Obituaries

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Rhoda Lott

Rhoda Lott

Jan 11, 2013

Rhoda Campbell Lott, age 85, of Annis, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at The Gables in Idaho Falls. Rhoda was born January 24, 1927 at Annis, Idaho a daughter to Eli Campbell and Sarah Maude Baron Campbell. She attended Annis and Midway schools. She married Hyrum Doil Lott, March 1, 1945 at Dillon, Montana. She was a member of the...

Ronald Elmo Andersen

Ronald Elmo Andersen

Jan 7, 2013

Ronald Elmo Andersen 64, of Rigby, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home, after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born February 16, 1948 in Rigby, to Joseph Elmo Andersen and June Niederer Andersen, and was the oldest of 8 children. He graduated from Rigby High School in 1966 then continued his education at Wyoming Technical...

Darlene Marie Moser

Darlene Marie Moser

Jan 2, 2013

Darlene Marie Moser, 73, of Rigby, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at her home of cancer. She was born in Rigby, Idaho to Jesse and Alta Briggs and was raised in Lewisville, Idaho. Darlene married her best friend, Ross Moser, on April 18, 1939 in the Idaho Falls Temple. She was an active member of the LDS church, serving in...

Joseph Clyde Wilson

Joseph Clyde Wilson

Jan 2, 2013

Joseph Clyde Wilson, 74, of Kingman, Arizona, formerly of Dubois, Idaho passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 due to Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born June 4, 1938 in Roberts to Ed and Juanda Wilson. He grew up in and around the Dubois area which was a perfect place to do what he loved the most, hunting and fly fishing. He...

Samatha Denise Thayer

Samatha Denise Thayer

Dec 31, 2012

Samatha Denise Thayer, 64, of Rigby, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012, at home, in her sleep after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 29, 1948, in Bellaire, Ohio to Ernest Doty and Lillie Grace Potter. She was raised and attended schools in Ohio. In 1983 she married her longtime companion William Miller; they later divorced, but...

Mildred Bertha Simmons

Mildred Bertha Simmons

Dec 26, 2012

Mildred Bertha Simmons, age 94, of Shelton, died peacefully of causes incident to age Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. Mildred was born July 19, 1918 at Clark, Idaho a daughter to John Alfred Brown and Sarepta Angenette Gatchell Brown. She attended the Clark school and graduated from Rigby High School and Ricks...

John Arnold Wheeler

John Arnold Wheeler

Dec 24, 2012

John Arnold Wheeler, 89, of Ririe, passed away peacefully Monday, December 24, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, following a vehicle accident on December 13th. John was born August 9, 1923, in Ririe, Idaho to Ruth Clifford and Arnold Lavender Wheeler. He was the second child in a family of four and learned how to work hard as a...

Jane B. Merrill

Jane B. Merrill

Dec 19, 2012

Jane B. Merrill, 78, of Rigby, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 following a sudden illness. Jane was born June 25, 1934 in Ely, Nevada to Maralba Brown and Alta Hollingsworth Brown. A miracle baby, she was born prematurely and weighed in at 3 ½ pounds and then lost 1 pound after birth. Her survival is attributed to the faith...

Thomas Floyd Samuelson

Thomas Floyd Samuelson

Dec 19, 2012

Thomas Floyd Samuelson, 40 of Rigby, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, after a lifelong battle with breathing problems. He was born January 15, 1972, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. Due to a weeklong blizzard it was a consideration that he would be born at home. He was the second...

Joan Chase Ritter

Joan Chase Ritter

Dec 17, 2012

Joan Chase Ritter 79 of Rigby went to join her husband after a courageous battle with cancer took her on December 17, 2012. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Joan was born in Rigby, Idaho, on August 10, 1933 to John Edwin and Phoebe Chase. She grew up in Clark area, attended school at Clark and graduated...

