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G. Lars Larson Family Group Sheet
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Husband: G. LARS LARSON
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Birth: Jan 28, 1836 MORA, DALARNA, SWEDEN
Immigration: bet 1860-1870
Death: Oct 11, 1903 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
Marriage: Dec 3, 1873 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Father: LARS ANDERSON ( - )
Mother: ANNA ERICSON ( - )
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Wife: CARRIE OLSON
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Birth: Feb 2, 1857 MORA, DALARNA, SWEDEN
Immigration: Jul 8, 1865 SWEDEN TO CHICAGO, IL
Death: Jan 22, 1935 PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
Father: OLIVER OLSON (1818-1896)
Mother: MARGIT "MAGGIE" OLSDOTTER (1824-1908)
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Children
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1 M LARS LARSON
Birth: Jan 24, 1876 SWABURG, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Jul 13, 1933 CANCER; IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
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2 F ANNIE LARSON
Birth: Jul 11, 1879 SWABURG, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Oct 11, 1958 SHELBY, MT
Spouse: MALE YOST ( - )
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3 F CHRISTINA LARSON
Birth: Jul 29, 1881 WAYNE, WAYNE CO., NE
Death: Feb 22, 1969 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY, DILLON, MT
Spouse: BURNEL L. FORSYTH ( -1949)
Marriage: Oct 22, 1900 IDAHO FALLS, ID
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4 F MAYME LARSON
Birth: May 7, 1884 WAYNE, WAYNE CO., NE
Death: Feb 21, 1965 BUTTE, MT
Burial: DILLON, MT
Spouse: JOHN HARVEY BRAY (1880-1965)
Marriage: Jul 28, 1904 LAKEVIEW, MT
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5 M FRED LARSON
Birth: Dec 17, 1886 WAYNE, WAYNE CO., NE
Death: Nov 8, 1977 POCATELLO, BANNOCK COUNTY, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
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6 M CHARLES LARSON
Birth: Oct 4, 1890 WAYNE, WAYNE CO., NE
Death: Oct 27, 1951 SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
Spouse: MYRTLE STUART PLANT (1900-1990)
Marriage: Jan 30, 1936 ROCK SPRINGS, WY
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7 F BELVA LARSON
Birth: Apr 16, 1896 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Death: Nov 23, 1973 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
Spouse: NORMAN WALTER NIELSEN (1891-1973)
Marriage: Nov 16, 1915 POCATELLO, BANNOCK COUNTY, ID
Divorce:
Spouse: LEONARD MCWHORTER (1885-1953)
Marriage: Jul 27, 1946 IDAHO FALLS, ID
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8 F GLADYS LARSON
Birth: May 25, 1900 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Death: Oct 30, 1988 IDAHO FALLS, ID
Burial: ROSE HILL CEMETERY, IDAHO FALLS, ID
Spouse: HAROLD GLEN DECKER ( - )
Marriage: 1925 SALT LAKE CITY, UT
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John Bray
Dillon Rites Set For John Bray, Retired Rancher
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. in Brundage
Chapel in Dillon for John H. Bray, M, ex-Centennial Valley rancher
who died Tuesday in a Butte hospital. He lived at 1929 Reynolds.
The Rev. Marcus Went will officiate and interment will be in the
family plot at Mountain View Cemetery, Dillon.
Mr. Bray was born Dec. 1, 1880, at Silver Star. He moved to
Beaverhead County in 1877 and married Mayme Larson July 28, 1904, in
the Centennial Valley.
The couple ranched there until 1956 when they retired to make their
home in Butte. Mrs. Bray died Feb. 21.
Surviving are two sons, Harvey of Jeffrey City, Wyo,. and Raymond of
San Francisco; daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Arleen) Furlong, Butte, five
grandchildren and six great grandchildren
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John and Mayme Bray
From "History of Beaverhead County" Vol. I
1900-1920
Dillon, MT
John Harvey Bray was the third son born to William and Eliza Bray.
He spent his childhood at Silver Star, Montana. The family moved to
Centennial Valley in the early 1890's. They took up homesteads in
the upper end of the valley, about 10 miles east of Lakeview. John
worked at several jobs and was a driver for the Monida to West
Yellowstone Stage. He met and married Mayme Larson at Lakeview on
July 28, 1904.
