Obituaries

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,...

May 21, 2019

Wendell Brown Orr, 77, of Egin, passed away following a traffic accident on May 21, 2019. He was born October 20, 1941 in Salmon, Idaho to Sylvan and Curtie Orr.

When Wendell was approximately one year old the family moved from Salmon to Utah. They lived near Hill Air Force Base where Sylvan was employed. Their next...

May 20, 2019

Laren Martin Piquet was surrounded by family when he passed away on May 20, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Laren was born June 2, 1946 to Martin William Piquet and Dove Mary Nickell Piquet in Driggs. His mother said he was the most beautiful baby boy she had ever seen. He had an older brother,...

May 20, 2019

Delmar Ray Scroughams, 84, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 20, 2019.

Delmar was born to Millard Scroughams and Emma Violet Rogers, March 27, 1935, in Travalac, Brown County, Indiana. Growing up on the family farm he quickly learned the fruits of hard labor and by 17 he had already gathered a...

May 17, 2019

Leslie Ann Hymas Wright, 53, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully at Carriage Cove health care facility on May 17, 2019, following knee surgery.

She was born October 16, 1965, in Rexburg, Idaho to C. Ronald and Carol M. Hymas. She lived her youth in Newdale. She attended Sugar Salem High School where she cheered for the...

May 16, 2019

Coleen "Cody" Atkinson of St. Anthony passed away suddenly May 16 in Idaho Falls following a five-year battle with cancer.

She was born on June 30, 1950 in Powell Wyoming to Harold O. and VerJean Stevens Baker. Her first few years were spent in Wyoming. At an early age she acquired the nickname Cody which she used...

May 13, 2019

Mark James Orchard, age 55, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg. He was born July 13, 1963 in Casper, Wyoming to Robert W. Orchard and Mary L. (Hurst) Orchard.He grew up a true cowboy with his brothers and sisters on the Orchard Ranch in Wyoming—a land that he spoke often of...

May 10, 2019

Charles Lynn Taylor, 83, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away, Friday, May 10, 2019 of natural causes. He was born February 29, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was the second of six children born to Charles William Taylor and Leone McKean Argyle Taylor. Eventually his family settled in Oregon.

After graduating from high school Charles attended...

May 9, 2019

Byron Luthy was born and raised in Rexburg, Idaho to Bill and Nelia Luthy. He married Elaine Gray in 1986 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They raised four wonderful children together. He was a talented carpenter and enjoyed nature and animals. Byron endured his trials well and lived a life of service. He was a loved father, husband, brother,...

May 8, 2019

Our beloved son, brother, father, cousin and grandson Jeremy Allen Essig passed on Wednesday May 8, 2019, in a tragic accident. Jeremy was born on October 23, 1974, in Sun Valley, Idaho, to Jennifer Wiebelhaus and Gary Essig. He was loved by so many and will be dearly missed.

He loved his son with everything he had...

Apr 28, 2019

Lois Renee Bell Johnson, 72, of Rexburg died April 28, 2019, in Woods Cross, Utah.  She was the only child of Wallace L. and Lois Irene (Pratt) Bell. Born on May 27, 1946, she spent most of her life in Rexburg where she graduated from Madison High School and Ricks College. While working in the Accounting Office at Ricks...

Apr 27, 2019

Carole Hatch Young, 82, of Rexburg passed away April 27, 2019, in an Idaho Falls hospital surrounded by her family. Carole was born February 11, 1937, in Egin Bench, Idaho to William Ernest Orr and Luella Palmer Orr. She was the third of ten children. Carole attended St. Anthony area schools and graduated from South Fremont High School in...