OBITUARIES

Fred Grabos Jr

Fred Grabos Jr

Jul 18, 2015

Life Story for Fred F. Grabos Jr. Fred F. Grabos, Jr. Fred Francis Grabos, Jr. passed away Saturday, July, 18 at St Luke’s Medical Center in Meridian, ID. Fred was born in Seattle February 16, 1946 to Fred F. Grabos, Sr. and Helen Churchill Grabos. He grew up in Burien, graduating from Highline High School. He spent many idyllic summers...

Robert McDonald

Robert McDonald

Jul 13, 2015

Life Story for Robert Bruce McLeay McDonald Robert Bruce McLeay McDonald, 91, died peacefully Monday, July 1, 2015 at the Bell Mountain Care Center in Bellevue. Born February 19, 1924 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of Donald McLeay and Ethel Maude (Lane) McDonald. Bob grew up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and graduated from Brantford Collegiate. He loved...

Anna Katherine Dvorak

Anna Katherine Dvorak

Jul 7, 2015

Life Story for Anna Katherine Dvorak

Neil MacNichol

Neil MacNichol

Jul 2, 2015

Life Story for Neil Wright MacNichol Neil “Spud” Wright MacNichol Neil Wright MacNichol, 21, a native of McCall, Idaho, passed away on July 2, 2015 from injuries sustained in an aircraft accident that occurred approximately 40 miles southeast of Sun Valley, Idaho, while en route to Stanley, Idaho for a family gathering. His plane experience an undetermined malfunction and went...

Mary Jo Higbee

Mary Jo Higbee

Jul 2, 2015

Life Story for Mary Jo Higbee Mary Jo Higbee, 64, of Boise, passed away July 2nd, 2015 at Saint Alphonsus Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Mary Jo was born Dec 9th, 1950 in Sun Valley, Idaho on the 4th floor of the Sun Valley Lodge – the only hospital at the time. She was the oldest daughter...

Carl Schmidt

Carl Schmidt

Jul 1, 2015

Life Story for Carl John "Hoss - Daddy" Schmidt Bellevue, Idaho – Carl “Hoss & Daddy” Schmidt, 39, died at St. Lukes Magic Valley Hospital in Twin Falls on July 1, 2015. He was born October 16, 1975 in Hailey to Dan and Cathy Schmidt. Hoss was what he was always called. Most people did not know his real name....

Jose Rosales-Zayas

Jose Rosales-Zayas

Jun 27, 2015

Life Story for Jose "Hector" Rosales-Zayas

John Davies

John Davies

Jun 22, 2015

Life Story for John Hill Davies John Hill Davies, 86, of Ketchum died unexpectedly on June 22, 2015. He was born March 2, 1929, in Brighton & Hove, Sussex, England. He was preceded in death by his father John Llewelyn Davies in 1931 and his mother Doris Hilda Davies in 1976. John was evacuated, because of the fear of bombings,...

Rosemary Therese McQueen

Rosemary Therese McQueen

Jun 21, 2015

Life Story for Rosemary Therese McQueen Rosemary Therese McQueen passed away at her Indian Creek home on June 21, 2015 after a long illness. She was 86 years old. Rosemary was born on the 4th of July, 1928 to Harry Francis Kues and Frances Elizabeth Kues in Southgate, Kentucky. Rosemary often shared fond memories of her childhood and early life...

David Christensen MD

David Christensen MD

Jun 18, 2015

Life Story for David Dean Christensen MD Dr. David Dean Christensen (Nov. 9, 1930 – June 18, 2015) Dr. Christensen lost his life after struggling with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, exacerbated by a six year battle with Lyme Disease. He is no longer held back by the ailments he fought so hard to overcome. David grew up in Salt Lake...

Kim Kay McKinnon (Thompson)

Kim Kay McKinnon (Thompson)

Jun 14, 2015

Life Story for Kim Kay McKinnon (Thompson) After an eight year courageous battle with ovarian cancer, Kim McKinnon, 55, loving life partner, mother, daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, niece, and friend passed away June 14, 2015 in her home in Bellevue, Idaho, surrounded in the love and presence of her family. Kim was a model for love and compassion to the...

