Doroleta Fay Huntley, 79

Doroleta Fay Huntley, 79, of Grangeville, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2007 at her Grangeville home due to lung cancer.

Doroleta was born August 31, 1927 in Clyde, California to Earl and Maudess Pratt.

Doroleta had numerous occupations during her lifetime. In the 1940’s she spent time on Rabbit Point and Jack Mountain lookouts. When she was 9 years old she got her first pony, which led to a lifetime of breaking and training horses; finishing out and training her last horse at the age of 65. In addition, she spent time working as a clothing model, long haul truck driver, operating restaurants, bars and auction houses, cattle ranching, hard rock mining, and a stunt rider. It was her stunt riding that allowed her to double for Loretta Young in the movie “Rachel and the Stranger”. Of all things she did in life, she liked being a housewife the most.

Marriages to Joe Price, Sub Woods, and Chester Nuxoll all ended in divorce. She married James Huntley on May 20, 1966 and they lived in Grangeville and Dixie ever since.

Doroleta is survived by her husband Jim; her son Lindley Woods of White Bird; stepson James Huntley of Aurora, Colorado; stepdaughters Yvonne Schriber of Bend, Oregon and Betty Writer of Elmira, Oregon, as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wesley Pratt; stepson, Wilbur Woods, and an infant daughter.

Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Doroleta’s life will be held at her Dixie cabin at a future date.

The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Syringa General Hospital’s Hospice program.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville. Send condolences to family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com.

Marjorie J. "Marge" Rose, 81

GRANGEVILLE: Marjorie J. “Marge” Rose, 81, of Grangeville passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Cottonwood.

Marge was born August 31, 1925 at Ferdinand, Idaho a daughter of Leo and Frances Uhlenkott Weber. She attended school in Ferdinand and graduated from high school in 1942. She moved to Lewiston following her education and married Samuel “Dale” Rose on June 13, 1946. They moved to Grangeville where she worked at Joseph’s Bakery, Rickman’s Rockery, did child care and retired from the Idaho County Nursing Home in the mid 1980’s where she worked as a cook. Mr. Rose passed away December 30, 2006.

She enjoyed playing the guitar and yodeling in her younger days. She also liked to bake cakes for all occasions, go on country drives with her husband and most of all having her family gathered around her for any reason.

She was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Grangeville and was a former Campfire Leader.

She is survived by her sons, Kevin Rose and Dan Rose of Las Vegas, NV, Mike and Debbie Rose of Nezperce, ID. Daughters; Susan and Keith Ray of White Bird, Sandra and Mike Schoo of East Wenatchee, WA, Nancy and Kevin Asker of Grangeville, a daughter in law Cheryl Roach of Nezperce, 15 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren, sisters, Phyllis Sattler, Sister Marie Weber CSJ, Ruth Snyder and Delores Fuchs all of Spokane. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sons, Lanny and Tom, two brothers, Donald and Leroy, two grandsons and two great grandchildren. She is also survived by a special niece, Rosie Rose and her children, Bob and Joe.

A vigil service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with a funeral mass to follow at 1:00 p.m. also at the church. Father Bradley Neely will be the celebrant. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Grangeville. Friends may call Monday, February 19th from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.

Send condolences to the family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com

Loyd R. Simon, 75

GRANGEVILLE: Loyd R. Simon, 75, of Grangeville passed away Sunday, February 11, 2007 at his home.

Loyd was born March 22, 1931 near Grangeville. He attended schools at Tolo and Grangeville. Following his graduation from high school he worked for a few years and then married Irene Smurthwaite on Feb. 6, 1952 at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He entered the US Army in 1952 and was honorably discharged in 1954. He returned to Grangeville and worked several different jobs. He then went to work for the Idaho State Transportation Dept. and worked there until ill health forced his retirement in 1988.

He was a member of the Calam Temple of Shriners, Eastern Star and Mt. Idaho Lodge #9 AF & AM. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood cutting and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Irene of Grangeville, his children, Loyd Simon of Lewiston, Eileen Melberg of Puyallup, WA and Thelma Betts of Tacoma, WA, four grandchildren, Kara Simon, Keith Simon, Nicholas Gebbers and Alicia Gebbers, five brothers, Dean Simon of Missoula, MT, Glenn Simon of Kent, WA, Gale of Tennessee, Tom of Texas and Ralph of Renton, WA, and four aunts.

A memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville. Send condolences to the family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com

Gary Allen Stears, 49

GRANGEVILLE:Gary Allen Stears, 49, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, after a nine month fight with a brain tumor. He died in his home in the presence of his family.
He was born on June 22, 1957, to DeLen Thomas Stears and Lois Rae Brooks Stears in San Bernadino, Calif., and grew up in Shelley, Idaho. He married Laura Kaye Slaughter in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on March 19, 1981, while attending Ricks College. He played football and graduated from Ricks College with an associate's degree. The family then moved to Logan, Utah, where he attended Utah State University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and physical education, and a year later graduated with his masters in education. He taught and coached in Utah and Idaho, then went back to school to get his education specialist degree and became an administrator in Fort Hall, Paul, and Grangeville.
He was in his 13th year as a principal of Grangeville High School, which he loved. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, taking his summer trips to Alaska, and guiding on the Salmon River in the summer.

