Obituaries

May 4, 2024

Agnes Marie Johnson was born September 4th, 1962 to Cameron and Mary Ervin. Agnes was the oldest of 6 children, growing up in Los Angeles, CA. Agnes grew up to be a caring, helpful, hard working young person who was dedicated to her family, friends, and hobbies. Living in Salinas, CA in her young adult years, she earned her...

May 2, 2024

Murray R. Doggett, 72, of Rexburg, passed away on May 2, 2024, due to the rapid progression of sepsis. He was born on October 20, 1951, in Burley, Idaho, to Ivan and Lu Doggett.

Murray grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he graduated from Idaho Falls High School. After spending some time working, he received a...

Apr 20, 2024

David Clement Mackay, 54, of Rexburg, died April 20, 2024, at his home of natural causes.  He was born January 21, 1970, in Rexburg, to Jerald and Jeane Young Mackay.

David attended schools in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 1988.  He was a member of the high school band and enjoyed playing the drums.  ...

Apr 16, 2024

James Laurence Byrne left this world on April 16, 2024, at 81 years of age.  He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family just one month shy of his 82nd birthday.

He is preceded in death by his father James Ross Byrne and his mother Lilia Joyce Squires Byrne. He has left behind his 3 sisters,...

Apr 15, 2024

Julia Dayle Powell, 80, of Rexburg, died April 15, 2024. She was born September 7, 1943 in Rexburg to Arthur and Almira Kerswell.

Julia went to school at Washington Elementary and graduated from Madison High School.

She was a stay at home mother until she started working at Artco. She was able to travel with...

Apr 8, 2024

Tyler Heiner grew up in small town Chino Valley, AZ. Tyler graduated from Prescott High School in Prescott, AZ in 2008. Tyler grew up always active in the Young Mens Program of his church, and served a full time mission in West Virginia from 2010 - 2012.

He attended BYU Idaho and graduated with a degree in...

Apr 6, 2024

Max Checketts, aged 68, passed away on April 6th, 2024, from a presumed heart attack. Born on March 5th, 1956, in Providence, Utah, he spent his formative years in the western United States before graduating from Paonia High School in Colorado.

A beacon of warmth and compassion, he graced the world with his infectious laughter and boundless...

Apr 3, 2024

John Knaizuk, Jr., 85, of Council Bluffs, IA, died Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Rexburg, ID. As a child, young man, and to his direct and extended family, he was called Junior to differentiate from his father who he was named after.

John was born in New York, New York, in 1938 to John (Sr.) and Nadia...

Mar 30, 2024

Marjorie B Chapple 69, of Rexburg Idaho passed away at her home surrounded  by loved ones on March 30, 2024.

Margie was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 4th 1955 to Denzil and Dorothy Marker. She grew up in many different areas of the U.S including Hawaii and Alaska. Her family later settled in Challis Idaho...

Mar 27, 2024

Karlee Hepworth Hokanson passed away peacefully at her home on March 27, 2024, surrounded by her family.

She was born on September 30, 1939, in Grover, Wyoming to Jay Lyman and Pearl Virginia Anderson Hepworth. She loved her brothers and sisters and spent many hours with them in the hills near their home.

She attended...

Mar 24, 2024

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Mar 19, 2024

Sharon Carter Seamons of Rexburg, Idaho passed away at home early on Tuesday morning, March 19, 2024. She had battled symptoms of congestive heart failure for many months.

Born April 2, 1937 in Twin Falls, Idaho, Sharon was the third child of Melvin William Carter and Birdie Ione Thueson. She grew up in Twin Falls and Buhl,...

Mar 17, 2024

Boyd "F" Holdaway, great-grandpa, grandpa, dad, and friend, passed away after being visited by friends and family on March 17, 2024.  He was born at the Crane Maternity home on the 29th of April, 1938 in Provo, Utah.  His parents are Clyde Amos Holdaway and Delphia Fransen Holdaway. Boyd grew up on a dairy farm in Vineyard, Utah.  His...

Mar 10, 2024

Gary Lynn McRae was born on September 26, 1965 he passed away on Sunday in the comfort of his own home on March 10, 2024.

Gary was raised in Burton by his parents Skip and LaRue McRae. He grew up raising cows and farming with his family. He continued to live and raise his family on the...

Mar 10, 2024

Denis Hirschi, 81, passed away on March 10, 2024 due to a fall at the facility he was living at in Kimberly, ID.

He was born July 8, 1943 in Rexburg, ID to Arnold Hirschi and Rachel Wylie Hirschi. Denis grew up in Salem, ID and attended Sugar-Salem High School in Sugar City, ID.

After...

Mar 9, 2024

Joan Woolley Brunson 90, longtime resident of Rexburg, died in her sleep on March 9, 2024 at 11:15pm of complications from Dementia.

She was born April 3, 1933 in Salt Lake City, UT. The only child of Robert Irvine Woolley and Rachel Barrell Woolley. She attended school in Evanston, WY. & Rexburg, ID graduating from Madison High...

Mar 7, 2024

Dale Lee McPherson passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2024, surrounded by family and loved ones who sang comforting hymns for his passing.

Dale was born on October 11, 1944, in Rigby, Idaho, the youngest of four children to James Lamont and Hattie Zelda McPherson. He spent his childhood and adolescence in rural Montana, proud to...

Mar 7, 2024

Roberta (Bobbie) Gantert Werner, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 7, 2024.

Bobbie was born on August 8, 1935 in New York, NY, the daughter of Eleanor Compton (Gantert) Benson and Robert Gantert; she grew up in Pelham and subsequently New Rochelle, NY.

She met the love of her life, Richard (Dick)...

Mar 5, 2024

Bradley Eric Dalling, 79, passed away March 5,2024 in his home in Rexburg, Idaho. Born June 18, 1944, to Keith Wardell Dalling and Emma Juanita Frederiksen, He spent his early years in Idaho Falls. His mother and father divorced when Brad was 5 and his mother later married Jimmie P. Burke when Brad was 11 years old. He graduated...

Mar 2, 2024

Elder Mack Jared Chappell, 19, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 2, 2024. He was joyfully serving the Lord's children in the New Jersey, Morristown Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His family, friends, mission leaders and fellow missionaries find comfort knowing that his mission continues beyond this life.

Mack was...