Obituaries

Feb 1, 2025

Kevin LeRoy Grende born August 20, 1966 to Clella JoAnn Smith and Roy Grende. Left us unexpectedly on February 1, 2025.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah but spent most of his childhood in Saint Anthony and Teton, Idaho. His world was forever altered at the age of 10 when his mother died. Soon after,...

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 26, 2025

Robert Dean Dillard, 62 of St. Anthony, died, January 26, 2025, peacefully at his home after a long battle with cancer.

Robert was born May 9, 1962 in Arco, Idaho to Robert "Okie" Lewis Dillard and Mary Pauline Larson Dillard.

He attended grade schools in Howe and Parker as well as Jr. High and High...

Jan 25, 2025

Earl Byron Hutchins, born to Sylvester and Mattie Hutchins on April 6,1924, passed away peacefully in his home on January 25, 2025; just 3 months shy of his 101st birthday. Earl and Erma spent the last years of their life in Highland, CA.

Earl is survived by his 4 children: Kathy (Chuck; deceased) Rickertsen, Marcus (Andrea) Hutchins,...

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 15, 2025

Ralph Van Greer, 79 of St. Anthony, was called home January 15, 2025, surrounded by his family.

Ralph was loved by everyone who know him. He was born on May 4, 1945 in Bay City, Texas, and was the 7th of 8 children. He alway had a story to tell and a joke to play.

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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

Norma Adell Hardy, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2025, in Rexburg, Idaho, at the age of 86. A longtime resident of St. Anthony, Idaho, Norma was cherished for her vibrant spirit, her deep love of family, and her steadfast faith in Jesus Christ.

Born on November 18, 1938, to Lawrence...

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...