Obituaries

Mirna Palacios
Oct 12, 2012
Mirna Palacios, age 12, of Hamer passed away Thursday, October 12, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Idaho Falls. Burial will be in the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery. Services are under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.
Dorothy Mildred Ferguson
Oct 11, 2012
Dorothy Mildred Ferguson, 89, of Ririe, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Homestead assisted living center in Rigby. She was born March 20, 1923, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Jesse Graham Clark and Mildred Frannie Gomez Clark. She was raised in Mud Springs, Ririe and Rigby, attended schools in Mud Springs and graduated from Ririe High School. She continued...
Michael Lynn Pierce
Oct 10, 2012
Michael Lynn Pierce, 56, of Rigby, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born September 22, 1956 in Galesburg, Illinois to Raymond “Ike” Ivan Pierce and June “Bettie” Elizabeth Bogard. He was raised and attended schools in Illinois and continued his education at ISU. In January of 1980 he married...
Vincent Galen Ransom
Oct 8, 2012
Vincent Galen Ransom, 81, of Ririe, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born December 19, 1930, in Lohrville, Iowa to Harold Ransom and Violette Blanche Stout Ransom. He attended schools in Rupert, and then joined the US Navy; he served in San Diego, Hawaii, and Japan during the Korean...
Joan Ireland
Oct 8, 2012
Joan Jennings Ireland, 76, of Rigby, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born August 17, 1936 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Grace Simpson Jennings and Edwin Leland Jennings, the third of seven children. She and her family moved to the Clark area from New Sweeden when she was 9...
Gayle Dean Hix
Oct 6, 2012
Gayle Dean Hix, forever pursuing his eternal journey, passed from this existence October 6, 2012 at Green Gables Assistance Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gayle was born on August 27, 1935 at the home of his maternal grandmother in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the son of Ray C. and Florence M. Hix. He grew up on the family...
Samuel Lamar Gneiting
Oct 4, 2012
Samuel LaMar Gneiting, 83, of Rigby passed away Thursday, October 04, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born May 1, 1929, in Garfield, Idaho to William Gneiting and Mabel Jenkins Gneiting. He was raised and attended schools in Garfield. On November 4, 1949, he married Patricia Purser in the Idaho Falls, LDS Temple. He...
Robert Keith Getsinger
Oct 3, 2012
Robert Keith Getsinger passed away Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at his home in Rigby of natural causes. Keith was born May 24, 1929 in Lovell, Wyoming to William Joseph Getsinger and Iva May Hickman Getsinger. The family moved to Iowa for a short time before moving back to the family homestead in Lorenzo, ID. Keith enlisted in the US Navy...
Gorden "Scott" Hansen
Sep 24, 2012
Gorden “Scott” Hansen, 64, of Rigby, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at his home. He was born June 22, 1948 in Salina, Utah to Orvel Hansen and Lela Sorensen Hansen. He was raised and attended schools in Sevier, Utah. He continued his education at SLC Community College and graduated with a degree in plumbing. On April 7, 1967, he...
Marilyn J. Heed
Sep 21, 2012
Marilyn J. Heed, 69, of Rigby, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born May 17, 1943, in Los Angeles, California to Harold Otto Kohn and Emma Mary Jandera Kohn. She was raised and attended schools in Pasadena, California; graduating from Arcadia High School. She continued her education at Westminster...
Dennis K. Ashbocker
Sep 18, 2012
Dennis K. Ashbocker, 77, of Rigby Idaho, passed away September 18, 2012 at his home. Dennis was born October 5, 1934 in Rexburg, Idaho to Albert Jacob Ashbocker and Anna Louise Davis Ashbocker. He attended schools in Archer and Rexburg. He enlisted in the US Army and served in Germany. He married Renee Hoffman in Rigby on April 3, 1953....
Lesile Claude Davis
Sep 17, 2012
Lesile Claude Davis, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012, at his home. He was born June 30, 1933, in Chama, New Mexico to Lester T. Davis and Bessie B. Bramwell Davis. He was raised and attended schools in DeBeque Colorado, graduating from DeBeque High School. As a young man he worked on cattle ranches and met...
Ruth May Harrop
Sep 14, 2012
Ruth May Fugate Harrop, 97, of Idaho Falls, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at Lincoln Court in Idaho Falls. She was born June 16, 1915, in Burton, Idaho to Delroy Christopherson and Emily Petersen Christopherson. She was raised and attended schools in Burton and attended Madison High School. On May 1, 1933, she married George Fugate in Rexburg, Idaho....
Ernest John Barnes
Sep 13, 2012
Ernest John Barnes, 92, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Roberts, died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Promontory Point Rehab in Idaho Falls. He was born June 9, 1920 in Idaho Falls to Ephraim Harry Barnes and Ida Augusta Janson Barns, the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Midway High School in 1939, and continued his education at the University...
Dolores "Dede" Michelle Bowman
Sep 11, 2012
Dolores “Dede” Michelle Bowman, 50, of Rigby, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at her home. She was born October 4, 1961, in Yreka, California to Dave Guill and Gay Green Guill. She attended schools in Teton County. On November 24, 1979, she married Leonard A. Bowman in Felt, Idaho. They lived in Reno Nevada for 20 years, and then...
Max Drollinger
Sep 11, 2012
Max Drollinger, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, surrounded by his family. Max was born June 25, 1925 in Ririe, Idaho to Cecil John Drollinger, and Norma Delona Harris Drollinger. He was raised in Ririe, Marysville and Osgood, Idaho. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943, serving during World War II, and was honorably discharged...
Shirley Maria Gerard
Sep 10, 2012
Shirley Maria Sauer Gerard, 89, formerly of Lewisville passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at Life Care in Idaho Falls. She was born August 24, 1923 in Lewisville to Bertha Taylor Sauer and Henry William Sauer. She was raised in Lewisville and attended schools in the area. On September 1, 1942, she and her long-time love, Willard Mack Gerard, were...
Kerry P. Pearson
Sep 10, 2012
Kerry P. Pearson, 37, of Rigby, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012. He was born on May 5, 1975 in Long Beach California to Carl Allen Pearson and Patricia Ann Faulconer Pearson. He was raised and attended schools in Garden Grove California, graduating from Pacifica High School. He continued his education at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California and...
Justin Taylor Banda
Sep 9, 2012
Justin Taylor Banda, 21, of Idaho Falls, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012. He was born November 19, 1990 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Keith Edward Banda and Jennifer Lyn Winchester Banda. He was raised and attended schools in Ucon, Idaho, Virginia, Guam, and Pomona, California. He graduated from Bonneville High School where he was in the auto body club....
Genevie Scholes
Sep 4, 2012
Genevie Slack Scholes, 79, of Rigby, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at her home. She was born January 27, 1933, in St. Anthony, Idaho to Vernon James Slack and Lucretia Ann Ward Slack. She was raised and attended schools in Twin Groves. She graduated from South Fremont High School then continued her education at Ricks College. On June 3,...