Obituaries
Johnny R. Torrez
Apr 1, 2015
Johnny R. Torrez, 63, of Basalt passed away April 1, 2015 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Johnny was born on December 12, 1951 in Shelley, Idaho to Marcela Rodriguez and Elias G. Torrez. He was the second child of eight children. He attended school in Firth, Idaho and then joined the marines in 1970 and was...
Neil Odell Dye
Apr 1, 2015
Neil Odell Dye, 76, of Shelley passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 surrounded by his family at his home in Shelley. Odell was born October 4, 1938 in Presto. Idaho to Jesse Reese Dye and Beatrice Freeman Dye. He attended school in Shelley. Odell served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Southwest...
Boyd Wayne Jones
Apr 1, 2015
Boyd Wayne Jones, 70, of Firth passed away March 31, 2015 at his home. He was born May 10, 1944 in Driggs, Idaho to Elmer L. and Eva Jemmett Jones. He grew up in Victor, ID until late 1956. The family moved to Firth, ID, where he attended the Firth schools. He married Chris Sutton and had one daughter, Tammy....
James R. Baker
Mar 25, 2015
James R. Baker (Bobby), 71, passed away March 25, 2015 at Turtle & Crane Assisted Living Center in Idaho Falls, ID. Bobby was born September 24, 1943 in Martinsburg, West Virginia to James B. and Helen Naomi Morrison Baker. He grew up and spent most of his life in Pennsylvania. However, Bobby spent the last 30 years of his life...
Peggy Jo Cook
Mar 25, 2015
Peggy Jo Nulph Cook, 51, of Shelley, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 25, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a valiant, intense struggle against ovarian cancer. Peggy was born January 29, 1964, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Forrest Hyrum Nulph and Bonnie Jean DeLaMare Nulph. Peggy was the sixth child of seven children and grew up and spent...
Jim E. Colgrove
Mar 20, 2015
James (Jim) E. Colgrove, of Shelley Idaho, passed away Friday March 20 th 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer, fittingly on the first day of spring his favorite season. He died at home surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on December 22, 1945 , in Scottsbluff, NE to George William and Pearl (Van Winkle) Colgrove. He...
Neal J. Hicks
Mar 19, 2015
Neal J Hicks returned to his Heavenly home after an extended illness on March 19, 2015 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Neal was born July 12, 1961 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Marvin Cleve and Krystal Kirkham Hicks. He was the third child in the family. When he was eight years old the family moved to Shelley, Idaho. He loved animals, working...
Carol M. Robinson
Mar 11, 2015
Carol Mae Bateman Robinson, 92, of Firth passed away March 11, 2015 at The Moticello Assisted Living Facility in Idaho Falls. Carol was born on April 2, 1922 at her parent’s farm just south of Shelley to Ida Emma Jones Bateman and Marvin Jesse Bateman. She was the second oldest of seven children. She had five sisters: Roberta Dunnam, Aurora...
Forrest Hyrum Nulph
Mar 2, 2015
Forrest Hyrum Nulph, 88, of Shelley passed away peacefully on March 2, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Idaho Falls. Forrest Hyrum Nulph was born in Shelley, Idaho on September 25, 1926 to Forrest Raymond and Ivie Louisa Bateman Nulph. His father died when he was 1 ½ years old. He was the second child of three, his sister, Marcella...
Donna Jessie Bolander
Mar 1, 2015
Donna Jessie Bolander, 87, passed away in Shelley, Idaho on March 1, 2015. Donna was born on September 5, 1927 in Shelley, Idaho to Nils Oscar Bolander and Lois Margret Thomas. She graduated from Shelley High School in 1945. Donna was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served faithfully in various callings...
M. Jeryl Gotch
Feb 23, 2015
M. Jeryl Gotch, 82, of Ammon and former Shelley resident passed away February 23, 2015 at Life Care Center in Idaho Falls. He was born December 5, 1932 in Jameston, Idaho to Adolph Gotch and Eva Arave Gotch. He married Mary Hjelm, in Shelley, October 13, 1956. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...
Dustin James Mcdonald
Feb 19, 2015
Dustin James McDonald, 25, of Idaho Falls, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 19, 2015. He was born November 27, 1989, in Reno, Nevada to AnNisa Emily John and James Lawrence McDonald. He was the second of four children. Dustin was a loving son, grandson, brother, uncle and cousin. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting and camping....
Leticia Letty Elizondo Jackson
Feb 13, 2015
Leticia (Letty/Lisa) Elizondo Jackson, 38, of Shelley passed away February 13, 2015 in Trenton, New Jersey. Letty was born March 17, 1976 to her parents Vicente and Guadalupe Elizondo. She grew up in Shelley, ID where she resided until she graduated High School in 1994. After graduation Letty moved to Tennessee to be a nanny, where she met the love...
Peter John Dirkmaat
Feb 9, 2015
Peter John Dirkmaat passed away suddenly on February 9, 2015 at his home in Shelley Idaho, after a courageous fight against cancer. Pete was born March 19, 1943, in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. He was the oldest child and only son of Peter Hendrick Dirkmaat and Alida Emo. In 1948 the family immigrated to the United States settling in Salt Lake City,...
Merril Tew Blake
Feb 8, 2015
Merril Tew Blake, 65, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and brother, passed away on February 8 th , 2015, at his home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Merril was born November 23, 1949 in Idaho Falls to Ferron Joseph Blake and Klea Tew Blake. Merril was the 8 th child of 9 children. He graduated from Shelley High School and later...
Florence Mecham
Feb 5, 2015
Florence Larson Mecham, 89, of Goshen, passed away on Thursday February 5, 2015 at her home. She was born April 16, 1925 in Burley, Idaho to John Davis Larson and Leona Smith England. She was born and raised on a farm with her five siblings, being the fourth child and third girl of six children. She excelled in school and...
M. Leora Lundquist
Feb 4, 2015
Marcia Leora Lundquist, 100, of Shelley passed away February 4, 2015 at the Teton Post-Acute Care and Rehabilitation center in Idaho Falls. Leora was born November 1, 1914, in Iona, ID, to Clarence Allen and Cora Waters. They lived in a two room cabin until her mother died, when Leora was only 11 years old. Leora Married Charles Moroni Lundquist...
Marion Moore Leatham
Feb 1, 2015
Marion Moore Leatham, 87, of Shelley, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Shelley on May 12, 1927 to Levi and Ivie Leatham. He grew up in Shelley, first attending the Taysom School and then graduating from Shelley High School. He was drafted into the Army and served in the occupation forces in Germany...
Darla Kaye Madsen
Jan 27, 2015
Darla Kaye Madsen, of Idaho Falls, passed away on January 27, 2015, she was 59. She was born on July 9, 1955 to Lynn and Vita Dye and grew up in the Shelley/Firth area. Darla met her husband Rex in high school. They were married on November 5, 1977, and were sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple on November 3,...
Donna Carrie Saville
Jan 25, 2015
Donna Carrie Saville passed on to eternal perfection on January 25, 2015 at the age of 91. She was born on her mother’s birthday December 19, 1923, a birthday she also shared with her younger brother Ross Kunz. The family enjoyed gathering to celebrate their birthdays even after they had children and grandchildren. This shared birth date is carried on...
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