Obituaries

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Richard Oliver Lindbloom

Richard Oliver Lindbloom

Jul 14, 2021

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, Richard Oliver Lindbloom, loving husband and father of 3 daughters passed away in his home in Rigby, Idaho at the age of 85.

Richard was born on September 27, 1935 in Gunnison, Colorado to Walter and Rachel Lindbloom.  Richard was the youngest, his siblings; Anna Madlyn, Lewis, and Carl, all preceded him...

David Lewis Grant

David Lewis Grant

Jul 14, 2021

David Lewis Grant, age 71, of Rigby, passed away at his home Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Dave was born April 30, 1950 in Idaho Falls a son to Edward M and Roma Staples Grant. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard with the 116 th Combat Engineer Battallion.

He married Bonnie Jean Christesen November 18, 1967...

James "Jim" Richard Staggs

James "Jim" Richard Staggs

Jul 13, 2021

James “Jim” Richard Staggs, 61 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Jim was born June 15, 1960 in Rigby, Idaho to William Thomas Staggs and Amy Ordell Hebertson Staggs.  He was raised and attended schools in the Rigby area, graduating from Rigby High School. ...

Phyllis Emma Knutson

Phyllis Emma Knutson

Jul 13, 2021

Phyllis Emma Knutson. 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, July 13 at her home in Grant.

Phyllis was born in Bates, Idaho, on July 8, 1923 to Carl and Alena (Daniels) Ripplinger. She graduated from Driggs High School in three years. She attended Ricks College for one year and then graduated as a registered nurse...

Ben Alexander Baird

Ben Alexander Baird

Jul 12, 2021

Our dear, sweet Ben Alexander Baird – son, brother, uncle, and friend – passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 12, 2021 at his home in Rigby, Idaho.

Ben was born October 7, 1965 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the son of Lorenzo LaMon Baird and Zelma Miller Baird.  He is survived by his parents.  Brothers and sisters; Angela (Norman)...

Lemoyne Monk

Lemoyne Monk

Jul 11, 2021

LeMoyne Monk 96, of Rigby, Idaho passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Le was born in Orem, Utah on January 12, 1925. He was the son of Glen Monk and Sina Orthielia McClenahan Monk.

Le attended school in Orem, Utah. Following high school, he served in the United States Army during World War...

Donna Sue Bybee

Donna Sue Bybee

Jul 7, 2021

To view the funeral service for Donna, go to this link   https://zoom.us/j/94038217593

Donna Sue Bybee, 61 of Hamer, Idaho passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Donna was born January 20, 1960 in Phoenix, Arizona to William Henry Haggard Jr. and Joanne Burr Haggard.  She was raised and attended schools in...

Lynn Patricia Tracy

Lynn Patricia Tracy

Jul 4, 2021

Lynn Patricia Tracy, 72, of Rexburg, passed away July 4, 2021 surrounded by her family at home.

Lynn was born February 2, 1949, in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada - daughter of James Earnest Forsyth and Hazel Irene Whitney.  She was raised in East Kildonan and attended school there. Lynn married Keith Evan Tracy on June 2, 1971...

Bonnie Mae Loynd Booze-Clark

Bonnie Mae Loynd Booze-Clark

Jul 2, 2021

BOOZE-CLARK, Bonnie Mae Loynd was born on July 31, 1933 in Rigby ID, to Bertha Palmer Blodgett and John Leonard Loynd. Her given name was Claretta, but the family legally changed it later. She was the eldest of four children. As a young girl, she mistakenly thought she could fly, and jumped off the roof straight into some garbage...

Rory Kay Walker

Rory Kay Walker

Jul 1, 2021

Rory Kay Walker, 62 of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021 from complications of COPD.  He was under the care of Encompass Hospice.

Rory was born May 27,1959 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Darryl Walker and Janeale Lawyer Walker; the oldest of 6 children.  He graduated from Rigby High School, attended Ricks College in Rexburg,...

Dennis Ray Hansen

Dennis Ray Hansen

Jun 30, 2021

Dennis Ray Hansen, 68 of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Briarwood Assisted Living in Rexburg; he was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice.

Dennis was born February 12, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Allen Pheral Hansen and Maurine Jensen Hansen.  He was raised and attended schools in Salt...

Juana Martinez

Juana Martinez

Jun 29, 2021

Juana (Juanita) Santos Martinez of Grant, Idaho passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho and QualiCare. Juana was born March 28, 1923 in Valera, Texas, daughter of Francisco and Josefina Santos. She along with her only sibling, Enedina Rodriguez (deceased), were raised...

Cleora Ricks Ward

Cleora Ricks Ward

Jun 26, 2021

Cleora Ricks Ward was born on October 14, 1939 and passed away on June 26, 2021 of natural causes.  She was doing what she loved, reading a book, when she slipped to the other side.  She is the daughter of Earl and Opal Ricks.  She is the 3 rd child of 10 and has always been very close to...

Eric Steven Franz

Eric Steven Franz

Jun 25, 2021

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Michael Stephen Taysom

Michael Stephen Taysom

Jun 21, 2021

Michael Stephen Taysom, 80 of Rigby, Idaho passed away peacefully June 21, 2021, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Michael was born May 10, 1941, the second of six children to Charles Taysom and Alice Owens Taysom. He joined an older brother and was followed by four younger sisters. He was raised in Iona,...

Jack Howard Gohr

Jack Howard Gohr

Jun 21, 2021

Jack Howard Gohr, 87, of Ucon, Idaho passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021.

Jack was born September 28, 1933 to Herman David Paul Gohr and Nellie May Meyer Gohr in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the eleventh of fourteen children. He attended schools in St. Leon and Idaho Falls. On June 1, 1953, he married Connie...

Misty Jane Lessenden

Misty Jane Lessenden

Jun 17, 2021

Misty Jane Lessenden, age 37 of Salt Lake City, Utah passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah.

Misty was born August 23, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Debbie Jane Draper and Jeff Lessenden.  She was raised in Rexburg, Idaho, attended schools in Madison County and graduated from Madison High...

Ellen Mable Laird

Ellen Mable Laird

Jun 17, 2021

Ellen Mable Hoggan Laird, age 75 of Dubois, Idaho, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021 at her home.

She was born August 26, 1945 in Rexburg, Idaho to Ralph Harrison Hoggan and Mary Isabelle Walker Hoggan.  She attended Edie School, a one-room school house in Medicine Lodge for her elementary years.  She graduated from Clark County High...

Javier Santos-Librado

Javier Santos-Librado

Jun 11, 2021

Javier Santos-Librado, 26 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Javier was born September 22, 1994 in Salmon, Idaho to Faustino Santos and Magdalena Librado Santos.  He attended elementary school in Leadore, Idaho; middle school in Rigby, Idaho, and graduated from Rigby High School.  Javier loved...

Van Walker

Van Walker

Jun 10, 2021

Charles Van Walker of Lewisville, passed away June 10, 2021 at the age of 94.

Van was born February 1, 1927 in Pocatello, Idaho to Paul Dean Walker and Helen Ball. He was the second of three sons. He attended school in Pocatello and spent his summers working with his uncles and cousins on his Grandpa Ball’s...