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Nesta Woolf

Nesta Woolf

May 11, 2017

Nesta Luella Fullmer Woolf, 84, of Rexburg, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2017 of natural causes. She was born on July 12, 1932 in Lamont, Idaho. She was the fifth of six children born to Alonzo Jensen Fullmer and Leta May Henrie Fullmer. She graduated high school in Driggs and attended one semester at Ricks College. She married Larry...

Lelen Weekes

Lelen Weekes

May 10, 2017

Lelen D Weekes, 38, of Rexburg, passed away May 10, 2017, at his home. Lelen was born January 4, 1979, in Rexburg, Idaho, the first son of Rodney D Weekes and Shirley Ann Stoddard Weekes. He grew up and attended school in Sugar City, Idaho and Lima, Montana. He graduated from Sugar Salem High School in 1997. He married Angelina...

Marian Brown

Marian Brown

May 8, 2017

Marian Cheney Brown, 81, of Lewisville, Idaho, passed away May 8, 2017, at Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg. Marian was born June 24, 1935, in Great Falls, Montana, to Lawrence Milton Cheney and Sibyl Killpack Cheney. As a young child she lived in Montana, North and South Dakota, Texas and Oregon. She graduated from Bend High School in Bend,...

Venese Bowen

Venese Bowen

May 8, 2017

Oh what a glorious reunion took place on May 8, 2017 as mother returned home at the age of 87 to her Loving Heavenly Father and was reunited with her life long sweetheart, Gerwin Bowen, her parents, Cecil Thomas and Irene Anderson Clements, and 10 of her 11 siblings. Mother loves her family! This probably stems from being the adored...

Donna Rose Blanchard

Donna Rose Blanchard

May 5, 2017

Donna Rose Williams Blanchard, 91, of Rexburg, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2017 of natural causes. She was born October 27,1925 at Chester, Idaho, the daughter of Florence L. Rose and Trevor Noah Williams. She attended school in Chester. She married Arlo Dee Blanchard on October 28,1949 in the Idaho Falls LDS temple. They had five children. They lived...

Larry Hochwart

Larry Hochwart

May 4, 2017

Lawrence Joseph Hochwart, 77 of St. Anthony, and formerly of Roberts, died Thursday May 4, 2017. He was born April 29, 1940 in Roberts, Idaho to Hugo Nicolus and Florence Marie Stienke Hochwart. Larry attended school in Roberts, Idaho for twelve years. After graduating from high school in 1958, he attended Idaho State University in Pocatello for two years. Larry,...

Arva Robison

Arva Robison

May 1, 2017

Arva Jones Robison, 90, of Rexburg, passed away, Monday, May 1, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 29, 1927, in Rexburg to James and Fernetta Hayes Jones. Arva attended schools in Hibbard and Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School. While in high school she met Ferris Robison. After graduating she attended Beauty College...

Merrilee Adams

Merrilee Adams

Apr 30, 2017

Merrilee Elnora Adams, 42 of St. Anthony, ID, died Sunday April 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born March 28, 1975 in St. Anthony, ID to Mark Howard and Elizabeth Bates Williams. She attended Schools in St.Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School with Honors in 1993. While in High School she participated in track and developed...

Grace Murdoch

Grace Murdoch

Apr 30, 2017

Lauretta Grace Hillam Murdoch, 92, of Rexburg, died of natural causes Sunday April 30, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children Gwen Freeman (Fred), Patricia Wodskow (Ron), Bryan (Debbie), Molly Cook (Karl), Richard (Lori), LaRae Mackay (Gary), Marilyn Hansen (Gary), and Bradley. She is also survived by two sisters, Nina Myers and Vonda Bjorn,...

Michael David Powell

Michael David Powell

Apr 28, 2017

Michael David Powell, 33, of Newdale, Idaho, was called home to our Heavenly Father at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family, on April 28th, 2017. He was lovingly known to everyone as Mikie. Mikie was born on June 12th, 1983 at Madison Memorial Hospital to Michael and Cindy Smith Powell, of Newdale. He was born with Down...

