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Patricia Mason

Patricia Mason

Apr 8, 2018

Patricia Le Thompson Mason, 75 of St. Anthony, Idaho died peacefully in her home April 8th 2018 of natural causes. She was born March 17, 1943 in Rexburg, Idaho to James Lowell Thompson and Margaret Clarice McKinlay Thompson. She married Curtis Charles Wright in 1961 and they lived in Ashton, California, St. Anthony and Parker. They had 4 sons, Kevin...

Emilia Hammond

Emilia Hammond

Apr 5, 2018

Emilia Benilde Aranda Hammond passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the age of 43. Emily was born in San Antonio Texas on May 13, 1975 to Maria Guadalupe Jensen and Ricardo Jaso Aranda. At the age of 15, she moved with her family to Caldwell, Idaho, and she later graduated from Caldwell High School. She attended Brigham Young...

Deloy Mckenna

Deloy Mckenna

Apr 5, 2018

DeLoy Vess McKenna born December 11, 1926 in Hibbard, Idaho. He passed away at the Homestead Care Center April 5, 2018. DeLoy was the youngest child of Josiah and Margaret McKenna. He grew up in Hibbard, Idaho and attended Madison High School as a star basketball player. He was drafted into the army out of high school and served his...

Don Rasmussen

Don Rasmussen

Apr 2, 2018

Alan Don Rasmussen, 77, passed away peacefully April 2, 2018 in Rexburg, Idaho. The youngest of 12 siblings, Don was born September 6, 1940 to Elvin Andrew and Anna LaPreal Rasmussen. Raised on a small farm in the Teton Valley, Don learned the lessons of hard work and the importance of family. At the age of 17, he joined the...

Cassie Jensen

Cassie Jensen

Mar 31, 2018

Cassie Lydia Holden Jensen, 76, of Rexburg passed away Saturday, March 31st, 2018, at Heritage Assisted Living surrounded by family. Cassie was born on October 27, 1941, in Driggs, Idaho, to Maurice Dean and Alice Holden. She was the second of four children. At the age of two months, Cassie and her family moved to Southern California, where they lived...

Emerson Webster

Emerson Webster

Mar 31, 2018

Emerson Brooke Webster, infant daughter of Brandon and Kaylin Webster of Rexburg, passed away March 31, 2018, of natural causes. She is the granddaughter of Shawn and Lisa Webster of Rexburg and Tony and Angela Haws of Idaho Falls. Private family services will be held on Saturday, April 7.

Larry Mckenna

Larry Mckenna

Mar 30, 2018

Larry McKenna, 77, of Rexburg Idaho died March 30, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones after a six year struggle with Alzheimers disease. He was born November 11, 1940 in Hibbard Idaho to Alonzo Graden McKenna and Ethel Norrine Cropus McKenna. He married Karen Janet Shirley. They had two daughters, Jodee Mackay (Wes) and Lynette McKenna. They later divorced. He...

Barbara Goodwin

Barbara Goodwin

Mar 28, 2018

Barbara Ann Goodwin, 71 of St. Anthony, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018. She was born April 21, 1946 at Idaho Falls, ID the daughter of Rolland Eric and Donna Ann Rhead Johnson. She grew up in the Shelley, Idaho area where she attended her schooling and graduated from Shelley High School. She then attended B.Y.U. in Provo, Utah for...

Elma Bair

Elma Bair

Mar 28, 2018

Elma Lue Bair (85) of St Anthony ID passed away March 28, 2018 in Rexburg, ID of natural causes. She was born April 9, 1932 in Parker, ID. a daughter of Margaret and William Palmer. She was the oldest of four siblings. She grew up in Ogden, UT and attended Weber High School. She was married to Robert Bair for...

Zell Grover Freeman

Zell Grover Freeman

Mar 25, 2018

Zell Stevenson Grover Freeman, 102, resident of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away on the 25th of March 2018 peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born May 19th 1915 in Silverton, Texas to Robert and Minnie Stevenson. After graduating from business college, she worked for Mountain Bell Telephone company for a few years. Then in 1940 she moved...

