Obituaries

Jul 19, 2019

Leslie Duaine "Les" Barney, age 57,of St. Anthony ID, passed away Friday July 19th 2019, at Intermountain LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah.

Leslie was born May 30, 1962 in Prescott, Arizona , to Earl and Eula Barney. As a child he lived in a California and Arizona also New Mexico. While moving from place to...

Jul 13, 2019

Robert Brent Hammer, 76, was born an only child to Eli and Ruth (Willyard) Hammer on November 13, 1942. He passed away at home from natural causes on July 13, 2019. He was raised on the 40-acre farmstead his parents carved out of the sand and sagebrush in Burton, approximately five miles west of Rexburg. He graduated from Madison...

Jul 7, 2019

Our beloved Tamiko Miyasaki Matney, was unexpectedly called to heaven on June 7, 2019 at the young age of 45. Tami was born in Idaho Falls on September 30, 1973 to Fred and Angela Rule Miyasaki. She stole the hearts of her parents; grandparents (Tateshi and Fumi Miyasaki) and (Don and Bonny Rule); great grandparents (Lowell and Agnes Barrick)...

Jul 6, 2019

Stephen Morgan Johnson, 75, of Rexburg, Idaho, departed this earth on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Steve was born in Portland, Oregon to Harold Clinton Johnson and Hazel Leona (Seitz) Johnson on September 11, 1943. He married his college sweetheart Thelma Luella "Loui" Scarborough on January 23, 1965 in Caldwell, Idaho. Steve and Loui had four children and were happily...

Jul 4, 2019

Vernon K Siepert, was born Feb 9, 1932 in Burton to Henry Thomas Siepert and Rozella Minnie Berger. He was the fourth of eight children. He passed away July 4, 2019 at the age of 87.

As a child there was plenty of activity with so many brothers and sisters. This is when he gained his love...

Jun 29, 2019

Alex Greg Staker, age 28, of Newdale, Idaho passed away on June 29, 2019. He was born on July 7, 1990 in Rexburg, Idaho to VerNyle and Alison Staker of Newdale, Idaho. He attended schools in Sugar-City, and graduated from Sugar-Salem High School. Alex graduated from BYU-Idaho with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and then worked at Hill...

Jun 28, 2019

Jason Karl Shuldberg Allen, age 41, of Minneapolis, Minnesota passed away at home on June 28, 2019. He was born July 22, 1977, to Steven Shuldberg and Carol Davidson Purcell. Jason was born and raised in Rexburg, Idaho. He graduated from Madison High School in 1995. He then went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree from Boise State University...

Jun 25, 2019

Dorothy Jean McKinley born April 5, 1930, the 12th of 14 children born to E.J. McKinley and Sara Rossi Jenkins, passed away peacefully June 25th at the age of 89.

She loved her children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. She loved to visit and talk and keep everyone updated on all current affairs concerning her family....

Jun 20, 2019

Dennis D Hymas, age 70, of Plano, passed away June 20, 2019, at home. He was born May 26, 1949, in Rexburg, Idaho to Bert and Betty Hymas. Dennis was raised on a dairy farm where he became accustomed to long hours, hard work, and learned to love animals. After graduating from Sugar Salem High School, he attended Ricks...

Jun 12, 2019

Mary Louise Wilson Witbeck, 85, passed peacefully in her daughter's home in Lake Oswego, Oregon on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 12, 2019. She is now joyfully reunited with her husband, parents, and siblings in her eternal home.

Born December 17, 1933, in Panguitch, Utah to Eli Dewey and Leah Porter Wilson, Mary Louise was the third...

Jun 12, 2019

The glorious reunion has begun for our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who began a new chapter on June 12, 2019. Ray was an extraordinary man whose life of joy and service made an unforgettable imprint upon countless people, especially his posterity. Ray was born on April 16, 1923, in Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, the fourth child of Joseph Lester...

Jun 11, 2019

Donald G. Donahoo, 93, of Rexburg, Idaho, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019. He was born February 13, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Emery and Cassie Donahoo.

Don was raised in Long Beach, California and graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in January 1943. He and his future wife, Jean, met on a Greyhound bus...

Jun 10, 2019

Barbara Ann Knight, 86 of Driggs, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born in the wild west of Jackson Hole, Wyoming on March 25, 1933 to Cecil and Evelyn Jensen.

Barbara's childhood in Jackson was one of cowboys, horses, and adventure. She spent much of her youth...

Jun 5, 2019

Laurie Jean Bybee Rumsey, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully on June 5, 2019, with her family around her.  She was born August 5, 1950, to Bert Lloyd Bybee and Shirley Jean Machen Bybee spending her early childhood in Hamer, Idaho.  After moving to Idaho Falls for a few years, the family moved...

Jun 3, 2019

Vern Dale Stocking, 92, currently of Rexburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, June 3, 2019 at his granddaughters home. His family is happy that he is now reunited with his wife and family. He was born March 3, 1927 to Burdette and Mary Stocking in Hayburn, Idaho. In 1942, they moved to view in Cassia...

Jun 3, 2019

Catherine Orgill Swensen, 75, of Egin, passed away on the evening of June 3, 2019, in Rexburg, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 13, 1944, in St. Anthony, Idaho.

She grew up and attended school in Parker and St. Anthony at South Fremont High School. She continued her education at Ricks College and...

Jun 1, 2019

Nancy Ann Fletcher Steinacker, 79 of St. Anthony, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at home.

She was born July 31, 1939 in Mason City, Iowa to Dorothy May Wolf and soon after Everett Fletcher married her mom and adopted Nancy. She was blessed with 5 brothers Tom, Mike, Mark, Scott and Joe.

Nancy grew up...

May 31, 2019

Theron Lyle Nelson, 75, of Rexburg, died May 31, 2019, at his home of natural causes. He was born March 14, 1944, in Rexburg, Idaho to Lester and Hazel Nelson. He spent the early years of his life in Clementsville, Idaho on the family farm. He attended his first years of school at the one room schoolhouse there. The...

May 24, 2019

Sharon Fay Winegar, 83, of Egin, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home with her family in Seattle on May 24, 2019, from complications of cancer.

Sharon was born in Marysville, Idaho, on August 5, 1935, to Walter Decatur Gunter and Marjorie May Spencer. The oldest of four children, she attended school in the Marysville area and graduated...

May 22, 2019

George William Mann, 75, passed away on May 22, 2019, in his home with loved ones near. George was born and adopted on June 5, 1943 by the late Meta and William Mann of Cleveland, Ohio. George is survived by his children:  Lisa Olsen of Irving, Texas, Jason and wife Heather Mann of Victor, Idaho, Joshua Mann of Ft. Smith,...