Obituaries

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Leonard Lamoyne Barney

Leonard Lamoyne Barney

Jul 28, 2005

Leonard LaMoyne Barney, 79, of Hamer, died at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Thursday, July 28, 2005 LaMoyne was born February 8, 1926 at St. Anthony, Idaho a son of Lynn Charles and Telva Lovisa Leonard Barney. He attended schools in Camas and Hamer. He was involved in basketball and track and was valedictorian of his class. He married Mary...

Verna Ann Gardner

Verna Ann Gardner

Jul 25, 2005

Verna Ann Gardner, age 72 of Idaho Falls, died Monday, July 25, 2005 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Verna was born July 26, 1933 at Ucon, Idaho a daughter of Arley Byram and Mary Ann Perrenoud Byram. She attended Ucon Schools. She married James L. Gardner in Ucon January 5, 1950. She worked on the farm...

Robert Story Watson

Robert Story Watson

Jul 22, 2005

Robert Story “Bob” Watson, age 75, of Menan, died at his home, Friday, July 22, 2005. Bob was born March 17, 1930, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son of Glenn Laveda Watson and Thelma Oram Watson. He attended Menan School’s graduating from Midway High School. He attended BYU in Provo, Utah. He married Helen Nord, July 25, 1956 at Las...

Iola Blackburn Hill

Iola Blackburn Hill

Jul 22, 2005

Iola Blackburn Hill, 93, died July 22nd 2005 at Cypress Court in Mesa, Arizona of natural causes. Iola was born June 2nd 1912 in Lyman, Idaho to Heber and Leona Bybee Blackburn. She graduated in 1930 from Madison High School. In May 1934 she married Kenneth Johnson Hill and they made their home in Rigby where they operated a service...

Stella Call

Stella Call

Jul 17, 2005

Ruth Estella “Stella” Call, age 95, of Rigby, died Sunday July 17, 2005 at the Rexburg Nursing and Rehab Center in Rexburg. Estella was born April 4, 1910 at Lyman, Idaho a daughter of Carl Christian Fransen and Edith Arnold Fransen. She attended schools in Lyman, Rexburg and Rigby High School. She married Delbert Fremont Call, May 17, 1928 in...

Cleo Ben Wilding

Cleo Ben Wilding

Jul 17, 2005

Eckersell Memorial Chapel 101 West Main Street Rigby, Idaho 83442 745-6604 Picture included with e-mail Cleo Ben Wilding, age 60, of Shelley, formerly of Monteview, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Cleo was born March 17, 1945 at Rexburg, Idaho a son of Benjiman Rawlins Wilding and Elda Hermina Zweifel. He attended...

Alice Louise Winder

Alice Louise Winder

Jul 17, 2005

Alice Louise Winder, 90, of Rigby, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter. She was born May 4, 1915 in Scotia, California a daughter of Henry Otto Steimle and Emma Rang Steimle. Alice married George Winder on June 18, 1941 in Reno, Nevada. He preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter Kathy (Mike) Ohannesian of...

George Keith Madsen

George Keith Madsen

Jul 12, 2005

George Keith Madsen, 83, of Rigby, Idaho died July 12, 2005. He was born April 1, 1922 in Rigby to Loyal Mathew Madsen and Eileen Leonora Ellsworth Madsen. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby where he actively participated in sports. Before graduating from High School, he was called into active service as a member of the Idaho National...

John Patrick Wells

John Patrick Wells

Jul 11, 2005

John “Patrick” Wells, 29, of Rigby, Idaho died Monday, July 11, 2005 in Idaho Falls of injuries received from a motorcycle accident. Patrick was born May 10, 1976 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the son of John William Wells and Nadine Simpson Wells. He attended schools in Roberts, Rigby and West Jefferson High School. He was a member of the Rigby...

Eugene Ellington Smith

Eugene Ellington Smith

Jul 4, 2005

Eugene Ellington Smith, (known as Enock or Nick) age 86, returned to his eternal home July 4, 2005. He was born to Joseph Ellington Smith and Vergie May Greene, November 30, 1918 at Teton Basin Fox Creek. His younger years were spent in the Twin Falls area - Hollister, where his father passed away when he was 12 years old....

