Obituaries

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Chance Alan Struhs

Chance Alan Struhs

Apr 24, 2017

Chance Alan Struhs, age 15, of Rigby, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017. Chance was born, May 26, 2001, in Idaho Falls, Idaho a son to Kenny Carl Struhs and Leslee Parker Struhs. He attended Rigby schools and was currently a Sophomore at Rigby High School. Chance enjoyed hunting, Camo, Big Pickups, BMX at the Rigby Skate Park and Motorbikes....

Ervin Eugene Mathews

Ervin Eugene Mathews

Apr 23, 2017

Ervin Eugene Mathews, 96 of Arco, Idaho passed away Sunday April 23, 2017, in Rigby, Idaho, at home in the arms of his family. Ervin was born February 1, 1921 in Shelley, Idaho to Earl Alexander and Alta Jane Jones Mathews. He was raised and attended school in Salmon, Idaho, and later moved to Ogden, Utah. In 1939 He joined...

Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Holm

Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Holm

Apr 23, 2017

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Holm, 56, of Ammon, passed away April 23, 2017, at her home. She was under the care of her family and Encompass Hospice. Liz was born January 21, 1961, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Ronald and Opal Olsen. She grew up and attended schools in Boise and Idaho Falls. She graduated from Bonneville High School in 1979...

Anita Alice Desatoff

Anita Alice Desatoff

Apr 23, 2017

Anita Alice Desatoff, 86 of Rigby, passed away at her home Sunday, April 23, 2017. Anita was born April 15, 1931 in Huntington Park, California to Claude Charles Faught and Bonnie Bell Leah Bowie Faught. She was raised and attended schools in Huntington Park, California; graduating from Bell High School in Bell, California. Anita was an active member of The...

Dennis Kay Greener

Dennis Kay Greener

Apr 21, 2017

Dennis Kay Greener, 71, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away Friday, April 21, 2017. He was born June 25, 1945 in Burley, Idaho, the son of Barney Greener and Redamae Stevens Greener. He attended schools in Burley and graduated from Burley High School. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Florida. Dennis...

Belva Davis

Belva Davis

Apr 19, 2017

Belva A. Davis, 83 of Nampa died April 19, 2017, at the Park Place Assisted Living Center in Nampa. Belva was born January 10, 1934 in Pocatello, Idaho to Leroy Ames and Ethel Effie Orner Ames. She was raised in Idaho Falls and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Belva married William Davis. He preceded her in death. She lived...

Margery Allgood Young Thompson

Margery Allgood Young Thompson

Apr 17, 2017

Margery Allgood Young Thompson, 90, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully Monday, April 17, 2017 in Rexburg, Idaho, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center. Margery was a new year’s baby, born January 1, 1927 in Hibbard, Idaho to Arthur and Geneva Jensen Allgood. She had three older siblings, Dean, Bernice and Phillis. When her parents divorced, the family moved...

Dee Farrell Bowen

Dee Farrell Bowen

Apr 15, 2017

Dee Farrell Bowen, 91 of Lyman passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg. Dee was born October 15, 1925 in Rexburg, Idaho to Mack Meredith Bowen and Elva Arnold Bowen. He was raised in Lyman and attended school in Lyman, at Cedar Point School and Madison High School. He served in the US...

Vera Shippen

Vera Shippen

Apr 15, 2017

On Saturday April 15th, 2017 Vera Shippen was welcomed home to a heavenly reunion with her parents, Thomas Casper Shippen and her Mother, Eliza Cordella "Cora" Boyce Shippen Anderson and all eight of her siblings. Thomas Reed (Ona), Grant Boyce (Margie), Walter Wesley, Ruth (Cliff), Paul Rex (Lola), Veda (Dean), Naomi (Bruce), Ben Ray (Joan). Vera was born on March,...

