Obituaries

Jun 21, 2008

Clotilde “Tita” Ramirez, 78, of Idaho Falls passed away June 21, 2008 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hondo, Texas, September 27, 1929 to Ponciano Quintanilla and Maria del Luna Garza Quintanilla.    On April 3, 1948 she married Luciano M. Ramirez in Hondo, Texas.  Spending her childhood years in Texas, in 1954 she and her...

Jun 20, 2008

Tanner Wayne Swensen, 14, of Shelley, passed away June 20, 2008 at his home. He was born September 29, 1993 in Pocatello, Idaho to Ty Wayne and Telisa Reann Pulley Swensen.  Tanner lived in Pocatello until 1996, when he moved with his family to Idaho Falls.  He quickly made many friends.  He attended Fox Hollow Elementary School through fourth grade,...

Jun 17, 2008

Freda C. Leatham, 99, formerly of Shelley, passed away June 17, 2008 at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Ammon. She was born October 31, 1908 at Greenfield, Missouri to Samuel E. and Bertha Rose Johnson.  She started school in a one-room school in Greenfield.  When she was eight years old, she moved west with her family.  Freda graduated from...

Jun 12, 2008

Doyle Vernon Dredge, 80, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008, at his home in Shelley.   He was born January 21, 1928, in Goshen, Idaho to Richard Henry & Esther Marilla Heward Dredge. He graduated from Shelley High School and lived in Shelley most of his life.   On May 12, 1948, he married Barbara Holland in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple....

Jun 11, 2008

Carol Ann Rogers Anderson passed away June 11, 2008 in Idaho Falls, Idaho surrounded by her husband and daughters.  She was under the loving care of Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. Carol was born December 10, 1955 in Boise, Idaho to Roy Wesley Rogers and Freda Henkel Rogers. Carol spent all of her youth...

Jun 8, 2008

Alma Wilburn Robinson, 91, of Twin Falls died June 8, 2008 at St Luke’s Magic Valley Hospital in Twin Falls. He was born October 22, 1916 in Basalt, Idaho to Wilburn William and Lillie Rebecca Gregerson Robinson.  He was raised and attended school in Basalt where he helped his father on the farm.   He married Agnes Egbert in 1940 in...

May 31, 2008

May 24, 2008

In the valley where she was born, in the community she lived, loved, and served, Reva Marie Sparks Mathews slipped quietly into heaven on Saturday, May 24, 2008.  She was born December 1, 1916 in Sweet Sage, near Arco,Idaho.  Her parents, Charles Claire and Suz Ella Sparks were special people who taught their four children the value of hard work,...

May 22, 2008

Samuel Jaramillo, 81, of Blackfoot, passed away May 22, 2008, at Bingham Extended Care Facility. He was born May 9, 1927 in Del Norte , Colorado to Si and Emma Martinez Jaramillo. Sam moved to Idaho in 1938 and worked a lot of the farms around the area. He met and married Marlene Staples from Goshen in 1951. They had...

May 21, 2008

Elwin W. Clayson, 80, of Firth, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away May 21, 2008 at his home after struggling with pancreatic cancer. He was born to Wilbur T. & Hazel Lucy Losee Clayson on May 27, 1927 in Mammoth, Utah.  Shortly after he was born his family moved to Aberdeen where they lived for the next six years. ...

May 16, 2008

Vernon “Bill” Eaton, 91, of Shelley, passed away at home on Friday May 16, 2008.             He was born January 13, 1917 to Zera Eaton and Alice Bertha Starkie Eaton in Shelley, the 5th of 13 children.  He attended school in Shelley.  While growing up he worked many jobs with his family including, logging, farming, and sheering sheep.  Dad learned to...

May 13, 2008

Virginia D. Hansen, 88, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at her home in Firth, Idaho after a brief illness.   Virginia was born December 13, 1919, in Layton, Utah, the daughter of Orson Francis and Lydia Ellen Higley Walton. She attended Davis High School.   She married Lorin George Hansen on December 9, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She met...

May 6, 2008

Michael Lynn Nelson, 56, of Basalt, passed away May 6, 2008, at his home of natural causes.   He was born in Idaho Falls to Francis “Buck” Nelson and Rhea Mae Whitmill on March 22, 1952.  He was the oldest of five children.  He graduated from Firth High School in 1971.   Mike met Kathy, the love of his life, in June...

May 6, 2008

David Edwin John, 98, of Idaho Falls, formerly of Shelley, died May 6, 2008 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation.   He was born July 24, 1909 in Portage, Utah to David A. John and Laura Abbott.  His father died when he was ten and the family moved to Goshen, Idaho.  He attended schools in Firth.   He married Winnona Christensen on...

May 6, 2008

Thomas Lloyd DeMaree, 64, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello , Idaho . He was the son of Omar DeMaree and Jesse Cole Johnson, and born in Loma Linda , California on November 2, 1943.  Thomas, called by everyone as Tom, served in the U. S. Navy classified E3 on the U.S.S Lexington...

May 3, 2008

Julie Ann Mecham, 49, passed away on the morning of May 3, 2008 at Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation.   She was born November 18, 1958 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Norman and Virginia Mecham of Firth, Idaho. Julie grew up in the Goshen area where she began her life-long membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She...

Apr 29, 2008

His wonderful trip down the Yellow Brick Road ended for Lewis A. Croft on April 29, 2008. Lewis was surely one of life's most colorful characters and he leaves a life full of adventure and dear friends.   Lewis was born in Shelley, Idaho to Samuel and Roseland Crofts on May 2, 1919. He was the fourth of fourteen children. At...

Apr 28, 2008

Ernie Jr., known to most as “Mr. Pips”, 38, passed away on April 28, 2008 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.   Ernie was born October 6, 1969 in Idaho Falls to Ernesto and Lupe Garza.  He was born with Cerebral Palsy and outlived his life expectancy by over 30 years.  He grew up in Shelley where he was cared for...

Apr 23, 2008

Karl Lynn Davis, 62, of Shelley, passed away April 23, 2008 at his home of cancer.  He was surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born February 17, 1946 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to John Clarence and Gladys Morris Davis.  He attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School.  He served in the U.S. Air Force as...

Apr 15, 2008

Bonnie Lou Reed, 66, of Pocatello, passed away April 15, 2008 at her granddaughter’s home in Shelley. She was born April 29, 1941 in Fairbury, Nebraska to Morris C. and Pearl L. Townsend Tucker.  She was raised and attended schools in Pocatello.  On November 2, 1959 she married James S. Reed in Pocatello, Idaho.  She has lived in Pocatello, Idaho...