Jose Antonio Varela-Tena

Jose Antonio Varela-Tena

Jul 4, 2005

Jose Antonio Varela-Tena, 34 of Rigby, died Monday July 4, 2005, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from injuries he received in an automobile accident. Antonio was born June 13, 1971, at Colonia Garcia, Chih, Mexico a son of Jesus Jose Varela and Juana Verela Tena. He was raised in Mexico and came to the United States at the age...

Alta Phillips Egbert

Alta Phillips Egbert

Jul 2, 2005

Alta Phillips Egbert, age 92, died holding the hand of her eternal companion, Dick Egbert, on July 2, 2005 of causes incident to age. She left a legacy of courage, tenacity and commitment to God and family. Her beloved husband, grandchildren and many relatives and friends, will miss her. Alta was born at home on March 22, 1913, to Milton...

Jennifer Renee Marler

Jennifer Renee Marler

Jul 2, 2005

Jennifer Renee’ Marler, age 32, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Ririe, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. Jennifer was born December 12, 1972 at Idaho Falls to James R. Lovell and Hope Hjelm Lovell. She attended schools in Ririe graduating from Ririe High School. She married Ryan Burk Marler, November 25, 2000 at Idaho Falls....

Vonda Fisher Poole

Vonda Fisher Poole

Jun 25, 2005

Vonda F. Poole, 80, of Rigby, died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Vonda was born February 11, 1925, in Idaho Falls, Idaho daughter of William Merriott Fisher and Nina Grace Jensen Fisher. She was raised and attended school in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. She graduated from BrighamYoungUniversity majoring in Clothing and Textiles....

Richard "Dick" Carl Swager

Richard "Dick" Carl Swager

Jun 21, 2005

Richard C. “Dick” Swager, 87, of Rigby, Idaho died June 21, 2005 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Dick was born June 20, 1918 in Idaho Falls, a son of Carl Swager and Francis Sullivan Swager. He attended school in Blackfoot and graduated from Rigby High School. He attended Idaho State University and graduated from University of Denver in...

Amber Grover Lovell

Amber Grover Lovell

Jun 15, 2005

Amber Grover Lovell, 86, of Ririe, Idaho died at her home on Wednesday, June 15, 2005. She was born on December 25, 1918 in Labelle, Idaho a daughter of Ursel Leroy Grover and Alice Hutchens Grover. She attended schools in Rigby and Mud Springs, graduating from Ririe High school and also Ricks College. Amber worked on the farm for her...

Fern Martha Purser

Fern Martha Purser

Jun 10, 2005

Fern Martha Purser, 82, of Rexburg, Idaho and formerly of Rigby, Idaho died Friday, June 10, 2005 in Rexburg at the Teton House. Fern was born February 4, 1923 in Milo, Idaho the daughter of Henry Edmund Palmer and Eliza Pearl Bird Palmer. She attended schools in Bates and Rigby, Idaho. She married Elwood C. Page in Rigby, Idaho. They...

Rosetta Christiansen Smith

Rosetta Christiansen Smith

Jun 4, 2005

Rosetta Christiansen Smith, 84, of Rigby, Idaho died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at the Madison Memorial Hospital. Rosetta was born August 1, 1920 in Lava Hot Springs a daughter of Edward Williams and Hazel May Reese Williams. She was raised and attended school in Blaser, a train stop town by Lava Hot springs, and graduated high school in Lava Hot...

Nancy Ellice George

Nancy Ellice George

May 30, 2005

Nancy Ellice George, 66, of Lewisville, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at her home in Lewisville. She was born on January 29, 1939 in Sacramento, California a daughter of William Louis King and Sadie Ellice Treherne King. She attended school in the Sacramento school district in California and graduated high school in 1956. She was married to Jack Foster in...

Lois Darlene Miller

Lois Darlene Miller

May 25, 2005

Lois DARLENE Miller, 76, of Lorenzo, died at her home Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Darlene was born May 20, 1929, at Ririe, Idaho a daughter of Robert Stacey and Lois Isabella Boulter Stacey. She attended schools lin Ririe and Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. She married William Henry Miller on November 12, 1946 in Dillon, Montana. He preceded her...