Obituaries

May 26, 2014

Nina Firth, 88, of Rexburg died Monday, May 26, 2014. She was born October 1, 1925 in Rexburg, Idaho to Earl and Cora Lucy Arnold Bowen. Nina moved to Wilson at six years old. The family moved back to Rexburg when she started school. She married William Firth on July 28, 1942. The day after they were married, Bill was...

May 25, 2014

Patricia Obray Burton, 80, of Rexburg, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. She was born December 30, 1933, in Arimo, Idaho to Ralph and Oriole England Obray. Pat lived most of her growing up years in Pocatello where she met Graydon Burton when she was 16. They were married on October 31, 1952, for time and all eternity, in the Salt...

May 20, 2014

Elzie Clifton "Cliff" Horne Jr. of Harts; WV, peacefully passed from this earth life May 20th, 2014 at the home of his oldest daughter in Lehi, UT at the age of 75. Clifton was born in Miami, FL to Elzie Clifton Horne Sr. and Audrey Winslow Horne on June 24, 1938. He was the second child of seven siblings. He...

May 18, 2014

Blair D Pincock, 78, of Sugar City, passed away at home on May 18, 2014. Blair was born on September 17, 1935 in Rexburg, Idaho. The youngest of 6 children born to Douglas Pincock and Reah Dalling. He was raised in Sugar City but spent his senior year in Pocatello where he graduated from Pocatello High School. He attended Ricks...

May 17, 2014

Larry Wayne Christensen , 58 of Rexburg, Idaho died Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Provo, UT. He was born January 22, 1956 in Portland, Oregon to Norma Zabelle and Wayne Christensen. He is the third child of four children. He has two sisters and one brother that passed away in infancy. Larry was a hard worker from his childhood until...

May 14, 2014

Surrounded by her family, Lois Briggs, 76, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away peacefully May 14th 2014, at the home of her daughter and son in law, Cindy & Richard Roberson in Rexburg. Lois was born on April 20, 1938, to Rulon and Eva Mace Hughes in Teton City, Idaho. Lois grew up in a fun and...

May 13, 2014

Silda "Sid" Eliza Covington, longtime resident of Chico, California, died May 13, 2014 at Heritage Home in Rexburg, Idaho, at the age of 94. She was born December 10, 1919, in Hibbard, Idaho to Ross B. and Esther Jane Covington. She was born in her grandmother's sod roofed home. Silda's parents divorced soon after she was born and Esther married...

May 5, 2014

Douglas J Oakey, 57, of Rexburg passed away after a brave battle with cancer on Monday, May 5, 2014. Doug was born January 30, 1957 in Rexburg to Ray and Carol Oakey. He graduated from Madison High School and then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to Adelaide, Australia. Following his mission Doug attended...

May 4, 2014

Paul Johnson Nye took his knowledge, his fishing pole, and his chain saw and left this world on Sunday evening May 4, 2014 --- with his loving, and caring wife by his side. He endured to the end and is survived by one of the best families in this world! Paul was born in Ogden, Utah on August 27, 1936....

Apr 28, 2014

Ruby Irene Voss Parkinson, 73, of Rexburg entered into eternal peace Monday, April 28, 2014 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born January 15, 1941 in Teton, Idaho, to Wanda Hadfield and Raymond Henry Voss. She grew up in Teton where she attended grade school. Later, she would attend high school in St. Anthony. In 1957, she met the love...

Apr 25, 2014

Richard " Dick " Pelton Schofield, 67, passed away at his home in Ashton, on April 25th, 2014. He was born March 15, 1947, in Rexburg, Idaho. His parents were Ross and Beth Schofield. He was raised in the Moody area and lived in the upper valley all his life. He grew up working on the family farm. He loved...

Apr 20, 2014

Dorothy Mae Walker Taylor was called home to her loving Father in Heaven on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Dorothy was born on October 14, 1920 in St. Anthony, Idaho, the daughter of George Alma Walker and Hazel Jane McOmber. She attended school in St. Anthony and graduated from St. Anthony High School.

She married Bert...

Apr 19, 2014

Dallas Laine Raty, 63, of Rexburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born April 3, 1951 in Burley, Idaho, to Thomas and Jennie Brown Raty. He attended schools in Ogden and Orem, Utah and went to college at Brigham Young University. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

Apr 14, 2014

William "Bill" Irvin Schindler was born of Austrian and Danish/English parentage to Frederick William Schindler and Lena Augusta Jacobsen on 30 May 1927 in Blackfoot, Idaho. Bill received the highest score given on a military placement test and left home for Naval Air Corp training in May 1945. World War II ended and Bill was discharged in 1947. He served...

Apr 10, 2014

Darlene Pincock Moss-Fareti, 68, of Rexburg passed suddenly from this life and returned to her Heavenly Home Thursday, 10 April, 2014. The third of seven children, she was born 20 June 1945 in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Darrell H. and Verla Pincock Moss. Growing up on a farm in Sugar City, she learned how to work and play. Her love...

Apr 7, 2014

Richard "Dick" Allen Lage, 77, of Sugar City, chose to try a different fishing hole, so he picked up and moved to a different spot on the pond on Monday, April 7, 2014. He was born July 23, 1936 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to William and Lucile Lage. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School, served in the U.S. Army...

Apr 7, 2014

Konra Kay Withers, 69, of Rexburg, passed peacefully in her home on April 7, 2014, after succumbing to cancer. Konra's positive outlook and service oriented life had an impact on everyone she encountered.   She was born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho on July 20, 1944. She is the daughter of Mada Weber and William Burton Smead. She was raised...

Apr 7, 2014

Iris Howell, 83, died Monday, April 7, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.  She was born April 14, 1930 in Baker, Oregon to Ira and Eva Clark VanLeuven. She attended school in John Day Oregon, graduating from Grant Union High School in 1948. She married Arden Howell on January 2, 1949 in Prairie City Oregon, where they lived before...

Mar 26, 2014

Afton Duana Butler Jensen,80, of Rexburg, passed peacefully in her home on March 26, 2014 after succumbing to cancer.  Duana never gave up and maintained a positive outlook through the many health challenges that she faced. She was born in Archer, Madison County, Idaho on October 7, 1933.  She is the daughter of Orland Glenn Butler and Afton Ellis.  She...

Mar 24, 2014

Ann Beck

Edith Ann Beck, Age 73, of St. Anthony passed away on March 24, 2014 at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, ID of causes incident to Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Chester, Idaho on June 28, 1940 of Audessa LaPriel Glover and Irvin Lemuel Hathaway. Ann graduated from South Fremont High School in 1958 and...