Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
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...
Merrill John Fry
Dec 7, 2022
Merrill John Fry, 70, passed away December 7, 2022. He was born May 11, 1952, to Floyd and Billie Fry in Pocatello, Idaho.
He attended Highland High School. Growing up in Pocatello, his love for baseball ensued. He was a homerun hitter because he would say, "I don't run fast."
Merrill met the one love of his life at the age of...
Mary Ann Plummer
Dec 7, 2022
Mary Ann Plummer 1929-2022 Mary Ann Plummer, 93, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away in her sleep on December 7, 2022, after a long and valiant battle with age related illnesses. Mary Ann was born on February 27, 1929, in Dallas, South Dakota to Maurice and Anna Maier Orr. She attended school there, moving with her family to Gering, Nebraska...
Larry D. Fennewald
Dec 7, 2022
Larry Dale Fennewald Sr. of Hansen Idaho, died in the early hours of the morning on December 7, 2022 of liver cancer. He was 66 years old. Larry spent his last days, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren in his son's home in Twin Falls, Idaho. Larry is survived by his brothers; Mike Fennewald and Theone Fennewald, his...
Brandy Rae Tree
Dec 6, 2022
Brandy Rae Tree AKA Brandy Rae Malone Tree Went to live with our Heavenly Father on December 6, 2022. She was born to Karl Malone and Linda Brown Malone on July 18, 1973, in Twin Falls, Idaho. It was in Twin Falls she met the man of her dreams, Jeremy Tree when she was 16 years old. Through good and...
Wallace "Bud" Clarence Eastman Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Wallace "Bud" Clarence Eastman Jr. 1945 ~ 2022 Wallace C. “Bud” Eastman Jr. left this world on December 5th, 2022, at the age of 77, after battling cancer for nearly two years. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patty; a son, Bud; a daughter, Pam; a sister, Betty...
Marilyn Rose Evans
Dec 5, 2022
Marilyn Evans Marilyn Rose Evans, 74, of Castleford, Id., passed away at her home on Dec. 5, 2022 of natural causes. She was born May 25, 1948 in Twin Falls; a daughter of Claus Evans and Ruth Hazel Crambil Evans. She spent early years and was educated Twin Falls. She drove campus bus in Pocatello at Idaho State University for...
Delynn Peterson
Dec 4, 2022
DeLynn “Pete” Peterson was born June 10, 1925 and passed away December 4, 2022. He lived in Riverside, Idaho with a large family.
DeLynn went to Moreland High School and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Wray. They had two children both dying in infancy of cystic fibrosis.
After moving to Pocatello, he went to work for Rolands Dairy for 35 years....
Elmer Hyrum Stanger
Dec 4, 2022
Elmer Hyrum Stanger passed away December 4, 2022 at his beloved ranch in Inkom, Idaho. Elmer was born April 3, 1928 in Pocatello, Idaho to Elmer Calvert Stanger (Buck) and Nancy (Cleo) Olson Stanger. He married the love of his life Frances Ann Leo on July 31, 1948. They were then sealed for all time and eternity in 1965 in...
