Obituaries

Dec 22, 2020

Chad James Shirley passed away at the age of 41 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, UT on December 22, 2020. Members of his family were at his bedside.

Chad was born June 1, 1979 in Rexburg, ID. He was the middle child of three brothers and one sister. In Rexburg, he and most of his...

Dec 21, 2020

Denese Saurey Hirschi, 63, of Salem, Idaho, left us, Monday, December, 21, 2020.

She was born September 27, 1957, in Rexburg, Idaho, the baby girl of Lyle and Jossine Saurey.

She grew up in Hibbard and attended school in Hibbard and Burton, graduating from Madison High School in 1975.

She met her sweetheart,...

Dec 21, 2020

Charlene Frances Dill Slaughter, 90, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away on December 21, 2020, at Homestead Assisted Living Center. Charlene was born in Shoshone, Idaho, in her grandfather's hospital, on April 27, 1930, to Frances Theresa Daut Dill and Charles William Dill Jr. She graduated from Shoshone High School and attended Idaho State University where she played drums in...

Dec 20, 2020

Craig H Morgan, 71, of Sugar City passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at EIRMC surrounded by family, of complications to do with Covid and underlying health issues.

He was born on October 25, 1949 in Rexburg, Idaho to John Charless and Gertrude Grace Bohi Morgan and was the middle child having an older brother Blair...

Dec 17, 2020

Marco Antonio Reyes, "Mark" passed from this life to the next, Thursday, December 17, 2020.

Mark was born in Jackson, Michigan on July 17, 1966, to Antonio Reyes and Maria Teresa Banuelos. He spent a few years of his younger life living in Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he had fond memories, but most of his life was spent...

Dec 15, 2020

Debra "Debbie" Clements Morgan, 67 of Sugar City passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony, of complications to do with Covid and MS.

She was born to Edgar Silas Clements and Dorothy Iona Merrill on March 23, 1953, in Rexburg, Idaho and she was the oldest and only daughter followed by...

Dec 14, 2020

Gary L Dayton, 87 of Twin Groves, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg.

He was born June 25, 1933 in Felt, Idaho to Thomas Lysander and Emma Henrietta Nedrow Dayton. He attended schools in St. Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School. He joined the Army Air Born during the Korean...

Dec 13, 2020

With sadness and yet joy in our hearts we announce the passing of Velda Rammell Hill, 91 on Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was born on December 17, 1928 to Russell Floyd and Faye Miner Rammell in Tetonia, Idaho. Velda was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who dedicated many years of her life to helping others. She...

Dec 12, 2020

On Saturday, December 12, 2020, James David Brizzee, loving son and brother passed away at home in Rexburg, Idaho at the age of 36.

James was born in Rexburg, Madison County Idaho on April the 1, 1984. He attended school at Burton Elementary, Madison Middle and Jr. High Schools and graduated from Madison High School...

Dec 9, 2020

Sofia P. Lozoya, was born on September 30, 1929 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and she died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and nine siblings. She is survived by her only son, Victor Lozoya of Teton, ID, her three granddaughters; Victoria Hammond, Valerie Gravely, and...

Dec 6, 2020

Cecile Maye Turner Kary died Sunday December 6, 2020 at Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony.

She was born May 14, 1926 to Cecil and Rosina Anderson Turner in Bottineau, North Dakota. She was educated in the Bottineau county schools including the North Dakota State School of Foresty located in Bottineau. She also attended Minot State Teachers...

Dec 5, 2020

Noreen Furness Pincock passed away at home Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Noreen was born on November 25, 1936, the middle of three children born to Floyd Furness and Gladys Bessie Birch. She was raised in Teton, Idaho for the first six years of her life. She lived in Victor, Idaho and then moved to Sugar City in...

Dec 5, 2020

James Roy Henrikson, 76 of St. Anthony, ID, passed away with his wife by his side and surrounded by his children at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg on December 5, 2020 from pneumonia and dementia.

Jim was born, June 10, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, to Roy and Mary Ruth Speight Henrikson. He was the oldest...

Dec 4, 2020

Juanita Jenkins Pingry died in Rexburg, Idaho on the morning of December 4, 2020 at the age of 76.

Juanita was born on August 3, 1944 in Roanoke, Virginia. She often spoke fondly of a golden childhood with parents that she dearly loved. After high school, she received an Associate degree in Childhood Development from Roanoke Community...

Dec 2, 2020

Jeffrey Wayne Webb, 81, of Rexburg, passed away December 2, 2020, surrounded by family.

Jeff was born June 20, 1939, in Taft, California. He was the second child born to Vance Arthur Webb and Nettie Jane Hudson Webb. He had one sibling, an older sister, Valerie Webb Miller, whom he loved very much.  Jeff spent his childhood...

Dec 1, 2020

Janet Eileen Waddell Thomas, 72, died December 1, 2020, at Madison Carriage Cove, in Rexburg, Idaho. Janet was born February 8, 1948, in Driggs, Idaho to Morris Hyrum Waddell and Betty Lou Clark Waddell. She was sealed to her mom and dad the following year in the Idaho Falls Temple. Mom's parents, Lula and Bill Clark stressed the importance...

Dec 1, 2020

Feliciano Sanchez, 64, known in the community as "Chano" and "Shorty" or "Grandpa" and "Chulo" in his family, passed away on December 1, 2020. Chano was born on August 8, 1956, in Tamazula, Durango, Mexico to Francisco Sanchez and Bonifacia Lopez. He moved to the United States when he was 16 to try his luck. In Idaho, he met...

Nov 30, 2020

Kent L. Leavitt, 73, of Teton, Idaho, passed away November 30, 2020, in St. George, Utah from complications of a stroke, with his wife and son by his side.

Kent was born May 8, 1947, in Rexburg, Idaho to Helen Leavitt Cox and Douglas Cox, who were later divorced. Helen passed away when Kent was 3 years...

Nov 24, 2020

Lloyd C. Bradshaw passed away at Madison Memorial Hospital on November 24, 2020 at the age of 72.  He was born in Wendell, Idaho on June 27, 1948 to Reuben Clark Bradshaw and Mary Louise Crowther.  He was the second child with one older brother and two younger sisters.

Lloyd grew up on a dairy farm in...

Nov 22, 2020

Stephen Lamar Peebles was born to Stephen and Eldora Hinshaw Peebles on May 10,1933 at home in Council, Idaho. Steve was raised as an only child but had cousins that stayed and attended school with him. His early education was in Council and Cottonwood (a one room school teaching grades one through eight). Steve attended high school in Council...