Obituaries

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Melody Garnet Wenrich

Melody Garnet Wenrich

Oct 10, 2026

Melody Garnet (Immroth) Wenrich, 54, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in her Rigby, ID home due to natural causes. She was born Feb. 28, 1972, to Rick Immroth and Garnet Rossen in Wichita, KS.

Melody graduated from Cimarron High School in 1990, and Dodge City Community College in 1997 with computer technology degree.

She and Justin Wenrich were married in Cimarron, KS...

Donna Jean Taylor

Donna Jean Taylor

Oct 10, 2026

Loving mother and grandmother, Donna Jean Taylor passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026, in Rexburg, Idaho at the Homestead Assisted Living at the age of 78. Jean was born on June 5, 1948, the daughter of James Gilbert Purser and Erma Viola Clifford Purser in Rigby, Idaho.

Jean attended schools in Rigby, Idaho, graduating from Rigby High School. She served as...

Dorothy Alice Lewis

Dorothy Alice Lewis

Oct 10, 2026

Dorothy Alice Lewis, age 85, passed away peacefully in her home on October 10, 2026, surrounded by the family she fiercely loved.

Dorothy was born to Ruby Genevieve Martin and Clarence Andrew Ward on July 28, 1941, in Jackson, Wyoming. She was the eldest of her family and was later joined by sisters Darlene, Lois, and Lucille, and brothers Andy and...

John Michael Deurmeier

John Michael Deurmeier

Oct 6, 2026

John Michael Deurmeier Sr. — Johnny to his parents and siblings, and simply Dad or Grampie to the family he created and helped raise — passed away on October 6, 2026, in Rigby, Idaho. Whenever John walked into a room, that’s when the party really began! His enthusiasm for life will remain an inspiration to everyone who had the pleasure...

Craig Llewellyn Handy

Craig Llewellyn Handy

Oct 6, 2026

Craig L. Handy, 75, of Dubois, Idaho, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 6, 2026, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital. He was surrounded by his sister, Becky, and his brother Steve, at the time of his passing.

Craig was born on March 12, 1951, in Marysville, California, to Frank Llewellyn Handy and Donna Joy Jacoby.

Craig served in the Army National Guard...

Ronald Gene Frame

Ronald Gene Frame

Oct 4, 2026

Ronald Gene Frame, 83, passed away on October 4, 2026, in Rigby, Idaho. He was born on June 17, 1943, in Hawthorne, Nevada, to Floyd Leroy Frame and Erma Green.

Ronald married Enid Ellis on December 30, 1964. They later divorced in 1992. He then married Ellie Moffett.

Ronald lived in both Nevada and Idaho throughout his life. He worked as a...

Zola Bell Lindbloom

Zola Bell Lindbloom

Oct 1, 2026

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Due to inclement weather the graveside service has been moved to Eckersell Funeral Home.

Zola Bell Lindbloom, beloved daughter of God and friend to everyone graduated from mortal life on October 1, 2026.

Zola was married to Richard Lindbloom. They lived in Virginia, Colorado, Washington, and Idaho. He preceded her in death in 2021. She...

Ann Marshall

Ann Marshall

Sep 23, 2026

Ann Marshall passed away the morning of September 23, 2026, at Morning Star Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Idaho, at the age of 89.

Ann was born October 17, 1936, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Thomas Cloyd Neville and Regina Archibald Neville. The fourth of six girls, she grew up during the Depression in a close-knit family where everyone worked hard, made...

Earl Eugene Hansen

Earl Eugene Hansen

Sep 18, 2026

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Earl Eugene Hansen,75, was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend. He was at home with his family at the time of his passing on September 18, 2026, in Rigby, Idaho, from health complications due to pancreatic cancer.

Earl was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 29, 1951, to Harry...

Kenneth Richard Williams

Kenneth Richard Williams

Sep 18, 2026

Kenneth Richard Williams, 91, passed away September 18, 2026, in Idaho Falls, Idaho under the loving care of Life Care Center of Idaho Falls.

