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Earl Ray Mann, 82, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at his home in Blackfoot, Idaho. Earl is the son of Ray E. Mann and Pearl L. Buchman, the husband of Carrol Kitner Mann, and 1958 graduate of Delone Catholic High School. A full obituary can be read and condolences shared at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com.

William Alonzo Jones passed from this life at the golden age of 90, on Friday, June 16, 2023 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Bill was born November 27, 1932 in Blackfoot, Idaho, the son of Ora Thomas Jones and Ruby Irene Baldwin Jones. He was the youngest of 5 siblings. Bill grew up in Blackfoot where he attended grade school and later moved to Arco and attended high school where he and his friends pulled many shenanigans. After high school, he enlisted in the US Navy and served on Kwajalein and in Hawaii in Communications. While stationed in Hawaii, he met Vesta Marie LaFortune. The couple were married on August 20, 1955 and sealed October 24, 1964 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They had five children...

Linda K. Pigeau, 78, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023. Services entrusted to Hawker Funeral Home, Blackfoot, Idaho. A full obituary can be read at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com

Julia Jeppson Atwood, 93, formerly Pingree, Idaho, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at her home in Caldwell, Idaho. Julia was born June 18, 1929 at Rexburg, Idaho to Bertha and Olin Jeppson. She married Ellis Lavon Atwood July 9, 1956 in St. Maries, Idaho and they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple on July 9, 1957. They had 7 children. They lived in Pingree, Idaho and farmed to make a living. Ellis died at the age of 57 on April 10, 1977. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served a mission in the Southern States Mission. She served faithfully in the church. She worked as a school teacher and as a custodian for 16 years...

Phylus LaRaye Hedelius Barrett was born in Rexburg, Idaho on August 1st, 1938, to Joseph LeRoy and Helen Wetzel Hedelius. The family later moved to Rigby, Idaho and she graduated as a Rigby Trojan. Prior to marriage, she worked at the INEL. Phylus married James Howard Barrett on Friday the 13th of January 1961 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They made their home in Rexburg, Idaho where they ran Barrett's Dress Shop for many years. After closing the dress shop in the early 80s they enjoyed owning and operating many different types of businesses as they worked side by side. Phylus was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings. Phylus...

Coralee Nakamura, 86, passed away Friday, April 14, 2023 at her son's home in Kamas, Utah. Coralee was born in Blackfoot, Idaho on December 24, 1936, the daughter of Clair Edwin and Margaret Merchant Kracaw. She attended schools in Blackfoot and graduated from Blackfoot High School. Other than Blackfoot, she has lived in Winnemucca NV and Idaho Falls. On April 5, 1960, Coralee married Tack Nakamura in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tack passed away in 2009. Coralee was a Christian and enjoyed bible studies. She was a homemaker that enjoyed baking and coffee with friends. She loved spending time with her family. Coralee is survived by her sons, Dan (Colette) Nakamura of Park City UT and Bob...

Melvin Jay Painter, 92, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho surrounded by his loved ones. Melvin was born June 23, 1930, in Provo, Utah, the son of Jay Edward and Lucille Romney Painter. Melvin spent his childhood in Provo and Bloomington Utah; Salmon, Blackfoot, and Idaho Falls Idaho. Melvin graduated from Idaho Falls High School, May 11, 1948, where he enjoyed swimming and long-distance running. After high school, he continued his education at Idaho State University. There, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. After college, he was drafted into the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He was...

Kent Louis Fife, 71, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at his home in Harrisville, Utah. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 28th from 6-8 PM at Hawker Funeral Home in Blackfoot, Idaho. A separate viewing will be held on Wednesday, March 29th at the LDS Church in Harrisville, Utah at 480 W 2000 N from 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 30th at the LDS Church in Harrisville, Utah, with a viewing prior from at 9-9:45 AM. The family will meet at 4 PM on the same day at the Grove City Cemetery in Blackfoot, Idaho for a graveside service. The full obituary can be read at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com.

Floyd Mel Woolf, 66, passed away on March 18, 2023 at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, ID. He was born on June 21, 1966 in Driggs, ID to Larry K. and Nesta L. (Fullmer) Woolf. Mel attended school in Shelley and Rexburg, Idaho and later obtained his GED. He married Robin Rydalch on June 20, 1980 and they had two daughters together before they were divorced. Mel met and fell in love with Arleen Norlund of Blackfoot, ID in 1993 and they have cared for and supported each other since. Mel had many hobbies but loved 4-wheeling the most. He and Arleen would spend lots of summers up in the mountains of Montana, putting hundreds of miles on the 4-wheelers. They liked to camp with their...

Alice Marie Pate, 99, passed away February 9, 2023 in Kimberly, Idaho. Mom was born November 4 1923 to Jerald and Susie Howard Bryant in Fort Worth Texas. Mom was one of eight children. Seven girls and one boy and in the end mom out lived all of them. Life in that era was very hard for a single mother of eight. So Grandma Bryant went to nurses school and the eight children went to family and friends. Eventually Grandma Bryant graduated registered nurses school and most of the children were beginning their lives; some of the older girls were married and moving away. Mom was working as waitress at a little cafe near the Fort Worth Stock Yards. That is where she met a tall cowboy from...

