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Beau Bradley Pattee

Beau Bradley Pattee

Jan 6, 2025

Beau Bradley Pattee, 27, of Idaho Falls passed away on January 6, 2025.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 11, 2025 at the Shelley Fourth Ward Chapel, 183 N. Park in Shelley. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. till 10:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Taylor Cemetery under the...

Steven Ray France

Steven Ray France

Jan 6, 2025

Steven Ray France returned home to his Heavenly Father on January 6, 2025 after a courageous battle with Covid. He was surrounded by his family during his last days and the loss we all feel for him cannot be described. 

Steven created a wonderful legacy during his time here on earth and was a wonderful father, husband, brother, and son.

Steven grew...

Sharen Pixton Crofts

Sharen Pixton Crofts

Jan 4, 2025

Sharen Pixton Crofts was born July 3, 1940 at the Idaho Falls Hospital. She was born to Turrell Eugene Pixton and Leila Margaret Jorgensen. She was born 10 minutes before her twin sister Shirlee. She had an older brother Ferris and a sister Joan.

She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and held many church...

Frank A. Price

Frank A. Price

Jan 2, 2025

Frank (aka-Frankie, Paco) Price passed away peacefully from this mortal world on January 2, 2025, surrounded by family and close friends.

Frank was born on November 24, 1948 to Alvin and Dolora Marler Price. He grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho and graduated from Idaho Falls High School. 

Post graduation, he attended Ricks College where he met and married Michele McArthur in...

Leroy Scott Olsen III

Leroy Scott Olsen III

Dec 26, 2024

Leroy Scott Olsen III, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 9th, 1956, to Leroy Olsen II and Jacquiline Olsen. His sister Kim was 4 years older than him. 

Scott got his love for music from his parents. His dad was a band instructor for the Portland, Oregon School District. Scott started playing the trumpet when he was 5...

Philip Edward Durbin

Philip Edward Durbin

Dec 16, 2024

Philip Edward Durbin was born on April 26, 1941 in Ontario, Oregon. He was the middle child of John Arthur Durbin and Helen Virginia (Kiholm) Durbin. When Phil was 7 months old the family moved to Shelley, Idaho…the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He spent the rest of his life in Shelley, except for his time in the...

Steven G. Rasmussen

Steven G. Rasmussen

Dec 15, 2024

Steven G. Rasmussen, 71, of Shelley passed away unexpectedly on December 15, 2024 in Idaho Falls. 

Steve was born on July 3, 1953 and grew up in Taylor. He graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1971.

Steve met Catherine Staples and they got married in April 1987. They made their home in Shelley where they raised their three daughters. They later...

Matthew Kay Ishino

Matthew Kay Ishino

Dec 14, 2024

On Saturday, December 14, 2024, in the snowy mountain pass near Palisades Reservoir, Matthew Kay Ishino passed away in a tragic car accident. The sudden loss of a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and brother has broken the hearts of both his family and the community of Shelley, ID. 

Matt was born November 18, 1958, in San Antonio, Texas. The third child...

Gary L. Walton

Gary L. Walton

Dec 13, 2024

Gary was born November 25, 1943 to Wendell and Sarah Walton in Montpelier Idaho. He was the middle child of 3 rambunctious boys. His family lived in Montpelier for several years then moved to Ammon, Idaho when he was a teenager. Gary, his brothers, and friends had many adventures in Ammon and the surrounding areas. He graduated from Bonneville High...

DeAune Elaine Nelson

DeAune Elaine Nelson

Dec 12, 2024

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of our loving mother, DeAune “Dee” Nelson, on December 12, 2024. She left us while sleeping peacefully at the Gables in Shelley, Idaho.

Dee was born in Shelley, Idaho to Carl and Olga Adolfson on November 9, 1932.

She worked in real-estate where she owned Mountain River Reality with her brother, Ed...

