Obituaries

Floyd O. Johnson
Aug 6, 2015
The Lord called Floyd O. Johnson home on August 6th, 2015. He left behind his son’s Wayne Johnson of Ririe, Idaho and Larry Johnson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and his daughter Linda Galloway also of Las Cruces, New Mexico, ten grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Floyd had resided with Wayne and Lila Johnson for the past five years. Floyd...
James Douglas Hiaring
Aug 3, 2015
James Douglas Hiaring, age 57, of Idaho Falls, passed away at Morning Star Assisted Living Center Monday August 3, 2015. James was born January 11, 1958 in Nampa, Idaho a son to Carl Leroy Hiaring and Evalyn Mellisa Allen Hiaring. He attended schools in Boise and graduated from Boise High School. While in high school he enjoyed playing football. Following...
Johnny Alfred Staley
Aug 2, 2015
Johnny Alfred Staley, 80 of Terreton, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2015 at West Jefferson Memorial Park Cemetery.
Thomas Mccullough
Aug 1, 2015
Tom McCullough,75, of Spencer Idaho passed away Saturday August 1, at his home on the ranch. Tom was born on March 21, 1940 to William James and Lydia Graham McCullough. Tom joined his big brother James. Tom grew up and attended schools in New Sweden. He graduated from Shelly High School in 1958. He attended college in Logan for 1...
Zola Armstrong
Jul 29, 2015
Zola Armstrong, 91 of Menan, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Ashton Living Center. Zola was born July 5, 1924 in Parker, Idaho to Murray Clifford Hunter and Birdie Marie Grover Hunter. She was attended schools in Parker, Kilgore, Spencer, and Dubois, graduating from Dubois High School. She lived in Salmon and Kilgore and then Menan after she married....
Colby Kent Rolfe
Jul 24, 2015
Colby Kent Rolfe, 24, of Rigby, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 due to complications of an illness. In the comfort of his home, he was surrounded by those who loved him most. He was born August 11, 1990 in Idaho Falls, son of Kent W. Rolfe and Janet Marie Ashbocker Rolfe. Colby graduated from Rigby High School in 2009,...
Merle Beazer Munns
Jul 22, 2015
Merle Beazer Munns, 89, of Menan passed away at Lincoln Court in Idaho Falls, Wednesday July 22, 2015, with her family by her side. Merle was born on October 26, 1925, in Lorenzo, Idaho to Irving Maine Beazer and Phoebe Scholes Beazer. She was the third child of seven. She attended school in Lorenzo and graduated from Rigby High School...
Thomas James "Jim" Thornton
Jul 22, 2015
Thomas James “Jim” Thornton, 74 of Milo, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim graduated from Rigby High School in 1959. He attended the Instrumentation trade school at Idaho State University in 1960. He served an LDS mission in 1961-1963 to the North Central Mission serving in Montana & Wyoming. He was a...
Bert Albert Murphy
Jul 20, 2015
Bert Albert Murphy, age 83, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls Monday, July 20, 2015. Bert was born February 4, 1932, in Boise, Idaho a son to Mike Albert Murphy and Ruth Evans Murphy. He was raised in Boise, Arbon, McCammon and Milo and attended schools in Arbon Valley, McCammon and graduated from McCammon High...
Laron K. Allred
Jul 15, 2015
Laron K. Allred, 78 of Rigby, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Laron is survived by his wife, Buff Allred, of Rigby, Daughter Lona (Dennis) Haman, of Aberdeen, Laron Kirk Allred, of Redding, California, sister, Velma Wren, of Nampa, Ilene Allred, of Idaho Falls, 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He was preceded...
Donald Kay Price
Jul 15, 2015
Donald Kay Price, age 67, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his home in Milo of cancer. He was born March 6, 1948, in Idaho Falls to Russell Roosevelt Price and Effie Lavern Brown Price. He was raised in Milo and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Ricks College in Rexburg...
David Harker Bell
Jul 14, 2015
David Harker Bell, 80, of Roberts, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Gable Assisted Living Center in Ammon. He was born November 9, 1934, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Hyrum Victor Bell Sr. and Elizabeth Harker Bell. David was raised and attended school in Roberts graduating from Roberts High School. He continued his education at Ricks College...
Deanna Rae Wilde
Jul 13, 2015
Our loving mother, grandma, sister, and friend, Deanna Rae Hubbard Wilde, 78, passed away on Monday July 13, 2015 at her home in Roberts surrounded by her family. Deanna was a New Year’s baby, born on January 1, 1937, in Rigby, Idaho, to Lee and Lenore Hubbard. Her childhood years were in Rigby where she grew up with her 2...
Howard Murray Barnard
Jul 12, 2015
Howard Murray Barnard, age 90, formerly of Rigby and Aberdeen, passed away Sunday July 12, 2015 at The Gables of Ammon. Howard was born October 22, 1924 in Beatrice, Nebraska to Murray Barnard and Mary Epp Barnard. He attended Rural Gage County Schools and Graduated from Beatrice High School. He married Elsie Marie Jantzen November 28, 1946 in Beatrice, Nebraska....
Rhonda Tess Rodriguez
Jul 10, 2015
Rhonda “Tess” Cordon Rodriguez, 62, of Rigby, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Friday, July 10th, 2015. She was born January 13th 1953 at Rigby, Idaho, to Leo LaVern Cordon and Lida Rae Durrant Cordon. She was rasied and attended school in Rigby. She married Moises Rodriguez on January 10th 1975, and later gave birth...
Bonnie Luzon Blakely
Jul 9, 2015
Bonnie LuZon Blakely, 85 of Idaho Falls, formerly of Ririe, died Thursday, July 09, 2015. She was born July 8, 1930 in Rupert, Idaho to Joseph LeRoy Hardy and Vaudis LuZon Wodskow Hardy. She was raised and attended schools in Rupert, Buhl, Archer and Richfield, Idaho. She continued her education and graduating from Idaho Falls Business College. On June 16,...
Walter George Huntington
Jul 9, 2015
Walter George Huntington, age 64, of Rigby, passed away Thursday, July 9th 2015. Walter was born December 8th 1950 in Whittier, California a son to Kenneth Felix Huntington and Ruth Rogene Kelly Huntington. Throughout his life he has worked as a Truck Driver in Potato Processing and lived with his Uncle Walter Kelly in Rigby. He is survived by a...
Gary Lamar Martinsen
Jul 6, 2015
Gary LaMar Martinsen, 78 of Rexburg, died Monday, July 06, 2015 at his home. Gary was born February 10, 1937 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Frank Henry Maritnsen and Geneva Alverda Smith Martinsen. His mother passed away when he was 3 years old and his father remarried Viola Lewis Brooker. He was raised and attended schools in the Grant area...
Pennie Sue Parmer
Jul 5, 2015
Pennie Sue Parmer, 63 of Idaho Falls, passed away July 5, 2015, from complications of rheumatoid arthritis. Pennie was born March 26, 1952, the eleventh child of Ted and Helen Parmer. She, was raised in Menan, Idaho, attended schools in Menan and Rigby and then continued her education at Salt Lake Community College. She worked in Buttrey’s bakery in Idaho...
Kathleen Messerli
Jul 4, 2015
Kathleen Messerli, 65, of Terreton, passed away at her home, Saturday July 4th, 2015. Kathleen was born July 17th 1949 at Pocatello, Idaho a daughter to Reece A. Marshall and Grace Hanes Marshall. She attended Pocatello and Milford, Utah schools graduating from Milford High School. She married David Charles Messerli, February 17, 2001 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. She...
