Obituaries

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Douglas Walter Preston

Douglas Walter Preston

May 27, 2007

Douglas Walter Preston, age 84, of Milo, died Sunday, May 27, 2007 at his home in Milo, surrounded by his loving children. He was born April 26, 1923, at Clarkston, Washington, a son of Walter Preston and Constance Wingad Preston. He attended schools in Clarkston, Washington and Idaho Falls, Idaho. He moved with his family to Idaho Falls in 1932....

Chelsie Lynn Brown

Chelsie Lynn Brown

May 23, 2007

Chelsie Lynn Brown, age 19, a much-loved Ririe teen, died at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Wednesday, May 23, 2007, from treatment complications after an extended fight with cancer. During her short life, she was able to impact many people and experience much. Chelsea was born March 5, 1988, in Rexburg, to Verlie and Neil Brown....

Erma Hill Henrie

Erma Hill Henrie

May 20, 2007

Erma Hill Henrie, age 89, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday May 20, 2007, in the Idaho Falls Health and Rehab Center. Erma was born September 16, 1917, at Richvale, Idaho, a daughter of John Williamson Hill and Ivy Dixon Hill. Erma was raised and attended schools in the Teton Valley, graduating from Teton Valley High School. She was a member...

Betty June Kindred

Betty June Kindred

May 16, 2007

Betty June Kindred, age 65, of Terreton, died at the home of her son, Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Betty was born June 9, 1941 at Glasgow, Montana, a daughter of Joseph Henry Overton and Anna Mae Lukin Overton. Betty was raised and attended schools in Glasgow, Montana. April 12, 1957, she married Albert A. Kindred at Helena, Montana. Betty loved...

Mary Elizabeth Rady

Mary Elizabeth Rady

May 10, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Rady, age 84, of Idaho Falls, died at her home Thursday, May 10, 2007. Mary was born April 10, 1923 at Choteau, Montana a daughter to Buell A. Roll and Pearl Ada Heighton Roll. She attended schools in Montana. She married Russel Harris King Rady, February 3, 1952 at Lewistown, Montana. She worked as a maid in local...

Christopher G. Singer

Christopher G. Singer

May 9, 2007

Christopher G. Singer, age 49, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls of an apparent heart attack. Christopher was born August 1, 1957 at Topeka, Kansas a son to Robert Singer and Marjorie Forrester Singer. He attended schools in Tecumseh, Kansas. He served with the United States Marines. He married...

Joann Anderson

Joann Anderson

May 7, 2007

JoAnn Anderson, age 72, of Idaho Falls died at Good Samaritan Care Center in Idaho Falls, Monday, May 07, 2007. JoAnn was born July 6, 1934, at Rigby, a daughter of Wallace Williams and Ora Jenkins Williams. JoAnn was raised and attended schools in the Rigby area graduating from Rigby High School. She married Bill J. Anderson, October 30, 1953....

Lorin J. Frew

Lorin J. Frew

May 7, 2007

Lorin J. Frew, age 85 of Roberts died at Rexburg Nursing Center, Monday, May 7, 2007. His Family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.

Nina Louise Anderson

Nina Louise Anderson

May 1, 2007

Nina Louise Anderson, age 84, of Rigby died in her home, Tuesday, May 1, 2007. She was born February 25, 1923 in Tacoma, Washington, a daughter of Edwin Anderson and Etta May Kramer Anderson. She was raised and attended Schools in the Tacoma, Washington area, graduating from Clover Park High School in Tacoma. She worked in the shipyard in Washington...

Cloyd Dale Hancock

Cloyd Dale Hancock

May 1, 2007

Cloyd Dale Hancock age 62 of Lewisville died May 1, 2007, at the Rexburg Nursing Center. Cloyd was born October 12, 1944 in Rigby, Idaho a son of Solomon Ward Hancock and Rosetta Fife Hancock. He was raised in Lewisville and attended the Grand Opportunity School in Grant. He graduated from the LDS Instutute in Rigby. He was a member...

