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Leila Lewis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Gloy Messick

Gloy Messick

Jul 8, 2015

Gloy Serilla Albertson Messick, 85, of Rexburg, died Wednesday July 8, 2015 at Rexburg Care & Rehabilitation of a sudden illness. Gloy was born July 8, 1930, in Osgood, Idaho, to Francise Annis Albertson and Margaret Elizabeth Robinson. She attended school in Osgood and Idaho Falls. She grew up in the Osgood area. She was the 8th child of 12...

Mary Barney

Mary Barney

Jul 4, 2015

Mary Collum Barney, 65 of Chester, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at her home after a battle with cancer since last October. She was born April 29, 1950 in Williams, Arizona to James William and Lela Fay Hickman Collum. She received her education in several Arizona schools and received her teaching degree while living in Reno, Nevada. She taught special...

Harold Stoddard

Harold Stoddard

Jul 2, 2015

Harold DeLynn Stoddard, 88, of Midway Utah, formerly of Rexburg Idaho, passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2015. Harold was born in Egin, ID on Sept. 4, 1926 to Lucille Ingram and Leslie Marion Stoddard. He was the 7th of 10 children. Harold graduated from South Fremont High School. Immediately following graduation he enlisted in the US Marine...

Faye Wilcox

Faye Wilcox

Jul 2, 2015

Faye Meyers Wilcox, 91, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at her home in Plano, Idaho. She was born July 3,1923 at Plano, the third of four children born to Henry and Della Meyers. Her siblings were Lea Stoddard, Keith Meyers, and Melva Baker. She married David F. Wilcox at Reno, Nevada on December 3,1954. They lived at Plano where she...

Stuart Henderson

Stuart Henderson

Jun 29, 2015

Stuart Noal Henderson, 78, of Rexburg, died June 29, 2015. He was born November 9, 1936, in Rexburg, Idaho to Noal R. and Verna Smith Henderson. He attended school in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 1955. He served honorably in the US Navy from 1956 to 1959. He married Shirley Jensen on May 12, 1961. Two children...

Connor Wilson

Connor Wilson

Jun 27, 2015

Connor Dean Wilson was born May 13, 1981 in Rexburg, Idaho to Barry and Marlene Wilson and lived most of his 34 years in Rexburg and Rigby. He was active in Scouting and became an Eagle Scout. He was active and athletic and enjoyed the outdoors. His mortal life ended at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015. He...

Kay Lynn Statham

Kay Lynn Statham

Jun 24, 2015

Kay Lynn Statham, 64, of Rexburg, died June 24, 2015 at EIRMC in Idaho Falls. He was born September 15, 1950 in Rexburg, Idaho to Gale and Lucille Statham. He was the second son out of five brothers. He attended school in Rexburg and graduated form Madison High School in 1970. He then attended Billings Automotive School in Billings Montana....

Brenda Sutton

Brenda Sutton

Jun 23, 2015

Brenda Orr Sutton, 69, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away on Tuesday June 23, 2015 from a lingering illness. She was born December 28, 1945 in Rexburg, Idaho to Ernest and Luella Orr. She grew up in Egin, Idaho and graduated from South Fremont High School. She married Steve Sutton April 2nd 1965, and they had seven children. They were later...

Ashley Koloa

Ashley Koloa

Jun 21, 2015

Ashley Marie Freeman Koloa, 31, passed early Sunday morning, June 21, 2015, from heart complications. Ashley was born April 18, 1984, in Rexburg, Idaho. She completed grades K-12 in Rexburg, Idaho then attended BYU-Idaho where she completed her undergraduate degree in Child Development. She was currently in the process of obtaining a graduate degree in Social Work and Substance Abuse...

Cleo Johnson

Cleo Johnson

Jun 19, 2015

Cleo Jones Johnson, 92, of Rexburg, died June 19, 2015 of natural causes. She was born August 3, 1922 to Joseph Thomas "Jody" and Verna Randall Jones. Her early years were spent in the Lorenzo area, before the family moved to Rexburg. In 1933, her father completed the basement of a new home, in the southwest corner of Rexburg, into...

Seth Grover

Seth Grover

Jun 12, 2015

Seth DeRoy Grover passed from his earthly probation on June 12, 2015 after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho. He was surrounded by his wife and children. DeRoy was born to Seth Bennett Grover, Jr. and Margaret Emma Wright Grover on November 2, 1939 in Rexburg, Idaho. He joined his...

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