Obituaries

Oct 14, 2010

Carolyn Snapp Thompson, age 68, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Rexburg, ID. She was a patient at The Homestead Assisted Living center; she died of natural causes after suffering throughout her life from bipolar disorder, osteoarthritis, and finally--Alzheimer's disease. Carolyn was born on Oct. 10, 1942 in Washington D.C. to Nathan Judd Snapp and Edith Doutré Snapp....

Oct 13, 2010

Dorothy Schaat 82, passed away October 13, 2010 in Moses Lake, WA. She was born to Ralph and Elizabeth Golder on April 23, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up in Menan, ID and graduated from Midway High School. She married Frank Schaat in December, 1950 and together they were proud parents of five children, four daughters and...

Oct 9, 2010

Catherine Louise Killmeyer, 47, of Rexburg died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at her home. She was born to LeRoy Wagner and Doris Nash on November 8, 1962 in Towson, Maryland. She was raised in Towson and graduated from Towson High School in 1981. After high school she served in the US Air Force until settling down to start a family....

Oct 7, 2010

Max Gordon Parkinson, 76, of Plano, Idaho died at his home Thursday October 7, 2010. He was born April 12, 1934 to James Ezra and Elizabeth Arvilla Orr Parkinson at their home in Plano. He attended Edmunds School thru the 8th grade then graduated from Sugar Salem High School. He attended one year at Ricks College. He was a member...

Oct 7, 2010

Robert Ray Perkes, 80, of Rexburg, Idaho passed away October 7, 2010, at his home. He was born November 20, 1929, at Hyde Park, Utah to Clinton and Florence Daines Perkes. He grew up in Hyde Park attending elementary school and graduated from North Cache High School. After high school he attended Utah State University and later received his doctorate...

Oct 4, 2010

Ricardo "Ricky" Cruz Miranda, 19 of St. Anthony, died Monday, October 4, 2010. Ricky was born October 20, 1990 in Rexburg, Idaho to Jose Cruz and Bobbi Jo Kidd Miranda. He attended Central Elementary, South Fremont Jr. High and from 2006 to 2008 he attended South Fremont High School and finished his schooling at Central High School in Rexburg. He...

Sep 30, 2010

Note: The viewing for Mr. Kauer will be at Flamm Funeral Home on Sunday fom 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Ralph William Kauer, 92, of Rexburg, passed away 30 September 2010, in Idaho Falls, with his loving wife of 68 years and his family at his side. Ralph was born 12 January 1918 in Burton, Idaho to Ernest Ferdinand (Fred) Kauer...

Sep 29, 2010

John Albert Haeberle, 82, of Egin, Idaho, passed away following a stroke, Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 2010, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. John was born May 19, 1928, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Herman Henry and Margot Frances Walker Haeberle. He was named for his grandfathers, Johann Haeberle and Albert Gallatin Walker. When John was three years old his father...

Sep 22, 2010

Roy Francis Brizzee, 70, of Rexburg, died September 22, 2010 after a struggle with cancer. He was born January 14, 1940 to Francis Gunnell and Eliza Beardall Brizzee. He attended Burton Elementary and received his GED. On December 27, 1960 he married DeAnna Tibbitts. They lived in Oceanside California while Roy served in the U.S. Marine Corp for 4 years....

Sep 21, 2010

Faye Schwendiman, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, finished her work on earth Tuesday evening September 21, 2010. She was born July 28, 1921 in Idmon, Idaho to Albert and Mary Holman. Faye was the tenth of 13 children. She married her high school sweetheart, Melvin Schwendiman, on Sept. 12, 1940 in the LDS Salt Lake City Temple. They celebrated their...

Sep 20, 2010

Ruth W. Moedl, 93, of Lyman, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at her home of causes incident to age. She was born November 17, 1916 in Rexburg, Idaho to Hugh Alexander and Frances Eliza Roylance Wright. She was raised in Rexburg and attended local schools. She graduated from Madison High School in 1934. She worked at Kings Variety Store for...

Sep 20, 2010

Jessica Raylene Wilson, 28, died Monday, September 20, 2010, from injuries sustained in a pedestrian/vehicle accident in Provo, Utah. Jessica was born November 9, 1981 in Rexburg, Idaho, daughter of Darla (Muir) and Everett Parks Wilson, Jr. She attended Madison district schools and was a member of the 2000 Madison High School graduating class. She served an LDS Mission in...

Sep 16, 2010

Norma Ann Parkinson, 85, of Rexburg, passed away September 16, 2010, at her daughter's home in Idaho Falls. She was born April 9, 1925, in Sugar City, Idaho to Oriole and Seymour Beesley. The oldest of three children, she was raised and attended schools in Rexburg. After graduation, she joined her aunt and uncle in San Diego and worked assembling...

Sep 7, 2010

Garner E Simmons, 81, of Teton, died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes.

He was born January 26, 1929, in Idaho Falls Idaho to Daniel and Mary Ethel Garner Simmons. He attended school in Ucon and Rexburg where he graduated from Madison High School. He also attended Ricks College.

Sep 5, 2010

Barton F. Jensen Obituary Dr. Barton Foster Jensen, 73, longtime Rexburg resident, died Sunday, September 5, 2010 at his home. Barton was born March 31, 1937 in Castle Dale, Utah to Foster Ray Jensen and Nina Barton. His family moved to Sunnyside, Utah when he was seven. He graduated from Carbon High School in Price Utah. He attended Utah State...

Sep 4, 2010

Our dear wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend Audrey Millicent Thurman Long, passed peacefully on September 4, 2010 at home from natural causes. She was born November 30, 1925 in Nottingham, England to Albert Henry and Margaret Steel Thurman. Mom was raised with her two sisters in England attending school at Felton Secondary School and was active in the defense...

Sep 3, 2010

Thomas Peter Parke Jr. "Bud", was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, on January 29, 1924, to Thomas Peter Parke and Grace Godfrey Parke. Since he had the same name as his father, everyone called him Bud. He grew up in St. Anthony and was a life-long resident, referring to it as "God's Country." Bud grew up hunting and fishing and...

Sep 3, 2010

Jean Cooper Kunz, 89, of Victor, Idaho, died September 3, 2010 at her home in Victor. Jean was born June 12, 1921, in Rexburg , Idaho to Drue C. and Calanthe Smith Cooper. She spent her childhood in Rexburg and Pratt Ward. She graduated from Teton High School and graduated from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She married Duane H...

Aug 22, 2010

René Sybel (Plehn) Kempton, 66, of Rexburg passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010 at the home of her son, Randall Kempton. She was born May 1, 1944 in Pocatello, ID. At age four, her family moved to Whittier, CA; she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Whittier High School in 1962. At BYU, she met Charles Dennis Kempton, whom she married...

Aug 17, 2010

Venna Elizabeth Welker Secrist passed away August 17, 2010 at Aarenbrooke Place Assisted Living Home in Eagle, Idaho where she lived for the past three Years. She was born to Amos and Loretta Welker on May 30, 1910 in their log cabin with a sod roof in Wilford, ID. She was the second of eleven children and the oldest of...