Obituaries

Jack Dee Youngstrom

Jack Dee Youngstrom

Dec 19, 2010

Jack D. Youngstrom of Firth, Idaho passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 surrounded by his family. Jack was born on February 26, 1925 in Annis, Idaho to Jane and Enoch Youngstrom.  He graduated from Midway High School where he played basketball as a “6 footer”.  Jack enlisted in the United States Army and honorably served in the Pacific Theatre. ...

Steven Edward Yount

Steven Edward Yount

Dec 11, 2010

Steven Edward Yount, 52, passed away December 11, 2010. He was born October 15, 1958 in Lenoir, North Carolina to the late Stuart Yount and Peggy and John Frost. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated from Highland High School in 1976. He furthered his education at Idaho State University. He is...

Raymond Gene Lindsey

Raymond Gene Lindsey

Dec 4, 2010

Raymond G. Lindsey passed away on Saturday Dec. 4, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Ray was born on Oct. 7, 1948 in Thermopolis, WY to Raymond Floyd Lindsey and Pearl Petersen Lindsey.  He was the youngest of 4 children, and was raised most of his childhood years in Lyman, WY. ...

Donna Belle Marler

Donna Belle Marler

Dec 2, 2010

Donna Belle Marler, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 2, 2010 at Idaho Falls Health & Rehab after a long illness. Donna was born January 3, 1927 in Clifton, Idaho to Frank Marler and Janey Taylor Marler Harris.  She was the youngest of seven children.  She graduated from Preston High School.  In about 1945 she and her mother moved...

Michael Craig Alvey

Michael Craig Alvey

Dec 1, 2010

Michael Craig Alvey died Dec. 1, 2010 in Fowler, CO.  Michael was born April 24, 1980 to Richard C. Alvey and Angela L. Clark (White) in Idaho Falls, ID. Michael resided with his parents Richard and Cherise in the Idaho Falls/Firth area. In his adolescent years he spent some time in Blackfoot, Rigby, and Ririe. He later moved to Fowler, CO...

James Ronald Hastings

James Ronald Hastings

Nov 28, 2010

James Ronald Hastings, 66, of Basalt, passed away November 28, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. James was born September 2, 1944 in Brigham City, Utah to a sheep herder, George Danley and Nettie Lavon Tracy Hastings. He married Terry Faye Swearingen on May 1, 1965.  Together they had four children, Kayron, Jamie, Rhonda, and...

Mckeon James Whitten

Mckeon James Whitten

Nov 24, 2010

McKeon James Whitten, born October 1, 2010, returned home to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father, November 24, 2010, due to difficulties from a heart condition. McKeon was the 3rd son of Michael and Kaylene (Tucker) Whitten. Our sweet little boy was a great blessing to our family. Although he was with us only a short time, he touched...

Marilyn Faye Sheppard

Marilyn Faye Sheppard

Nov 22, 2010

Marilyn Faye Sheppard, resident of Nampa, Idaho died on November 22, 2010, while at the hospital in Boise, Idaho due to complications of surgery. Marilyn was born in Shelley Idaho on January 30, 1943 to John Paul and Lucille Hjelm.  John passed away when she was 8 but Oliver Everett joined the family completing the family circle once again. A...

John Edwards Kelley

John Edwards Kelley

Nov 21, 2010

John Edwards Kelley, 82, of Shelley, Idaho passed away at his home on Sunday, Nov. 21 st surrounded by family. He was born Dec. 22, 1927 to John and Bessie Kelley.   He grew up in Shelley, Idaho and graduated from Shelley High School. He married Vernetta Ellis in 1947.  Following her passing he married Shirley Hampton in 1950 in the...

James Gordon Hamilton

James Gordon Hamilton

Nov 14, 2010

James Gordon Hamilton, 81, of Shelley passed away November 14, 2010 at his home. He was born in Shelley, Idaho on March 5, 1929.  He was the fourth child and first son of James Campbell Green Hamilton and Eliza VaMeryl Jensen Hamilton.  He attended school in Shelley, graduating from Shelley High in 1947.  He attended winter quarter of 1948 at...

