Obituaries

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Marilyn Lucy Killian

Marilyn Lucy Killian

Jan 21, 2005

Marilyn Lucy Killian, 61, of Ammon, Idaho and formerly of Clark, Idaho died Friday, January 21, 2005 at the hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Marilyn was born January 2, 1944 in Idaho Falls, Idaho the daughter of Edwin Alma Casper and Vonda Marie Schneiter Casper. She attended schools in Menan and Rigby, Idaho graduating from Rigby High School. She attended...

Lola Faye Blackburn Hill

Lola Faye Blackburn Hill

Jan 21, 2005

Lola Faye Blackburn Hill, 86, of Idaho Falls, died January 21, 2005 at the Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Facility, of natural causes as well as a broken heart due to the passing of her husband just four months earlier. She was born November 13, 1918 in Sunnydale, Idaho to Heber Blackburn and Leona Bybee Blackburn. She graduated from Madison...

Lola Fay Hill

Lola Fay Hill

Jan 21, 2005

Faye B Hill Lola Faye Blackburn Hill, 86, of Idaho Falls, died January 21st At Turtle and Crain Assisted Living Facility, of natural causes as well as a broken heart due to the passing of her husband just four months earlier. She was born November 13th 1918 in Sunnydale, Id to Heber Blackburn and Leona Bybee Blackburn. She graduated from...

George Daniel Zundel

George Daniel Zundel

Jan 19, 2005

George Daniel Zundel, 84, of Rigby, Idaho died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 in Rigby, Idaho. He was born May 9, 1920 at Egin Bench, Idaho the son of David Eugene Zundel and Mary Rumsey Zundel. He attended schools in the Egin Bench, Idaho, St. Anthony, Idaho, Willard, Utah and Rigby, Idaho. He graduated from Rigby High School. He was a...

Zelda Agnes Jardine

Zelda Agnes Jardine

Jan 18, 2005

Zelda Agnes Jardine, 94, of Idaho Falls, Idaho died Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center. Zelda was born November 10, 1910 in Taylor, Idaho the daughter of Daniel James Lords and Ella Catherine Cook Lords. She attended schools in Taylor, Buck and Ucon. She married William Fredrickson Jardine on November 29, 1930 in Pocatello,...

Vera Archibald

Vera Archibald

Jan 17, 2005

VERA ARCHIBALD, age 82, of Rigby, died at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Monday, January 17, 2005. Vera was born August 17, 1922, in Rexburg, Idaho daughter of David Heber Manwaring and Sarah Zella Hart Manwaring. She was raised and attended school in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School. She continued her education at Ricks College. Vera married Don...

Charles Meng

Charles Meng

Jan 17, 2005

Charles Meng 86, of Rigby died Monday, January 17, 2005. Charles was born December 22, 1918 in Burton, Idaho a son of Karl Friedrich Meng and Marie Alene Schleifer Meng. He was raised and attended school in Burton and graduated from Madison High School. He attended carpentry school in Weiser, Idaho. Charles married Evelyn Margaret Doney on January 2, 1941...

Thurza Poole

Thurza Poole

Jan 14, 2005

Thurza Cherry Poole 84, of Menan, Idaho died Friday, January 14, 2005 at the Life Care center in Idaho Falls. Thurza was born on January 8, 1921 in Menan, Idaho a daughter of George Aaron Cherry and Ada Lawson Cherry. She was raised and attended school at Menan and graduated from Midway High School. Thurza worked at the JL Hayes...

Glen Ervin Elsberry

Glen Ervin Elsberry

Jan 14, 2005

Glen Ervin Elsberry, age 92, died January 14, 2005 at the Beehive Homes Assisted Living in Riverton, Utah. Glen was born on February 2, 1912, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of John F. and Leona E. Bellus Elsberry. He was educated in Amber, Wisconsin. Glen married Etha G. Parker on February 26, 1935, in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He farmed with...

Melba Ragan

Melba Ragan

Jan 11, 2005

Melba Ragan, 91, of Shelley, Idaho died Monday, January 11, 2005 at her home in Shelley. Melba was born on June 9, 1913 in Grant, Idaho a daughter of Margery Margaret Bramwell Miller and Charles Albert Miller. Melba married Raymond Kenneth Ragan on December 27, 1930 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She grew up in the Grant and Idaho Falls areas...

