Obituaries

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Vila Pearl Hawkins

Vila Pearl Hawkins

Mar 11, 2008

Vila Pearl Hawkins, age 84, of Rigby, passed away at Rexburg Nursing Center, Tuesday, March 11, 2008. She was born May 12, 1923, at Idaho Falls, a daughter of Oliver Perry Lemmon and Vonda Mae Pope Lemmon. She was raised in Rigby and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. September 10, 1941, she married Jack Baxter Hawkins in Preston, Idaho....

Camden Blaise Gratiot

Camden Blaise Gratiot

Mar 10, 2008

Camden Blaise Gratiot, 5 weeks old, returned to heaven March 10th 2008. He was born to Wade, Donna, Jaycee, and Keegan Gratiot on February 4, 2008. Although his stay was short, he was deeply loved by family and friends. Only 18 days old he was hospitalized for influenza but made a miraculous recovery in only three days. At just one...

Garry L. Bowen

Garry L. Bowen

Mar 9, 2008

Garry LeGrand Bowen, age 70, of Rigby, died at his home, Sunday, March 9, 2008. He was born October 5, 1937 at Idaho Falls, a son of Fred Bowen and Rula Josephson Bowen. He was raised in Bates and Driggs, Idaho, and was a graduate of Teton High School. He continued his education at Ricks College and graduated from Utah...

Robert L. Silcott

Robert L. Silcott

Mar 9, 2008

Robert L. Silcott of Clearfield, Utah died there March 9, 2008. Robert was born April 30, 1921, in Sterling, CO to Edna (Morgan) and Lloyd Silcott. He lived in Colorado his early years and traveled with his parents before settling in Rigby, Idaho with his mother. He attended school in Rigby and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. He joined...

Ross Jay Marlow

Ross Jay Marlow

Mar 8, 2008

Ross Jay Marlow, age 50, of Rigby, died at Home, Saturday, March 8, 2008, he was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice. Ross was born November 16, 1957, at Rigby, Idaho a son of John Alvin Marlow and Rosemary Thornock Marlow. He attended Rigby Schools graduating from Rigby High School in 1976. While in High School he...

Kathleen Susan Taylor

Kathleen Susan Taylor

Mar 7, 2008

Kathleen Susan Taylor, age 54 of Rigby, died in her home Friday, March 07, 2008. She was born December 8, 1953, at Moscow, ID, a daughter of Robert Dean Pfiester and Norma Ann Calene Pfiester. She was raised and attended schools in Elk River, Idaho, graduating from Elk River High School. November 19, 1994 she married Mike R. Taylor in...

Sarah Phyllis Wilding Eldridge

Sarah Phyllis Wilding Eldridge

Mar 1, 2008

Sarah Phyllis Eldridge, age 90, of Milo, died Saturday, March 01, 2008, at her home of natural causes. Sarah was born November 12th, 1917 to George David Wilding and Florence Hill Wilding. She married Wiley Fern (Bill) Eldridge on August 22nd, 1936 and they raised their family in the Sugar City, Rexburg and Island Park areas. When the Teton Dam...

Wretta Ellen Ward

Wretta Ellen Ward

Feb 29, 2008

Wretta Ellen Ward, age 90, of Rigby, died Friday, February 29, 2008 at Rexburg Nursing and Rehab in Rexburg, Idaho. Wretta was born February 26, 1918, at Hibbard, Idaho a daughter of Whitney Squires and Harriet Della Hendrick Squires. She attended Madison County Schools graduating from Madison High School. She married Melvin Ward in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple December...

Mary Elaine Poole

Mary Elaine Poole

Feb 28, 2008

Elaine B. Poole, age 93 of Menan died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Rexburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 1, 1914 at Millcreek, Utah to Mary Lovenia Boam Brinton and Samuel Howard Brinton. She attended grade school in Coltmann, Idaho, then graduated from Midway High School. After graduation she worked in Salt Lake City, and then was...

Evron Lemmon

Evron Lemmon

Feb 27, 2008

Evron Dansie Lemmon, age 100 of Rigby passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at the Rexburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 23, 1907 in Draper, Utah. Her Father was Charles Nephi Dansie and her Mother was Mary Amy Fitzgerald Dansie. Evron attended Rigby schools and graduated from Rigby High School with the class of 1925. She went...