Shirley Ilene Willmore

Shirley Ilene Willmore

Apr 13, 2017

Shirley Ilene Willmore, 83 of Rigby passed away at her home on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Shirley was born October 27, 1933, in Lorenzo, Idaho to Emeral LeRoy Morgan and Janet Ellen Bruce Morgan. She was raised and attended school in Annis and graduated from Rigby High School. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Clara May Willcoxon

Clara May Willcoxon

Apr 11, 2017

Clara May Willcoxon, age 65, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Clara was born March 21, 1952 In Idaho Falls a daughter of William Keith Neville and Venna Virginia Housley Neville. She attended schools in Ririe and Rigby graduating from Rigby High School. She married Orie James Willcoxon Sr. December 20, 1969, in Rigby, Idaho. She enjoyed...

Ted Lou Anderson

Ted Lou Anderson

Apr 10, 2017

Ted Lou Anderson, 83 of Rigby, passed away Monday April 10, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. Ted was born January 31, 1934 in Rigby, Idaho a son of Luther Anderson and Vera Brown Anderson. He was raised and attended school in Rigby, graduating from Rigby High School. He enjoyed sports and played Legion Baseball. Ted was a member...

Mary Garrett

Mary Garrett

Apr 10, 2017

Mary Garrett 83, of Rigby died peacefully at her home on Monday, April 10, 2017. Mary was born February 16, 1934 in Milo, Idaho the youngest child of Willard Levi Hammon and Elizabeth 'Libby' Jordan Hammon. Mary was raised in Milo and attended school in Ucon, Idaho. She was in the last graduating class from Ucon High School in 1951....

Ronald Sylvenous Merrill

Ronald Sylvenous Merrill

Apr 9, 2017

Ronald Sylvenous Merrill, 70 of Menan died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ronald was born March 1, 1947 in Rigby, Idaho to Solyman Sylvenous Merrill and Ruth Marine Thorngren Merrill Strupp. He attended school in Lewisville, Idaho and graduated from Rigby High School. On December 17, 1965 Ronnie married Hellen Kaye Cooper...

Donald Lawrence Terry

Donald Lawrence Terry

Apr 9, 2017

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 On Sunday, April 9, 2017 Donald Lawrence Terry passed away in his Ririe home. He was the youngest of ten children and was born on February 2, 1932 in Stevensville, MT to Minnie and William G. Terry. Don grew up in Three Mile,...

Edith Farris

Edith Farris

Apr 4, 2017

Edith Farris age 58, of Hillsboro, Oregon, passed away April 4, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Edith was born July 13, 1958, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Harry Bowers Wilhelm and Venna Virginia Housley Wilhelm. She received her GED and continued her education and received her Bachelors in Behavioral Science and then her Master’s in Business Management...

Jesse Boyd Leavitt

Jesse Boyd Leavitt

Apr 1, 2017

Jesse Boyd Leavitt, 82, of Idaho Falls, passed away April 1, 2017, at the Gables of Ammon. Boyd was born on June 1, 1934 in Rigby, Idaho a son of Jesse and Alta Lemmon Leavitt. He was raised in and attended school in Rigby and graduated from Rigby High School. He continued his education at Ricks College where he received...

Gerald Scott Bird

Gerald Scott Bird

Mar 31, 2017

Gerald Scott Bird, 64, of Auburn passed away March 31, 2017 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho surrounded by his family. Scott was born January 29, 1953, in Ogden, Utah a son of Afton Dale Bird and Bertha Miller Bird. Scott was raised in Roy, Utah and graduated from Roy High School. He worked at...

Arvin J Lords

Arvin J Lords

Mar 29, 2017

Arvin J Lords, 81, of Rigby Idaho passed away Wednesday March 29, 2017, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah. Arvin was born September 11, 1935 to James William Lords and Clarisa May Wilkins. Arvin was raised in Rigby and attended elementary school in Garfield and Graduated from Rigby High School. After high school Arvin went to Ricks...

William N Young

William N Young

Mar 18, 2017

William N. Young, 88, of Rigby, passed away March 18, 2017 at Pine Brook Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Bill was born February 17, 1929, in Menan, Idaho to Tharrel and Hazel Newby Young. He attended school in Annis until the 8th grade. He married DeVona Baron on July 28, 1948 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Together they had...