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Richard Dennis Gardner

Richard Dennis Gardner

Jun 11, 2022

Richard "Skip" D. Gardner - Downey, Idaho Skip was born on June 23, 1945 to Margie Sexton and Vernon Gardner in Pocatello, Idaho. He spent his early years at his grandparents' farm in Inkom - roaming the hills, riding horses, and having fun with his cousins. Later, the family moved to Dubois, Idaho. This is where Skip spent most of...

Doreen Jones Boyce

Doreen Jones Boyce

Jun 10, 2022

Doreen Naomi Davis Jones Boyce, 89, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away on June 10, 2022 after a second battle with cancer. Doreen was born on June 20, 1932 in Manti, Utah where she grew up and graduated from Manti High School. While attending college in Salt Lake City she met the love of her life and best friend,...

Tamara Leighton

Tamara Leighton

Jun 10, 2022

Tamara Leighton, of Swan Lake, Idaho, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, June 10, 2022, at the age of 74.

Tamara was born in Pocatello, Idaho on October 9, 1947, to Arthur and Gladys Heckert. She graduated from Pocatello High School in 1965, where she was a member of Girls'...

Harlow Head

Harlow Head

Jun 7, 2022

Harlow Head passed away unexpectedly on June 7, 2022 He was 71.

Harlow was born in Dalles Oregon on August 22 1950.Harlow lived in San Diego Cal. Until age 14 when his family moved to Kailua Oahu, Hawaii. Harlow graduated from Kailua High School. After graduating Harlow got a job at Buzz's Steak House in Kailua where...

Pamila A. Smith

Pamila A. Smith

May 27, 2022

Pamila (Pam) A. Smith, age 80, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, surrounded by her loving family in her beloved home in Malad, Idaho.

Pam was born in Tremonton, Utah on September 13, 1941, a daughter of Virgil L. and Virginia Fern Cornwall Anderson. She was raised on a farm in Bothwell, Utah in what she...

Brent Keith Olson

Brent Keith Olson

May 20, 2022

Brent Keith Olson, 56, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 20, 2022 in his home in Downey, Idaho. Born June 15, 1965 in Westminster, CA, Brent was a loving husband, father, step-father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend.

Brent's great love of animals and adventure began at a young age. He moved with his family from California...

Jarret John Alderson

Jarret John Alderson

May 15, 2022

Jarret John Alderson, known as JJ, passed away unexpectedly on May 15th, 2022, at his home in Malad City Idaho.  On Saturday June 25th, loved ones, family and friends gathered in Pennsylvania to participate in a memorial service in his honor.  A Celebration of Life is scheduled for July 17th from 2-4pm in Malad...

Carolyn Rae Davis

Carolyn Rae Davis

May 12, 2022

Davis, Carolyn Rae (Callie) 87 of McCammon Idaho passed away May 12, 2022 in Pocatello Idaho. She was born Carolyn Rae Carlile on July 21,1934 in Downey Idaho to Lewis William Carlile and Wilda Rae Lyon Carlile. She is the youngest of four girls. A half sister Dorothy and two sisters Janice and Joanne. She loved her sisters. She...

Merlin A. Balzer

Merlin A. Balzer

May 11, 2022

Pocatello Idaho, … Merlin A. Balzer, 44 resident of Pocatello Idaho passed away suddenly on Wednesday May 11, 2022. Merlin was born on October 23, 1977 in Malad, Idaho, son of Teresa Colton and Ricky Jones, adopted and raised by Mark Allen Balzer Sr. in 1991. He was raised in Maryland and Idaho and graduated from Malad High School...

Nancy Ann Hess

Nancy Ann Hess

May 10, 2022

Nancy Ann Hess, 84, of Soda Springs, Idaho, died peacefully at Edgewood Assisted Living with her loving husband by her side on May 10, 2022. Nancy was born in Santa Monica California on January 27, 1938, to Vanoi Miner and Della Syndergaard Miner. In 1959, Nancy married William O Wilbur and they later divorced in 1997. They had three...