He was born June 28, 1935, in Rigby, Idaho to William Bryan Williams from Blackfoot, Idaho (1897-1947) and Alice May Cromwell Williams from Vale, Oregon (1898-1983).

Ken was the 7th of 8 siblings - Opal Rebecca (Ronald) Bouler;...

Janet Kimball Olsen

Janet Kimball Olsen

Sep 18, 2026

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Janet Kimball Olsen, age 96, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2026. She lived a long, faithful, and richly blessed life devoted to her family, her faith, and her love of music.

Janet was born March 10, 1930, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Stanley Clark Kimball and Margaret Theone Carter. She was the oldest of...

Norma Jean Ker

Norma Jean Ker

Sep 18, 2026

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Norma Jean “Jeannie” Ker, 74, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 18, 2026, after a courageous battle with Gallbladder Cancer.

Jeannie was born January 6, 1952, in Butte, MT to Kenneth Alfred Bagley and Victoria June Norman. She was the second child of seven. After running away from a troublesome childhood,...

Deanna F. Cook

Deanna F. Cook

Sep 17, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Deanna Follett Cook of Rigby, ID, on September 17th, 2026, at the age of 87.

Deanna was the first child born to John and Lorna Follett on December 18th, 1938. She was soon followed by 4 more siblings. Deanna spent much of her early childhood in Winder, ID where she...

Robert William Huffaker

Robert William Huffaker

Sep 15, 2026

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Robert William Huffaker, age 85, of Menan, Idaho, passed away on September 15, 2026, at Homestead Care Facility while under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho.

Robert was born December 7, 1940, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Allen Cromwell Huffaker and Theressa Merrill Huffaker. After high school, he served in the Idaho National Guard and attended a...

David Leonard Jensen

David Leonard Jensen

Sep 14, 2026

David L. Jensen, 83 of Sugar City, passed away on Sept. 14, 2026, in Sugar City, Idaho.

He was born in Lebanon, Oregon to Rose May Jensen and Leonard Jensen on February 22, 1943.

He spent his childhood in Oregon around Salem, Eugene as well as Idaho. They moved around a lot from job to job, logging and living in tents.

Around 1956,...

Isabel Murillo Valdivia

Isabel Murillo Valdivia

Sep 11, 2026

Isabel Murillo Valdivia, 72, of Rigby, Idaho died Friday, September 11, 2026. He was born on July 8, 1954, in el Olvido Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Jose Murillo Morelos and Alicia Murillo Valdivia.

Isabel attended schools in Mexico before moving to the United States. He lived in West Covina, California and in Rigby, Idaho. He worked for Challenger Pallet and...

Ellen Jacobson

Ellen Jacobson

Sep 8, 2026

Mary Ellen Brucks Jacobson passed away suddenly at EIRMC on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, as the result of an injury due to a fall, at age 81.

Ellen was born on March 14, 1945, as the third and middle child of David H. Brucks and Hazel L. Elkington. The family consisted of one older sister and brother and two younger sisters....

Terry Lyn Rackham

Terry Lyn Rackham

Sep 6, 2026

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Terry Lyn Rackham, 57, passed away on September 6, 2026.

Terry was born on August 18, 1969, to Albert Elwood Rackham and Barbara Carroll Rackham. Growing up alongside three older brothers and a baby sister, Terry lived a childhood steeped in the Western way of life. When he wasn’t playing baseball or hiding in...

Susanne Joy Orchard

Susanne Joy Orchard

Aug 25, 2026

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Susanne Joy Orchard passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday August 25, 2026, at her home in Rexburg, Idaho. She was born in Tacoma, Washington on March 20, 1942, to Verl and LaVerne Tippetts. Verl died when Susanne was just six months old. In 1951 LaVerne married Frank Rahlf and they moved the family...