Obituaries

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Nancy Dale Denning

Nancy Dale Denning

May 4, 2014

Nancy Dale Green Denning, 58, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Nancy was born August 1, 1955, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Dale V. Green and Mary B. Lawson Green. Nancy grew up and attended schools in the Rigby area and graduated from Rigby...

Mary Garland Sorensen

Mary Garland Sorensen

May 3, 2014

Mary Garland Weidner Sorensen was born on September 14, 1919 in Maitland, Missouri to James Lesley and Nellie Arterburn Weidner. Mary passed on May 3, 2014 in the presence of her loving family. Mary attended grammar school in Maitland and high school at North Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska. As a young girl she read novels by Zane Grey...

Margie Helen Hulse

Margie Helen Hulse

May 1, 2014

Margie Helen Cordon Hulse, 82, of Ririe, passed away Thursday evening, May 1, 2014. Margie was born August 17, 1931 in Tucson, AZ, to Robert Clyde and Madge Davis Cordon. Margie graduated from Madison High School in 1948. Her favorite subjects were science and math. After high school, she married Dale Hulse and together they started a family. Her husband’s...

Larry "J" Hendricks

Larry "J" Hendricks

Apr 30, 2014

Larry “J” Hendricks, 79, of Lewisville, died April 30, 2014 at home with family and loved ones. He was born May 28, 1934 in the LDS Hospital on Memorial Drive in Idaho Falls. He was the son of Clinton Smith Hendricks and Delpha Myrtle Butler. He attended school in the Rigby area. He was a member of the National Guard....

Tim Beck Thomson

Tim Beck Thomson

Apr 30, 2014

Tim Beck Thomson, 76, of Sugar City, left this world to join with relatives and friends on April 30, 2014 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Tim was born, March 13, 1938 to Royle Swainston and Mary leora Beck Thomson. He lived in Sugar City all his life. He met Irene Ellis at Ricks College at a dance, after...

Roy Edmund Rounds

Roy Edmund Rounds

Apr 29, 2014

Roy Edmund Rounds quietly crossed the veil on Tuesday April 29, 2014 surrounded by his loving wife and family. His family was his strength, his joy, his life. He was unfailingly honest in all his dealings. He spent a good deal of time using his equipment and his skills to help his neighbors, never allowing them to pay for his...

Robert Cary Guinn

Robert Cary Guinn

Apr 28, 2014

Robert Cary Guinn, 53, of Ririe passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at his home after a valiant battle with Mesothelioma. He was born August 21, 1960, in Denver, Colorado to Charles Vance Guinn and Jean Francis Burris Guinn. He was raised and attended schools in Byers, Colorado and Rigby, Idaho, he enjoyed wrestling and rodeoing during his high school...

Budge Clay

Budge Clay

Apr 28, 2014

Cyrus Budge Clay, 95 of Rexburg, died Monday April 28, 2014 at his home. He was born August 31, 1918 in Idaho Falls, to Hawley Everett Clay and Myrtle Alice Dale Clay. Budge was raised in the farming communities of Archer, Rexburg and Sunnydell. When he was 10 the family moved to Mesa, Arizona then to Casa Grande, Arizona before...

Essie Serepta Howe

Essie Serepta Howe

Apr 25, 2014

Essie Serepta Hall Howe, age 89, of Rigby, passed away April 25, 2014 at Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. Essie was born January 26, 1925 at Annis, Idaho a daughter to Warren Hall and Della May Campbell Hall. She married Leslie R. Howe, June 5, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt...

Jerry Don Burtenshaw

Jerry Don Burtenshaw

Apr 24, 2014

Jerry Don Burtenshaw, 81, of Rigby, Idaho passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Idaho Falls, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Jerry was born February 5, 1933 in Shelton, Idaho to John Harris and Lottie Marie Burtenshaw. He grew up and attended Shelton Buck and graduated from Rigby High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Olive Francis Deschamp

Olive Francis Deschamp

Apr 23, 2014

Olive Francis Finn Adams Deschamp, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away in her home Wednesday, April 23, 2014. She was born August 27, 1916 in Clark, Idaho to Wilford Harris and Sarah Jeffs Finn. She attended schools in Clark and Rigby. On May 31, 1932, she married Reed Forsythe Adams. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus...

John Alvin Berky Jr.

John Alvin Berky Jr.

Apr 23, 2014

John Alvin Berky Jr., 87, of Rigby, Idaho passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. John was born March 8, 1927 in Oaklyn, New Jersey to John Alvin Berky Sr. and Katie Margaret DeLong. He Grew up and attended schools in Pennsylvania. John married Patricia Black, September 23, 1950 in Pennsylvania. They later divorced. He...

Gale Lynn Morgan

Gale Lynn Morgan

Apr 20, 2014

Gale Lynn Morgan, 69, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away in his home Sunday, April 20, 2014. Gale was born October 6, 1944, to Leonard and Clara Morgan in Rigby, Idaho. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. After he graduated high school, he attended two years of college at Boise State. Gale...

Wayne A Violette

Wayne A Violette

Apr 13, 2014

Wayne A. Violette passed away unexpectedly at his home Sunday, April 13, 2014. He was born May 4, 1941, in Anaconda, Montana. He was the only child of Al and Evelyn Fjetland Violette.The family moved to Monteview, Idaho in 1944 where Wayne lived until he attended and graduated from Idaho State Trade and Technical College, majoring in electronics.  He moved...

J. Dale Browning

J. Dale Browning

Apr 6, 2014

J. Dale Browning, 97 of Rigby, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at his home. He was born August 28, 1916, in Ozone, (Bone) Idaho to James Green Browning III and Ada Poole Browning.  He was raised and attended schools in Idaho Falls.  On May 4, 1941 he married Dorothy “Vickie” Fern Mitchell in Idaho Falls; their marriage was solemnized in...

Yvonne Smith

Yvonne Smith

Apr 6, 2014

Yvonne Anderson Jeffs Smith, 71, of Felt, Idaho died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls from complications following back surgery.  Yvonne was born February 21, 1943, to Morace and Marvella Anderson.  She was raised in Thornton and Lyman and attended Union Lyman School, and graduated from Madison High School.  She then attended Beauty...

Dale Ray Summers

Dale Ray Summers

Apr 5, 2014

Dale Ray Summers, 67 of Rigby, died Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Teton Acute Care and Rehab in Idaho Falls. Dale was born August 15, 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ray Summers and Margaret Spencer Summers.  He attended schools in Ririe.  On October 29, 1962 he married Virginia Anne Price in Dillon, Montana.  To this union they added 3...

Roberta Windsor

Roberta Windsor

Apr 4, 2014

Roberta Windsor, 59, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away in her home Friday, April 4, 2014. Her body was donated to science at The University of Utah. Arrangements were under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel.

Virgil Reed Stewart

Virgil Reed Stewart

Apr 3, 2014

Virgil Reed Stewart, 85 of Dubois, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at his home.   He was born February 20, 1929 in Teton City, Idaho to Reed Frank Stewart and Sarah Marie Willey Stewart.  He was raised and attended school in Teton, Lost River, and at the age of 12 he moved to Grant, Montana.   He worked on ranches and...

Glenda May Cope

Glenda May Cope

Mar 30, 2014

Glenda May Cope, 62, of Hamer, died Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2014 at West Jefferson Cemetery.