Jackie Merlyn Gambles

Jackie Merlyn Gambles

May 8, 2022

Jackie Merlyn Gambles, 37, of Lava Hot Springs, and for the final record it is Merlyn not Merlin (she is not a wizard), peacefully passed away at her parents' home of unknown causes on May 8, 2022. Jackie was born March 28, 1985 in Preston, Idaho. She was the first child and only daughter of Bradley Gilbert Gambles and...

Donna May Scott

Donna May Scott

May 6, 2022

Donna May Roberts Scott

August 9, 1935 - May 6th, 2022

Donna Scott (86) passed away May 6th, 2022 surrounded by her family at home.

Donna was born in Lava Hot Springs on August 8, 1935, daughter of Edward Roberts and Rose Higgins. Donna was born with her twin brother Donald Ray, who...

Linda Boam

Linda Boam

May 5, 2022

Linda Marie Boam was born August 21, 1941 to Thomas Gail Boam and Margaret (Evans) Boam of Downy.  Linda grew up in Downy for the first 40 years of her life on a farm where animals were always part of the landscape. She participated in Special Olympics, working for New Day Enterprises and S.W.I.F.T  in Pocatello.  She resided...

Ralph Lee Ferguson

Ralph Lee Ferguson

May 3, 2022

Ralph Lee Ferguson, 81, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022. He was born on August 18, 1940 to Hazel and Harry Ferguson in Pacific Grove, California. He didn't enter this life alone, though, and was born a little after his twin, Richard. He grew up there with his four siblings, Jimmy, Carol, Richard and Kaysie. They were free range children,...

W. Neil Jensen

W. Neil Jensen

May 2, 2022

Malad - W. Neil Jensen, 89, passed away on May 2, 2022 after suffering a stroke. Neil was a courageous survivor, who passed on his strength, testimony and love of life to his descendants. Neil was born to Emil Ray and Selma Jensen in Logan, January 27, 1933. Neil developed his strong and courageous spirit at the age of...

Paul Rand Greaves

Paul Rand Greaves

May 1, 2022

Paul Rand Greaves passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members, on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Riverton, Utah. He was born September 18, 1945, in Preston, Idaho, the son of Paul Card and Ora Bishop Greaves. He was welcomed into the family by his doting sister Karren, grandparents, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Rand attended school...

Ronald Clark

Ronald Clark

Apr 20, 2022

In the early morning hours, of April 20, 2022, Ronald Clark slipped peacefully away from this mortal life into the spirit world. He had been surrounded in recent days by many family members, neighbors, and close friends.

Ronald was born April 5 1933 in Cannonville, Ut. The oldest son of Wilford Kay and Laura Smith...

Mary Virginia Kent

Mary Virginia Kent

Apr 19, 2022

Mary Virginia Francis Kent, 90, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2022.

Virginia was born on April 12, 1932, in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, to Ada Leola Walden and Frank Wilson Francis. She attended schools in Cortland until her senior year. She received her High School diploma (GED) after she...

Dallas Tate Wilson

Dallas Tate Wilson

Apr 16, 2022

Dallas Tate Wilson, 28, of McCammon passed away on Saturday, April 16 at the Portneuf Medical Center while surrounded by family. He was born in May of 1993 to Mary and Charles Wilson. As their first child, he brought great joy to the family with his lively imagination. In his childhood, Dallas enjoyed time with his family fishing, hunting...

Mary Jo Wilson

Mary Jo Wilson

Apr 15, 2022

Mary Jo Wilson, 59, of McCammon passed away on Friday, April 15 while surrounded by multiple generations of family after a long battle with ongoing health conditions.

She was born in March of 1963 to Mary Jo Ann and Dewain Higgins and would be second youngest of the family's nine children. After high school, she went on...

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