Obituaries

Walt Tschikof

Walt Tschikof

Mar 23, 2011

Walter Tschikof died on Wednesday, March 23 rd  in Meridian, Idaho, at the well-seasoned age of 90. Devoted husband of Dolly (deceased),  father of Lynda Unterthiner (Rudi),  Peggy Ahlstrom (Craig), Danny Tschikof, deceased (Debra), Penny Honsinger (Dave),  and Randy Tschikof (Ann),  grandfather of 16, and great grandfather of 27, his legacy reaches around the globe. Walt was born in Woodville,...

Sheron Lee Schlafke

Sheron Lee Schlafke

Mar 14, 2011

Sheron Lee Gress Schlafke, 67, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed from this earth into our Fathers hands on Monday, March 14 th .  Sharon was cared for by Hands of Hope Hospice and Life Care Center Nursing Home at the time of passing, and was surrounded by family and close loving friends during her bout with a lengthy illness that...

Danny Leroy Dahlquist

Danny Leroy Dahlquist

Mar 13, 2011

DANNY LEROY DAHLQUIST OF BLACKFOOT PASSED AWAY MARCH 13, 2011 AT HIS HOME. HE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 3, 1953 TO DAVID FRANKIN DAHLQUIST SR, AND FERN CORA ELSTON DAHLQUIST. THERE WAS A SMALL MIXUP WITH HIS DIRVERS LIECENCE AS IT READ 1952, AND DANNY WAS ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT THAT, MAKING HIM A YEAR OLDER.  DANNY WAS BORN, GREW UP...

Phyllis Hansen

Phyllis Hansen

Mar 13, 2011

Phyllis Hansen, 80, of Goshen, passed away March 13, 2011 at her home. She was born July 9, 1930 in Shelley to Keith and Blanche Christensen.  She grew up on a farm near the Goshen foothills where she enjoyed working on the farm with her dad and learning to sew with her mom.  She graduated as Valedictorian from Firth High...

Robert Alma Layton

Robert Alma Layton

Mar 7, 2011

Robert Alma Layton 44 passed away peacefully in his sleep March 7, 2011 in Pocatello Idaho. He was born July 14, 1966 in Orange County, California and joined the family of Richard Harold and Marva Christiansen Layton in Taylor, Idaho a week later. Robert attended school in Shelley, Idaho and later obtained his GED through Eastern Idaho Technical College. He...

Winnona Christensen John

Winnona Christensen John

Mar 4, 2011

Winnona Christensen John, 100, former Shelley resident passed away March 4, 2011 at the Sublette Center Care center in Pinedale, Wyoming. Winnona was born May 21, 1910 in Goshen, Idaho to William P and Janet McBride Christensen.  She attended school in Goshen and Firth High School. She married David E. John in the Salt Lake Temple on August 31, 1929. ...

Doris Johnson

Doris Johnson

Mar 4, 2011

Doris Kirkham Johnson passed away on March 4, 2011 at her home in Shelley, Idaho.  Doris was born October 19, 1923 in Monroe, Utah to Lott and Sarah Wrigley Kirkham.  Doris was one of two daughters and six sons. When Doris was five years old, the family moved to Shelley and settled in the Second Ward in which ward she...

Gabriel Martinez Coronado

Gabriel Martinez Coronado

Feb 16, 2011

Gabriel Martinez Coronado, 87, of Shelley passed away February 16, 2011 at his home. He was born March 24, 1923 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Antonio and Alejandra Martinez Coronado. He married Maria Conception Tapia on May 14, 1944 in Real De Catorse, Mexico.  In 1949 they came to America.  They moved to Shelley in 1958 where he was...

Grantley "Sonny" H. Collet

Grantley "Sonny" H. Collet

Feb 16, 2011

Grantley H. “Sonny” Collet, 86, passed away February 16, 2011 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello. He was born April 26, 1924 to Grantley S. Sr. and Ardella Wright Collet in Idaho Falls.  He spent his early years in Utah with his mother and grandparents.  He returned to live with his dad in Idaho as a teenager. In...

Phyllis M. Taylor

Phyllis M. Taylor

Feb 4, 2011

Phyllis M. Taylor, 87, of Shelley, passed away February 4, 2011 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center in Idaho Falls. She was born October 22, 1923 in Ashton, Idaho to Perry and Olga Olson Thompson. She attended elementary school in Ashton then attended school in Idaho Falls graduating from Idaho Falls High School. She married Howard L. Taylor April...

