Jack Voshell

JACK G. VOSHELL IDAHO FALLS, ID - Jack Galen Voshell, 82, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away July 11, 2003, at the Idaho Falls Care Center from complications following a debilitating stroke suffered in 1986 He was born September 3, 1920, in Kingsdown, Kansas, the third child of Lewis P. Voshell and Dorotha Alice Saunders Voshell. Jack moved with his parents to Dodge City, Kansas, where he attended school from the sixth grade through high school. He graduated from Dodge City Junior College, and later finished college at Washburn Law University in Topeka, Kansas. He practiced law with a firm in Dodge City prior to moving to Idaho Falls in 1950. He was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1953. Jack served in the military during World War II, participating in three theaters of war: North Africa, European, and C.B.I. Theater of War (China, Burma, India). Subsequently, he served in the Army Reserve as a 1st Lieutenant. With a partner, Jack founded an independent insurance adjusting agency in the early 50s. He sold his interest upon passing the Idaho Bar, then engaged in a private law practice from 1953 until his stroke in 1986. Jack was appointed by Mayor John Rogers as Police Judge, an arbiter for labor-management employment practice disputes. He served three terms as Prosecuting Attorney for Bonneville County, as well as serving as Prosecuting Attorney for Clark County. He served as president of the Seventh Judicial District Bar Association. As a member of the First Presbyterian Church, he served as a deacon, elder, and clerk of session. He has been a member of the American Legion, the District Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Exchange Club and past president of the Idaho Falls Country Club. He was one of the originators of the Youth Harbor, Inc. (Harbor House). He served on the Civil Service Board and authored the Idaho Falls Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Jack was an outdoor enthusiast. He participated in downhill skiing, water skiing, boating, fly-fishing, hunting, golf, and his favorite - motorcycling. Jack is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joyce Tiahrt Voshell; a daughter, Cheryl Larson of Salt lake City, UT; 2 sons, Stanley (Mary Ellen) Voshell of Boise, ID and Stephen (Sandy) Voshell of Magna, UT; nine grandchildren; a sister, Merlyn Barker of Pratt, Kansas and a brother, Milo Voshell of Spokane, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church (325 Elm), with Reverend Dr. Dennis Falasco officiating. Private burial services will be at Taylor Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83402. Military rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. The family extends their sincere appreciation and thanks for the loving care extended to Jack by the Idaho Falls Care Center and Hospice of Eastern Idaho. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to harbor House, 228 N. Ridge, Idaho Falls, ID 83402; to the Bonneville Humane Society, P. O. Box 2763, Idaho Falls, ID 83404; to the First Presbyterian Church, Foundation for all Generations, 325 Elm Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402; or to a charity of your choice.