POCATELLO - Edith Jeanette Brower, 91, of Pocatello, Idaho, died Feb. 18, 1999, at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the LDS 12th Ward Chapel, corner of Fredregill and South 4th Ave., in Pocatello. The family will meet with friends Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 South 4th Ave., Pocatello, and Tuesday for one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Betty G. Holladay.

RIGBY - Betty G. Holladay, 66, of Rigby, Idaho, died Feb. 20, 1999, at her home.
Private family services were held yesterday at Coltrin Colonial Mortuary in Idaho Falls.

Patricia Ann Larick.

DUBOIS - Graveside services for Patricia Ann Larick, 49, of Bozeman, Mont., who died April 25, 1999, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Kilgore Cemetery. Her husband is former Kilgore, Idaho, resident, John A. Larick.
The service time was not included with the obituary in Wednesday's paper because of incomplete information received by the Post Register.

Heber Allen Sellers.

RIGBY - Heber Allen Sellers, 91, of Rigby, (Clark area), died April 27, 1999, at Mallory House in Idaho Falls.
Funeral services will be Saturday at the Clark LDS Ward, with the time to be announced. The family will visit with friends Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Eckersell Funeral Home in Rigby, and Saturday for one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery.

Roberta V. Struve.

POCATELLO - Roberta V. Struve, 84, died April 27, 1999, at a Pocatello care center.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Downard Hansen Funeral Home in Pocatello.

Irene Hix.

Irene Hix, 78, of New York, died April 27, 1999, at the Ellis Hospital at Schenectady, N.Y. She had been living with her daughter, Deborah, in Schenectady since 1995.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave. in Idaho Falls. The family will visit with friends Monday for one hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls.

Jimmy Lloyd Mathews.

POCATELLO - Jimmy Lloyd Mathews, 24, of Pocatello, died April 27, 1999.
Arrangements are pending at Downard Hansen Funeral Home in Pocatello.

Kyle J. Salmonsen.

BLACKFOOT - Kyle James Salmonsen, 8, of Blackfoot, son of Kevin Michael Hill and Sharlene Kay Salmonsen, died April 27, 1999, from drowning.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Hill, Hawker and Sandberg Funeral Home in Blackfoot.

Dixie Poole.

Dixie Poole, 85, a former Idaho Falls resident, died Nov. 30, 1998, at the Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Boise, Idaho.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Coltrin Colonial Mortuary in Idaho Falls.

Myrna Jones.

VICTOR - Myrna Jones, 67, of Victor, Idaho, died Nov. 29, 1998, of cancer at the Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs.
Funeral services will be at noon Thursday at the Driggs LDS Stake Center with Bishop Doyle Allen officiating. Visitation will be at the church Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday for one hour before the services. Burial will be in the Cache-Clawson Cemetery in Tetonia under the direction of Valley Mortuary in Driggs.

Gary Lee Miller.

POCATELLO - Gary Lee Miller, 26, of Pocatello, died Nov. 29, 1998, at his home.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Downard Hansen Funeral Home in Pocatello.

S. Max Mason.

ST. ANTHONY - S. Max Mason, 86, a former resident of the Egin-Parker, Idaho, area, died Nov. 30, 1998, at his apartment in Rexburg, Idaho.
Services are pending at Bidwell Funeral Home in St. Anthony.

Lewis H. Lindsey.

POCATELLO - Lewis H. Lindsey, 81, of Pocatello, died April 21, 1999, at his home following an illness.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Downard Hansen Funeral Home in Pocatello.

Nora May Techick.

REXBURG - Nora May Techick, 97, died April 21, 1999, at the home of her daughter in Rexburg.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lost River LDS Church. Friends and family may visit Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Lost River Cemetery under the direction of Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg.

Robert C. Kimball.

