Obituaries
Emily Orilla Scott
Jun 21, 2015
Emily Orilla Clawson Scott passed away on June 21, 2015, in her home in Shelley of natural causes. She was 91 years of age. She was born in December of 1923 in Shelley, the daughter of Ray and Veva Harker Clawson. She is survived by her children, William Ray and Joan Scott, Douglas John Scott, Veva Ethel Kotter, Jerry Lee...
Hazel Lavern Riojas
Jun 20, 2015
Hazel Lavern Riojas, 71, of Shelley passed away June 21, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Funeral services will be held in Billings, Montana at a later date.
Billie Jean Lind
Jun 18, 2015
Billie Jean Lind, a devoted mother, fiercely protective big sister, doting daughter and loving aunt passed away on June 18, 2015 at age 46. She was born on Jan. 2, 1969, the oldest of nine children who always looked up to her for the tenacity she mustered in the face of daunting challenges. She was a whip-smart personality with strong...
Randy Charles Criddle
Jun 16, 2015
Randy Charles Criddle, age 63, of Shelley Idaho passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday June 16, 2015. Randy was born on November 29, 1951 to Alvin Habbeshaw Criddle and Annice Marjorie Frandsen Criddle in Shelley Idaho. He was raised in Basalt, Idaho and graduated from Firth High School in 1970. Upon graduating high school he joined the United...
William Paul Moore
Jun 16, 2015
William Paul Moore, 61, of Shelley passed away June 16, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Paul was born in March 22, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Jimmie Moore and Mildred Pinkney where he was the youngest of 10 children. He spent his childhood in Louisiana until after high school graduation he moved to Houston, Texas to live...
Francis Charles Walker
Jun 13, 2015
Francis Charles “Skip” Walker, 75, of Shelley passed away June 13, 2015 at his home. He was born December 13, 1939 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Frank Joseph and Florence Alena Dutton Walker. He was raised in California, Oregon, and Idaho. As a teen, he went to Montana and worked in the Anaconda Copper Smelter and herded sheep. He married...
Robert Poole Hanson
Jun 8, 2015
Robert Poole Hanson, 81, of Shelley passed away June 8, 2015 at his home under the care of Avalon Hospice. Bob was born at the old Sacred Heart Hospital in Idaho Falls, July 22, 1933, to Wallace H and Alice Bybee (Poole) Hanson. Bob went to grade school in Shelley, where his father was the postmaster. The family moved to...
Virginia Palmer Miskin
Jun 5, 2015
Virginia Crooks Palmer Miskin, 92, of Idaho Falls, died June 5, 2015 at Teton Post Acute Care in Idaho Falls. She was born April 7, 1923, at Harlem, Montana, to Clifford John and Mary Millar Crooks. She attended Taysom Elementary School and graduated from Shelley High School. Follow ing graduation, she attended nurse’s training for three years at the LDS...
Leland Samuel Winward, Jr.
May 17, 2015
Leland Samuel Winward, Jr. passed away May, 17, 2015, in Shelley, Idaho. He was born September 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Leland Samuel and Helen Hale Winward. He was educated in Salt Lake City public schools, attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. He was drafted into the U.S. Army near the end of World...
Ted Allan Thompson
May 9, 2015
Ted Allan Thompson died at his home on May 9, 2015. He was born to Allan and Lorene Thompson, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on September 10, 1953, the third of four children. He graduated from Shelley High School in 1971. He attended Utah Technical School in Provo where he studied auto mechanics. He returned to Shelley in 1972 to assist...
Eric Galvan-hurtado
May 1, 2015
Eric Galvan-Hurtado, 20, of Shelley passed away May 1, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 10, 1995 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Rojelio Galvan and Mirella Galvan-Hurtado. He attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School in 2013. He was planning on attending EITC to become a pharmacy technician. Eric was employed...
Lois Jean Lopez
Apr 23, 2015
Lois Jean Lopez passed away on April 23, 2015 in Shelley, Idaho, at age 92. She was was born on June 22, 1922 in Ellensburg, Washington to Tom and Anita Mosman Rollinger. The family later moved to Tacoma, WA. After graduating from Lincoln High School in 1940, Lois married the dashing Reuben D. Lopez (Rudy) on January 13, 1944. His...
Reid Kay Larsen
Apr 21, 2015
Reid Kay Larsen, 82, passed away April 21, 2015. He was born November 27, 1932 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to J. Berkeley and Florence Tingey Larsen. He was the youngest of six children. He grew up on the family farm in Firth, Idaho. He harnessed and worked with horses to cultivate the land. They grew potatoes and harvested with a...
Carl Melvin Bradley
Apr 10, 2015
Carl Melvin Bradley, 71, of Idaho Falls passed away on April 10, 2015 of natural causes at his home. He was born February 23, 1944 in Shelley, Idaho to Valois Melvin Bradley and Emma Virginia Mackie Bradley. He served in the United States Army and the Idaho National Guard. He loved traveling, outdoor activities and going to Arizona in the...
Johnny R. Torrez
Apr 1, 2015
Johnny R. Torrez, 63, of Basalt passed away April 1, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Johnny was born on December 12, 1951 in Shelley, Idaho to Marcela Rodriguez and Elias G. Torrez. He was the second child of eight children. He attended school in Firth, Idaho and then joined the marines in 1970 and was...
Neil Odell Dye
Apr 1, 2015
Neil Odell Dye, 76, of Shelley passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 surrounded by his family at his home in Shelley. Odell was born October 4, 1938 in Presto. Idaho to Jesse Reese Dye and Beatrice Freeman Dye. He attended school in Shelley. Odell served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Southwest...
Boyd Wayne Jones
Apr 1, 2015
Boyd Wayne Jones, 70, of Firth passed away March 31, 2015 at his home. He was born May 10, 1944 in Driggs, Idaho to Elmer L. and Eva Jemmett Jones. He grew up in Victor, ID until late 1956. The family moved to Firth, ID, where he attended the Firth schools. He married Chris Sutton and had one daughter, Tammy....
James R. Baker
Mar 25, 2015
James R. Baker (Bobby), 71, passed away March 25, 2015 at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls, ID. Bobby was born September 24, 1943 in Martinsburg, West Virginia to James B. and Helen Naomi Morrison Baker. He grew up and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania. However, Bobby spent the last 30 years of his life...
Peggy Jo Cook
Mar 25, 2015
Peggy Jo Nulph Cook, 51, of Shelley, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 25, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a valiant, intense struggle against ovarian cancer. Peggy was born January 29, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Forrest Hyrum Nulph and Bonnie Jean DeLaMare Nulph. Peggy was the sixth child of seven children and grew up and spent...
Jim E. Colgrove
Mar 20, 2015
James (Jim) E. Colgrove, of Shelley Idaho, passed away Friday March 20 th 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer, fittingly on the first day of spring his favorite season. He died at home surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on December 22, 1945 , in Scottsbluff, NE to George William and Pearl (Van Winkle) Colgrove. He...