This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fuhriman, Thomas, Knudsen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qg.2ADE/180 Message Board Post: Idaho State Journal, 08/26/01 MALAD — Dale Kelly Fuhriman, 42, of Malad passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2001, due to a work-related accident. He was born Dec. 3, 1958, in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Dale Arnold Fuhriman and Rula Jean Thomas. He was educated in Canada and the United States. He graduated in 1976 from Malad High School. Being a "Jack of All Trades," Kelly was an established contractor in the valley. Kelly's various jobs included oil field work, mechanics, plumbing, electrical construction, carpenter and concrete work. Kelly was a contractor who was concerned about the quality of work that he performed. Kelly took pride in his work and completed each job to the very best of his ability. He married Laura Knudsen in Malad on Nov. 29, 1981. They have three children, Amber Rae Fuhriman, 18; Dale Justin Fuhriman, 11; and Sean Jonathon Fuhriman, 9. He valued his family and friends and the camping weekends they treasured, whether it be at the lake or in the mountains. Kelly enjoyed water skiing, flying, ultra-light gliding, fishing, baseball, target practice with his boys, and the cookouts in the outdoors in the backyard by the stream. He enjoyed all activities that included his children, family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife, Laura, and children, Amber Rae, Dale Justin and Sean Jonathon, all of Malad; his mother, Rula Thomas of Malad; one sister, Kathy (Kevin) Schwartz and their children, Kenny and Karla, all of Gillette, Wyo.; one brother, Bart (Teresa) Fuhriman and their children, Zach and Blake, all of Lander, Wyo.; a niece, Sherry (Sher-Bear) Fuhriman of Malad; stepmother, Merrigene Fuhriman of Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada; stepsister, Marti (Tom), also of Dawson Creek, B.C., Canada; and numerous family members who cared and loved Kelly very much. He was preceded in death by one brother, Shane Fuhriman; father, Dale Arnold Fuhriman; and grandparents, J.M. and Jetta Isaacson, Delbert Arnold and Elna Fuhriman. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at the Horsley Funeral Home, 132 W. 300 N., Malad, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday one hour prior to service.