Robert C. Kimball, 51, died Feb. 20, 1999, at his home in Spokane, Wash.
He was born Oct. 31, 1947, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Dellis R. Kimball and Donna J. Fullmer Kimball. He served in the United States Marine Corps.
He had been a therapy tech at State Hospital South in Blackfoot, Idaho, and the State School and Hospital in Nampa, Idaho. He was a longtime truck driver and, in recent years, a disc jockey.
He belonged to the Bonneville Cutter Association and raced cutter horses. He also belonged to the Upper Snake River Valley CB Club.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Kimball of Spokane, Wash.; three daughters, Sonja Kimball of Preston, Idaho, Caroline (Jim) Richards of Deer Park, Wash., and Donalene (Ron) Ellingford of Hadlock, Wash.; a stepson, Issac Gonzolas of Eagle, Idaho; one sister, Sue Kimball of Spokane; one brother, Jay Kimball of Moses Lake, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, at the Ball and Dodd Funeral Home in Spokane, Wash.

Leona Gunderson Purcell.

RIGBY - Leona Gunderson Purcell, 93, of Menan, Idaho, died March 5, 1999, at Columbia Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.
She was born Feb. 23, 1916, at Menan, Idaho, to Edward Casper Gunderson and Rosetta Stay Gunderson. She spent most of her life in the Menan area.
On March 20, 1935, she married Maurice James Purcell in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She was an excellent cook and loved to quilt and garden. She was involved in community affairs and was one of the first organizers of the Red Cross in Jefferson County.
An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in many positions, including Relief Society president. She sang in the church choir and played the piano by ear. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. She loved to have her grandchildren around her; she was a real "Mom" to everyone and believed everyone should be treated equally.
Survivors include her husband, M. James "Jim" Purcell of Menan; three daughters, Marie Hill (Don) of Heyburn, Idaho, Lois Purcell of Rigby, Idaho, and Maurine Jane Purser (Steve) of Menan, Idaho; two sons, Dick Purcell (Marian), and Thomas Purcell (Carol), both of Idaho Falls; a foster son, John Quinn (Marlene) of Idaho Falls; three brothers, Vern Gunderson, Aden Gunderson and Joe Gunderson, all of Menan; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and Grant Gunderson.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Menan LDS 1st and 2nd Ward with Bishop John R. Poole officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby, and Monday for one hour before services at the church. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery.