Kay Lynn Howard

Kay Lynn Howard

May 1, 2007

Kay Lynn Howard, age 65 passed away May 1, 2007 at his home in Lyman surrounded by his loving family. Kay was born September 19, 1941 in Teton City to Cleo John and Sarah Alta Hansen Howard. He grew up in Teton City attending Teton Elementary. He graduated from South Fremont High School in 1959. During the Vietnam War he...

Pamela Jean Smith

Pamela Jean Smith

Apr 26, 2007

Pamela Jean (Anderson) Smith passed away in her home April 26, 2007, of cancer. Pamela was born February 24, 1948, to Clinton and Velma Anderson. She was raised in Thornton, and continued to live on the family farm after she married. As a child she loved all living things and spent most of her time helping her father on the...

Lena Cherry Galbraith

Lena Cherry Galbraith

Apr 24, 2007

Lena Cherry Galbraith, age 83, of Lyman, died in her home, April 24, 2007. She was born August 31, 1923 in Burton, Idaho, the fifth child of Joseph Andrew Cherry and Margaret Pearl Murphy Cherry. She attended schools in Burton and Rexburg, graduating from Madison High School in 1942. She married Lloyd Elmer Galbraith of Lyman August 4, 1942. Their...

Alfred Vernon Ball

Alfred Vernon Ball

Apr 24, 2007

Alfred Vernon Ball, Jr., age 71, of Monteview, died at Mount Vernon Assisted Living in Idaho Falls, Tuesday, April 24, 2007. A.V. was born May 19, 1935 at Rigby, a son of Alfred Vernon Ball Sr. and Ruey Allen Ball. He graduated form Rigby High School. His education was continued at Brigham Young University for one year and Utah State...

Ornealo Burke Lee

Ornealo Burke Lee

Apr 24, 2007

Ornealo Burke Lee, age 87 of Grant, died April 24, 2007, peacefully in her sleep in Idaho Falls of causes incident to old age. She was born August 27, 1919, in Iona, the third of six children of Samuel B Burke and Sarah Longhurst Burke. The family lived in Iona until she was seven, when they moved to Bynum, Montana...

Benjamin Scott Kirkpatrick

Benjamin Scott Kirkpatrick

Apr 24, 2007

Benjamin Scott Kirkpatrick, age 20 of Rigby died of complications from long term kidney disease at his home in Rigby, April 24, 2007. Benjamin was born September 27, 1986 at Rexburg, a son of Lyle Dean Kirkpatrick and Doreen Eyre Kirkpatrick. Benjamin grew up and attended schools in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School in 2005. While attending High...

Florence Lemmon Pond Dabell

Florence Lemmon Pond Dabell

Apr 18, 2007

Florence Lemmon Pond DaBell age 100 ½, of Rigby died April 18, 2007 at The Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rigby. Florence was born August 29, 1906 in Garfield, the third child in the family of twelve to Washington Lemmon and Ida E. Hamilton Lemmon. As she grew up her family moved to Marysville, where she attended Ashton High School...

Blake Harris Bjarnson

Blake Harris Bjarnson

Apr 18, 2007

Blake Harris Bjarnson, age, 24, of Rigby died April 18, 2007 in Ririe. Blake was born August 23, 1982, at Santa Rosa, California, the son of Dee Bjarnson and Tamara Weeks Bjarnson. Blake grew up and attended schools in California, and graduated from Rigby High School. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He...

Derek Albert Robert Webb

Derek Albert Robert Webb

Apr 14, 2007

Derek Albert Robert Webb age 81 of Menan passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007, at Madison Memorial Hospital. He was born December 20, 1925 in Norwich, Norfolk, England to George Robert Webb and Ellie May Betts Webb. In his youth he attended a small country school near Norwich. Having completed his primary schooling, he joined the Royal Air Force. He...

Vicki Lynn Foster Hope

Vicki Lynn Foster Hope

Apr 13, 2007

Vicki Lynn Foster Hope, 48, of Boise, formerly of Rigby went to be with her father in Heaven on April 13, 2007 at her home. She was born September 26, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Kent and Judy Foster. She attended school in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. She received her LPN in Nursing at VoTech. Vicki...