Candace Dodge
1943 — 2022
Candace "Candy" Marie (Balch) Dodge passed away, Friday, February 11, 2022, at the age of 78, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a brief illness. Candy was born April 30, 1943, in Spokane, Washington, the only child of Kermit and Rubye (Mitchell) Balch. In 1948 her family moved to Island Park, Idaho, where they owned and operated Balch's Resort with rental cabins, a restaurant, and bar. She had very fond memories of attending the Island Park School. When it was time for junior high school, the family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she graduated from Idaho Falls High School. Candy studied education and graduated from Idaho State University. Her first teaching assignment was to the Cozy...