Obituaries

Sep 5, 2020

Our beloved mother, Joan Summers, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020. She turned 85 on July 13th and many family members were able to celebrate this special day with her.

She was born on July 13, 1935 in Independence, Idaho to Irven and Hazel Hill, the third of twelve children. She attended schools in Madison County...

Sep 4, 2020

James Frederick Shirley, 95, of Rexburg passed away at his home on Friday, September 4, 2020.

James was born May 25, 1925 in Salem, Idaho to Fred and Clara Shirley. His grandparents were "mormon pioneers" and he loved to tell their stories. He was very proud of and thankful for his heritage. His mother passed away when...

Sep 4, 2020

Nile K. Hendricks, age 83, passed away at home on September 4, 2020 following a period of declining health. Nile was born February 22, 1937, at Hibbard, Idaho, to Kenneth and Ruth Davies Hendricks. He had two older sister and the family later added two younger brothers and two more sisters.

He grew up in Hibbard and...

Sep 3, 2020

David Hugh parker, 49, of Rexburg, Idaho tragically passed away Thursday September 3rd, 2020 in a motorcycle accident.

David was born in Rexburg, Idaho on September 15th, 1970 to Hugh and Evva Deen Parker. David graduated from Madison High School. Then served an honorable two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in...

Aug 27, 2020

Adela Herrea was born December 8, 1955 in Sacatonal, Choahuila, Mexico, a daughter of Manuela De la Rosa and Jose Herrera.

She passed away on August 27, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

She used to always say she had the best childhood. She loved her dad and mom very much.

She had her...

Aug 21, 2020

Travis Don Clark was born December 9, 1972 to Ronald J. Clark and Melanie Moon Munns at Madison Memorial Hospital and passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2020. Travis grew up in St. Anthony, ID and graduated from South Fremont High School. At a very young age Travis loved to work with his hands and build things, imitating his...

Aug 18, 2020

Deborah "Debbi" Kempton lost her battle with cancer on, Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

Debbi was born, Deborah Kempton Gracey in Milford, Massachusetts on February 27, 1952. In 1958, the family relocated to California.

She lived most of her life in "The Sunshine State" before moving to Idaho in 2013. She had been married 3 times....

Aug 18, 2020

Heather Jean Royer was born on December 14, 1984, and passed August 18, 2020. She was born to Curt and Lorraine Royer in Hemet, California. She attended Fremont County schools and graduated in 2003. Her main school activity was 4-H as she loved horses from an early age. During and after school she worked multiple jobs until she received her...

Aug 15, 2020

Merlene "Mert" Joy Dilworth passed away peacefully at her home in Rexburg, Idaho on August 15, 2020, from complications of Diabetes. Mert was born in Idaho Falls on March 27, 1951, to Merlin Durell and Joy LaRae Lewis.

She was raised in Idaho Falls where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School. In 1973, she married the...

Aug 14, 2020

Jay Ned Brewerton, 76, died with his loved ones by his side on August 14, 2020. Ned was born on June 23, 1944 in Charleston, South Carolina to Denton and Vera Brewerton. He married his wife, Nancy (Beesley) in 1967 and they just recently celebrated their 53rd anniversary. Ned was an active member of the Church of Jesus...

Aug 9, 2020

Dennis Ray Macki passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020, in Idaho Falls. He was born October 12, 1944, in Wallace, Idaho to the parents of Reino Matt and Mary Bell Macki.

He lived in Mullan, Idaho until the age of sixteen when they moved to Chewelah, Washington. He had asthma and hay fever. This caused him...

Aug 5, 2020

Gwen Elizabeth Herker was born on the 4 th of November 1951 to William August Herker Jr. and Alice Lorain Jones Herker in Des Moines Iowa.

She lived in Des Moines through her schooling and graduated from Des Moines Technical High School in the class of 1970.  After High school she came west for the first time...

Aug 4, 2020

A great man left mortality today, August 4, 2020, at the age of 86. A valiant, faithful and dedicated man, Alva Graydon Burton was born to Donna DeLouris Allred and Alva George Burton in Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming on May 14, 1934. He was seriously ill for two years as a child with rheumatic fever, spending much of that...

Jul 24, 2020

Emily Versluys passed away in the early morning of July 24, 2020 in her home in Rexburg, Idaho.

She was born in Rexburg on March 3, 1978. She is the oldest of 5 girls.

She attended Adams Elementary School as a child before her family moved to Springville, Utah where she continued on to graduate...

Jul 23, 2020

Lois Heiner Sessions, 77 year-old Hibbard resident died on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the home of her son Spencer in Post Falls with her loving family by her bedside. She was born on March 20, 1943 at the family home in Heyburn, Idaho the daughter of Calvin Glenn and Ruth Wilcox Heiner.

Lois received her elementary...

Jul 20, 2020

Vardis Ray Sharp, loving father and husband, has gone fishing to the big fishing hole in the sky.

Vardis was born May 14, 1954 in Ashton, Idaho to Ray and Zenda Sharp of Sugar City. He learned to work hard at an early age – filling up the coal furnace, mowing lawns, moving pipe. He graduated from...

Jul 19, 2020

David Hobbs, of St. Anthony, passed away in a motor vehicle accident near Island Park on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at the age of 57. David was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and lived his life as an example of service to others.

Born Jan. 8, 1963 in Rexburg, Idaho,...

Jul 18, 2020

On July 18th, 2020, Evonne Lent Rasmussen passed away peacefully at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho. Evonne was 78 years old at the time of her passing. On June 25th, 1942, Evonne was born to Lewis Emry Lent and Florence B. Briggs in Blackfoot, Idaho. As the youngest of two children, Evonne shared a close bond...

Jul 18, 2020

Marshall Lee Roberts, son of Oda Lee Roberts and Beatrice Artimese Lewis Roberts, was born October 9, 1929, in Eros, Ouachita, Louisiana, and died July 18, 2020. His mother died when he was born, and he lived with his paternal grandmother until he was seven. He then lived with his father and step-mother until the age of 14 when...

Jul 17, 2020

Liam Reed Buchanan left this world on July 17, 2020 in Fremont County, Idaho due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Liam was born in Rexburg, Idaho on September 12, 2002, to Philip II and Angela Buchanan. He was a miracle to his mother, who had throat cancer during her pregnancy. She was able to carry...