Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.

Angela Paige Hofstrand

Angela Paige Hofstrand

Sep 17, 2026

Angela Paige Hofstrand, 61, passed away on September 17, 2026.

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Roy Gene Summers

Roy Gene Summers

Sep 16, 2026

Roy Gene Summers, 99, passed away on September 16, 2026.

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James "Jim" E. Lindsey

James "Jim" E. Lindsey

Sep 15, 2026

James "Jim" E. Lindsey, 89, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at St. Luke's Magic Valley.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Kingdom Church, 910 Shoshone Street East, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. A private committal service for Jim...

Billie Ann Burke

Billie Ann Burke

Sep 14, 2026

The world got a little quieter and a whole lot less goofy on September 14, 2026, when Billie Ann Burke packed up her craft supplies and made her grand exit. Born on July 19, 1954, in Dillon, Montana, Billie spent her 72 years mastering the arts of spreading mischief, making people laugh, and proving that rules are really more like...

Mark Baker

Mark Baker

Sep 14, 2026

Obituary information will be posted here as soon as it becomes available. 

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 12146 West Tyhee Road, Pocatello, ID 83202. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Wilks Funeral...

DeWayne Jensen

DeWayne Jensen

Sep 14, 2026

DeWayne Jensen, 73, of Kimberly Idaho passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026 at St. Lukes in Twin Falls with family by his side.

DeWayne was born on June 19,1953 in Kemmerer, Wyoming to Wilbert Walter “Willie” and Jacqueline “Jackie” Jensen. He was the oldest child of four children.

DeWayne started school in Kemmerer, Wyoming. When he was around 9 years old,...

Beth Elaine Hill

Beth Elaine Hill

Sep 13, 2026

Beth Elaine Hill, 89, passed away September 13, 2026 surrounded by family.

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Cheryl Elaine Esplin

Cheryl Elaine Esplin

Sep 13, 2026

Cheryl Elaine (Wilson) Esplin, age 79, of Meridian, Idaho returned to her Heavenly Father on September 13, 2026.

Born in Tempe, Arizona to Nadine Farni and Robert Warren Wilson.

Graduate of Ontario High School, she attended Treasure Valley Community College and worked 20 years as a substitute teacher in Ada County.

Cheryl loved her family, teaching and antiques and was a talented artist...

Thomas Karl Williams

Thomas Karl Williams

Sep 13, 2026

Thomas “Tom” Karl Williams, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 13, 2026, at his home in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Tom was born on March 27, 1942, to Troy Kohlman and Alta Marie Weinkauf Williams in Mishawaka, Indiana. He graduated from Mishawaka High School. Following graduation, Tom joined the United States Air Force and honorably served his country. Tom went...

Amanda Lynn Sepos

Amanda Lynn Sepos

Sep 11, 2026

Amanda Lynn Sepos, 46, passed away on September 11, 2026.

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Debbie Ann Phelps

Debbie Ann Phelps

Sep 10, 2026

Debra "Debbie" Ann Phelps, 69, passed away on September 10, 2026.

There will be no services held at this time. A full obituary will be posted as it becomes available.

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Devon Leroy Breshears

Devon Leroy Breshears

Sep 10, 2026

Devon WAS music. Everything he did, everything he wanted to be, always came back to music. Every moment we spent together initially was listening to his favorite playlists and sinking into the lyrics. My soul is broken he’s gone.

His last played songs on Spotify: Guy Clark “Always Trust Your Cape,” and Trey Hensley “John Deere Tractor”

Most recent artists in Devon’s...

Opal Hokanson Sherwood

Opal Hokanson Sherwood

Sep 10, 2026

Opal Nelson Hokanson Sherwood, 95, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on September 10, 2026.

Opal was the proud mother of 11 children. Widowed young at the age of 37 while still raising eight children, she met life’s challenges with quiet courage and an unwavering commitment to her family. Her love of style and shopping was a class all its own—everyone admired...

Dirk Jay VanLeuven

Dirk Jay VanLeuven

Sep 9, 2026

Dirk Jay Van Leuven 

July 25,1942 to September 9, 2026. 

A believer in Jesus Christ. 

He lived in Pocatello all of his life. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1961. He served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968. Dirk was a Vietnam Veteran.

In 1989, Dirk and Helen L. Wilson were married on October 16th, they had 37 years together.

Dirk...

Loa LaRee Egbert Anderson

Loa LaRee Egbert Anderson

Sep 9, 2026

Loa LaRee Egbert Anderson, whose life was decorated with music, compassion, and faith, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 due to kidney failure from complications with diabetes. Born on October 30, 1954, in Jerome, Idaho, Loa was the seventh of ten children born to Elsie Lea Arrington and Francis Marion Egbert, Jr.

Loa's early life in Twin Falls, Idaho, was...

Phyllis Christine Evans

Phyllis Christine Evans

Sep 9, 2026

Phyllis Christine Evans, 79, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at her home in Chubbuck, Idaho, on September 9, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.

Phyllis was born to Donald and Rose Cook on August 27, 1947, in Paul, Idaho. She was the third of four children and was raised in Pocatello, where she attended local...

John Wesley "Wes" Lang

John Wesley "Wes" Lang

Sep 8, 2026

John Wesley “Wes” Lang, 75, passed away peacefully in his home on September 8, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Wes was born on October 19, 1950 to Dorothea and Malcolm Lang in Casper, WY and brought love, laughter, and adventure into the world. Wes went on to graduate from Golden High School before joining the U.S. Army, where he served...

Judy Fontenelle

Judy Fontenelle

Sep 8, 2026

Lydia “Judy” Fontenelle, Ph.D., was born on May 28, 1938, in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Lydia Dragon and Leon J. Fontenelle, Sr. Judy was a devoted sister to the late Leon Joseph, Jr., James Francis, Bernard Louis and Bettie June Fontenelle.

Judy graduated from LSU with a B.S. in Mathematics and Science Education in 1960. After teaching for a...

Ray Leo Girard

Ray Leo Girard

Sep 7, 2026

Ray Leo Girard, 65, passed away on September 7, 2026.

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Shawn Patrick McLeRoy

Shawn Patrick McLeRoy

Sep 6, 2026

Shawn Patrick McLeRoy, 21, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

A full obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Wilks Funeral Homes, 2551 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, Idaho, 83301. A viewing will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday,...