Obituaries
Cindy Day Gellings
Aug 4, 2020
Cindy Day Gellings was born on August 14, 1953 to Jack and Jean Day of Shelley, Idaho. She was raised and attended school in Shelley. Cindy lived in Salt Lake City for 17 years and later returned back home to Idaho and resided in Idaho Falls. During her life she worked at OC Tanner, Pillsbury and the past 21 years...
Larene Morris
Aug 2, 2020
Larene Frasure Morris, 83, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 2, 2020. She was born Larene Bridges on August 8, 1936 in Shelley, Idaho. She was the youngest child of Charles Bridges and Melda Mitchell Bridges. Larene became a nurse in 1980. She was very fond of her nursing days and worked, up until her...
Paul Morris Oler
Aug 1, 2020
Paul Morris Oler, our beloved dad, granddad, son, brother and uncle, returned to the heavens following a tragic car accident on August 1, 2020. We love him so much and miss him already! Paul was born on February 11, 1966 to Morris John and Lela Joyce Oler. He was the last of five children and a surprise to everyone, including...
Herman Parley Byington
Jul 29, 2020
Herman Byington, 81, passed away on July 29, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He is survived by his wife Judy, his four children, Richard [Jamie], Rex [Patty], Melissa [Travis] and John [Juliet], thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Herman was born in 1938 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the only son of Glen Byington and Ruth Schluter. He attended elementary and...
Mariann Sievers-lister
Jul 29, 2020
Mariann Sievers-Lister, 68, of Shelley passed away July 29, 2020. She was born on August 5, 1951 in Ogden, Utah to Bryce and Donna Hobson Dover. She attended schools in Ogden, Utah and Simi Valley, California. She married David Sievers and they had three children. They were later divorced. On September 3, 2013 she married Gary Lister in Island Park,...
Bryan Michael Hersley
Jul 25, 2020
On July 25 2020, Bryan Michael Hersley, 42, passed away with his family by his side after a hard fought battle with cancer. Bryan’s life may have been cut short but he touched the hearts of many while he was with us. Bryan was born July 6, 1978 to Bernard and Patricia Hersley. He grew up in Idaho Falls where...
Cherryl Jean Dahlquist
Jul 21, 2020
Cherryl Jean Dahlquist, 66, passed away Tuesday July 21st after a long battle with cancer. Cherryl was born February 9th, 1954 in Pocatello ID to Cleo Dean Camphouse and Norma Jean Byington Camphouse. She was the second of six children. Cherryl grew-up going to school in the Snake River School District, graduating from Snake River High School. Cherryl married Danny...
Kent Hugh Tew
Jul 13, 2020
Kent Hugh Tew left this earth July 13, 2020 to finally hold his daughter Tiff'ni who preceded him over 30 years ago. He left behind his loving wife of 52 years Darlene Morris Tew to take care of their other 10 children and 31 grandchildren. His parents and one sister are also on the other side rejoicing to be with...
Carol Dawn Hopkins
Jul 11, 2020
Carol Dawn Taylor Hopkins, age 81, passed away on July 11, 2020. Carol was born on October 10, 1938 to Owen A. Taylor and Media Lois Dunn. She grew up in Riverside, ID and was the youngest of three children. Like her mother, Carol loved learning and attended Ricks College, later graduating from BYU-Provo with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary...
John Gerry Neeser
Jul 10, 2020
John Gerry Neeser, 72, of Idaho Falls, held his daughter’s hand as he passed from this Earth on July 10, 2020 at Morningstar Assisted Care. Gerry was born on February 9, 1948, in Pocatello to William T. and Berneda M. Buttke Neeser. He attended school in Pocatello, graduating from Highland High School in 1966. After, he enrolled at Idaho State...
Don Zufelt
Jul 8, 2020
Don Zufelt 88 of Shelley, Idaho passed away July 8, 2020 at EIRMC in Idaho Falls. Don was born in his family’s cabin near the Snake River in Shelley, Idaho on May 3, 1932 to Erma Lamb Zufelt and Glenn Zufelt. Don often spoke fondly of his childhood and all the adventures he had with his brother Max, sister Gay,...
Ivan Ross Huntsman
Jul 6, 2020
Ivan Ross Huntsman passed away at his home in Shelley on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the age of 90. Ivan was born February 28, 1930 in Woodville, Idaho to Vernard and Grace Montague Huntsman, the fifth of eight children. His father owned a country store in Woodville and also a small farm. Ivan grew up helping in both the...
David Norman Balmforth
Jul 5, 2020
David Norman Balmforth, 73, of Woodville and Taylor areas, peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home of natural causes. He was born Tuesday, October 8, 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Norman LaVerne and Carol Kathryn Leonard Balmforth. He spent the first two years of his life living on a farm in the Osgood area. In 1948 his...
Angela Rose Carlson
Jul 3, 2020
Angela Rose Carlson packed a lot of living into her small frame. Born on Nov. 15, 1946, she was the only daughter of Frank and Emma Wells. She grew up in Castleford, Idaho, with her three brothers—David Wells, Jon Wells and Robin Wells. She died on Friday, July 3, 2020, in Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho. Angela married Ron...
Felix Aguilar Ruiz
Jun 30, 2020
Felix Aguilar Ruiz was born May 18, 1935 in Abasolo, Taumalipas, Mexico to Felix Aguilar Ruiz, and Librada Aguilar. Felix had many jobs through his life staring with working on his father’s farm, then migrated to Brownsville where he worked at Booth Fisheries. It was at Booth that he met his wife Maria de Lourdes Olvera. On July 26, 1963...
Owen Lorenzo Brunson
Jun 28, 2020
Owen Lorenzo Brunson, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 28, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was under the care of Encompass Hospice and his loving wife Inge Brunson. Owen was born in Blackfoot, June 14, 1933, to Clarence Otto and Ruth Louise Brunson. He was the 3rd of five children. Owen had a simple childhood...
Dennis Eugene Ockerman
Jun 21, 2020
Dennis Eugene Ockerman, 71, of Shelley passed away June 21, 2020. He was born February 22, 1949 in Shelley, Idaho to Melvin Vern and Jennie Idonna Eaton Ockerman. He had five siblings Jerold, Janice, Kristy, Steven, and Brad. Dennis served in the U.S. Navy. He married Debbie Hansen in 1970. They had two children, Terri Lynn and Tracey. They later...
Melvin James Thompson
Jun 20, 2020
In the evening of June 20, 2020 our loving husband and father, Melvin James Thompson finished his journey on this earth and is at peace with his heavenly father, helping to fix those Pearly Gates. Melvin was born on May 3, 1929 in Clarkston Utah to Letha and Ervin Thompson. His family lived in Clarkston Utah until he was 6...
Gene Bohman
Jun 19, 2020
Ronald Gene Bohman, 88, passed away June 19, 2020 in Rexburg. Gene was born October 26, 1931 in Monroe, Utah to Karl William and Thelma Gardner Bohman. He was in the Utah National Guard for two years while in high school. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served for four years as Radioman for the Admirals ship. After...
Benjamin Durfey
Jun 18, 2020
Ben Durfey returned to his Heavenly home on Thursday, June 18th, 2020. Ben was born on April 10th, 1975 in Ogden, Utah. Ben married his sweetheart, Londi Schow on June 8th, 1996, and later was sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on October 11th, 1997. Together they created a beautiful family having been blessed...
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