- Date Of Birth: February 28, 1937
- Date Of Death: April 16, 2007
- State: Idaho
Inkom – Karl Var Belnap, 70, of Inkom, passed away peacefully Monday, morning April 16, 2007 at Portneuf Medical Center, surrounded by his family following an illness. He was born February 28, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho, a son of Karl Lester and Ruth Wilker Belnap. He attended schools in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School. He attended I.S.U. for one year.
He served an L.D.S. Mission (Spanish Speaking) to Texas and New Mexico. On August 21, 1959 he married Ellen Fay Hunt in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple.
He worked as a carpenter in the car department for the Union Pacific Railroad for 30 years, retiring in 1999. He used his carpenter skills to build his own home in Inkom in 1976. He also built several other homes in the surrounding area.
He was active in the L.D.S.
His greatest joy was being with his family and grandchildren. We sure love our Dad. Var’s family would like to express special thanks to the staff at Portneuf Medical Center for their loving care of their husband and father.
Survivors include: his wife, Ellen F. Belnap, Inkom, Idaho; four sons, Mark Edward (Tami) Belnap, Pocatello; David Kent (Sonja) Belnap, Pocatello; Scott Lavar (Zithrely) Belnap, Tucson, Arizona; Dale McKay (Ashleigh) Belnap, Inkom, Idaho; three daughters, Denise Marie (Mark) Helmandollar, Inkom, Idaho; Teresa Kay Belnap, Pocatello; Fay Lynn (Chris) Foster, Twin Falls, Idaho; three brothers, Keith (Marilyn) Belnap, Mesquite, Nevada; Lee (Chris) Belnap, Sandy, Utah; Ross (Judy) Belnap, Blackrock, Idaho; 22 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Ellen, and a granddaughter, Cindy Marie