Mary E. Moulton

Mary E. Moulton

Feb 26, 2008

Mary E. Moulton, age 87, of Rigby, died at The Gables of Ammon, Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Mary was born December 20, 1920, at Dubois, Idaho a daughter of William King Harvey and Emma Katie Yaggy Harvey. She attended schools in Hamer and Roberts. She married Orvil Westergard and they later divorced. She then married Oran Moulton. She was a...

Warren Neil Ackerman

Warren Neil Ackerman

Feb 26, 2008

Warren Neil Ackerman, age 61, a devoted husband, father & friend of Rigby, Idaho died at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Warren Ackerman, son of Frank and Bea Ackerman, was born June 18, 1946 in Sacramento, CA. It was here that he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Carmichael High School and attended American...

Shona Lynn Chavez

Shona Lynn Chavez

Feb 24, 2008

Shona Lynn Chavez, age 46, of Idaho Falls, died at her home in Idaho Falls February 24, 2008 of natural causes. Shona was born June 20, 1961 at Rexburg, Idaho a daughter of Hermilo Emil Chavez and Harriet Martha Lee Chavez. She attended schools in Rigby and Eastern Idaho Vocational Technical College and earned and associates degree in Business Marketing....

Levern Scott

Levern Scott

Feb 19, 2008

Levern Arthur Scott, age 81, of Annis, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Levern was born March 11, 1926 at Annis, a son of Arthur Edward Scott and Opal Young Scott. He attended schools in Annis and graduated from Midway High School. August 25, 1944 he joined the U.S. Army and served in the...

Thyrald Harris Finn

Thyrald Harris Finn

Feb 16, 2008

Thyrald Harris Finn, age 87, of Rigby, died at his home Saturday, February 16, 2008. Thyrald was born October 4, 1920 at Clark Ward, Idaho, a son of Wilford Harris and Sarah Jeffs Finn. He attended schools in Clark and Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. He then attended Ricks College. He married Elaine Rushton March 16, 1944 in the...

Calvin F. Reed

Calvin F. Reed

Feb 13, 2008

Clavin F. Reed, age 82, of Rigby, died at Madison Memorial Hospital Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Calvin was born July 10, 1925, in Ririe, Idaho a son of Freeman Reed and Lula Yearsley. He attended Lorenzo Elementary, Midway High School, Brigham Young University Provo, and Utah State University in Logan Utah. On October 1943 he began his service in the...

Margarete Maria Schuster

Margarete Maria Schuster

Feb 13, 2008

Margarete Maria Schuster, age 84, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehab. She was born April 12, 1923 at Steinenbrucke, LindLar, Germany, a daughter of Franz Wilhelm Joseph Jahns and Agatha Braun Jahns. She was raised and attended schools in Germany. Margarete met Leo Heinrich Schuster while working as a conductress on the train system...

Clarence "Smitty" Smith

Clarence "Smitty" Smith

Feb 13, 2008

Clarence M. “Smitty” Smith, age 86, died at his home near Rigby, Wednesday February 13, 2008 due to incident of age. “Smitty” was born October 24, 1921 in Williston, North Dakota to Ernest and Carrie Kreiger Smith. The family came to Filer and then later Roberts. He attended school there. In his early teens the family moved to California. Clarence...

Dorothy Mitchell

Dorothy Mitchell

Feb 10, 2008

Dorothy Mitchell, age 85, of Monteview died of cancer, at her home Sunday, February 10, 2008. She was born October 31, 1922 at Blackfoot, a daughter of Aaron Milton Thompson and Fern Rider Thompson. She was raised in Hamer and graduated from Hamer High School. July 1, 1940, she married Warren Thomas Mitchell in Pocatello. She worked as a secretary...

Donald C. Walker

Donald C. Walker

Feb 8, 2008

Donald Carlos Walker, 76, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away February 8, 2008 at his home in Lewisville. Donald was born February 21, 1931 in Lewisville, Idaho to William B. Walker and Evelyn Gerard Walker. He grew up in Lewisville where he attended grade school. He graduated from Midway High School in 1949 where he participated in football...