Obituaries

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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.

Brenda Mae Opsahl

Brenda Mae Opsahl

Mar 27, 2014

Brenda Mae Anderson Westover Opsahl passed away Thursday, March 27, at her summer home in Oceanside, Calif. She was cared for and surrounded by her loving children in her final days. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Alan Opsahl and her immortal love, Boyd Westover. Brenda was born May 9, 1942, in Thornton, to Otto Mack and Leatha...

Kay Warren Taylor

Kay Warren Taylor

Mar 27, 2014

Kay Warren Taylor, 65 of Idaho Falls, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his home after a year-long illness. Kay was born April 6, 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to John William Taylor and Virginia Brown Taylor. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School, and then continued his education at Idaho State University and Boise State University. He worked for...

Mary Lou Groth

Mary Lou Groth

Mar 25, 2014

Mary Louise Hunter Groth, 77 of Ririe, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at The Gardens Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born January 2, 1937, in Idaho Falls to David Earl Hunter and Mary Ella Olney. Her mother died when she was very young and she was raised by her father Earl and mother, Hettie Hunter. She attended schools...

Ida "June" Crowder

Ida "June" Crowder

Mar 23, 2014

Ida “June” Crowder, 96 of Lewisville died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. June was born April 16, 1917 in Big Horn Basin, Wyoming to Thomas Katen Riley and Ella Rebecca Snyder Riley. She was raised and attended schools in Burlington, Wyoming. On January 1, 1938 she married Wilmer Ernest Crowder in Worland, Wyoming;...

Junius Taylor

Junius Taylor

Mar 17, 2014

Junius Lyman Taylor returned home to his Father in Heaven on March 17, 2014. His passing took place in Grant, Idaho, which he called home for all of his 92 years. Junius was born in a log cabin on October 18, 1921 to Rachel Field Taylor and Lyman Taylor Jr. He came into this world the 5th of 6 children....

Rickie Lamoyne Munns

Rickie Lamoyne Munns

Mar 14, 2014

Rickie LaMoyne Munns, passed away Friday March 14, 2014 at Good Samaritan in Idaho Falls of natural causes. Rickie was born March 5, 1949 the oldest child to Ralph Dean Munns and Merle Beazer Munns. He was a happy, adorable, good natured baby. When Rickie was young he was diagnosed with epilepsy, CP, MR, and Microcephaly. He lived at Nampa,...

Ned S Sauer

Ned S Sauer

Mar 12, 2014

Ned S Sauer, 75, of Rigby, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at his home. He was born November 11, 1938, in Idaho Falls to John Joseph Sauer and Nellie K Staker Sauer. He was raised and attended schools in the Grant and Lewisville areas; he graduated from Rigby High School. Ned continued his education at the University of Idaho in...

Donette Eliason Ringel

Donette Eliason Ringel

Mar 11, 2014

Donette Eliason Ringel passed peacefully from this life to the next on March 11, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  She was born in Brigham City, Utah on January 5, 1950 to Don and Carol Ipsen Eliason.  She was raised on a ranch in Holbrook, Idaho and attended elementary school in Holbrook, Idaho until the 4th grade...

Hazel Campbell Andersen

Hazel Campbell Andersen

Mar 8, 2014

Hazel Campbell Andersen, 97 of Rigby, Idaho, died Saturday, March 08, 2014 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born June 14, 1916, in Bybee, Idaho (near Rigby) to Jonathan Cornelius Campbell and Elizabeth Temple Villet Campbell. She was raised and attended schools in Swan Valley, Idaho and Cascade, Montana. She continued her education at Ricks College...