Obituaries

Keely Marie Lance
Sep 2, 2012
Keely “Henry” Marie Lance was taken in a tragic accident on Sunday, September 2, 2012, just short of her 19th birthday. She was born on September 8, 1993, to her loving parents Brett and Kristy Lance and big brothers, Travis and Casey, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She attended elementary schools in Rigby and graduated with high honors in May 2012...
Norma Albertson
Aug 31, 2012
Norma Albertson, age 65, of Rigby, died at her home Friday August 31, 2012. Norma was born March 23, 1947 at Basalt, Idaho a daughter to Deloy Francis Daw and Ivy Mogene Scarborough Daw. She attended schools in Roberts and Idaho Falls. She married Ronald Albertson January 15, 1965 in Osgood, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho...
Alton Denzel Rainey
Aug 29, 2012
Alton Denzel Rainey, 75, of Rigby, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born August 20, 1937, in Lyman to Alvin Denzel Rainey and Lila McIntier Rainey. He was raised and attended schools in the Lyman area, graduating from Madison High School. He participated in high school sports and especially...
Barbara Baxter
Aug 28, 2012
Barbara Baxter, 70, formerly of Rigby, of Clovis, California passed away August 28, 2012. She was born January 14, 1942 in Butte Montana to Arnold Orson Spencer and Leonora Myler Spencer. She raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School in 1960. She continued her education at Ricks College earning an Associate’s Degree in Science in 1962;...
Niles Fabyn Hanson
Aug 27, 2012
Niles Fabyn Hanson, 67, of Rigby passed away peacefully Monday, August 27, 2012 at his home. Niles was born July 8, 1945, in Rigby to Fabyn Albert Hanson and Sarah Norma Scott Hanson. He was raised in the Annis Area and attended Annis and Rigby schools, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at UNLV in Las Vegas,...
Gayle Ferguson
Aug 25, 2012
Gayle Ferguson, age 72, of Rigby, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 in the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City from complications following surgery. Gayle was born December 29, 1939 in Bountiful, Utah a daughter to Frank C. Paramore and Virginia Louise Porter Paramore. She attended schools in Missoula, Montana graduating from Sentinel High School. She served...
Edris Oleta Bain
Aug 25, 2012
Edris Oleta Bain, 84 of Idaho Falls, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at her home. She was born December 7, 1927, in Eldorado, Oklahoma to Clay Allen Miller and Mildred Holland Miller. On October 15, 1944 she married Dow C. Bain in Sayer, Oklahoma. To this union they added three children. She is survived by her daughter, Sheila Kay...
Wayne Morgan Smith
Aug 22, 2012
Wayne Morgan Smith, 93 of Ammon, formerly of Dubois, passed away August 22, 2012, one month shy of his 72nd wedding anniversary, with his family who loved him dearly, at his side. He was born February 25, 1919 to J Lorin and Jenny Lucile Morgan Smith in Lyman. He was raised and attended schools in the Rigby area, graduating from...
Benjamin Ray Aicher
Aug 22, 2012
Benjamin Ray Aicher, 31, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at his home. He was born December 31, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Arthur James Aicher and Jean Ryder Aicher. He attended Fairview Elementary, Rocky Mountain Middle School and graduated from Bonneville High School. He was employed by the Developmental Workshop and worked at the INL...
Pablo Nieto Garcia
Aug 20, 2012
Pablo N. Garcia, age 85, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Lewisville, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Pablo was born January 27, 1927 in Guasti, San Barnardino County, California a son to Jose Garcia and Carmen Nieto Garcia. He was raised in California, Mexico, Texas, and moved to Lewisville in 1981. He...
Freda Addaline Madsen
Aug 19, 2012
Freda Addaline Reed Madsen, age 92 of Lewisville, died at her daughters home in Menan, Sunday August 19, 2012. Freda was born September 11, 1919 in Butler Island (Ririe) , Idaho a daughter to Freeman Leon Reed and Lula Yearsley Reed. She was raised in Butler Island and Lorenzo area’s and attended schools in Ririe and Rigby, graduating from Midway...
Loren G. Grant
Aug 8, 2012
Mr. Loren G. Grant Sr., 70, passed away in Rigby, Idaho on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 as a result of ongoing medical issues. His family was by his side as he drifted off to be with the Lord. He was born to Helen and Thomas Grant on November 8, 1941 in Warroad, Minnesota. He joined the Navy in 1958. During...
J.D. Ritchie
Aug 5, 2012
Jabez Dean “J.D.” Ritchie, 81, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born February 22, 1931, in Idaho Falls to Jabez Dean Ritchie and Blanche Ann Johnson Ritchie. He was raised and attended schools in Iona and Idaho Falls. On September 27, 1954 he married Elaine Lindholm in...
Verl Keith Mcmurtrey
Aug 4, 2012
Verl Keith McMurtrey, 83 of Rigby, died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at his home. He was born December 14, 1928, in Antelope Flats to Horace McMurtrey and Cora Fox McMurtrey. He attended schools in Antelope Flats and Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. On July 6, 1973, he married Bonnie Ashbocker in Ririe. He worked for Union Pacific Rail Road,...
George F. Stanton
Aug 4, 2012
George F. Stanton, age 65, of Woodbury MN, died on August 4, 2012 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul MN, after a courageous battle with emphysema. He was born the son of George S. and Mary Ann (Cardano) Stanton on September 21, 1946 in Winsted, CT. George proudly served in the US Army. He had been working in parts distribution...
Aaron J. Fife
Aug 2, 2012
Aaron J. Fife was born on December 30, 1925 to Aaron C. and Jessie Fife in Lewisville, Idaho. He was the oldest of eleven children. He passed away at home in Rigby, Idaho, August 2, 2012, at the age of 86, after a series of strokes. Aaron attended school in Lewisville, until his junior year. He then went to Seattle...
Gary Clinton Ellis
Jul 30, 2012
Gary Clinton Ellis, age 72, of Ammon, died Monday July 30, 2012 in Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born September 10, 1939 in Rexburg, Idaho a son of Melvin Purser Ellis and Irene Davies Ellis. He attended schools in Hamer graduating from West Jefferson High School. He was a member of F.F.A. He served in...
Gene Lafaye Miller
Jul 29, 2012
Gene LaFaye Miller, age 86, of Menan, passed away at his home Sunday, July 29, 2012. Gene was born February 20, 1926 at Menan, Idaho a son of Henry Edwin Miller and Caroline Gneiting Miller. He was raised in the Menan area attending schools in Menan and graduating from Midway High School. He joined the United States Navy and trained...
Samuel C. Chandler
Jul 29, 2012
Samuel Call Chandler, 93 of San Francisco, California, formerly of Rigby, Idaho, passed away July 29, 2012 at his home. He was born May 4, 1919 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to William James Chandler and Mary Nancy Call Chandler, the 6th of 12 children. He was raised and attended schools in Southeastern Idaho, beginning with first grade in a three-room...
Edsel Ray Baxter
Jul 29, 2012
Edsel (RAY) Baxter, age 84, of Terreton, passed away Sunday July 29, 2012 at his home. Born May 27, 1928 in Rigby, Idaho to Harry Luther Baxter and Ada Minerva Heyrend. Ray attended school in Rigby, where he also graduated from Rigby High School. He married LaVona Thueson June 11, 1947 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Together they raised...