John was working in Lima, tending bar, when their first son,
Charles Burnell was born, October 15, 1906. They moved back to the
Valley and a second son Raymond Lee was born September 6, 1909, at
the ranch home where they stayed for several years. They wintered
cattle in Sheridan, Montana, and drove them over the divide to
summer range in the Centennial. Their daughter, Carrie Arlene, was
born in Sheridan on February 7, 1916.
In 1917 they left the ranch and went into partnership with Jim
Dodd, whom they later bought out. They raised Black Angus cattle
and rented the upper ranch from a brother and mother. It was used
for a winter feed ranch. The Lakeview Ranch was home to the Van
Antwerps, Laura was cook and . . . . . . . . . . all went to
School in Lakeview.]
John rented the Jones Fields in Alaska Basin for a summer range and
cow camp. Bobby Allen was chief cook. The Bird Refuge bought what
was the Nye Place in 1936. It bordered the Upper Lake. The ranch
was operated until 1942.
Mayme Bray died in February 1965 and John in May 1965. They are
buried in Dillon.
Ethel Miller Bray
Given to me by Eunice Burrows in Jan., 1998
Mayme & John Bray
BRAY, MAYME LARSON
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Obituary - Gladys Larson Decker
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
November 1, 1988
Page B4
Gladys Decker, 88, died at her home in Idaho Falls Oct. 30, 1988,
of causes incident to age.
She was born May 25, 1900, at Idaho Falls to Lars and Carrie Olson
Larson. Her early schooling was in Idaho Falls. She married Glen
Decker at Salt Lake City. He preceded her in death. She had been
a homemaker all of her life.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in Wood Chapel of the Pines.
The family will meet with friends for one hour prior to services at
the funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mayme, Belva, Gladys & Christina
DECKER, GLADYS LARSON
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Burnell (Al) La France Forsythe
From "History of Beaverhead County" Vol. I
1900-1920
Dillon, MT
Al Forsythe was born in Kitchner, Ontario, Canada. He married
Christina Larson, a sister to Mayme Bray, in the fall of 1900 in
Idaho Falls, Idaho. They moved to Lakeview and ran a store for Sam
Burnside. Chris was the postmistress. They also worked on a ranch
near Dillon for Billy Reed and Billy Hollingsworth.
They moved back to the Centennial Valley (Lakeview) where they
managed a store for Miller and Pike. Al later bought the store,
remodeled it, and made living quarters in the back. Al had a
contract with the Monida-Yellowstone Stage to haul tourists to
Yellowstone park, with a stopover in Lakeview. Chris had the
responsibility for the tourists' lodging and meals. Later Al got
the contract to deliver the mail and freight to Sherwoods at
Henry's Lake. The route went from Monida to the Lake on a daily
basis.
In the winter, transportation was by sleds and a good team of
horses. The mail left Monida early in the morning, also from
Lakeview, and from Lakeview to Henry's Lake. The pay for just
hauling the mail wasn't very much so he added to his income by
hauling freight for others and groceries from Monida out to the
Valley residents. His outfit wasn't very fancy for the passengers,
the sled just had a seat on the front; often the passengers walked
and followed the sled. In the warmer weather, it was done with
wagons. The route was much longer in those days and very
uncomfortable. Sometime the freight was so heavy that he had to
run more sleds or wagons and teams.
Al hired lots of men to drive for him. He also had a barn man at
each location to care for the teams and clean up. Al lost the mail
contract in 1930 to Paul Zinc. Al and Chris sold their holdings in
Lakeview to 'Curley' Flint about 1944 and moved to Butte. Al died
in Butte on May 13, 1949, and Chris died in Idaho Falls, February
22, 1969. Both are buried in Dillon.
They were a well like couple and always enjoyed fiends dropping by
for a chat and coffee.
Ethel Miller Bray
Given to me by Eunice Burrows in Jan., 1998
FORSYTH, BURNEL L.
