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Charles Leo Solace
Dec 16, 2022
Charles Leo Solace, age 79, of Eden, Idaho, passed away at Heritage Assisted Living Center on December 16, 2022, due to medical complications. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Charles was born in Craig, Colorado on December 24,1942 to Cheston and Dolores Massey Solace. He was raised by Leonard and Dolores Rothmier. He graduated High School...
Amerecia Louise Pocatilla-Bear
Dec 15, 2022
Amerecia Louise Pocatilla-Bear, 21, passed away on December 15, 2022.
Mimi was a very determined young lady. If she lacked a few credits, she attended summer school. She graduated from New Horizons in 2021.
Mimi was never married but had a companion of two years, Mambu Qui. They had a beautiful little girl, Zendaya.
Mimi was a member of the NAC. She...
Loren Ray Losee
Dec 15, 2022
Loren Ray Losee, 66, passed away December 15, 2022.
Loren was born on October 2, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to his parents, Ruth and Ray Peterson. Since, he has resided in Lava Hot Springs with his wife, Debbie, where they raised their four incredible children; Tim, Mandy, Cory and Joni. He graduated from Marsh Valley High School in...
Stanley Morris Bunce
Dec 15, 2022
Stanley “Morris” Bunce passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on December 15, 2022, at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, due to heart complications following surgery.
Morris was the first of five children born to Stanley and Helen Bunce November 3, 1936, in Pocatello. He is survived by his brother Jay Dee Bunce, little sister Helen Kay FitzSimmons, his...
Arlin Merritt Lockwood
Dec 14, 2022
Arlin Merritt Lockwood, 88, passed away on December 14, 2022 in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born in Pocatello, Idaho on February 2, 1934. His family moved to California when he was six years old for work. Arlin’s father was a carpenter, and Arlin himself was a carpenter. He graduated from high school in Vallejo, California and moved back to Pocatello...
Walter Lynn Plackett
Dec 14, 2022
Wally was born to Lyle and Shirley Plackett on October 4, 1962 and left his mortal body and pain on December 14, 2022 at Portneuf Medical Center with his daughter, Breann, by his side.
Wally was born and raised in Pocatello. He completed some college education at ISU. He was the youngest of four boys. Wally had three daughters, Katrina Stone,...
Derek Ernest Stettler
Dec 13, 2022
Derek Ernest Stettler, 42, passed away on December 13, 2022, in Pocatello ID.
Derek was born November 17, 1980, in Logan UT. With his family, as a child, he moved to Colorado Springs, CO, then to Culver City, CA where he experienced life as a child actor. He later continued growing up in Montrose, CO then to Logan, UT where he...
Merlin Edward Phillips
Dec 13, 2022
Merlin Edward Phillips was born April 15, 1939, to Edward Harrison Phillips and Velda Lott, and returned to his Heavenly Father on December 13, 2022. He was born in Lehi, Utah and welcomed by loving parents and a sister LaVon. He spent his early years on the family farm working closely beside his father, learning to work hard and complete...
Howard David Dye
Dec 13, 2022
To view a photo tribute please use: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/D9G685HNZR8G8FG9 Howard David Dye 08/12/1941- 12/13/2022 Howard David Dye (David) 81 quietly fell asleep in death in Twin Falls Idaho December 13, 2022. At his passing David was surrounded by Gloria Dye, his Significant Other of 17 years, His Daughters Tammy and Brandy and his son BJ. David was the first-born son of...
Alice Ladell Whiting
Dec 12, 2022
Our beautiful and beloved mother, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend, Alice LaDell Whiting, 81, had a tender mercy from her Heavenly Father to return to her Heavenly Home where she can be with her eternal companion, who passed away 17 years before her. What a glorious reunion!
LaDell Whiting was born January 18, 1941 in Boise, Idaho. She was adopted shortly...
Larry Wardlow
Dec 12, 2022
Larry Lynn Wardlow, Jr., 60, passed away December 12, 2022.
Larry was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 29, 1962, to Patricia and Larry Wardlow, Sr. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. Larry moved to Pocatello, Idaho early in 2004. He worked at Uncle Jim’s as a cook from 2004 to early 2022.
Larry played on several dart...
Ardath Johnson
Dec 11, 2022
Ellen Ardath Ellis Johnson of Idaho Falls, passed away on December 11, 2022 at the age of one hundred. Ardath was born May 3, 1922, in Spring City, Utah, to James F. Ellis and Ada Rhees Ellis.
She grew up in the small farming town of Spring City, attended the local elementary school, and North Sanpete High School in neighboring Mount...
Thomas Dean Hansen
Dec 11, 2022
Thomas Dean Hansen, 59, passed away from natural causes.
Thomas was originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Idaho at a young age. He graduated from Highland High School in 1981 and furthered his education through online classes.
Thomas loved being in the outdoors. He was always one to lend a helping hand.
He is survived by his sister, Barbara Hansen of Chubbuck,...
Leeson Riley Kinney
Dec 11, 2022
Leeson (Lee) Riley Kinney 61, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home. Lee was born September 6, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho to Leo and Verdean Kinney and was the youngest of three children.
He attended school in Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Highland High School in 1979. Lee met Tawnie Wigington in 1985 and had a son Keller Kinney....
John Joseph Waynetska III
Dec 11, 2022
John Joseph Waynetska III, age 62, went home to be with the Lord on December 11, 2022, while on a business trip. John, the surviving twin, was born May 31, 1960, to Margaret and John J. Waynetska II, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He joined older sisters Terry and Connie, later joined by younger brothers Jeffrey, Edward, Patrick, and Paul. Brothers...
Britt Juhlin Ripley
Dec 10, 2022
Britt Juhlin Ripley 1948 - 2022
An empty stage didn’t stand a chance when Britt Ripley entered the room.
A master storyteller, with dozens of poems performance ready, he made it his life mission to make every space brighter.
I guess you think you know this story.
You don’t—the real one’s much more gory.
The phony one, the one you know,
Was cooked up years and...
Rachelle Ann Wallace
Dec 10, 2022
Rachelle Ann Wallace passed away December 10, 2022 due to a tragic accident involving a drunk driver. Rachelle was born on the 29th of November in 1986 in Pocatello, Idaho to Ricky Wallace and Faye Vezina (Workman).
She graduated from New Horizon High School. Growing up, Rachelle’s favorite thing to do was spend time playing outside with her brother Robert, her...
Terry Griffith
Dec 9, 2022
Terry Griffith, 75, of Pocatello passed away on December 9, 2022.
Terry was born in Eugene, Oregon, but moved to Portland at any early age. He attended Woodmere Elementary School and Marshall High School in Portland. Terry joined the United States Navy in 1966 and was stationed in San Diego, California for two years following enlistment. He then boarded the aircraft...
Robert Lee Taylor
Dec 8, 2022
Robert Lee Taylor, 58, passed away on December 8, 2022.
Robert was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James Harrison Taylor and Lois Taylor. He also spent time living in Tucson, Arizona, Sunnyville, California, San Mateo, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Boise, Idaho, and ultimately settled in Pocatello, Idaho.
He worked as a millwright, and also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also was a collector...
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