Verna Tonks
Sep 24, 2016
Verna Rose Hansen Tonks passed away on 24 September, 2016 in American Falls, Idaho due to complications incident to age. Verna was born on 7 April 1924 in Independence, Madison County, Idaho to Alma Peter and Rose Marie Hansen. She grew up on her family's farm. She loved to read and was often found with a book in her hand,...
Bud Squires
Sep 9, 2016
Bud Squires, 87, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at his daughter's home in Salem, with his family by his side. He was born June 30, 1929 to James Syrus Squires and Alvera Elizebeth Strange. He was the middle of three boys. He grew up on the family farm, at Milk Creek in Tetonia, Idaho. They all had to work...
Kay Heinz
Sep 9, 2016
Kay Taylor Heinz, 79, of Rexburg died peacefully at her home on Friday, September 9, 2016. She was born October 5, 1936 in Rexburg, to Lawrence and Bernice Christensen Taylor. She attended schools in Rexburg, graduating from Madison High School in 1954. She married Blair W Heinz in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on November 12, 1953. She was a...
Maria De Los Reyes
Sep 2, 2016
Maria De Los Reyes, 97, of Rexburg, died Friday, September 2, 2016 in her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 15, 1919 in Jimenez, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Lupe and Teresa Rivera. She married Jose Angel De Los Reyes on October 5, 1949 in Jimenez, Mexico. They had three children, Jose, Dominga and Guadalupe. She loved taking...
Jossine Saurey
Aug 31, 2016
Jossine Marlu Farrimond Saurey, 83, of St. Anthony, formerly of Hibbard, died August 31, 2016, of natural causes. She was born October 24, 1932, in Twin Groves, Idaho, the 8th and last child of John and Millie Baker Farrimond. She grew up in the St. Anthony area and loved the outdoors and horses. She graduated from South Fremont High School....
Janine Allen
Aug 28, 2016
Janine Rae Haislip Allen, 77, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away Aug. 28, 2016 at her home. She was under the care of her loving family and Encompass Hospice. Janine was born Oct. 11, 1938, in Pocatello, Idaho to Ray and Edith Haislip. She grew up and attended school in Pocatello, graduated from Pocatello High School, and attended Idaho State University....
Mona Wilding
Aug 26, 2016
Mona Pincock Wilding, 88, of Sugar City passed away Aug. 26 2016. She was born April 27, 1928 to Howard and Lillie May Winmill Pincock in Sugar City, Idaho. She was the third of six children. She graduated from Sugar Salem High School, Ricks College and Utah State University. Mona was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Sharma Durfee
Aug 24, 2016
Sharma Helen Durfee passed away August 24, 2016 at the Carriage Cove in Rexburg. Sharma was born June 19, 1935 in View, Idaho to John and Mary Roy. She was the third of six siblings. She was raised and attended grades 1-12 in Gooding, Idaho. On June 26, 1953 she was married to Jay Durfee in the Idaho Falls Temple....
Keith Leroy Hansen
Aug 22, 2016
Keith LeRoy Hansen, 86, of Rexburg, died August 22, 2016, at his home of natural causes. He was born July 1, 1930, in Burton, Idaho to Nels and Mollie Bischoff Hansen. He served in the military in the National Guard, he worked at Browning Automotive in St. Anthony, and at Boeing in Seattle, Washington where he worked on the Minute...
Joyce Bell
Aug 22, 2016
Joyce Willmore Bell, 69, of Washington, Utah and formerly of Rexburg, Idaho, died August 22, 2016 of natural causes. She was born in Rexburg, Idaho on May 5, 1947 to James Leslie Willmore and Fawn Hendricks Willmore. She was the baby of the family and loved her older siblings Lola, Lois, and Jay. Joyce loved living part of the year...
Mable Sakota
Aug 21, 2016
Mable Shizuka Hosoda Sakota, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2016 with her family by her side. Our beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, wife, auntie, daughter, sister and friend was reunited with her sweetheart, John, to continue their eternal journey together. Mable was born on April 13, 1928 to Harry Karoku Hosoda and Haruto Satoh in Salt Lake...
Kim Sellers
Aug 17, 2016
Kim Sellers died peacefully at his home in Rexburg, Idaho on August 17th, 2016 at the age of 63 after a two week battle with an aggressive form of liver cancer. Kim was born on January 11, 1953 in Rexburg, Idaho to Dee and Mary Lee Sellers. He graduated from Madison High School in 1971 and then attended Ricks College...
Pandra Melissa Oliphant
Aug 12, 2016
Pandra Melissa Turley Oliphant was born on September 3, 1940 in Ellensburg, WA. She transitioned to the next chapter of her life on Friday August 12, 2016. Her parents were Wayne Lilburn and Della Virgina Turley. She is the oldest of four children. Pandra also known as Penny was very involved in her community participating in 4-H, synchronized swimming, dance...
Gloria Jean Snook
Aug 9, 2016
Gloria Jean Snook passed away August 9, 2016 at Heritage House in Rexburg from natural causes. She was born February 18, 1943 in Sacramento, CA to Gracie Fiveash. Gloria married Leonard Bowman and they had four children, Leonard, Jr., Randy, James "Jimmy" and Dawn. They were later divorced. In 1973 Gloria packed her red Datsun and brought her kids to...
Helen Loveland
Aug 8, 2016
Helen Ardis Pitman, 87 of Twin Groves, Idaho, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Helen was born April 8, 1929 in Torrington, Wyoming to Lawrence Gray and Marjorie Blanche Smith Pitman. She attended Torrington junior and senior high school in Wyoming, and Stevens Henegar College in Salt Lake City and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She...
Brad Haws
Aug 3, 2016
Brad Marion Haws, 60 of Idaho Falls, formerly of St. Anthony, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016. He was born on February 21, 1956 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Glenn Mervin and Marlene Leavitt Haws. He was raised in the Fremont county area. His parents divorced and he spent his summers in California. He attended school in St. Anthony. He joined...
Brett Hiner
Aug 3, 2016
Brett Ted Hiner was born on March 31, 1962, the first son of Ted Everett and Peggy Ellen Carmichael Hiner, in Rexburg, Idaho. He passed away on August 3, 2016 at home of a long standing health problem. He grew up and attended school in Rexburg, Idaho. He enjoyed anything outdoors and was a great hunter. He married Laura Wayland...
Deloy Hill
Aug 2, 2016
DeLoy Grant Hill, 72, of Rexburg, passed away August 2, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. DeLoy was born September 25, 1943, at St. Anthony, Idaho to Grant Fred and Belva McArthur Hill. DeLoy grew up in St. Anthony with his 3 sisters and 2 brothers. Some of his best memories of childhood were working...
Bryant Bush
Aug 2, 2016
Bryant Bush, 77 of Idaho Falls, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016. He was born April 3, 1939 in Rexburg, Idaho, the last child born to Charles Melvin and Dora Mae Johnson Bush. He received his education in Rexburg schools graduating from Madison High School and Ricks College. He also attended one semester at BYU. He joined the US Army Reserves,...
Rud Phillips
Aug 1, 2016
Rudgar Eldon "Rud" Phillips Jr. was called home to his Heavenly Father August 1, 2016 following a battle with brain cancer. He was born April 6, 1948 in Thatcher, Arizona, the third child of Rudgar Eldon Phillips and Annice Lee. He spent his early school years in Thatcher where he played football and worked for the family trucking company. He...
