Kylan Chance Parkinson
Jan 23, 2020
Kylan Chance Parkinson, AKA Lengland, age 16, of Rexburg passed away January 23, 2020 at his home.
Chance was born September 15, 2003, in Rexburg, Idaho a son of Jason D. Parkinson and Holly Amber Heberlein Parkinson. He was raised and attended school in Rigby and was currently a sophomore at Madison High School.
Chance...
Donald Marvin Tanner
Jan 19, 2020
Donald Marvin Tanner, age 93, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, Idaho.
Donald was born in Rigby, Idaho on October 24, 1926 to Clarence LaVern Tanner and Laura Leona Warner Tanner. He attended schools in Rigby, Idaho. He was inducted into the United States Navy during World War II before...
Elvira Erickson
Jan 18, 2020
Elvira Erickson passed away peacefully at her home in Lyman on 18 January 2020 under the loving care of her husband. She was born 21 March 1932 in her grandparent's home in Grover, Wyoming, as the first child in the family of William and Zelda Swenson. She married her high school sweetheart, Ted Milton Erickson on 22 July 1952...
Bernell Arnold Clark
Jan 16, 2020
As we celebrate the loving life of Bernell Clark with fondest of memories, we realize that in the end, we all become stories. Bernell had many loves in his lifetime but none that made his spirit more complete than his longtime love & friendship with his remarkable wife Ruth, (or 'Ruthie' when he needed a sweet favor or show...
Ned Brant Russell
Jan 16, 2020
Ned Brandt Russell, 79, of Rigby, Idaho passed away peacefully, Thursday, January 16, 2020 at his home of 20 years in Rigby, Idaho. Ned was born September 14, 1940 in Rigby, Idaho to Wesley W. Russell and Sylvia Elnora Petersen Russell.
Ned attended schools in Rigby until the 8 th grade. He served in the United States...
Jake Hamel
Jan 14, 2020
Jake Hamel, artist in every way and longtime resident of Rexburg, ID; passed away unexpectedly on January 14, 2020 at the age of 46.
Jake is survived by his parents; sisters Carrie Lindsey, Candy Reeder, and Wendy Roobol; his brother Joseph Hamel; brother in laws Ray Lindsey, and Chris Roobol; 11 nephews, 1 niece; several great nephews...
Dennis Louis Jones
Jan 13, 2020
Dennis Louis Jones was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be remembered for his Christ-like example and kindness to his family, friends, and associates. He passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020. He was 86 years old.
Born on November 17, 1933, in Rigby, Idaho, Dennis was the first-born son to Louis and Verona...
Cheryl Lee Coy
Jan 13, 2020
Cheryl Lee Coy (71) passed away after a long hard-fought battle with cancer on January 13, 2020 at her home in Winnemucca, Nevada. Cheryl was born on January 27, 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Hadley and Vonda Sorensen.
As a child, Cheryl lived all over Idaho and Oregon on various ranches before finally settling in Roberts,...
Ronell Hillman Breckenridge
Jan 12, 2020
Ronell Hillman Breckenridge, 90, of Tetonia, Idaho, passed away January 12, 2020, at Teton Valley Hospital, Driggs, ID. She was born January 07, 1930, in Driggs at her Grandma Martha Alice Buxton’s Maternity Home. Her parents Gheen Hillman and Eva Buxton Hillman were happy to welcome Ronell as their 4 th child, with 3 more siblings to follow. She...
Cindy Nebeker
Jan 11, 2020
Cindy Lou (Cox) Nebeker passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the age of 66 in Orem, Utah. She was born in Ogden, Utah on August 9, 1953. Her parents were Orin J. Cox and Sybil Morris of Shelley, Idaho. Cindy was the 4th of 6 children. Diann, Janice, Lynn, Cindy, Robin and Julie. All have preceded her...
Donna Ellen Parmer
Jan 11, 2020
Donna Ellen Deveraux Parmer, 84, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on January 11, 2020.
Donna was born on February 1, 1935 to Albert (Al) Deveraux and Ellen Aurelia Harris. She grew up and attended schools in Cascade, Idaho, Garfield, Idaho and Rigby, Idaho. She graduated from Rigby High School in 1953.
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Sharline Pelton Christiansen
Jan 10, 2020
Sharline Christiansen, 74 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 with her family by her side. Sharline leaves behind her 5 children; Tony, Alleen, Delray, Dean and Tina. She was also the grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen Pelton and Verda Anderson Pelton, and husband, Gene Christiansen. Sharline...
Lela Marler Gordon
Jan 8, 2020
Lela Marler Gordon, age 70, of Thornton, Idaho passed away at her home, Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
Lela was born March 4, 1949 in Rigby, Idaho a daughter to George Dewey and Laura Sherburne Marler. She earned a Masters’ Degree in Journalism and was a Certified Educator. She married Raymond Eugene Gordon, December 8, 1972 at Manti,...
Nancy Virginia Sneed
Jan 3, 2020
Nancy Virginia McCoy Sneed passed away Jan 3, 2020 at Idaho Falls, Idaho at the age of 93.
She was born in Tulsa, Okla. Nov 18, 1926 to James Stacy and Annie Lee McCoy and spent school years in Kansas. She met her future husband while attending the University of Oklahoma. They were married in Valley Center,...
Gary J Cottle
Jan 2, 2020
Gary J Cottle, 70, passed away on Thursday, January 2 nd 2020 at his home in Swan Valley, Idaho after a lengthy battle with COPD. Gary was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on March 9, 1949 to Walter W. Cottle and Goldie Jakeman Cottle. He attended Swan Valley Elementary and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1967.Gary also attended...
Roger Steven Beard
Jan 2, 2020
Roger Steven Beard, 70 of Rigby, Idaho, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at his home.
Steve was born December 18, 1949 in Driggs, Idaho to Merlon Paul Beard and Ann Corden Beard. He was raised and attended schools in Driggs. He served honorably in the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. March 19, 1971, he married...
Dorothy Louise Spafford
Dec 30, 2019
Dorothy Louise Parkinson Spafford, 71, of Ammon, Idaho passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at her home. She was born February 21, 1948 in St. Anthony, Idaho, the daughter of Eldon Parkinson and Alice Miller Parkinson.
Dorothy attended schools and was working as a secretary with the FBI in Washington, D.C. when she met her husband David...
Dell Denning Olaveson
Dec 30, 2019
Surrounded by family, Dell Denning Olaveson died on December 30, 2019. He was born July 24, 1934 in Menan, Idaho to Martha Denning and Hans Emmanuel Olaveson. In 1937, the family purchased land and built a log home in Rigby, Idaho, where Dell attended schools and excelled in all sports. His brother Earl was killed in Okinawa, Japan, in...
Diane Louise Telford
Dec 29, 2019
Diane Louise Fleming Telford, 89 of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Rigby Lake Nursing Home from natural causes. She was surrounded by her loving children.
Diane was born December 22, 1930 in Wilson, Wyoming to Lewis Robert Fleming and Maude Alice Edmiston Fleming. She was raised in Wilson and attended Jackson Hole High School....
Jolene Simmons Sortor
Dec 28, 2019
Jolene Simmons Sortor, age 83, of Rigby, passed away at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, Idaho, Saturday, December 28, 2019.
Jolene was born September 28, 1936 in Rigby, Idaho to William Kenneth Simmons and Alethia Love Simmons. She attended Rigby schools, graduating from Rigby High School.
Jolene married Bill Sortor September 21, 1956. They...