Obituaries
Beth Marsden
May 27, 2010
Beth Markham Marsden was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on October 9, 1919, to Joseph Wilford Markham and Iva Christine Robertson. She died peacefully at her home, in Taylor, with her family surrounding her on May 27, 2010 at the age of 90 following extended illnesses and remarkable recoveries. She grew up in Spanish Fork and later attended the LDS...
William Fred Benkenstein
May 22, 2010
William Fred Benkenstein, 79, of Basalt, passed away May 22, 2010 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Fred was born May 2, 1931 to Fred Benkenstein and Eva May Westergard. In his youth he lived and attended schools in Roberts, Idaho. Fred married Darlene Joyce Hammer on May 19, 1951 in Rigby, Idaho. Their marriage was later...
Nida Jensen Keefer
May 20, 2010
Nida Jensen Keefer, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 20, 2010, as a resident of the “No Place Like Home Assisted Living Center”. She was under their devoted care and that of Aspen Home Health & Hospice. Nida was born January 27, 1929, at Shelley, Idaho, to Marple Beaumont and Gertrude Vivian Gardner Jensen. She was raised and attended...
"Jack" Briggs
May 13, 2010
Ernest John "Jack" Briggs, 78, passed away peacefully May 12, 2010 at his home in Shelley, Idaho. Jack was born July 3, 1931, in Newdale, Idaho to Ernest L. Briggs and Bertha M. Briggs. He grew up on the family farm located on the banks of the Teton River. He graduated from Sugar Salem High School and joined the US...
Merlin Stoddard
Apr 23, 2010
Our beloved Husband, Dad, Papa, & Brother, Merlin J. Stoddard, 68, of Shelley, passed away April 23, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous three and a half year battle with cancer. He was born to Wilford Henry & Ireta Winward Stoddard on August 20, 1941 at Eaton’s Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho. He was number...
Trinity Evelyn Coesens
Apr 23, 2010
Our Beloved Daughter Trinity Evelyn Coesens, although you were taken from us April 23, 2010, your sweet spirit touched and changed your parent’s lives forever. We will miss our long talks together, and the soft nudge of your kicks and movement assuring us everything is ok. Trinity, your mother, Kalli Ann Coesens and father, Isaac Dennis Coesens will always love...
Deloy Francis Daw
Apr 12, 2010
Our beloved father and grandfather, Deloy Francis Daw, passed away April 12, 2010, at Rosetta Assisted Living Center in Pocatello under the care of Creekside Hospice. He was born August 20, 1913, at Shelley, Idaho, to Charles Fredrick Daw and Clara Smith Daw. Deloy grew up in the Shelley–Firth area. He attended schools in Firth and graduated from Firth High...
Karma Messick
Apr 3, 2010
Karma Holland Messick, 91, of Shelley, passed away April 3, 2010 at her daughter’s home in Shelley. Karma Holland Messick was born March 8, 1919 at Goshen Idaho to Joseph Bertie and Nellie Mae Shaw Holland. She was the fourth of nine children. She graduated from Shelley High School in 1937. After graduation she worked in Mallory’s Dry Goods Store....
Neva Jones
Mar 28, 2010
Neva Olaveson Jones, 81, of Firth, died Sunday March 28th, 2010 in Boise, Idaho at the home of her son Howard Jones. She was born April 2nd, 1928 in Menan, Idaho, daughter of Hans Emanuel Olaveson and Martha Denning Olaveson. Neva was known for her artistry in oil painting and quilt making, and her home baked goods were revered by...
Max Leroy Sievers
Mar 17, 2010
Max LeRoy Sievers, 79, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 17, 2010 at Good Samaritan Center in Idaho Falls. Max was born July 1, 1931 in Ucon, Idaho to Carl and Lillie Sievers. Max married Mary Ann Johnson February 26, 1953. They were blessed with three children. Nick (Holly) Sievers, Leslee Ann (Jerry Carpenter) Sievers, Randy (Angela) Sievers all of...
