Obituaries

Jan 25, 2016

A 95 Year Life

Alma Ruth Fulford, left this Earth on January 25, 2016, following an evening in the hospital due to a heart attack. Her last afternoon was spent playing Bingo, winning a Snickers bar and visiting with residents and staff at Teton Peaks Assisted Living in Driggs, Idaho. She is survived by her...

Jan 20, 2016

Hellen M. Supergan, passed away at 88 years old on January 20, 2016 of respiratory failure as a result of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). She never used any tobacco products.

Hellen was born October 13, 1927 at her family farm in Fremont Center, Illinois. She was the fourth child of nine children. She married her beloved...

Dec 12, 2015

Norma Jean Johnson, 83, of Driggs passed away on December 12, 2015. She is the mother of Belinda (Shane) Thompson of Driggs. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, December 19, at 10 am at the Greenwood Memory Lawn 719 North 27th Ave Phoenix, Az.

Dec 10, 2015

Kate Reynolds Yaskot of Driggs, passed away December 10th. Services are pending. Condolences can be sent to Kate's family through valleymortuary@gmail.com and this website.

Oct 31, 2015

Donald (Rowdy) Yestness passed away peacefully on October 31, 2015 in Victor, Idaho. He died after a three year battle with leukemia, defying most medical predictions.  He always defied predictions and through grit and tenacity accomplished many quests, goals and adventures.

He was born May 21, 1927 in Pollack, South Dakota of Clarence and Opal Yestness. Don...

Oct 13, 2015

Benjamin “Ben” Bates, 41, of Lyons, KS passed away October 13, 2015 in Weld County, CO.

He was born November 13, 1973 in Powell, WY to Steven and Mary Walters Bates.

He was Owner-President of WestCrete-Concrete. Ben Graduated from Teton High School in 1992 and Ricks College in Rexburg with a...

Jun 13, 2015

Patient Art Teacher, self-taught skilled potter, kite maker and flyer, lover of 1949 Chevy trucks, tinkerer, animal lover, trail rider in the ND Badlands, fly tier and fly fishing enthusiast, wryly witty, kind, able to build or fix anything. All of these things describe William “Bill” Baron. Above all, he was a patient, loving father, husband and son; beloved...

May 8, 2015

Stephen Morgan Russell

1933-2015

Stephen Morgan Russell, 81, of Victor, ID,  was born on October 26, 1933 in Washington, D.C. to James Victor Russell and Dorothy Burns Russell.  He passed away on Friday, May 8 in the comfort of his home under the care of his family.  Steve lived...

Apr 28, 2015

Tyron J Stull, lifelong resident of Teton Valley, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 surrounded by seven of his nine siblings.

He was born to Claude and Rula Stull, on March 16, 1941 in Driggs, Idaho. He was number three of eleven children.

After graduating from Teton High School in 1959 he became a...

Apr 21, 2015

Barbara June Larsen Penfold June passed away on April 21, 2015 at the TetonPeakAssistedLivingCenter in Driggs, Idaho surrounded by loving family members. She was the third child of James Elmer Larsen and Pearl Mariah Jones Larsen. She had fond memories of being raised in Victor with her siblings Thora, Dale, Mary, Jim, Dennis and Terry along with numerous cousins. Their...

Apr 19, 2015

Robert Rockefeller Zazzara died April 19, 2015 in Victor, Idaho. Rob was born on November 11, 1969 in Red Bank, NJ to the late Ronald Zazzara and Bobbi Rockefeller. Rob is survived by his mother Bobbi Rockefeller and Step Father Peter Edington, his brother Nick Zazzara and his son Jade Zazzara. Rob was previously married to Summer Winger. Rob attended...

Apr 12, 2015

William R. Mildner of Driggs, Idaho passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 12 with his loving family by his side. He was a United States Army Veteran. Bill was born on July 4th, 1939 to John and Rena Mildner and was the youngest of four children. He moved to Jackson over 40 years ago and knew this...

Apr 10, 2015

Russell Taylor Cheney: Larger Than Life

Russell “Rusty” Taylor Cheney wore size 13 shoes and had hands so big that he did not need a paddle to roll his kayak. His fire boots weighed five pounds each, and his rumbling baritone voice could clear out a bar. If not for his goofy laugh,...

Apr 10, 2015

A stack of books sits on A.J. Linnell's bedside table. It includes Thrive, Warrior Athlete, The Power of Habit, Insurgent, and a book on cycling. That stack captures A.J.'s wide-ranging interests. He was hard to pin down with a single label because he wore so many: mountain guide, professional cyclist, solar panel installer, city councilor, volunteer, skier, snowboarder, reader, teacher,...

Apr 10, 2015

John H. Short, PhD Oct. 8, 1944 - April 10, 2015 Dr. John H. Short of Park City, UT & Driggs, ID, 70, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend died Friday, April 10, in an aircraft accident in Idaho. He is survived by wife, Mary; children, Leonard & Starin, Amy & Neil, Leslie & Justin, Levi, Megan, and Shannon; grandchildren,...

Mar 21, 2015

Murel Hill Kay, a lifetime resident of Teton Valley, Idaho passed away on March 21, 2015, at the age of 91. Murel was born on February 8, 1924, in Richvale, Idaho to John W. Hill and Ivy Dixon Hill. She was one of ten children. She entered high school in the fall of 1937 and lived with a cousin and...

Mar 18, 2015

Shirla Celestia Davis Franz, longtime resident of Driggs, Idaho, passed away 3/18/15, at the age of 101 . She was born January 6, 1914, in Teton City, Idaho, to Ira Davis and Louisa Clark Davis. Until her passing she was the oldest resident in Teton Valley. She attended grade school in the old rock school house at Canyon Creek. She...

Mar 11, 2015

Maggie Myrtle Lafever Clemons 97 Maggie Myrtle Lafever Clemons graduated from this life on March 11, 2015. Myrtle was born to Swen Sceva La Fever and Maggie Lena Ford La Fever on January 11, 1918 in Silverpoint Tennessee. She was the 5th of 15 children. She married Jesse Edward “Dick” Clemons on June 26, 1936. When three of her sisters...

Mar 5, 2015

Donald "Max" Driggs passed away on March 5, 2015 in Driggs, Idaho. He was born on February 15, 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Byron Downes Driggs and Ruth Amelia Smith. He lived his childhood in Driggs, Idaho. He was the last of 5 children born to them. He moved to Montana where he met and married the love of...

Feb 9, 2015

James Lawrence Schulz (age 77) July 20, 1937 - February 9, 2015 And when he dies, cut him out in little stars, and the face of heaven will be so fine that all the world will be in love with night and pay no heed to the garish sun. - William Shakespeare Jim was born on July 20, 1937 in...