Obituaries

Jan 3, 2022

Beth Winmill Fackrell, our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully at her home on January 3, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born in Howe Idaho to Joseph Smith Winmill and Ethel Mathie on November 9, 1930. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She attended Ricks college and...

Jan 1, 2022

Ruby Lea Toles, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2022, at the age of 92, with family in Idaho. She was born on November 26, 1929, to Walter Richard (Dutch) and Pauline Hazelbush. As the youngest of six children, Ruby was adored by her family and known as “Babe”. She competed for and won...

Dec 31, 2021

Peggy Marie Whitman was born July 28, 1951, the oldest child of Harold Wayne Killpack and Joyce Marie Jolley. Raised in the Kimball area, Peggy’s fondest childhood memories were those of the time spent with her Grandma Jolley and the wonderful adventures they had. Peggy was in the first grade when she started piano lessons and those lessons started a...

Dec 29, 2021

Donavon Earl Dial, 83, of Shelley, Idaho passed away peacefully December 29, 2021 at his home. Earl was a kind hearted man, well known in his community and loved by all. Earl was born December 13, 1938 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Joe and Esther Dial. He was the second of twelve children. Earl attended school in Shelley. He met...

Dec 28, 2021

Bob Kay Thornley, 76, of Shelley passed away December 28, 2021. He was born October 2, 1945 in Idaho Falls to Kenneth Arnold and Estella Bright Thornley. He attended schools in Idaho Falls and Shelley, graduating from Shelley High School in 1965. Bob served in the United States Army and was deployed to Vietnam for a tour. On August 14,...

Dec 25, 2021

Jerry Dean Waid, 59, of Idaho Falls passed away December 25, 2021 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1962 in Long Beach, California to Jerry Sr. and Dawnel Waid. Jerry would light up a room with his smile and personality. On November 24, 1983, Jerry had his first son, Chris Waid, then on October 13,...

Dec 20, 2021

Marlyn Jan Nelson, 85, of Shelley, Idaho passed away December 20, 2021, at his home. Marlyn was born November 20, 1936, in Woodville, Idaho to Harold and Delila Nelson. Marlyn grew up in Woodville and attended school in Shelley, graduating from Shelley High School. Marlyn spent his childhood working on the farm and loved spending time with his extended family....

Dec 19, 2021

Boyd Jolley, 83, of Firth passed away December 19, 2021. Boyd was born February 26, 1938 in a farm house in the little community of Kimball. Boyd was the fourth of 10 children, born to Dwayne Jolley and Lila Callister. He had a happy childhood with his brothers. They were found playing in apple trees, hunting, fishing, and skiing. They...

Dec 14, 2021

Yvonne Draper Jensen, 88, of Shelley, Idaho passed away December 14, 2021, while residing at the Fairwinds assisted living center. Yvonne was born June 19, 1933, in Shelley, though her parents lived in Moroni, Utah at the time where she was raised. She was a straight A student, and shortly after graduating from Moroni High School, her family moved to...

Dec 12, 2021

Betty Jane Gardner was born on April 27, 1932 in Teton, Idaho in a log cabin that her dad had built himself. She was named after the movie star Betty Grable, whom her dad always liked. Her middle name Jane, was from her mother’s Aunt Jane Crapo, because her parents liked her so well! It must have been an early...

Dec 10, 2021

Wilma Louise Weimer Freeman, 80, of Basalt, Idaho, passed away heartbroken on December 10, 2021, almost 6 months to the day that the love of her life passed. Wilma was born September 10, 1941, in Colburn, Colorado to Ross Stanley Weimer and Talitha Anna Billings Weimer. She was raised all over the place, moving 54 times because her dad worked...

Dec 5, 2021

Thomas Ralph Mitchell, 83, of Idaho Falls, passed away peacefully in his home on December 5, 2021. He was born on June 1, 1938, in Shelley, Idaho, to Thomas and Gladys Mitchell. Tom was raised in Shelley, Idaho and graduated from Shelley High School. He participated on Shelley’s boxing team, where his family was told over and over again that...

Dec 2, 2021

Nov 29, 2021

Sidney Lyle Hansen, 95 of Idaho Falls former resident of Shelley , passed away peacefully on Nov, 29, 2021, at home. Lyle was born February 24, 1926 in Taylor/Shelley, to Sidney Lorenzo Hansen and Maude Miller Hansen. He grew up in Taylor/Shelley, where he attended school and graduated from Shelley High School. On July 2, 1953, he married Gloria Ann...

Nov 25, 2021

Amelia Campos, 83, of Shelley passed away November 25, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 29, 2021 at the Asamblea Apostolica Fuente de Salvacion (1590 East Airport Road) in Blackfoot. The family will receive friends Monday morning from 9:30 till 10:45 A.M at the church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home...

Nov 25, 2021

Rex Ronald Williams, 79, of Firth Idaho passed away on the 25th of November in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Rex was born on the 22nd of June 1942 in Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Pocatello high school. After high school on March 10, 1962 he married Margaret Elaine York. He was a cowboy at heart and loved to ride horses and...

Nov 24, 2021

Gayle Miner Madsen, 81 of Shelley, Idaho, died of natural causes at the Riverway Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility in South Jordan, Utah, on Nov. 24, 2021. She was born in Murray, Utah, on Sept. 30, 1940 to Vern and Melva Miner, Gayle was a strong-willed, honest and fiercely loyal woman who enjoyed square dancing, water skiing and watching...

Nov 19, 2021

Helena Abelina “Abby” Romero Knighton, 80, of Shelley, departed this earthly world and received her heavenly wings on November 19, 2021. Abby was born on December 8, 1940, in Nambe, New Mexico, to Jose Petronilo and Jaunita Sena Romero. She spent her childhood in Nambe with her siblings and large extended family of cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. The...

Nov 18, 2021

Verdell Prestwich passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on November 18, 2021. He and his wife Mona had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary the previous day. Verdell was born July 1, 1935 to Florence Lee Prestwich and Ernest Prestwich in Rigby, Idaho. He was the youngest of 7 children. He spent his younger years on...

Nov 13, 2021

Jolene N. Richards, 66, of Shelley passed away November 13, 2021. She was born January 28, 1955 in Richland, Washington to C.W. and Norma Hielisen Bates. She was raised and attended school in Rigby then moved to St. Louis, Missouri where she graduated from high school. After graduation she moved to Idaho Falls where she met Lynn D. Richards. They...