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Obituary - Christina Larson Forsyth
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
February 24, 1969
Page 2
I. F. Resident Succumbs at 87
Christina Larson Forsyth, 87, a resident of Idaho Falls for 12
years died Saturday afternoon at an Idaho Falls Hospital. She had
entered the hospital on Jan. 30, 1969 when she fell and broke her
hip.
She was born July 29, 1881 at Wayne County, Neb., the daughter of
G. L. Larson and Carrie Olson Larson. She attended schools in
Nebraska and came to Idaho Falls in 1896 and completed her
schooling in Idaho Falls.
She married B. L. (Al) Forsyth, Oct. 22, 1900, at Idaho Falls.
Shortly thereafter they moved to Lakeview, Mont., where she lived
until the death of her husband in 1949. Twelve years ago she moved
to Idaho Falls and has made her home with her sisters and brother.
She had been a member of the BPO Does.
She is survived by one brother and two sisters: Fred Larson, Mrs.
Belva McWhorter, Mrs. Gladys Decker, all of Idaho Falls, as well as
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Brundage
Funeral Home of Dillon, Mont. The family will receive friends from
noon Tuesday until service time at the Funeral Home. Burial will
be in the Mountain View Cemetery at Dillon. Local arrangements
were handled by the Wood Funeral Home.
FORSYTH, CHRISTINA LARSON
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Obituary - Arthur Duane Johnson
Dates = 2-10-1934 > 3-23-1958
Macabre Suicide Takes Arthur D. Johnson, 24
One of the most grisly deaths to ever occur here claimed the life of
a 24 year old Idaho falls man Sunday night.
Dead is Arthur D. Johnson, 24, an apparent suicide, said Coroner
Jack A. Wood, who used an estimated 100 pounds of dynamite to blow
himself and his automobile into tiny pieces near the former city
dump grounds.
The macabre death took place at about 8 p.m. and was discovered when
nearby residents were nearly shaken from their chairs in their homes
by the blast.
Positive identification was not made Monday, but Bonneville County
Coroner Jack Wood said that a wallet containing the man's
registration card and several other cards bearing the same name made
it nearly positive. Sheriff A. E. Heslop said a finger, which was
found several hundred feet from the car would be fingerprinted in
hopes of establishing positive proof.
Heslop said no motive for apparent suicide had yet been found, but
reports indicated the young man had had an argument with this
father. He was the father of three small children.
Threatened Suicide Wood said Mrs. Johnson told him that her husband
told her he was going to kill himself and then carried two cases of
dynamite from the basement into the car. She said she called
relatives to try to stop him, but to no avail. She also said he
told her she would be better off without him before he left the
house.
The car, of which only small twisted pieces of metal were left, was
parked at a wide spot in a dirt road near where the old city dump
was located approximately 8 miles west of Idaho Falls. Over a 200
yard radius was still being combed late Monday morning for pieces of
the body and the car.
The torso of the body was found 250 feet from where the car was
parked.
Measurements showed it had flown 180 feet through the air and then
bounced another 70 feet before coming to a stop.
The torso was blown east and north of where the car was parked while
most of the head of the body was found between 200 and 300 feet
south and east of where the car was giving some hint to the impact
of the explosion.
A German .38 caliber pistol was found near the scene also, with
bullets jammed in the magazine. Heslop speculated that the dynamite
was set off by a shot from the pistol. A search for a fuse failed
to uncover anything further, strengthening the theory that he used a
pistol to blow the dynamite up.
Monday, a group of searchers were covering a 200 foot radius of
sagebrush inch by inch gleaning pieces of clothing and body from the
area.
Wood said it was one of the most gruesome deaths he had ever
investigated.
Funeral Tuesday Funeral services will be held at the Buck Funeral
Home Tuesday at 3 p.m. with Bishop Richard Mason officiating.
Speakers will be Rolf C. Wold and John M. Homer.
Pallbearers include Gail Pullman, Gereay Murdock, Calvin Johnson,
Lowell Johnson, William Murdock and Gary Gardner.
Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Idaho Falls, the son of
Arthur and Alta Higbee Johnson. When he was eight years old the
family moved to Spokane, Wash. In 1944 they removed to Orem,
Utah,and in 1950 to Provo, Utah.
On May 31, 1952 he married Arlene Dodds of Springfield, Utah. In
April 1953 they came to Idaho Falls.
