Obituaries
Darlene Rust
Aug 29, 2016
Darlene Smith Rust, 83, of Shelley passed away peacefully on August 29, 2016. Darlene was born July 4, 1933 in Sugar City, Idaho to Hilbert and Letha E. Roberts Smith. She attended and graduated from Sugar Salem High School. After high school Darlene went back east to work as a nanny. Darlene was employed as a cook for various employers...
Jerald Leatham
Aug 27, 2016
Our hearts are sad as our family announces that our loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Jerald Leatham, passed away peacefully in his home on August 27, 2016, after giving his all in his battle with cancer. Jerry was born December 29, 1935, to William and Freda Leatham. He grew up in Shelley where he worked hard on his...
Bodhi Daniel Lee Orner
Aug 21, 2016
Bodhi Daniel Lee Orner was born with angel wings on Sunday, August 21 at 7:06 am. Bodhi was the son of Justin and Brooke Orner. He will be forever loved by three brothers, Tannen, Hayden and Asher; his paternal grandparents, Frank and Concha Orner; his maternal grandparents, Brian and Holly Johnson; and his aunts, uncles, and cousins. A viewing for...
Grant Lavore Haslam
Aug 17, 2016
Grant LaVore Haslam, 85, of Woodville, Idaho died August 17, 2016 at his home. He was born October 4, 1930 in Lymon, Idaho to Ephriam Earl Haslam and Florence Emma Smith. He married Leora Emily Quinton on May 15, 1953 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, She passed in April 1992. He found a companion, Maxine Anderson until her death. LaVore was...
Andy William Butler
Jul 25, 2016
Andrew 'Andy' William Butler, 59, of Basalt passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Andy was born on May 19, 1957 at Eaton Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho to Scott Merrill and Ida Maria Butler. He was the sixth of eight children and the baby boy of the family. Andy grew up in Woodville and...
Randall Kent Bowman
Jul 20, 2016
Randall Kent Bowman, 68, of Pocatello passed away July 20, 2016 at the Safe Haven in Pocatello. He was born June 26, 1948 in Shelley, Idaho to Dewey L. and Katheryn Niederhaus Bowman. He attending school in Goshen and Firth. After school he was employed by the LDS church doing janitorial work. He then worked at the Developmental Workshop. Randy...
Daris Tomlinson Quinton
Jul 19, 2016
On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, Daris Tomlinson Quinton passed peacefully from this life surrounded by her loving family. Daris was born August 21, 1940 to Leland and Lottie Christensen in Shelley, Idaho. She was welcomed into this life by her brother Keith and sister Leola. Daris grew up in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. She married Richard Peterson...
Vearle Frandsen
Jul 18, 2016
Vearle Kay Frandsen passed away July 18 th 2016 at Bingham Memorial Hospital. He was born in Basalt Idaho on July 11, 1940 to Lloyd and Lummie Frandsen. He grew up in Basalt; attended schools in Basalt, Goshen and Firth then college at Ricks, BYU, and U of U. He was an Amoco Oil distributer and an entrepreneur at heart. ...
Virgil Don Saville
Jul 15, 2016
Virgil “Don” Saville, born July 15, 1927 left this world on his 89 th birthday. He left to be with his loving wife Donna, who passed away in 2015, and to rejoin his family. He was southeastern Idaho’s Fuller Brush Dealer from 1962 to 2005. Prior to that he had many different jobs. He once listed all his jobs and...
Rue Thomas Stears
Jul 12, 2016
Rue Thomas Stears, 95, of Idaho Falls passed away July 12, 2016 at his home under hospice care. He was born May 2, 1921 in Shelley, Idaho to Thomas and Montez Vest Stears. He attended schools in Shelley and Idaho Falls, graduating from Central High School. He served as a Radioman 1 st Class in the United States Navy during...
Robert Ray Swanson
Jul 10, 2016
Robert Ray “Bob” Swanson, 82, of Idaho Falls passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter, Rosie Peterslie, on July 10, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones. Bob was born on May 8, 1934 to David and Virginia Slater Swanson. He grew up at the base of Taylor Mountain and attended Washington School. In 1952 he graduated in the...
Charles Blaine Crofts
Jul 6, 2016
U.S. Army Cpl. Charles Blaine Crofts, 19, of Shelley was declared MIA December 2, 1950 during the Korean War. Cpl. Crofts remains were found in 2004 and recently were identified from DNA matching his brother and sister. Blaine was unaccounted for following an overwhelming battle against Chinese forces near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He was a member of...
Josie Arlene Telford
Jun 30, 2016
Josie Hammon Telford, 82, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home in Firth with her husband by her side and surrounded by her family. Josie was born July 11, 1933 in Layton, Utah, to Marion B. Hammon and Sarah Rhea Thurgood. She grew up on what she called the Sandridge. Her life revolved around her three brothers, her...
Thelma Irene Robinson
Jun 30, 2016
Thelma Irene Robinson, 80, of Shelley passed away June 30, 2016 at Gem Village Assisted Living in Blackfoot. She was born March 29, 1936 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Eldo Kunard and Goldie Irene Collins Kunard. She grew up in Idaho Falls where she attended school and graduated from Idaho Falls, High School in 1954. She married Joseph Griffiths, he...
Beatrice Papke
Jun 30, 2016
Beatrice Way Papke, 87, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Lincoln Court in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Beatrice was born on May 21, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI to Lester Frank and Helen Halladay. She was married to Roy Papke in May 25, 1949 in Waukesha, WI. They had four children. Beatrice was a wife and mother who supported her spouse...
Brett Ray Prestwich
Jun 26, 2016
Brett Ray Prestwich left this earth on June 26, 2016 at the age of 53. Brett was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on April 14, 1963. Brett was the first child of Verdell and Mona Prestwich. Brett grew up loving the outdoors. He loved to hunt especially birds and spent many days on the family farm hunting, fishing, farming, having...
Brad L. Mathews
Jun 24, 2016
Bradley Lynn Mathews fought the good fight, finished his course, and kept the faith. He was born November 13, 1976 and returned home to our Heavenly Father on June 24, 2016 at the age of 39. He lived his life with multiminicore myopathy, he had such a positive attitude through all of his trials that he inspired a family and...
John William Burke
Jun 19, 2016
John William Burke, 94, of Basalt, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 surrounded by family in the comfort of his home. John was born on August 27, 1921 to Albert Lee and Elvina Docine Burke; he was the eighth of fourteen children and grew up in Iona and the surrounding areas. After the passing of both his parents, John enlisted...
Patricia Dexter
Jun 19, 2016
In memory of Ellen Patricia Egan Dexter, by granddaughter Alyssa Dexter, age 20 Grandma Dexter, otherwise known as Pat, went back to heaven at the age of 84. It was Sunday June 19th, 2016, she was living at Morning Star senior living, she went for a walk, and later we found her sweater by the big canal. That's the last...
Marcella Nulph Barton
Jun 16, 2016
Marcella Nulph Barton passed away June 16, 2016 at Bingham Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 12, 1925 to Forrest Raymond Nulph and Ivie L. Bateman Nulph in Shelley, Idaho. She attended Shelley schools all of her life and graduated from Shelley High School. She moved to Vancouver, Washington after high school and worked for a...
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