Milton E. Montague

Milton E. Montague

Jan 9, 2005

Milton E. Montague, age 84, of Rexburg, died at the home of his daughter in Rexburg, Sunday, January 9, 2005. Milton was born June 7, 1920, in Rigby, Idaho, the son of Glen Ernest Montague and Myrtle Cordon Montague. Milton grew up and attended schools in Rigby, Idaho He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints....

Othella Luella Erickson

Othella Luella Erickson

Jan 7, 2005

Othella Luella Jensen Erickson, 94 of Arco, Idaho died Friday, January 7, 2005 in Arco, Idaho. She was born February 7, 1910 in Lewisville, Idaho the daughter of James B. and Julia Petrina Peterson Jensen. She attended school in Roberts, Idaho. She worked as a reporter for the Rigby newspaper and for Gem State Insurance as an insurance agent and...

Zella Mae Blakely

Zella Mae Blakely

Jan 5, 2005

Zella Mae Blakely, 85, of Ririe, Idaho died January 5, 2005 in the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center. Zella was born August 13, 1919 at Poplar, Idaho to Clarence LeRoy and Emma Briggs Mattson. On December 12, 1942 she married Joseph Lawrence Blakely. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on August 29, 1964. They...

Cindy Marie Kelly

Cindy Marie Kelly

Jan 3, 2005

Cindy Marie Kelly, age 47, of Rexburg, died at her home Monday January 3, 2005. Cindy was born April 21, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah a daughter of Robert Hancock Wanlass and Virginia Lee Swafford. She attended schools in Salt Lake City graduating from South High School. On February 22, 1975 she married Richard Brent Kelly in Salt Lake...

Velda Carrie Meyerhoffer

Velda Carrie Meyerhoffer

Jan 2, 2005

Velda Carrie Meyerhoffer, 93, of Idaho Falls, died at the Good Samaritan center in Idaho Falls, Sunday January 2, 2005. Velda was born October 28, 1911, at Rigby, a daughter of Olof Jensen and Carrie Alzina Ball Jensen. She attended schools in Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. She married Roy Meyerhoffer June 30, 1930 in Rigby. She and her...

Loretta Ellen Robison

Loretta Ellen Robison

Dec 31, 2004

Loretta Ellen Robison, 89, of Lyman, died at the Rexburg Nursing Center Friday, December 31, 2004, Loretta was born September 5, 1915 at Rigby, a daughter of Lars Christian Larsen and Viola Rowe Larsen. She attended school at LaBelle. She married Ivan Ormand Robison on August 16, 1938 in Shelley, Idaho. Together they farmed in the Lyman area throughout her...

Wendell Reed Jones

Wendell Reed Jones

Dec 26, 2004

Wendell Reed Jones, 80, of Rigby, died December 26, 2004 peacefully at home from a lingering heart condition leaving behind his beloved wife of 61 years, Hattie Poole Jones; two daughters, Pamela (Brent) Helm of Rigby, Treasa ( Michael) Andrus of Preston, and two sons, Grant Reed (JoAnn) of Eagle, and Brent Poole (Kathryn) of Rigby. Wendell was born February...

Margaret Viola Larsen

Margaret Viola Larsen

Dec 23, 2004

MARGARET Viola LARSEN, age 92, died in the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Thursday, December 23, 2004. Margaret was born July 21, 1912, in Menan, Idaho, the daughter of Charles Stuart Martin and Clara Viola Eddy. Margaret grew up and attended elementary school in Menan, Idaho, and graduated form Midway High School near Menan. She married Orville J. Larsen, November...

Edna Erickson Briggs

Edna Erickson Briggs

Dec 14, 2004

Edna Erickson Briggs, 87, of Rexburg, Idaho died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Estacada, Oregon. Edna was born December 4, 1917 in Archer, Idaho the daughter of Herman and Gladys Edna Blackburn Erickson. She attended schools in Archer and Madison High School in Rexburg. She married Earl Albert Briggs, April 9, 1941 in the Salt Lake City Temple. She worked...

Holden Andrew Furrows

Holden Andrew Furrows

Dec 4, 2004

Holden Andrew Furrows, 4, of Ammon died Monday, December 6, 2004 at the EIRMC of injuries sustained in an accident. Holden was born on May 29, 2000 in Tuscon, Arizona, the son of Alan Richard Furrows and Andrea June Shipley Furrows. He was attending the Jumpstart Preschool in Idaho Falls. Holden had lived in Arizona, Wisconsin and in Ammon. He...