Among his many accomplishments, he served as the president of the Idaho Region II Principals Association in 1996, and as president of the Idaho Association of Secondary School Principals in 2000-2001. He was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Administrator Award in 2005 by the Utah State University College of Education Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and went on to win the overall Outstanding Alumni Administrator Award from the College of Education and Human Services from Utah State University.

He is survived by his wife, Laura Kaye; and his children, Elizabeth, Bart, Bradley, Brian, Erica and Emily; and his two grandchildren, Leland and Lola, his parents, brother Mike Stears and sisters, Bonnie Searle and Julie Dietz.

A viewing will be held Tuesday, Feb 13, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Grangeville LDS Church. The funeral will be held Wednesday, Feb 14, at 1 p.m., also at the church. A visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Nalder Funeral Home in Shelley, burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Idaho. Services are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville. Community, friends and family members are welcome at the services. Send condolences to the family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com

James Warren Guerin, 83

James Warren Guerin, retired United States Naval Commander and Municipal Bond Consultant, died Monday, February 5, 2007 in Grangeville, Idaho at the age of 83 years.

James was born February 14, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Blanche Warren Guerin who were both members of early pioneer families of Irish heritage. Jim attended St. Ambrose School and was a member of the first eighth grade class of Hardey Preparatory School for boys in 1937. After graduating from Loyola Academy, Jim entered the U.S. Navy V12, an officer’s training program during WWII. He attended John Carroll University in Cincinnati, Ohio and Notre Dame University, from which he received a commission in the U.S. Navy along with a Bachelor’s degree.

Ensign Guerin served as a gunnery and anti-submarine officer on USS PC 797, a large sub chaser. Following the war he was assigned to the Prinz Eugen, a captured German heavy cruiser which sailed to Bikini Atoll to be a target for the first post war experiment in nuclear weapons, designated “Operation Crossroads”.

Separated from active duty, Guerin received a second Bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco. As a member of the Naval Reserve he became a submarine officer, eventually reaching the rank of Commander, USNR, Ret.

In civilian life Mr. Guerin was a personnel officer for the counties of San Francisco and San Mateo, after which he joined Schwabacher & Company in San Francisco as a municipal bond consultant. He continued this capacity later in partnership with his brother-in-law, forming the firm Rafferty-Guerin and Company until his retirement from the world of business.

Mr. Guerin leaves three sister, Mary J. (Mrs. James F. Rafferty) of Woodside, CA., Martha (Mrs. William Q. Egan) of Glenview, IL., and Blanche (Mrs. John E. Rockwell) of Grangeville, ID. His parents and two brothers, Dr. John W. Guerin and Rev. Mark E. Guerin, and a nephew, William Egan preceded him in death.

James also leaves behind these nieces and nephews: John Guerin’s children, Jay, Michael, Christopher, Charles and Mark Guerin, Darcy Gue and Laura Hunt; Mary J. Rafferty’s children, James, Joanna Malvino, Gael Efron, Mimi Halsted, Rosemary Rafferty and Jeannie Magee; Martha Egan’s children, Edmund, James, George and Frank Egan, Marcy Dalton, Patricia Whitman, Helen Cassin, Blanche Romey, Joan Herlong and Bridget Albertson; Blanche Rockwell’s children, John, Joseph, Peter, James and Patrick Rockwell, Carol Yalbuw, Elisabeth Brown and Mary Bacon, as well as many grand and great grand nieces and nephews and godchildren.

James was a lifelong Catholic. He was a Knight of Malta, an ancient worldwide Catholic Charitable order, one of whose activities is the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Lourdes, France, each member caring for a “malade” during the entire trip, in which Jim participated three times.

Jim also made friends of the boys of St. Vincent’s School, a diocesan correctional center in San Rafael, CA. as a volunteer. He was a trustee of the California St. Vincent DePaul Society, a Boy Scout leader and an aide at a summer camp for blind boys. He was a world traveler, a car and boat enthusiast, entertaining family and friends on his Grand Banks Cruiser from his home on the water of San Rafael.

In 1989 James suffered a major stroke which took him to Grangeville to be near his sister, Blanche. He spent 13 years as a resident of the Grangeville Health and Rehabilitation Center where he made many friends and received expert, patient, loving care.

Friends may gather for a rosary, one of Jim’s devotions, on Saturday, February 10 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Grangeville. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow the rosary at 2:00 p.m., with Father Bradley Neely presiding.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, February 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Guerin family plot at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, IL.

Local arrangements are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville. Donnallan Family Funeral Services of Skokie, IL are in charge of interment.

You may send condolences to the family at Blackmerfuneralhome.com.