Obituaries

Mar 25, 2024

Frances Maureen Owen of Firth, Idaho passed away at her home March 25th, 2024. 

Maureen was born in Springerville, Arizona to Frances and Claude Phipps on Sept. 11th 1956, and grew up in Vernon, Arizona. 

After moving to Mesa, Arizona where she attended high school, she had her son Donald from her first marriage (divorced soon after) and then she moved to...

Mar 16, 2024

Jacklyn Christie Gardner, died peacefully in Bingham Memorial Hospital on March 16, 2024 in Blackfoot, Idaho at the age of 86, surrounded by family.

 

Jacklyn was born on Jan. 30, 1938 in Flint, MI, graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1954. She married Jerry, her high school sweetheart in 1955, beginning their married life in Flint, MI. Over the next...

Mar 16, 2024

Jerry Don Wilhelm, 50, of Idaho Falls passed away March 16, 2024 of an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

Jerry was born December 4, 1973 to Gerald Wilhelm and Roxann Jones.  He ended up being the only boy with three sisters. Other than a few years in Texas as a small boy he spent the rest of his childhood and teenage years...

Mar 16, 2024

Daniel passed away peacefully at home on March 16th.

 

He was one of the most fun-loving, smiling people that you would ever have the opportunity to meet in your life. He was loved by everyone he met and no one ever forgot his smile. He loved his family very much. Loved to pick on his mom and sister and had a...

Mar 11, 2024

Val E. Morris, 88, of Shelley passed away quietly in his home on March 11, 2024. 

Val was born on March 31, 1935, to Lavon and Lela Morris in Shelley, Idaho. After Val graduated from Shelley High School, he joined the Army. In 1958 Val married his high school sweetheart Janice Bradley. Val and Jan went on to have 6 children. 

Val...

Mar 10, 2024

Harry John Vasbinder was born on December 12, 1946. He passed away on March 10, 2024.

He was born in Vineland, New Jersey to Arthur Carl Vasbinder and Evelyn Theresa Abbott Vasbinder. He had four siblings Arthur, Buddy, Joey and Bernice.

Growing up he worked on a pickle farm and also helped take care of the animals there. When he was 14...

Mar 10, 2024

Sherrian Crapo, 81, of Firth, Idaho, passed away on March 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer.

 

Sherrian was born on October 20, 1942 to Jack Conrad Allen and Belva Marie Jeffs in St. Anthony, Idaho. After Belva and Jack divorced, Belva met and married Charles Walter Morby, who later adopted Sherrian.

 

Sherrian started...

Mar 3, 2024

Tribute

David Erin Butler, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, musician, and librarian, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024. He was 86 years old.  Born in Idaho Falls on November 5, 1937, to Grant and Edith (Peck) Butler, David grew up in Shelley, surrounded by the love of his family and the close-knit community. He nurtured a lifelong love of music, starting...

Mar 2, 2024

Emma Elaine Harter, 60, passed away peacefully at her home in Shelley, Idaho on the evening of March 2, 2024.

Emma Elaine Harter was born on February 1, 1964 in West Virginia to Maude & William Harter. After her father retired from his military service, her family moved to Battle Mountain, Nevada. 

Emma graduated from Battle Mountain High School in 1982 ....

Feb 25, 2024

Christopher Charles "Chris" Robertson, 68, of Shelley, Idaho, passed away on February 25, 2024, at Idaho Falls Community Hospital in Idaho Falls, ID after a 6 year battle with cancer.

Chris was born to C. Paul  Robertson and Margaret Bendixsen Robertson on December 29, 1955, in Blackfoot, ID. He attended and graduated from Snake River High School.

He was a devoted husband...

Feb 23, 2024

Kimberley Ann Wilberg (61) passed early Friday morning, February 23, 2024. She passed in her home, being held by her husband, from a rapid intestinal rupture and heart attack. 

Kim was born in San Francisco, CA. She has a large and loving family, comprising of 3 brothers and 6 sisters. 

In 1981, Kim's life changed when she met her eternal sweetheart, Michael...

Feb 18, 2024

Our beloved Kevin Lee Hunter, 63, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Goodyear, Arizona on February 18, 2024. Kevin spent a lifetime cruising the highways, working hard, and helping many people along the way. He was born on May 12, 1960 to Ralph and Christine Hunter in Rigby, Idaho. He was the third child born into the...

Feb 18, 2024

In Loving Memory

Richard Lee Crites

Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Pawpaw

October 5, 1968 – February 18, 2024

 

Richard was welcomed home by his dear Mama as the snow came down Sunday morning. 

He had a unique set of gifts and skills honed over a lifetime of hard work, hard living and hard-won joy which endeared him to many. An avid car enthusiast and Master...

Feb 16, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Ty Jelke, a beloved husband, son, brother, uncle, friend, and dedicated nurse. Ty, son of Tim Jelke and Jana & Kory Bauer, departed this world on February 16, 2024 at the age of 35 in Austin, TX. He is leaving behind a legacy of compassion, love for knowledge,...

Feb 15, 2024

Ginger Durbin passed away at her home in Shelley, surrounded by family, on February 15th. She was 50.

 

Ginger was born July 15, 1973 to Val Ray Denton, a social work administrator from Driggs, and Kaytherine Heinze Denton, a schoolteacher and office administrator from Ogden. She was the second of their two daughters, and they lived at the same home on...

Feb 7, 2024

Jason Lee Clark, 48, of Shelley, passed away  February 7th, 2024 at his home.

Jason was born March 17th, 1975, in Blackfoot, Idaho to Roger and Alice Marie Clark.  He then moved to Shelley, Idaho where he attended school and graduated from Shelley High School.  He then worked as a Meter Reader/Collector at Rocky Mountain Power.  

In March of 1997 Jason...

Feb 5, 2024

Sophie Jane Betzer: Our Sweetest Love Our dear Sophie, a whirlwind of joy and love, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 5th, 2024. Sophie was the light of our lives and very often, the meaning for it. She brought joy to every room she entered, and every room she dragged her family out of to go for a car ride. Sophie’s life...

Jan 31, 2024

Jan 31, 2024

Clinton Glen Jensen age 72, passed away on January 31, 2024. He was born August 29, 1951, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Clinton Glen and Racine Mae Hornaday Jensen.

  

Clint graduated from Minidoka High School in 1970. He married Marilyn Farrar on March 4, 1972 in the Firth Church.  They were later sealed on May 15, 1976 in the...

Jan 30, 2024

Bonniejean Powell (1941-2024)

A person full of life, love, and faith, who always desired to be a friend to everyone.  Bonniejean Powell, 82, a longtime resident of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 30 of natural causes. She was born in Grace, ID, in 1941 to Merle and Vaunda Kirkham.  The first few years of Bonniejean’s life...