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Eleanor Balmforth Davies

Eleanor Balmforth Davies

Aug 14, 2009

Eleanor Balmforth Davies died on August 14, 2009, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born March 11, 1920, in Woodville, Idaho, the first child of Ernest Rudolph and Emily Berniece Bowman Balmforth. She was born in a house that was once the first school house in Woodville. Eleanor graduated from Shelley High School where she excelled in home economics and...

Leland A. Eaton

Leland A. Eaton

Aug 12, 2009

Leland A. Eaton, 94, of Shelley, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center in Idaho Falls.  He was born April 9, 1915, in Vernal, Utah, to Zera and Alice Starkey Eaton.  He was the fourth child born to a family of thirteen.  That same year the family moved to Shelley where he resided the rest of...

Zelda Lois Corless

Zelda Lois Corless

Aug 1, 2009

Zelda Lois Condie Corless passed away on August 1, 2009, in Delta, Utah, at the age of 92. Zelda was born in Preston, Idaho, on June 27, 1917, to Gideon and Carrie Christina Clausen Condie. She earned a B.S. in home economics from the University of Idaho and an M.A. in education from Brigham Young University. She was greatly respected...

Neil Kay Birch

Neil Kay Birch

Jul 28, 2009

Neil Kay Birch, 55, of Shelley passed away July 28, 2009 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. Neil was born to Kay Clark and Edna Bauer Birch on December 14, 1953.  He was raised on the family farm in the Osgood area where he learned to work.  He graduated from Skyline High School and attended Ricks College and Utah...

David John Tew

David John Tew

Jul 19, 2009

David John Tew, 48, of Idaho Falls was born November 18, 1960 in Idaho Falls to Earl Hill and Beth Luie Johnson Tew.  He was raised and attended schools in Firth.             He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served a mission in Japan.             He attended Ricks College and graduated with a degree...

Donna Chapman Petersen

Donna Chapman Petersen

Jul 18, 2009

Donna C. Petersen , 84, died at the Gables in Shelley, Idaho on Saturday, July 18, 2009. She was born November 17, 1924, 1 st child of 6 to the late John and Alexia Chapman in Preston, Idaho.  She primarily attended school in Preston, Idaho, but finished High School in Firth, Idaho. On December 21, 1944 she married A. Woodrow Petersen...

Roy Willard Hansen

Roy Willard Hansen

Jul 14, 2009

Roy Willard Hansen, 96, of Firth, Idaho, passed away peacefully in his sleep July 14, 2009. He was born Feb. 16, 1913 in Bear River City, Utah to Jacob P. and Julia Johanson Hansen, the fourth of eight boys and one sister.  He was raised on the family dry farm near Roy, Idaho.  He went to school in a one...

Karen Elkington Sparks

Karen Elkington Sparks

Jul 7, 2009

Karen Elkington Sparks an elite lady died July 7 at the age of 75.  Karen was born to Reed and Cora Elkington on Aug. 27 1933 .  Her younger years were spent on a ranch in Bone, Idaho.  She loved the ranch and all the work that went with it.  She especially loved riding horses.  Later her family moved to...

Dean Nalder

Dean Nalder

Jul 1, 2009

Dean Nalder was born March 26, 1927 in a log cabin, built by his father, Fredrick James Nalder, who with Dean’s mother, Hannah Elizabeth Morgan Nalder, traveled from Utah and homesteaded some ground west of Ririe.    Dean attended grade school in the Clark schoolhouse, then into Rigby for High School.  Before graduation in 1945 he joined the Coast Guard and...

Ross Sterling Cheney

Ross Sterling Cheney

Jun 20, 2009

Ross Sterling Cheney, 75, long time resident of Shelley, passed away June 20, 2009 at Beacon Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Pocatello. He was born on August 12, 1933 in Laketown, Utah to Ross Simon and Elma Weston Cheney. He graduated from Rich High School in Laketown and attended Utah State University where he studied agriculture. He served a full...

