Rex D. Osterhout

Jan. 11, 1954 - Oct. 2, 2017

Date of Service: Oct. 7, 2017

PAUL – Rex Dale Osterhout, 63, of Paul, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert.

He was born Jan. 11, 1954, in Rupert, Idaho, the son of Ray Leon and Dorothy (Hawkins) Osterhout. He graduated from Burley High School and completed his post-secondary education at College of Southern Idaho. Rex married his high school sweetheart, Alice Louila Gierisch, Aug. 24, 1971, in the Logan Utah LDS Temple.

Rex worked in the agricultural field for most of his life and recently, he and Alice were in R.V. Park management. He loved outdoor activities, geo-caching, and ATV excursions. He and Alice were longtime members of the Magic Valley ATV Club where they made great and lasting friendships.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various callings and especially enjoyed being a Boy Scout leader.

Rex is survived by his wife, Alice Osterhout of Paul; children, Sabrina (Scott) Barnedt of Dickinson, ND, Heather (Sean) O’Donahue of Burley, Scott D. Osterhout of Paul, and Lindsay (Jay) Hobbs of Pocatello; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Laural (Nancy) Osterhout of Rupert, Karla (Dennis) Hare of Heyburn, Nadine (LeRoy) Anderson of Dallas, Ore., and Kelly LaMar Osterhout of Burley.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Karol Ann Thaxton-Grenier.

A service in his memory will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Paul Stake Center, 424 W. Ellis St., with Bishop Dean Stevenson officiating.

Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.