Obituaries

Claudia Lea Wood
Oct 28, 2015
Claudia Lea Bowen Wood of Rexburg, passed away on Wednesday October 28, 2015. Claudia was born March 17, 1942 in McGill, Nevada the fourth child of Lewis W. and Mary H. Bowen. At age six, the family moved to Archer, Idaho, where Claudia attended school. She often played the ukulele and sang with her sister Sandra all over the valley,...
Robert Leroy Clark
Oct 28, 2015
Robert LeRoy Clark, age 75, of Menan, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Robert was born September 6, 1940 to Lawrence “Lee” Clark and Belva Delsie Clark in Menan, Idaho. Robert grew up in Menan where he attended elementary school, Midway Jr. High, graduated from Rigby High School, and attended...
Laverne Eddins
Oct 26, 2015
Lois Laverne Eddins, age 83, passed away at her home in Rigby, Monday, October 26, 2015 . Laverne was born September 6, 1932, in Roberts, Idaho a daughter to Walter Cope and Sylvia Chapple Cope. She attended Roberts schools graduating from Roberts High School. She married Duane Eddins, February 1, 1952 in LaBelle, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in...
Eileen Anderson
Oct 23, 2015
Eileen Ethel May Scully Anderson, 87, of Rigby, Idaho, passed away peacefully, October, 23rd, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 5th, 1928, in Semans, Saskatchewan to Linden Hodgens Scully and Annie Elizabeth Casson. She married Keith Anderson in Victoria British Colombia, Canada, on December 27th, 1952. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls...
Betty Jean Lundquist Muir
Oct 20, 2015
Betty Jean Lundquist Muir, age 88, of Rexburg Idaho passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at The Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg. Betty was born September 13, 1927 in Labelle Idaho a daughter to Joseph LaVern and Louie Eileen Lundquist. She was raised in Swan Valley and attended Granita Elementary school. She then attended and graduated from Ririe High...
Florence Beck Curnutt
Oct 18, 2015
Florence Beck Curnutt passed away on the morning of Sunday Oct 18, 2015 at the Gardens Assisted Living Center in Rigby, Idaho. She was surrounded by family and members of Alliance Hospice. She was 84 years old. Florence was born January 10, 1931 in Grayling, Montana to Otto Frederick & Elta Hjort Beck. The family later moved to Shelley, Idaho...
Viona Deon Larsen
Oct 16, 2015
Viona Deon Ballard Larsen, age 87, of Rigby, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at Rexburg Care and Rehabilitation Center in Rexburg. Deon was born May 21, 1928 in Chapin, Idaho a daughter to Linden Newton Ballard and Viona Bagley Ballard. She attended schools in Chapin and Driggs. She graduated from Driggs High School. She married Ross B Larsen September...
Elof Delos "Dos" Nelson Jr.
Oct 14, 2015
ELOF DELOS “DOSS” NELSON, JR. Age 89, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Doss was born January 31, 1926 to Elof Delos and Miriam Elizabeth (Hodgson) Nelson in Independence, Idaho. He was raised in Archer, Idaho and attended school in Rexburg, Idaho, graduating from Madison High School in 1944. On June 19, 1944,...
Richard "Ed" Edward Spencer
Oct 12, 2015
Richard “Ed” Spencer, passed away peacefully with family near, from a valiant fight with cancer, on October 12, 2015, at his home in Rigby, ID. He was born on May 17, 1946, in Missoula, MT the third child for Clifford Leroy and Lillie Mae Spencer. His siblings are Margaret (Doyle) May, Virgil (Cheryl) Spencer, and Geri (David) Hulse. Ed grew...
Harry Dee Groom
Oct 11, 2015
Harry Dee Groom, age 77, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Harry was born March 29, 1938 in Idaho Falls, a son to Kenneth William Groom and Thelma Eliza Stoddard Groom. He attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls. While in school he...
