Obituaries
Michael Lynn Bradley
Jul 29, 2011
Michael Lynn Bradley, 64, passed away peacefully in his home, July 29, 2011 Mike was born in Shelley, Idaho, on August 26, 1946, to Lynn and Jeanne Bradley. He graduated from Shelley High School in 1964. After graduation he started his carpenter apprenticeship under his dad. Mike served 4 years in the Air Force, completing an on-the-job training course as...
Larry C. Bumgarner
Jul 28, 2011
Lawrence C. Bumgarner, 73, of Shelley, passed away July 28, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1938 at Shelley, Idaho to Lawrence Howard Bumgarner and Annie Mae Beasley Bumgarner Olsen. He graduated from Shelley High School and L.D.S. Seminary. He also took classes from LaSalle Extension University in Accounting. Larry joined the Idaho National...
Ray D. Deroche
Jul 25, 2011
Ray D. DeRoche, 83, of Blackfoot passed away July 25, 2011 in Idaho Falls at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 14, 1927 in Cascade, Mont., to Leo and Gladys Kinghorn DeRoche, the eighth of ten children. He spent most of his childhood years in the Annis and Clark areas near Rigby. He attended high school in...
Laverne N. Malcom
Jul 23, 2011
LaVerne N. Malcom died on July 23, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Shelley. She suffered with lung cancer and emphysema and fought a valiant fight. LaVerne Hancock was born Oct 25, 1921 in Downey, Idaho to Louis Delbert Hancock and Ethelyn Francilda Norby Hancock. She was delivered by her Grandmother Anderson. LaVerne was the third child in...
Vernon Pate Johnson
Jul 2, 2011
Vernon Pate Johnson, 81, of Shelley, passed away July 2, 2011 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Vernon was born April 23, 1930 in Arco, ID, to James Webster Johnson and Hortense Ellener Pate Johnson, the first son of four children. Vernon also had an older brother & sister from his father’s first marriage. He went...
Lisa Christensen Warwick
Jun 30, 2011
Lisa Christensen Warwick, 45, of Goshen passed away on June 30, 2011. Lisa was born on September 15, 1965 in Blackfoot to Barry L. and Elaine Steffler Christensen. She was one of seven children born to the family. She attended school in the Firth School District and Career Beauty College in Rexburg, obtaining her beauty license. On November 2, 1984...
Julia Roper Gulbransen
Jun 29, 2011
Julia Roper Gulbransen, 96, formerly of Shelley passed away June 29, 2011 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. She was born December 23, 1914 in Winder, Idaho to Orrin and Pearlin Bergetta Taylor Roper. She was the third of nine children and attended schools in Thatcher, Idaho. She graduated Valedictorian at Central High School in 1933. She...
Lilean Sarah Atteberry
Jun 16, 2011
Lilean Sarah Atteberry, 91, of Shelley passed away June 16, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Robert Warren Wuthrich
Jun 7, 2011
Robert Warren Wuthrich, 87, of Shelley, died June 7, 2011, at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho. He was born April 7, 1924, in Nounan, Idaho, to Warner Wuthrich and Martha Gertsch Wuthrich. He attended school in Montpelier, ID, and Van Nuys, CA, graduating from Montpelier High School. Bob was a paratrooper in the 101 st airborne division of...
Bruce Marion Russell
Jun 7, 2011
Bruce Marion Russell, 82 of Shelley passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 7, 2011. He was born March 30, 1929 in Shelley, Idaho to Marion Cook Russell and Hazel Mitchell Russell (Mellies). He was their only child. He attended school in Shelley and served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He married Betty Jane...
Rex Leroy Madsen
May 27, 2011
Rex Leroy Madsen, aka Big Man, the son of Carol and LeRoy Madsen, was born January 4, 1957. At the age of 54, he passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 27, 2011. He grew up and attended school in the Shelley/Firth area. He later received his GED from EITC. He served in the United States Navy, and...
Marilyn M. Jolley
May 26, 2011
Marilyn M. Jolley, 75, of Firth passed away peacefully May 26, 2011 at her home under hospice care. She was born June 6, 1935 in Shelley, Idaho to Marion C. and Voilet Mitchell Esplin. She attended school in Shelley, Basalt, and graduated from Firth High School. She married Merlyn D. Jolley in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on December 7,...
Dora Darthella Leavitt
May 25, 2011
Darthella Leavitt peacefully passed away May 25, 2011 at the age of 80 surrounded by family at her home at The Gables Assisted Living Center of Shelley. She was born June 13, 1930 to Jesse Stephen and Mary Alta Collings Downs in Deer Lodge, Montana. She grew up in Lewisville Idaho where she attended Midway High School. She married Leonard...
Marguerite Young King
May 23, 2011
Marguerite Young King, 95, of Firth died peacefully in her home on May 23, 2011. Marguerite was born November 17, 1915 in Coyote (now called Antimony) Utah to William Riley and Clara Belle Savage Young. She attended high school in Circleville, Utah. She married Merrill L. King on May 8, 1933. When they had saved enough money to travel to...
Mildred I. Orton
May 8, 2011
Mildred I. Orton, 85, of Bend, Oregon passed away May 8, 2011 at her home. She was born August 20, 1925 at Blackfoot, Idaho to Thomas and Elva Scott Miller. Mildred lived and attended school in the Lost River area, Pocatello, California, and completed her high school in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also attended Business School in Salt Lake...
Norma Shafer
May 2, 2011
Norma Shafer, 85, of Firth passed away May 2, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1926 in Clearfield, Utah to Lorin and Olive Mae Briggs Moss. She was raised and attended schools in Clearfield. On November 21, 1945 she married Robert L. Shafer in Ogden, Utah. Norma was employed at RT French’s in Shelley...
Margaret Johnson Hansen
May 1, 2011
Margaret Johnson Heaps Hansen, passed away May 1, 2011, six weeks before her 96 th birthday. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 17, 1915 to Carl Gunner Johnson and Hilma W. Wallin Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Pocatello. She also attended Idaho State College. She taught school in a one room schoolhouse in...
Dale Williams
Apr 26, 2011
Dale Williams, 86, of Idaho Falls passed away April 26, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 16, 1925 to William B. and Alice May Cromwell Williams in Ririe, Idaho. He married Ruby Williams. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home.
Betty Elaine Ricker
Apr 21, 2011
Betty Elaine Ricker, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Betty was born on November 19, 1933 in Shelley, Idaho to George and Hila Boyce Hansen. She was raised and attended school in Shelley, Idaho graduating in 1952. Four days later on May 16, 1952 she...
Jimmy Leon Smith
Apr 16, 2011
Jimmy Leon Smith, 67, died April 16, 2011 in the Idaho Falls Hospital. He was born Jan. 6, 1944 in Shelley to Marion Dorious Smith and Ruby Mae Jameson Smith. He spent his boyhood days in Shelley and where he received his education. He joined the Marines in 1961 during his senior year of high school. After basic training he...