Mr. Johnson is survived by is wife and the following children;
Regena Adele, Karen Marie, Byron Paul; his mother, Mrs. Alta
Jacobsen; his father, Arthur Johsnon, brothers and sisters,
Terrance, (Terry), Burton Johnson, on a mission for the LDS Church
in Mexico, Bruce Johnson, Gooding, Julie Johnson, Idaho Falls,
Rickie Lee Johnson, Idaho falls; and grandparents, Mrs. Helen
Johnson and Mrs. Phoebe Wold, both of Idaho Falls.
JOHNSON, ARTHUR DUANE
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Obituary - Norma Alona Ladle
Norma Alona Ladle, 83, of Idaho Falls, died July 23, 2001, at the
Idaho Falls Care Center. She was born Aug. 18, 1917, at Shelley,
Idaho, to Norman Walter Nielsen and Belva Larson Nielsen. She grew
up and attended schools in San Francisco, Calif.
She married Burben Walker in San Francisco. Following their
marriage, they moved to Idaho Falls, where she attended hair stylist
school and was a hairdresser for several years. She and her husband
later divorced.
She moved to Menlo Park and attended beauty school there. She was a
hair stylist in Menlo Park, where she styled the hair of numerous
celebrities. After retiring, she returned to Idaho Falls.
In August 1986, she married Joseph W. Ladle in Idaho Falls. He died
in 1991. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints. She enjoyed golfing, bowling, hunting, fishing,
traveling, and gardening. Norma especially enjoyed her
grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Burnell B. (Beverly) Walker of Idaho
Falls, and Norman R. (Kathleen) Walker of Little Rock, Ark.; a
brother, S. G. (Madeline) Nielsen of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; nine
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and six great-great
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wood Funeral Home,
273 N. Ridge Ave. in Idaho Falls. The family will meet with friends
Saturday for one hour before the services at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Idaho Falls Post Register online database.
Note: D. C. sent this picture to me on Aug. 16, 2007
LADLE, NORMA
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Obituary - Carrie Olson Larson
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
January 23, 1935
Death Claims Pioneer Woman
Mrs. Carrie Larson, 78, resident of Idaho Falls for 39 years, died
at the family home at 172 Ninth Street Tuesday evening at 9:30
o'clock. Death was due to pernicious anemia.
Mrs. Larson was born February 2, 1857 in Dalarna, Sweden. She is
survived by the following sons and daughters, Mrs. Annie Yost of
Deer Lodge, Mont., Mrs. D. L. Forsythe of Lake View, Mont., Mrs. J.
H. Bray of Lake View, Fred Larson and Charles Larson of Idaho
Falls, Mrs. B. A. Cluff of San Francisco and a brother and two
sisters, Andrew Olson of Edmonton, Canada, and Mrs. Christine
Peterson of Witaskiwian, Canada and Mrs. H. G. Decker of Salt Lake
City.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
McHan funeral chapel with the Rev. G. T. Peterson officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery with the McHan
Funeral Home in charge.
LARSON, CARRIE OLSON
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Obituary - Charles Larson
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
October 30, 1951
Page 11
Charles Larson Dies in Salt Lake
Charles "Chick" Larson, 61, died Saturday evening in a Salt Lake
hospital following a lingering illness.
He was born October 4, 1890, at Wayne, Nebraska, the son of Lars
and Carrie Olson Larson. When he was six years old he moved with
his family to Idaho Falls where he attended school.
During the World War I he served in the army as a rifle instructor.
On January 30, 1936, he was united in marriage to Myrtle Stewart at
Rock Springs, Wyo. Besides his widow, he is survived by two step
daughters, Mrs. Betty Clark, Mrs. Joyce Lattimer, both of Calif.,
and by the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Anna Yost, Mrs.
Christian Forsyth, Mrs. Mayme Bray, all of Montana, Mrs. Gladys
Decker, Calif., Mrs. Belva McWhorter, and Fred Larson both of Idaho
Falls.
Funeral services well be held Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. at the Buck
chapel with Reverend William Gang officiating.
Burial will be in the Rose Hill cemetery.
