Obituaries
Jay Walter Burke
May 12, 2016
Jay Walter Burke, 72, passed away May 12, 2016 at Teton Post Acute Care in Idaho Falls. Jay was born to Charles Eugene Burke and Mary Eva Cook Burke in Idaho Falls on October 18, 1944. He was the fifth of nine children. Raised on a 120 acre farm in the Shelley area, he learned to drive farm equipment, and...
Leona Petersen Geary
May 11, 2016
Leona Petersen Geary, 91, passed away at home Wednesday May 11, 2016 of natural causes due to old age. Leona was born at home in Hyrum August 28, 1924 to James LeRoy Petersen and Emma Gertrude Schmidt. Leona was taught the value of hard work at a young age and has been a tireless worker all of her life. She...
Dean Leo Searle
May 10, 2016
Dean Leo Searle passed away on May 10, 2016, at his home in Shelley at the age of 84, just three and a half months following the passing of his beloved wife, "Marley." After sixty-five years of marriage, his spirit couldn't stand to be separated from his life-long best friend. Dean was born January 8, 1932, in Salt Lake City,...
Gordon K. Olsen
May 10, 2016
Gordon K. Olsen, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 10, 2016 in Meridian, Idaho after many years of battling Alzheimer’s disease. Dad was born on February 26 th , 1933 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Henry “LaVod” and Maggie Bateman Olsen. He was the third child of four. He grew up in Iona where he attended school until graduating...
Voris L. Hess
May 5, 2016
Voris L. Hess, 90, of Shelley passed away May 5, 2016 at Lincoln Court Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home.
Bert L. Taylor
Apr 30, 2016
Bert Leroy Taylor passed away on April 30, 2016 from complications of asbestosis. Debunking his myth that only the good die young, he left this world at age 65. He’s finally breathing easy. Bert was born on October 16, 1950 in Blackfoot Idaho to Edward Russell Taylor and Mona Katherine Bailey Taylor. He was the youngest of 4 children and...
Dean Wesley Willis
Apr 29, 2016
Dean Wesley Willis, 86, formerly of Shelley passed away April 29, 2016 at The Gables in Ammon. He was born December 19, 1929 in Tempe, Arizona to Joseph Lamar and Nora Lee McCleery Willis. He attended school in Mesa, Arizona along with his three brothers and four sisters. He loved many sports and excelled playing football in high school. He...
Deniece Beck
Apr 26, 2016
Deniece Beck, age 79, of Council Bluffs, passed away April 26, 2016, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Deniece was born in Idaho Falls, ID., on September 23, 1936. She was united in marriage to Francis R. Beck on September 2, 1955. To this union seven children were born. Deniece was a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker. Deniece also worked in the...
Esperanza Ponce-juarez
Apr 23, 2016
Esperanza Ponce-Juarez, 77, of Shelley passed away April 23, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. A Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church (584 W Sexton St.) in Blackfoot. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m. at Nalder Funeral...
Mabel Rose Cannon
Apr 22, 2016
Mabel Rose Eaton Cannon age 92, died on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Lincoln Court, in Idaho Falls. She was born in Shelley, Idaho to Zera E. and Alice (Starkie) Eaton and was the fourth daughter and the eighth of thirteen children. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leland Edward Cannon, her brothers Zera Lavern (Buss),...
Evan Clair Paulsen
Apr 15, 2016
Evan Clair Paulsen, 65, of Shelley, Idaho passed away unexpectedly, Friday, April 15, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Evan was born April 11, 1951, in Rigby, Idaho. He grew up in Pocatello, Idaho graduating from Highland High School where he played and lettered in football. He received his Duty to God Award and his...
Shirley Phillips Short
Apr 11, 2016
Shirley Phillips Short, 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Basalt, Idaho on April 11, 2016. He was born on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma in the year of 1927. He was preceded in death his wife, Arlene Keller, father, Darius Short and mother, Cleo Mary Zinn, siblings; Beatrice Eubanks, Doris Bowers, Lawrence Short, S.D. Short, Hale Short, Beverly...
Jack Monty Day
Mar 26, 2016
Jack Monty Day, 88, of Shelley passed away March 26, 2016 at his home under the care of Alliance Hospice. He was born April 17, 1927 in Ogden, Utah to Howard Alexander and Georgia Montague Day. He attended school in Shelley. On November 20, 1948 he married Jean Beck in Idaho Falls. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls...
Helen Thelma Hanson
Mar 25, 2016
Helen Thelma Lorentzen Hanson, 93, passed away March 25, 2016, at Morning Star Senior Living Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho of heart disease. She was born October 15, 1922 in Salina, Utah. She was the youngest of the four children of Ernald Godfrey Lorentzen and Beatrice Sarah Williams Lorentzen. When she was three years old, her family moved to Shelley,...
Clifford Kent Olive
Mar 23, 2016
Clifford Kent Olive, 80, of Idaho Falls passed away March 23, 2016 at The Good Samaritan Society in Idaho Falls. Cliff was born February 19, 1936 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Thomas Elmer Olive and Madge Whitmore Olive. He was the third child of eight. He grew up in Napa, California and graduated from Napa high school where he was...
Bonnie Diana Preston
Mar 15, 2016
Bonnie Diana Preston, 67, of Shelley passed away March 15, 2016 at her home. She was born September 24, 1948 in Pocatello, Idaho to Wilber Lorin and Reva B. Murdock Disher. She was raised in Pocatello where she attended Highland High School. At the age of 17 she married Francis Leslie Walters. They had one son, Francis Leslie Walters II....
Frederick William Martindale
Mar 13, 2016
Frederick William Martindale, 77, of Idaho Falls passed away March 13, 2016 at his home under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. He was born September 28, 1938 in Oakley, Idaho to William Frederick and Freda Gordon Martindale. He attended elementary school in Oakley. Later his family moved to Idaho Falls where he attended Idaho Falls High School. He...
Weldon Frank Stevens
Mar 6, 2016
Weldon Frank Stevens, 83, of Shelley passed away peacefully at his home March 6, 2016 under the gracious care of Hearts for Hospice. He was born March 2, 1933 in Dubois, Idaho to Heber and Jessie Stevens. Weldon spent his early childhood in Spencer where he learned a love for fishing. He was known to catch bull heads and trade...
Ann Olson Foster
Mar 5, 2016
Ann Olson Foster passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at MorningStar in Ammon at the age of 82. She was born June 9, 1933 in Shelley, Idaho to Oscar Olson and Myrtle Dial. She grew up in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. On August 14, 1952 she married Glen Foster at her parent’s home in Shelley. They celebrated...
Raphael Boehme
Mar 4, 2016
Raphael E Boehme 71 of Firth, Idaho passed away on March 4, 2016 in the comfort of his own home. Ray was born on December 18, 1944 to Vincent and Catherine Boehme. He grew up in Minnesota and in 1967 moved to Idaho. He loved to go hunting, fishing, camping, and loved his garden. His smile, his little jokes, and...
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