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Robert Nelson
Aug 11, 2015
Robert W. Nelson passed away August 11, 2015 in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the Eastern Idaho Medical Center of a heart condition. His family was present. He was born May 14, 1935, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Robert A. and Edme Dotson Nelson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Karen, sons, Kevin and Matthew. He attended...
Garph Lords
Aug 11, 2015
Garph A. Lords, 83, of Rexburg, died in his sweetheart's arms at his home, Tuesday, August 11, 2015, following a valiant battle with cancer. Garph was born March 10, 1932, in Idaho Falls to Charles and Leora Lords. He was the oldest and only son and enjoyed teasing his 4 sisters. He helped his father on the farm through his...
Norma Mace
Aug 11, 2015
Norma Branson Mace 89, of St. Anthony, passed away 8/11/2015, at her home of complications from a long struggle with Alzheimer. Norma was born June 15, 1926 in Grant, Montana, a daughter to Lyman S. Branson and Ina M. Waldemar Branson. She had four sisters, Eva, Elsie, Shirley, and Elna, and one brother Kelly. Norma grew up on the family...
Stacie Tucker
Aug 9, 2015
August 9, 2015 an angel received her wings. Stacie was born a Valentine baby, February 14, 1957 in St. Anthony Idaho to Robert and Wathene Liljenquist. Stacie grew up in Idaho Falls, Teton City and Salt Lake City. She attended elementary school in Idaho Falls, junior high and high school in St. Anthony, graduating from high school in Brighton, Utah....
Kelli Jo Smith
Aug 9, 2015
Kelli Jo Smith, 37, of Plano, Idaho died August 9th 2015 of natural causes. She was born in Rexburg, Idaho on October 28th 1977 to Kent and RaNae C Smith. Kelli was able to be a stay at home Mom while the kids were younger. Kelli loved her children. She loved spending time with her children, fishing, catching frogs, catching...
Suzelle Orr
Aug 8, 2015
Suzelle Orr Nina "Suzelle" Wright Orr, 50, of Rexburg passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 of natural causes. She was born on June 14, 1965, in San Jose, California to Keith and Joyce Wright. While in California, she was blessed with a baby brother, Korby. Their Family relocated to Overland Park, Kansas in 1976. After a few years in Kansas,...
Marcy Astorga-Chavez
Aug 7, 2015
Maria Maricela "Marcy" Astorga-Chavez, 33 of Taylorsville, Utah, formerly of Parker, Idaho, died August 7, 2015 in Colorado. Marcy was born on August 17, 1982 to Elvira Nunez and Domingo Astorga in Watsonville California. From California they relocated to Idaho where she lived most of her childhood. She moved to Salt Lake City where she was married and had one...
Naomi Boyl Kington
Aug 6, 2015
Naomi Boyl Rawson Kington, 88, passed away at her home in Rexburg, Idaho on August 6, 2015. She was born on July 15, 1927 in Plano, Idaho, the youngest of Harry and Elizabeth Rawson's twelve children. Her youth was spent in the Plano area.
After graduation from Edmunds High School in May of 1945, she and her mother moved to Rexburg...
Peter Marx
Aug 5, 2015
Peter Paul Marx of Chester ID, passed away on August 5th at the Rexburg Rehab of a health related condition, at the age of 80. He was born on June 9, 1935 in Bozeman MT to Floyd and Ruth Marx of McAllister MT. The oldest of three siblings. He grew up on the family ranch where he began his love...
Brent Roberts
Aug 2, 2015
Brent Roberts December 3, 1938 – August 2, 2015 Ronald Brent Roberts was born in the city of Teton, Idaho to Marion Davis Roberts and Earl Roberts. He was the firstborn and later became a big brother to Barry D. Roberts. Brent attended elementary school in Teton and Jr. High and High School in St. Anthony at South Fremont. During...
