Jerry Beall
Oct 2, 2014
Life Story for Jerry Beall A longtime resident of the Wood River Valley, Jerry Beall passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014, on his way back to Arizona where he had made his home for the last three years. He was 65. He made his living doing drywall work for many people and businesses in the valley. He was honest and...
Delyle Phippen
Oct 2, 2014
Life Story for Delyle C. Phippen Delyle (Lyle) C. Phippen, 97, of Carey, Idaho, “graduated” from this world on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. He was born April 20, 1917 in Harmony, Utah to his parents, Carl M. Phippen and Florence Kelsey, and was raised in Carey where he learned to work hard as well as enjoy the great outdoors. He...
Suzanne Sumell
Sep 22, 2014
Life Story for Suzanne Coffman Sumell Suzanne Coffman Sumell, 83, of Hailey, Idaho, passed away at home on September 22, 2014. Sue was born on August 8, 1931, in Mount Morris, Illinois, to Ruth (Prugh) and Howard Eugene “Brick” Coffman. After graduating from Mount Morris High School, Sue moved to Denver. She met and married Walter Sumell in 1956, and...
Robert Mendelsohn
Sep 20, 2014
Life Story for Robert "Bob" Mendelsohn Robert Mendelsohn, 90, of Ketchum, Idaho, passed away September 20, 2014 in the arms of his loving family. Robert was born November 13, 1923 in Lynden, Wa. Robert was the third child of David and Sarah Mendelsohn. Raised in Bellingham Washington with his two brothers, Leon and Jack, Robert lived through the depression and...
Carl Manus
Sep 13, 2014
Life Story for Carl M. Manus Carl Manus, 84, of Ketchum, Idaho, passed away Sept. 13, 2014. As one of the early pioneers of snowboarding in Sun Valley, his enthusiasm and style on the mountain will be missed by many. Carl was born Sept. 11, 1930, in Walnut Ridge, Ark. He served in the Navy from 1948 to 1952. He...
Robert Jensen
Sep 9, 2014
Life Story for Robert Lamar Jensen Dr. Robert L. Jensen, 86, of Hailey, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014, in Gooding, Idaho at De Sano Place Assisted Living due to Alzheimer Disease. Robert was born April 26, 1928 in Bend, Oregon to Lowell Jensen and Helen McLaughlin Jensen. He attended Catholic grade school and graduated from Bend High School....
Deborah Sturges
Sep 5, 2014
Life Story for Deborah Diane "Debbie" Sturges (Edgers) Debbie Edgers Sturges, a 41 year resident of the Wood River Valley, passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, September 5, 2014 at home holding hands with her loving husband, Brian. Debbie had been battling cancer for the past year and a half. Debbie was born June 15, 1951 in...
Martha May Hale (Mekeel)
Sep 4, 2014
Life Story for Martha May Hale (Mekeel) Martha May Mekeel Hale was born in Joliet, Illinois on February 27, 1930 to George and Ruth Mekeel. The family moved to Sacramento, California in 1936. In her youth she was a beauty and frequently compared to Lana Turner, an actress from her generation. She attended schools in Sacramento where her love for...
Donald Copelin
Aug 31, 2014
Life Story for Donald Elihue Copelin Don was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 16, 1927 to Mary and Samuel H. Copelin a trial lawyer for the Philadelphia Rapid Transit and an attorney and judge for the Pennsylvania Utility Commission.. His father wrote a letter to Don every day of his life. Don died at his home in Ketchum, Idaho...
Sarah Graham "Sally" Kuhne
Aug 30, 2014
Life Story for Sarah Graham "Sally" Kuhne Sarah (Sally) Kuhne peacefully passed away on Saturday August 30 finally succumbing after a valiant battle with cancer. She leaves behind a daughter, Frances; son, Graham; brother, Kirk Graham; sister, Susan Turner; and her friend Bruce Dechert. Sally, who grew up in the Carolinas, was a University of Georgia graduate and an avid...
Maureen Julie Rathfon (Moylan)
Aug 29, 2014
Life Story for Maureen Julie Rathfon (Moylan) Maureen Julia Rathfon was born June 5, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska to Violet Hendricks Moylan and John Joseph Moylan. She attended Holy Name Catholic Grade and High School, followed by Creighton University College of Nursing (class of 1958). Maureen soon moved to California with college friends and practiced nursing at UC Berkeley. She...
John Bazovsky
Aug 28, 2014
Life Story for John Louis Bazovsky John Louis Bazovsky lost his long battle with cancer, in his Hailey home, the early morning of August 28, 2014. He was 65 years young. John was born November 22, 1948 in London, England to Igor and Drahomira Bazovsky. His family moved to the United States when he was eight years old. John attended...
Jimmy Nisson
Aug 24, 2014
Life Story for Jimmy Lou Nisson Jimmy Lou Nisson, 64, of Bellevue, ID, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls, ID on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Jimmy was born on June 7, 1950 in Hailey, ID to Donald Nisson and Dolores Sherbine Nisson. Jimmy lived near and on Baseline Road throughout his childhood. He enjoyed playing basketball during...
Lyle Anderson
Aug 22, 2014
Life Story for Lyle M. Anderson Lyle M. Anderson, 73, died at his home Friday, August 22, 2014. Lyle was born February 18, 1941 at home in Warren, MN. He was the son of Andrew C. and Edith Anderson. On August 6, 1960 he married his high school sweetheart, Janet Elaine Larson in a country church, Immanuel Lutheran Church of...
Gene Neel
Aug 16, 2014
Life Story for Gene Carleton Neel Gene died peacefully at Bell Mountain Care Center on August 16th after a long struggle with the effects of stroke. Gene was born in Alliance, Florida on November 17, 1935 to William Jefferson Neel and Lois Wimberly. He played basketball at Altha High School and moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the FBI...
Charles Fetter
Aug 15, 2014
Life Story for Charles Dewey Fetter On August 16th, Charles Dewey Fetter of Princeton, NJ and Ketchum, ID died at his vacation home in Ketchum, ID. after a courageous and inspiring 12-year battle against cancer. He was 70 years of age, but very young at heart. He was born on April 3, 1944 in Princeton, Indiana and spent most of...
Mary McBrier
Aug 13, 2014
Life Story for Mary Jane "Pinky" McBrier Pinky was born to Martha (Quiquin) Hodgkinson of Santa Cruz, Bolivia and Harold Brady of Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 25, 1950 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She died in an automobile accident in Blaine County, Idaho on August 13, 2014. When Pinky was just a child, Pinky’s parents divorced and her mother remarried Joaquin Aguirre...
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