Reverend Mr. James Henry Goettsche

Reverend Mr. James H. Goettsche: our beloved father, grandfather, husband, brother, uncle, coach, deacon and friend passed away in his home Wednesday evening surrounded by his family following a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Jim has returned home to Jesus.
Jimmy, as his mother called him, was born on May 5, 1939, in Burley, Idaho, the eldest son of Julius Burton Goettsche and Ruth Muriel Hungerford. Growing up, Jimmy enjoyed the life of a farm youth. He was active in Boy Scouts and 4-H - showing animals at the county fair. In 1950, the family - Jimmy and his two younger sisters - moved to Enterprise, Oregon, for about a year. Near the house was a very steep hill. A favorite family story recounts how Jimmy rode his bike down the hill one day and wrecked. He came home crying, "My mommy told me not to ride my bike down the hill."
Jim was a very studious boy - always reading very thick books. At Burley High School he was a National Merit Scholar and attended Boys' State. He also earned athletic letters in tennis and track and was the president of the school's FFA branch - representing his school at the National Conference in Omaha in 1956. In 1957, he graduated valedictorian.
Jim continued to be active in the College of Idaho, where he was a member of the Beta Chi fraternity, Philo Tech science club and the Scarlet Masque drama club. The summer after his sophomore year, Jim drove his '52 Chevy to Mexico as part of a Philo Tech field trip. In the fall of 1958, while he was playing the part of the Bookseller in "The World of Sholom Alachem," he met a young freshman, MaryDee Stark. After that, for the remainder of college, they frequently enjoyed walking to The Golden Pheasant for fried rice. Jim received his B.S. in chemistry in 1961, graduating with honors.
Upon graduation, Jim joined the National Guard and attended basic training in Fort Ord., Calif. In 1962, Jim was a high school teacher in Parma, Idaho. Parma being such a small school, dad taught history, science and political science. As the adviser of the political science club, he took his class to Boise to observe the state Legislature. Following his time as a teacher, he attended officer candidate school at the Idaho Military Academy - earning multiple awards. This was followed by Ordinance School at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
Returning in the fall of 1963, he married MaryDee on Sept. 15 of that year at the First Presbyterian Church in Idaho Falls. After honeymooning in Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, they settled in Idaho Falls, where dad began working as a chemist at the CPP for PPCo at the site. For the next 36 years, through several name changes and various contractors, dad rode the bus to work - finishing many very thick books and engaging in many long conversations with friends. On Jan. 30, 1965, Jim and MaryDee were blessed with their first child, Daniel James.
In 1968, Jim's National Guard unit was called to active duty. MaryDee and Dan followed Jim to Ft. Lewis, Wash., that summer before Jim shipped out to Vietnam in August. In Vietnam, Jim was a company commander for the 116th Combat Engineer Battalion rising to the rank of Captain and earning a Distinguished Service Medal before returning to his family in August of 1969. He left the National Guard the following year as tensions were heating up in the Middle East. He did not want to have to leave his family behind again. After time, he became involved in the VFW and enjoyed participating in their activities.
Upon returning from Vietnam, Jim devoted himself to his family, his community and his God.
In 1970, he and MaryDee and Dan rented a trailer and went across country to visit the Starks, who lived in New York City. On that trip, we visited many family and historical sites - Gettysburg, Mount Vernon, West Point, Valley Forge and the Stark family roots at Mystic Seaport. In June of 1973, their miracle baby Michael David was born - through tremendous prayer and the grace of God, he survived a very serious illness that same summer. As a family, we always enjoyed trips to visit family in Swan Valley, Jim's folks at the farm in Burley, MaryDee's parents - now in Sacramento and Jim's sisters in Emmett and Seattle. Family reunions always became joyous events. We also enjoyed camping, fishing and backpacking. Every outing we went on, Jim told stories about the history of the region or about Grandpa Goettsche when he was younger. In 1993, Jim became a grandpa with the birth of Jennifer Kay. Being a grandpa was a calling Jim truly loved. He enjoyed wrestling with the boys when they were old enough, going on picnics with the kids and taking photos - if the kids would sit still long enough for Grandpa to focus.
