Obituaries

Shaleah Marie Finn
Apr 25, 2009
Shaleah Marie Finn, our beautiful little angle, chose to get her wings, Wednesday, April 25, 2009. She is survived by her parents William Jade Finn and Jeanne Marie Allen, of Idaho Falls, a brother, Bridger Boyd Finn, of Idaho Falls, grandparents, Valerie and Marvin Allen, Shirley and Boyd Finn, both of Rigby, great-grandparents, Virgina Bright of Filer, Lila Allen, of...
Marjorie June Scott
Apr 23, 2009
Marjorie June Scott, 84, of Rigby, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, at her home, under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. She was born June, 24, 1924, in Lewisville, to Melvin James Winchester, and Ida Grace Lee Winchester. She was raised in Lewisville, Lincoln, and Rigby. She attended school in Rigby and graduated from Ammon High School. On...
Aleta "Sam" Maxine Boyd
Apr 22, 2009
Aleta “Sam” Maxine Boyd, 57, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Sam was born March 29, 1952 in Rigby, Idaho a daughter of Maxwell Earl Taylor and Rhoda Casper Taylor. She attended schools in Shelley. On May 1, 1990, she married Charles “Chuck” W. Boyd Jr., in Idaho Falls. She worked at...
Mary Johanna Blosch
Apr 21, 2009
Mary Johanna Blosch, 60, of Rigby, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Madison Memorial Hospital, after a courageous fight against cancer. She was born October 30, 1948, in Driggs to Daniel Taylor Romney and Mary Ellen Jackson Romney. She attended school in Arco, graduating from Butte County High School. On June 14, 1968, she married David Karl Blosch, in Arco....
Margaret Ellen Bonham
Apr 19, 2009
Margaret Ellen Bonham, 87, of Rigby, died April 19, 2009, in Rigby. Margaret was born on October 23, 1921, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the daughter of M.E. and Zetta Branstetter Toliver. Margaret grew up and attended schools in Rigby. She graduated from Rigby High School and ISU School of Pharmacy. She married Eliot Bonham on March 8, 1944, in Idaho...
Elizabeth Ann Brimhall
Apr 13, 2009
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Poole Brimhall, 86, of Idaho Falls, died Monday, April 13, 2009, at her home. Betty was born April 26, 1922, in Rexburg, Idaho a daughter of Harry L. and Ann Hansen Poole. She was actively involved in student government and dramatics at both Idaho Falls High School and Ricks College and sang in a trio with her...
Peter J "Pete" Madsen
Apr 10, 2009
Peter J “PETE” Madsen 65 of Rigby Idaho passed away Friday April 10, 2009 in Idaho falls Idaho at good Samaritan nursing home from complications of a stroke in 2001. Pete was born July 31, 1943 in Rigby Idaho the youngest son of loyal Mathew and Eileen Ellsworth Madsen. Pete grew up in Rigby Idaho where he spent most of...
Ayden Cole Criddle
Apr 4, 2009
Ayden Cole Criddle was granted his angel wings, and returned home to his Heavenly Father on April 4th 2009. His final day was spent surrounded by his family that Ayden touched in a very big way, throughout his short, yet memorable life. He was born November 13, 2008 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Ayders gentle smile warmed the hearts of those...
Dawn Woods
Apr 3, 2009
Dawn Woods, age 55, of Roberts died Friday, April 3, 2009 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Dawn was born March 19, 1954 at Idaho Falls a daughter to Richard Charles “Dick” Woods and Della Connell Woods. She attended Roberts Elementary and Jr. High graduating from Rigby High School in 1972. She then attended Ricks College, Eastern Idaho Technical...
Darwin Austin Browning
Mar 26, 2009
DARWIN A. BROWNING Surrounded by his loving family, Darwin Austin Browning, 81, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2009 in Idaho Falls from heart failure. He was born October 19, 1927 in Annis, Idaho to Archie William Browning and Neona Kinghorn Browning. Darwin was loved dearly and cherished by many. In his younger years he liked to sled down the...
