Obituaries

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Gaye Lajeanne Hilker

Gaye Lajeanne Hilker

Jan 14, 2008

Gaye LaJeanne Hilker, age 67, of Rigby, died at her home Monday, January 14, 2008. She was born July 8, 1940 at Long Beach, CA a daughter of Harold Bernard Hilker and Gwen “Toad” Brown Hilker. She spent time in Southern California, Iowa, and Japan before moving to Idaho Falls in 1952. In 1959 she moved to Rigby. She attended...

Wilford Lee Hammon

Wilford Lee Hammon

Jan 14, 2008

Wilford Lee Hammon, age 88, of Menan, died at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Monday, January 14, 2008. He was born June 5, 1919, at Ammon, a son of Heber Levi Hammon and Sarah Ann Waters Hammon. He grew up in Ammon and Bone Idaho; he attended schools in Ammon, and Ucon and graduated from Mid-way High School near...

Dennis M. Frandsen

Dennis M. Frandsen

Jan 11, 2008

Dennis M. Frandsen, age 61 of Idaho Falls, died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Friday, January 11, 2008. He was born April 23, 1946 at Idaho Falls, a son of Wardell Frandsen and Carmen Bennett Frandsen. He attended schools in Menan and Rigby and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He married Janeen Korrel, they were later divorced, he...

David Ronald Killmeyer

David Ronald Killmeyer

Jan 9, 2008

David Ronald Killmeyer, age 71, of Rigby, died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Wednesday, January 09, 2008. David was born February 28, 1936 at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania a son of Albert Herman and Carol Ann Gobrish Killmeyer. He grew up and attended schools in Pittsburgh, Penn. Graduating from Schenley High School in Pittsburgh. David married Mary Nancy...

Dale Lloyd Peterson

Dale Lloyd Peterson

Jan 9, 2008

Dale Lloyd Peterson, age 66 of Rigby, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. He was born March 18, 1941 at Rigby, one of eleven children born to Ray and Ellen (Cleverly) Peterson. He was raised in the Rigby area and attended Rigby and Clark schools and served in the Idaho National Guard. Dale loved to play his guitar and sing, and...

Harvey Dale Schneiter

Harvey Dale Schneiter

Jan 5, 2008

Harvey Dale Schneiter, age 80, of Idaho Falls, died at the Idaho Falls Life Care Center January 5, 2008. Dale was born July 27, 1927 in Ashton Idaho, a son of Anton A. and Hazel E. Park Schneiter. He graduated from Midway High School in 1945. Dale then served in the Navy from 1945 – 1949 stationed in Guam as...

Thain Watson Jr.

Thain Watson Jr.

Jan 4, 2008

Farrell Thain Watson Jr., age 75, of Menan, died at his home, Friday, January 4, 2008. Thain was born December 14, 1932, a son to Farrell Thain Watson Sr. and Icie Virginia Bailey Watson. He attended Midway High School for one year and graduated from Rigby High School. He enjoyed playing football and basketball at both schools. On August 20,...

Dorothy Mae Hansen

Dorothy Mae Hansen

Jan 3, 2008

Dorothy Mae Hansen age 83, of Thornton died Thursday, January 3, 2008, at her home. Dorothy was born on May 3, 1924 in Thornton, Idaho a daughter of Edward and Hazel Anderson Briggs. Dorothy, “Dot” grew up in Thornton Idaho and graduated 8th grade from Union School in Independence and attended Rigby High School. She married George Fredrick Hansen July...

Agnes Lloyd Poulsen

Agnes Lloyd Poulsen

Jan 1, 2008

Agnes Lloyd Poulsen, age 97, formerly of Rigby, died in St. George, Utah Tuesday, January 1, 2008. She was born in her maternal grandparent’s home in Providence, Utah to Archie E. Lloyd and Agnes Elizabeth Neddo Lloyd on May 29, 1910. She was the second child of ten children, six boys and four girls. Her first five years were spent...

Virgil Miller Hancock

Virgil Miller Hancock

Dec 28, 2007

Virgil Miller Hancock, age 89, of Rigby died at his home Friday, December 28, 2007. He was born July 1, 1918, at Garfield, a son of Daniel Riley Hancock and Lola May Miller Hancock. He attended schools in Garfield and Ucon graduating from Ucon High School. November 27, 1940 he married Ruby Barber in the Logan LDS Temple, she passed...

