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Violet Howard
May 22, 2016
On May 22, 2016, Heaven got a new angel when Violet Lake Howard passed away at EIRMC. Violet was born on August 29, 1977 to Helena Ann Lake. She was a beautiful, unexpected blessing for both her mother and grandparents. As a child, Violet loved to play with her sister and be with her family. She attended several school in...
Dean Smith
May 22, 2016
Lyman Dean Smith, 63, of Rexburg, died May 22, 2016, at Madison Memorial Hospital. He was born April 4, 1953, in Rexburg to Lyman and Ruth Dawn Westover Smith. He attended local schools and graduated from Madison High School in 1973. Dean married Gaylene Mortensen on October 22,1993, in the Idaho Falls LDS temple. Dean was a member of The...
Phyllis Stevens
May 21, 2016
Phyllis Fullmer Stevens, of Tetonia, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, May 21, 2016, surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born January 5, 1926 in Tetonia at the Railroad bunkhouse, to Alonzo Jensen Fullmer and Leta May Henrie. She had a happy childhood growing up on the family farm east of Clawson, with the beautiful Teton Peaks as their...
Gary Cook
May 21, 2016
Gary Glen Cook, age 78, returned home on May 21, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving family as they stood vigil over him with great tenderness while the angels gently lifted his spirit into the heavenly hands of our Savior. Gary was born on October 21, 1937 to loving parents, Ronald Cook and Ethel Caroline Barney. He was blessed...
Lola Packer
May 21, 2016
Lola Hillam Packer, of Rexburg, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016, of causes incident to age. She was born January 18, 1929, in Marysville, Idaho, the daughter of George Marvin Hillam and Laura May Lemmon. The pattern for her life of devotion, family, work and service was shaped by growing up on the farm east of Ashton. She moved...
Pattie Lou Miller-Rock
May 17, 2016
Pattie Lou Miller-Rock, 80, of St. Anthony, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 17, 2016. She lived at the Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony, where she was a resident for only 5 months. She was born December 22, 1935 in Gentry, Arkansas to Emmett Gerald Jordan and Buena Vest (Story) Jordan. She was the youngest and had an older sister,...
Charity Dunkley
May 16, 2016
Charity Dunkley, 15, of Rigby, died May 16, 2016, of injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born April 21, 2001,to Kristen Dunkley and Joseph Deyo in Rexburg, Idaho where she lived until she was ten years old. She was a bright young woman who loved everyone around her. She won first place in a Rexburg spelling bee when...
Paul Price
May 16, 2016
Paul Franklin Price, 90, of Island Park, Idaho died Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home in Island Park, Idaho. He was born May 14, 1926 in West Jordan, Utah to Charles William and Laura Eliza Price. His parents moved to Blackfoot, Idaho when he was a young boy. He graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1944 and enlisted in...
Dean Kent
May 16, 2016
Dean Kent, 79, of Newdale, Idaho, passed away in is home on Monday, May 16, 2016. He was born in Boise, ID, June 20, 1936 to Victor Loveland Kent and Emily Mae Aldridge. Dean grew up in Star, Idaho, where he helped on the farm milking cows and driving a team of horses at an early age. He was the...
Larena Wocelka
May 12, 2016
LaRena Jenkins White Wocelka, 90, of St. Anthony, Idaho passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 12, 2016, surrounded by family. LaRena was born October 31, 1925, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Leonard Evan Jenkins and Ruth Lola Rice Jenkins. She grew up and attended grade school and graduated high school in St. Anthony. She attended and graduated from a business college...
Yuvonne Garner
May 9, 2016
Yuvonne Rasmussen Garner, 91, of Newdale, Idaho, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at her home in Newdale surrounded by her family. She was born September 5, 1924 in Ashton, Idaho, to Carl and OrReva Rasmussen. She married Gordon Garner, her high school sweetheart, on November 14, 1942. The marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple on April...
Deanna Wylie
May 6, 2016
Deanna Mae Wylie, 66, of Rexburg, died May 6, 2016, of natural causes. As the eldest child of Andrew and Betty Swensen, Deanna was born and raised in St. Anthony, Idaho where she attended school and graduated. After her marriage to Gary Hartman she lived for short times in Palmer, Alaska and Carlin, Nevada before returning to St. Anthony with...
Donna Harris
May 5, 2016
Donna Ruth Harris 90 of Salem died May 5, 2016. Donna was born October 13, 1925 in Rexburg, Idaho. She was the fourth of six children born to Edmond Mckinley Primm and his wife Zella Lorena Harris Primm. Donna in her younger years loved a good picture show and went to the theatre every chance she got. She like most...
Beth Hathaway
May 4, 2016
Beth Hathaway Virginia Beth Hathaway, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Ashton Living Center at the age of 96. She was a long time resident of St. Anthony where she and her husband S.J. Hathaway raised their family. Beth was born August 20, 1919 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Joseph Hyrum and Blodwen...
Dennis Stocks
May 1, 2016
Dennis Adrin Stocks, 89, of Newdale, was released from his long battle with Parkinson's Disease on May 1, 2016. He was born February 9, 1927, the eldest son and second child of Adrin Dawson and Venida Schwendiman Stocks. When he was seventeen years old, he enlisted in the US Army and served his country in World War II. When he...
Harold Firestone
Apr 29, 2016
Harold Paul Firestone, loving father, beloved uncle, and loyal friend, passed on to his eternal reward on April 29, 2016. His passing was unexpected but gentle, one last tender mercy from his Heavenly Father for both Harold and his loving daughter, Lynn. Harold was born on July 31, 1926 in West Bridgewater, Pennsylvania to John Raymond Firestone and Emma Hannah...
Dan Perry
Apr 29, 2016
Danny Lee Perry, 69, of St. Anthony, ID passed away on April 29, 2016 in Rexburg, ID surrounded by his family after battling cancer. Dan was born March 27, 1947 in Deep Water, West Virginia, to James and Nora Cales Perry. Dan was a loving husband to Linda (Harrison) Perry, father to Danny (DJ) and Philip (Flip). Dan was also...
Leora Parkinson
Apr 23, 2016
Our beloved mother, grandmother and friend, Carma "Leora" Parkinson passed away peacefully at her home, the morning after her 94th birthday, surrounded by her loving family on April 23, 2016. Leora began her earthly adventure on April 22, 1922 in Sugar Salem, Idaho born to loving parents, Nephi Charles Virgin, Jr. and Eleanor Eliza Windley Virgin. She was born the...
Dee Ann Meikle
Apr 21, 2016
Dee Ann Meikle, 77 of St. Anthony, died Wednesday, April 21, 2016 in St. Anthony. She was born November 2, 1938 in Sugar City, Idaho to Lorin and Zelda Richards Meikle. They moved to St. Anthony shortly after buying a home on Bridge Street where Dee Ann continued to live until 2015 when she moved into Homestead Assisted Living in...
Will Park
Apr 19, 2016
William David Park, 66 of St. Anthony, passed of natural causes Tuesday Evening. He is survived by his brother Steve and sister Judy. He lived his whole life to be helpful and kind to others. There will be no services.
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