Obituaries

Alta A. Campbell
Apr 29, 2011
Alta A. Campbell, 86, of Annis, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at the Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho. She was born July 15, 1924, in Lorenzo, Idaho to Clarence Marion McMurtrey and Mabel Sophia Scott McMurtrey. She was raised and attended schools in Ririe and Clark, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School. On July 30, 1949, she married...
Casey James Eddins
Apr 29, 2011
Casey James Eddins, 21, of Menan, passed away, Friday, April 29, 2011. He was born May 14, 1989, in Rexburg, Idaho to Craig John Eddins and Jody Lyn Dorcheus Eddins. He attended Midway Schools in Menan, and Graduated from Rigby High School. He worked in building construction as a roofer. Casey is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
John Lawrence Radin
Apr 28, 2011
John Lawrence Radin, 59, of Menan, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at his home. He was born October 8, 1951, in Los Angeles California to Harold Everett Radin and Nellis Ann Watson Radin. He was raised and attended schools in Los Angeles, graduating from Harvard Military School in Los Angeles. He continued his education at University of California at Berkeley...
Robert Ellsworth Madsen
Apr 25, 2011
Robert Ellsworth Madsen, 90, of Rigby, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at his home. He was born May 14, 1920, in Rigby, Idaho, to Loyal Matthew Madsen and Eileen Leonora Ellsworth Madsen. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He served in the US Army during WWII and The Korean Conflict. On August 17,...
Sharon Talbot Green
Apr 24, 2011
Sharon Talbot Green, 64, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at her home. She was born October 26, 1946, in Preston, Idaho to LaRay O. Talbot and Royla Perkins Talbot. She was raised and attended schools in Preston and graduated from Preston High School. She graduated from Idaho State University with a Masters Degree in Radiology. She worked...
Maurine Elison Tolman
Apr 23, 2011
Maurine Elison Tolman, age 91, of Lewisville, died peacefully Saturday April 23, 2011 at her home in Lewisville, surrounded by her daughters. Maurine was born December 24, 1919 at Blackfoot, Idaho to Marvin William Elison and Leone Coolbear Elison. She attended Blackfoot Schools graduating from Blackfoot High School. She enjoyed basketball and played for Blackfoot Junior High and High School...
Vonda Mae Brunt
Apr 22, 2011
Vonda Mae Brunt, age 81, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, April 22, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Vonda was born February 4, 1930 at Idaho Falls a daughter to Bert Strong and Reba Pope Strong. She attended schools in Idaho Falls, and in Rigby graduating from Rigby High School in 1948. She then attended L.D.S. Nursing School graduating...
Thayne Lamon Hansen
Apr 15, 2011
Thayne Lamon Hansen, 47, of Thornton, died at his home Friday April 15, 2011 from complications from cancer. He was under the care of Home Health and Hospice. Thayne was born July 29, 1963 at Rexburg, Idaho a son of George Fredrick and Dorothy Mae Briggs Hansen. He attended schools in Lyman, Archer and Rexburg graduating from Madison High School...
Robert "Bobby" Nance
Apr 12, 2011
Robert “Bobby” Nance, 65, of Rigby, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011. He was born January 31, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio to Elmer Nance and Mae Irene Jones. He was raised in Cleveland and attended schools there. He served in the US Navy from 1963 to 1966 and achieved the rank of E4 BT3. Robert worked as a Water Softener Salesman,...
Linda Lee Swinehart
Apr 11, 2011
Linda Lee Swinehart, 61, of Idaho Falls, died April 11, 2011, at the Life Care Center of Idaho Falls. She was born April 11, 1950, in Lakeland, Florida to Ervin Lee Craft and Martha LaTrell Sadler Craft. At the age of 13, her family moved to California. She attended Steven M. White and Carson High School in Carson, California. She...
Sandra Lee Byrne
Apr 6, 2011
Sandra Lee Byrne, 60, of Terreton, died Wednesday April 6, 2011, at The Good Samaritan Care Center in Idaho Falls. She was born September, 6, 1950, in Idaho Falls to Merlin Louis Byrne and Elaine Loris Johnson Byrne. She was raised and attended schools in Terreton, and graduated from West Jefferson High School. She married Terry Eck and together they...
Mitchel L. Hansen
Apr 6, 2011
Mitchel L. Hansen, 49, of Rigby, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. He was born January 7, 1962, in Driggs, Idaho to Connie Jeppesen Nelson and Vern Hansen. He grew up in Teton Valley where he met the love of his life, Ione Olsen. They made their life together in Rexburg and Rigby where their...
Deloy H. Giles
Apr 1, 2011
DeLoy Henry Giles, 73, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at his home in Rigby Idaho. He was born on September 19, 1937 in Buhl, Idaho to Henry Ephraim Giles and Helen Bertha Newman. DeLoy graduated from Jerome High School, then attended Ricks College and then Idaho State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. In spite...
Jimmy Keith Willcoxon
Mar 30, 2011
Jimmy Keith Willcoxon, 40 of Rigby, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Pocatello, Idaho, from injuries received in an accident. He was born November 18, 1970, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Orie James Willcoxon Sr. and Clara May Neville Willcoxon. He was raised and attended schools in Portland Oregon graduating from Madison High School in Portland. In 1997 he married...
Edna Ellsworth Bramwell
Mar 30, 2011
Edna Ellsworth Bramwell, 96 of Sun City Arizona, formerly of Lewisville, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Sun City, Arizona. She was born November 23, 1914, in Lewisville, Idaho to Preston Blair Ellsworth and Edna Boyes Walker Ellsworth. She was raised and attended schools in Lewisville, and graduated from Midway High School in 1932. She continued her education at BYU...
Harriet Martha Chavez
Mar 28, 2011
Harriet “Happy” Martha Lee Chavez, 78, of Rigby, died Monday, March 28, 2011, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was born July 30, 1932, in Independence, Idaho, to Mark Woolnough Lee and Harriet Martha Hope Lee. She was raised by, Frank and Annie Jane Thornton Daniels. She attended grade schools in Independence, Idaho, and graduated...
Karren Borowski
Mar 27, 2011
Vila “Karren” Borowski, 68, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at her home, of sudden cardiac arrest. She was born August 18, 1942, in Rigby, Idaho to Jack Baxter Hawkins and Vila Perl Lemmon Hawkins. She was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. She married Rex Cherry, and later divorced. On October 2,...
Beulah Adamson Fehmel
Mar 27, 2011
Beulah Adamson Fehmel, 93, of Ririe, Idaho, passed away in Phoenix, AZ, March 27, 2011, of natural causes. Beulah was born July 29, 1917, in Annis, Idaho to William Lewis Adamson and Ella Poole Adamson. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where she served in many capacities. She enjoyed gardening, canning,...
Joseph Harding Sievers
Mar 25, 2011
Joseph Harding Sievers, 89, of Garfield, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center of Rigby. He was born December 8, 1921, in Milo, Idaho to Pope Leo Sievers and Melba Ellen Nelson Sievers. He was raised and attended schools in Milo and Ucon. He enjoyed and excelled in track and field. He served in WWII...
Charles Howard Henry
Mar 22, 2011
Charles Howard Henry, 90, of Rigby, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born June 20, 1920, in Rigby, Idaho to Edward Joshua Henry and Nora Jane Cole Henry. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Utah State University...