Obituaries

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Bertha Ann Gohr

Bertha Ann Gohr

Jul 10, 2026

Bertha Ann Gohr, 86, of Menan, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her home on July 10, 2026.

Bertha was born on December 20, 1939, in Roberts, Idaho, to Kenneth Forest Wilson and Dorothy Irene (Rush) Wilson. She attended school through the ninth grade.

On October 21, 1955, she married the love of her life, Bob Wesley Gohr. They shared 69½ years of...

William Clarence Berry III

William Clarence Berry III

Jul 10, 2026

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William C. Berry III (Bill Berry) was born on June 30th, 1945, in Driggs, Idaho. He had a heart so big and so strong that he used for so long (81 years to be exact) and on July 10th, 2026, after 6 long years of health struggles, that faithful heart finally decided it...

James Everett Briggs

James Everett Briggs

Jul 9, 2026

James Everett Briggs, 50, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

James was born April 8, 1976, in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Lynn Elmer Briggs and Norma Lee Snodgrass Briggs. He has two older sisters, Cathy and Susan Briggs. He attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho, graduating from Madison High School.

James served for four years...

Steve James Stroud

Steve James Stroud

Jul 9, 2026

 AGE- “Old as Dirt”

Steve was born in Leadore, Idaho to his parent’s Everett “Mugs” and Lois Stroud along with his brother Randy, sister Brenda, and later his brother Jay joined the clan.

Steve was a true outdoorsman and an amazing husband, brother, son, uncle and friend to all those who knew him.

He had a passion for the great outdoors and grew...

Karen E Hickman

Karen E Hickman

Jul 9, 2026

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Karen E. Hickman, 86, passed away early in the morning Thursday, July 9, 2026, at her home near Ririe. Karen was born March 9, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Arlo Mark Storer and Evelyn Farrer Storer. She had a twin brother, Ken, and two younger brothers, Rod and Dan. She grew up and attended...

Kerry Lee Struhs

Kerry Lee Struhs

Jul 7, 2026

Kerry Lee Struhs, 64, of Rigby, Idaho passed away on July 7, 2026. He was born on July 3, 1962, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Kerry is a son of Walter Struhs and Donna Mae Scott. He married Cara Lee Campbell on July 23, 1993, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and together they shared many years of marriage.

He attended school at A.H. Bush...

Connie Poole Broyles

Connie Poole Broyles

Jul 5, 2026

Connie Poole Broyles, 79, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away on July 5, 2026, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Connie was born on April 28, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Keith Thomas Poole and Betty Lorraine Summers Poole. She attended schools in Menan and Shelley, Idaho.

She married Jesse Broyles on March 24, 1971, in Elko, Nevada. Connie worked for Robinson’s in Idaho...

Gladys Buckland

Gladys Buckland

Jul 3, 2026

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Gladys Bates Buckland, 91, a longtime resident of Menan, Idaho, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, at Homestead Senior Living in Rexburg, Idaho.

Gladys was born on August 8, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at the LDS Hospital to Samuel Alvin Bates and Thelma Alberta Hayes Bates. She attended Rigby High School and...

Kelli Suzanne McSpadden

Kelli Suzanne McSpadden

Jun 30, 2026

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Kelli Suzanne McSpadden, 52, Rigby, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026.

Kelli was born on April 18, 1974, to Ethel May Christensen and Jimmie Neil McSpadden. She was the seventh child in a large and loving family. She spent her early childhood in Dubois, Idaho, then Rupert, Idaho, and then her family...

Blaine "Kyle" Downs

Blaine "Kyle" Downs

Jun 28, 2026

Blaine "Kyle" Downs, 93 longtime resident of Terreton, ID passed away peacefully on June 28, 2026, from causes incident to age.

Born December 10, 1932, at his grandmother's home in Orem, Utah, to Jesse Stephen and Mary Alta Collings Downs. He grew up and attended grade school in Lewisville, Idaho where he was the 8th grade Valedictorian. Kyle attended Hamer High...