Ralph Sewell

Ralph Sewell

Apr 25, 2017

Ralph Kay Sewell, 72, of Driggs, Idaho passed away April 25, 2017 at Teton Valley Hospital. He was born on May 29, 1944 in Driggs, Idaho. He was the youngest child of seven children born to Perry Arthur and Merle Josephine Sewell. His father and uncle owned a car dealership in Driggs and at an early age he would go...

Kade Higley

Kade Higley

Apr 23, 2017

Justin Kade Higley, 33, died April 23,2017 at his home in Salt Lake City. He was born May 30,1983 in Rexburg Idaho. He is the son of Donetta Steiner. Kade was raised in Rexburg and graduated from Madison High School in 2001. He also attended Boise State University. He then moved to Ashton and was employed at Dave's Jubilee and...

Marla Ricks

Marla Ricks

Apr 23, 2017

Marla Ann Holyoak Ricks, 65, of Rexburg passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 23, 2017. She fought a valiant battle with Multiple Sclerosis which was diagnosed in 1968. She overcame many odds, living with this disease for nearly fifty years. She will be remembered for her happy, positive disposition; her smile, her love of life, and her love...

Garth Miller

Garth Miller

Apr 23, 2017

Steve Garth Miller, 56, of Idaho Falls, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Intermountain Health Center in Utah. He was born February 23, 1961 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Lawrence Wallace and Ruth Rudd Miller. He attended schools in St. Anthony graduating from South Fremont High School. After high school he went on to Easter Idaho Vocation College and earning...

Don Carlos Smith

Don Carlos Smith

Apr 22, 2017

Carlos Smith Don Carlos Smith, 67 of Idaho Falls, died on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at home surrounded by family. He was born on August 4, 1949 in Rexburg, Idaho to Howard Henry and LuDene Ward Smith. He was raised in St. Anthony where he received his education. After graduating from South Fremont High School in 1967, he joined the...

Iris Birch

Iris Birch

Apr 21, 2017

We as a family have nothing but good memories of our dearest "MOM", friend, servant, and kind person. Iris Birch was born on September 25, 1924 to Ira and Delilah Beck. Her early years were spent in the family home in Parker Idaho. She was always surrounded by brothers and sisters and instantly became a mom to them. She was...

Joe Costa

Joe Costa

Apr 19, 2017

Joseph Robert Costa died in his daughter-in-law's arms on Wednesday, April 19. Joe suffered from heart-related issues for the past several years, and succumbed to a heart attack Wednesday morning. Joe was born in California to Carmilla (Millie) DeNardo on May 30, 1937. Joe was an only child, but was surrounded by a large extended family. His marriage to Brenda...

Norma Stucki

Norma Stucki

Apr 16, 2017

Norma Jeannette Stucki, 84, of Rexburg, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2017, Easter Sunday, surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born October 17, 1932, to Alfred and Jean Rayment, at the Royal Alex Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The family moved to Hylo, Alberta where she grew up. She moved back to Edmonton in her late teens and...

Krayton Michaelson

Krayton Michaelson

Apr 16, 2017

Krayton Whyte Michaelson was born on July 5, 2012 in Pocatello, Idaho to Travis and MiKelle Michaelson. He lived in Pocatello for the first two years of his life. On June 19, 2014, Krayton was blessed with another father, Robert Doyle Barney. At this time in his life, he moved with his mother to Rexburg, Idaho where he lived the...

Kim Jacobs

Kim Jacobs

Apr 16, 2017

Kim Weeks Jacobs, 59, of Rexburg, died April 16, of natural causes. She was born February 11, 1958, to Belva Ilene Smith Weeks and Loyz Blanchard Weeks. She was the sixth of eleven children, and was raised in Southern California. She loved the ocean, listening to the waves, and watching the sunset. She was married to Marcello Quillin Jacobs, in...

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