Obituaries
Brady Farrer
Jun 22, 2017
Brady was born to his parents Sandra Kae Farrer and Travis Kelly Farrer on September eighteenth two thousand and two. He spent his first four years of his life in Springville, Utah then moved with his family to West Jordan, Utah. Brady was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where he served as the...
Roy Allen Herres Jr.
Jun 20, 2017
Roy Allen Herres Jr., 69, of Shelley joined his Heavenly Father on June 20, 2017 unexpectedly at home. Allen was born in Blackfoot, the last of three children to Roy and Donna Herres. He married Mary Ann Grey. They were later divorced. On October 4, 1988 he married JaNell Bronson Ockerman. She passed away in an automobile accident. Allen married...
Marvin Lee Trent
Jun 19, 2017
Marvin Lee Trent, 85, passed away at the Gables in Blackfoot on June 19, 2017, following a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. Marvin was born January 29, 1932, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Benjamin and Addie Trent, and he was later joined by two sisters, Joanna and Kathryn. His family moved to Twin Falls, Idaho when he was young and he grew...
Leora Frances Cornia
Jun 19, 2017
Leora Frances Christiansen Cornia, 78, passed away from natural causes at her home in Basalt on June 19, 2017. She was born October 19, 1938 to Leo & Francis Louise Christiansen in a boxcar in Blackfoot, Idaho. She attended school in Thomas and Riverside. Leora was a social butterfly, loved dances, drama, and was frequently in trouble for talking in...
Leah Lucille King
Jun 16, 2017
Now in GOD'S hands, Leah Lucille Carter King, 78, of Idaho Falls, passed away June 16, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Lucille was born February 9, 1939, in Shelley, Idaho, to Ronald V. and Velma Grace Priest Carter. Lucille was the sixth of seven children. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley, graduating from Shelley...
Kami Yarbrough Richardson
Jun 6, 2017
Kami Rushelle Yarbrough Richardson, Chattanooga Tennessee, passed away suddenly Tuesday, June 6th, in Birmingham, Alabama. Kami was born Dec. 20, 1970, in Atlanta, GA. Her childhood was spent in Georgia and Alabama. She was an avid reader her whole life. She loved Steven King and read almost every book of his. She had one brother growing up. She moved to...
Janell Hult Baird
Jun 5, 2017
Janell Hult Baird, 87, of Idaho Falls, passed away Monday, June 5, at EIRMC. She was born October 10, 1929, in Wapello, Idaho, to parents Peter J. and Virginia Steffenson Hult. She married Clair K. Baird on August 31, 1946. They were married for 66 years. They had four children: Sherl K. Baird (deceased), Elyse Baird of Idaho Falls, Bobette...
Alice Anne Porter
Jun 5, 2017
Alice Anne Porter, 81, passed away from surgical complications on Monday, June 5th, 2017 at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City. She was born in Grand Island, Nebraska to William Arthur Miller (1911-1982) and Loretta Mae {Andrews} (1915-1989). She grew up in a large family, which moved to the Firth area in the 1940s. In 1953 she married...
Velda Lavern Nelson
Jun 1, 2017
Velda LaVern Nelson, passed away peacefully, June 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice. Velda was born December 10, 1925 in Shelley, Idaho to Raymond Moroni and Gladys LaVetta Jensen Peck. She grew up in Shelley, Idaho where she attended school and graduated from Shelley High School. On March 22, 1944,...
Jack Lane Draney
May 21, 2017
Jack Lane Draney died peacefully on May 21, 2017. He was 88 years old. Jack was born June 15, 1928 in Afton, Wyoming to Jesse and Ruby Draney. He was the seventh of eight children. His father was a forest ranger and Jack spent much of his childhood on horseback in the mountains. His love for fishing was nurtured by...
Anna Marie Stringham
May 19, 2017
Anna Marie Johnson Weber Stringham was born in Pocatello, Idaho. She was the 10th child of Daniel Raymond Johnson and Anna Maria Christina Ingelstrom. Two earlier infants had died. Her mother died 2 days after her birth. Anna weighed only 2 ½ pounds at birth. Her Aunt Ellen and Uncle John Lyon took her into their home and raised her...
Ethan Chad Johnson
May 19, 2017
Ethan Chad Johnson 13 of Shelley, died May 19, 2017 from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born January 5, 2004 in Idaho Falls, ID to Conley Earl Johnson and Cori Lee Cederberg Johnson. He grew up in Shelley and was a 7th grader at Hobbs Middle School. He was manager of the boys 7th grade basketball team and...
Mark Howard Mccabe
May 7, 2017
Mark Howard McCabe, 58, of Shelley passed away on May 7, 2017 in Idaho Falls. He was born on July 22, 1958 to Howard and Arlene McCabe. He graduated from Bonneville High School in 1977 after which he attended Idaho State University. In 1985 he met and married Lori Ann Christiansen in Pocatello, Idaho. They have resided in Pocatello, Blackfoot,...
Gary Kent Dye
May 6, 2017
Gary Kent Dye, formerly of the Firth area, passed away peacefully of natural causes in his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the age of 78. Gary was born on March 12, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lynn Austin Dye and Vita Brower Dye. In April of 1947, he was baptized and confirmed a...
Elaine Anderson
May 3, 2017
W. Elaine Maheras Anderson passed away May 3, 2017 at The Gables of Shelley, Bingham County, Idaho. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Elaine was born March 29, 1922 at Twin Pines, Bingham County, Idaho on a toboggan sled to Peter John Maheras and Celia Argenta Miles Maheras. Elaine grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated...
Deana C. Jolley
Apr 29, 2017
Deana Christensen Jolley, 79, of Goshen, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Firth on April 29, 2017. Deana was born May 14, 1937 in Idaho Falls to Rulon and Lois Christensen. She grew up and attended schools in Basalt and Firth and graduated from Firth High School in May 1955. She was active in student body government and...
Carlos Sivern Nielson
Apr 28, 2017
Carlos Severin Nielson passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 28, 2017 at 97 years old. Carlos was born on April 7, 1920 in Goshen, Idaho to Oliver and Astrid Nielson. He was the fifth of eleven children. He attended grade school at Goshen and graduated from Firth High School. During his youth, he worked on his parents’ farm...
Robert Newell Belnap
Apr 26, 2017
It is with immense sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and dear friend. Robert Newel Belnap slipped quietly away from life in his home on April 26, 2017, in Blackfoot, Idaho. He was 76 years old. Robert N. Belnap was born January 14, 1941 at Bingham Memorial Hospital to proud parents Newel...
Keith Martin Whittle
Apr 25, 2017
Keith Martin Whittle, 90, passed away April 25, 2017 due to a fall and broken hip. Keith was born on August 26, 1926 at St. Anthony, Idaho to John Stillman Whittle and Hazel Etta Durney. He had two older siblings Reuel and Gweneth who both preceded him in death. He grew up in Farnum and Rigby, Idaho. After high school...
Linda Mecham
Apr 21, 2017
Linda Lee Mecham, 72, of Firth, Idaho died April 21, 2017 at her home peacefully with her loving husband at her side. Linda was born March 3, 1945 in Rigby, Idaho to Glen and Edna Gneiting. Her family moved to Basalt, Idaho in 1947 where she attended elementary school. Her parents ran the Basalt Store and her mother was the...
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