Obituaries

Joseph R. Mcrae
Feb 5, 2009
Joseph “Joe” R. McRae, 82, of Rigby, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Golden Pines Assisted Living Center in Rigby. He was born April 3, 1926, in Independence, Idaho to Joseph Andrew McRae and Elzada Raty McRae. He was raised in Independence and attended school in Independence and Rigby. On December 28, 1948, he married Jane L. Weekes in...
Kyle T Ellsworth
Feb 4, 2009
Kyle T Ellsworth, 23, of Lewisville, died February 4, 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born, August 29, 1985, in Idaho Falls, to Terry Don Ellsworth and Mary Carol Jardine Ellsworth. He attended schools in Lewisville, Midway Elementary, Rigby Jr. High, and graduated from Rigby High School. He attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings Montana on an academic football...
Dale Allen Lee
Feb 2, 2009
Dale Allen Lee died on February 2, 2009, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, due to complications from a stroke. He was born on June 9, 1932, to Roy Allen Lee and Elvada Landon Lee. He attended school in Shelley, Idaho, and was later drafted into the Army during the Korean War on February 6,...
Jewel Neils Hansen
Feb 1, 2009
Jewel Neils Hansen, 92, of Rexburg, died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Rexburg Nursing and Rehab. He was born June 28, 1916, in Independence, Idaho to Hans Martin and Emma Jensen Hansen. He was raised and attended schools in Independence, Idaho. He Married Dora Johnson Bush on March 30, 1960 and after her passing he married Lucille Waters Mattson on...
Bartley H Stowell
Jan 30, 2009
Bartley H. Stowell, 83, of Rigby, died Friday, January 30, 2009, at his home. He was born October 29, 1925, in Rigby, to Eugene David Stowell and Ada Lillian Helquist Stowell. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby. He enlisted in the US Army on February 26, 1945. On September 12, 1950, he married Nedine Maurer in the Idaho...
Pamela Joan Grover
Jan 28, 2009
Pamela Joan Yazzie Grover, 48, of Ririe, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born November 20, 1960, in Rigby, to Woody Raymond Yazzie and LaJuan Ricks Yazzie. She attended Ririe schools, and graduated from Ricks College. On December 19, 1981, she married Reed Arlo Grover in Ririe. She worked at...
Terry Albert Peterson
Jan 16, 2009
Terry Albert Peterson, age 91, of Rigby, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at The Gables of Ammon. Terry was born February 10, 1917 in Hyrum, Utah to Ray Andrew Peterson and Sylvia Floss Allen Peterson. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School and Ricks College. On January 29, 1941, he married Letha Hall Burns...
Bill Glen Radford
Jan 12, 2009
William “Bill” Glen Radford, 50, of Rigby, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009. He was born April 7, 1958, in Rigby, to Vardus Wayne Radford and Shirley Fontaine Grover Radford. He was raised and attended schools in El Cajon, CA, he then graduated from Rigby High School in 1976. On September 25, 1982, he married Celia Linette Fearing in San...
Clair Goody
Jan 11, 2009
Frank Clair Goody, 71, of Rigby, passed away, Sunday, January 11, 2009, at his home. He was born July 15, 1937, in Rigby to Frank Fisher Goody and Rhoda Jane Ellis Goody. He was raised and attended schools in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. On November 20, 1960, he married Elaine Mary Westergard in Elko, Nev. Their marriage was...
Florence Pack Monson
Jan 10, 2009
Florence Pack Monson, age 97, of Rigby, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rigby. Florence was born March 5, 1911 at Richmond, Utah a daughter of Rufus Pack and Mary Rosetta Tolbert Pack. She was raised and attended school in Goshen, Idaho. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Ruth Shane Roth
Jan 10, 2009
Ruth Shane (Hillman) Roth, 54, passed away on January 10, 2009, at Madison Memorial Hospital due to complications of surgery. Shane was born to Nancy and Bud Hillman on May 27, 1954 at Rexburg, Idaho. She was the 3rd child and only daughter of Bud and Nancy. Shane married Wendell J. Roth on June 21, 1973. Their marriage was later...
