Obituaries

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Loa Putnam Madsen

Loa Putnam Madsen

Apr 3, 2021

Loa's service will be broadcast on Youtube.  When you have pulled up Youtube, then type in Lewisville 2nd Ward. You will be able to see the live feed.

Loa Putnam Madsen, 95 of Lewisville, Idaho passed beyond the veil April 3, 2021 after suffering a massive stroke.  She was surrounded by family members and had...

Nita Lois Clark

Nita Lois Clark

Apr 2, 2021

A sweet and gentle spirit left us to begin her new journey on April 2 nd , 2021.

Nita Lois Clark was born to Herbert and Alice Curtis on March 25, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the youngest of five children. She grew up in Idaho Falls, where she met and married her...

Larry D Bates

Larry D Bates

Mar 31, 2021

Larry D Bates of St. Anthony, Idaho passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Rexburg, Idaho at Homestead Assisted Living. Larry was born April 6, 1938 in St. Anthony, Idaho, the son of Alton Eugene and Dorothy Larson Bates.

As a youth, Larry was always busy. He could be found at one of the local gas stations...

Sallie May Vincent

Sallie May Vincent

Mar 31, 2021

Sallie May Vincent, age 71, of Ammon, Idaho, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Wednesday March 31, 2021.

Sallie was born September 17, 1949 in Dover, Delaware a daughter to Thomas Victor Faulkner and Betty Lou Lockerman Faulkner.  She was raised by George C. and Betty Lou Page.  She attended schools in...

Lynn Smith

Lynn Smith

Mar 30, 2021

Douglas Ray Smith aka Lynn

Lynn was born 9/29/35 in Groveland, Idaho to Paul McCarrey and Virginia Bee Smith.  He passed away the morning of 3/30/21 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

Lynn was always an active, fun, outgoing person; in his younger years he worked on the farm with his parents, brother Merlin and...

Dr. Harley Wayne Reno

Dr. Harley Wayne Reno

Mar 30, 2021

Dr. Harley Wayne Reno, age 82 of Rigby, passed away at his home Tuesday March 30, 2021.  Harley was born February 13, 1939 in Oakland, California a son to Dorris Gaylen Reno and Margaret Eileen Moffatt Reno.    Harley earned five master’s degrees and a PHD in his education.  He was a Professor of Engineering Science at Baylor University and...

Don Bruce Peterson

Don Bruce Peterson

Mar 29, 2021

The service for Don will be broadcast and can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/embed_viewer/51465

On Monday, March 29, 2021, Don Bruce Peterson, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 75. Don was born on April 30, 1945 in Salem, Utah to Elmer Theodore and Tena Maud Shell Peterson. ...

Paul Sheedy Jr.

Paul Sheedy Jr.

Mar 27, 2021

Paul Sheedy Jr. 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho died March 27, 2021 at his residence under the care of Encompass Home Health and Hospice.

Paul was born August 23, 1934, in Los Angeles, California a son of Paul Sheedy and Ruth H. Ryan Sheedy.  He was raised and attended school there and received his Bachelors degree from...

Charlene Gray

Charlene Gray

Mar 27, 2021

Charlene Gray passed away peacefully in her home in Menan, ID on March 27, 2021, at the

age of 84, surrounded by her family and loving husband Ralph W. Gray. She fought a

courageous battle against cancer for 16 years and lived her final months with grace and great

faith.

Charlene...

Dorothy Gene Paxman

Dorothy Gene Paxman

Mar 25, 2021

Dorothy Gene Pieper Paxman was born May 2, 1929 in Pocatello, Idaho to Frederick William Pieper and Bertha Clara Meyers Pieper. She was born in a little home that her family rented and joined 5 other siblings at the time. All her early education was in Pocatello where she walked no matter the weather. She graduated from Pocatello High...

Roy M Smith

Roy M Smith

Mar 20, 2021

The service for Roy will be broadcast at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgxd3AoYCLPYGjfgzLuKsA?app=desktop

Roy M. Smith, 75, of Ammon, Idaho, formerly of Ririe, Idaho, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at his home with his loving wife, Myrna, at his side.

Roy was born November 4, 1945, the youngest of five children, born to...

Mary Ann Shoemaker

Mary Ann Shoemaker

Mar 20, 2021

Mary Ann Phillips Shoemaker, 90 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away at her home Saturday, March 20, 2021.

She was born December 31, 1930 in Riverside, California to Glen Eldon Phillips Sr. and Louise Florence Hall Phillips.  On March 8, 1952, she married Douglas Raymond Shoemaker in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Their marriage was solemnized in the Los Angeles...

Carma Butterfield

Carma Butterfield

Mar 20, 2021

Carma Butterfield of Rigby, Idaho passed away on March 20, 2021. Carma was born to Conrad and Elsa Violet (Rottweiler) Jenson on October 8, 1939. Carma was married to Lorin Butterfield on March 18, 1955. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple in June of 1992. Carma and Lorin had two children – Connie Butterfield and...

Susan Kay Lamb

Susan Kay Lamb

Mar 18, 2021

To watch the broadcast of the service click on the following link or copy and past it to your browser.

http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/embed_viewer/50954

Our loving wife, mother and grandmother; Susan Kay Lamb, 70, of Roberts, Idaho, passed away surrounded by her family; Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Idaho Falls Community Hospital.

Susan was born December...

Stephen Robert Jayme

Stephen Robert Jayme

Mar 13, 2021

Stephen Robert Jayme was born May 24, 1962 in Ridgewood, NJ. Steve was born to William and Mary Jayme. Throughout his life, Steve was an avid baseball fan and music lover. Steve lived most of his adolescence with his older brother David and thus graduated from High School in Branford, CT. Steve was also an...

Edythe Bright Casper

Edythe Bright Casper

Mar 13, 2021

The broadcast of Edythe's service can be viewed starting Saturday March 20th, at 11:00 a.m., by clicking the link below, or copying and pasting it to your browser.

http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/embed_viewer/50306

Edythe Bright Casper, 94 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021.

Edythe was born December 17, 1926 in Rigby, Idaho to...

Mckenzie Jo Hope

Mckenzie Jo Hope

Mar 11, 2021

McKenzie Jo Hope, 31, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

McKenzie was born July 21, 1989 in Rexburg, Idaho, a daughter to Bryon Kay and Jennifer Taylor Hope.  She attended schools in Rexburg and graduated from Central High School in Rexburg.  She attended I-Tech in Idaho Falls and...

Edwin A Bloxham

Edwin A Bloxham

Mar 8, 2021

Ed's service will be broadcast via zoom link.  Please click on or cut and paste the following link to your browser. https://zoom.us/j/91334267752

Edwin A Bloxham, 81 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ed was born March 22, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Darwin...

Amanda Jo Reading

Amanda Jo Reading

Mar 7, 2021

Amanda Jo Reading, 43, of Shelley, Idaho passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Amanda was born in Rexburg, Idaho on September 16, 1977. She is the daughter of Cathy Jo Radford Anderson and Neil Anderson and Scott Shumway.

Amanda attended Kinghorn and Harwood Elementary Schools in Rigby, attended Rigby High School, and graduated...

Helen "Len" Purser

Helen "Len" Purser

Mar 3, 2021

Live streaming of Len's funeral may be found at https://zoom.us/j/93887688734 .

Helen “Len” McCracken Purser, 74, of Sugar City, passed away peacefully at her home on March 3, 2021, with her loving husband, Sid, by her side.

Len was born on May 19, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts to William J. McCracken and Margaret Elaine Russell...