Obituaries

Garry L. Lerwill
Mar 31, 2010
Garry Lynn Lerwill, 66, of Tetonia, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, in Rexburg, Idaho. He was born September 22, 1943, in Ashton, Idaho, to Harold James Lerwill and Alta Ruth Martindale Lerwill. He attended Teton County Schools, graduating from Teton High School. He continued his education at Ricks College and attended welding school. On June 22, 1962, he married his...
Darius Ezra Grayson
Mar 29, 2010
Darius Ezra Grayson, infant son of Mollie Elizabeth Zielke Grayson and Michael William Grayson, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at Madison Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents and a brother, John "Eric" Farrow II. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 2, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel 101 West Main Street, Rigby, with Bishop Scott...
April Shinkle
Mar 27, 2010
April Lyn Shinkle, 53, of Jackson, Wyoming, died March 27, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born October 13, 1956 to Leslie B. Shinkle, and Sandra E. Harris Shinkle in Jackson Wyoming at the old St. Johns Hospital. She was raised in Jackson Valley on a ranch until the family moved to Laramie, Wyoming...
Steven W. Smart
Mar 25, 2010
Steven Wayne Smart, 60, of Driggs, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family March 25, 2010. He was born Nov. 28, 1949, in Hayward, Calif., to J.D. Smart and Connie Smart. He was raised and attended schools in Hayward until 1968 when he entered the U.S. Army. He served in the military from 1968 to 1970...
Lola Hunter Reed
Mar 21, 2010
Lola Hunter Reed, 87, of LaBelle, died March 21, 2010, at her daughter’s home in LaBelle. She was born May 26, 1922, in Lewisville, to Edward Laurence Hunter and Verla Stowell Hunter. She attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School as the salutatorian. While attending Rigby High School she served four years on the student council and...
Nadeen Smith
Mar 21, 2010
Elsie Nadeen Allen Smith, 80, of Rigby, Passed away Sunday the 21st of March 2010, at her home surrounded by family. Nadeen was born the 12th of July 1929 in Rigby, Idaho to Charles Everett Allen and Susie Pearl Cuthbert Allen. She grew up in Rigby, Idaho, and attended school there, graduating from Rigby High School in 1947. On the...
Bob Bensen
Mar 20, 2010
Robert John Bensen, 75, of Menan, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at his home. He was born March 14, 1935, in Arlington Nebraska, to Albert Bensen and LaNetta Gnuse Bensen. He was raised and attended schools in Arlington. On February 6, 1982, he married Norma Jessie Schermerhorn in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was a truck driver for 48 years. And...
Lee Oliver Robinson
Mar 20, 2010
Lee Oliver Robinson, 87, of Ucon/ Milo area, died March 20, 2010 at his son’s home in Idaho Falls. He was born March 18, 1923, in Ucon, to Oliver Leroy Robinson and Julia Lott Robinson. He graduated from Ucon High School then continued his education at Ricks College. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dick Furrows
Mar 17, 2010
Albert “Dick” Richard Furrows, 79 of Roberts, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at his home, of cancer of the lymph nodes and congestive heart failure. He was born June 12, 1930, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Albert Walter Furrows and Louisa Eva Mildaise Potter. He attended schools in Feeding Hills and Agawam Massachusetts, as well as Ramsey New Jersey. He then...
Winnie Harris
Mar 15, 2010
Mary Winifred "Winnie" Harris of American Canyon, CA, passed away March 15, 2010, at her daughter's home in Idaho after a long illness. She was born to Ellis and Lottie Starling on January 22, 1929 near Jacksonville, FL. She met and married Leonard Harris, when he was enlisted in the Navy in Jacksonville FL. They were married for 47 years....
Sharon Crystal Martinsen
Mar 13, 2010
Sharon Crystal Martinsen, 70, of Rigby, died March 13, 2010 Quartzsite, Arizona. She was born June 9, 1939, in Idaho Falls, to David Floyd Crystal and Harriet Eunice Johnson. She was raised and attended schools in Garfield and Rigby. On February 3, 1954, she married Gary L. Martinsen in Idaho Falls; their marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS...
Mae Seedall
Mar 11, 2010
Lavina “Mae” Seedall, 91, of Ucon, died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at her home. Mae was born April 23, 1918, in Ammon , to Niels Severin Lee and Lena Frances Helmandollar. She graduated from Ucon High School where she played basketball, was a very fast typist and graduated top of her class. During her senior year in high school she...
Paul Dean Walker Jr.
Mar 7, 2010
Paul Dean Walker Jr., 85, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 7, 2010, at the Rigby Homestead Assisted Living Center of natural causes. He was born March 24, 1924 in Lewisville, Idaho to Paul Dean Walker and Helen Ball Walker. He grew up in Pocatello, Idaho where he attended Pocatello High School. His summers were spent in Lewisville farming and...
Ray G. Smith
Mar 6, 2010
Ray G. Smith, 81, of Rigby, died Saturday; March 6, 2010, at his home. He was born September 23, 1928, in Salmon, Idaho to John Smith and Lena Cornell Smith. He was raised and attended schools in Idaho Falls. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 8, 1951, he married Marjorie Tibbitts in the Idaho...
Ileen Freeman
Mar 5, 2010
Ileen Freeman, 84, of Idaho Falls passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Friday, March 5, 2010. She was born Februray 27, 1926 in Rigby Idaho, the oldest daughter of Stanely Rhodes and Gilzetta Fern Purser Rhodes. She attended schools in Rigby. After graduating from high school she moved to Utah and worked at Hill Air Force Base, where...
Jack Isaac Morgan
Mar 4, 2010
Jackson “Jack” Isaac Allred Morgan, 81, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2010. Jack was born December 9, 1928, in Labelle, Idaho to Minnie Ann and Isaac Allred. He lived many years in Coeur d’Alene; Glasgow, Montana; and Tetonia before returning to the Lorenzo area. For the past 25 years, Jack and Gerry also made Quartzite, Arizona their winter home among...
Rodger Emmett Liles
Mar 4, 2010
Rodger Emmett Liles, 81, of Rigby, died March 4, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1928, in Monroe, Washington to Basil Liles and Mildred Winifred Norris Liles. He was raised and attended schools in Everett Washington. He served in the US Marines from 1946 – 1949. On July 24, 1948, he married Patricia Sherman...
Marvin Sayer Blakely
Mar 3, 2010
Marvin Sayer Blakely, 86, of Yuma Arizona, formerly of Heise, Idaho, Died March 3, 2010, in Yuma Arizona. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 W. Main Street, Rigby. The family will receive friends from 12:15 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
Bill Cecil Sneed
Mar 2, 2010
William “Bill” Cecil Sneed, 85, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Norman OK, died Tue, March 2, 2010, at his home in Idaho Falls. The youngest of 7 children he was born May 29, 1924, in Madill, OK, to George Lovell Sneed and Mary Sowell Sneed. He was raised and attended schools in Madill, graduating from Madill High School. He joined...
Neal Willard Sauer
Feb 28, 2010
Neal Willard Sauer, 84, of Monteview, Idaho, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at his home. He was born January 26, 1926, in Lewisville, Idaho to William Sauer and Leone Boyes Walker Sauer. He was raised and attended schools in Lewisville, graduating from Midway High School. During high school he played basketball for Midway High School. He served in U.S. Army...