Wyvonna Bonnie Van Leerdam

Wyvonna Bonnie Van Leerdam

Nov 10, 2010

Our dear mother and friend, Wyvonna Bonnie Coy Van Leerdam, 76, of Shelley was peacefully called home on November 10, 2010 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho surrounded by precious family and friends. She was born March 24, 1934 in Bedford, Wyoming to Lester J and Harriet Lallathin Coy.  She was the youngest of five children.  She graduated...

Mildred "Mickey" Kendrick

Mildred "Mickey" Kendrick

Oct 27, 2010

Mildred Anderson Kendrick passed away at home on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. She was 86. Mickey was born Aug. 6, 1924 in Jameston, Idaho; she had good fortune from the start, being born to the kindest of parents – Randall Lewis and Edna Harker Anderson. She grew up and attended schools in Shelley, graduating from Shelley High School in 1942....

Nettie Lavon Hastings

Nettie Lavon Hastings

Oct 26, 2010

Nettie Lavon Hastings, 94, of Basalt, passed away October 26, 2010 at her home. She was born February 19, 1916 in Yost, Utah to James Benjamin and Janette May Meacham Tracy. On February 14, 1939 she married George Danley Hastings in Brigham City, Utah. Nettie was a care taker.  She took care of many disabled people and a family without...

Braeden Mortensen

Braeden Mortensen

Oct 22, 2010

Braeden Shae Mortensen was a sophomore at Shelley High School. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where he was recently ordained a Priest. He enjoyed sports and played football and basketball. He loved the outdoors enjoying camping, hunting, fishing and anything that would let him be in the mountains. His greatest loves besides...

Phill A. Worlton

Phill A. Worlton

Oct 21, 2010

Phill A. Worlton, 83, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2010 at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Shelley, Idaho. Phill was born October 5, 1927 to James T. and Eulalia Jensen Worlton.  He was the fourth of five children.  Phill attended elementary school at the North Salem School and later graduated from Sugar-Salem High School.  On November 1, 1946 Phill...

Sharon E. Sollis

Sharon E. Sollis

Oct 18, 2010

Sharon Elaine Thompson Sollis, 65, of Shelley, died of natural causes in Bountiful, Utah, Oct. 18, 2010 at Lakeview Hospital. She was born Nov. 2, 1944 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the oldest child of Allan H. and Lorene Sage Thompson. She grew up in Jameston and attended elementary school at the Jameston School.  She attended junior high and high school...

Annice Marjorie Criddle

Annice Marjorie Criddle

Oct 16, 2010

A. Marjorie F. Criddle, 86, of Basalt, Idaho, passed away peacefully at her son’s home in Shelley, Idaho, on Oct. 16, 2010, with family members by her side. She was born June 10, 1924, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Loomis Lynn Frandsen and Lillian Stutznegger Frandsen. She grew up in the Kimball/Firth, Idaho area. On November 30, 1942, she married Alvin...

Gary L. Jones

Gary L. Jones

Oct 8, 2010

Gary Loyd Jones, 72, of Shelley, passed away October 8, 2010 at his home. He was born November 8, 1937 in Idaho Falls to Loyd Porter Jones and Blanche Harris Jones Dick.  He attended schools in Idaho Falls. On February 20, 1959 he married Margaret “Peggy” Louise Steele in Idaho Falls. He was a member of The Church of Jesus...

Meldeane Joy Whitmill

Meldeane Joy Whitmill

Oct 1, 2010

Meldeane Joy Hebdon Whitmill, 78, of Shelley, passed away on October 1, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls surrounded by her family. Meldeane was born June 24, 1932 in Taylor, Idaho, a daughter to Melvin Joseph and Florence May (Egbert) Hebdon.  She was raised in Idaho Falls, graduating from Idaho Falls High School.  She married the...

Melvin Hansen

Melvin Hansen

Sep 30, 2010

Melvin H Hansen of Goshen, ID died September 30, 2010 of causes incident to age. Melvin was born July 14, 1922 in Goshen, ID.  He was the youngest of six children born to Hiram K. and Esther P. Hansen. He graduated from Firth High School. Melvin married Carma L Millar in Dillon, MT on July 6, 1943.  Soon after he...