LaDean Shirley Bickley

LaDean Shirley Bickley

Dec 11, 2024

LaDean Shirley Christensen Bickley, an example of everything good, slipped away quietly in her unique humble way December 11, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love and family. 

LaDean was born to Walter and Melva Christensen on January 23, 1935. She grew up on a farm in small town Shelley, Idaho. We attribute her superhuman strength to that! She graduated as...

Dale L. Wiklund

Dale L. Wiklund

Dec 7, 2024

Dale L. Wiklund, age 85, passed away at the Teton Healthcare of Cascadia facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on December 7, 2024. 

Dale was born August 12, 1939, on the family farm in Firth, Idaho, to Elmer Joseph Wiklund and Carrie Adeline Casper Wiklund. He spent nearly all of his 85 years on the farm that had been in the Wiklund...

Keith E Nielson

Keith E Nielson

Dec 6, 2024

Keith E Nielson, 91, of Idaho Falls, passed away December 6, 2024 at his home under hospice care.

Keith was born May 3, 1933 in Rexburg to Harper T. and Laura May Goodson Nielson.

He served in the Marine Corps and went into the Seabees during the Vietnam War and did two tours in Vietnam before being stationed in California, Puerto Rico,...

Nancy Rawson Thornton

Nancy Rawson Thornton

Dec 5, 2024

Nancy Zina Rawson Thornton, 62, of Fairfield, CA, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was a beloved wife, mother, and friend who touched the lives of many with her kindness and musical talent. 

Nancy was born May 21, 1962, in Ogden, UT, the daughter of H. Dee Rawson and I. Carolyn Rawson. She attended schools in...

Bruce Jay Campbell

Bruce Jay Campbell

Nov 30, 2024

On November 30, 2024, Bruce Jay Campbell passed away at the age of 78.

He was born on October 24, 1946, in Shelley, to David Odell Campbell and Leah Harker Campbell.

Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters, Emily "Gene" Petersen, Doris Campbell, and Dorothy Campbell, and his brothers, Wendell Campbell, David Campbell, Perry Campbell, Van Campbell, and Robert...

Juanita Cantu

Juanita Cantu

Nov 27, 2024

Juanita Torres Cantú of Shelley age 90 passed away peacefully in her sleep November 27, 2024 at home, surrounded by her loved ones. 

Juanita was born on March 11, 1934 to Hilario & Clara Torres in Brownsville Texas. She was one of 9 children. On April 25, 1954 she married the love of her life Norberto Cantú and together they had...

Dalton Cate

Dalton Cate

Nov 20, 2024

On November 20, 2024 our world was shattered when our beloved Dalton passed away unexpectedly from septic shock.

Dalton Thomas Cate was born on December 25, 1995, in Denver, Colorado, to Randy and Jennifer. Shortly before his first birthday, the family moved to Firth, Idaho where he grew up.

Dalton loved everything about the outdoors – fishing, hunting, camping – everything but...

Christopher James Blevins

Christopher James Blevins

Nov 5, 2024

Christopher James Blevins, 57, stepped into the arms of Jesus on November 5, 2024. Born in Van Nuys, California on December 25, 1966 to Richard and Barbara (Sparks) Blevins, Chris lived a life of service and love.

Chris was a devoted loving husband to his wife Deana (Herrmann) for 34 years. Through laughter, tears, and more laughter they set a beautiful...

Robert H. Messick

Robert H. Messick

Oct 28, 2024

Robert (Bob) H. Messick, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away October 28, 2024 at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody, Wyoming. Robert was born December 19, 1942 to Karma Holland Messick and William Robert Messick in Shelley, Idaho.

Growing up on a farm during his early life, Bob enjoyed the freedom of being young, curious,...

Sean Eric Nagel

Sean Eric Nagel

Oct 26, 2024

Sean Eric Nagel, 43, of Shelley, passed away October 26, 2024 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

Sean was born May 10, 1981 in Park Ridge, Illinois to Kurt Eric Nagel and Portia Sue Galinski Nagel.

Private services will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home.

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