Lagrand Jones
Sep 20, 2008
LaGrand Jones, 85, of Milo, passed away September, 20, 2008, at his home. He was born December 9, 1922, in Providence, Utah, to Hyrum Jones and Abigail Ann Naylor Jones. He was a graduate of South Cache High School in Hyrum, Utah. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. On September 2, 1948, he married Mary Ann Pardonnet,...
Ivan L. Tanner
Sep 18, 2008
Ivan Lavern Tanner, 90, of Rigby, died Thursday, September 18, 2008, at The Gables of Ammon Assisted Living Center. He was born September 20, 1917, in Garfield, to Clarence Lavern Tanner and Laura Leona Warner Tanner. He attended Rigby schools. On January 22, 1940, he married Vida Elizabeth Harris in Ririe. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls,...
Jay R. Hobley
Sep 17, 2008
Jay R. Hobley of Lyman, Idaho died Wednesday September17, 2008. He was born June 11, 1925 to Albert and Ida Hobley in Coltman, Idaho. He attended school in Rigby. He later joined the military where he served in the Army during WWII. On September 18, 1948 Jay was married to Grace Green. Together they had five children. His work for...
M. Elizabeth Jensen
Sep 14, 2008
M. Elizabeth Jensen, 89, of Rigby, passed away September 14, 2008, at the home of her son in Shelley. She was born Jan 3, 1919, in Coltman, Idaho to George William Rasmussen and Ethel Robinson Rasmussen. She attended school in Coltman and graduated from Ucon High School. On November 12, 1941, she married Leon Page Jensen in the Logan LDS...
Larry Franklin Free
Sep 14, 2008
Larry Franklin Free, 51, of Lorenzo, died Sunday, September 14, 2008, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born December 7, 1956, in Rexburg, to James Lawrence Free and Margaret Ellen Love Free. He attended Rigby High School then continued his education at Utah State University. He worked for Quality Insulation, Valley Wide Co-op at the fertilizer plant,...
Ralph Dean Munns
Sep 13, 2008
Ralph Dean Munns, 84, of Menan, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2008, at his home. He was born December 22, 1923 in Lyman, Idaho, to Alvin Weeks Munns and Clara Brindley Munns. He attended school in Lymn and Rexburg. On February 4, 1947, he married Merle Beazer Munns in the Idaho Falls, LDS Temple. He owned Ralph Munns Construction, working...
Jean Vivian Mccrary
Sep 11, 2008
Jean Vivian McCrary, 87, of Rigby, passed away September 11, 2008, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born February 21, 1921, in Rolling, Wisconsin to Charles “Gil” Maney and Libbie Jo Gillett Maney. She attended schools in Strasburg, Wisconsin. She served with the Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corp. from 1943 – 1944 and held the rank of Corporal. She...
Colleen Mortensen
Sep 9, 2008
Colleen Clark Mortensen, 66, of Rexburg, passed away at her home, Tuesday, September 9, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 13, 1941, in Idaho Falls, to Wallace “Pat” Clark and Verla Browning Clark. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School, Ricks College, and Excelsis Beauty School. On March 29, 1963, she married Lorin L. Mortensen...
Lonn Erwin Eddins
Sep 7, 2008
Lonn Eddins, age 94, of Monteview, died at Rexburg Nursing and Rehab in Rexburg, Idaho Sunday September 7, 2008. Lonn was born January 18, 1914, in LaBelle, to George W. Eddins and Sarah Mieklejohn Eddins. He was raised in Lorenzo, Toole, UT, and LaBelle and attended schools in LaBelle. On January 15, 1936, he married Mabel Williams in Rigby. She...
Frank Walter Haderlie
Sep 1, 2008
Frank Walter Haderlie, 88, of Rexburg and formerly of Ucon, joined his sweetheart on September 1, 2008, at the home of his son in Rexburg under the care of Rexburg Home Health and Hospice. He was born Feb. 4, 1920, in Iona, Idaho to Henry Walter Haderlie and Ruth Jones Ward Haderlie. He married his sweetheart, Lois Constance Ripplinger, in...
