William Sherbine
Nov 5, 2016
Life Story for William "Bill" Sherbine William (Bill) Sherbine passed away on November 5, 2016 from a combination of heart & cancer related issues. He was born in Buhl, Idaho on July 25, 1935 to William & Libbie Makousky Sherbine. Shortly thereafter he was taken to his home on the Baseline Road, south of Bellevue where his Mom & Dad’s...
Hallidie Hill
Nov 1, 2016
Life Story for Hallidie Hill Hallidie was born in Seattle, Wash., where she spent the first part of her life. She came to the Wood River Valley in 1971 to begin her wonderful journey for the rest of her life. Being a Seattle resident, she found many friends here already. Her early education began in Spain with her mother and...
William Cearley
Oct 19, 2016
Life Story for William Denton "Willie" Cearley William “Willie” Cearley passed away of complications from diabetes. He was well known and loved from his years of work at Hemingway Elementary School, from which he retired in 2000. He is survived by his sister Madeline, brother Lee, sister-in-law Carol, son David, granddaughter Danielle, brother-in-law Jimmie Brown, and lots and lots of...
Forrest Hymas
Oct 17, 2016
Life Story for Forrest Pace Hymas Forrest Hymas passed on in peace surrounded by his loving family in his home on October 17, 2016. He was 82. Affectionately known as “Papa” he was our patriarch and the leader of our tribe; a true Renaissance man crossed with an iconic cowboy. Papa was also a football player, boxer, skier, cattleman, horseman,...
Marion Malarkey
Oct 17, 2016
Life Story for Marion Alysia Malarkey Marion Alysia (Packer) Malarkey, 85, of Sun Valley, passed peacefully on October 17th, 2016 at the St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center near Ketchum, Idaho. Marion was born in San Francisco on March 9th, 1931, and she was the beloved only child of Charles H. Packer, Jr. and Maude A. (Schendel) Packer. She spent...
Antonio Gomez
Oct 15, 2016
Life Story for Antonio Diaz Gomez Antonio D. (Tony) Gomez passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Oct. 15 at his home in Ketchum, ID. Tony was born near Malaga, Spain in 1913 and came to the US in 1920, eventually settling with his parents and siblings in Mill Valley, CA. After a few years working...
Daniel Riviera
Oct 14, 2016
Life Story for Daniel John Riviera Daniel John Riviera, Brooklyn born, Syracuse and Georgetown educated, brilliant Seattle litigator and, in the end, Sun Valley to the core, died peacefully at his home at the base of Bald Mountain on Friday October 14th 2016. He was 89. Dan was born on May 28th 1927 to Charles Adrian Riviera, a Native American...
Donald Ciccone
Oct 8, 2016
Life Story for Donald Joseph Ciccone Don Ciccone, singer/songwriter, passed away suddenly on October 8, 2016 at the age of 70. Don was the lead singer and songwriter of The Critters, whose hits in the 1960s included "Younger Girl" and the Billboard Charts #17 hit "Mr. Dieingly Sad" which he wrote for his first wife Kathleen. He was one of...
Mary Hunt
Oct 7, 2016
Life Story for Mary J Hunt Mary Hunt, 86, of Carey passed suddenly from this world Friday October 7, 2016. Mary J Blackwell Hunt was born September 5, 1930 in Hailey, the youngest child of Don and Grace Blackwell. She grew up on what was known as "Austin Flat" or "Fish Creek Flat" northeast of Carey. Mary had a wonderful...
Henry Taylor
Oct 5, 2016
Life Story for Henry Taylor Henry W. Taylor Jr., born August 24th 1934 to Emily and Henry W. Taylor, in Evanston, IL, passed away at the age of 82 on October 5th 2016 in his West Palm Beach FL home after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Ann Dayton Taylor, his children Lari Jane (Stephen Rumpp) and...
David Alfs
Sep 24, 2016
Life Story for David Henry Alfs DAVID HENRY ALFS passed peacefully on September 24, 2016. He came to Sun Valley in 1970 to work with his brother Dick Alfs in his fly shop. He was a free spirit and lived by the mantra “You are a spirit riding a horse named body." He loved the mountains and most of all...
Jeffrey Rew
Sep 21, 2016
Life Story for Jeffrey Robert Rew Jeffrey Robert Rew, went on to the jazz band in the great beyond, after a brief battle with cancer. He died on September 21, 2016, at age 69. He was a long-time resident of Hailey. Jeff was born on July 12, 1947, to Robert and Bettie Rew, in San Diego, California. Musically, it was...
Lucio Mitma Bellido
Sep 18, 2016
Life Story for Lucio Oreste Mitma Bellido desplazarse hacia abajo para español Lucio Oreste Mitma Bellido of Hailey, Idaho passed away on September 18, 2016 while seeking treatment in Lima Peru, having been diagnosed with cancer the prior week. His last wish was to see his mother before he passed. Lucio was 55 years old, born in Peru on Dec....
Patricia Lane
Sep 16, 2016
Life Story for Patricia C. "Patty" Lane Patricia Crandall Lane died Sept. 16, 2016, in Boise, Idaho, following a short illness. The cause was cancer. She was 68. Patty properly regarded herself as an authentic Sun Valleyite, a rarity in her generation. She was born in the Sun Valley hospital, then occupying the third floor of the Lodge, on Sept....
Robert Thompson
Sep 13, 2016
Life Story for Robert W. Thompson Robert William Thompson passed away September 13, 2016 at the North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding, Idaho. He was 94. Robert was born October 5, 1921 in Seeley Lake, Montana to Robert McGorman and Wilhelmina Sophia Thompson. He came to Hailey in the Wood River Valley at five years of age and lived there...
Gary Busch
Sep 12, 2016
Life Story for Gary B. Busch Gary B. Busch, a long time resident of the Sun Valley area (since 1969) passed away September 12, 2016 at the age of 75. He died of a lingering illness related to age and ultimately heart failure. Gary was born December 10, 1940 to Max and Leah Busch in Orange, CA. He was the...
Mary Hughs
Sep 4, 2016
Life Story for Mary Lou Hughs By Janet Starr My mother was born on Thursday, February 10th, 1927 in Santa Monica, California. She grew up during the depression and WWII. She told stories of poverty and blackout curtains. She remembered Pearl Harbor. She remembered the cannons that faced out toward the Pacific Ocean along the headlands above the beaches of...
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