Obituaries

Karen Elkington Sparks

Karen Elkington Sparks

Jul 7, 2009

Karen Elkington Sparks an elite lady died July 7 at the age of 75.  Karen was born to Reed and Cora Elkington on Aug. 27 1933 .  Her younger years were spent on a ranch in Bone, Idaho.  She loved the ranch and all the work that went with it.  She especially loved riding horses.  Later her family moved to...

Dean Nalder

Dean Nalder

Jul 1, 2009

Dean Nalder was born March 26, 1927 in a log cabin, built by his father, Fredrick James Nalder, who with Dean’s mother, Hannah Elizabeth Morgan Nalder, traveled from Utah and homesteaded some ground west of Ririe.    Dean attended grade school in the Clark schoolhouse, then into Rigby for High School.  Before graduation in 1945 he joined the Coast Guard and...

Ross Sterling Cheney

Ross Sterling Cheney

Jun 20, 2009

Ross Sterling Cheney, 75, long time resident of Shelley, passed away June 20, 2009 at Beacon Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Pocatello. He was born on August 12, 1933 in Laketown, Utah to Ross Simon and Elma Weston Cheney. He graduated from Rich High School in Laketown and attended Utah State University where he studied agriculture. He served a full...

Velma L. Hansen

Velma L. Hansen

Jun 10, 2009

Velma Siler Hansen, 83, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died quietly in her sleep on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 under hospice care. Velma was born on September 15, 1925 in Pleasant View, UT to John Andrew Siler and Ruby May Cornwall. She had three older brothers, Lester, Harold, and Ernest; a younger brother Cecil; and a younger sister Lucille. Velma grew...

Rita Jean Foshee

Rita Jean Foshee

Jun 1, 2009

Rita Jean Foshee, 60, of Blackfoot, passed away June 1, 2009 at Bingham Extended Care Facility. She was born March 23, 1949 in El Centro, California to Jimmie and Inez Hope Foshee. She graduated from Rosepine, LA High School in 1968. She then attended Cosmetology School and worked doing hair in Provo, Utah. She helped teach young women life skills,...

Keith Drollinger

Keith Drollinger

May 31, 2009

Keith Drollinger, 85, of Shelley passed away May 31, 2009 at his home under hospice care. He was born in Ririe, Idaho on October 2, 1923 to Cecil John and Norma Delone Harris Drollinger. He was married to Lillian May Stoneberg on June 14, 1943 in Osgood. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. He and Lillian...

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

May 24, 2009

Dorothy Morris, 49, of Shelley, passed away May 24, 2009 at her home of natural causes. She was born February 12, 1960 in Idaho Falls to Herbert Newel Morris and Kathleen Phillips. She lived in Blackfoot and Shelley. She attended Dean Goodsell Elementary, Shelley Jr. High, and graduated from Shelley High School. She was a member of the Church of...

Garth W. Johnson

Garth W. Johnson

May 23, 2009

Garth W. Johnson, 83, longtime resident of Westminster, California passed away May 23, 2009. He was raised and attended schools in Firth. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Navy and advanced rank from Seaman to First Lieutenant. He served in the Philippine Liberation, WWII, and Korean War. He received the Victory Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and...

Edith Katherine Rambough

Edith Katherine Rambough

May 16, 2009

Edith Katherine Brewington Rambough, 95, died on May 16, 2009 at the Bingham Extended Care Center in Blackfoot, Idaho. She was born on February 3, 1914 in Greeley, Colorado to Robert Lewis and Clio Mae (Rogers) Brewington. Edith lived in Firth, Idaho most of her life, where her Dad owned and operated the local potato warehouse. She graduated from Firth...

Gene Neil Converse

Gene Neil Converse

May 15, 2009

Eugene Neal Converse passed away on May 15, 2009. He passed peacefully at his home with family and friends surrounding him. Gene was born on March 24, 1940 in Shelley, Idaho to Willis Charles “Slim” and Beulah Aliene Johnson Converse. He was the second of three children. As a child his father worked construction and so his family moved often....

