Obituaries

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Judie Dawn Renteria

Judie Dawn Renteria

Jan 28, 2007

Judie Dawn Renteria, 61, of Rigby, died at her home Sunday, January 28, 2007. Judie was born May 10, 1945 at Idaho Falls, Idaho a daughter to Robert Lewis Oakden and Gretta Leone Boulter Oakden. She attended schools in Idaho Falls and Rexburg. She married Marlen Andersen February 3, 1965. They later divorced. She married Elpidio Renteria March 7, 1987...

Carol Anne Ragan

Carol Anne Ragan

Jan 28, 2007

Carol Anne Ragan, age 69, of Idaho Falls, died at home Sunday, January 28, 2007. Carol was born August 4, 1937, at Mount Pleasant, Utah a daughter to Gy Carlton Hansen and Ethel Vendora Shepherd Hansen. She attended and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She then attended Brigham Young University. She married Rodney LaMarr Ragan, February 2, 1957 in...

Larry R Miller

Larry R Miller

Jan 27, 2007

Larry R Miller, age 62, of St. Anthony, died in Idaho Falls, Idaho January 27, 2007 of injuries received from a snowmobile accident. Larry was born September 2, 1944 in Rexburg, Idaho the son of Ronald B Miller and Elda Edna Dayton Miller. He attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School where he was involved...

Helen Hammond Butikofer

Helen Hammond Butikofer

Jan 25, 2007

Helen Hammond Butikofer, 76, of Menan, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving husband and family. Helen was born on November 7, 1930, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Irus Benjamin Hammond and Lila Nancy Call Hammond. She attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from St. Anthony High School. Following...

Phyllis Jean Hall

Phyllis Jean Hall

Jan 25, 2007

Phyllis Jean Hall, 69, of Menan, died Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg. Phyllis was born December 27, 1937 in Bemedii, Minnesota a daughter of John William Mercer and Agnes Mary Roy Mercer. She was raised in Minnesota and Spokane, Washington. She attended schools in Spokane. Phyllis was an active member of The Church...

Thomas Pierce

Thomas Pierce

Jan 25, 2007

Thomas “Ivan” Pierce, age 85,of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Ivan was born May 19, 1921 at Lorenzo, Idaho the son of Ezekial Lee Pierce and Mary Lornia Mitchell Pierce. Ivan grew and attended schools in Annis, Idaho, and graduated from rigby High School. He married Frances Amelia Mae Walton August...

Merlin R. Smith

Merlin R. Smith

Jan 21, 2007

Merlin R. Smith, age 77, of Rigby, died in Idaho Falls, Idaho January 21, 2007. Merlin was born October 15, 1927 in Rexburg, Idaho, the son of Ariel Mellor Smith and Thelma Richards Smith. Merlin grew up and attended schools in Rexburg, Idaho, and graduated from Madison High School. He attended two years at Ricks College in Rexburg. He enjoyed...

Guy Alexander Poulsen Iv

Guy Alexander Poulsen Iv

Jan 20, 2007

Guy Alexander Poulsen IV, 23, of Rigby, died January 20, 2007, of injuries received in an automobile accident. Guy was born April 30, 1983, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Guy A. Poulsen III and Aline Choules Brinkmann. He attended school in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. He was on the Honor Role and was in the...

Keith Paul Byington

Keith Paul Byington

Jan 20, 2007

Keith Paul Byington, 86, of Ririe died Saturday, January 20, 2007, at his home in Ririe. Keith was born July 17, 1920, in Poplar, Idaho the son of John Parley Byington and Marguerite Brennetta Smith Byington. He was student body president while a senior at Ririe High School. Keith marrried Betty Morgan July 1, 1944 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Thier...

Jeffrey Dean Carter

Jeffrey Dean Carter

Jan 20, 2007

Jeffrey Dean Carter arrived December 24, 1980 two months premature. January 20th 2007. He was killed in a car accident. He was a well loved individual and all of his family and friend’s feel that he left this world the same way he arrived: much to early. He is survived by his daughter Isabelle Noelle Carter, his parents Roy and...

