Obituaries

Ronald Lynn Lundquist

Ronald Lynn Lundquist

Mar 21, 2017

Ronald Lynn Lundquist, 78, of Shelley, passed away March 21, 2017, in the home of his son Randy in Shelley. He was under the care of Hands of Hope Hospice. Ron was born July 14, 1938, in Shelley, Idaho, to Clarence Herman and Lula Crofts Lundquist. He grew up and attended schools in Shelley, Idaho. Aside from a brief time...

Nick Carl Sievers

Nick Carl Sievers

Mar 16, 2017

Our beloved husband, father, brother, friend, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on March 16, 2017. Nick was born on Dec. 30, 1953, to Max and Mary-Ann Sievers in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up in Ucon, Idaho. Nick was a member of the LDS church and earned his Eagle Scout. Nick married Holly Gallup in 1978....

L. Suzanne Ames

L. Suzanne Ames

Mar 5, 2017

Suzanne Ames, 54, of Idaho Falls passed away Sunday March 5, 2017. She was at the University of Utah hospital under the care of the NCCU unit and staff. She was born June 19, 1962 to Everett J. Ames (Bing) and Janet Burke Ames. She had one son, Christopher L. Jack (deceased), two sisters, Rickie Thompson and Annette Summers Lloyd...

Arden E Sellars

Arden E Sellars

Mar 2, 2017

Arden E. Sellars of Woodville, Idaho, passed away at age 75 on Thursday March 2, 2017 in Woodville, Idaho after a 17 year struggle with cancer. He was born on September 12, 1941 to Chase Laray Sellars and Mary Rebecca Speas Sellars in Shelley, Idaho At the age of age 14 Arden left home and ventured out into the world....

Lynn Richard Frongner

Lynn Richard Frongner

Feb 10, 2017

Lynn Richard “Dick” Frongner, 88, of Idaho Falls and former long time resident of Shelley, ID, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 from Alzheimer’s disease at his home. Dick was born on February 3, 1929 to Howard John and Amy Katherine Murphy Frongner at the Idaho Falls LDS Hospital. He grew up in the New Sweden area, where his father...

Neldon A Gotch

Neldon A Gotch

Feb 9, 2017

Neldon A Gotch, 88, of Jameston, Idaho succumbed to a brain hemorrhage at the home of his daughter Lisa Spells, under the care of his children on February 9, 2017. Neldon was born January 9, 1929 in Jameston, Idaho to Adolph and Eva (Arave) Gotch. He was the eighth of nine siblings. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Sheral Stewart Morgan

Sheral Stewart Morgan

Feb 7, 2017

Sheral Stewart Morgan, 82, of Shelley passed away peacefully February 7, 2017 surrounded by family. Sheral was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, November 23, 1934 to Alvin E. and Sarah Anna Barnhart Morgan. Growing up, he lived in Osgood, Salmon, and Thornton and went to Idaho Falls, Salmon, and Rexburg High Schools (graduating from Rexburg). Sheral had a brother, Elmo...

Russ Simpson

Russ Simpson

Feb 5, 2017

Perry “Russ” Simpson, loving son, husband, father, brother, papa, uncle, cousin, and friend to many, left this life February 5, 2017 at home from complications following open heart surgery. Russ was born April 9, 1962, in Idaho Falls to Harold and Shirley Simpson. Russ grew up and attended school in Shelley. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served...

Shane D. Stears

Shane D. Stears

Feb 4, 2017

Shane D. Stears passed away February 4, 2017. Shane was born July 21, 1943 to Elven and Bertha Stears in Idaho Falls, ID. Shane grew up in the Shelley area and graduated from Shelley High School. Shane grew up working on the family farm then began a long career in road construction. He spent 37 years in construction and worked...

Richard Leroy Mecham

Richard Leroy Mecham

Jan 23, 2017

Richard LeRoy Mecham, 101, of Shelley, Idaho passed away January 23, 2017 of complications from a recent fall at his home. Rich was born in Park Valley, Utah on March 7, 1915 to John Hyrum & Annie Miller Mecham. He attended school there and grew up in Park Valley. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army as a Wire...

