Nalder Funeral Home
Ginger Durbin passed away at her home in Shelley, surrounded by family, on February 15th, following a battle with cancer. She was 50.
Ginger was born July 15, 1973 to Val Ray Denton and Kaytherine Heinze Denton, the second of their two daughters. They lived in Shelley growing up and she graduated from Shelley High School in 1991. She would go on to attend Ricks College in Rexburg.
The first time she saw Darren Durbin in the hallways of Shelley High School, she turned to her friend and said she would marry him. They were married May 1, 1992 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They had five children together and lived in West Yellowstone, Provo, Idaho Falls, and Denver, before settling into their current home in Shelley. There, she taught piano lessons to hundreds of students over the course of 20 years.
She was a natural musician and could play any song on the piano by ear on request. She was drawn to the idea of self-sufficiency and the agricultural life, and she kept chickens and an annually expanding vegetable garden in her backyard, decorated with the words to the primary song: "The Prophet said to plant a garden // so that's what we'll do."
Ginger was a fervent believer in the power of prayer and built a relationship with her Father in Heaven in this life. She said about prayer and about life's other spiritual challenges that "the way to gain a testimony of something is by doing it - and being diligent."
She is survived by her husband, Darren; her five children, Andrew Durbin of Provo, Erin (Tyler) Yokoo of Idaho Falls, Willson (Brooke) Durbin of Mapleton, Lindsey Durbin of Provo, and Aimee Durbin of Shelley; three grandchildren, Sydney Jane and Kilee Ann Durbin of Mapleton and Millie May Yokoo of Idaho Falls; her older sister, Heather (Doug) DePriest of Cedar City; and her father, Val Ray Denton of Shelley She is proceeded in death by her mother, Kaytherine Heinze Denton.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 24, 2023 at the Shelley South Stake Center (675 South Milton Ave.). The family will meet with friends Friday evening from 6:00 P.M. till 7:30 P.M. at Nalder Funeral Home (110 West Oak Street) in Shelley and Saturday morning from 9:30 A.M. till 10:40 A.M. at the Shelley South Stake Center. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.nalderfuneralhome.com.
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