Blaine Dell Klingler, 78, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at his home in Rexburg,  He was born July 6, 1939, in Newdale, Idaho to Godfrey C. Klingler and Eulalia Ovard.

Blaine was a member of the LDS Church and held various callings during his life.  He enjoyed fishing and hunting and activities with his family.  He graduated from Madison High Schol in 1959 and was in the National Guard before serving an LDS Mission to the Eastern Central States of Tennesee, West Virginia, and Kentucky.  It was while serving in his last mission area in Kentucky that he met a school teacher, Helen Shepherd.  After Blaine returned home, he invited Helen to spend her Christmas school break in Idaho.  They decided to get married on Christmas Day 1962.  Blaine and Helen were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple June 4, 1964.  Blaine farmed in the Newdale area until the late 1980's at which time he started working at Ray's Chrvron in the lube bay until his retirement in 2006.

He was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and helped all of his sons achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.  He had a special friendship and love for his daughter in her care of him and Helen in which she took him to all of his medical appointments the last four years.

Blaine is survived by his wife, Helen; sons, David (Jackie), Gary (Alene), Delwin (Wendy); daughter, Eileen; 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, all of Rexburg; and brother, Larry (Fay) Klingler of Draper, Utah.  He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Dorothy Spaulding, Velma Winn Carter; and three brothers: Marion, Richard, and Clayne Klingler.

A viewing will be held Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the Rexburg 13th Ward Chapel located at 210 South 12th West in Rexburg from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 18, 2018, at Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, 4900 South Yellowstone Highway, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.