Lois Lovenia Jardine

Lois Lovenia Jardine

Dec 17, 2012

Lois Lovenia Jardine, 97, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at her home. She was born November 6, 1915 in Glencoe, Idaho to Carl Enoch Peterson and Christena Lovenia Erickson Peterson. She was raised and attended schools in Grace, graduating from Grace High School as Valedictorian. She then attended LDS Business College in SLC, Utah. On...

Jon David Chadwick

Jon David Chadwick

Dec 17, 2012

Jon David Chadwick 45, of Rigby, Idaho passed away December 17, 2012 peacefully at his home from natural causes. Jon was born on April 20, 1967 in Idaho Falls, to David Jensen Chadwick and Sharon Phillips Chadwick. Jon attended Ammon Elementary, Bonneville Junior High and Bonneville High School. He still has many childhood friends that he loves. He loved to...

Harry Herman Walton

Harry Herman Walton

Dec 11, 2012

Harry Herman Walton, 66, of Rigby, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at his home. He was born May 31, 1946, in Golden Valley, North Dakota to Melvin Samuel Walton and Hattie Amelia Ueckert Walton. He was raised and attended schools in North Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Rigby. He was married three times, first wife, Pricilla, second wife...

Donna Briggs Scarborough

Donna Briggs Scarborough

Dec 10, 2012

Donna Briggs Bray Scarborough departed this earth December 10, 2012, succumbing to natural causes at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born February 7, 1927, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Charles Francis and Edna Grace Browning Briggs. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School and shortly after met her sweetheart and future husband, Daniel Paul Scarborough, a handsome...

Ruth Fell

Ruth Fell

Dec 9, 2012

Ruth Warnberg Fell, 87, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Pinebrook Assisted Living Center in Rigby, surrounded by her family. She was born December 30, 1924 to Sigurd Konrad and Eva Gussie Henricksen Warnberg in Parker, Idaho. Ruth graduated from the LDS School of Nursing, which started a lifelong legacy of caring for others. During WWII she...

Marylin E. Barnes

Marylin E. Barnes

Dec 6, 2012

Marylin Echo Fife Barnes 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, December 6th 2012, at Lily and Syringa assisted living center in Idaho Falls, following a stroke. She was born May 8, 1933 to John Guy Fife and Eleanor Melrie Dalling in Sugar City. She was the Oldest of 5 children. She grew up traveling with her family thru many...

Darrel T. Williams

Darrel T. Williams

Dec 5, 2012

Darrel Thomas Williams, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, December 05, 2012, after many years of health problems. He is survived by his wife, Ila and their children Trudy (Grant) Boehme, of Rexburg, Karla (Alex) Bailey, of Murray, Utah, Jim (Linda) Williams of South Jordan, Utah, Darlene Williams (Jerod McCord) of Idaho Falls; 9 grandchildren; 17...

Doyle V. Pratt

Doyle V. Pratt

Dec 5, 2012

Doyle V. Pratt, 66, of Rigby, passed away Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born January 18, 1946, in Pocatello to Verl Pratt and Dorothy Vera Steed Pratt. He was raised and attended schools in Pocatello, graduating from Highland High School. On January 14, 1982 he married Revella Jean Burke in...

Miriam Louise Brighton

Miriam Louise Brighton

Dec 1, 2012

Miriam Louise Brighton, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012, at her home. She was born December 4, 1929 in Shelley, Idaho to Allan O Johnson and Rula Beck Johnson. She was raised and attended schools in Blackfoot and Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. She attended her nursing school at Idaho Falls LDS Hospital....

Willard Carpenter Taylor

Willard Carpenter Taylor

Nov 30, 2012

Willard “Will” Carpenter Taylor, 64 of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Menan passed away Friday, November 30, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona. He was born September 1, 1948, in Idaho Falls, to Russell Done Taylor and Amelia Carpenter Taylor. He was raised in Lorenzo and graduated from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Ricks College. On November 16, 1979, he...