Johnnie Mae Koon

Johnnie Mae Koon

Jan 20, 2007

Johnnie Mae Koon, 70, of Rexburg, died Saturday, January 20, 2007, at Pinebrook Assisted Living Center. Johnnie was born July 29, 1936 in Blue, Oklahoma, a daughter of John Clark Hedgcock and Ida Mae McGeehee Hedgcock. She attended schools in Modesto, California. She married Jack Edgar Koon on April 2, 1957 in Tijuana, Mexico. She worked at Me N Stans...

Afton Miskin

Afton Miskin

Jan 19, 2007

Afton Miskin, 89, of Terreton, Idaho, passed away at home on January 19, 2007. She was born July 13, 1917 to G.C. and Frieda Gneiting in Garfield, Idaho. She grew up in Garfield where she attended elementary school. She graduated from Ucon High School. On September 11, 1935, she married Guy Miskin in the Logan LDS Temple. They lived in...

Keith A. Scott

Keith A. Scott

Jan 18, 2007

Keith A “Scotty” Scott, age 83, of Rigby died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at his home in Rigby. Keith was born August 18, 1923, in Lyman, Idaho. He attended Midway High School. He married Marjorie June Winchester December 7, 1946 in Thomas, Idaho. They later solemnized their marriage in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple on December 12, 1981. He was...

Lola Z. Young

Lola Z. Young

Jan 15, 2007

Lola Z. Young age 79, of Rigby, died Monday, January 15, 2007, at the Eastern Idaho Reginal Medical Center. Lola was born March 15, 1927 in Shelley, Idaho a daughter of Ralph Zufelt and Henrietta Walker Zufelt. She was raised and attended schools in the Shelley area. She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Charles R. Maxwell

Charles R. Maxwell

Jan 14, 2007

Charles R. Maxwell, 67, of Rigby, died Sunday January 14, 2007 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born December 29, 1939 in Merced, California to Andrew Jackson Maxwell and Laura Adeline Elliott Maxwell. He grew up in Chowchilla, California. He married Barbara Graham in Chowchilla, California July 1957. He moved his wife and three daughters...

Terry L. Hayes

Terry L. Hayes

Jan 13, 2007

Terry L. Hayes of Lewisville died Saturday, January 13, at the EIRMC following a sudden illness. Terry was born at Rigby, Idaho on September 11, 1936 to George W. and Odessa "Deck" Sarah Hill. He entered the world at the family home. His early years were spent in the care of his Grandmother Hayes and Aunt Katie while his parents...

George Allen Ditmore Iii

George Allen Ditmore Iii

Jan 9, 2007

George Allen Ditmore III, age 33, of Rigby, died at home, Tuesday, January 9, 2007 from an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. George was born August 21, 1973 at Wausau, Wisconsin a son of Allen Henry Ditmore Sr. and Roseanne Zalesky Ditmore. He married Janeene Anne Porter September 30, 2000 in Idaho Falls, They divorced in 2006. He established G.P.S., George’s...

Edward Chester Leavitt

Edward Chester Leavitt

Jan 8, 2007

Edward “Eddie” Chester Leavitt 91, of Kalispell, Montana died Monday, January 08, 2007, at the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Montana after a brief illness. Eddie was born on March 10, 1915 to George Henry and Isabella Alice Leavitt in Clinton, Utah. He was the sixth of eight children. All have preceded him in death. Eddie graduated from high school...

Leah Pearl Siepert

Leah Pearl Siepert

Jan 5, 2007

Leah Pearl Siepert, 79, of Rexburg, died at her home, Friday, January 5, 2007. Leah was born January 6, 1927, at Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ede Uriah Andersen and Elizabeth Elzada Campbell Andersen. She attended schools in Teton Basin. She worked as a waitress in Idaho Falls, Rexburg, St. Anthony, Jackson, Wyoming and Island Park. She married Keith Jacob Siepert...

Dwain A. "Pete" Peterson

Dwain A. "Pete" Peterson

Jan 4, 2007

Dwain A. “Pete” Peterson, 79, of Rigby, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Dwain was born May 7, 1927, in Rigby, Idaho a son of Raymond C. and Mary Ellen Cleverly Peterson. He grew up on a farm east of Rigby. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He...