Lorin George Hansen

Lorin George Hansen

May 4, 2009

Another gentle soul has come to the end of this earthly trail. Lorin G. Hansen quietly passed away May 4, 2009 at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho after a short illness complicated by an old, worn out body. Lorin was born June 20, 1914 Upper Presto (Firth), Idaho to George David and Isabelle Teeples Hansen. He lived all of...

Betty Lou Kirby

Betty Lou Kirby

May 2, 2009

Betty Lou Molen Kirby passed away on May 2, 2009 at the age of 84 surrounded by her family at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Shelley, Idaho where she had resided for the past 4 months. She was born February 18 1925 in Idaho Falls, Id to Donald Francis Molen and Margaret Marie Fisher. She attended school in Salmon...

Danny Cleverley

Danny Cleverley

May 1, 2009

Danny Cleverley, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 1, 2009 at Portneuf Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Danny died of complications of pneumonia resulting from his courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 9, 1945 to Raymond and Laura Cleverley. He lived in Idaho Falls and Shelley, where he worked (or played as some might say)...

Hazel Marie Mellies

Hazel Marie Mellies

May 1, 2009

Hazel Marie Russell Mellies passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 at Bingham Memorial Extended Care Facility in Blackfoot, Idaho. Hazel had just celebrated her 100th Birthday on January 30, 2009. She was the daughter of Richard Charles and Sadie Van Der Vlies Mitchell. She was born January 30, 1909 in Shelley, Idaho. She attended schools in Shelley, Burley and...

Rexford Eugene Hunter

Rexford Eugene Hunter

May 1, 2009

Rexford Hunter, 74, of Firth passed away May 1, 2009 at Bingham Extended Care Center. Graveside Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday May 5, 2009 at the Spencer Cemetery under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley.

Colleen T. Dial

Colleen T. Dial

Apr 25, 2009

Colleen T. Dial, 76, of Firth, Idaho, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Bingham Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 23, 1932 in Pleasantview, Idaho to Raymond Thorpe, Sr. and Pearl Atkinson Thorpe. She was raised in the Pleasantview area and graduated from Blackfoot High School. She married Robert Lee Dial on March 5,...

Paul Blackford Pincock

Paul Blackford Pincock

Apr 25, 2009

Paul Blackford Pincock, born May 27, 1924, returned home to his Heavenly Father on April 25, 2009, after a long and fulfilling life. He will be deeply missed by his loving bride of 61 years, Dorothy R. Pincock and their eternal posterity. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served his...

Doris Lucile Wells

Doris Lucile Wells

Apr 23, 2009

Doris Lucile Bowman Wells, 93, a homemaker and lifetime resident of the Woodville area, died April 23, 2009, at the home of Troy and Josilyn Halter in Woodville, from natural causes. She was under the care of Blackfoot Home Health and Hospice. She was born May 19, 1915 in Woodville, Idaho the daughter of Percy Eyring Bowman and Rachel Risenmay...

Alaura Louise Trent

Alaura Louise Trent

Apr 23, 2009

A. Louise Trent, 75, of Basalt passed away April 23, 2009 of complications due to a stroke. She was born April 7, 1934 in Shelley to Clifford R. Mitchell and Shirley L. Johnson Mitchell. She attended school in Shelley. On September 15, 1956 she married Marvin L. Trent of Twin Falls. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls...

M. Nadine Gray

M. Nadine Gray

Apr 15, 2009

M. Nadine Gray, 87, of Shelley, Idaho passed away April 15,2009 of natural causes, she was under the care of Aspen Home Health and Hospice of Blackfoot. She was born February 23, 1922 in Lavaside, Idaho to David Arthur Stewart and Edna Lula Gardner. She was raised in Lavaside and attended school there and also in Blackfoot. She married Douglas...