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Malad City & Marsh Valley Obituaries

William Sheldon Lish

William Sheldon Lish

Aug 21, 2015

William Sheldon Lish, 86, Arimo, Idaho passed away peacefully Friday August 21st at the home of his son, Bart Lish, surrounded by his loving family. "Willie" was born February 18, 1929 in Pocatello, Idaho to Jack and Estella Smith Lish. He married the love of his life Lois Cutler on November 10, 1948 in Tyhee, Idaho. Their marriage was later...

Layne Bosworth Lish

Layne Bosworth Lish

Aug 16, 2015

Layne Bosworth Lish passed away in his sleep peacefully, on August 16, 2015 in North Dakota. Layne was born on September 30, 1968 to Gene Lynn Lish and Jane Bosworth at the Marsh Valley Hospital. He attended Elementary School in Downey and Middle School in Arimo, Idaho. He attended his freshman year at Marsh Valley High School, where he loved...

Gordon Arnold South

Gordon Arnold South

Aug 16, 2015

Gordon Arnold South, 78, of Malad, Idaho passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday August, 16th, 2015. He was born August 6th, 1937 in Malad, Idaho the third of four children born to Enoch Russell and Myrtle Ellen Anderson South. He was raised in Malad where he attended school and participated in scouting and church activities. He served in...

Stanton Lamar Yearsley

Stanton Lamar Yearsley

Aug 15, 2015

SWAN LAKE - Stanton LaMar Yearsley, 85, of Swan Lake passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at his home. He was born December 14, 1929 in Woodruff, Idaho, a son of Calvin James and Margaret Atkinson Yearsley. He was raised in Marsh Center and attended school in Downey. He married Glenna Joy Morrison on May 29, 1948 in...

Jordan Cash Stewart

Jordan Cash Stewart

Aug 10, 2015

Jordan Cash Stewart, 24, passed away on August 10, 2015. A graveside service has already taken place in the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery. A complete obituary will be posted soon.

Jerry H. Jones

Jerry H. Jones

Aug 10, 2015

Jerry H. Jones passed away in Ogden, Utah, on August 10, 2015. He was born on June 24, 1930 in Malad to Barney T. and Amelia Hansen Jones. He was raised on the family farm. That's where he learned to love raising sheep. He told stories of going on sheep drives from Wyoming down into the Nevada desert, where he...

Iva Lou Jensen

Iva Lou Jensen

Aug 8, 2015

Downey, Idaho...Iva Lou Atkinson Jensen, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2015. Iva Lou was born on February 28, 1932 in Malad City, Idaho, a daughter of Lester W. and Anna Isabell Stowe Atkinson. She was raised in Samaria and graduated from Malad High School, class of 1950. She married Leon Jensen July 21, 1950...

Joseph F. Lopez

Joseph F. Lopez

Aug 1, 2015

Joseph F. Lopez, 62, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015. Services will be announced as they come available.

Grant Laroy Ekstrom

Grant Laroy Ekstrom

Aug 1, 2015

Grant LaRoy Ekstrom 85; passed away at home, after an extended illness Saturday August 1, 2015. Grant was born March 24, 1930 in Spring Canyon, Utah to Levi B. Ekstrom and Emma S. Henrickson. He was born the 6th of 11 children and grew up on a working ranch in Pleasant View-Malad area. Grant joined the military and served in...

Afton Lewis

Afton Lewis

Jul 28, 2015

Afton Eileen Marble Lewis, passed from this life on July 28,2015, in Preston Idaho. Afton was born Feb. 24,1927 in Stone, Id. to Bert O. and Alberta Robbins Marble. She was raised in Malad, Idaho and graduated from Malad High School. She then attended BYU where she received her teaching certificate, and taught school Holbrook, Idaho. She married her high...

Gary Artell Kofoed

Gary Artell Kofoed

Jul 24, 2015

Gary Artell Kofoed (Punkin') passed away July 24, 2015 at the age of 66 at home in Bancroft, ID while being attended to by his loving wife Karen Kofoed. Gary was born on July 12, 1949 in Pocatello to Artell and Maxine Kofoed of Lava Hot Springs, ID. Gary attended school with his sister Paula Kofoed Lemich in Lava and...

Ross Benson

Ross Benson

Jul 21, 2015

Ross Ian Benson, 94, passed away July 21, 2015 in Meridian, Idaho. He was the son of J. Guy and Hazel Smith Benson, born in Logan, Utah on June 14, 1921. Ross lived his formative years in Malad, Idaho. He attended Utah Agriculture College (now U.S.U) for one year before being called to serve in the Army. Stationed in southeast...

Marjean Ware Wilson

Marjean Ware Wilson

Jul 18, 2015

MarJean Ware Wilson, 78, of Downey, Idaho passed away July 18,2015 at home in Downey, Idaho of natural causes. MarJean was born November 26, 1936 in Pocatello, Idaho to Leonard John Ware and Effie Coffin. MarJean was raised in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, attended school there and then graduated from the new High School in Arimo, Idaho. In her youth...

Melba Jones Bloxham

Melba Jones Bloxham

Jul 17, 2015

Melba Rae Jones Bloxham passed away July 17th, 2015 at Copper Summit Assisted Living Center in Pocatello, ID. Melba was born July 31st, 1929 at Cherry Creek, ID to John B. & Veda E. Jones. Melba grew up in Cherry Creek & attended schools in the area. She graduated from Malad High School. Melba met Dean "Joe" Bloxham, after he...

Boyd Jay Conley

Boyd Jay Conley

Jul 16, 2015

Boyd Jay Conley was born in Malad, Idaho on October 31, 1926 to Uana (Con) and Thyra Conley. He died peacefully in St. George, Utah on July 16, 2015. Boyd was raised in Malad, the eldest in a family of four children. He worked in his father's service station during his last two years of high school and again in...

Frank Junior Johnson

Frank Junior Johnson

Jul 13, 2015

Ogden...Frank Junior Johnson, 85, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Washington Heights Memorial Cemetery in Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit with the family from 1:30-2:30p.m. at a local church prior to the graveside(address is forthcoming)

John George Ware

John George Ware

Jul 10, 2015

John George Ware, 77 passed away on July 10, 2015 at his home in Rosemead, California. John was born to Alton O. Ware and Emma Evans Ware on July 31, 1937 in Downey, Idaho. John grew up on the family farm west of Downey, where he spent many hours farming and working with animals which he truly loved. He had...

William Brent Howard

William Brent Howard

Jul 2, 2015

William Brent Howard, 76, longtime Malad resident, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015, surrounded by family after a courageous four-month battle with a serious illness. Brent was born on April 4, 1939, in Ogden, Utah, to William Oliver and Mildred Howard. He was raised and educated in Malad and was a graduate of Malad High School Class of 1957....

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Jun 24, 2015

Frances Elizabeth (Cowan) Williams 78 passed away June 24, 2015 in Malad, Idaho. She was the daughter of Raymond and Thelma (Woodard) Cowan born on August 25, 1936 in Greenfield, Massachusetts. A special memory of hers was growing up in the house on Leyden Rd. She was educated in Greenfield and received her nursing diploma from Franklin County Public Hospital...

Gerald Bowman

Gerald Bowman

Jun 24, 2015

Gerald Dee Bowman was born April 17,1949 in Pocatello Idaho to Even Webster Bowman and Lucille Pearl Sanders Bowman, he was one of seven children, 4 girls and 3 boys. He was always with his brother Lonnie when younger. He grew up in Pocatello Idaho and attended Pocatello High School before getting married to Ethel Catheryn Archibald on July 26,...

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