Category: Press Obituaries

W. Scott Rudeen, M.D. 11-8-23

Scott Rudeen was born April 2, 1947, the first of seven children to Claire Scott Rudeen and Mary Lou Jones Rudeen. He passed away at home in Twin Falls on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. Scott graduated from American Falls High…

Vernon Bethke 11-8-23

Vernon Louis Bethke, August 11, 1935 – October 29, 2023, a lifelong resident of American Falls, ID. Vernon grew up along with three brothers on his parent’s American Falls farm. Ade and Bertha Tiede Bethke raised a boy who loved…

Humberto Reyes Castañeda 11-1-23

Humberto Reyes Castañeda passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 in Rupert, ID. He was born May 29, 1941 in Del Rio, TX, the son of Pablo and Mary “Santo” Reyes Castañeda. He married Yolanda Bosquez on March 15, 1959 and…

Olga Cavazos Pena 11-1-23

Olga Cavazos Pena, 76, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, returned to her Heavenly Father and beautiful gardens in heaven on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Olga was born on Dec. 8, 1946…

Richard Melvin Morris 11-1-23

June 8, 1928 – October 23, 2023 Richard’s best friend once told him that he was nearly impossible to insult. It was just one reason that he had so many best friends. Richard, 95, died on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023…

Hepolita Cantu 10-25-23

Our dear Mother, Hepolita Navarro Cantu, sadly passed away on September 14, 2023 in Temecula, CA, at the age of 91 years old. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was always there when we needed her.…

Jessie Dale Grimmett 10-25-23

03/28/1941 – 10/19/2023 Jessie Dale Grimmett, a woman of deep faith, gentle spirit, and unyielding love, was called home Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. She was born in Aberdeen, ID, on March 28, 1941, to Jesse and Mary Holt. Jessie was…

Jill York 10-18-23

(Sharon) Jill York, 65, of American Falls, passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2023 after a two year battle with lung cancer. Jill was born Oct. 27, 1957. She spent much of her life in the Portland, OR, area as…

Bryan Richard Kopp 10-11-23

Bryan Richard Kopp of Boise, ID, left the pain of this world on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Bryan was born Sept. 8, 1985, to Richard George and Edith Marie (Burgemeister) Kopp in Pocatello, ID. He was welcomed home by his…

Jerry Wayne Freeburne 10-11-23

Jerry Wayne Freeburne, 82, of Blackfoot, ID, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, surrounded by family. Jerry was born Sept. 13, 1940, in Newton, KS, to LaReta W. Sharp and Marshall (Jack) Freeburne. He was…