Obituaries

Aug 29, 2024

David Eugene Edwards passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024 at the age of 96 in Malad, Idaho.  Gene was born on a cold winter night to David Monson Edwards and Elizabeth Wight Edwards in the home where he resided until his death. He was the seventh of 9 children and is the last living member of his family....

Aug 29, 2024

Elizabeth Shafer Sweeten was born January 4th, 1935, to John Merlin Shafer and Elizabeth Wight Shafer in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, the eldest of 7 children.

Beth's early life was spent in Lethbridge and Calgary and the family would move between Ordbend, California where her father would work as sweat labor on a farm for bees, which he...

Aug 26, 2024

Linda Ray Avondet Griggs

Malad, Idaho. Linda Ray Avondet Griggs, 77 long time resident of Oneida county, passed away Monday August 26th, 2024. Linda was born October 29th, 1946, in Ogden, Utah, daughter of Twila May Rakes and Lyman John Avondet. She was raised in Huntsville, Utah. She attended Valley elementary and junior high, then attended Ogden...

Aug 23, 2024

Joseph Kropf Smout, 85, passed away on August 23, 2024, in Ogden, Utah after a difficult battle with a rare form of Ecoli. Joseph was born on July 19, 1939, in Preston, Idaho, he was a dedicated servant of his Savior Jesus Christ and enjoyed serving in his faith, serving his family and community, embodying the principles of love,...

Aug 17, 2024

Our sweet wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and dear friend, peacefully passed away Saturday night August 17, 2024, in the comfort of her beautiful new home she thoroughly enjoyed designing over the past year. She courageously and without complaint fought a very short but intense 3 week battle with cancer.  Though we are sad and heartbroken we didn't have...

Aug 16, 2024

Betty was born February 2, 1943, in Pleasantview, Idaho to Bertrund Joel Wight and Marie Illum Wight. She was the second child of four children, one brother John Jay Wight, two sisters, Dorothy and Nelda Wight. She graduated from Malad High School, class of 1961.

Betty moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, North Salt Lake City Utah...

Aug 15, 2024

Nola Petersen Fallows quietly past from this world on August 15, 2024 at the age of 103. Nola was born to Royal Theodore and  Elizabeth Carrie Petersen on August 18, 1921 in Perry, Utah. She married Earl Fallows on November 18, 1942 in the Logan Temple. Together they had four children, Lary, Ray, Ida, Hollie. The family moved to...

Aug 14, 2024

Rauhn R. Panting April 5, 1953 - August 14, 2024

Rauhn R. Panting, born in Soda Springs, Idaho, on April 5, 1953, passed away on August 14, 2024, in Malad, Idaho, after many courageous battles with illness. Rauhn was a man who deeply cherished the time spent with his friends and loved ones, always valuing the moments...

Aug 11, 2024

Stephen Boyd Hill, 80, passed away on Sunday August 11, 2024.Stephen was born on August 17, 1943 in Malad, Idaho to Mathew and Edna Croney Hill. He graduated from Malad High School in 1962.

Stephen married the love of his life, Thella Marie Leavitt on December 6, 1968 in Elko, Nevada. They made their home in Pocatello,...

Aug 8, 2024

David A Edlefsen, 72 resident of Malad ID, passed away on Thursday August 8, 2024. David was born on September 22, 1951, in Driggs ID, the first child of Jesse and Lucille Edlefsen. He was raised primarily in Rigby ID. At Rigby High, he was known as "Doc" due to his services as the official student athletic trainer who...

Aug 8, 2024

Dustin W. Smith, age 52, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, in Malad, Idaho.

Dustin was born in Malad, Idaho on November 30th, 1971, a son of Wendell and Pamila Smith.  He was the first of three children. He was wanted, desired, and prayed for, for many years to come into Wendell and Pam's home. Pam...

Jul 31, 2024

Dr. Richard Golden Preece was born August 14, 1932, to Mark Golden and Violeet Hyer Preece in Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated from Pocatello High School and attended Idaho State College where he met and dated Nedra Evans from Malad, Idaho for two years before leaving for the Canadian Mission in Toronto, Canada in 1953.  He married and was sealed...

Jul 28, 2024

Chubbuck, Idaho- Our loving Son, Brother, Nephew, Grandson, Cousin, and Friend, Dillon LaVar Johnson, 21, lost his battle with mental illness on Sunday, July 28th, 2024. Dillon was born on November 11th, 2002, in Tremonton, Utah, the Son of Aaron Duane Johnson and DeLynn M. Jackson. He was raised and educated in Malad and was a graduate of Marsh...

Jul 16, 2024

Krishele Willie Jensen, 53, returned to her Father in Heaven on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Idaho Falls, Idaho due to the effects of ovarian cancer.

Krishele Willie was born on August 3, 1970 in Logan, Utah, the oldest of five children to Timothy and Julie Willie. During her early years, she lived in Logan, Utah; Malad,...

Jul 15, 2024

Malad, Idaho... Dorothy Oldland, 94 a resident of Pleasantview, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024. Dorothy was born December 25, 1929, in Hamilton, Montana. She was the daughter of Ralph C. Gibbs and Ruth Waldron. She graduated from Malad High, after attending school in Tremonton and Ogden.

She married Stanley R. Oldland on December 14, 1957,...

Jul 11, 2024

An obituary will be posted at a later date.

Jul 3, 2024

Norma Mae Andersen Armstrong                                May 7, 1937 - July 3rd, 2024

We will remember not that she passed on, but that she lived and her life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.

Our mom made her final transition on Wednesday evening, July 3rd, 2024 with her family comforting her as she took her final...

Jul 2, 2024

Wendy Rufi, 70 residing at Rufi Ranch, Downey, Idaho, passed away peacefully July 2, 2024 after a lengthy battle with Pancreatic cancer at which time she wrote her own obituary.  So, in her own words:

"I was born on December 16, 1953 in Cedar City, Utah to LoRaine Jones Chamberlain and Lila Stapley Chamberlain.  I had a...

Jun 29, 2024

Marion Dale Matthews with family by his side, quietly passed away at home on June 29, 2024, following a battle with metastatic lung cancer. Dad was born in Pocatello, ID on February 4,1936.  He was the 3rd child of George Washington Matthews and Mary Ann Bush.  He grew up in Inkom and attended Inkom Elementary and Inkom High School....

Jun 27, 2024

Kathleen Ward was born on August 13, 1957 in Burley, Idaho to Gale Robert Ward and Lucille Jensen Ward Pattan.

Kathleen was happy and a joy to be around, she was loved by all those she met. It was hard not to love her giggle, she gave out smiles frequently. She was always an early riser, up...