Obituaries

Maria Del Rosario Juarez Escamilla

Maria Del Rosario Juarez Escamilla

Jan 18, 2015

Maria Del Rosario (Chayo) Juarez Escamilla, 25, of Idaho Falls, died January 18, 2015 in an Automobile Accident near Shelley, Idaho. She is the daughter of Porfirio Juarez Torrez and Elvira Escamilla Guerra of Mexico. The family will receive friends Thursday evening January 22, 2015 from 5:00 till 8:30 P.M. with a Rosary service at 7:00 P. M. at Nalder...

D. Joyce Searle

D. Joyce Searle

Jan 17, 2015

D. Joyce Searle, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 17th, 2015 at The Gables Assisted Living in Shelley with her eternal companion, Merwyn at her side. Joyce was born to Kelly and Delia Brooks on July 24th, 1932 in Shelley, Idaho.  She was the oldest of 4 children. During the early years of her life, Joyce’s family lived in...

Kenneth Paul Fielding

Kenneth Paul Fielding

Jan 15, 2015

Kenneth Paul Fielding, 76, of Taylor, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 15 January 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born to Verl and Alice Elaine Oler Fielding on 5 April 1938 in his grandmother’s home in Shelley, Idaho. He was the youngest of five children. He has lived within one-half mile of his current home for his entire...

Thomas H. Frongner

Thomas H. Frongner

Jan 12, 2015

Thomas Howard Frongner, 87, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home. He was born July 2, 1927 to Howard John Frongner and Amy Katherine Murphy Frongner, in Idaho Falls Idaho. Tom was the oldest of six children. Tom graduated from Shelley High School in 1945. After graduation he was drafted into the Army and was selected for the...

Robert Mckelley

Robert Mckelley

Jan 8, 2015

On Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, Robert McKelley passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Robert had a great love for his family and is remembered by them for his kindness and generosity. He was a devoted husband, father and son.  He was known for his great sense of humor and clever wit, Robert always had a...

Jill Wray

Jill Wray

Dec 28, 2014

Jill Hammer Wray, 54, of Shelley, ID, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2014 after a long battle of cancer in her home surrounded by her family. Jill was born July 2, 1960 to Gary and Ruth LaRee Hammer in Idaho Falls, ID. She was the oldest of eight children, and was often thought of as the second mother to...

David Paul Arsenault

David Paul Arsenault

Dec 16, 2014

David Paul Arsenault , 61, passed away  on December 16, 2014 in Shelley, Idaho. He was born on August 19, 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Cynthia Elin Erickson and Joseph Raymond Arsenault, David grew up in Bellow Falls, Vermont. At 15 he became a volunteer firefighter and joined the US Air Force in 1972 upon graduation. In the military he...

Frank Carter

Frank Carter

Dec 14, 2014

Frank Carter our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend went home to be with the Lord on December 14, 2014, with a glorious reunion taking place with his granddaughter Kelsi Ann Carter. He was born October 12, 1944 to Ronald and Velma (Priest) Carter in Shelley Idaho. He spent his childhood and attended school in Shelley. In 1961...

Jonathon James Ralph Adamson

Jonathon James Ralph Adamson

Dec 10, 2014

Jonathon James Ralph Adamson, 18, of Shelley passed away December 10, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born on the 24 th of July 1996 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Reneta Humphries and Kaye Barnett Adamson. A strong spirit that had to face a lot of trials in his life, yet even with adversities...

Julia Luann Hendrix

Julia Luann Hendrix

Dec 8, 2014

Julia LuAnn Rundle Hunting Hendrix died December 8, 2014 in Ely, NV.  Julia LuAnn was born on November 29, 1957 to James R. and Kathleen (Rausch) Rundle in Salt Lake City UT.  Julia grew up in Magna, UT, Las Vegas, NV, Riverside, CA, and Firth, ID.   Julia attended elementary, junior high and graduated from Firth High School and the LDS...

Mary (Susie) Elizabeth Saul

Mary (Susie) Elizabeth Saul

Dec 5, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Saul of Firth passed away at EIRMC on December 5, 2014. She was born to Fred H. and Lurline Fuller Saul on June 24th, 1945 in Long Beach, California. She became known as Susie to her family of two older brothers and grandparents. Susie was raised in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach and then Norwalk, California....

