Obituaries

Oct 24, 2017

Dale Robert Beck, 68, of Idaho Falls, passed away October 24, 2017 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of natural causes. He was born May 27, 1949, in Idaho Falls, to Lester Robert Beck and Pearl Richeson Beck. He grew up in Idaho Falls graduating from Idaho Falls High School. He married Carol Lee Andersen March 2, 1974 in Idaho...

Oct 23, 2017

Robert “Bud” Levi Simpson, 92, of Shelley passed away from a long battle with Dementia and Alzheimer’s on October 23, 2017 at Morning Star Senior living center reflections unit. Bud was born November 14, 1924, in Shelley, Idaho to Charles Francis Simpson and Mary Lavon Cox Simpson. He grew up, ranched, farmed and raised his family in the Jameston –...

Oct 14, 2017

Carol Denise Underwood, 63, of Etna, Wyoming passed away October 14, 2017 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born October 14, 1954 in Lubbock, Texas to Edwin E. and Katherine L. Harrison Wootonn. She married Chan R. Underwood on April 28, 2007 in Jackson, Wyoming. Private services will be held at a later date....

Oct 7, 2017

Joanne Leonardson Gotch, 85, of Shelley, ID passed away from heart complications at Eastern Idaho Medical Center on October 7, 2017. Joanne was born August 26, 1932 to Wayne and Ester (Lent) Leonardson. She grew up in Idaho Falls, ID and had four siblings Margie Cleaverly, Jean Gianchetta, Art Leonardson, and Gail Leonardson. Joanne married the love of her life...

Oct 4, 2017

Vera Cederberg Gentillon of Firth passed away October 4, 2017 at EIRMC in Idaho Falls, Idaho of natural causes. Vera was born October 30, 1927 in Firth, Idaho to Bill Cederberg and Ebba Frederikson Cederberg. She grew up on the family farm on the Snake River and graduated from Firth High School in 1945. On July 19, 1945, Vera married...

Oct 2, 2017

Julie Kay Hansen, 66, of Shelley, Idaho was surrounded by family as she made her journey home on October 2, 2017 at the home of her sister Rose Marie Johnson in Blackfoot, Idaho. Julie was born March 3, 1951 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Roy W. and Ruby H. Hansen. She was raised in Kimball, Idaho on a small family...

Sep 28, 2017

Val Gene Bateman, 72, of Shelley, ID peacefully passed away on September 28, 2017 in his home, with his loving wife Lenor Bateman, after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. Val was born November 3, 1944 in San Marcus, TX to LaVal and Vivian Bateman. He grew up in Shoshone and Gooding, ID and moved to New Meadows, ID...

Sep 24, 2017

After a long courageous battle with cancer, Christopher Paul McNeil, passed away peacefully surrounded with love and family on September 24, 2017 in Murray, Utah. Christopher was born June 20, 1961 in San Diego, California to Robert McNeil and Barbara Snooks. On November 23, 1984 he married Melanie Harker in Shelley, Idaho and started their family together. They were later...

Sep 22, 2017

Charles Everett Powell, 75, of Idaho Falls, peacefully passed away on September 22, 2017 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls after a year and a half struggle following a debilitating stroke. Charles was born on February 2, 1942, in Jacksonville, Florida to Mary Powell. He grew up in St. Marys, Georgia and graduated from Camden County High School in...

Sep 18, 2017

Gerardo Cruz, 70, of Shelley passed away September 18, 2017 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 22, 2017 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church (9th & Lee) in Idaho Falls. The family will meet with friends Thursday evening from 6:00 till 8:00 P.M. with a Rosary service at...

Sep 14, 2017

Lynn Talbot Pearson, 98, of Shelley, passed away September 14, 2017 at Fairwinds Assisted Living in Idaho Falls. Lynn was born April 10, 1919 in Unity near Burley, Idaho to Joseph Sessel and Rachel Mary Palmer Talbot. She was the third child of eleven. Other places she lived growing up were Declo, View, and Jackson, Idaho. She attended Rupert High...

Aug 26, 2017

Eva Louise Mecham Herbst Findlay, 86, passed away August 26, 2017 at The Gables in Shelley. She was born September 4, 1930 in Dr. Beck’s Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho to Leo Moroni and Blanche Macella Crofts Mecham. She grew up in Firth and graduated from Firth High School. Eva helped her dad on the farm picking potatoes, thinning beets, driving...

Aug 26, 2017

Bryce Robert Madsen, 80, of Shelley passed away August 25, 2017 at EIRMC in Idaho Falls. He was born on February 26, 1937 to Leona (Shaw) and Robert Eugene Madsen in Venice, Utah. He was the eldest of four siblings. He married Karlyn Durrant, March 16, 1956. Later divorced. He then married Gayle Miner on December 12, 1987. They made...

Aug 21, 2017

Aug 21, 2017

Linda Joyce Malcom passed away August 21, 2017 after a long illness. She was born to Howard and LaWanda Hodges on January 8, 1950 in Ava, Missouri. The family moved to Idaho in 1956 settling in Shelley in 1960. She attended school in Shelley. Linda married the love of her life Bruce Malcom in April 1973. They resided their married...

Aug 18, 2017

Verna Fay Barzee Smith, 92, former Shelley resident passed away August 18, 2017 in Jamestown, North Dakota. Family and friends will gather for a graveside service at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Hillcrest Cemetery on E. 1200 N. Shelley, Idaho. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley.

Aug 11, 2017

Julia F Kress, 69, passed away peacefully in her daughters home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 11, 2017. Julia was born on March 4, 1948 in El Centro, California. She was the first of two children born to James Durwood Foshee and Leona Inez Hope. Julia and her younger sister Rita were raised in Rosepine, Louisiana by her...

Aug 11, 2017

Leonard Earl Likes returned to his Heavenly Father August 11, 2017. He was born March 23, 1932 in Roberts, Idaho to Acy McKinley Likes and Blanch Florence Knoll, the 4th of 7 children. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, O.E. Bell Junior High, and Idaho Falls High School. In 1950, during his senior year, he met Barbara Rose Lundquist. She was taking...

Aug 10, 2017

Monta Velate Kidman, 88, of Shelley, died August 10, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born at the family home in Shelley, Idaho on October 20, 1928 to Leonard and Sarah Esther Christensen. Monta was the youngest of nine children. She graduated from Shelley High School. Monta attended and graduated from Utah Agricultural College with a degree in Elementary...

Aug 8, 2017

Laurence Austin Brower (Larry), 91 passed away on August 8, 2017 at The Willows in Blackfoot from complications of emphysema. Laurence Austin Brower was born on February 22, 1926 in Ora, Idaho to Austin George Brower & Velta Cherry Brower. He was raised on the family farm in Ashton, Idaho the oldest of nine children. In 1944, at the age...