Merlin Archibald
Nov 27, 2010
David Merlin Archibald, 95 of Rigby died Saturday, November 27, 2010, at The Gardens of Rigby. Merlin was born January 18, 1915, in Rexburg, Idaho to David Watson Archibald and Lillie Isabell Stallings. He was the oldest of 8 boys and 3 girls. They grew up on the ground homesteaded by his grandfather near the Rexburg cemetery and also in...
Keith B. Anderson
Nov 23, 2010
Keith B. Anderson, 84 of Rigby died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. Keith was born July 7, 1926, in Murray, Utah to Charles Albert and Lima Hales Anderson. He attended Midway High School in Menan, ID and graduated from Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot, ID. After he graduated from high school, he went...
Leah Mary Andersen
Nov 22, 2010
Leah Mary Andersen, 84, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, November 22, 2010 at Mount Vernon Assisted Living of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Leah was born April 14, 1926, in Archer, Idaho the daughter of Lelen and Martha (Galbraith) Weekes. She grew up in Archer and attended school there. She was a member of the LDS Church. On August 26, 1943,...
Derwin Edward Chase
Nov 19, 2010
Derwin Edward Chase, 89 of Ririe, passed away November 19, 2010, at his home. Dirk was born March 10, 1921, to John Albert Chase and Florence Scott Chase. He was the sixth of eight children. He was raised in the Ririe Clark area and attended schools there. He went into the service in 1942 and served in the 2nd Air...
Florence Walters
Nov 17, 2010
Florence Walters, 69, of Rigby, went home to Jesus Wednesday, November 17, 2010, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Born to Vernon and Florence Brown Humphries on February 1, 1941 in Bremerton, Washington, she was later loved on and cared for by Bill and Nellie Jo Heaton. She graduated from North Central High School in Spokane, Washington. She went...
Erik Stephen Hanson
Nov 15, 2010
Erik Stephen Hanson, 30, of Del Ray Beach, Florida, formerly of Terreton, died Monday, November 15, 2010. He was born October 21, 1980, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada to Richard Hanson and Nancy Holman Hanson. He attended schools in, Hope Valley, Rhode Island and Provo, Utah, graduating from Glenns Ferry High School, Glenns Ferry, Idaho in the class of 1999....
Bonnie Marie Zollinger
Nov 13, 2010
Bonnie Marie Zollinger, 84, of Roberts died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Bonnie was born April 17, 1926, in Natches, Texas a daughter of William and Lillian Randall Morrow. Her early schooling was in Texas. Later in life she attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho graduating in 1969. She married Dean C....
Cristel H. Smith
Nov 12, 2010
Cristel H. Smith, 91, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Lily and Syringa Assisted Living Center. Cristel was born July 3, 1919, in Alta, Wyoming a daughter of Albert S. Hill and Jensine “Zina” Larsen Hill. She attended school in Driggs and graduated from Driggs High School in 1937. She lived in the Milo area since...
Nina May Leonard
Nov 12, 2010
Nina May Leonard, 87, of Ririe, died Friday, November 12, 2010 at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. She was born August 24, 1923, in Lewisville, Idaho to Edward James Rawle and Jennie Irene Barnes Rawle. She was raised in Lewisville and attended Midway schools. On August 24, 1940, she married Ercel Gilbert Leonard in Rigby; their marriage was...
Rex C. Groom
Nov 5, 2010
Rex C. Groom, 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully from age-related complications Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. He was born June 2, 1924, the second son to Charles Nathan Groom and Maud Rachel Allen in Ucon, Idaho. He attended schools in Ucon and graduated from high school there in...
Ora Green
Nov 5, 2010
Ora Hymas Green, 96, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Rexburg, died at her home, Friday, November 5, 2010. She was born September 1, 1914, in Rigby to Wilford Watkins Hymas and Ethel May Call Hymas. She was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. She continued her education at Idaho State University and received her Nursing...
Claude Wilbur Welch
Nov 4, 2010
Claude Wilbur Welch, age 86, of Rigby, died at his home Thursday, November 4, 2010, from complications following a stroke. Claude was born April 4, 1924 at Salt Lake City, Utah the only child of Guy Wilbur Welch and Anna Irene Stephens Welch. He attended schools in Salt Lake City, Bountiful and graduated from Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah....
Warren Richard Merrill
Nov 1, 2010
Warren Richard “Dick” Merrill, 66, of Menan, died November 1, 2010 from complications following heart surgery. He was born October 27, 1944, to Sollymon Sylvenus Merrill and Ruth Marine Thorngren Merrill. He was the third of nine children. He was raised in the Menan area and graduated from Rigby High School in 1963. Following graduation, he enlisted in the USAF...
Monty P. Freeman
Nov 1, 2010
Monty P. Freeman, 64, of Rigby, died Monday, November 01, 2010 at his home. He was born October 9, 1946, in Rexburg, Idaho, to Paul Frank Freeman and Betty Jane Wilson Freeman, he was raised in Plano and attended schools in Sugar City, graduating from Sugar City High School. He served in the Army National Guard 116th Engineering Battalion from...
Richard Oscar Hart
Oct 29, 2010
Richard Oscar Hart, 80, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, October 29, 2010 in Idaho Falls from complications of a stroke. He was born May 29, 1930, in Idaho Falls to Charles Oscar Hart and Alice Hamblin Hart. He attended Menan Elementary School, Madison Junior High, and graduated from Madison High School. He received further education at Rick’s College. He served...
Ila Jean Spatig
Oct 27, 2010
Ila Jean Lang Spatig, 65, of Rigby, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Rexburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 15, 1945, in Vancouver, Washington, to Edward Lang and Louise Rogers Lang. She was raised and attended school in Vancouver, Washington, graduating from Ft. Vancouver High School. She continued her education at BYU Provo, and received her degree...
Doyle Jay Burnside
Oct 26, 2010
Doyle Jay Burnside, Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, rejoined Our Heavenly Father October 26, 2010 due to complications of a stroke. He was born May 7, 1928 in Chapin, Idaho to Lawrence Jay Burnside and Elizabeth Samantha Nickell. He grew up in the Darby area and there he found his love for the outdoors. With 5 sisters...
Brent Bailey Smith
Oct 25, 2010
Brent Bailey Smith, 67, of Ririe, died October 25, 2010, at his home, after an extended illness. He was born December 11, 1942, in Shelton, Idaho to Floyd Merle Smith and Mary Amanda Bailey Smith. He was raised and attended schools in Ririe, graduating from Ririe High School. On November 25, 1961, he married Onda K. Summers in Shelton, Idaho;...
Billie Jean Cooley
Oct 24, 2010
Billie Jean Cooley, 77, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away October 24, 2010, at her home in Roberts after battling years of Alzheimer’s disease. Billie was born February 22, 1933 in Jellico, Tennessee to Elbert and Elizabeth Huddleston. She attended school in Jellico, TN; Akron, OH, and California. She was the second to the oldest of five children. She...
Henrietta Morgan
Oct 24, 2010
Henrietta Morgan, 87, of Menan, died Sunday, October 24, 2010, at her home. She was born June 20, 1923, in Marysville, Idaho to Lucius Hale Hendricks and Claudia Gennette Dayley. She was raised and attended schools in the Rexburg area, graduating from Madison High School. She married William Blaine Morgan December 30, 1941, in LaBelle, together they had 6 children....