All Obituaries

Our dear sweet mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Jolene Marriott Hansen, 61, of Alta, WY, passed away June 6th, 2018 when her heart gave out due to complications of diabetes.  She was born Feb 14th, 1957 in Ogden, UT to Gilbert and Kathleen Marriott.  She grew up in North Ogden and graduated from Weber High School.  She moved to Alta, Wy and had 5 children and now has 16 grandchildren. She was an amazing grandmother! She loved to play and do crafts with them....

Our sweet and loving, Afton Duke Blanchard,  a lifelong resident of Victor, ID., passed away on April 26, 2018 at EIRMC surrounded by family and friends following a stroke at the age of 88. She was born Aug. 17, 1929 to Bill and Virda duke in Victor, ID. She grew up in Victor as the second oldest of six sisters and three brothers. Afton married Robert "Bob" Blanchard on August 8, 1947.They were happily married for 53 years.They had two daughters, Peggy and Deanne, and were...

  Rosemary E. Frantz “graduated” on April 12, 2018, while a resident of Teton Peaks Assisted Living in Driggs, Idaho. The family wishes to thank the TPAL staff and Encompass Home Health & Hospice for the wonderful care and support Rosemary received in her final years and months.   ...

Donna Mae Flores, 91, was received into the waiting arms of her Saviour: Jesus March 22, 2018. She was residing in Idaho Falls, ID.  Born on August 3, 1926 in McCammon, ID to Priscilla and Fred Taylor, she spent her early years growing up between Teton Valley Idaho and San Francisco East Bay California. After graduating from high school she went to work for Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, Calif. Her working career as a federal employee also included Keyport...

James B. Halferty 87, of Driggs, passed away on March 28, 2018. Obituary and services pending

Our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, Francis Delano Ripplinger passed away peacefully in his home on February 25, 2018 at the age of 83 wonderful years. He was born April 21, 1934 to Carl and Alena Ripplinger in Driggs, Idaho.  Shortly after his birth, his family moved back out to the ranch in Bates, with one of the best views of Teton Valley.  He has lived in this beautiful place ever since.  He grew up raising cattle and working on the farm....

Devoted husband, father, and grandfather Gerald Ray Petersen age 84, passed away peacefully at his home on  February 11, 2018 in Driggs, Idaho.  He was born November 26, 1933 in Salt Lake City, UT to Holger Pete Petersen and Ora Irene Hutchinson. As a youngman he worked as a brick layer and later became a Utah Highway Patrolman.   He worked through the ranks in the Utah Highway Patrol and retired as a Lieutenant. He married his high school...

On February 3rd Alta resident Arthur Frakt died peacefully at home.  He was 78 years old. Arthur was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Sam and Clara Frakt on Halloween 1939.  Although the dates didn’t exactly match, he was fond of saying “the Nazis marched into Poland and I arrived in New Jersey.”  He grew up in Nutley, New Jersey, not far from the local tennis club where the “old guys” took him under their wings and taught him the sport...

Funeral services for DeEtta Maxine Floyd Driggs, 92, who died suddenly at home in Driggs Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, of a heart condition, will be conducted Thursday at noon in the Teton LDS Stake Center in Driggs. Bishop Tom Hill will officiate. The family will greet visitors from 10:30 until time of services. She was born Sept. 25, 1925, at a maternity home in Driggs. Her early years were spent with her parents, Evan and Norma Floyd, in Sam, a coal mining town west of Driggs. The...

Richard D. Harris, 65, of Victor, passed away on January 10, 2018. Memorial service will be on January 20, 2018 at the Wildwood Room in Victor.