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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...
Judy Flamm Moser
Aug 1, 2016
Judy Flamm Moser,48, died August 1, 2016 at Pullman Regional Hospital in Pullman, Whitman, Washington. She was born on July 8, 1968 in Rexburg, Idaho to Jim and Colene (Russell) Flamm. Her younger life was spent in Rexburg where she grew up and graduated from Madison High School. Education and learning was always important to Judy. She graduated from Ricks...
Karen Klingler
Jul 21, 2016
Karen Rose Covington Klingler, 76, of Rexburg, died July 21, 2016, in Meridian, Idaho of natural causes. She was born August 6, 1939, in Rexburg to Edward and Letha Zollinger Covington. She was raised and attended schools in Rexburg. She graduated from Madison High School and Boise Business College. She married Eldon Klingler on September 28, 1973, in Elko, Nevada....
Dave Milner
Jul 16, 2016
David E. Milner, 78 of Parker, died Friday, July 16, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. He was born May 30, 1938 in Stockton, California to Leo and Louisa Morris Milner. He married Mable Rawson on August 4, 1962 in St. Anthony, Idaho. They moved to Parker Idaho in 1966 where they raised their family. He was employed by...
Karl Ljunggren
Jul 16, 2016
Karl Ljunggren, 77 of St. Anthony passed Saturday, July 16, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Karl was born December 3, 1938 in Storm Lake, Iowa to Sven and Lillian Ljunggren. He grew up in Iowa and the Chicago area where him and his best friend Paul Milke and his brother Sven Ljunggren did what boys do best and just...
Velma Calaway
Jul 15, 2016
Velma Schwendiman Calaway, 85, of Salem, Idaho, passed away July 15, 2016, at Carriage Cove in Rexburg. She was under the care of Solace Hospice and her loving family. She was born September 26, 1930, to Norval G. And Artella Ward Schwendiman, the fourth of seven children. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Bryan Keith Lusk
Jul 15, 2016
Bryan Keith Lusk, 58, of Plano, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday July 15, 2016. Bryan was born on April 4, 1958 to Keith and Gwen Lusk in Rexburg, Idaho. He was the second of eleven children. He was sealed to Cheryl Meyers on June 12, 1981, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They were blessed with two...
Sophie Kluksdal
Jul 13, 2016
Sophie Don Kluksdal, infant daughter of Haylie Don Kluksdal, passed away on July 13, 2016. She was born July 11, 2016 at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. She is survived by her mother Haylie Don Kluksdal; grandparents, Lane and Bobbie Larsen and Darnel Kluksdal; an uncle, Hayden Kluksdal; cousins, Racien and Mike Kluksdal; and a great-aunt, Leona Kaiser. The family...
Doris Colvin
Jul 7, 2016
Doris Colvin, 82 of St. Anthony, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at her home of natural causes incident to age. Doris Virginia Pinion daughter of Jimmie Robert and Mary Magalene Pinion born December 24, 1933 in Cordell Ok. At the start of World War II Doris moved to California. Shortly thereafter she met Howard Colvin. Doris Married Howard in Elko...
Clair Clements
Jul 7, 2016
Clair B Clements, 85, of El Sobrante, California, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was born on March 28,1931 in Rexburg, Idaho, to Leonard L and Naomi Briggs Clements. Clair married his wife of 67 years, Wanda Taylor Clements, on June 1, 1949. They were sealed for all time and eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple of the...
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