Ruby Blodgett
Jan 7, 2009
Ruby Blodgett, 88, of Idaho Falls, passed away Wednesday, January 07, 2009, at her home. She was born May 20, 1920, in Bates, Idaho to Nephi Sterling Clements and Sophia Roth Clements. She was raised in Bates and Lyman and attended Lyman schools. On March 16, 1939, she married Clarence Leroy Blodgett in Rexburg; On September 3, 1991, their marriage...
Georgia Doreen Haws
Jan 4, 2009
Georgia Doreen Haws, 77, of Rigby, died January 4, 2009 at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Ammon. She was born April 11, 1931, in Newdale, to Rayman Haws and Mary Olive Dodson Haws. She was raised and attended schools in Newdale and Sugar City. She lived in Menan, Idaho Falls, and Rigby. She was a member of The Church...
Leonora Ann Spencer
Dec 28, 2008
Leonora Ann Myler Spencer, 88, of Lewisville, died December 28, 2008, at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rigby. Leonora was born October 12, 1920, in Dubois, to Orrin Monroe Myler and Mary Boyes Walker. She attended school in Idaho Falls. On October 12, 1938, she married Arnold Orson Spencer in Pocatello. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Cardston Alberta...
Hadley Clark Sorensen
Dec 25, 2008
Hadley Clark Sorensen, 85, of Boise, formerly of Menan, died December 25, 2008, at the Life Care Center of Boise. Hadley was born May 9, 1923 in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Jens Clarence “Doc” Sorensen and Mable Poole Sorensen. He grew up and attended schools in Firth, I.F. and Camas, and graduated from High School at Hamer, Idaho....
Gilbert Ray Bates
Dec 19, 2008
Gilbert R. Bates of Rigby, Idaho passed away on December 19, 2008, at the age of 83. He leaves behind his beloved wife of nearly 65 years, Marguerite; his 2 daughters, Merralyn (Roger) Pearson and Pauline (Rick) Robison; his 5 grandchildren, Bret Pearson, Jody Aslett, Steve Pearson, Brian Herndon, and Teri Perez; and his 7 great grandchildren, Bodi, Haydin, Driztin,...
Velma Call Jordan
Dec 7, 2008
Velma Call Jordan, 85, of Milo, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. She was born November 5, 1923, in Woodville, Idaho to Cecil A. Call, and Rhoda Irene Casper Call. She was raised and attended schools in Woodville, Shelley, and Rigby, graduating from the Rigby School District in 1941. She...
Verda Simmons
Dec 7, 2008
Verda Simmons, 86, of Pocatello, formerly of Hibbard and Teton, passed away Sunday, December, 7, 2008. She was born July 5, 1922, in Rigby, to Elbert Kirby Nielsen, and Ida Hanson Nielsen. She was raised and attended grade schools in Annis, and attended Midway High School. On Jan 31, 1940, she married Roy H. Simmons in Annis, in 1955; their...
Lorin Leroy Mortensen
Dec 5, 2008
Lorin LeRoy Mortensen, 73, of Rexburg, passed away, December 5, 2008, at his home. He was born October 18, 1935, in Rexburg, to LeRoy Mortensen and Esther Leona Daniels Brown Mortensen. He was raised in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School. He served in the Idaho National Guard. On March 29, 1963, he married Colleen Clark in the Idaho...
Ruth Pabst
Dec 5, 2008
Ruth Pabst, age 76, died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Friday, December 5, 2008. Ruth was born November 25, 1932, at Moore, Idaho a daughter to Cecil Glenn King and Mary Ellen Hayes King. She attended Moore and Rigby, Idaho schools. She married William Alvin Pabst, June 9, 1950 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. She worked as an...
