Obituaries

Mar 24, 2012

William Mathewson Murray II passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Tetonia, Idaho on March 24th 2012. Born in Long Beach CA on February 26, 1938 to William Mathewson Murray and Vivien Marie Hunter, Bill grew up in Alhambra and the deserts around 29 Palms CA. He worked for the Southern California Edison Co. as a mechanic and in November...

Feb 29, 2012

Thelda Moulton Allen died Feb. 29, 2012 at her home in Victor surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 17, 1921 at her parent's home in Victor She was the 4th child and only daughter of John Thomas Moulton and Arabell Orgill. She attended school in Victor and graduated from Victor High School in 1938. She married Harlon...

Feb 16, 2012

Homer Edward Kunz, of Victor, passed away early Thursday morning on February 16, 2012, at the age of 93 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on July 19, 1918 in Cedron, Idaho. Homer served an LDS mission to the North States. He returned and went to the University of Utah. While there, he met and married Doris Self...

Dec 13, 2011

Verl Parley Bagley peacefully passed away on December 13, 2011 at the Teton Valley Hospital from natural causes. He was born on August 19, 1916 in Driggs, Idaho to George Parley Bagley and Heda Rozella Johnson Bagley. He lived all 95 years of his life in Victor except for the 18 months he spent serving a mission in Oklahoma for...

Nov 30, 2011

Illa "Gale" Kidder, age 77, of Jackson, Wyoming died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 from a car accident south of Jackson.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at the Valley Mortuary in Jackson, Wyoming.

Nov 30, 2011

Rita Joan Lyle, age 70, of Victor, Idaho died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 from a car accident south of Jackson, Wyoming.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at the Valley Mortuary in Jackson. A burial will be held at the Victor Cemetery in Victor, Idaho at a later date.

Nov 9, 2011

Joan Janet Engstrom, age 76, of Driggs, died Wednesday, Novemer 9, 2011 at the Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs.

Joan was born May 17, 1935 in Bedford, Ohio to Edwin and Florence Povolny Fennell. She married Robert Engstrom on June 2, 1956 in Brecksville, Ohio. She worked at various hospitals as a Medical Technologist.

She loved to travel...

Oct 21, 2011

Lynn Stevens Kearsley Lynn Stevens Kearsley, 94, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died October 21, 2011, in his home at Fairwinds Retirement Community.

He was born April 19, 1917, in Victor, Idaho, the eighth child of Edwin Nephi and Lula Stevens Kearsley.

He graduated from Victor High School in 1935. He married Ruth Heward on September 27, 1938, in...

Oct 16, 2011

Our beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather, James W. (Jim) Bush of Tetonia, passed away in Salt Lake City on October 16, 2011 with his family by his side. He was a man who dedicated his life to being a son, brother, sailor, husband, father and grandfather.

He was born in Oklahoma on January 18, 1925 to Gilbert and...

Oct 7, 2011

Lorene Little Moffat, of Driggs, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Friday the 7th of Oct. three days prior to her 95th birthday at the home of her son Greg and Saundra Moffat in Rexburg, Idaho At the time of her death she was surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Rexburg Home Health/Hospice.

She was born...

Oct 6, 2011

In loving memory of our beloved Mother, Beth LaRue Jones Nickell, who passed away on Thursday morning October 6, 2011. Beth lived a beautiful life as she was born on May 17, 1924 to Benjamin and Indria Jones of Victor, Idaho. She was the youngest of seven children and shared fond memories of living on the ranch. Beth married Buster...

Oct 4, 2011

DRIGGS - Michael F. DeLate, aka Birdman - ornithologist and gardener, passed away on October 4, 2011, in Driggs, Idaho, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born September 15, 1944, in Pocatello, Idaho, the only son of Jack and Mildred DeLate. Mike attended school at St. Joseph's and Washington Elementary, Franklin Junior High and graduated from Pocatello...

Oct 4, 2011

DRIGGS - Michael F. DeLate, aka Birdman - ornithologist and gardener, passed away on October 4, 2011, in Driggs, Idaho, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born September 15, 1944, in Pocatello, Idaho, the only son of Jack and Mildred DeLate. Mike attended school at St. Joseph's and Washington Elementary, Franklin Junior High and graduated from Pocatello...

Sep 30, 2011

Frances Love Froidevaux lost a valiant battle with cancer on Friday, September 30, while staying at the family's summer cabin in Teton Valley, Idaho. In her 69 short years, Francie packed several lifetimes of travel, artistic pursuits, and friendships that spanned the globe. Born in St. Louis, MO, to Jane (Matteson) and Dr. John David Love, she grew up in...

Aug 3, 2011

Awanda May (Meservy) Hansen, 91, of Pocatello, rejoined her eternal companion David E. Hansen (d. 1997), on Wednesday, August 3. She passed of causes incident to advanced age, being 91. She was born, the only daughter of Sarah Ann (Bagley) and James Alonzo Meservy near St. Anthony, ID on May 13, 1920. She was predeceased by five male siblings. She...

Jul 3, 2011

Carol Jardine Foster, a lifetime resident of Teton Valley, Idaho, passed away on July 3, 2011 at the age of 83. Carol was born May 16, 1928 in Richvale, Idaho, to Donald William Jardine and Belle Caldwell. She was the oldest of six children. She attended schools in Richvale, Rexburg and Driggs, and graduated from Teton High School in 1946....

Jun 14, 2011

Kenneth Owen Nielsen, 69, of Driggs, ID died June 14, 2011 at his home in Driggs. His was a heroic 55-year battle with Type I Diabetes.

He was born June 8, 1942 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Owen and Ruth Nielsen. He graduated from Watertown High School and received a BS in Fisheries Biology from the University of Montana....

Jun 6, 2011

Randall J Berry (Randy) passed away the morning of June 6th at the age of 65 at his home in Bates near Driggs, Idaho.

Randy was born in Hawthorne, California on September 13, 1945, to Daisy Stout Berry and Earl Kenneth Berry. Randy grew up in El Segundo, California, but spent many summers in southeastern Idaho where he...

May 2, 2011

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Cache-Clawson Cemetery.

Apr 21, 2011

Lula Mecham McBride, age 91, of Victor, Idaho died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her daughter's home in Rigby, Idaho.

Lula was born November 22, 1919 in Carey, Idaho to Parley and Jean Foote Mecham. She married Walter McBride on April 20, 1939 in the Salt Lake City, Utah L.D.S. Temple. She lived in Teton Valley with her husband...