John Alan Henderson
May 21, 2011
John Alan "Taz" Henderson, 62 of Rexburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. John was born November 19, 1948 in Rexburg, Idaho to Noal "Red" and Verna Smith Henderson. He grew up in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 1967. He served in the US Navy (Seabees Construction Division) for...
Nona Orgill Stoddard
May 21, 2011
Nona Orgill Stoddard, 83 of Egin Bench, Idaho passed away May 21, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of heart failure. She was born August 14, 1927 in Deweyville, Utah to Lester and Percis Tippits Burbank. In 1931 the family moved to Wilford, Idaho where Nona attended school from 1st through 8th grade. She then attended school at Sugar...
Reva Barnhill
May 17, 2011
Reva Fern Barnhill, 99, of Sugar City, died May 17, 2011 at Madison Memorial Hospital of natural causes. She was born February 18, 1912, in Sharon, Wisconsin the first of five children born to Elmer and Mary Ripley Groskinsky. She graduated from Chanute High School in Kansas as valedictorian and later moved to Chicago and attended Northwestern Business College. She...
Carolyn Roberts
May 12, 2011
Carolyn Roberts Carolyn Roberts, 69, of Rexburg died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her home. She was born March 26, 1942 in San Francisco, California to Therma and John Roberts. She grew up in San Francisco California and then worked and lived in Rexburg, Idaho. After high school she attended Brigham Young University where she graduated Cum Laude with a...
Forest Adair Cullum
May 11, 2011
Forest "Bud" Adair Cullum, 83, of Rexburg, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at his home of natural causes. He was born May 28, 1927 in Luray, Kansas to Roy and Elizabeth Edna Whiteman Cullum. He attended school in Kansas and California, and graduated Torrance High School. He attended San Diego Jr.College sponsored by Convair. He served in the US Navy...
Zulema Robles
May 4, 2011
At the age of 77, on the beautiful morning of May 4, 2011, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Zulema Andaverde Robles, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was born on December 2, 1933 at San Benito, Texas to Andres and Maria Andaverde, the oldest of ten children. At the tender age of 16...
Ruth Alice Hinckley
May 4, 2011
Ruth Alice Chambers Hinckley, 77, of Rexburg, passed away May 4, 2011 of natural causes. She was born January 17, 1934 in Independence, Idaho to Joseph Thurman Chambers and Rose Flamm. She attended elementary school in Independence, Idaho and she attended junior high, high school and Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She married Ted K. Hinckley in the Idaho Falls...
Grace Agnes Wood
May 3, 2011
Grace Agnes Sorensen Wood, 91, of Salem, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at home. She was born January 11, 1920 in Sugar City, Idaho to Verna Mae and Edward Sorensen. She attended Teton Elementary and graduated from a private school in Pocatello. During her life she lived in Teton, Rexburg, Idaho Falls, Alpine Wyoming and would spend the winters in...
Ross Beck Hinckley
May 2, 2011
Ross Beck Hinckley, 76, of Burton, passed away May 2, 2011, at his home of natural causes. He was born July 24, 1934, in Rexburg, the son of Carl Alonzo and Minnie Beck Hinckley. He was the third child and first son. He lived in the Rexburg and Burton areas all of his life. He attended Washington and Burton elementary...
Joel Mortensen
May 2, 2011
James Joel Mortensen, 74 of Rexburg, died May 2, 2011 at Madison Memorial Hospital. He was born March 26, 1937 at Lyman, Idaho, to James Max Mortensen and Zelda Viola Robison Mortensen. He attended North Salem School and graduated from Sugar-Salem High School. He went on to attend Ricks College on a two year football scholarship. He married Nancy Gee...
Ned Smith Brown
Apr 29, 2011
Ned Smith Brown, 88, of Plano, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Homestead Assisted Living of natural causes. He was born July 27, 1922 in Hamer, Idaho to LeRoy Patton and Hazel Eugene Smith Brown. He attended school in Plano and graduated from Edmunds High School. While in high school he participated in boxing, basketball and baseball. He served in...
Beulah Phillips
Apr 27, 2011
Beulah Marie Kirkendall Phillips , 81, of Rexburg, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. She was born on April 2, 1930 to Elmer and Iva Kirkendall in the small town of Ruleton, Kansas. She was married for 61 years to Richard Phillips of Rexburg Idaho. She was an active member of the...
Sharon Rowberry
Apr 27, 2011
Sharon Hilton Garner Rowberry, 76, of Rexburg, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2011, at The Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho of causes incident to age and a previous stroke. Sharon was born December 26, 1934 in Salem, Idaho, to Glen Hugh Hilton and Belva Hunziker Hilton. As a child, she attended grade schools in many places as her...
Ruby Lorraine Young
Apr 25, 2011
Ruby Young Ruby Lorraine White Young, 83, of Plano, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at her home. She was born August 10, 1927 in Plano, Idaho, to John Thomas and Rada Hunter White. She attended school in Plano and graduated from Edmunds High School. She has lived in Plano her whole life. She was a wonderful homemaker and mother. She...
Cody Simmons
Apr 19, 2011
Cody J. Simmons Cody Jaques Simmons, 17, of Rexburg, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Cody was born July 1, 1993, in Rexburg, a son of Lyle M. and Diane G. Bean Simmons. Cody was currently in his Senior year at Madison High School, was in the Honor Society with a 3.88 GPA, and participated in Seminary activities. He was recently...
Lenore Passey
Apr 14, 2011
Marie Lenore Craven Passey Marie Lenore Craven Passey, 92, of Rexburg, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the Homestead in Rexburg. She was born January 28, 1919 in Eureka, Utah, to Percy and Anna Marie Craven. After high school she graduated from Ricks College and Brigham Young University. Following college she worked for Bennett Glass Co. in Salt Lake City....
Verla Freeman
Apr 14, 2011
Verla Benson Freeman, 86, of Rexburg, died Thursday, April 14, 2011in Rexburg. She was born April 30, 1924 in Farnum, Idaho, to Harry and Anna Benson. She attended Farnum Elementary and graduated from Madison High School. She lived in Washington and California during World War II years and worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" while exchanging letters with her future...
Earl Klingler
Apr 13, 2011
Lee Earl Klingler, 87, of Sugar City, passed away April 13, 2011 at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg. He was born May 16, 1923 in Rigby, Idaho to Godfrey and Mable Lee Klingler. He attended grade school in Plano and high school at Edmunds High School. He entered the US Army on November 9, 1943 at Fort Douglas, Utah. He...
Merrell Watts
Apr 12, 2011
Merrell Watts died on April 12 at the age of 77 after a long battle with cancer. Merrell was born on December 6, 1933 in Rexburg, Idaho, to Leo Watts and Florence Stoddard. After graduating from Madison High School with honors, Merrell served in the U.S. Army. He had a top secret clearance and served a tour of duty in...
Fawn Willmore
Apr 12, 2011
Fawn H. Willmore,94, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, formerly of Rexburg, died April12, 2011 at her daughter's home in Highland, Utah. She was born September 5, 1916 in Hibbard, Idaho to Josiah Hendricks and Mary Ann Felt Hendricks. She was the youngest of 12 children. She spent her life in Hibbard before marriage. She met James Leslie Willmore at church and...
