Obituaries

Jesus Soto "Jesse" Martinez
Mar 13, 2005
Jesus S. “Jesse” Martinez, age 77, of Grant, died at his home, Sunday, March 13, 2005, Jesse was born June 20, 1927 at Zaragosa, Mexico, a son of Jesus Martinez Senior and Fransisca Soto Martinez. He was raised in Acuna, Mexico. He married Juanita Santos March 16, 1951 in Mexico. They moved to Texas where he worked on numerous cattle...
Keith "Chuck" "Charlie" Buckland
Mar 5, 2005
Keith “Chuck” “Charlie” Buckland, 82, of Rigby, Idaho died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at his home in Rigby. He was born April 24, 1922 in LaBelle, Idaho the son of Carl and Bess Wheaton Buckland. He grew up and attended schools in Rigby. Keith married Myrtle Engberson Hammer Wilson on September 4, 1953 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They made their...
Donald Dean Crance
Mar 5, 2005
Donald Dean Crance, 83, of Malta, Idaho went to meet his heavenly maker on March 5, 2005. Dean was born to Glenn and Mildred Wingate Crance December 26, 1921 in Timber Lake, South Dakota. He graduated from Northern State College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, with a Masters Degree in education. He taught school for several years and enjoyed teaching. Dean...
Lorraine Jacobs
Mar 4, 2005
Lorraine Jacobs, 63, of Menan, died Friday, March 04, 2005, at her home in Menan, Idaho. She was born April 24, 1941, in Stockton, Alabama. She moved to Utah at an early age with the family. She was raised and schooled in Orem, Utah. She married Lynn Jacobs. They have lived most of their married life in Menan, Idaho. She...
Cleo Elva Smith
Mar 2, 2005
Cleo E. Smith, 80, of Rigby, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Idaho Falls. Cleo was born April 19, 1924 at Downey, Idaho a daughter of David Lorenzo Larson and Bessie Claire Bloxham Larson. She attended schools in Rupert. She earned awards in penmanship and art during her high school years. She married Leslie Paige...
Valene Foster
Feb 24, 2005
Valene Foster, 62, of Rigby, Idaho, died at her home, Thursday , February 24, 2005 after a valiant fight with cancer. Valene was born November 13, 1942 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Melvin Frank Hunter and Elva Christina Anderson Hunter. She attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1961. She continued her...
Candice Sue Byington Mcarthur
Feb 18, 2005
Candice Sue Byington McArthur, 55, of Ririe, Idaho died February, 18, 2005 at the EIRMC in Idaho Falls. Candice was born December 22, 1949 in Rigby, Idaho a daughter of John Everett Stacey and Twilla Ethel Scott Stacey. She was raised and attended school in the Rigby area. She worked at Taylor Produce, Websters Produce and owned and operated the...
Vera Williams Bowden
Feb 14, 2005
Vera Williams Bowden, 79, of Milo, died Monday, February 14, 2005 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born July 15, 1925, in Weston, Idaho the daughter of Rolland Burbank Williams and Annie Sophia Georgeson Williams. She grew up in Weston and attended Weston High School. She married Wayne K. Bowden in the Logan LDS Temple...
Shirley Ann Winchester
Feb 14, 2005
Shirley Ann Winchester, 64, of Rigby, Idaho, died Monday, February 14, 2005 in Rexburg, Idaho at the Rexburg Nursing Center. Shirley was born August 22, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the daughter of Melvin James Winchester and Ida Grace Lee Winchester. She attended schools in Rigby, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School. She married Gayland White in Rigby, Idaho....
Shriley Ann Winchester
Feb 14, 2005
Shirley Ann Winchester, 64, of Rigby, Idaho, died Monday, February 14, 2005 in Rexburg, Idaho at the Rexburg Nursing Center. Shirley was born August 22, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the daughter of Melvin James Winchester and Ida Grace Lee Winchester. She attended schools in Rigby, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School. She married Gayland White in Rigby, Idaho....
