all that knew him. He was outgoing, kind, and always willing to help someone out. Growing up, Trevor attended schools in Idaho Falls and was baptized...

Sep 17, 2021

Christina Youngstrom Oswald, 99, of Idaho Falls, reluctantly left her earthly family and worries behind Friday, September 17, 2021, and was reunited peacefully with her Father in Heaven and so many others that passed away before her.

Christina was born on April 11, 1922, in Menan, Idaho to Enoch and Jane Harget Johnston Youngstrom. When she was...

Sep 17, 2021

Kelel N. Thueson, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Kelel was born on August 7, 1937, another boy was born to Paul N. Thueson and Alice Elva Butler. He was their fourth boy and was the fifth child. The oldest brothers were Kyle, Merlin,...

Sep 14, 2021

Anke Margret Menssen McUne passed away Sept. 14, 2021, at her home near Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was 75 years old.

Anke was born February 22, 1946, to Walter Karl Menssen and Gertrud Anna Hedwig Frank Menssen in Hamburg, Germany. She was the fourth of seven children. Her parents immigrated to the United States on the S.S....

Sep 13, 2021

Karen Lee Nelson, 73, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Homestead Senior Living in Rexburg.

Karen was born on April 19, 1948, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Orval Bailey and Barbara Beeton Bailey. Her family would expand to include Karolyne, Kristina, KayLynn, Kenneth, and Kelley.

She loved to dance and at an early...

Sep 11, 2021

Patricia "Trish" Ann Bateman Wade, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

She was born August 26, 1939, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Roland Frederick Bateman and Pearl Irene Becker. She grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, India Head, Maryland, and Venice, California.

She married Billy Don Wade...

Sep 4, 2021

Thomas Joseph Sandoval,69, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Graveside service will be held at 3:30 pm, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Iona Cemetery. Military rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans...

Sep 4, 2021

Doris Brandstetter, 93, died on September 4, 2021. Doris Marie Gendron was born December 28, 1927, in International Falls, Minnesota, and lived on Rainy Lake. Doris learned to swim and spent countless hours on the beach and shores of Rainy Lake. When Doris was 13, the family moved to Spokane, Washington. At the start of the Second World War,...

Sep 3, 2021

Edwin Joseph Kowalewski Jr.,76, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Memorial Services are pending in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Cremation is under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com .

Sep 1, 2021

Joyce Darleen Carroll, 72, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice.

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

Aug 28, 2021

Kent R. McCandless, 81, died of natural causes on August 28, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

He was born in Idaho Falls, ID on November 24, 1939, to Virginia Molen McCandless and Joseph Ray McCandless. Kent graduated from Rigby High School in 1957.

Upon joining the United States Navy...

Aug 24, 2021

Audrey Ann Rau, daughter of the late Vyolet Kasch and Opal Hall was born on December 21, 1936, in Pecatonica, Illinois. She grew up in California, Illinois, and Oregon where she graduated from Corvallis High School. Audrey married Harold Rau on December 29, 1954, celebrating their 65 th anniversary this year. After they were married, she traveled with her...

Aug 21, 2021

Ruby LaVonia Robbins, 85, respected wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, peacefully passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Ruby was born December 12, 1935, the daughter of Alonzo Toni Faulkner and Eldie Laree Sundstrom Faulkner in Fort Hall, Idaho. Ruby was an enrolled member of the...

Aug 21, 2021

Karel Lane Smith, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Life Care Center.

Karel was born on April 15, 1940, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Howard Carter and Vivian Shirley Carter. She was born into the Caddo Indian tribe and grew up in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

On January 17, 1958, she married...

Aug 15, 2021

Kenneth (Bud) Archie Williams, 90, of Shelley, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Symbii Hospice.

Kenneth was born on November 20, 1930, in Merced, California to George Herbert and Mattie Francis Witt Williams. He grew up in Merced on a dairy farm and graduated from Merced High...

Aug 10, 2021

Melissa (Jorgensen) Stockhoff, loving wife, and mother of three children passed away on August 10, 2021, at the age of 39, at the University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Melissa was born on January 15, 1982, in Idaho Falls, ID to Lynn and Colette (Oakey) Jorgensen. Melissa graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 2000 and then...