Obituaries
Carol Mae Taylor
Jul 2, 2013
Carol Mae Dial Taylor died July 2, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Medical Center in Idaho Falls. She was born Nov. 27, 1925 in Shelley, Idaho to Aaron Burriss Dial and Rozena Hansen Dial. She was the oldest of their nine children. She attended schools at Blackfoot, Tyhee and Pocatello until her junior year and graduated from Shelley High School in...
V. Ila Wilde
Jul 1, 2013
Ila Wilde, 86, former resident of Mud Lake, passed away from natural causes, July 1 st , 2013 in Shelley ID. She was born February 22, 1927 to Archie and Theone Gray. She lived in York and attended schools in Osgood, Ammon, and Ucon. She graduated from Ucon High School. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
Dixee Lu Waite
Jul 1, 2013
Dixee Lu Waite, 72, of Idaho Falls and former Shelley resident passed away July 1, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley.
Wesley J. High
Jun 29, 2013
Wesley J. High, 59, of Firth, ID passed away on Saturday, June 29th, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Wes fought a hard battle against esophageal cancer but with recent complications of pneumonia, he slipped away peacefully while surrounded by his family. Wes was born on April 21, 1954, in Idaho Falls, to Willis and Darlene (Leonard) High. Wes and...
Johanna Elin Fowler
Jun 26, 2013
Johanna Elin “Joey” Andersen Fowler, 95, of Inkom passed away June 26, 2013 at Monte Vista Hills Healthcare Center in Pocatello. She was born March 9, 1918 in Goshen, Idaho to Christian and Pearl Monson Andersen. On November 20, 1934 she married Gilbert “Gib” Fowler in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. Their first home was a tent. Gib and his...
Grant Robinson Allred
Jun 19, 2013
Grant Robinson Allred, 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls of age related causes . Grant was born in Tooele, Utah, to Juston Peter Allred and Isabell Robinson Allred. He was the oldest of nine children. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Osgood, Idaho where...
Katie Jo Finck
Jun 18, 2013
Katie Jo (Dalrymple) Finck died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at her home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Her quick wit and off-kilter sense of humor saw her through many of life’s challenges, but could not see her through her final test. Katie was mom to two delightful daughters, Ashli Jo Finck and Abigael Paige Biorn, as fiery in spirit as...
Charles Norman Taylor
Jun 10, 2013
Charles Norman Taylor, 83, of Idaho Falls passed away June 10, 2013 at The Monticello Assisted Living Center. He is the father of Cheryl (Cliff) Marsden of Taylor. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Taylor Cemetery with Military Rites by David B. Bleak Post 93 of Shelley and the Idaho Honor Guard. Arrangements are...
Nelda Gene Fillmore
Jun 5, 2013
Nelda Gene Peterson Fillmore, 89, of Shelley, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully, June 5, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 3, 1924 in Kimberly, Idaho to Carson and Mabel Mabey Peterson. She was the oldest of four children. It was while Nelda was in Burley, Idaho that she met the love of her life,...
Gene William Speas
Jun 3, 2013
Gene William Speas, 85, of Blackfoot, Idaho, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at Bingham Memorial Hospital from natural causes. Gene was born November 4, 1927, in Woodville, Idaho, to William Edwin and Violet Elvira (Hammer) Speas. He was raised on a farm during his childhood and was always around animals and learned to love them, especially “little animals.” His...
Dan Lorin Christensen
May 26, 2013
Dan L. Christensen died at his home in Blackfoot, May 26 from esophageal cancer. He was born to Edith and Vestal Christensen at the Eaton Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho in December 15, 1945. He attended elementary school at the Taylor. The family moved to the 70 Bar Ranch in Chesterfield in 1959. He graduated from North Gem High School...
Shirley Jeanette Mecham
May 25, 2013
Shirley Jeanette Mecham passed away May 25, 2013 at The Gables Assisted Living in Ammon. Shirley was born in Firth, Idaho to Hershell Lyon Mecham & Marion Ellen Anderson. She was raised in Firth & graduated from Firth High School. Shirley loved to cook, decorate cakes, crafts, playing cards, singing with her sisters at weddings and funerals, embroidering, and crocheting which...
Kerry Mitchell Steele
May 19, 2013
Kerry Mitchell Steele was born March 14, 1969, to Mavanee Mitchell Steele and Roger R Steele. He passed away at the age of 44, on May 19, 2013, in Idaho Falls, ID. He grew up in Shelley, ID, and attended elementary and junior high school there, graduating from Shelley High School with high honors in 1987. His best friends were...
Vera Andrus Barker
May 15, 2013
Vera Valeria Andrus Barker, age 97, passed away May 15, 2013. She was born July 14, 1915 in Ucon, ID to Robert Andrus and Lovenia Bawden Andrus. Vera was the tenth of eleven children. On June 8, 1938 Vera and her sweetheart, Lynn Spence Barker, were married in the Salt Lake Temple. Her grade school years were spent in Ucon,...
Boyd Virgil Johnson
May 15, 2013
Boyd Virgil Johnson, 93, of Firth passed away May 15, 2013 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center. He was born November 25, 1919 in Firth, Idaho to William Ezra and Ada A. Dye Johnson. He attended school in Firth and also attended drafting school in California. Boyd married Phyllis Beth Nield on January 2, 1946 in the Idaho Falls...
Wildford J. Hess Jr.
May 13, 2013
Wilford J. Hess Jr., 66, of Shelley passed away May 13, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1946 in American Falls, Idaho to Wilford J. Sr. and Voris Lois Chandler Hess. He attended schools and graduated from Shelley High School. Wilford joined the United States Army and served overseas in Band berg, Germany during...
Vida Adell Simpson
May 10, 2013
Vida Adell Simpson, 85, of Taylor passed away May 10, 2013 at her home. Vida was born May 1, 1928 in Darlington, Idaho to Maurice and Matillda Olsen McAffee. After graduating from Mackay High School in spring of 1946, she went on to nursing school where she met Robert L. Simpson. They married June 3, 1948. They bought a farm...
Delilah Rose Siems
May 8, 2013
Delilah Rose Siems, a precious angel fluttered into our lives on May 8, 2013 at 2:24 a.m. She was 1 pound and 11 1/2 inches long. God blessed us with her for just an hour to bring joy and love to her waiting family. She only spent a short time on earth but left a life time of love. Her...
Eileen Blake
May 5, 2013
Eileen Blake, 73, died on May 5, 2013 at her home in Washington, UT. She was born March 3, 1940 in Murray, UT to Ferron Joseph and Klea Tew Blake. She married Roc Ratner, of Garden Grove, California on August 30, 1975; they were later divorced. Eileen was raised in the Shelley, Idaho area and graduated from Shelley High School. ...
Caimbrie Jo Siems
May 4, 2013
Caimbrie Jo Siems passed peacefully in the arms of family on May 4, 2013. She was born at 7:22 a.m. and met the eyes of Jesus 12 hours later the same day. She weighed 1 pound and was 9 ½ inches long. A beautiful baby girl who touched so many lives in such a brief time. Caimbrie is deeply loved...