When Michael was old enough, much of our time, many of the family trips, most of the conversation around the dinner table revolved around soccer. As a family, we traveled with Mike's team to tournaments throughout Idaho, Utah and Montana, with special trips to Seattle and Denver. In 1989, Dad and his dear friend and fellow deacon Rick Bonney became coaches of a group of U-14 boys who became very dear to our family. He and Rick felt that it was a tremendous way to give back to the community and the sport that had been so good to their families. Being a coach was a great blessing to dad, as frequently trips to soccer tournaments became family camping trips, picnics with close friends, chances to go see museums or historic monuments. It was especially fun going to tournaments where Mike's team was playing and Jim and Dan - who was now in Pocatello - were each coaching their own team. Even after he stopped coaching in the early 90s, Jim could be always seen on weekends at the fields, watching the local teams play whether he knew kids on the teams or not. It was always his dream to watch his grandchildren play soccer before he died. This past fall, he was able to watch his 5-year-old granddaughter, Jennifer, play soccer. Now he will be on the sidelines of each of the kids' games. Soccer has been a time of tremendous fellowship and friendship.
Throughout his life, Jim was a very religious and deeply spiritual person. When he was just a baby on his mother's lap, a minister prophesied that Jim would grow up to be a minister. As a young boy, wherever the family went, they were always heavily involved at church, with Jim and his sisters participating in all the youth activities. Jim said he remembered MaryDee from Presbyterian Youth Camp before they met again in college. From his time in Vietnam, Jim remembered an Easter communion service where through the sacrament, he felt one with all Christian peoples throughout the world. After Vietnam, the family became members of the First Christian Church, where Jim was able to preach occasionally in his capacity as a deacon. He also became involved with the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship, the Gideons, Bible studies and an interdenominational prayer group that later became the Tree of Life Prayer group at Holy Rosary Church. Soon he was asked by the pastor at Holy Rosary to teach the Bible study there - although he was not even Catholic. At the Easter vigil in 1979, Jim and MaryDee joined the Roman Catholic Church. He began training for the diaconate. Jim and MaryDee became spirituality coordinators for the diaconate training center in eastern Idaho. On July 16, 1984, he was ordained a deacon by the Most Reverend Sylvester Treinen at Holy Rosary. He loved his role as a deacon - proclaiming God's word and serving God's people. He and his homilies will be remembered for their passion, their embrace and their humor. (St. Olaf watch over us.)
As a deacon, he was able to serve as the spiritual director for several retreats - including a Cursillo last spring which Dan attended - a tremendous blessing for both of them. He really enjoyed teaching the young people's confirmation classes - including his son, Michael's. Jim also had the opportunity to baptize his grandchildren. Jacob was baptized last fall when Jim's cancer was in remission - a real gift from God. He also became chaplain for Boy Scout Troop 310. Recently, he became a 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus - their highest honor.
Jim, we will miss you.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Burton and Ruth Muriel; his older brother, John (Orace); his older sister, Margaret; and his infant brother, William Burton. He is survived by his wife, MaryDee; his older sister, Donna Grace; his younger sisters, Esther Marie and Ruth Louise; his sons, Daniel James (wife, Camille Cutler) and Michael David; and four wonderful grandchildren, Jennifer Kay, Sean Michael, James Jeffrey and Jacob Scott.
A vigil service was held on Friday, March 5, 1999, at 7 p.m. in the main chapel at Christ the King Church (1690 E. 17th, corner of Woodruff), with Deacon Rick Bonney officiating. The family met with friends on Friday evening immediately after the vigil in the adjoining day chapel until 9 p.m. Jim's body remained in state throughout the night with an honor guard provided by the Knights of Columbus. The doors of Christ the King were open throughout the night, welcoming all who wished to reflect and pray during this time.
The funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 6, 1999, at 1 p.m. in the main chapel at Christ the King Church with Reverend Tim O'Toole officiating.
Jim will be buried in his family plot at the Ucon Cemetery following the services, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars performing a military burial. After the graveside services, friends and family are welcome to join us at 4:30 p.m. for a light dinner in the Christ the King Parish Center.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Christ the King Church, where they will be used to help those in need.

