Obituaries

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Linda Lee Swinehart

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Joseph Lloyd Burt

Joseph Lloyd Burt

Mar 20, 2011

Joseph Lloyd Burt, 29, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011. He was born on April 9, 1981, in Rexburg, Idaho to Russell and Linda Burt. Growing up Joe lived in Parker Idaho, Bountiful Utah, and Rigby Idaho. As a young boy he played the trumpet, participated in the scouting program and JROTC and enjoyed attending gun shows, hunting,...

Glen Lewis Merrill

Glen Lewis Merrill

Mar 19, 2011

Glen Lewis Merrill, 82, of Rigby, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at his home. He was born June 18, 1928, in Annis, Idaho, to Eldon Elias Merrill and Nancy Ann Dinsdale Merrill. He attended Annis Elementary and Midway High School, graduating in 1946. On August 4, 1948, he married Donna Ranae Casper in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He was...

Beverly Cook

Beverly Cook

Mar 17, 2011

Beverly Cook, 79, of Ucon, died March 17, 2011, at her home. She was born April 12, 1931, in Rigby to William Royal Glenn and Martha Maggie Neville Glenn. She was raised and attended schools in California where she lived until she was 16, she then moved back to Rigby and attended Rigby High School. On April 12, 1946 she...

Ward Lee Hancock

Ward Lee Hancock

Mar 12, 2011

Ward Lee Hancock, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away at home from an on-going illness on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Ward was born January 19, 1971, in Rexburg, Idaho to Wallace Garen Hancock and Eileen Jones Hancock. Growing up in Lewisville, his best friend was his older brother Benny, who preceded him in death. Ward graduated from Rigby High School in...

Bobby Dean Smout

Bobby Dean Smout

Mar 6, 2011

Bobby Dean Smout, 72, of Challis, formerly of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born May 2, 1938, in Lewisville, Idaho to Wilmer W. Smout and Edith Mortensen Smout. He was raised in Lewisville and attended schools in Rigby. In 1958, he married Aloha Simon, they later...

Ireta H. Sommer

Ireta H. Sommer

Mar 2, 2011

Ireta H. Sommer, 85, of Menan, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at The Gardens of Rigby. She was born July 2, 1925, in Tetonia to Chris Mickelson and Mary Ann Hill Mickelson. She was raised and attended schools in Tetonia. On March 18, 1947, she married Ross Sommer in Dillon Montana. Together they had five children. In 1959 they moved...

Laura M. Grover

Laura M. Grover

Feb 28, 2011

Laura M. Grover, 83 of Idaho Falls, ID passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 in her home following a brave fight with cancer. Laura was born December 31, 1927, in Driggs, Idaho to Robert and Mary Eliza Mackley. She grew up in the Driggs area with four sisters Roberta, Genevie, Mable, Carrie and one brother, David Mackley. She attended Teton...

Lenna Dee Barber

Lenna Dee Barber

Feb 26, 2011

Lenna Dee Barber (Hobson), 62, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011 at her home in Draper, Utah. Her gracious battle with ALS was an inspiration to all who know and love her. Lenna was born November 29, 1949, the second daughter of Albert and Myril Hobson in Pocatello, Idaho. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Pocatello and continued to...

Leona Elizabeth Stromberg

Leona Elizabeth Stromberg

Feb 19, 2011

Leona Elizabeth Bloxham Stromberg, 98, of Ririe, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Rigby. She was born January 14, 1913, in Downey, Idaho to Fredrick Fitzjohn Bloxham and Esther Jane Davis Bloxham. She was raised and attended schools in Downey. On January 21, 1935, she married Alvin B. Stromberg; their marriage was solemnized in...