Elinor Anna South

Elinor Anna South

Jun 24, 2026

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Elinor Ann Moss South, born April 12, 1941, in Bountiful, Utah, passed away on June 24, 2026, at the age of 85 from causes incident to age.

Born to Belle Emma Camomile and Edward Hugh Moss Jr., Elinor entered the world when her mother was 38 years old and her father was 53 years...

Matthew Duane Avery

Matthew Duane Avery

Jun 24, 2026

Matthew Duane Avery, 54, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away at his home on June 24, 2026.

Matthew was born on September 24, 1971, in Logan, Utah, to Merrill Duane Avery and Mary LaRae Iler Avery. He received his GED and spent much of his working life in road construction, truck driving, and dispatching. During his adult life, he resided in Nampa,...

LaRae Pilgrim Cammack

LaRae Pilgrim Cammack

Jun 20, 2026

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Violet LaRae Pilgrim Cammack, 90, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2026.

Born on June 22, 1935, in Malad, Idaho, LaRae was the oldest child of Ray Hadfield Pilgrim and LaVene Morris Pilgrim. She grew up in Riddyville, Idaho, near McCammon Idaho, where she learned the value of hard work early in life...

Max Vernon Hinckley

Max Vernon Hinckley

Jun 18, 2026

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Today we celebrate the life of a man who found happiness in the simple things. He loved his horses, his faithful dog, spending time outdoors, fishing by the water, and enjoying a cold beer while taking in the beauty around him. Those moments brought him peace and reflected the kind of life he...

Rosalind Gay Taylor

Rosalind Gay Taylor

Jun 18, 2026

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Rosalind Gay Anderson Taylor passed away, Thursday, June 18, 2026, at her home in Terreton, Idaho. Rosalind was born June 23, 1936, to Ivan F and Grace Thelma Crabtree Anderson in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Rosalind married Theo Taylor on June 17, 1955, in the Idaho Falls Temple. Together they have 8 children: Diann (Steve, deceased) Ozburn,...

Estella Woodruff Wilkes

Estella Woodruff Wilkes

Jun 13, 2026

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Estella Woodruff Wilkes passed peacefully Saturday, June 13, 2026; in Rexburg, Idaho. She was a woman who truly embodied the divine virtues of womanhood and had a remarkable influence on many throughout her life. She came to earth with a powerful spirit, exuding a palpable peace and love to those around her.

Estella was born to Manford...

Kerry Burke Sparks

Kerry Burke Sparks

Jun 13, 2026

Kerry Burke Sparks, 88 from Rigby Idaho and formerly Jackson Montana Died June 13, 2026, in Ririe Idaho.

He was born in 1937, at the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls to Lawrence Clair and Gail Burke Sparks. He attended and graduated High School in Shelley Idaho and was a Sargeant in the Army Reserve.

He married Nina Elaine Bradley May of 1956,...

James Franklin Arehart

James Franklin Arehart

Jun 12, 2026

James “Jim” Franklin Arehart, 91, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away June 12, 2026, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center.

Jim was born June 11, 1935, in Coltman, Idaho, to Joseph Howard Arehart and Lena Idoma Hunsaker. He married Afton Wilson on May 28, 1953, in Montana.

Jim worked for the City of Idaho Falls in the Streets and Sanitation Department,...

Carolyn Ruth Snyder Downey

Carolyn Ruth Snyder Downey

Jun 10, 2026

Carolyn Ruth Snyder Downey, 94, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2026. 

Carolyn was born August 15, 1931, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Clyde Beryl Snyder and Mildred Ruth Crider. She spent her youth in Scottsbluff and Riverton, Wyoming, graduating from Riverton High School in 1949. 

She married James Chapin Downey on March 17, 1951, in Lander, Wyoming. Together they built a loving...

Megan Eliza Bennett

Megan Eliza Bennett

Jun 9, 2026

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Megan Eliza Bennett, 29, passed away peacefully in the tiny home she always dreamed of owning, on the evening of June 9, 2026.

Born on April 10, 1997, Megan lived a life full of faith, love, kindness, charity, and heartwarming goofiness. Megan had dreams. She was able to fulfill a handful of those dreams,...