Arthur "Bud" Leroy Harker

Arthur "Bud" Leroy Harker

Jan 26, 2011

Arthur LeRoy Harker, 85, of Shelley, passed away Wednesday January 26, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 5, 1925 to Arthur LeRoy and Florence Winters Harker.  He was born in Shelley and attended school there. He helped his father and grandfather, Hyrum, on the farm as a youth where he learned to work hard. ...

Clyde Conrad Miller

Clyde Conrad Miller

Jan 18, 2011

Clyde Conrad Miller, 92, of Shelley passed away January 18, 2011 at Pine Brook Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls. He was born 3 November, 1918 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Charles Conrad Miller and Effie Nina Staker.   He spent his growing years in St. Anthony and Teton, Idaho.  His angel mother died when Clyde was 7 years old and...

Merna Joy Wooden

Merna Joy Wooden

Jan 18, 2011

Merna Joy Furniss Wooden was born February 7, 1935 the third child of Clara Violet Cross Furniss and Alfred Parson Furniss. Merna Joy was named after her mother’s favorite actress Myrna Loy, but everyone knew her as Joy; Joy was born and grew up in the basalt area.   She married Billy Dean Byington, in Blackfoot, Idaho (later divorced), out of...

Bruce Lynn Frandsen

Bruce Lynn Frandsen

Jan 14, 2011

Bruce Lynn Frandsen, 60, of Firth passed away January 14, 2011 at Bingham Memorial Hospital. He was born June 25, 1950 in Shelley, Idaho to good earthly parents, Karl Lynn and Iris Maude Dye Frandsen.  He graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1969.  Bruce served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1970-1972 in...

Karen Knight Bonzon

Karen Knight Bonzon

Jan 13, 2011

Karen Knight Bonzon passed away January 13, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born January 29, 1939 to Blonda and Lloyd Knight in Payson, Utah.  She attended schools in Idaho Falls and graduated in 1958 from Minidoka High School in Rupert. In 1958 she married Wayne Taylor and had one son Keith.  She later divorced and in 1960...

Wilford J. Hess

Wilford J. Hess

Jan 13, 2011

Wilford J. Hess, 88, of Shelley, passed away January 13, 2011 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1922 in Plymouth, Utah to Archie and Martha Pierson Hess.  He attended schools in Plymouth, Utah and Aberdeen, Idaho. At the age of 19 he joined the United States Marine Corps.  During WWII he participated in action against...

Sandi Jo Whiting

Sandi Jo Whiting

Jan 9, 2011

Sandi Jo Whiting, 45, of Shelley, passed away January 9, 2011 at her home from a lingering illness. She was born April 22, 1965 in Canoga Park, California to Richard Bert and Edith Juanita Rawson Whiting. Sandi graduated from Shelley High School in 1983.  She attended BYU-Idaho (Ricks), graduating with a  one year office certificate and then later went to...

Kristen Joy Brooks

Kristen Joy Brooks

Dec 30, 2010

Kristen Joy Foster Brooks was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, on September 12, 1947, to Cluff and Barbara Johnson.  She spent much of her childhood in Great Falls, Montana.  Later she attended BYU where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 1970.  In 1969 she married Robert “Clyde” Foster in the Salt Lake Temple.  Clyde was a member of the...

Edmund W. Mccullough

Edmund W. Mccullough

Dec 28, 2010

Edmund W. McCullough, Jr. of Draper, Utah passed away peacefully December 28, 2010 after a long illness. He was born in Canton, Ohio on December 31, 1929.  After graduation from Excelsior High School in Norwalk, California, Ed joined the Marine Corp and served in the evacuation of Shanghai, China as Communist forces came to power.  After reaching the rank of...

V. Dianne Shrives

V. Dianne Shrives

Dec 20, 2010

Vivian Dianne Shrives, 54, of Shelley, returned home with her loving husband on December 20, 2010. She was born on September 17, 1956 to Ronnald and Ruth Labrum in Idaho Falls, where she lived the rest of her life. She married Kim H. Shrives on June 13, 1975.  They were life long partners. Dianne was a loving grandmother, mother, and...