Kris Lanelle Berkouwer
Aug 25, 2008
Kristin “Kris” Lanelle Berkouwer, 43, of Rigby, passed away at her home Monday, August 25, 2008. She was born August 1, 1965 in Moses Lake, WA, to Terry Thatcher and Carol Stanger Thatcher, and was adopted and raised by John and Louise Price. She attended schools in Salt Lake City, UT, and graduated from Alta High School. She continued her...
Donna Branson
Aug 24, 2008
Donna Branson, 93 of Iona, died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Sunday, August 24, 2008. She was born November 21, 1914 in Salina, Utah, to James Albert Brown and Emma Josephine Casto Brown. She attended schools in the Wilford area and graduated from Rigby High School. On October 28, 1936 she married Robert Emerson Branson in Wilford, Idaho. Their...
Theodore Eugene Blosch
Aug 20, 2008
Theodore “Ted” Eugene Blosch, 86, of Rigby, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at EIRMC. He was born March 3, 1922, in Bristow, Oklahoma, to Henry Herman Blosch and Lois Maude Cross Blosch. He attended schools in Bristow, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII with General George Patton. Ted farmed and ranched in Ririe and Driggs. He was...
Afton Donna Gunderson
Aug 19, 2008
Afton Donna Gunderson, 80, of Menan, died at her daughter’s home in Rigby, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. She was born December 29, 1927, in Lorenzo, to Henry Drake and Roxey Alice Andrew Drake. She attended schools in Lorenzo and graduated from Midway High School. . On July 29, 1946, she married Joseph Marvin Gunderson in Menan. She was a member...
William Wright Robinson
Aug 13, 2008
William “Bill” Wright Robinson, 87, of Idaho Falls, died August, 13 2008, in Salem, Utah. He was born September 18, 1920, in Thayne, Wyoming to William Robinson and Velta Ruth Wright Robinson. He attended schools in Star Valley, Wyoming and graduated from Star Valley High School. During WWII Bill served with the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre, and achieved...
Jeffrey Bradford Berky
Aug 8, 2008
Jeffrey Bradford Berky, 44, passed away in San Jose, California on August 8, 2008. He was born on May 23, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John A. Berky and Patricia Black Berky. He graduated from Wissahickon High School in Ambler, PA and attended UVSC in Orem, UT. He worked as a plumber in Provo, UT and later moved to San...
Jerry Lavel Albright
Aug 8, 2008
Jerry LaVel Albright, age 75, of Rigby, died at home, Friday, August 8, 2008. Jerry was born September 8, 1932, at Idaho Falls, a son of Lincoln Benjamin Albright and Ruby Deliala Allred Albright. Jerry attended schools in Idaho Falls. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War as a Medic. On July 8, 1955, he married...
Ruth Ciesielski
Aug 8, 2008
Ruth (Humphries) Ciesielski, 91, of Idaho Falls, died August 8, 2008, at the Life Care Center where she had been since November, 2007 Ruth was born October 15, 1916, to William and Rilda Humphries, in Woodville, Idaho. She was raised in the Woodville area and attended schools in Woodville, Taysom, and Rose. She was the oldest of eleven children, six...
Velma Lake
Jul 31, 2008
Velma Lake, 92 of Rigby, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born January 21, 1916, in Annis, to Erastus Walker and Mary Alvina Smithies Walker. She attended schools in Annis and Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. On October 13, 1934, she married J. Morgan Lake Jr.; their marriage was solemnized March...
Joseph Elmo Andersen
Jul 31, 2008
Joseph Elmo Andersen, 86, of Rigby, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at The Gables Assisted Living Home in Idaho Falls. He was born January 18, 1922 at Rigby a son of Albert Andersen and Vida Esther Waters Andersen. He attended Clark and Rigby Schools. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 until 1946. He married June Niederer...