obituaries

Oct 5, 2021

Shawn Devour Fisher, 50, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. The family will visit with friends from 11:00-11:45 a.m., prior to services. Online condolences may be sent...

Oct 3, 2021

Gertrude M. Fernandez, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at her home. She was under the care of Brio Hospice.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m., October 15, 2021, at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-2:45 p.m., October 15, 2021, at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St., Idaho...

Oct 2, 2021

Allyn James O'Dell, 60, of Rigby, passed away, Saturday, October 2, 2021, at his home.

Arrangements are pending under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St. Idaho Falls. Condolences may be sent online at www.coltrinmortuary.com

Oct 2, 2021

With deep sorrow, we announce the sudden passing of Hayden Todd Holman, age 22, our beloved husband, son, and friend. Hayden passed away peacefully at the St. George Regional Hospital on October 2, 2021, after collapsing in the 26th mile of the St. George Marathon.  At the peak of health, Hayden participated in the race with his wife, mother,...

Sep 30, 2021

Bobette (Bobbe) Griffith passed away of COVID-19 on September 30, 2021, surrounded by her loving husband and children.

Bobbe was born on November 15, 1931, to Claude and Shirley Mae Criss in Kearney, Nebraska. When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family to Pocatello, Idaho. She attended Pocatello High School, playing flute in the...

Sep 29, 2021

Gary Eugene Schultz, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at his home. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

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

Sep 27, 2021

Thomas Stephen Stosich, 80, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at The Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony.

Thomas was born on September 17, 1941, the third child and third son of what was to become eleven children of Vaughn Thomas and Esther Smith Stosich. The family lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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 .