Arnold Julius Dance, 92, passed away Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 at his home in Rockford, Idaho. Arnold was born May 7th, 1930 in Thomas, Idaho to Leroy Dance and Lillie Noack. He attended schools in Thomas and eventually graduated from Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He served a mission in the Ireland LDS Mission. While serving in Ireland, he met fellow missionary Margaret Loosle. A year after their missions, on June 1st, 1953 Arnold married Margaret in the Logan LDS temple. After graduation from Utah State and ROTC, Arnold was assigned to active duty in Germany for two years. In 1955, while training in El Paso, Texas their first son Robert was born. Six months later,...

Wilford John Price, 84, formerly of Blackfoot, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Pocatello from natural causes. He was born September 11, 1938, in Sugar City, Idaho, the son of Kenneth Glen Price and Ida Murdock Price. He grew up in the Sugar Salem area attending schools there and ultimately graduating from Sugar-Salem High School. He attended college briefly at Utah State University and also attended Vo-Tech in Electrical Engineering. He married his sweetheart Charyl Cordon on May 25, 1962, in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple. To this union were born 7 children. Charyl preceded him in death on July 30, 2016. John liked to be remembered as a farmer and a welder. He loved...

Patricia Ann Christensen, 89, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at her home in Blackfoot. Patricia was born January 22, 1934 in Grand Island, Nebraska, the daughter of Wilford Henry and Dorlene Ethel Weekly Moore. Patricia spent her early years in Grand Island where she attended grade school. Her family moved to Aberdeen, Idaho in 1945, where she graduated from Aberdeen High School. On March 22, 1959, Patricia married James Dana Christensen in Aberdeen. The couple moved to Blackfoot that year, where she has resided since. Dana preceded her in death in 1988. She worked at the Hotel Bingham as she grew up in Aberdeen. The worked at the "Site" and at The Tub in Blackfoot and was on...

February 11, 1932 - January 28, 2023 Betty Jean Simons, 90, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 in Blackfoot, Idaho, due to complications following a heart attack. She was preceded in death by her three children, Ted, Carol Jean and Mitchell. She is survived by her two grandsons, Jeff (Natalie) Simons and Brian (Sarah) Simons, six great grandchildren, and her husband of 72 years, Jack Simons. The family is under the care of Hawker Funeral Home. Condolences can be shared with the family at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com.

Dad was born December 12,1933 in Afton, Wyoming to John Peart and Pearl Nelson Robinson. He was the youngest of eight siblings that lived to adulthood. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Barbara Mahaffey Robinson and all his siblings. Brothers: Melvin, Dewain, Merle (Swede), Frank Robinson Sisters: Helen Gough, Merelda Gough and Suza Ericson He is survived by his daughters: Jennifer (Shawn) Ellis of Blackfoot, Becki (Jerry) Mitchell of Firth. His grandchildren, Kassidy, Travis, Devon, Chandler and Jessie. Great Grandchildren, McCoy and Sloane and numerous nieces and nephews. Kim served in the United States Army from 1953-1955 and was honorably discharged. His early...

Floy Carol Maxwell ("Carol"), age 85, of Challis passed away peacefully at the home of her son Ned Maxwell, 1587 Lund Road, Bancroft, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Carol was born in Elba, Nebraska to Louis V. and Jean M. (Kellenbarger) Ingerle on January 19, 1938. Because she was their youngest child, she earned the nickname "Babe".

Carol was raised in Elba and graduated from Elba High School. Coming from a musical family, she learned to play many instruments including piano, accordion, and violin. She served as a pianist for the churches she attended throughout her life. Carol graduated from Mary Lanning School of Nursing in Hastings, NE. While a nursing student, Carol met and married...

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Sherian Elaine Nelson Abercrombie, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 84. Her quiet strength, fierce determination and boundless energy will be sorely missed. Her beloved husband, Gary Lewis Abercrombie preceded her in death in 2016 and Sherian always looked forward to the day they would again be reunited. Sherian was born in Pingree, Idaho in her grandparent's home on September 17, 1938 to Lyle Edwin Nelson and Loa Cammack Nelson, she was the oldest of 7 children. She frequently told stories of working in the potato fields but much preferred spending time in the garden....

Brent Wilson Harper of Blackfoot, Idaho passed away at his home surrounded by his family from a brain tumor on January 16, 2023. Brent was born November 22, 1953 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Wilson T. and Daisy Elaine Babble Harper. Brent grew up in the Snake River area attending Moreland and Riverside elementary and graduated from Snake River High School in 1972. He went on to get his Bachelor's degree at BYU and then went to Dental School at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Kimberly Mayer in the Idaho Falls Temple on June 19, 1981. They were blessed with 7 children, Allen, Taylor, Clinton, Danny, Andy, Layne and Heidi. Brent was a hard worker and kept busy with...