Helen Waddell

Helen Waddell, age 81 of Rigby, passed away at her home Saturday, June 6th 2015. Helen was born January 13, 1934, at Idaho Falls, Idaho a daughter to William Henry Waters and Hannah Elizabeth Nield Waters. She was raised in Milo and Ucon and attended Bonneville High School. She married Edlef Bruce Edlefsen, October 2, 1950 in Ucon, Idaho. On August 5th 1988 she married Jack Waddell in Wilford, their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple April 23rd 2002. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as Humanitarian Chairman in the Rigby 3rd Ward. She worked at the Leadore Store in Leadore and for Speedy Cleaners in Rexburg. She moved to Salmon in 1969 and ranched with her husband. She also worked for the Leadore school lunch program. She was a cook for the Rigby Senior Citizens Center and served on the Rigby Senior Citizens Center Board of Directors. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and sewing. She loved family get together with her grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters: Wanda (John) Calhoun of Phoenix, Arizona; Margaret (Paul) Gallup of Rigby, Idaho; and Lexie (Jesus) Rascom of Phoenix, Arizona. Three sons: Kent W. Edlefsen of Leadore, Idaho; Tony C. Edlefsen of Leadore, Idaho; and Robert Waddell of Phoenix, Arizona, five sisters: Louise Wallace of Coalville, Utah; Juanita “Nita” Arnold of Pocatello, Idaho Lucile Still of Twin Falls, Idaho; Connie (Jon) Braisted of Leads, Utah, and Rose Wallace of Coalville, Utah, two brothers: Leonard (DeOn) Waters of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Wallace (Pam) Waters of Mississippi, twenty seven grandchildren, fifty four great grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren with two more arriving in the near future. She was preceded in death by her first husband Bruce Edlefsen, second husband and the love of her life, Jack Waddell; son and daughter in law Wayne & Dolly Orgill Edlefsen; Stepdaughter Carla Hayes; her parents; two brothers: Lawrence Waters and Harold Waters, a sister Florence Woolf and a brother and a sister in infancy. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 11th 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Rigby 3rd Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop Corey Beebe conducting. The family will visit with friends at Eckersell Funeral Home 101 West Main Street, Rigby on Wednesday June 10th, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and on Thursday at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Eckersell Funeral Home in Rigby. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.eckersellfuneralhome.com.