Gary George Hulse
Mar 12, 2016
Gary George Hulse, born Oct. 7, 1937, passed away quietly at his home on Mar. 12, 2016 after battling major health issues for years. He was the oldest son of Julius George Hulse and Elva Mary Hunsaker. Gary was born in Rigby, Idaho where he attended grade school until his family moved to the Swan Valley/ Irwin area where he...
Bruce A. Eckersell
Mar 9, 2016
Bruce Adam Eckersell, 88 of Rigby, passed away at his home Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Bruce was born August 22, 1927, in Idaho Falls, the son of Adam Berdett and Pearl Thomson Eckersell. He attended Rigby schools, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Ricks College and then attended and graduated from the San Francisco College of...
Ted Vadnais
Mar 9, 2016
Theodore “Ted” L. Vadnais, 76 of Hamer, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Ted was born June 19, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Alfred Vadnais and LaVerne Behling Vadnais. He was raised and attended school in Kilgore, graduating from Clark County High School. On November 21, 1958, he married Clysta Madge...
Anna Johnson Gray
Mar 9, 2016
Anna “Ann” Johnson Gray passed away on March 9, 2016 at Queen Creek, Arizona. She was born May 27, 1914 to Andrew Johnson and Annie Neilson Johnson, in Woodrow, Idaho, at their family ranch homesteaded owned by her parents and located deep in the lavas between Hamer and Rexburg. Born a sickly child, she was not expected to live past...
Gay Janet Reno
Mar 1, 2016
Gay Janet Reno, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Life Care Center in Idaho Falls. Gay was born July 28, 1936, in Rigby to John Eddie Chase and Phoebe Arvida Griaff. She was raised on the family farm and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. On September 9, 1958, she married...
Ronald Trueman Crossley
Feb 29, 2016
Ronald Truman Crossley, 82, of Rigby, passed away Monday, February 29th 2016 at Sage Grove Assisted Living in Rigby. Ronald was born December 10th 1933 in Rigby, Idaho a son to Truman Crossley and Geneva Severson Crossley. He attended grade school in Garfield and graduated from Rigby High School. He earned an engineering degree from the University of Idaho. He...
James Ray Hunting
Feb 28, 2016
James Ray Hunting, 68, of Rigby, passed away at his home, Sunday, February 28th 2016. He was born January 1st 1948 in Rigby, Idaho a son to James Lyle Hunting and Ila Jean Leonard Hunting. He attended Rigby Schools graduating from Rigby High School in 1966. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He married Sherri...
W. Ronald Shippen
Feb 28, 2016
W. Ronald Shippen, 83, of Menan Idaho, passed away Sunday February 28, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 16, 1932 in the family home in Menan, the oldest son of Charles W. and Ruth Tomblinson Shippen. He grew up in Menan and lived there his entire life. He attended school in Menan, Midway, and graduated from...
Duane Harper
Feb 28, 2016
Murray Duane Harper, 81 of Rigby passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born May 8, 1934 in Rigby, Idaho to Murray Charles Harper and Cordelia Bright Harper. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at ISU. He served in the US Army...
Ellen Drake
Feb 27, 2016
Ellen Drake, 104, of Lorenzo, passed away at Sage Grove Assisted Living in Rigby, Saturday, February 27th 2016. Ellen was born February 18th 1912, in Annis, Idaho a daughter to Warren Lester Merrill and Mary Hall Merrill. She attended schools in Annis graduating from the 8th grade. She married Elmer Raymond Drake, December 17th 1928 in Rigby, Idaho. She was...
Van B Thomson
Feb 27, 2016
Van B. Thomson, 85, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, of Menan, Idaho returned home to his Heavenly Father, February 27th, 2016 at his home of natural causes. Van was born September 9th 1930 in Rexburg, Idaho a son to Royle Swaintson Thomson and Mary Leora Beck Thomson. He grew up in Moody and attended school in Moody and Sugar...
Margery Jean Howard
Feb 27, 2016
Margery Jean Howard, 76, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from complications of COPD. She will be dearly missed by her family. Marge was born December 16, 1939, in Idaho Falls; the daughter of Elda and Anton Anderson. She grew up and was educated in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in...
Halle Ann Merrill
Feb 26, 2016
Halle Ann Merrill was taken home to her Heavenly Father on February 26, 2016. She was a bright ray of sunshine to her family and everyone around her. She was full of so much joy and happiness. She was loved by her parents Chris and Cindy, her sister Tessa, and everyone who knew her. Her family is so grateful to...
Dean Carl Cramer
Feb 20, 2016
Dean Carl Cramer joined his heavenly family, Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the EIRMC of natural causes surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 31, 1926 to Carl Christian Cramer and Sadie May Browning. He was the oldest of 4 children. Dean attended schools in the Rigby area graduating from the 8th grade. Before completing high school he...
Gene H. Burch
Feb 17, 2016
Gene H. Burch passed away at his home in Idaho Falls on February 17, 2016, at the age of 88. He was born in Wallsburg, Utah on October 24, 1927 to Arthur Hilton and Lillie Deon Taylor Burch. He served as a medic in the US Army during WWII and graduated from Utah State University in 1950. He married Nina...
Berniece Walker
Feb 14, 2016
Berniece Eddie Walker, 91, of Rigby, ID passed away surrounded by her children at Sage Grove Care Center on February 14, 2016. She was born on December 10, 1924 in Lyman, ID to Burton LeRoy and Reigh McIntier Gardner and was the second child of five siblings. She grew up and worked alongside her father and her sister Afton on...
Melvin Parl Jones
Feb 12, 2016
Melvin Parl Jones, 88 of Rigby, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family and loved ones in the early morning hours of February 12, 2016. He was loved by all and will be deeply missed. He was born October 3, 1927 in Victor, Idaho to Elmer Jones and Eva Jemmett Jones. He was raised in the Teton Valley...
Tracy Jean Hall
Feb 11, 2016
Tracy Jean Hall-Carter Born July 23rd 1977 in Murray Utah Passed away suddenly Feb. 11th 2016 Her life was cut short by a life-long struggle with addiction. She was born to Rodney Hall ( Elizabeth ) and Jeanne Judd. ( George ) The loving mother of Christina and Shontell Carter; the wife of Shon Carter. Tracy had a very unique...
Julie Ann Smith
Feb 11, 2016
Julie Ann Smith, 74 of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls. She was born October 14, 1941, in Idaho Falls to Vernal Buckland and Lucille Lowder Buckland. She grew up in Rigby and attended Rigby Schools. She married Lynn Smith and they later divorced. She was an active member of The...
Von Wallace Clark
Feb 11, 2016
Von Wallace Clark, age 67, of Rexburg, passed away, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Thursday, February 11, 2016. Von was born April 2, 1948 in Rigby, to Wallace “Pat” Clark and Verla Browning Clark. He was raised in Annis and Idaho Falls, then moved to Rexburg in the 7th grade graduating from Madison High School. After...