Gerald Aden Gunderson

Gerald Aden Gunderson

Dec 27, 2007

Gerald Aden "Gundy" Gunderson, age 59, of Menan, died at his home Thursday, December 27, 2007, from heart failure. Gerald was born April 28, 1948, at Rigby, Idaho a son of Aden Glen Gunderson and Afton Chapman Gunderson. He attended schools in Menan, graduating from Rigby High School. He played football at Rigby High School and played basketball and softball....

Dorothy Rae Nelson

Dorothy Rae Nelson

Dec 25, 2007

Dorothy Rae Nelson, age 89 of Ammon died December 25, 2007 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehab. She was born March 6, 1918 at Teton City, a daughter of Ray Haws and Mary Olive Dodson Haws. Dorothy attended schools in Newdale and Sugar City. December 9, 1947 she married C. Scott Nelson in Newdale, Idaho. She managed Bair's Restaurant in...

Brandon Fred Jensen

Brandon Fred Jensen

Dec 24, 2007

Brandon Fred Jensen, age 24 of Idaho Falls died Monday, December 24, 2007. He was born August 2, 1983 at Idaho Falls, a son of Fred William Jensen and Lori Kay Lyon, and was raised by his grandparents Vernon and Donna Jensen. He attended Madison schools and graduated from Madsen Alternative School. Brandon was a member of the LDS Church;...

Beth Evelyn Baird Ririe

Beth Evelyn Baird Ririe

Dec 18, 2007

Beth Evelyn Baird Ririe, age 81, of Idaho Falls, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 at Parkwood Meadows Assisted Living Center. She was born December 15th, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Horace Lorenzo Baird and Rebecca Evelyn Peterson Baird. She was raised in Milo and attended school in Rigby. She graduated from Rigby High School in 1945 and attended BYU...

Galen Douglas Nelson

Galen Douglas Nelson

Dec 11, 2007

Galen Douglas Nelson, age 57, of Rigby, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007, from injuries received in an airplane accident along with two close friends, Robert Wolz and Tom Sainsbury. He was born May 24, 1950 at Rexburg, a son of Kenneth Levi Nelson and Gail Kinghorn Nelson. He attended Rigby schools, graduating from Rigby High School, and continued his education...

Berthalene Wade

Berthalene Wade

Dec 7, 2007

Berthalene Wade, 79, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Berthalene was born April 9, 1928 at Jerome, Idaho a daughter to Lovell McCanahan Sr. and Manola Pauline McGowian McClanahan. She attended schools in Jerome and Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School. She then attended Idaho State University where she met...

Wanda L. Byington

Wanda L. Byington

Dec 5, 2007

Wanda L. Byington, age 86, of Ririe, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehab. She was born April 28, 1921 at Clark, a daughter of Jesse Gabriel Clark and Ada Bell Campbell Clark. She was raised and attended schools in Clark and LaBelle and graduated from Ririe High School. On July 2, 1938 she married...

Chera Mindy Birch

Chera Mindy Birch

Dec 2, 2007

Chera Mindy Birch, age 21, of Rigby, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1986, at Payson, Utah. She is the daughter of David Kelby Birch and Bethene Fullmer Birch. She was raised and attended schools in Layton, Utah. Graduated from Rigby High School, and was attending BYU Idaho,...

Merrill "Grant" Rounds

Merrill "Grant" Rounds

Dec 2, 2007

Merrill “Grant” Rounds, age 70, died Sunday December 2, 2007 at his home in Lewisville from Cancer. Grant was born August 29, 1937, at Idaho Falls, a son of Merrill D. and June Lund Rounds. He attended schools in Lewisville and graduated from Rigby High School in 1955. He married Betty Lou Hamon, September 9, 1960 in the Idaho Falls...

Vonda Florence Tinker

Vonda Florence Tinker

Nov 25, 2007

Vonda Florence Tinker, age 83, died at her home in Menan, Sunday, November 25, 2007. Vonda was born May 29, 1924 in Garfield, Idaho the daughter of James Milo Andrus and Florence Crystal Andrus. She grew up and attended schools in Garfield, and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She married Ernest George...