Stetson Brice Mitchell
Mar 25, 2009
Stetson Brice Mitchell, 18, of Monteview, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009. He was born September 27, 1990 in Rexburg, to Robert “Kip” Messerli and Melanie Alise Mitchell. He was raised on the family farm in Monteview and attended Terreton Elementary and West Jefferson High School. Stetson has an artist’s soul and loved drawing, playing his guitar, snowboarding and hanging out...
Major Ralf Thomas Wilson
Mar 23, 2009
Major Ralf Thomas Wilson USAF Ret., age 91, returned to the arms of his Heavenly Father on March 23, 2009, from his home in Rigby and was reunited with his parents and other waiting family members. Ralf was born in Alta, WY on July 28, 1917, the eldest child of Thomas Ross and Alice Cloe Larsen Wilson. He graduated from...
Mardi Hayes
Mar 20, 2009
Ms. Mardi Amos Hayes, 49, of Idaho Falls, died March 20, 2009, at her home. She was born June 20, 1959, in Laurel Mississippi, to Paul Franklin Amos and Mary Jo Stuart Amos. She graduated from Butte County High School in Arco, in 1977; she received her Bachelors Degree in education from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington,...
Julia Theola Schofield
Mar 13, 2009
Julia Theola Schofield, 87, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, March 13, 2009, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Julia was born December 26, 1921, in Ririe, Idaho a daughter of Frederick Rasmus Christensen and Lizzie Maude Coles Christensen. She was raised in Antelope, Idaho and attended school in Antelope and Ririe. Julia married Claude Carlyle in the early 1940’s....
Harry A. Munns
Mar 10, 2009
Henry “Harry”Alvin Munns, 73, of Rexburg, died Wednesday, March 10, 2009. He was born September, 30, 1935, in Lyman, to Arthur James Munns and Janet Clements Munns. He attended Lyman Elementary, and graduated from Madison High School. During high school he was active in FFA and Track. On November 23, 1955, he married Vonda Gae Torgerson, in the Idaho Falls,...
Millie E. Hartwell
Mar 9, 2009
Millie Hodson Hartwell, 88, of Monteview, died Monday, March 9, 2009, at her home. She was born November 6, 1920, in Blackfoot, to Albert Hodson and Victoria Wood Hodson. She attended schools in Blackfoot, graduating from Blackfoot High School; she continued her education at ISU. In 1941 she moved to Terreton and taught school for 2 years. On November 27,...
Kim Andersen
Mar 6, 2009
Kim Andersen, 52, of Rigby, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Madison Memorial Hospital. He was born June 20, 1956, in Rigby, to Milton Waters Anderson and Mary Ardell Hunsaker Andersen. He attended schools in Rigby and Texas. Kim plastered pools in various states for work, including Maine, New Hampshire, Texas, New Jersey, and California. He enjoyed rock crawling in...
David Jacob Burgener
Mar 6, 2009
David Jacob Burgener, 93, of Rexburg, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at his home. He was born January 8, 1916, in Midway, Utah, to John Burgener, and Clara Durtchi Burgener. In 1919, the family moved to Darby, Idaho in Teton Valley where he attended first grade. After his fathers death in 1927 the family moved to Provo, Utah. He finished...
Robert Dwayne Hail
Mar 5, 2009
Robert Dwayne Hail, age 64, of Lorenzo, died at his home, Thursday, March 5, 2009. Robert was born September 26, 1944 at Wendell, Idaho a son to Virgil Lavon Hail and Clara Virginia Bell Hail. He attended schools in the Lost River Valley area, graduating from Butte County High School in Arco. He was a member of F.F.A. in high...
Ione Bates
Mar 3, 2009
Ione C. Bates, 80, of Rigby, died Tuesday, March 03, 2009. She was born January 22, 1929, in Thomas, Idaho, to William Homer Carter and Violet Marie England Carter. She attended Wilson Grade School, Thomas High School and Ricks College. She was a cheerleader throughout high school and for 2 years at Ricks College. She sang with the Ricks College...