obituaries

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...

Aug 10, 2021

San Juanita (Janie) E. Contreras, 70, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at home.

Janie was born on September 21, 1950, in Alice, Texas to Catarino Espinoza and Maria Natalia Garcia Espinoza. She grew up in Alice and Benavides, Texas. Where she attended Benavides High School.

In March 1971, she married...

Aug 5, 2021

Richard Michael Silva, 70, of Moore, passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

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

Aug 3, 2021

Steven Reginald Tryk, 77, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

He was born Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Torrance, California, graduating form North Torrance High School in 1962.

He served in the United States Navy...

Jul 29, 2021

Arnold "Ron" Leslie Ayers Jr, 81, passed away of metastatic cancer Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at MorningStar Assisted Living. He was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. His time in hospice was brief and he was with his loved ones when he passed.

Ron was born in the fall of 1939 to Arnold Leslie Ayers...

Jul 28, 2021

Our beloved father, grand­father, brother, uncle, and friend, Ralph William Hurzel­er Jr., died peacefully at home from the effects of age-related strokes on July 28, 2021.

Ralph, the eldest child of Ralph W. Hurzeler and Edith Fern Richard­son Hurzeler was born on October 21, 1934, in Salt Lake City. His father's career took the family to Montana...

Jul 28, 2021

Diana Mae Hoffenbacker, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Gables of Ammon. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Diana was born on November 10, 1937, in Butte, Montana, to Charles William Byrne and George Dell McLaughlin Byrne. She was one of the 'famous Byrne twins' among the earliest identical...

Jul 27, 2021

David Christopher Brown, 48, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

Dave was born on April 29, 1973, in Concord, California to Stephen Leighton Brown and Beverly Dian Mitchell Brown. He grew up in Concord and graduated from Concord High School in 1992.

Dave was an avid fan of sports which was...

Jul 25, 2021

Nona Olean Coleman Gray, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was under the care of Aspen Hospice.

Olean was born on September 18, 1932, in Garfield, Idaho to Ace and Nona Baker Coleman. She grew up in Rigby, Idaho, where she graduated from Rigby High...

Jul 24, 2021

James (Jim) Milford Quirk, 70. Of Idaho Falls, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at his home.

Jim was born on January 25, 1951, in Seattle, Washington to Richard Everett Quirk and Beatrice Gertrude Quirk. He grew up in the White Center Suburb of Seattle and attended Evergreen High School.

He enlisted to serve...