James Showalter

James Showalter

Jun 12, 2015

Life Story for James Richard "Rick" Showalter James (Rick) Showalter, 68, passed suddenly Friday, June 12, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ. Rick was born Dec. 25, 1946, in Lawrence, KS., moving to the Wood River Valley with his parents in 1968 where he met his wife Cathy Showalter who he married on July 3, 1987 combining their two families. He served...

Gordon Harfst

Gordon Harfst

Jun 12, 2015

Life Story for Gordon William Harfst Gordon W. Harfst was born in Grand Island, Neb., on June 17, 1935. He died in Bellevue, Idaho, of Parkinson’s, on June 12, 2015. When Gordon was 5 years old, his family moved to Seattle, where Gordon resided until he and Elaine sold their home of 36 years in 2013, and established residency in...

Ada Jean Atterberry

Ada Jean Atterberry

May 31, 2015

Life Story for Ada Jean Atterberry Ada Jean Wright Atterberry, passed peacefully from this life with her family at her bedside on May 31, 2015. She will be remembered for her grace, humility, and most of all for her strength. Ada was the second generation of a pioneer family who homesteaded in the Honey Lake Valley near Susanville, California. She...

Maria Rosario "Rose" Mallory

Maria Rosario "Rose" Mallory

May 27, 2015

Life Story for Maria Rosario "Rose" Mallory Maria Rosario “Rose” Mallory, 88, of Hailey died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Bell Mountain Care Center in Bellevue, Idaho. She was born November 25, 1926, in Ybarrenguelua, Vizcaya, Spain to David and Epifania Inchausti. She arrived from Spain in September, 1929, and joined her father in Idaho. The family settled in...

Richard Moulton

Richard Moulton

May 27, 2015

Life Story for Richard Dean Moulton Richard Dean Moulton, 88, of Sun Valley, Idaho, passed away May 27, 2015. He was born on July 4, 1926, at home in Walla Walla, Wash., to George and Anna Moulton. He later moved to Yakima, where he learned to ski and made skiing a lifelong passion. Later moving to Tacoma, he graduated from...

Daniel Hornbuckle

Daniel Hornbuckle

May 25, 2015

Life Story for Daniel Thomas Hornbuckle Danny Hornbuckle, longtime Sun Valley resident, died suddenly on May 26, 2015. Danny was a vibrant, joyful and great-hearted soul who is already sorely missed. He is per-deceased by his father, Frederick and his wife Rise Sroka. He is survived by his mother Rosemary; sisters Cassie and Maureen; his brother Andy; longtime friend Sherry...

Gerald Duncan

Gerald Duncan

May 25, 2015

Life Story for Gerald Fred Duncan Gerald (Jerry) Duncan died at home on May 25, 2015, in Ketchum, Idaho. He was born in San Francisco, Calif., on March 15, 1943. He had a true passion for flying and earned his pilot’s license at age 16. After graduating from the University of California Berkeley, he joined Pan American Airlines, realizing his...

Dennis Foisy

Dennis Foisy

May 24, 2015

Life Story for Dennis Eli Foisy Dennis Eli Foisy was born Aug. 11, 1950, in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada. He was part of the Nal’ Wu Dus Koot-Kuiu Kwaan Nation and Attorney General Ambassador of the Tlingit AAni Kwaan Nation since 2005. He migrated slowly west to the Pacific Ocean, then south to Puget Sound, then East to Camas Prairie...

Jean Deardorf Mickelson

Jean Deardorf Mickelson

May 24, 2015

Life Story for Jean Deardorf Mickelson Jean was born May 4, 1921, on the family farm in Dysart, Iowa, and died peacefully in Ketchum, Idaho, on May 24, 2015. She was educated at Dysart High School and Iowa State Teacher’s College (University of Northern Iowa) where she was crowned Homecoming Queen. Married to the late Marion Garfield Mickelson on July...