Garth Dexter
Feb 25, 2017
Garth Dunsford Dexter, 91, of Rexburg, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Idaho Falls. He was born October 18, 1925 at Plano, Idaho to Joseph Henry Dexter and Eva Dell Fisher Dexter. He was the third of six children. He attended school at Edmunds, Idaho. Garth married Erma Gene Jenkins on July 12,1947. Their marriage was later solemnized...
J.D. Hawks
Feb 25, 2017
"J.D." James DeRoy Hawks passed away peacefully at home February 25, 2017. He was born December 23, 1942 in Ogden, Utah to Joshua DeRoy Hawks and Hazel Morris Hawks. He was the oldest of two children, a sister, Julee was born 12 years later. He lived the majority of his growing up years in Portage, Utah with summers spent in...
Rulon Goodliffe
Feb 23, 2017
Rulon Goodliffe, 68, of Rexburg, died with his daughter at his side on Feb. 23, 2017, at Teton Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation in Idaho Falls of congestive heart failure and complications of diabetes. Rulon was born November 28, 1948, in St. Anthony. He was the first child in a family of six children born to Irvun and Marjorie Goodliffe....
Rex Walz
Feb 23, 2017
Rex Jackson Walz, 86, of Rexburg, passed away on February 23, 2017 of causes incident to old age. He was born November 16, 1930, in Plano, Idaho, the son of Herman Wieter Walz and Eva May Jackson. He had an older sister, Beverly (Ricks), and a younger brother, Ryan. He grew up on the family farm west of Rexburg in...
Beth Sorensen
Feb 19, 2017
Elizabeth "Beth" Peterson Sorensen, 86, of St. Anthony, died February 19, 2017, at Heritage Home of natural causes. She was born March 18, 1930, in Parma, Idaho, to Lyle Rufus and Vernetta Mae Whitman Peterson as their only child. She grew up at the Swan Falls Power Plant and the Salmon Power Plant where her father worked. She graduated from...
Blanche Stoddard
Feb 19, 2017
Blanche Black Stoddard, 100, of Egin, passed away 19, February, 2017, at the Homestead Assisted Living Center in Rexburg, Idaho of complications due to old age. Blanche was born July 12, 1916, at Wilford, Idaho, to Lydia Birch and Henry Harrison Black. She was the sixth of seven children. She married Marion Leslie Stoddard on October 3, 1935 in the...
Phyllis Davis Bond
Feb 18, 2017
Phyllis Marie Thomson Davis Bond, 93, passed away peacefully February 18, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, all 6 of her siblings, both husbands, and nearly all her life-long friends. She is survived, and will be missed by her 6 children: Rick (Betty) Davis, Rexburg, ID; Paula (David) Wescott, Teton ID; Judy (Gale) Harding, Rexburg ID; Shane...
Jenny Huskinson
Feb 16, 2017
Jenny Huskinson passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017, at her home in Rexburg surrounded by her family, after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. She was born on September 10, 1952, to Lenox R. Finlinson and Arline (Rose) Finlinson Palmer in Payson, UT. On April 20, 1973, she married Randy Scott Huskinson in Orem, UT and they were sealed...
Doris Evelyn Shirley
Feb 15, 2017
Doris Evelyn Carlstrom Shirley, 95, of Rexburg passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at her home. She was born May 15, 1921 in Archer, Idaho to John Bertil and Hilma Albertina Carlstrom. Her parents were Swedish immigrants and she was very proud of her heritage, often commenting that she was a "Full Sweed". Her mother passed away when Doris...
Ladean Haws
Feb 10, 2017
Ladean Allen Haws, 91 of Teton, died Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home. She was born on December 7, 1925 in Teton City, Idaho to Hyrum John and Isabell Lanore Naylor Allen. She attended Teton Elementary and then school in Rexburg including Madison High School and finished at St. Anthony High School. She married Veldon Tennes Haws on March...
Jo Ann Oakey
Feb 10, 2017
On February 10, 2017, Jo Ann Oakey passed away and joined her parents, Harriet Eva Stacey and Edward Ray Drown, and siblings Nola and Eva Lee. She lived a fulfilling life and sacrificed much of her time and efforts to serve her family. We will miss her stalwart example as a mother and grandma and will cherish her legacy. She...
Laurie Gillies
Feb 4, 2017
Our beautiful Laurie left this world February 4, 2017 after battling cancer for 6 months and 3 days. Laurie Dawn Jenkins was born to Keith and Laurel Jenkins June 18, 1967 in Blackfoot, ID. Laurie married David Gillies April 9, 1994. Together they have five children, Lindsay (Ray Jacobs) Stiehl, Federal Way, WA, Evan (Arielle) Gillies, Boise, ID, Hailey (Michael)...
David Messinger
Jan 31, 2017
David Stephen Messinger (74) passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 in Rexburg, Idaho surrounded by his wife and children. He was born September 18, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Wallace Charles Messinger and Ethel Ida Van Setters. David grew up on an orchard farm in the East Mill Creek area of Holladay, Utah. He acquired his...
Carwin Brent Cluff
Jan 31, 2017
Carwin Brent Cluff passed away on January 31, 2017, in the care of his wife Raydene, at their daughter Brenda Gardner's home in Rexburg, Idaho. His passing came after battling parkinsonism for several years. Brent was born in Central, Arizona, on February 20, 1935, to Grace McRae and Samuel Verney Cluff. He developed an unwearying work ethic while farming cotton...
Dr. Mark Long
Jan 30, 2017
Dr. Mark Eldon Long went home peacefully on January 30th surrounded by his family. Mark was born June 11, 1960 to Verl and Audrey Long in Rexburg Idaho the youngest of five children. Mark loved his country and served honorably in the National Guard. He met the love of his life Laurie Rich at Ricks College on the Ballroom dance...
Ladell Miller
Jan 30, 2017
LaDell Rigby Miller passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at her home of natural causes. She will truly be missed by family and friends that loved her so much. She was born March 17, 1930 in Parker, Idaho to Rulon Remington Rigby and Virginia Wayment. She attended Parker Elementary and graduated from South Fremont High School. She married Victor James...
Patty Reed
Jan 30, 2017
Patty Lou Grindrod Reed, 78, of Rexburg, passed away on January 30, 2017, in Idaho Falls surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 3, 1938, to Isabelle Bough and Lois Roy Grindrod in Ellensburg, Washington. On October 25, 1958, she married Ronald Zahrn in Cassia City ,ID and later divorced. She was a faithful and devoted member of...
Amy Anderson
Jan 22, 2017
Amy Eileen Anderson, 40, of Saint Anthony, died peacefully on Sunday morning, January 22, 2017, at her home in Saint Anthony, Idaho. She was born on August 9, 1976, in Rexburg, Idaho to Garald and Eileen Anderson. She was a longtime resident of Saint Anthony and graduated from South Fremont High School in 1994. Amy loved the Utah Jazz, crossword...
Marjorie Liljenquist
Jan 19, 2017
Marjorie Minnie Poulson Liljenquist, 88, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 19, 2017, from cancer. She was born September 16, 1928 in St. Anthony, to Harold Paul and Ella May Gould Poulson, the second of two daughters. She grew up in Kilgore and Salem, graduating from Sugar-Salem High School in 1946. On June 3, 1948, she married Vern...
Dan Davenport
Jan 19, 2017
Dan Arden Davenport of Rexburg Idaho passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 19, 2017. Dan was born in Caldwell Idaho in March of 1958 and grew up in Sugar City Idaho. He was the son of Calvin Joseph and Effie Stoddard Davenport, and had one brother, David Joseph Davenport of Meridian, Idaho. Dan married...