Kaylene B. Kelly.

POCATELLO - Kaylene Buckskin Kelly, 35, of Owyhee, Nev., was killed in an automobile accident in Grassmare, Idaho.
Services are pending at Downard Hansen Funeral Home in Pocatello.

Charles F. Dooley.

SHELLEY - Charles F. Dooley, 67, of Shelley, died April 20, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center in Idaho Falls.
Funeral services are pending at Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley.

June L. Erickson.

June L. Erickson, 78, of Idaho Falls, died April 20, 1999, at her home.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Wood Funeral Home in Idaho Falls.

Cleto Yacomella.

CHALLIS - Cleto Yacomella, 76, of Challis, died April 20, 1999, at the Discovery Care Centre in Salmon.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Challis Cemetery. Family and friends may visit Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Jones and Casey Funeral Home in Salmon.

Elfreda R. Cardin.

Elfreda Rose Cardin, 73, an Idaho Falls resident, died Jan. 14, 1999, at her home.
She was born March 18, 1925, in Kansas, the daughter of Cale James and Hester Marie Self Rains. She grew up in Kansas and moved to California when she was 17-years-old.
During World War II, she worked in the California shipyards. She then worked in the food service industry. She moved to Idaho in 1980 to be nearer her daughter and family, and continued to work in food services until her retirement in 1987.
She had a personal relationship with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She enjoyed crocheting, baking, and caring for her great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her daughter, Letha L. (husband, Dennis M.) Pask of Idaho Falls; a brother, Bill (wife, Lee) Rains of Wellington, Kan.; two grandchildren: Denise L. (husband, Joseph) Landis, and Darla K. (husband, James) Wyatt; and three great-grandchildren: Jordan W. A. Landis, Mikael J. Wyatt, and Andee L. Wyatt, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by a son, Willis Glen Cardin; her parents; a brother, Cale Raines, Jr.; and two sisters, Dorothy Sorrenti and Petty Pierce.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at the Calvary Chapel, 1755 W. Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho, by Pastor Rick Brown, under the direction of Coltrin Colonial Mortuary in Idaho Falls. The family suggests that donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1352 E. Center, Pocatello, ID 83201. The body was cremated.

Leone F. Ellsworth.

POCATELLO - Leone Fredrick Ellsworth, 88, a longtime Blackfoot resident, died Jan. 14, 1999, at the Idaho State Veterans' Home in Pocatello, Idaho.
He was born April 27, 1910, at Rexburg, Idaho, to Jerome and Mary Klingler Ellsworth. He attended Rexburg elementary schools and Madison High School. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps of Engineers from 1942 to 1945, with assignments in North Africa, Italy and France.
On March 8, 1942, he married Florence Henscheid at St. Anthony, Idaho. He established himself as a southeast Idaho commercial painters, with a reputation of perfection in every brushstroke he put to any wall or building.
He enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening. He was a man who devoted himself to his work and his family.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Ellsworth of Blackfoot; his children, Marie Crouch (Paul) of Phoenix, Ariz., Jeanette Kotrason (John) of Idaho Falls, Jerome "Jerry" Ellsworth (Patricia) of Prescott, Ariz., Kenneth Ellsworth (Carrie) of Phoenix, and David Ellsworth of Kailua, Kona, Hawaii; a brother, Ross Ellsworth (Ruth) of Boise, Idaho; 21 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, James; a daughter, Dorothy Hess; three brothers, Louis, Ernest and Roy Ellsworth; five sisters, Lorena Murdock, Marie Acor, Violet Parkinson, Zella Ellis Hamilton and Leah Catmull; and a grandson, James Crouch.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Packham Mortuary in Blackfoot. The family will greet friends at the funeral home Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Monday for one hour before services. Burial will be in Blackfoot's Grove City Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to the Idaho State Veterans Home, 1957 Alvin Ricken Drive, Pocatello, ID 83201.

Laurie Knight.

MENAN - Loretta Ann "Laurie" Knight, 53, of Menan, Idaho, died Jan. 14, 1999, at Columbia Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls of cancer.
She was born Dec. 12, 1945, at Sacramento, Calif., to Eugene Caricker and Audrey Missal Caricker. She spent her early years and was educated in parochial schools in Sacramento.
In April 1986 she married Paul Dean Knight at Sacramento. She had also lived in Lincoln, Calif.; San Blas, Mexico; and Post Falls, Idaho; before moving to Menan a year ago. She had worked for Human Resources for the State of California as an executive assistant.
A member of the Catholic Church, she served as a missionary to Guatemala. She was active in 4-H Clubs and F.F.A., having raised prize horses and blue-ribbon sheep. She was fluently bilingual in English and Spanish languages, was an accomplished pianist and vocalist, and was active in the arts. She also enjoyed crafts.
Survivors include her husband, Dean Knight of Boise, Idaho; children, Corinna Vinecke (Mark) of San Jose, Calif., Natalie Stephens of Caldwell, Idaho, Robert Dean Knight of LaJolla, Calif., and Robin Beretta of Reno, Nev.; a brother, Daniel Knight of Idaho Falls; a sister, Mary Scoresby of Iona, Idaho; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave. in Idaho Falls, with Father Marcellus Fernandez. Friends may visit with the family Saturday for one hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sacramento at a later date.

Robert L. Morse.

Robert L. Morse, 83, of Idaho Falls, died Jan. 15, 1999, at his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending under the direction of Wood Funeral Home in Idaho Falls.