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The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
November 1, 1951
Page 3
Funeral services for Charles Larson, who died Saturday, in the
veterans hospital in Salt Lake City, were held Wednesday afternoon
at 3:30 p.m. in the Buck Funeral chapel. The Rev. William Gang,
pastor of the Shelley Community church, officiated.
Music included two vocal duet selections, "Beyond the Sunset" and
"The end of a Perfect Day," Mrs. Doyle Founds and Mrs. Mack Harris.
A vocal solo, "The Lords Prayer," Mrs. Doyle Founds. Mrs. Harris
was the accompanist.
Pallbearers were George Metcalf, Thomas Sloan, Ed Torneton, Frank
Pickett, Francis McArthur and E. L. Kirby.
Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery under the direction of the Buck
Funeral home.
LARSON, CHARLES
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Fred Larson
1886-1977
LARSON, FRED
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Obituary - G. Lars Larson
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
October 16, 1903
Death of Lars Larson, Sr.
Lars Larson, Sr., a well known farmer living about a mile east of
town, died last Sunday, as a result of an illness of two weeks
duration. Mr. Larson's illness was due to inflammation of the
bladder. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the residence.
Deceased was 67 years old, and had been a resident of Idaho Falls
for the last seven years, having moved to this place from Nebraska.
He was native of Sweden. A wife, three sons and five daughters are
left to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. Mr. Larson
was an industrious, hard working citizen, and greatly esteemed by
his associates.
About 1895 in Nebraska
LARSON, G. LARS
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Obituary - Lars Larson
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
July 13, 1933
Page 3
Lars Larson, 57, Dies Thursday
Lars Larson, 57, resident of Idaho Falls for 37 years, passed away
at the family home at 172 Ninth street early Thursday morning.
Death was attributed to cancer. Funeral services will be held at
the McHan funeral chapel Friday afternoon at 7:30 o'clock, the Rev.
G. T. Peterson of New Sweden officiating.
Mr. Larson was born January 24, 1876 in Swaburg, Neb. For many
years he was a farmer of this section and retired in 1921, because
of ill health. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Carrie Larson of
this city, and the following brothers and sisters; Mrs. Annie Yost
of Dillion, Mont., Mrs. R. L. Forsythe and Mrs. J. H. Bray of
Lakeview, Mont., Fred and Charles Larson of Idaho Falls, Mrs. B. A.
Cluff of San Francisco and Mrs. H. G. Decker of Salt Lake City.
His father, Lars Larson, passed away 30 years ago.
Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery with the McHan Funeral Home
in charge.
LARSON, LARS
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Obituary - Myrtle Plant Larson
The Idaho Falls Post-Register
February 2, 1990
Page B-2
Myrtle Rozella Larson, 89, of Idaho Falls, died Jan. 31, 1990, at
the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of heart failure.
She was born May 24, 1900, at Miltonvale, Kan., to Jay Bolton and
Clara Leida Mull Plant.
In 1917 she married Alva G. Stuart at Shelley. They were later
divorced. On Jan. 30, 1936, she married Charley Larson at Rock
Springs, Wyo. He died in October 1951.
She had lived in Idaho Falls since 1928.
She was member of the Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling and
fishing.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Joyce) Latimer of
Lakewood, Calif., and Mrs. Duane (Betty) Clark of Shelley; one
brother, L. S. "Dick" Plant of Blackfoot; five grandchildren; six
great-grand children; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by one son, two brothers and two sisters.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Rose Hill
Cemetery with the Rev. Emmett Shortreed of the Trinity United
Methodist Church officiating. The family will meet with friends
Saturday at the Buck-Sullivan Funeral Home in Idaho Falls from 10
a.m. until time to leave for the cemetery.
Given to me by Eunice Burrows in Jan., 1998
LARSON, MYRTLE STUART
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Obituary - Belva Larson McWhorter
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
November 25, 1973
Page A2
Mrs. Belva McWhorter, 77, died at an Idaho Falls Hospital Friday
following a heart attack.
Mrs. McWhorter was born in Idaho Falls April 1896, the daughter of
Lars and Carrie Olson Larsen, a pioneer family of the city. She
was educated in Idaho Falls. On Nov. 16, 1915, she married N. W.