Melvin Schwendiman

Melvin Schwendiman

Mar 24, 2018

Melvin Russell Schwendiman passed away on Saturday morning, March 24, 2018. He had been residing in the Homestead Assisted Living Residence for the last 2 years and is where he passed away of natural causes having lived a long and great life. Melvin was born on July 16, 1921 in Newdale Idaho to Rudolph Schwendiman and Clara Frances Hodgson and...

Lisa Wheatley

Lisa Wheatley

Mar 23, 2018

Lisa Azell Ochoa Wheatley, 31 of Rexburg, died March 23, 2018 in Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center from a lingering illness. She was born March 10, 1987 in Rexburg, Idaho to Joseph Mark Ochoa and Azell Dilmore Jacobson. Lisa attended Lincoln Elementary School, Madison Jr. High School, Madison High School, Central High School, and Career Beauty College where she earned...

Brent Parkinson Ballif

Brent Parkinson Ballif

Mar 22, 2018

Brent Parkinson Ballif, 86, 2503 S. 1400 W., Rexburg, ID, died March 22, 2018, of an apparent heart attack in his home. He was born February 5, 1932 at Whitney, Idaho to Leslie Hughes Ballif and Ella Parkinson Ballif during the height of the depression. The family moved to Pocatello in 1938 when his father, a graduate civil engineer, was...

Arthur Flint Smith

Arthur Flint Smith

Mar 22, 2018

On March 22, 2018 our dearest father and grandfather Arthur Flint Smith passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was born to Roy Arthur Smith and Catherine Elizabeth Flint Smith on February 16, 1928 in Salem, Oregon. He was raised in Parker, Idaho where he attended grade school and later high school in St. Anthony, Idaho. After...

Harold Dewane Hill

Harold Dewane Hill

Mar 21, 2018

Harold D. Hill, 93 of Rexburg, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Homestead Assisted Living in Rexburg, causes incident to age. He was born December 2, 1924 in Ucon, Idaho, the first of six children born to B. James "Jim" Hill and Amelia "Millie" Miskin Hill. He was raised in Ucon and attended grade school there. He graduated from Ucon...

Rosemary Blaser

Rosemary Blaser

Mar 20, 2018

Rosemary Polson Blaser, 92 of Rexburg, died on March 20, 2018. She was born on May 6, 1925 in Lewisville, Idaho to Ernest and Montie Lee Polson. She was the eldest daughter of 5 children, (3 girls and 2 boys). Growing up in Shelley, she attended area schools, graduating as Salutatorian from Shelley High School at age 16. She then...

Miklo Cureton

Miklo Cureton

Mar 20, 2018

Miklo Levi Cureton, born Miklo Jose Silva, a beloved son, brother, and friend, most recently of Idaho Falls, unexpectedly left this world March 20, 2018 at the age of 21. He was Born March 5, 1997 in Brigham City, Utah to Heidi (Davis) Cureton and Alfonso Silva. At the age of nine, he was adopted by Nicholas Cureton. Miklo was...

Bryson Snarr

Bryson Snarr

Mar 16, 2018

Bryson Quinn Snarr of Rexburg Idaho passed away March 16, 2018, he was 15 years old. Bryson was born on August 18, 2002 to Thomas Dean and Lisa Ann Snarr of Rexburg, Idaho. Bryson was a very thoughtful, fun-loving and joyful young man. He deeply loved his family. His parents, grandparents, sister, brothers, nephew, nieces and extended family. He had...

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Mar 13, 2018

Robert Thomas Powell passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from causes incident to age. He was born on February 14, 1931 to Edward Lewis "Rosie" and Thelma Mae Arnold Powell at Anaconda, Montana. Following a premature birth and life-threatening complications, his life was miraculously spared through faith and priesthood blessings. At the age of one he moved to Rexburg...

Verna Parker

Verna Parker

Mar 13, 2018

Verna Marie Parker, 68, of Rexburg, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Verna was born August 18, 1949 in Price Utah and raised in Wendover Utah. She was the second born of seven children to Doug and Emily Tucker. Her surviving siblings are Earl, Michael, Vicki,...

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