Neldon Lorenzo Christensen

Neldon Lorenzo Christensen

Nov 13, 2014

Neldon Lorenzo Christensen, 90, passed away on November 13, 2014 at EIRMC, surrounded by his family. Neldon was born May 05, 1924 to Leonard L. Christensen and S. Esther Gardner, in Shelley, Idaho and grew up on a farm in Shelley, and continued farming until his passing. Neldon was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

Raynola Ella Fowler

Raynola Ella Fowler

Nov 13, 2014

Raynola Ella Rollins Fowler, 87, of Shelley, passed away November 13, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society in Idaho Falls surrounded by her family. Raynola was born July 5, 1927 in Minersville, Utah to Vern and Etta Rollins. She was the youngest of nine children. Raynola was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and...

Kelly Ann Bradley Meli

Kelly Ann Bradley Meli

Nov 12, 2014

Kelly Ann Bradley Meli, 50, formerly of Shelley passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, while vacationing in New Jersey. Kelly was born Mar. 28, 1964, in Colorado Spring, CO. Her family moved to Shelley in 1969. She attended Shelley High School and Highland Community College in Freeport, IL. Kelly married George Meli in 1981. They traveled the country with his...

Victor Khramtsov

Victor Khramtsov

Nov 11, 2014

Victor P. Khramtsov, 85 returned to his Heavenly Father November 11, 2014. He was born July 12, 1929 in Irkutsk, close to Lake Baikal (the oldest and deepest fresh water lake on Earth) Russia . He was the sixth of eight children born to Peter Khramtsov and Katerina Parfeleva Khramtsova. He spent his early years in Irkutsk. During World War II when Victor was...

Ty Bowcutt

Ty Bowcutt

Nov 8, 2014

Ty Bowcutt, 17, of Shelley unexpectedly passed away November 8, 2014 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. He was born April 6, 1997 in Idaho Falls to Terry Bowcutt and Annalisa Bowcutt. Ty attended school in Shelley and Blackfoot. He is survived by his father, Terry Bowcutt, mother, Annalisa Bowcutt, sister, Jacqueline (Jacob) Wesley, brother, Dustin (Tausha)...

Mary Eva Burke

Mary Eva Burke

Nov 2, 2014

Mary Eva Cook Burke, 98, of Shelley passed away Sunday November 2, 2014 at her home of natural causes. She was born April 1, 1916 in Tropic, Utah to Richard Ammon Cook and Ruth Gilger Cook. She was the second child of four and the only daughter. In 1927, at the age of eleven, her family left Utah and moved...

Melba Dye Staples

Melba Dye Staples

Oct 31, 2014

Melba Elizabeth Dye Grout Staples, 96 passed away at her home in Firth, Idaho on October 31, 2014.  She was under the care of Blackfoot Hospice and her daughter Janelle. She was born on December 23, 1917 to Walter E Dye and Sarah Mary Ellen Crofts.  Melba lived her entire life in the Firth area, graduating from Firth High School...

Nellie Mae Beelaert

Nellie Mae Beelaert

Oct 31, 2014

Nellie Mae Shafer Elder Beelaert  (94) died Friday morning in Pocatello, Idaho at The Gables.  Nellie was born of German, Irish, and Dutch descendants in a little house on a ranch at Byers, Colorado on March 2, 1920 to Charles Lester Shafer and Lena Lillian Rhyne Shafer. She was married to Clair Otto Elder March 2, 1938 by a Baptist...

Afton Emily Reintjes

Afton Emily Reintjes

Oct 11, 2014

Afton Emily Reintjes, 87, of Shelley passed away October 11, 2014 at the Gables in Shelley. She was born July 3, 1927 in Los Angeles, California to Emil William and Lisa Kristina Carlson Johnson. Afton married Paul Edward Reintjes in Mesa, Arizona on January 20, 1950. They had three children, Gregory Wyatt, Paula Suzanne and Marc Whitney. She was a...