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Henry Brown

Henry Brown

Aug 4, 2016

Life Story for Henry Elbert Brown Henry Elbert Brown, 56, of Hailey, Idaho, died on August 4, 2016 after a courageous five-month battle with cancer. He was born in Perry, Florida to Harry Elbert Brown and Helen Hudson Brown. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Helen Joyce Phillips Brown. Henry and Helen Joyce met in Savannah, GA...

Gregory Cordovano

Gregory Cordovano

Aug 3, 2016

Life Story for Gregory Michael Cordovano Greg Cordovano was born Nov. 28, 1945, in New York City. He left this world on Aug. 3, 2016, at Bell Mountain Nursing Facility. Greg married Denise when he was 40 and they left their extended families on the East Coast to move to Idaho to build a new life. Going from sailing the...

Sonya Baker

Sonya Baker

Jul 26, 2016

Life Story for Sonya Pradell Baker Sonya Pradell Baker was born on June 15, 1931 to Abe and Hannah Pradell and her big sister, Sheila, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was an unstoppable force for the next eighty-five years. She was unique. Her big, bright eyes and signature pageboy haircut always set her apart. As a teen she was already following...

John Davies

John Davies

Jul 26, 2016

Life Story for John Arthur Davies JOHN ARTHUR DAVIES 11-28-1939 – 7-26-2016 John Arthur Davies, a fourth generation and lifelong Wood River Valley resident of Hailey, Id. passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center. He was 76. Born November 28, 1939 in Hailey, Id. to Jack and Margaret Davies, the...

Andrew McRoberts MD

Andrew McRoberts MD

Jul 25, 2016

Life Story for Andrew William McRoberts MD Andrew William McRoberts, II, M.D., 82, died peacefully at home after 27 years of congestive heart failure. He will be remembered for his intellect, wit, humor, and friendship. On December 23, 1933, “the world was enlightened.” Andy was raised in Rupert, Idaho, by his parents, Josephine and Andrew William McRoberts, Sr. along with...

John Wellsandt

John Wellsandt

Jul 21, 2016

Life Story for John F Wellsandt John Wellsandt died at his home on July 21st at his home with his wife by his side. He was 71. John was born in Ritzville, WA and graduated from WSU as a CPA. After college he worked for Arthur Anderson in Seattle. He eventually went back to the family farm where he and...

Muriel Sparks

Muriel Sparks

Jul 18, 2016

Life Story for Muriel Sparks Pending...

Larry Bosley

Larry Bosley

Jul 11, 2016

Life Story for Larry Lee Bosley Goodbye to our family patriarch. Larry Lee Bosley passed away July 11 at his Sun Valley Home. His wife Sandy, son Bradford, brothers Steve and Craig, and other family members were by his side. He was 84. Larry was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1931, graduated with honors from the University of Nebraska with...

Dustin Cook

Dustin Cook

Jul 5, 2016

Life Story for Dustin Richard Cook Pending . . .

James Wagner

James Wagner

Jul 3, 2016

Life Story for James Wagner Pending . . .

Elmer Taylor

Elmer Taylor

Jul 1, 2016

Life Story for Elmer Taylor Elmer Taylor, 68, a resident of Ketchum, died of metastatic melanoma on July 1, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Dianne, his daughter, Melinda, and her daughters. He is also survived by his sister, Lisa, his brother in law Kevin Dinwiddie, their daughters and their grandchildren. Elmer came to Sun Valley to conduct a...

James Vaughn

James Vaughn

Jun 29, 2016

Life Story for James H. Vaughn JAMES H. VAUGHN died peacefully at the age of 89 at home in Ketchum, Idaho on June 29th. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 7th, 1927, Jim was the only child of Harry Vaughn and Lucille Crane. He grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, attending the Cranbrook Schools. His parents moved to Atherton, California during...

Elizabeth Harris

Elizabeth Harris

Jun 27, 2016

Life Story for Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Harris Pending...

Aaron LaMonica

Aaron LaMonica

Jun 23, 2016

Life Story for Aaron Anthony LaMonica Aaron Anthony LaMonica February 27, 1980- June 23, 2016 Beloved Son, Brother, Cousin, Uncle, Grandson, and Friend, Aaron Anthony LaMonica, passed away in New York City June 23rd 2016. Aaron was raised in Bellevue and graduated from Wood River High School. He attended BSU until deciding to fully follow his passion for the culinary...

Paul Tillotson

Paul Tillotson

Jun 17, 2016

Life Story for Paul Anthony Tillotson Paul Tillotson died peacefully on June 17, 2016, with his family at his side at home in Sun Valley, Idaho, at the age of 51. Paul was born in Boise, Idaho to Mildred and Tom Tillotson, where he learned to love music and graduated from Borah High School. He went on to receive his...

Michel Lalanne

Michel Lalanne

Jun 12, 2016

Life Story for Michel Robert Lalanne Michel Lalanne September 10, 1928 to June 12, 2016 Michel’s choice to ‘Live Life’, was exemplified by the enormity and capacity of his inner “moral imperative” to learn, to be active, to experience, to explore, to be with and to understand and delight in others; especially, those of diverse cultures. Continuously curious, interested, engaged...

Keith Moore

Keith Moore

Jun 12, 2016

Life Story for Keith Moore The Wood River Valley lost one of its treasured artists on Sunday when consummate actor and drama teacher Russell Keith Moore, 60, lost his six-year battle with cancer. A celebration of Moore’s life will be held at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. All are welcome....

Ann Nosworthy

Ann Nosworthy

Jun 3, 2016

Life Story for Ann Crane Nosworthy Ann Crane Nosworthy of Ketchum, Idaho died in the evening on June 3 after battling ovarian cancer for over a year. She was 56. Ann was born in Palo Alto, California to Robert (Bob) and Margaret (Peggy) Crane. The youngest of four children, she grew up chasing after her three brothers and taking full...

Kristy Kuntz

Kristy Kuntz

May 26, 2016

Life Story for Kristy Nicole Kuntz Kristy Nicole Kuntz, 35, passed away on Thursday, May 26 while surrounded by her loved ones, following complications from surgery. Born on January 30, 1981, in Sun Valley, Idaho, Kristy was born and raised in the Wood River Valley, and chose to live her adult life here as well. She loved acting and singing,...

Fannie Whalen

Fannie Whalen

May 23, 2016

Life Story for Fannie Lucille Whalen Fannie (Fran) Lucille Whalen, 84, passed away at home in Bellevue on May 23, 2016 from cancer. Fannie was born June 9, 1931 to Robert Earl Beyer and Melvina L. Mason. She lived in West Virginia and Pennsylvania until moving to California in 1958. She moved to Nevada in 1980 and came to Idaho...