Obituaries
Soda Springs Obituaries
Martha "Marty" Jean Scheffel
Jul 14, 2011
Martha Jean Wallace Scheffel, 92, of Boise—formerly of Soda Springs, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2011, surrounded by family. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on April 1, 1919, to Robert and Dorothy Wallace. Marty's grandparents, Isaac Zook and Martha Smith Dunwoody, were a significant part of her upbringing; and she stated, "There were no two greater people--...
Jared Scott Smith
Jul 9, 2011
Jared Scott Smith, 27; of Soda Springs passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011 as result of an accident. Jared was born May 6, 1984 the son of Scott Smith and Stephanie Dockstader in Soda Springs, Idaho. Jared grew-up in Wayan, Idaho until 6th grade when he moved to Soda Springs where he attended Soda Springs High School and graduated. He...
Helene Irving
Jul 8, 2011
Helene Irving, 61; of Soda Springs passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 in Pocatello at the Portneuf Medical Center. Helene was born April 5, 1950 the daughter of Glenn and Doris Widmer Irving in Montpelier, Idaho. She graduated from Soda Springs High School. She then attended the School of Technology and graduated from Secretarial Occupations. Following graduation she worked with...
Jacquelin Bennion Poulsen
Jun 25, 2011
Our beloved mother, Jacquelin Bennion Poulsen, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2011 to be with her eternal companion and heavenly family. Her loving family was at her side at the time of her death. Jacquelin was born April 8, 1932 to Roy and Mary Hayes Bennion. Her father passed away just before her third birthday. Although her mother was...
Howard Denzil Johnson
Jun 1, 2011
Howard Denzil Johnson, 81; of Grace passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 in Soda Springs at the Caribou Memorial Living Center. Howard was born March 14, 1930 the son of George Denzil and Neva Thomas Johnson in Grace, Idaho. After he graduated from High School he served in the United States Air Force. He married Florence Rasmussen on July 12,...
Alba Dorlesky Rasmussen
May 25, 2011
Alba Dorlesky Miles Rasmussen, 93; of Grace, Idaho passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the Caribou Memorial Living Center in Soda Springs. Alba was born on January 16, 1918 the daughter of Joseph Daniel and Elsie Ann Johnson Miles in Niter, Idaho. She was a lifelong resident of Caribou County. After she graduated from High School she obtained her...
Doran Sommer
May 16, 2011
Doran Sommer, 52; of Grace, Idaho passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at his home. Doran was born on January 7, 1959 to Clifford and Janice Birch Sommer in Rexburg, Idaho. He lived the majority of his life in Montpelier, Idaho. He had also lived in Wyoming and had spent the last two years in Grace, Idaho. Doran married JoEllen...
Helen "Sue" Gates
May 10, 2011
Helen "Sue" Gates, 78; of Lund, Idaho passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at her daughters home in Blackfoot. Sue was born May 24, 1932 the daughter of Nashua and Petrina Comiskey Romero in Madrid, New Mexico. She was raised and educated in New Mexico. After high school she attended Secretarial School. Sue married Linford Crockett Reddish. They were later...
Helen Langedyke
May 6, 2011
Helen Margaret Langedyke, 75; of Soda Springs passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. Helen was born February 29, 1936 the daughter of Peter and Ella Ambrosius Siebers in Little Chute, Wisconsin. She was raised in Little Chute, Wisconsin and lived there for 18 years and graduated from High School. Helen married Richard Langedyke...
Jack Toomer
May 2, 2011
Alfred Jack Toomer, 82; of Soda Springs passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Caribou Memorial Living Center in Soda Springs. Jack was born September 19, 1928 in Lanark, Idaho the son of Alfred Lee and Iretta Roberts Toomer. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1946. Jack married Norma May Windley on July 17, 1948 in Soda Springs,...
Brenda Fae Smith
Apr 27, 2011
Brenda Fae Baker Smith, 65; left this earthly life to be with her Heavenly Father on April 27, 2011 after a long battle with diabetes and kidney failure. Brenda was born July 11, 1945 to Harold Alfred Baker and Anna Lucil Hall in Pocatello, Idaho. She was raised in Lava Hot Springs on Dempsey Creek road on the family farm....
Walter Hirsbrunner
Apr 19, 2011
Walter Herman Hirsbrunner, 91, Soda Springs, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at home with his loving family surrounding him. Walter was born May 24, 1919, in Winslow, Illinois, the son of Johannes (John) Hirsbrunner and Maria Zumbrunn. They lived in Illinois until he was 4 years old and then they moved to a farm in Woodriver Valley near Gannett,...
Jeanne Tibbitts
Apr 16, 2011
Jeanne Marie wanted more than anything to be home at the base of the Bench Mountains where we continue to feel her spirit lingering now. It is here she lived, loved her Louie, worshiped her Savior and raised her five children. It was this place at the base of Water Canyon while the moon shone full across the snow-covered peaks...
Kim Painter
Apr 15, 2011
Kimberlee "Kim" Hillyard Painter, 40; passed away at her home on April 15, 2011 surrounded by her family after a valiant struggle with cancer. Kimberlee grew up in Smithfield, Utah, attended Summit Elementary and North Cache Jr. High School, then graduated from Sky View High in 1989. She loved animals, especially her horses Gusy and Speckled Sue. She was involved...
Dorian Jenkins
Apr 11, 2011
Dorian M. Jenkins, 62; of Bancroft passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. He was born July 29, 1948 in Soda Springs, Idaho the son of Jay Dell and Doris Jean McNealy Jenkins. Dorian graduated from North Gem High School in 1966. He served in the United States Air Force in Korea during the...
Ruth Priestley
Apr 11, 2011
Ruth Adell Barfuss Priestley, 71; was reunited with her Eternal Sweetheart on April 11, 2011. Ruth was born on December 23, 1939 in Bancroft, Idaho the daughter of Leland and Marelda Barfuss. She lived in Bancroft most of her life and graduated from North Gem High School in 1958. Ruth married Blaine William Priestley on May 19, 1958 in the...
Clara Gibson
Apr 9, 2011
Clara s. Gibson, 88; of Grace, Idaho passed away April 9, 2011 in Soda Springs, Idaho at the Caribou Memorial Living Center. Clara was born November 17, 1922 in Thatcher, Idaho, the youngest of four girls to Albert and Margaret Swenson Steinbeck. She attended 1st through 12th grade in Thatcher, Idaho where she also graduated. Clara married Keith Roper July...
Raymond G. Marcham
Apr 5, 2011
Raymond George Marcham, 63; passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Pocatello at the Idaho State Veterans Home. Raymond was born on April 4, 1948 in Pocatello, Idaho the son of George Henry and Margaret Anna Kiesling Marcham. He married Tansy L. Minks on April 22, 1967 in Soda Springs, Idaho. They had one son, Raymond G. Marcham Jr. after...
Sheila Call
Mar 27, 2011
Sheila Smale Call, 99; of Bancroft passed away, Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Soda Springs at the Spring Creek Manor. Sheila was born, October 10, 1911the daughter of Dr. John Smale and Maud Stribley Smale in Darlington, County Durham, England. She grew up in England were she attended private school (Society of Friends). She also studied Ballet and Dance. She...
George Hancock Bowles
Mar 12, 2011
On March 12, 2011, George Hancock Bowles, 86, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to many, passed away at his home with his loving wife by his side. George was born in Milo, Idaho April 23, 1924 to Earnest Richard and Clarissa Elizabeth Hancock Bowles. He was the 8th of nine children. His youth was spent in the...
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