Olivia Tavares
Jul 28, 2017
Our beautiful daughter Olivia Marrie Tavares passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, in a car accident. She was traveling home with her Grandma and cousins, when the car rolled. Olivia, along with her Grandma (Cindy Boone) and cousin (Lexi Minish) all passed away together. Olivia's two other younger cousins, who were in the car, survived and are recovering from their...
Janis Draper Clark
Jul 21, 2017
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Janis Ann Strange Draper Clark, 72, of Rexburg, died July 21, 2017, in a traffic accident. Janis was born February 3, 1945, in St. Anthony, the third of four children of Edwin Green and Emaline Louise Atchley Strange. She attended elementary schools in St. Anthony, graduating from South Fremont High School in 1963. Janis...
Dick Jackson
Jul 20, 2017
Dick Lowrey Jackson passed away on July 20, 2017 at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho. Dick was born on the family ranch in Randolph, Utah on May 13, 1918, the middle of three children born to Frank Jackson and Pearl Lowrey. Dick learned to work hard on the ranch and developed a sense of self confidence that...
Marilyn Ingram Stoker
Jul 18, 2017
Marilyn Ingram Stoker, 84, of St. Anthony, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at her home from causes incident to age. She was born July 24, 1932, in Levan, Utah to LeRoy and Mini Thompson Jackman, the youngest of eight children. She lived in Levan until she married her high school sweetheart, Clyde Ingram. They moved to California to start...
Dwayne "Johnie" Luthy
Jul 17, 2017
In the area that he loved the most, the dry farms above the Rexburg Bench (near Rock Spring in Madison County), our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Dwayne "Johnie" Lewis Luthy passed away on July 17, 2017. Born August 25, 1935 to Henry "Hank" Lewis Luthy and Helen Mary Wilcox Luthy, in Archer, Idaho, he was the third...
Reed Schwendiman
Jul 16, 2017
Reed Allen Schwendiman died Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Silverdale, Washington at the age of 102. Reed was born March 14, 1915 in Teton, Idaho to Rudolph and Clara Frances (Hodgson) Schwendiman. His family moved to Newdale, Idaho and he graduated from Sugar-Salem High School. After high school Reed attended Ricks College in Rexburg and eventually earned a Bachelors Degree...
Betty Bell
Jul 15, 2017
Betty L. Stephens Bell, 80 of Teton, died at home on Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born on March 15, 1937 in Barnesville, Belmont, Ohio, the fifth child of James Francis and Lucy Leora Carpenter Stephens. Betty attended schools in Cambridge and Barnesville, Ohio and graduated from Barnesville Hing in 1955. She had some college courses along the way...
Zella Fullmer
Jul 15, 2017
Zella Fay Polson Fullmer, 88, of Driggs, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born November 5, 1928, in Roberts, Idaho, the eldest child of William Leonard Polson and Elsie Levada Yorty Polson. She graduated from Idaho Falls High School. She married Theral Gene Fullmer on June 16, 1947. He preceded her in...
Lois Miller
Jul 15, 2017
Lois June Mickelsen Miller, 84 of Egin, died July 15, 2017 at her home. She was born June 5th, 1933 in Richvale Idaho in Teton County. Her parents were Mary and Chris Mickelsen. Lois is the youngest child out of 11 children and her siblings, Ivy, Martin, Madge, Morris, Lola, Chris, Willis, Ireta, and Dean all preceded her in death....
Ruth Ann Boden
Jul 13, 2017
Ruth Ann Boden was born on June 22, 1944 to Ira and Mary Baggesgard in Watertown, South Dakota. Most of her youth was spent on the farm working and playing alongside her only brother Charles, spending days sitting under an old willow tree or spraying milk to begging cats, while she milked the cows. As a teen, she moved with...
Dawn Virgin
Jul 7, 2017
Dawn Arlene Thomas Virgin passed away peacefully at home on July 7, 2017, at the age of 86. Dawn was born July 13, 1930 to John Alexander Thomas and Marvella Annie Harris Thomas in Rigby, Idaho. Soon after, the family moved to Sugar City to run the family farm. Dawn was the oldest of four children and worked hard on...
Ryan Sutherland
Jul 3, 2017
Ryan Bruce Sutherland passed out of this earthly life on Monday, July 3rd, at the age of 35. Ryan was born on June 17, 1982 in Rexburg Idaho to Bruce Leonard Sutherland and Rhonda Risenmay Sutherland. Ryan grew up in Rexburg, and graduated from Madison High School in 2000. From a young age, Ryan enjoyed the outdoors, and spent many...
Eileen Powell
Jun 25, 2017
Eileen Jones Powell passed away peacefully Sunday, June 25, 2017, surrounded by family members. She was born September 20, 1930, to Joseph Thomas and Verna Leone Randall Jones at Rexburg, Idaho. She lived her entire life in Rexburg and Burton, Idaho. Her parents both died while she was a young girl and she was then raised with her siblings under...
Harvey Klein
Jun 22, 2017
William H. "Harvey" Klein was born August 21st, 1930 in Wilford, Idaho and died June 22nd, 2017, also in Wilford Idaho. He was the eighth child of John and Katie Hetze Klein. He had five brothers and two sisters; Alfred, Harry, Lydia, Edward, Elmer, Raymond, and Ruby. Harvey was preceded in death by his parents, six of his siblings, his...
Warren Thomason
Jun 19, 2017
Wilford Warren Thomason, 80, of Burton Idaho, died Monday, June 19, 2017 at his home. He was born November 23, 1936 in Rexburg, Idaho to Charles Gustave and Doralee Anderson. He attended school in Burton and graduated from Madison High School in 1955. He attended the Salt Lake School of Electronics where he specialized in communications, radar, semi-conductors and computers....
Kay Clark
Jun 16, 2017
Frances Kay (Lund) Clark, known to everyone as Kay, she was 77 years old, she was born Feb. 24, 1940 and died June 16, 2017. She was the 3rd daughter born to Leonard B. Lund and Florence (Hoopes) Lund. She grew up in Preston (Egypt), Idaho where she participated in 4-H learning how to sew and much more. She earned...
Don Ard
Jun 16, 2017
Donald "Don" George Ard was born March 8, 1927 and returned to his Heavenly Home June 16, 2017 at the age of 90. Don was born on the family farm West of Tetonia Idaho the 5th child of Joseph N Ard and Myrtle Westover Ard. Those fortunate enough to have known him will remember his gentle teasing, kindness, and genuine...
Eugene Baumgartner
Jun 16, 2017
Eugene Baumgartner, 58 of Idaho Falls, and formerly of Rexburg, returned to his Heavenly Father, Friday, June 16, 2017 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Eugene had a special beauty and uniqueness about him. "God doesn't give special kids to special families, he takes ordinary, imperfect people and gifts them with his greatest treasures. And therein, he creates special families." Eugene was...
Edgel "Ed" Bailey
Jun 15, 2017
Earl Edgel "Ed" Bailey, 81 of Rexburg, passed away peacefully in the early morning of June 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born December 18, 1935 in Fountain Green, Utah to Early William and Edna Guymon Bailey. He was the oldest of three boys, his brothers are David Ray Bailey and Dale Russell Bailey. They moved to Bountiful...
Faye Davies
Jun 13, 2017
Faye Mernee Davies, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 13th at the family home in Lyman, Idaho. She was born October 21, 1934 to Alma Wilburn Greenhalgh and Ethel Marguerite Hiatt at the family home in Wilford, Idaho. She was the middle child of a family of 17. She attended schools in Wilford, South Fremont High School and graduated from Ricks...
