Obituaries

Isaac Britton Johnson
Aug 14, 2020
Isaac Britton Johnson, 94, of Golden, Colorado passed away August 14, 2020. He was born July 19, 1926 in Brownfield, Texas to Wood English and Sarah Elizabeth Hudson Johnson.
Isaac is survived by his three children, Greg of Anchorage, Alaska: Rebecca of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Aaron of Golden, Colorado; step-daughter, Nancy Atwood of Rexburg, Idaho...
Gaye Johnson
Aug 10, 2020
Edna ‘Gaye’ Johnson, 77 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away, peacefully in the arms of her caregiver, Monday, August 10, 2020 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living in Idaho Falls.
Gaye was born January 21, 1943 in San Diego, California to Oliver Perry Lemmon and Edna Geneva Morgan.
She was raised and attended schools in...
Tommy Ray Thompson
Aug 10, 2020
Tommy Ray Thompson, 79, peacefully passed away at his home in Rigby, Idaho on August 10, 2020 after a long and courageous bout with Parkinson’s.
Tommy was born on February 15, 1941 to Ray and Elizabeth Andrus Thompson in St. George Utah. He was the oldest of seven children. He grew up and attended school in St....
Tausha Nichole Barnett
Aug 8, 2020
Tausha Nichole Barnett 35, of Ririe, Idaho passed away August 8, 2020. She passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the University of Utah Hospital.
Tausha was born born April 24, 1985 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to ShaRee Jenson and Braxton Barnett. She grew up to love her hometown Ririe, Idaho where she spent the remainder of...
Selman Lamar Mcnew
Aug 3, 2020
Selman Lamar McNew, 90, of Longview, Texas passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born March 7, 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to John Thomas McNew and Stella Marie McMaree McNew. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served on board the USS Juneau as a corpsman during the Korean Conflict. He...
Jeff Burgie
Aug 2, 2020
Ernest Jeffery Burgie, passed away peacefully the morning of Sunday, August 2, 2020 in Menan, ID, at the age of 72. He was born along-side his adoring twin sister Jeanne, to Francis Alfred and Donna Margie Burgie on January 24, 1948. He grew up in Idaho Falls, ID with his loving parents, and sisters Toni, Jeanne, and Keleigh. He...
Ronald Henry Engberson
Jul 31, 2020
Ronald Henry Engberson, 77, of Monteview, Idaho passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 in Rexburg, Idaho at the Madison Memorial Hospital.
Ron was born in San Diego, California on Jan. 23, 1943. The son of Alma Henry Engberson and Maurine Beck Engberson. He attended schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho and graduated from West Jefferson High School. He...
Gayle Braithwaite Smith
Jul 27, 2020
Gayle Braithwaite Smith, 72 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at her home.
Gayle was born December 17, 1947 in Ogden, Utah to Robert Hillard Braithwaite and Ella Barnes Braithwaite. She was raised and attended schools in Arco, graduating from Butte High School; then continued her education in San Francisco, California studying nursing. She...
Verda Leree Munns
Jul 26, 2020
Verda LeRee Ellis Munns passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home. Verda was born August 25, 1925 in Rigby, Idaho to William Elmer Ellis and Lola Chase Ellis. From a young age, Verda learned the value of hard work from working alongside her father on the farm, which helped prepare her for the years ahead. She attended...
Lynn Whittle Hayes
Jul 26, 2020
Lynne Whittle Hayes passed away quietly on the evening of July 26, 2020 within minutes of her loved ones saying their tender goodbyes around her bedside. She was born December 22, 1943, to Reuel Daniel Whittle and June Chapman Whittle in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the oldest of five children. She graduated from Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho in...
Jay Dawayne Green
Jul 25, 2020
Jay Dawayne Green, 92, passed away July 25, 2020.
He was born December 3, 1927 the son of Robert Walter and Afton E. Poole Green in Menan, Idaho.
Jay received a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Idaho.
Jay married Colleen Thorngren on October 8, 1949 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She...
Wydell Johnson
Jul 24, 2020
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Robert Wydell Johnson, 79, of Ririe, Idaho, returned to his heavenly family on July 24, 2020 at his home in Ririe surrounded by his family.
Wydell was born on October 7, 1940 in his grandparent’s home just...
Becky Ann Tracy
Jul 24, 2020
Becky Ann Tracy was born September 27th, 1971 and passed away July 24th, 2020.
Becky was born at the Rupert Memorial Hospital September 27th, 1971 to Gary D Rasmussen and Linda M Monk. She spent her younger childhood in the Springdale area on the family farm, and later moved to the Idaho Falls area.
In...
Edwin "Ted" Earl Hanson
Jul 22, 2020
Edwin Earl (Ted) Hanson passed away at age 88 on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Ted was born on August 3, 1931, in Lewisville, Idaho, to Irvin and Annie Hanson and was raised on the family farm in Annis, Idaho. He attended grade school in Annis and graduated from Midway High School in Lewisville, Idaho. Ted served in the Army...
Rosemary Juenke
Jul 22, 2020
Our Mom, Rosemary Juenke was born February 5, 1938 to Glen R. and Sylvia D. Hansen in Thornton, Idaho. She attended schools in the Rigby and Hamer areas, graduating from Rigby High School. She went on to become a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Sacred Heart Hospital, where she enjoyed helping people to heal. While working in Idaho Falls,...
Mick John Barnes
Jul 21, 2020
Milton “Mick” John Barnes, 48 of Shelley, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, ID.
Mick was born March 8, 1972 in Houston, Texas to Monte Raymond Barnes and Judy Ardell Andersen Barnes. He attended Rigby schools with the class of 1990. He was married to Chantel Henrie...
Daniel Edger Wright
Jul 21, 2020
Daniel Edger Wright, 79, passed away July 21, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
He was born March 17, 1941 in Evanston, Wyoming to Frank Harold Wright and Dorthy Alma Blackner.
He married Donna Krystine Harris May 20, 1966. They had 2 children, Angelyne and Quitin. They later divorced.
On July 29, 1984, he...
Elaine Ritchie
Jul 17, 2020
The world lost one of its sweetest angels Friday, July 17, 2020. Reva Elaine Lindholm Ritchie 84, of Rigby, ID was reunited with her beloved husband after being hospitalized at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, ID from Covid-19.
She was born in a homestead in Iona, ID to Ross Lindholm and Reva Grace Jenkins Lindholm on February...
John Raymond Conley
Jul 17, 2020
John Raymond Conley, 59 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away July 17, 2020 at EIRMC in Idaho Falls.
John was born July 18, 1960 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Lester John Conley and Donna Dee Edwards Conley. He was raised and attended schools in St. Anthony. John served in the US Army National Guard. On June 16, 2018...
Nelda Wright
Jul 17, 2020
Nelda Rainey Wright, 84, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Nelda was born August 6, 1935, in Archer, Idaho to Alvin Denzel Rainey and Lila McIntier Rainey. She attended schools in Lyman and Rexburg, Idaho. She enjoyed activities in school and was a cheerleader for her grade school teams. Nelda had her eye on one...