Kathryn Virginia Phillips

Kathryn Virginia Phillips

Jan 13, 2017

Kathryn Virginia Phillips, 44, passed away in her home January 13, 2017. Katie was born August 11, 1972 in Newport News, Virginia. She came from a family of five children. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend. She married Paul Phillips, November 23, 1990 in Tacoma, Washington. Paul and Katie have raised their family in Arizona, Idaho and...

Louise Jeppson

Louise Jeppson

Jan 10, 2017

Louise Jeppson, 94, of Shelley slipped peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at The Gables in Shelley. She was born Gladys Louis Bonnifield to Charles Martin Bonnifield and Gladys Ellen Gordon Bonnifield December 19, 1922 in Dillon, Montana. She spent her childhood in Dillon, graduating in 1941 from Beaverhead County High...

Mary Josephine Laird Milender

Mary Josephine Laird Milender

Jan 7, 2017

Mary Josephine (Laird) Milender passed away peacefully at her home on January 7, 2017. She did not lose her battle with cancer, she just convinced God she would look better as an angel than a cancer patient. She was born on November 22, 1932 to Armel and Helen Jones in Beloit, Kansas. She was the oldest of 9 children. At...

Peter Robert Watzke

Peter Robert Watzke

Jan 7, 2017

Peter Robert Watzke, 61, of Firth passed away January 7, 2017 at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley.

Dorothy Lyon

Dorothy Lyon

Jan 7, 2017

Dorothy Lyon, 92 of Firth, passed away Saturday January 7, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Dorothy Lyon was born August 2, 1924 in Firth, Idaho to Frank and Clarice Just Phillips. She was the youngest of the four Phillips children. Her father passed away when she was two, and she was joined later by three siblings from her...

Garen Arnold Hale

Garen Arnold Hale

Jan 5, 2017

Garen Arnold Hale, 78, of Shelley, passed away and was reunited with his loving wife, Ranae, on January 5, 2017. He passed away from a battle with cancer. Garen was born in Pocatello, Idaho on June 7, 1938 to Lyman and Luella Hale. He was the fifth of six sons and grew up in Chubbuck, Idaho, where he learned the...

Noel D Gotch

Noel D Gotch

Dec 28, 2016

Noel D. Gotch, 90, of Shelley, Idaho succumbed to lung cancer at home on December 28, 2016. Noel was born September 7, 1926 in Jameston, Idaho to Adolf and Eva (Arave) Gotch. He had 9 siblings and grew up in Jameston, on a farm. He spent his childhood working hard on the farm and his favorite childhood pastime was fishing...

Carolyn Sherrick Howell

Carolyn Sherrick Howell

Dec 24, 2016

Carolyn Sherrick Howell, 73, of Basalt, passed away December 24, 2016. Carolyn was born on September 3, 1943 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Carolyn was the youngest child of John and Jennie Sherrick and the little sister to Ronald Sherrick. She grew up as a young child in Ucon, and moved to the Shelley area where she attended school, graduating from...

Annajill Hanny

Annajill Hanny

Dec 14, 2016

Annajill Hanny, 57, of Goshen passed away December 12, 2016 at her home. Annajill Hanny was born July 20th, 1959 to parents Grant F. and E. Elaine Hanny (Larsen) of Shelley. Her childhood was spent in the Goshen area where she graduated from Firth High School. Annajill loved learning and education, Medical education was her absolute passion in life. She...

Verna Mary Johnson

Verna Mary Johnson

Dec 12, 2016

Verna Mary Hansen Johnson passed away peacefully at her home on December 12, 2016. Verna was the third of five siblings, and was born in her parent’s home on April 18, 1924 in Upper Presto, Idaho. Her parents were George David Hansen and Isabelle Henrietta Teeples. She attended school in Presto and graduated from Firth High School in 1941. On...