Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.
Paul Allen Murphy
Jun 13, 2024
Paul Allen Murphy, 76, passed away on June 13, 2024.
A full obituary will appear here as information becomes available.
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Keith Bennett Denton
Jun 12, 2024
Keith Bennett Denton, 63, passed away on June 12, 2024. He was born on September 12, 1960 in Beaufort, South Carolina to William Curtis and Noreen Ann Denton.
His father was in the military, so he attended schools in many different states. He graduated from Saint Louis High School and received his Associates Degree in electronic technology while serving in the...
LaDonna R Garner
Jun 12, 2024
LaDonna R Garner, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
She was born May 4, 1935, to Henry Kruse and Sarah Hodges Kruse in Fairbury, Nebraska. She was the fourth of seven daughters of Henry and Sarah. The family moved to Pocatello when she was young, and she lived here her entire life. She graduated from Pocatello High School...
Sharon RaNae Phillips
Jun 12, 2024
Sharon RaNae Dwight, born October 23, 1939, to Theodore Kermit Dwight and Lillie Loretta Wallin Dwight, returned to her Heavenly Father on June 12, 2024. She was born in Salt Lake City Utah, welcomed by loving parents and raised in a family of all girls. As a young child she lived in San Diego California after her father was transferred...
Norma Montelbetti
Jun 11, 2024
Norma Montelbetti, 91, passed away on June 11, 2024.
Norma was born May 19, 1933, in a three-room log home on a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada to William and Catharina (Friesen) Dyck. She had two older brothers ( Edwin, John) and a sister (Ruby). With her family, grandparents, and many aunts and uncles living close by, she grew up surrounded by...
Glen Ernest Bucher
Jun 11, 2024
Glen Ernest Bucher, 62, passed away on June 11, 2024.
Glen was born June 28th 1961 to Glen D. Bucher and Rose Murrieta-Bucher and passed away June 11th 2024.
As a kid he loved football, with his Mom being his biggest fan. He used to do glass etching. Wherever he was as a kid, his little sister, Terri was following behind...
Mary H. Cook
Jun 10, 2024
Mary Hendrix Cook, a long-time resident of Pocatello, passed away June 10, 2024, at Caring Hearts Senior Center. She was 95. Mary was born January 8, 1929, to Edmund Allen and Marguerite Whitehead Hendrix and spent her childhood in Lund, NV. The family moved to Murray, UT, as Mary started high school. After graduation, she learned teletype and worked for...
J Bart Williams
Jun 9, 2024
J Bart Williams was born on April 3, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Bart was one who was known to keep to himself and had a wondering soul. He preferred spending his time with his dog Darby, in the mountains, camping and fishing.
Bart is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and June Williams; as well as 2 nephews, Keith and...
Blaine R Nalder
Jun 9, 2024
Blaine R. Nalder, 74, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 19, 1949, in Ogden, Utah, to Reed William Nalder Sr. and Margaretha Nelestein, Blaine was the sixth of fourteen children.
From a young age, Blaine showed a keen interest in masonry, a trade he learned from his father. His...
Walter David Pankau
Jun 7, 2024
Walter David Pankau, 87, passed away, June 7, 2024 at home.
Dave was born February 20, 1937 in Cheyenne, WY to Walter Pankau and Ruth Burnett Pankau. Dave attended schools and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Cheyenne.
On May 3, 1958, Dave married Susanne Maurine Tibbetts in Cheyenne.
Dave made his career with the Union Pacific Railroad working in various positions...
John "Fred" McDaniel
Jun 7, 2024
John "Fred" McDaniel, 89, passed away on June 7, 2024.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
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Jack M. Buffat
Jun 6, 2024
Jack M. Buffat, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
He was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Jean Emile Buffat and Barbara McCardell Buffat on November 17, 1938. He grew up as the only son with two sisters; Barbara Jean and Vickie Kaye. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1956. He married...
Marlow R Overdorf
Jun 6, 2024
Marlow Ray Overdorf passed away at a local care facility in Pocatello, June 6, 2024. On June 16, he would have been 82. He was born to parents Dean (Gardner) and James Overdorf. He grew up in Idaho Falls and later in Chubbuck. He went to Pocatello High School.
We heard of when he worked at a chicken farm in Rockford...
Steven Earl Newman
Jun 5, 2024
Steven Earl Newman, 75, passed away on June 5, 2024. He was born on January 26, 1949, in Layton, Utah. He started school life in Ogden, Utah for Kindergarten and first grade, and moved to Pocatello and went to Tyhee Elementary and finished second through fifth grades. He attended Hawthorne for his middle school years and continued his education until...
Fern Hazle Martin
Jun 5, 2024
Fern Hazel Cox, 92, of Pocatello, Idaho passed away on June 5th 2024 in Blackfoot, Idaho.
She was born in Claremont, New Hampshire on December 10th 1931, the 8th of 10 children, to Worth Lyman Cox and Eva Louise Macie and raised in Unity, New Hampshire. She was married and divorced three times but prefers her maiden name.
Fern graduated from high...
Joseph Ray Barlow, Sr.
Jun 5, 2024
Joseph Ray Barlow, Sr., 66, passed away on June 5, 2024.
A full obituary will appear here as information becomes available.
No formal services are planned at this time.
Memories and condolences may be shared by visiting the Tribute Wall tab above.
Dixie Ann Curtis
Jun 5, 2024
Dixie Ann Curtis, 79, passed away on June 5, 2024.
[Dixie wrote this obituary soon after her initial cancer diagnosis in 2022. Some information has been edited for clarification, accuracy, and simplicity.]
If you are reading this, I’ve passed on. I wanted to write my own obituary, knowing that it will not be distributed until after my passing. All I can...
Oscar Tirado-Molina
Jun 3, 2024
Oscar Tirado - Molina passed away Monday June 3, 2024 surrounded by loved ones after fighting a long fought battle of pancreatic cancer.
Oscar was born July 27, 1968 in Zapotiltic, Jalisco to Carlos Tirado - Martinez and Juana Molina - Garcia. Oscar was the fourth born of eleven children. Oscar came to the United States in 1989 where he lived...
Gloria Dopita
Jun 3, 2024
Gloria Mae Webb Dopita, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away in Pocatello, ID on June 3, 2024. Gloria will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Gloria was born February 24, 1936 in Twin Falls, ID to LeRoy and Ardis Webb. She was the second of six children. Being the oldest daughter she was often...
David "Ross" Minson
May 31, 2024
David Ross Minson passed away on Friday, May 31, 2024, after living a wonderful life of 86 years. Ross was born on October 16, 1937, in Paris, Idaho to Clifford David Minson and Gladys (Smart) Minson. He is the oldest of three and has two amazing sisters. He attended Emerson Elementary and graduated from Fielding High school in 1955.
Ross attended...