Nielsen. They later divorced. She later married Leonard McWhorter
in Idaho Falls in 1946. He died Feb. 6, 1953.
She was a member of the LDS Church.
Surviving are: a son, Shirley Gene Neilsen of Los Altos, Calif.,
and a daughter, Mrs. Norma A. Walker of Menlo Park, Calif.; six
grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; three step-daughters
and one step-son; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Decker and a brother, Fred
Larsen, both of Idaho Falls.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wood Chapel of the
Pines, Bishop Raymond Walker, a grandson, officiating. The family
will meet friends one hour before service Monday at the Wood
Funeral Home. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers the family requests donations to the Special Services
Agency.
MCWHORTER, BELVA LARSON
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Obituary - Leonard McWhorter
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
February 8, 1953
Page 14
Death Claims Mr. McWhorton
Leonard McWhorton, 67, local businessman, died Friday afternoon at
a local hospital following a brief illness.
He was born July 31, 1885, at Sherman, Tex. He spent a great deal
of his time in Texas and California before coming to Idaho Falls in
1947.
He was married to Belva Larson July 27, 1946, at Reno, Nev.
He was in charge of the advertising, concessions and programs for
the Motor-Vu Theatre in Idaho Falls and the Starlight and Sunset
Theatres in Pocatello.
He is survived by his widow and a foster daughter, Mrs. B. D.
Walker, Idaho Falls, and a foster son, S. G. Nielsen, Menlo Park,
Calif., one sister, Mrs. J. D. Atwood, Roswell, N. M.; brothers,
Austin McWhorton, Tucson, Ariz.; Leslie McWhorton and Ivan
McWhorton, Compton, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Wood's Chapel
of the Pines with the Rev. William H. Gang of the Methodist Church
in Shelley officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wood Funeral Home until time of services.
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The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
February 11, 1953
Page 3
Funeral services for Leonard McWhorter, 67, local businessman, who
died Friday at a local hospital, were held Monday afternoon at
Wood's Chapel of the Pines. The Rev. William H. Gang, of the
Shelley Methodist Church, officiated.
Two vocal solos, "In the Garden" and "The Lords's Prayer," were
offered by Eldon Oliverson, accompanied by Emily Heileson.
Honorary pallbearers were Aden Hyde, Marion L. Muncey, Vernon Wing
and E. H. Brewington. Active pallbearers were Burben O. Walker,
Lawrence Elg, Lorin Hayden, Don Sigman, Ed U. Moran and Fred
Larson.
Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Wood
Funeral Home. Committal services were by the Rev. Mr. Gang.
MCWHORTER, LEONARD
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Obituary - Norman W. Nielsen
Source: Idaho Falls Post Register A-9, 11 March 1973
N. W. Nielsen Dies of Illness Norman W. Nielsen, a member of a
family that pioneered in the Shelley area and a long-time resident
of Idaho Falls, died at a local hospital Friday afternoon. He had
been in the hospital since December.
Mr. Nielsen, who was about 70 years old, was born in Hyrum, Utah,
the son of Adolph and Mathea Nielsen.
The family moved to the Shelley area when Mr. Nielsen was seven
years old and farmed at Goshen when he was growing up.
He worked on his father’s farm and was employed in construction
after attending school in the Goshen area.
Mr. Nielsen then farmed near Shelley, and at Billings, Mont. He
moved to Idaho Falls in 1920 and has lived here since that time.
He married Etta Buck in 1930. He was a member of the Billings Elks
Lodge. He is survived by his widow and a son, Shirley Nielsen of Los
Altos, Calif., and a daughter Mrs. Norma Walker of Menlo, Park,
Calif., by a previous marriage. He is also survived by six
grandchildren and a seven great-grandchildren and a niece, Mrs Joyce
Watkins, of Petersburg, Va., who was raised in the family home.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Morninglight Chapel at the
Buck-Sullivan Funeral Home with Vernon Johnson, a family friend,
officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Note - D. C. sent this obituary to me in July, 2007
NIELSEN, NORMAN W.
