Obituaries

Apr 5, 2019

Frances Adeline Conley Hall, 98, of Idaho Falls passed away April 5, 2019. She was born October 3, 1920 in Portland, Oregon to Fred Elias and Nellie Mae Boots Conley. She graduated from Venice High School in Venice, California. Frances went to work as a telephone operator and enjoyed Southern California life. She loved roller skating. She meet Adrian Hall...

Mar 29, 2019

Glen Charles Foster passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at the age of 87. He was born February 27, 1932 in Shelley, Idaho to Porter and Hester Foster. He grew up in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. On August 14, 1952 he married Ann Olson at her patents’ house in Shelley. They were married 63 years before her...

Mar 25, 2019

Clifford Johnson, 94, of Shelley passed away March 25, 2019 at his home under hospice care. He was born March 7, 1925 in Wells County, North Dakota. He was the youngest of 4 children. He served in World War II for eight years. He has lived in Idaho for the last 50 years. He loved to dance and play his...

Mar 13, 2019

Bradley J. Crofts, 54, of Shelley unexpectedly passed away March 13, 2019. He was born June 6, 1964 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Terry and Renee Wright Crofts. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley. On July 1, 1988 he married the love of his life Jeana Ricker in Island Park, Idaho. They were later sealed with their kids...

Mar 10, 2019

Mark Earl Tew, 72, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away in his home of natural causes on March 10, 2019. He was born in Idaho Falls on April 29, 1946, the oldest son and third child of Earl Hill Tew and Beth Johnson Tew. He grew up on the family farm near Shelley, Idaho with his 8 siblings where he...

Mar 3, 2019

Mark John Barnard passed away peacefully Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his home in Basalt, Idaho. Mark was born November 27, 1936. He was the oldest son of John Jefferson and Rae Abbott Barnard. He grew up in Heber City, Utah with one brother, Steve Barnard. He graduated from Wasatch High School where he met his sweetheart, Leona Price. Mark...

Feb 19, 2019

Farr Kelsey Bowman passed away unexpectedly at his home in Shelley, Idaho on February 19, 2019 at the age of 78. He was born May 8, 1940 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Frank Elgin and Venice Kistena Kelsey Bowman. He had two older siblings Jack and Ree Bowman. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley...

Feb 18, 2019

Leah Landon, 82, died peacefully on February 18, 2019 surrounded by her family at her home in Shelley, Idaho. She married the love of her life, James Daniel Landon, September 21, 1956. During their married life they were partners through their Navy years in Astoria, Oregon where their son, Gary, was born, and San Diego, CA before returning to Idaho...

Feb 14, 2019

John Darwyn Jolley, age 82, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at his home in Goshen, Idaho. Darwyn was born April 22, 1936, at his parents’ home in Kimball Idaho. He was the third of ten children born to Dwayne and Lila Jolley. He grew up in the Kimball area and attended 7 years of school in the old Kimball...

Feb 11, 2019

On February 11, 2019, our father, Agie Harada, 95, formerly of Shelley, passed away in the comfort of his daughter’s house while under the care of Reliable Hospice of Anaheim, California. Dad was born on January 23, 1924 in Grant, Idaho to Orinosuke and Sode (Takishara) Harada and attended schools in Ucon, Idaho. He worked for local area farmers with...

Jan 25, 2019

Jan 25, 2019

Oleta Musetta Odell Davis, age 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, January 25th 2019, in Blackfoot, Idaho. Oleta was born December 9th, 1926, in Marysville, Idaho, to Eva Amanda and Frank Odell. Oleta was the youngest of 12 children. She grew up in the Ashton area but was lucky enough to visit...

Jan 25, 2019

Bryan Lee Page, 88, of Shelley passed away January 25, 2019 at his home. Bryan was born August 8, 1930 in Preston, Idaho to Samuel Bryan and Hattie May Hymas Page. He grew up in Preston with two brothers and three sisters, Perry, Doland, Karma, Barbara, and Shirley. He graduated from Preston High School and went to work for Mountain...

Jan 22, 2019

James Lee Brannen, 51, of Shelley passed away January 22, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. James was born November 27, 1967 in Seattle, Washington to Jim H. Brannen and Kathleen R. McDonald Brannen. He married Karma Beard Ohman in Idaho Falls. “Jamie would like to let you all know that his work here is done. He received...

Jan 10, 2019

Francis Waldo Hamilton died on January 10, 2019 at Lincoln Court in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was 82. Waldo was born February 12, 1936 in a Shelley, Idaho farm house. He was the seventh child of James Campbell Green Hamilton and Eliza VaMeryl Jensen Hamilton. He was always proud of the fact that he was born on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday...

Jan 6, 2019

It is with sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dean Elvin Smith, our dear father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle, Dean, passed away on January 6, 2019 at the age of 97 surrounded by his family. Dean was born in Shelley, Idaho on November 3, 1921 to Francis Thomas and Myrtle Anderson Smith. He was...

Jan 4, 2019

Dewey Gordon Kelly passed from this life on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at his home in Idaho Falls (Woodville), where he was born. He was born March 28th, 1935 to William Dewey Kelly and Mary Venna Rockwood Kelly. In his younger years he spent a lot of time with his dad farming and working with cattle, in the Woodville area...

Dec 29, 2018

Mary Gray, 81, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away December 29, 2018 at Turtle and Crane Assisted Living Center. She was born April 15, 1937 in Lamar, Colorado to Alfred and Neillie Hogan Clester. She graduated from Lamar High School and attended Joplin Bible College in Joplin, Missouri. On March 25, 1961, she married Herman Gray in Lamar, Colorado. She...

Dec 26, 2018

Thomas Lee Hatch, age 84, passed away peacefully in his home in Shelley, Idaho while surrounded by family on December 26, 2018. Tom was born on July 28, 1934 in Ivins, Idaho to Lee and Beatrice (Lloyd) Hatch. He was a Southeast Idaho boy through and through despite the time he had to be away in his young adult years....

Dec 22, 2018