Obituaries
Sonny James Porter
Jul 4, 2018
Sonny James Porter, 50, of Shelley, passed away on July 4, 2018, at home from complications after surgery. Sonny was born on July 15, 1967 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Eveon Porter and Rick Sihey (Sea-hi) and was the oldest of 5 siblings. He spent most of his childhood in Kalamazoo and was always a little smooth-talking salesman. He did many...
Gary Leroy Wade
Jun 29, 2018
Gary LeRoy Wade peacefully passed away with his loving wife by his side on June 29 at the age of 74 after a stroke and long struggle with cancer. Gary LeRoy Wade was born in Los Angeles, California on October 15, 1943 to Albert Lee Wade and Ardath Nadine Dickson. He has 2 siblings – his fraternal twin Larry Cornell...
Lorna Gale Koontz
Jun 18, 2018
Lorna Ellsworth Ferreria Koontz lost her battle to cancer June 18, 2018. She was born December 7, 1953 to Don and Billie Ellsworth in Spokane Washington. They later moved to Idaho where she went to Firth High School she was active in PE, track and drill team during high school. Lorna married Michael Ferreria which she had 3 sons, Mickey,...
Penny Christensen
Jun 9, 2018
Penny Christensen, 62, of Shelley passed away June 9, 2018 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1955 in Price, Utah to Thomas Rodney and Annabelle Atwood Holdaway. Penny received a Bachelor’s Degree from Utah State University. She taught school in St. Anthony for 12 years. She was a developmental specialist at Developmental Work Shop where...
Barbara Jean Hanks
Jun 5, 2018
Longtime Shelley, Idaho resident, Barbara Jean Poll Hanks passed away peacefully, on June 5, 2018 in Renton, Washington. Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Donald Max Hanks; her sister Rose Poll Cousin, and her brothers Elmer Floyd Poll and Norman Charles Poll. Jean is survived by four daughters: Susan (Greg) Fernald of San Felipe, Mexico,...
Shirley Speas
Jun 4, 2018
Shirley Cook Speas, 74, passed away Monday June 4, 2018 at Bingham Memorial Hospital from Atrial Fibrillation. Shirley was born October 2, 1943 at the Eaton Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho to Herbert Junior and Delonas Beula (Carson) Cook. She was raised on an Eighty Acre Potato farm south of Shelley with an older sister, Janice. She went to school...
Margaret Kathryn Chapman
Jun 1, 2018
Katheryn Margaret Bowman Chapman 80, of Firth Idaho, returned to her Father in Heaven June 1, 2018 surrounded by her family at Fairwinds Retirement Community, where she lived the past 3 months. Margaret was born October 12, 1937 in St. Anthony, Idaho at the St. Anthony Hospital to Dewey L. Bowman and Katherine Neiderhaus Bowman. She grew up and attended...
Joey Dye Gardner
May 30, 2018
Joey Dye Gardner passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at The Gables of Ammon, of congestive heart failure. Joey was born in Firth, Idaho on September 1, 1932 to William Clyde and Ida Irene Dye Gardner. Joey was raised in Firth and graduated from Firth High School in 1951. After graduation Joey married Doris Nield in the Idaho Falls Temple...
Emma Jean Demello
May 30, 2018
Our sweet mom, Emma J. De Mello passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Shelley, Idaho at the Gables Assisted Living and the Hospice Hands of Hope of Idaho Falls, ID. She was born March 30, 1927 in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of Joseph Pacheco and Isabella Victoria Kahooluhilani-Campbell. She married George Gonsalves De Mello on January...
Elmo Donald Crooks
May 25, 2018
Elmo Donald Crooks, 93, of Blackfoot, passed away May 25, 2018 at The Gables of Blackfoot. Elmo was born October 11, 1924 in Shelley Idaho to Donald James Crooks and Edith Green Oler. He was the first child of 10. He grew up in Shelley Idaho. He grew up farming and ranching in the area. He loved the outdoors and...
Steven Vern Ockerman
May 21, 2018
Steven Vern Ockerman returned to his Heavenly Home and was reunited with his family. He was born April 22, 1947 in Shelley, Idaho to Melvin Vern and Jennie Idonna Eaton Ockerman. He married Carolyn Beck in July of 1966, together they had 3 children; Stephanie, Angelee and Eric. They were married 19 years. He married again in 1986 to Evelyn...
Juan Adrian Martinez
May 13, 2018
Juan Adrian Martinez, 16, of Shelley, Idaho passed away May 13, 2018. He was born February 8, 2002 in Idaho Falls, son of Juan and Yolanda Martinez. He was a sophomore at Shelley High School. Juan was a member of St. John Paul II Parish in Idaho Falls. He recently celebrated the sacrament of confirmation. Juan was a member of...
Barbara Hult
May 13, 2018
Our mom, Barbara Hult, was called home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on May 13, 2018 at her home in Moscow. She was 89. Barbara was born on July 3, 1928 in Idaho Falls, ID to Dave and Zelda (Hyatt) Arave of Taylor, Idaho. She grew up in Taylor. She met her husband Kay T. Hult while going...
Verna Byrl Whitmill
May 6, 2018
Verna B. Whitmill, 88, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the The Gables in Ammon, surrounded by her loving family. Verna was born March 31, 1930 at the Lawrence Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho to Orlow Ezra McInelly and Mildred Ardena Christensen McInelly. She was the second of seven children. She grew up in the Goshen area on...
Gerald Paul Hjelm
May 6, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” Paul Hjelm, 85, of Blackfoot, passed away May 6, 2018 at Gem Village Assisted Care Center in Blackfoot. Jerry was born March 1, 1933 in Shelley, Idaho to John Paul Hjelm and Lucille Harker. He was raised in the Firth, Riverview area on the Hjelm farm. His siblings are Inez Pauline, Joyce Darlene, Dennis Jay and Marilyn Faye....
Robert Atwood Long
May 3, 2018
Robert A. Long was born to Merle and Blanche Long in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 24th in 1930. Bob was only 4’10” tall in high school and too small for football. Instead he tried out for the cheer leading squad and became the first “cheer king” at Bethel High School in Pittsburgh. More importantly, it was at this time that...
Thomas John Hasibar Sr.
May 2, 2018
Thomas Murtha (John) Hasibar, 80, passed away May 2, 2018 at his son’s home in Shelley, Idaho. Thomas was born on July 21, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to Louis Joseph and Burnadette Spencer Hasibar. He was the third of four children. He grew up and attended school in the Chicago area and graduated from Tilden High School. Following graduation he...
Clydene Collet
Apr 28, 2018
Laura Clydene Eaton Collet, 82, our loving wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on April 28, 2018. She was born June 11, 1935 to Clyde and Irene Eaton. She was the fourth of seven daughters. She attended elementary school through eighth grade in Basalt and graduated from Firth High...
Grant Mark Peterson
Apr 22, 2018
Grant Mark Peterson passed away peacefully on April 22, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76. Grant was born in Rexburg, ID, on July 21, 1941, and grew up on a farm in Plano. After serving in the LDS South German Mission, he married Mary Elizabeth Bacon on July 3, 1964, in...
Steven Lee Holtsclaw
Apr 20, 2018
Steven Lee Holtsclaw, 55, of Shelley passed away April 20, 2018 at his home from cancer. Steven was born September 9, 1962 in Lakewood, California to George William and Jennett Baker Holtsclaw. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M. Wednesday April 25, 2018 at Nalder Funeral Home (110 West Oak) in Shelley. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2:00...
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