Preston – Fontella Olson Sorensen, our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother completed her earthly journey on February 6, 2017 at age 96. Fontella was born on April 23, 1920 in Virginia, Idaho, to Emil Alvin Olson and Anna Meria Gooch. On the family farm in Virginia, she learned to work and loved to play …
Month: February 2021
Douglas Sorensen
Swan Lake….Douglas Sorensen, 88, a longtime resident passed away at his home on March 4, 2013, following a short-term illness.Doug was born April 20, 1924 in Swan Lake Idaho. He was raised in Swan Lake and educated in Swan Lake and Downey, graduating from Downey High School in May of 1942. He later attended college …
Celia Ruth Smedley Sorensen, (1926)
Celia Ruth Smedley Sorensen 87, passed away after a heroic battle with cancer on October 3, 2013 at her home in Malad, Idaho surrounded by loved ones. Celia was born on September 14, 1926 in Almy, Wyoming. She married Lloyd Lee Sorensen on May 28, 1948 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. They have 7 children, …
Beulah Rhodes Sorensen
Beulah Rhodes Sorensen(May 28, 1920 – July 23, 2014) Malad, Idaho. . . Bee was born Beulah Rhodes to Arza Adams Rhodes and Cossette Startup Rhodes, in Provo, Utah, on May 28, 1920. She was the oldest of five children and was ten years old when her father died. Her mother was from the candy-making …
Andrew Sorensen
Andrew Sorensen, from Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2010 at the age of 88. Andrew was born in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence and Clara Mae Sorensen. He was one of six brothers. He graduated from Thomas Kelly High School of Chicago and later enrolled in the government civilian conservation corp. …
Valoy Budge Smith
Malad…Valoy Budge Smith, 90, passed away on June 19th [2019] in Maple Springs Care Center in Brigham City, Utah, surrounded by family. Valoy died of natural causes. Valoy was born on Jan. 8th, 1929, in Malad, Idaho, to Lawrence Rushton Jr. and Blanch Budge where she was raised and educated. She graduated from Malad High …
Theron J. ‘Tuck’ Smith
POCATELLO – Theron J. “Tuck” Smith fought a hard fight with cancer, and on July 14, 1998 passed away at home with his loving wife and children at his side.Tuck was born May 6, 1934 in Bridge-land, Utah. He was the sixth child of Jason Lynn and Ruby Alice Edwards Smith. He moved to Vale, …
Theda Waldron Smith
Theda Waldron Smith, 78, passed away February 8, 1998, at Meridian, Idaho, following a valiant struggle with cancer.Born November 14, 1919, in Gwenford, Idaho, to Thomas John and Hannah Griffiths Waldron, Theda grew up and was educated in Malad. She married Ralph W. Smith on June 2, 1942, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.An …
Reed M Smith
Malad, Idaho Reed M Smith, 92, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 3 of natural causes. Reed was born on May 5, 1926 in Holbrook, Idaho, a son of Willard R. Jr. and Laura Smith. He was raised and educated in Holbrook and spent a few years in Mobile, Alabama where he was …
Peggy Marlene Hill Smith
Malad…With heavy heart we bid farewell to our Loving, kind, and caring Mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. Peggy Marlene Hill Smith left her earthly home surrounded by family following a lengthy illness. She was born November 24, 1936 in Samaria, Idaho to William (Bill) and Sylvia Williams Hill. Her contagious love, laughter, …