George Morgan Davis
Feb 13, 2005
George M. Davis, age 85, of Idaho Falls, died at his home, Sunday, February 13, 2005 . George was born October 28, 1919 in Ucon, Idaho a son of William Thomas Davis and Esther Tyler Murray Davis. He attended schools in Ucon. During World War II he worked in the Shipyards in Bremerton, Washington. On November 20, 1944 he married...
Walter Lamar Bybee
Feb 11, 2005
Walter LaMar Bybee passed away in Payson, Utah on February 11, 2005 after suffering multiple injuries from a fall. He was born January 27, 1921 in Lyman, Idaho to Walter Ray Bybee and Margaret Palmer. He married Rachel Zella Sutton on October 5, 1941. Walter served in the military from 1941 to 1945. During his tenure in service, he completed...
Van Nyman Johnson
Feb 8, 2005
Van Nyman Johnson, age 42, of Rigby, died Tuesday February 8, 2005. Van was born June 13, 1962 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Nyman Dale Johnson and Zelda Marcia Morgan Johnson. He was privileged to be raised in several parts of the world. He lived in Rigby, Idaho, Monterey, California, Turkey (for 3 years), Germany and Sierra Vista, Arizona. In...
Kenneth Y Jones
Feb 7, 2005
Kenneth Y Jones, age 83, of Garfield, died at home, Monday, February 7, 2005. He was born February 19, 1921 at Menan, Idaho a son of Henry Warden Jones and Lola Yearsley Jones. He attended schools in Menan graduating from Midway High School where he lettered in football and basketball. He then attended Albion Normal School on scholorship. He served...
Harold Roland David
Feb 6, 2005
Harold Roland David, 78, of Roberts, Idaho died Sunday, February 6, 2005 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation. Harold was born February 17, 1926 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the son of Theodore Roosevelt David and Alice Caroline Adams David. He attended schools in Roberts, Idaho and was at Roberts High School when he joined the...
Benjamin K Cromwell
Jan 31, 2005
Benjamin K Cromwell, 28, of Ririe, died Monday, January 31, 2005 at American Falls, Idaho. Ben was born August 21, 1976 at Rexburg, Idaho a son of Burl Cromwell and Barbara Newman Cromwell. He attended school in Ririe, graduating from Ririe High School. He attended Diesel Mechanic School at Wyoming Tech. Ben served six years in the Idaho National Guard...
Donald Davis Sucher
Jan 31, 2005
Donald Davis Sucher, of Rigby, passed away in Rigby, Monday, January 31, 2005. Don was born July 12, 1920 at Carleton, Thayer County, Nebraska a son of Ray William Sucher and Sylvia Caroline Morrow Sucher. As a child he attended grade school in Nebraska. The family moved to Idaho when he was a sophomore. He attended Roberts High School and...
Leorial Hadley Abbott
Jan 28, 2005
LEORIAL Hadley ABBOTT, age 85, of Idaho Falls, died Friday, January 28, 2005, at her home in Idaho Falls. Leorial was born September 28, 1919, in Rigby, Idaho, the daughter of Elmer Evan Waters and Melbie Ormond Waters. Leorial was raised and attended schools in Rigby. She was the Valedictorian of her eighth grade class, and her high school graduating...
Martha Mary Helsing
Jan 26, 2005
Martha Mary Haywood Helsing, 87, of Rigby, Idaho died Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at the Beehive Homes in Rigby of natural causes. She was born April 13, 1917, in Rigby, Idaho, the oldest child born to George Charles and Laura May Scott Haywood. She was born and raised on the family homestead farm north east of Rigby. She attended school...
Hazel Dorothy Lowder
Jan 24, 2005
Hazel Dorothy Lowder, age 90, of Idaho Falls, died Monday, January 24, 2005, In Idaho Falls from causes incident to her age. Dorothy was born March 19, 1914 south of Rigby, Idaho, the daughter of William Ferrin Ballantyne and Hazel Anne Crowther Ballantyne. Her mother died when she was only eighteen days old. She was raised by her grandparents, Shephard...