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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.
Norman Beck
Apr 27, 2020
Norman Carl Beck, 80, of Pocatello, Idaho, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 27, 2020, at his home. Norm was born December 1, 1939 in Salmon, Idaho to James and Beulah (Hurley) Beck. He was one of ten siblings growing up and attending school in Salmon, Idaho. It was then that Norm was drafted...
Ronald "Ron" J. Valenty
Apr 26, 2020
Ronald J. Valenty, 78, passed away on April 26, 2020 after an extended illness. Ron was born on October 14, 1941 to Melba Ruth Bigham Valenty and John R. Valenty.He grew up in Chubbuck, attended school in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School. He lived in Long Beach for many years, where he was able to enjoy some of...
Donna Smith
Apr 25, 2020
Donna Rae Smith, 84, passed away Saturday at her sons home in Chubbuck, Idaho on April 25, 2020. She was born May 17, 1935 in American Falls, Idaho, daughter of LeRoy and Nettie Wheeler Peck the third of five children. She graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1954. Donna married Jack Augustus Smith on June 29, 1955. Together they had...
James E. Swanson
Apr 24, 2020
James E. Swanson, 72, passed away at his home in Pocatello, Idaho.No formal services will be held.Memories and condolences may bee shared with the family under the "tribute wall" tab above.
Tommie Lou Ricken
Apr 23, 2020
Tommie Lou Ricken, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 23, 2020.Private family services will be held. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. A full obituary will appear here as it becomes available.Memories and condolences may be shared with the family under the "Tribute Wall" tab above.
Matthew M. Meyer
Apr 23, 2020
Matthew Meyer, 55, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at PMC from cardiac arrest. Per Matthew's wishes, there will be no "obituary" and no services will be held at this time. In his last wishes he requested that in lieu of flowers, people make an anonymous donation to the Bannock Humane Society P.O. Box 332, Pocatello, Idaho 83204.
Byron C. Kesler
Apr 22, 2020
Byron C. Kesler, 82, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at a local medical center. There will be no services held at this time.
Jericho Alexander Malavé
Apr 22, 2020
Jericho Alexander Malavé was silently born April 22, 2020 at 11:19 AM. He is the son of Joshua Norman and Jessica Amber Malavé.Jericho was an angel. He had an amazing journey. He was diagnosed early on with Trisomy 18. He got to feel so much love in his short 26 weeks of life. Every week was full of love, excitement,...
Clinon Chris "Cotton" Mitchell
Apr 21, 2020
Clinon Chris "Cotton" Mitchell, 84 passed away peacefully April 21, 2020 in Chubbuck, Idaho.Cotton was born December 12, 1935 to William and Martha (Jones) Mitchell in Grethel, Kentucky. In 1940, his family moved to Pocatello. He attended Tyhee Elementary School and Pocatello High School. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Cotton married the love of his life on...
Mary Cleaver
Apr 21, 2020
MaryBelle (Mary) Cleaver (Valent) died peacefully at her residence on April 21, 2020 in Chubbuck, Idaho at the age of 90 years old. Mary is survived by her four children, Mark Kay Cleaver (Maralie Sue), Gregory Ralph Cleaver (May LuAnn), Rebecca Ann Amarteifio (Peter William), and Marjorie Lee Hunnewell (David Robert); her eight grandchildren; Aaron Kay Cleaver (Susan {Sue}), Melissa...
Carma "Lou" Adams
Apr 19, 2020
Carma "Lou" Adams, 87, passed away peacefully April 19, 2020 in Pocatello, Idaho. She was born August 30, 1932. Carma Lou Neeley (she went by Lou) was born in Pocatello to Elmer Raymond Neeley and La Verne Orchard Neeley second to the youngest of ten kids, grew up in Pocatello and Blackfoot, Idaho. She was a homemaker, loving wife, and...
Shirley Purkett
Apr 19, 2020
Shirley May Robinson Purkett was born April 25, 1939 to Paul and Zella Robinson. Shirley was one of seven children, she had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Shirley met and married the love of her life George Peter Purkett on December 2, 1955. They enjoyed 48 years of marriage. Together they raised 3 boys, Sam, Bret and George Jr. In...
David Ervin Holmes
Apr 18, 2020
David Ervin Holmes, age 73, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020.David was born, the third of ten children, in Pocatello, ID, August 23, 1946 to Joseph Elbert Holmes and Doris Marie Sullivan. He grew up in the Boise, ID area before moving to Hyrum, UT for his senior year and to work for his aunt and uncle in their store....
Dale Taylor
Apr 18, 2020
Dale Taylor, 83, passed at his home on Saturday, April 18, 2020 on his birthday. He was born on April 18, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho. Dale met Virginia "Pompy" Phelps in 1956 while attending the University of Idaho and they were married on September 7, 1957. He worked for the Idaho Department of Transportation from 1957-April 18, 1997 and worked...
Matthew Joshua Houghton
Apr 17, 2020
Matthew Joshua Houghton, 23 , passed away on April 17, 2020Matthew was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Joshua G. Houghton and Jennifer A. Higbee Houghton on March 3, 1997. He had an older brother, Talon Higbee and then a younger brother, William Higbee. His mother Jennifer passed away in August of 2015.Matthew is survived by his father, Josh Houghton of...
Arthur H Nielson, Jr.
Apr 15, 2020
Arthur H Nielson, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Pocatello, Idaho. He lived independently in his own home until the end of his life. He was born on October 29, 1926 in his familys log house on Bonanza Bar Ranch, west of American Falls, Idaho to Effie Fern Halling and Arthur H Nielson, Sr. He grew...
William "Bill" Betts
Apr 13, 2020
William Edward "Bill" Betts, 86, passed away on April 13, 2020 in Pocatello, Idaho after a short illness. He was loved by family and friends. Dad was a devoted father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and friend. Dad was born in Nampa, Idaho on November 12, 1933, to Raechal Muriel (Edwards) Betts and Charles Edward Betts. He was born on a...
Wanda Marie Acosta
Apr 11, 2020
Wanda Acosta, 95, went to be with the Lord on April 11, 2020. She was born September 28, 1924. Wanda resided in Pocatello, Idaho with her son Jessie.Wanda enjoyed mailing birthday cards, sending care packages, crochet, gardening and feeding the animals from her back yard. She had a good memory remembering MANY birth dates. Most of all Wanda was loving,...
Randie Ball
Apr 11, 2020
Randie Lynn Wright, 38 of Idaho Falls, Passed away in her sleep on April 11, 2020. She was born Nov. 3 1981 in Salt Lake City UT, to Randy Wright and Terrie Misseldine. They moved to Shelley ID in the mid 80's where she spent most of her childhood growing up with her sibling, Josh 41, Chasity 37, Sammy 27,...
Rosalie May Hottel
Apr 10, 2020
Rosalie May Hottel, age 79, passed away on Friday, April 10th, 2020, at Portneuf Medical Center after suffering from a stroke. Rosalie was born in Boise, Idaho at the Salvation Army Home on March 7th, 1941, from then on, she was a spitfire. She once climbed a billboard with quite a crowd gathering to see her; of course she had...
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