Obituaries
Florine Broncho Marsh
FORT HALL — Florine Aurelia Broncho Marsh, 76, of Fort Hall, Idaho passed away November 9, 2019 at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello.
She was born July 6, 1943 in Fort Hall the daughter of Lee C. Broncho and Lillie Martin.
Florine lived her entire life in this area. She studied at the Idaho Police Academy and was in the first graduating class in the state.
She worked in the Realty Department at the BIA, the housing department, the tribal courts and the Indian Health Department.
Florine “Bimpsie” was 100% cowboy. Her love for the cowboy life was remarkable. She enjoyed helping her sons “the cowboys” run cattle on the range and river bottoms. Flo was the camp cook, head honcho for watering the bulls at the house during the winter and helping oversee feeding of the cattle. She enjoyed moving trucks for the cowboys during roundups and branding time. Flo was the vet, brand runner and all around hand. Her love, passion and energy was all related to the “cowboy lifestyle.”
She is survived by her children, Ferrin Broncho, Kenneth Broncho, Ron Marsh, Jr. all of the Gibson area and Rhonda Glenmore of Wyoming; a brother, David Bitters of Idaho Falls, her sisters, Angelita Broncho, Cheryl Broncho and Velma McCrary, 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers; Manuel, Gary and LaVerne.
Flo was taken to her residence Tuesday November 12, 2019 where she remained until that evening for a viewing at the Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave. from 6 to 9 p.m. Following the viewing Flo returned to her home for the night until 2 p.m. Wednesday for traditional burial services in the Gibson Cemetery.
Shirley Diaz
FORT HALL — Shirley Diaz, 67, of Idaho Falls passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at her home.
Shirley was born November 25, 1951 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Jesse Diaz and Gladys Mosho. She was a lifetime resident of southeast Idaho. She attended grade and high school in Pocatello. She also attended cosmetology school in Pocatello.
Shirley married Eldon Teton and they later divorced. She then married John W. Garcia and they later divorced. She married Danny Garcia and they later divorced.
Shirley was a homemaker and took care of her home and family. In her younger years she worked at the potato warehouses. She was baptized in the Catholic Church. She had a firm belief in God and attended various churches including the Native American Church.
She enjoyed shopping and going to garage sales.
Shirley is survived by her siblings Manuel Diaz of Gibson, Raymond Diaz of Fort Hall, Linda Gomez of Pocatello, Randy West of Declo, Adelita Diaz, Richard Diaz, Joan Diaz and Sylvia Diaz all of California, along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two children Stephanie and Tyronne “Moons” Diaz, siblings Freddy Gomez, Joseph Diaz and Francis Diaz.
She will be taken to Eagle Lodge in Gibson Friday, November 8, 2019 at noon where she will remain until burial services at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2019 at the Gibson Cemetery.
Condolences may be shared at www.hawkerfuneralhome.com
Hester Warjack Teton
FORT HALL — Beloved Zozo Hester (Warjack) Teton in the presence of her family at her home in Lincoln Creek on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, where she died of natural causes.
Hester was born to Herman {Koo-yoo-tse) Warjack and Martha Compton Pannyvids on August 16, 1925, at the old IHS Hospital at the Fort Hall Agency. Her siblings were Donald, Rosalin, Daniel Warjack, Nellie Eagle, adopted brother Charley Warjack and nephew David Brian Warjack.
On June 25, 1946, she married Richard Teton and to this union they had one son Doyle Teton. Over the years they helped to raise a niece Loretta Teton Adakai and nephews Andrew Leslie Teton, Terry Teton and Gilbert Teton.
She received her education in the Blackfoot schools, Fort Hall Boarding School and Chemawa Indian School, Salem, Oregon.
Hester was an enrolled member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, an original Fort Hall Allottee and the last full-blooded speaking Bannock woman and a member of the Native American Church. She and her ancestors were very distinguished people. She was a direct descendant of the Bannock and Sheepeater Bands. On her maternal side, she was the last surviving granddaughter of the last Bannock Chief Elk Black Pannyvids. Hester’s mother Martha Compton Pannyvids was born when her mother Maggie Meeks was incarcerated at the Fort Lewis Penitentiary, Washington state, following the Sheepeater’s band captured after the Sheepeater War. Her mother would always laugh and say “she was a prison baby.” For over three plus years the Sheepeater Band held out and evaded their capture by the U.S. Calvary. Upon their release some of the band members were told to live in the Weiser Valley, Idaho, area where they were taught to farm. They cleared the lands and piled rocks in the corners to mark their boundaries. To this very day one can still see the rock piles.
Hester worked at American Linen/Steiner Corporation for over 29+ years and was skilled in many areas, she was a housewife, mother, cook, laborer, tanned her hides, beading and making her famous yeast rolls. She enjoyed being around and visiting with family during their many dinners, and outdoor activities while getting wood, hunting and fishing with her grandchildren and picking chokecherries. She and husband Richard for many years traveled to the Pendleton Roundup where she visited with friends and traded her beadwork. She also won many awards and ribbons for her exhibits at the SE Idaho State Fair. In addition, she contributed to the communities and received awards for Outstanding Service; recognized for her community service for 10+ years as 4-H Club Leader and for the Retention of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Traditions and Cultural Crafts.
Hester was an accomplished beader and was renowned for her beaded chokers, visiting royalty and Miss Sho-Bans were bestowed one during their reign. Both she and her mother Martha Pannyvids beadwork is on exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
Surviving Zozo Hester is Granddaughter, Colette Adelia and Grandson, Randall Yman Teton, both of Lincoln Creek. Also, nephews Andrew L. Teton, David B. Warjack and Great-grandchildren Blade Kendrick & Tia Paige Waterhouse, Kellan Richard Teton; and Cain Teton.
Preceding her in death were her parents Herman and Martha Compton (Pannyvids) Warjack, siblings: Donald, Rosalin, Daniel (Matilda Cosgrove) Warjack and Nellie Eagle; Paternal grandparents, Warjack (Te-man-na-ma) and Seoda Johnson; Great-grandfather Andy Johnson and Great grandmother Moo-zah-mand; and Maternal grandparents, the last chief of the Bannocks Chief Elk Black Pannyvids and Maggie Meeks; her husband Richard Teton, son Doyle Teton, grandson Donavon Thayne Teton, niece Loretta Teton Adakai, nephews Terry Teton and Gilbert Teton.
Her wake was at the Teton residence located in Lincoln Creek. A sunrise service and burial was on Saturday, October 12, 2019. She was laid to rest at the Gibson Cemetery next to her Warjack family.
Hawker Hill Funeral Home, Inc. serviced her funeral.
