Obituaries

Nov 17, 2022

Jean McGarry 80 passed away peacefully on November 17,2022 at Fair Winds assisted living community in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Jean was born May 5, 1942, to Lewis and Ruth Taylor in Rexburg, Idaho in the cafeteria of the hospital because all the rooms were full. In her early years she and her older brother Steve lived in...

Nov 17, 2022

Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Karen Rampton Lloyd, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, in Rexburg, Idaho. She was 85 years old.

Born March 9, 1937, in Ogden, Utah, she was the 5th daughter of Royal Walker Rampton and Florence Alease Thompson Rampton.

Karen was raised in Syracuse, Utah. As an accomplished pianist...

Nov 15, 2022

Kristine Jacobs Powell passed away on November 15, 2022, from complications related to cancer which she fought valiantly for four years. She was born May 15, 1953, to Frank and Geraldine Jacobs in Rexburg, Idaho. She graduated from Madison High School, Ricks College and Brigham Young University.

In 1973, she married Jim Fillmore in the Salt Lake...

Nov 14, 2022

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Beatrice May Moon Blain, age 90 of St. Anthony, passed away Monday, November 14, 2022 surrounded by her family.

Beatrice was born March 17, 1932 to Samuel Ray Moon and Ivy May Dixon at Ashton, Idaho. After attending school in Ashton, She attended Brigham Young University where she was studding to be a teacher....

Nov 7, 2022

Derek James Orr, 41 of Rexburg, Idaho passed away on November 7, 2022, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born to Dee Lavell and Cheryl Daley Orr on December 18, 1980, in Rexburg, Idaho.

He graduated from Madison High School in 1999. After graduation, he worked for Dome Technology based in Idaho Falls, working...

Nov 6, 2022

Sunnie Dawn Bates, also known with the last names Seghetti, Maser and Sanderson, passed away in her sleep in the early morning hours of November 6th, 2022. She lost her long battle to breast cancer that had spread around her body and to her brain.

Sunnie was preceded in death by her parents, Ann and Jan, her...

Nov 4, 2022

Katherine Caroline Echard, age 81, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on November 4, 2022, surrounded by her family. Born in Cut Bank, Montana, November 4, 1941. Caroline lived in many places during her childhood including most of new England and eventually settled in Norfolk, Virginia where her stepfather was stationed as an officer in the Navy. Norfolk is...

Nov 4, 2022

Thomas (Tom) Earl Blacker, age 74, passed away on November 4, 2022, in Rexburg, Idaho surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Tom was born on February 15, 1948, in Rupert, Idaho to Earl Blacker and Colleen Marjean Hunsaker Blacker.  He was the oldest of six children.

Tom graduated from Minico High school in the...

Nov 1, 2022

Morris W Grover, May 25, 1949 – November 1, 2022.

Morris was born to Dean Grover and Lois Walker Grover of Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, where he lived throughout his childhood. The second of the 10 children Diane, Paul, Val, Susan, Michelle, Beverly, Scott, Steve, Jeff. Morris grew up on his family's farm.

Morris served a...

Oct 30, 2022

Janet Anne Garland left this world peacefully on Oct. 30, 2022, at the age of 88.

She was survived by her siblings Robert Voigt and Tootie Roper, her children Jenny May, Nancy Blankenfeld, Annette Green, and Carolyn Barnes. 18 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Janet was mega talented and an inspiration to all. A registered nurse, artist,...

Oct 28, 2022

Stella Chambers Gardner Elliott, 93, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 with her daughter at her bedside while at Carriage Cove.

She was born in Archer, Idaho, to John Albert and Mary Jane Martin, she was the 4th daughter of 8 children.

She attended school in Archer up to the 8th grade then on to...

Oct 28, 2022

Roy Phillips Hill went home to his Heavenly Father on October 28, 2022. Roy passed at his home in Sugar City, Idaho from natural causes.

He was born on April 16, 1934 in Ucon, Idaho to Samuel A Hill and Priscilla Bell Phillips. He was the youngest of six children and lived in Ucon, until he left...

Oct 25, 2022

 Nancy Jean Moir died in Rexburg, Idaho on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, after a long illness at the age of 64. 

 She is survived in death by her children; Jonathan Fear Moir and Larkspur Luan Moir Walcher, her father Gordon Leigh Moir, and her sister Lynn Moir Wearden. She is preceded in death by her mother, Karen Miller Moir, and the...

Oct 24, 2022

Garold Lee Abbott and his twin were born on their mother's birthday, July 21, 1964, and Gary passed away on October 24, 2022.

He is preceded in death by his infant son David, his parents, Imogene and Benjamin Abbott, 2 sisters and 2 brothers, all from the Kansas City, Missouri area.

Gary is survived by...

Oct 21, 2022

Our incredible mom and grandma passed away of causes incident to age at her home in Salem, Idaho on Friday, October 21, 2022.

Mildred (Toots) Johnson was born on May 28, 1930, to James Roy Johnson and Lovernia Elizabeth Hinckley in Hibbard, Idaho. She grew up in Hibbard, graduating from Madison High School in 1948. She graduated...

Oct 20, 2022

Cleon Walter Ross, age 88, died on October 20, 2022 at his winter home in Ucon, Idaho on a beautiful fall day. His loving and devoted wife, Connie was by his side. Cleon left behind a family that loved him dearly.

He was born May 27, 1934 in Driggs, Idaho to Eugene Walter Ross and LaVona Leona...

Oct 17, 2022

Jack Sommer, our valued and treasured father, passed away of causes incident to age at his home in Hibbard on Monday, October 17, 2022.  Jack was 93 years of age.  Ten years have passed since the sudden and unexpected death of his eternal companion, Emmeli.  Jack has anticipated the moment he could return to her companionship.  His hopes and...

Oct 14, 2022

Ernest William Riedelbach Jr. our wonderful and much-loved husband, father, and grandfather passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, with his family by his side.

His passing at this time is a blessing for him, he is now free from his infirmities. While we will miss him, we know he has returned home to his Heavenly Father and...

Oct 14, 2022

Robert Lee Meikle passed away on October 14 th , 2022, at the age of 99, just 2 months short of 100, at the Spring Creek Assisted Care center in Meridian Idaho. Dad was born on January 14 th , 1923, in Bedford Wyoming to Linel and Ida Meikle. Dad's mother passed away when he was just 9 years...

Oct 11, 2022

On May 4th, 1988, Dane Alan Partridge was born as the youngest of five children to Dennis and Terri (Hepworth) Partridge in Landstuhl, Germany. At the age of 3, the family moved to Altus, Oklahoma where Dane spent his time in the dirt and playing army man in the fields. At the age of 12, Dane moved to Rexburg,...