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Obituary - Shirley G. Nielsen
The Post-Register
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Shirley Gene Nielsen, 85, born July 18, 1920 in Butte, Mont., passed
away Monday, Sept. 5, 2005.
Gene served in the military during World War II in the Aleutian
Islands. After completing his military service he was employed as an
aircraft engine mechanic for the Flying Tigers in Hawaii and San
Francisco.
Gene started his own company, Aircraft Engine Sales, Inc., in
Redwood City, Calif. and remained self employed for 30 years.
Because of his extensive travel around the world to purchase
aircraft engine parts, he became one of the very few to fly over one
million miles on commercial airlines during the 1950s.
Gene is survived by his wife of 21 years, Madeline Nielsen; his
stepson Bob Clemons; Alice Nielsen, his first wife of 28 years; his
son, Russell Nielsen; his daughter, LaRae West; his son, Rick
Nielsen; and his daughter Julie Gluck; his grandchildren, Michael
Nielsen, Sandra Woodbridge, Ron Hammerness, Travis West, Kim
Nielsen, Jamie West, Cameron Gluck, Casey Gluck, Georgeina Bryan;
great-grandchildren, Jeremy Hammerness, Samantha Hammerness, Tyler
Hammerness and Lauren Bryan.
Gene played golf since the age of 13 and was a scratch player during
the 1950s. His other passions in life were hunting and fishing.
Note - D. C. sent this obituary in July, 2007
NIELSEN, SHIRLEY GENE
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Obituary - Ernest Jack Sewell
Dates = 4-19-1924 > 6-15-1976
Jack Sewell, 52, of 811 Broadwater Ave., died upon arrival Tuesday
evening at St. Vincent's Hospital. He was born April 19, 1924, in
Deer Lodge, the son of James and Pearl Sewell. He served in the
Navy during World War II and attended the University of Minnesota.
Mr. Sewell married Kathleen Godsil May 12, 1955, in Denver, Colo.
they lived in Denver until coming to Billings in 1960.
He was a salesman for Sears while in Billings.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, Mark and Paul, and two
daughters, Joan and Aileen, all of the family home; the parents, and
a brother, Robert, all of Deer Lodge.
Service are pending. Dahl-Brown Funeral Chapel is in charge of
arrangements.
SEWELL, ERNEST JACK
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Obituary - Anna Yost
Dates = 7-11-1879 > 10-11-1959
Mrs. Anna Yost Funeral Held Here On Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Yost, former resident of Dillon and
Lima, were held yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at the Methodist
Church with the Rev. Z. A. Jumper officiating. Burial was made in
the family plot in Mountain View cemetery. The well-known and highly
esteemed matron died last Friday in Shelby after a lingering
illness.
Surviving relatives include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Tom Yost
of Shelby, and Mr. and Mrs. George Yost of Anchorage, Alaska; a son-
in-law and daughter, Mrs. and Mrs. J. A. Sewell of Deer Lodge; four
sisters, Mrs. Christina Forsyth and Mrs. Belva McWorter of Idaho
Falls; Mrs. Gladys Decker, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Mayme Bray,
Butte; a brother, Fred Larson, Idaho Falls, two grandsons, R. J.
Sewell, Deer Lodge, and E. J. Sewell, Denver; and seven great
grandchildren.
The Yost family lived in the Lima-Dell area for several years before
moving to Dillon where they were long-time residents. The two sons;
Tom and George and daughter, Pearl, attended school and grew up in
Dillon. Mr. Yost passed away a number of years ago. In recent
years Mrs. Yost had made her home in Shelby with her son, Tom, a
member of the State Highway Patrol.
ANNA YOST
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Obituary - George D. Yost
Dates = 10-23-1908 > 12-30-1987
Services for George D. Yost, 79, of Apache Junction will be 1:30
p.m. Wednesday at Pacific Mobile Manor, 10220 E. Apache Trail,
Apache Junction.
Mr. Yost, a native of Dillon, Mont., moved to Arizona in 1963 from
Alaska. He owned a Western Auto Store.
Survivors include wife, Aileen; sister Pearl Sewell of Deer Lodge,
Mont.; and nieces and nephews. Bunkers Desert View Chapel handled
the arrangements.
YOST, GEORGE D.
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