Anna Gundert
Jul 31, 2015
Anna Li Eaton Gundert, age 34, passed away unexpectedly, of unknown causes, on the morning of July 31, 2015, while at work. She is survived by her husband Jason Gundert; exhusband Destry Wolbert; children Tony, Lisette, Ramona, Clayton; mother Karen DeBow; stepfather Brad DeBow; sisters Jen, Patti, Liz, Charley; and brothers Ben, Joe, Fred. She was preceded in death by...
Leila Lewis
Jul 28, 2015
Leila Alice Richards Lewis, 93, formerly of Rexburg died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Scottsdale Arizona. She was born February 16, 1922 in Moore, Idaho. She married Rulon Lewis of Rexburg on March 19, 1938. After having her boys, she graduated from Ricks College and BYU. She earned scholarships for all of her education. She taught school at Madison Jr....
Loree Egbert Wyatt
Jul 28, 2015
Loree Wyatt Emma Loree Egbert Wyatt, age 78 of Rexburg, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at her home. She was born December 8,1936 in Pocatello, Idaho to Joseph Robert Egbert and Anna Marie Blaser Egbert. She grew up in Pocatello, graduating from Pocatello High School in 1955 where she took accounting and bookkeeping classes. She then became a bookkeeper at...
Marilyn Gee Black
Jul 26, 2015
Marilyn Gee Black, age 80 of Rexburg, died Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was born August 11,1934 at Sugar City, Idaho to Clendon Edger Gee and Erma Lynette Ricks Gee. She attended Sugar-Salem schools, Ricks College and Utah State University. She lived thirty-one years in the Logan, Utah area, 5 years in Sacramento, California, 10 years in Sugar City, Idaho...
Karen Diaz
Jul 25, 2015
Karen Ruth Diaz came into this world as a curly brown haired girl June 9, 1948, a daughter of Gene and Gerry Clark. She was the middle sister to big sister Connie and little brother Rick. She attended St. Anthony schools and graduated from Ricks College in 1966 and then went on to ISU. As a young woman, Karen found...
Scott Berrett
Jul 23, 2015
Richard Scott Berrett, age 44, of Rexburg, passed away on July 23, 2015, in his home while surrounded by family. Scott was born in Provo, UT on December 15, 1970 to Richard & JoAn Berrett. He was his family's favorite son & brother as he was the only boy with all sisters. Despite Scott's Dad's protests, Scott was his sisters'...
Reed Wyatt
Jul 23, 2015
Earl Reed "J" Wyatt, 83, of Rexburg, died Thursday, July 23, 2015. He was born October 30,1932, in Wellsville, Utah to Earl Thorpe Wyatt and Elsie Johnson Wyatt. After completing high school in Wellsville, he attended Utah State University where he graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Landscape Architecture. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Wayne Sharp
Jul 20, 2015
Wayne Leonard Sharp, 79, of Sugar City, died July 20, 2015, at Madison Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born April 11, 1936, in Rexburg, Idaho to Leonard and Ada Smith Sharp. He was the oldest of three children. He attended school in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School and then attended Ricks College. Wayne married Glenda Louisa...
Mary Schoonmaker
Jul 17, 2015
Mary Ellen Schoonmaker DOB June 9,1953 - DOD July 17,2015 Beloved wife of Patrick D. Schoonmaker passed away Friday evening after a long health battle at the age of 62. Mary was born in Saugus, Massachusetts to Evelyn Brown Woodman and George Alburtis Woodman on June 9th 1953. Mary and Patrick met through Patrick's sister Amani Stevens and were married...
Sharon Sundwall
Jul 14, 2015
Sharon Sue Staples Sundwall, 71, of Rexburg, died at home with her family on July 14, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Sharon was born in Lawrence, KS on November 9, 1943 to George Wilson Staples and Hilda Helen Gerstenberger. She was raised in Kansas and Oregon, where she graduated from Centennial High School and then the Emmanuel Hospital...
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