Velma L. Hansen

Velma L. Hansen

Jun 10, 2009

Velma Siler Hansen, 83, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died quietly in her sleep on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 under hospice care. Velma was born on September 15, 1925 in Pleasant View, UT to John Andrew Siler and Ruby May Cornwall. She had three older brothers, Lester, Harold, and Ernest; a younger brother Cecil; and a younger sister Lucille. Velma grew...

Rita Jean Foshee

Rita Jean Foshee

Jun 1, 2009

Rita Jean Foshee, 60, of Blackfoot, passed away June 1, 2009 at Bingham Extended Care Facility. She was born March 23, 1949 in El Centro, California to Jimmie and Inez Hope Foshee. She graduated from Rosepine, LA High School in 1968. She then attended Cosmetology School and worked doing hair in Provo, Utah. She helped teach young women life skills,...

Keith Drollinger

Keith Drollinger

May 31, 2009

Keith Drollinger, 85, of Shelley passed away May 31, 2009 at his home under hospice care. He was born in Ririe, Idaho on October 2, 1923 to Cecil John and Norma Delone Harris Drollinger. He was married to Lillian May Stoneberg on June 14, 1943 in Osgood. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. He and Lillian...

Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris

May 24, 2009

Dorothy Morris, 49, of Shelley, passed away May 24, 2009 at her home of natural causes. She was born February 12, 1960 in Idaho Falls to Herbert Newel Morris and Kathleen Phillips. She lived in Blackfoot and Shelley. She attended Dean Goodsell Elementary, Shelley Jr. High, and graduated from Shelley High School. She was a member of the Church of...

Garth W. Johnson

Garth W. Johnson

May 23, 2009

Garth W. Johnson, 83, longtime resident of Westminster, California passed away May 23, 2009. He was raised and attended schools in Firth. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Navy and advanced rank from Seaman to First Lieutenant. He served in the Philippine Liberation, WWII, and Korean War. He received the Victory Medal, United Nations Service Medal, and...

Edith Katherine Rambough

Edith Katherine Rambough

May 16, 2009

Edith Katherine Brewington Rambough, 95, died on May 16, 2009 at the Bingham Extended Care Center in Blackfoot, Idaho. She was born on February 3, 1914 in Greeley, Colorado to Robert Lewis and Clio Mae (Rogers) Brewington. Edith lived in Firth, Idaho most of her life, where her Dad owned and operated the local potato warehouse. She graduated from Firth...

Gene Neil Converse

Gene Neil Converse

May 15, 2009

Eugene Neal Converse passed away on May 15, 2009. He passed peacefully at his home with family and friends surrounding him. Gene was born on March 24, 1940 in Shelley, Idaho to Willis Charles “Slim” and Beulah Aliene Johnson Converse. He was the second of three children. As a child his father worked construction and so his family moved often....

Lorin George Hansen

Lorin George Hansen

May 4, 2009

Another gentle soul has come to the end of this earthly trail. Lorin G. Hansen quietly passed away May 4, 2009 at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho after a short illness complicated by an old, worn out body. Lorin was born June 20, 1914 Upper Presto (Firth), Idaho to George David and Isabelle Teeples Hansen. He lived all of...

Betty Lou Kirby

Betty Lou Kirby

May 2, 2009

Betty Lou Molen Kirby passed away on May 2, 2009 at the age of 84 surrounded by her family at The Gables Assisted Living Center in Shelley, Idaho where she had resided for the past 4 months. She was born February 18 1925 in Idaho Falls, Id to Donald Francis Molen and Margaret Marie Fisher. She attended school in Salmon...

Danny Cleverley

Danny Cleverley

May 1, 2009

Danny Cleverley, 63, of Idaho Falls, passed away May 1, 2009 at Portneuf Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Danny died of complications of pneumonia resulting from his courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 9, 1945 to Raymond and Laura Cleverley. He lived in Idaho Falls and Shelley, where he worked (or played as some might say)...

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