Donna Deroche Johnson
Oct 9, 2015
Donna DeRoche Johnson, age 90 of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at The Hospice Home in Ammon Idaho. Donna was born September 10, 1925 in Cascade, Montana to Leo DeRoche and Gladys Kinghorn. Donna grew up and attended schools in Clark and Rigby Idaho. She graduated from Rigby High School where she was active in the Pep...
Donna Handy
Oct 1, 2015
Donna Handy, age 84 of Dubois, Idaho passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Dubois. Donna was born December 18, 1930 in Stockton, California to Walter and Freda Jacoby. Donna was an only child. After graduating high school Donna married Frank Handy on October 16, 1949 in Carson City, Nevada. Together they had three children. In 1968 the family moved...
Pat Walker
Sep 30, 2015
Pat Walker, 89, of Rigby, passed away, Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Pat was born April 10, 1926 in Lorenzo, Idaho a daughter to Edmond Ahart Pabst and Dora Hall Pabst. She grew up and attended schools in Menan and Hamer. She graduated from Hamer High School. She trained as a telegrapher and worked for the railroad as a telegraph operator....
Luciano "Chano" Ramirez
Sep 29, 2015
Luciano “Chano” Ramirez Jr. age 61 of Roberts died at his home on September 29, 2015. Luciano was born August 22, 1954 in Shelley, Idaho a son of Luciano Moreno Ramirez and Clotilde “Tita” Quintanilla Ramirez. He was raised and attended school in Mud Lake and Terreton graduating from West Jefferson High School. Luciano served in the Army during the...
Blair Edgar Loynd
Sep 26, 2015
Blair Edgar Loynd, 55, of Kimberly, Idaho passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center of Kimberly. Blair was born August 21, 1960 in Rexburg, a son of Lois Powell and Gail E. Loynd. He grew up in the Rigby area attending Rigby schools graduating from Rigby High School. He then attended Ricks College in Rexburg. He...
Joyce Mcphie Alexander
Sep 25, 2015
Joyce McPhie Alexander, age 81 or Rigby, passed away at her son’s home in Wapello, Idaho September 25, 2015. Joyce was born January 24, 1934 in Springville, Utah a daughter to John Martin McPhie and Nettie Webb. Joyce graduated from Carbon High School in Price, Utah. Joyce married Franklin Lyman Baguley. They were later divorced. On September 16, 1966 she...
Dixie Lou Nelson
Sep 23, 2015
Dixie Lou Fehlberg Nelson, age 70 of Rigby, passed away at her home Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Dixie was born September 26, 1944 at American Fork, Utah a daughter to Reinhold Leopold and Beulah Beatrice Keatley Fehlberg. She grew up and attended schools in American Fork, Utah. She attended, was a cheerleader at, and graduated from American Fork High School....
Robert Noble Mcmanigal
Sep 19, 2015
Robert “Bobby” Noble McManigal, 62 passed away on September 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to complications of cancer. He was born on October 15, 1952 in Greely, Colorado to Agnes Augusta Lepper and Noble Howard McManigal. Bobby was the youngest of 8 children. He was only one year old when the family moved to Irwin, Idaho. Bobby attended...
Ty Glenn Briggs
Sep 19, 2015
Ty Glenn Briggs, 47 of Rigby, passed away near Ririe, Saturday September 19, 2015 from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. Ty was born November 6, 1967 in Idaho Falls a son of Lorin Robert and Kay Glenn Briggs. He attended schools in Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. He attended Idaho State University where he was on the...
Tecela Kay Price
Sep 18, 2015
Tecela Kay Barnard Price, wife of Bud Price, 78 years of age, passed away at her home, Friday, September 18, 2015. Tecela was born February 6, 1937, a daughter to John Nichols Barnard and Elizabeth Emma Allen Barnard. She is survived by her husband Bud Price of Milo, a son John Jensen of Salt Lake City, Utah, a sister Violet...