James Samuel Croft
Mar 15, 2010
James Samuel Croft, 89, of Shelley, passed away March 15, 2010 at his home of a lingering illness. He was born January 18, 1921 at Jerome, Idaho to Samuel Edward and Roselind Allen Croft. He attended public schools through 8 th grade. He joined the Navy on July 25, 1941. He was stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii at Pearl Harbor when...
Bobbie Glen Thompson
Mar 11, 2010
Bobbie Glen Thompson, 75, of Shelley, passed away March 11, 2010 at his home. He was born January 24, 1935 at his grandma’s home in Shelley to Glen and Fontella Mitchell Thompson. His mother had been sick, so when he was born he weighed three and a half pounds. They put him in a shoe box and placed the box...
C. Dean Mickelsen
Mar 3, 2010
C. Dean Mickelsen, 79, of Shelley, passed away March 3, 2010 at his home. He was born September 4, 1930 in Wapello, Idaho to Niels Christian and Mary Ann Williamson Hill Mickelsen. Dean married Joyce Ricks on February 5, 1955 in Teton City, Idaho. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. He served in the United States Navy...
Joseph Felix Hoff
Mar 3, 2010
Joseph Felix Hoff, 95, beloved daddy, grandpa and uncle, went to be with his Lord on March 4, 2010 in Cody, Wyoming. He will be greatly missed. Felix was born October 9, 1914, in Firth, ID to Peter and Anna Hoff. His father Peter came from Norway and mother Anna of Swedish decent. He was met in heaven by his...
Larry Morrell Polson
Mar 1, 2010
Larry Morrell Polson, 83, of Shelley, passed from this life to a better one, on March 1, 2010 at his home surrounded by family after a courageous fight with an aggressive cancer of the throat and esophagus. Larry was born on July 21, 1926 in Jameston, Idaho to James Arthur and Lula Elenora Cox Polson. He attended school in Jameston,...
Elisabeth Schellenberg
Feb 28, 2010
Elisabeth Schellenberg, 83, of Shelley, passed away February 28, 2010 of natural causes at her home. She was born May 12, 1926 in Burgdorf, Switzerland to Johann and Marie Ruchti Michel. She attended the public schools and then went on to do an apprenticeship in sewing and tailoring. On November 16, 1945 she married Albert Nephi Schellenberg in Bern, Switzerland....
Jonathan A. Harker
Feb 15, 2010
Jonathan Andersen Harker (Jon), 45, of Shelley died at his home Monday February 15, 2010 from complications of Alpha 1 disease. Jon was born on April 28, 1964 in Idaho Falls to Arthur Leroy and Helen Ruth Andersen Harker. He attended schools in Shelley. He married Tammy Rowbury and together had two children, Jeremy and Amy. They were later divorced. He...
Lynn V. Sorensen
Feb 9, 2010
Lynn V. Sorensen, 58, of Firth, passed away February 7, 2010 at his home. Lynn was born on Friday the 13 th of July 1951 in Shelley to Verdal Oscar and Edna Emma Lyon Sorensen. He grew up on the family farm in Firth, helping his father and Grandpa Sorensen. He attended school in Firth and graduated from Firth High...
Delbert Lewis Likes
Jan 26, 2010
Delbert Lewis Likes, 74, of Firth, passed away January 26, 2010 at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot. He was born November 10, 1935 in Idaho Falls, the seventh of eight children to Russell Richard and Dora Marie Foster Likes. He attended schools in Sterling and Idaho Falls. He served in the United States Army. He married Evelyn Montague on September...
Robert James Galloway
Jan 23, 2010
Robert James Galloway, passed away January 23, 2010 at Pine Brooks Assisted Living Facility as a result of an extended battle with cancer. He was born August 25, 1958 at Eaton Maternity Home in Shelley, Idaho to Harold and Mona Beus Galloway. He attended schools in Shelley and graduated from Shelley High School. He lived his entire life in the...
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