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Kendall Ballard
Aug 25, 2012
Kendall Lee Ballard, 76, of Rexburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 25, 2012 at the Homestead. Kendall was born in Declo, Idaho to Joseph William Ballard and Velma Mary Ballard on September 23,1935. He was the oldest of three children. He graduated from Burley High School. He then attended Idaho State University where he graduated from Pharmacy School in...
Orion Ward
Aug 24, 2012
Orion Marvin Ward, 74 of St. Anthony passed away Friday, August 24, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Orion was born December 14, 1937 in Salem, Idaho to Thomas James and Nora Iona McCulley Ward. He was the 6th of 12 children. His family moved several times in his growing up years so he attended schools in many Eastern...
Lavon Dean Brown
Aug 19, 2012
LaVon Dean Brown, 77, of Rexburg, passed away Sunday August 19, 2012 peacefully at home with his daughter by his side. Dean was born on November 18, 1934 in Goshen, Idaho to Arthur Louis and Opal Grace Brown, he was the 5th of 6 children. He attended schools in Goshen and graduated in 1952. He then attended Ricks College for...
Dean Donnelly
Aug 12, 2012
Dean Donnelly, 79, died August 12, 2012 at his home in Rexburg, Idaho. He was born July 22, 1933 in Wendell, Idaho to Cecil and Louise Donnelly. He was raised in Jerome, Idaho where he graduated from High School. He enlisted in the Army and later attended the University of Idaho in Moscow. He worked as a Fire Fighter for...
Ellis George Mcculloch
Aug 12, 2012
Ellis George McCulloch, 69, of Rexburg passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center following a long illness. He was born to Harry Elmer McCulloch and Wanda Esther Ward McCulloch in Rexburg, September 27, 1942. Ellis married Julie Maestretti, April 19, 1968. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ellis and Julie...
Athena Cornick
Aug 12, 2012
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 16, 2012 at the Rexburg LDS Stake Center at 845 West 7th South. Those attending are invited to assemble in the chapel while the family has a priviate viewing prior to services. Graveside services will be for family members.
Bruce Lantz
Aug 7, 2012
Bruce Adrian Lantz, 78, of Rexburg, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012. He was born November 26, 1933 in Tampa, Florida to Harry Adrian and Elizabeth Julia Stewart Lantz. His family moved and he was raised in North Carolina. He enlisted in the US Navy at the age of 17 and served on submarines during his 24 year career and obtained...
Bill Weimer
Aug 1, 2012
William Weimer William "Bill" Weimer, 84, of Rexburg, passed away Wednesday, August 1st 2012 at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg. Bill was born on September 24, 1927 in Moody to Mollie and Martin Weimer. He was a twin and they were the 5th and 6th of 12 children. He had six sisters and five brothers. He grew up in the...
Marvin Eugene Whittaker
Jul 30, 2012
Marvin Eugene Whittaker was born in Rexburg, Idaho on March 1,1943 to Henry B and Thelma Whittaker. He attended schools in Madison County and graduated from Madison high School. He spent two years serving his country during the time of the Viet nam Conflict. He was stationed in Okinawa. After he returned home he worked at a variet of jobs....
Richard Bird
Jul 30, 2012
Richard Eugene Bird, devoted husband, father and grandfather returned to his Heavenly home on Monday, July 30, 2012. Richard was born September 19, 1937 in Glendale, Arizona to Edith Marie Laidlaw Bird and Eldred Holloway Bird. Ten minutes after his birth he was joined by his twin brother, Donald C. Bird. Dick and Don joined three (3) older sisters and...
Nelia Luthy
Jul 30, 2012
Nelia Gay Smith Luthy, 73 of Rexburg, died Monday, July 30, 2012 at her home in Archer. She was born March 20,1039 to Robert Lee Smith and Ina Grace Soelberg Smith, the third of nine children. Nelia was raised in Shelley, Idaho on her parent's farm where she developed a strong work ethic. She attended Ricks College where she met...
William Knighton
Jul 30, 2012
William Harton Knighton passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 92. He was born January 8, 1920 at home is Syracuse, Davis County, Utah to William and Doris Alice Cottrell Knighton. He was an active member and High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. William attended Syracuse Elementary School 1- 8th grade...
Kristan Peterson
Jul 26, 2012
Kristan Peterson passed away Thursday, July 26, 2012 of a heart attack. She was born December 5,1971 to Gary and Julee Peterson. She attended school at Hibbard and Kennedy Elementary and graduated from Madison High School. She also attended Ricks College and completed travel agent school. She worked in Salt Lake City for a year then moved home. She worked...
John Darwin Nelson
Jul 25, 2012
Darwin was Born July 21 1960 St. Anthony Idaho, Fremont County, Idaho and lived in St. Anthony until the age of four at which time he moved, with his mother, to Hayden Lake, Idaho. He then moved to Rexburg, Idaho. He and his mother then moved to Salmon, Idaho He then moved back to Hayden Lake where he attended grade...
James A. Demott
Jul 24, 2012
James A. DeMott, 89 of Rexburg, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Rexburg. He was born in Iona, Idaho on April 13, 1925 to Clyde Lee and Clara DeMott. He spent his younger years in Iona and Bone where his father was employed. When Jim was eighteen years old he enlisted in the Navy. He served on a hospital ship...
Gary Lavaun Wood
Jul 23, 2012
Gary LaVaun Wood, 70, of Sugar City died Monday July 23, 2012 at Portneuf Medical Center of natural causes. He was born May 20, 1942 in San Diego, CA, to Clarence and Goldie Hansen Wood. He was raised in Teton Valley and graduated from Teton High School. He grew up working at his fathers service station and area farms. He...
Phyllis Morris
Jul 20, 2012
Phyllis Morris, 93 of Rexburg, died Friday, July 20, 2012 in Rexburg. She was born April 9,1919 in Moody, Idaho to Joseph and Mildred Steele Jeppesen. She grew up in Rexburg during the winter and lived on the dry farm on the Rexburg Bench in the summers. She started school in Sugar City for three years and then on to...
Blair Manwaring
Jul 18, 2012
David Blair Manwaring, 84, of Rexburg, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at his home of natural causes. He was born May 17, 1928, in Rexburg, Idaho to David Heber and Sarah Zella Hart Manwaring. He was raised in Rexburg and attended Adams Elementary, Madison Junior High and graduated from Madison High School where he participated in basketball, football and track....
Alice Blake
Jul 17, 2012
Mary"Alice" Graham Harrop Blake died surrounded by family in her Rexburg home on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the age of 96. Alice was born the first of four children to Violet Butt and Harry Vain Graham on June 3, 1916. Her parents were residing in Butte, Montana. Violet rode the train to Idaho where Alice was born at Grandpa...
Dale Bond
Jul 15, 2012
William Dale Bond passed away on July 15, 2012 in Rexburg, Idaho. He was born on December 1, 1923 to Karl Ervin Bond and Mae Walker Bond in Shiprock, New Mexico. Dale served his country honorably as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He was proud of the privilege of standing for freedom, even in the midst of battle on...
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