Obituaries

Feb 1, 2025

Howard Joseph Jensen, 79, passed away February 1, 2025, peacefully from cancer at his home in Rexburg, ID. He was born to Rex Joseph Jensen and Vira Marie Hall on January 23, 1946, in Rexburg, ID.

Howard was raised in Burton and attended school in Burton and Rexburg, graduating in 1964.  At a young age he discovered...

Jan 31, 2025

Valene Taggart Heer, age 95, of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, passed away due to congestive heart failure on January 31, 2025 surrounded by loving family.

Valene was born the youngest of six children in South Weber, Utah on February 5, 1929 to Jasper Seaman Taggart and Cecil June (Thompson) Taggart and at the age of one, moved...

Jan 31, 2025

Annette Goodrich Ellsworth left the mortal portion of her eternal life on January 31, 2025.  She was staying with one of her daughters in Nibley, Utah at the time of her death.

Annette was born to Orlo and Mabel Gardiner Goodrich on March 18, 1944, in Vernal, Utah. She was the second of their four daughters.

Jan 29, 2025

Layle F. Bagley (86) was born January 11, 1939 to Fred Bagley and Milrhea Shelton Bagley in Rexburg, Idaho. He died January 29, 2025. He grew up on a farm in Salem. Layle attended school at Sugar-Salem.

Layle was active in sports. After high school he married Glenda Rydalch in the Idaho Falls temple. Layle and Glenda...

Jan 28, 2025

Rosemary Roberts Ravsten died peacefully in Murray, Utah on January 28, 2025 from complications with her heart. She was 79 years old.

Rosemary was born to her mother Mary Alyce Davies Bell in Ogden, Utah on July 16, 1945. Her mother described her as "perfect in every way".  Rosemary was a great joy and comfort to her...

Jan 28, 2025

Dalynn LaVonne Cross began her mortal journey at Fitzsimmons Hospital in Aurora, Colorado on 11 July 1961.  Her parents, Beverly LaVonne Gibbons and Dale Moritz Cross, were delighted to have a baby girl in the family, as was her older brother, Brian McKinley Cross.

Dalynn (Day/Daye) often recalled her experiences with her mother's poodle breeding business and...

Jan 27, 2025

Ann Zitting was born in Germany, in 1934, in a small town on the Danube River called Lauingen. When she was a small child, WWII broke out and she and her family experienced many hardships due to lack of steady food supply, air raids and having to run to  the nearest bomb shelter on occasion in order to stay...

Jan 27, 2025

Deborah Annette Herrera, 66, of Rexburg Idaho, died January 27, 2025 of natural causes.

Annette was born December 21st, 1958, to Marion Lamar Clegg and Vivian Carraway Clegg in Baytown Texas.  She grew up in Baytown and attended Ross Sterling Highschool.  Annette attended Ricks College in Rexburg in the Fall of 1978.

She married John...

Jan 24, 2025

Virginia Marie (Lovette) Deitz, 91, of Draper, Utah passed away on January 24, 2025 of natural causes.

Virginia was born on March 17, 1933 to Johnny Clifford Lovette and Mabel Isabell Burns in LaValle, Missouri.  She was the 3rd child of 12 children.  She loved the number 3.  She made sure to tell you she was born...

Jan 23, 2025

Tammy Michelle Kortright Daisson, 52, of Rexburg died Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Madison Memorial Hospital.  She was born November 4, 1972 in El Paso, Texas to Willis Ray Kortright and Lynda Rae Wester Kortright.

She lived in Texas, Washington, Germany, and other places before coming to Rexburg, Idaho.  Tammy attended and graduated from Madison High School....

Jan 22, 2025

Our singing angel mother, dedicated wife and grandmother, Ruth Ellen Forrey Christensen-Edstrom, age 92, sang her last song and joined the family choir in her heavenly home peacefully on January 22, 2025.

She was born December 14, 1932, to Paul and Pearl Forrey in Kuna, Idaho. Ruth was the third child of eleven children.  She lived most...

Jan 22, 2025

Reed William Nielsen, 75, passed away on January 22, 2025, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after battling leukemia for nearly a year. He was born on September 26, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ray and Shirley Nielsen. Reed was the eldest of seven children, with two brothers and four sisters.

At age six, his family relocated...

Jan 21, 2025

Scott Telford returned to a loving Heavenly Father and loving parents on January 21, 2025. He was a beloved husband to Neva, a loving father of 4 children and 5 stepchildren, and known as Grandpa Scott to 19 grandchildren. He cherished his time with those he loved and who loved him. He was possibly the most optimistic man you...

Jan 19, 2025

Jean Siepert Petersen, 87, of Burton, died January 19, 2025, at her home under her daughter's care.

She was born February 18, 1937, in Rexburg, Idaho to Earl Lorenzo and Afton Andersen Siepert.  She was raised in Kilgore.

She married "K" Ralph Petersen on January 26, 1956.  Three children were born to this union.  They...

Jan 14, 2025

Lane B Sommer, 59, passed away comfortably and peacefully on January 14, 2025, at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, surrounded by nearly 30 of his family members. Lane was born to Reed and Marie Sommer on December 15, 1965 in Rexburg, Idaho. He was the youngest of four children and lived most of his...

Jan 12, 2025

Glenna Mary Nelson McCulloch, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and friend, returned to Heaven on January 12, 2025 for a grand reunion with her husband and parents.

She was born on November 1, 1927 in Archer, Idaho to George Francis Nelson and Susan Elizabeth Weekes.  She attended schools in Madison, Ricks College and Brigham Young University...

Jan 12, 2025

Aureliano Gonzalez Gonzalez was born on December 9, 1951 in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas to Jesus and Esperanza Gonzalez. He was the oldest of five children. Aureliano completed his schooling early at fourth grade due to limited opportunities. However, he kept busy working on his father's ranch and and eventually being an immigrant farm worker in the fields of California. In...

Jan 11, 2025

William K Furness, 86, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in Newdale, Idaho on January 11, 2025.

He was born on January 9, 1939, in Teton City, Idaho to Floyd and Gladys Furness. He was the youngest child. He spent his younger years in Teton and Victor before settling in Sugar City...

Jan 10, 2025

Rulon Glen Hacking, son of the late Kenneth E. Hacking and the late Laurel Maud Small Hacking, passed away on January 10, 2025, in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Rulon was the sixth of eight children. They were raised on their parents' dairy farm in Sunnydell, Madison County, Idaho, and learned to enjoy working hard on the farm together.

Rulon...

Jan 9, 2025

Holly Smith, 59, passed away surrounded by loved ones on January 9, 2025 in Rexburg, Idaho. Holly was born on October 25, 1965 in Pasadena, California to Barry and Marilyn Smith.

She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1989 where she earned her Bachelor's degree in English. While in school she also enjoyed participating in choir classes,...