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Jean Wynn Stratten
Jul 24, 2013
Jean Wynn Stratten, 87, passed away in her home on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. She was born May 26, 1926, to Jack and Pearl Wynn in Watonga, Oklahoma. She was the youngest of 10 children. In 1932 at the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Pocatello, Idaho.Jean graduated from Pocatello High School in 1945. She worked at...
Rea Velean Johnson
Jul 21, 2013
On Leap Day 1932 in Pocatello, Idaho, Rose Velean Bowden delivered a very small package to her husband, Doyle. The first of their eight children, Rea Velean, was born prematurely. In those days it was very unlikely that a 3 pound 4 ounce baby would survive long enough to go home. When the time came for Velean to go home...
Armando Archuleta
Jul 19, 2013
The long and storied life of Armando Archuleta came to an end at his home early Friday morning, July 19, 2013. At 51 years of age, there isn't much Armando would say he hadn't done. From snowboarding in the Sierra's to searching for Sasquatch in the Sawtooth, he lived for adventure and experienced more than the average man could ever...
Ina Mickelsen
Jul 19, 2013
On July 19, 2013 our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and good friend passed away peacefully at home with family by her side. Ina Eliza Mickelsen was born in Rigby, Idaho on September 26, 1924. She was raised on a loving farm in Rigby with eight sisters and one brother. She excelled in typing, shorthand and business related courses. She...
Ethelyne Katherine Roberts
Jul 18, 2013
Ethelyne K. Roberts, 87, was called home to her heavenly family on July 18, 2013. She was born on October 21, 1925, to Thomas Emery "Doc" and Karen Marie (Knudsen) Roberts in Pocatello, Idaho. She was the second of eight children born to her parents. She met the love of her life Wayne Joseph Bennett in November of 1941 and...
Thelma Lavon Wells
Jul 14, 2013
Thelma LaVon Stone Wells, age 84, of Pocatello, Idaho, died July 14 th 2013 at her home sixteen months after being diagnosed with cancer. Born August 5th 1928 in Ogden, Utah, she was the first of nine children to Samuel Mark and Thelma Stone. She was raised in Springdale and View outside Burley, Idaho. Early education was in the two-room...
Sande Mcdermott
Jul 14, 2013
Sandra "Sande" McDermott, 71, passed away at her home on July 14, 2013. Sande was born on July 28,1941 to Ruth O. and Geryl V. Lindburg. Sande attended Pocatello High School in Pocatello, Idaho, graduating in 1959. In her years after high school she worked in the legal community, serving as administrative assistant to several local judges and attorneys. In...
Thomas Davidson
Jul 13, 2013
POCATELLO - Thomas H. Davidson, 78, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 11, 1934, in Salt Lake City, UT, to William and Virginia Davidson. Thomas was raised in Pocatello and has lived here all his life. He attended schools in Pocatello and graduated from...
Larue Paskins Coombs
Jul 13, 2013
Anna LaRue Paskins Coombs, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her family on 13 July 2013 in Pocatello, Idaho. LaRue was born on 11 March 1929 to George William Paskins and Anna Elizabeth Ashbaker Paskins in Idaho Falls, Idaho.LaRue grew up in Grace, Idaho and attended Grace High School...
Arlene Stopka
Jul 9, 2013
Arlene Stopka, 74, of Pocatello, ID, passed away early afternoon July 9, 2013 at her home following an extended illness. She was born July 25, 1938 in Pocatello, ID, the daughter of T.R. Carlsen and Vivian Aldous Carlsen. On October 16, 1974 she married Weaver Stopka in Elko, Nevada. Arlene was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed painting and crafts; she...
Geri Gifford
Jul 4, 2013
Ila Geraldine"Geri" Gifford, 83, passed away on Thursday July 4, 2013 at a local care center Geri was born May 25, 1930 in Nampa Idaho daughter of Ernest Charles Miller and Ethel Claudine "Raff" Miller. The early years of her life were made up of hardship along with heartbreak. She was born in Nampa Idaho but at the tender age...
Lois Slaugh
Jul 4, 2013
Lois Slaugh passed away peacefully July, 4, 2013 at her home. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 S. 4th Ave. Pocatello.
Dorothy Knoblich
Jul 3, 2013
Dorothy Lenabell Knoblich, 95, passed away Monday, July 3, 2013, at a local healthcare center. Dorothy was born December 13, 1917, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Mons and Harriet Peterson. At the age of three the family moved to Aberdeen, Idaho, where in 1936 Dorothy graduated from Aberdeen High School. She married Elmer Ohman March 1, 1939. Elmer passed away...
William Harmon
Jul 2, 2013
William Jordan Harmon died unexpectedly on July 2, 2013, near his home in Pocatello, Idaho. William was born to Alaina Lee Russell Harmon and William Lance Harmon on April 9, 1993, in Boise, Idaho. He was the youngest of four children, joining an older sister, Ariel, and two older half-brothers, Nathan and Travis. After Lance died in 1995, Will, Ariel,...
Leroy H. Erickson
Jun 29, 2013
LeRoy Henry Erickson, 95, of Pocatello, passed away on June 29, 2013, at the Portneuf Medical Center. He was born in Pocatello on January 26, 1918, to Emil S V Erickson and Sofia Elizabeth Wallin, the third of eight children. The family moved to Moreland, Idaho, in 1932 and lived on the family farm. LeRoy graduated from Moreland High School...
Julia Byington
Jun 25, 2013
Julia Lorraine Marple Byington, 87, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at a local care center surrounded by family members. Julia was born July 13, 1925 daughter of Lloyd and Gertrude Marple in Saratoga, Wyoming. She attended Saratoga elementary and Saratoga High School. On July 3, 1946 Julia married Stanley Dean Byington. in Wapello, Idaho. They were later sealed in...
Michael Richard Moser
Jun 25, 2013
Michael Moser, 76, passed away peacefully June 25, 2013 in a local care facility.Michael joined the United States Air Force in 1954 and was stationed in Japan until 1956.Michael worked for the Union Ice Company in Watsonville, California. He retired after 22 years at the ice plant. He moved to Pocatello in 1993 with his family.Michael is survived by his...
Robert Lee Young
Jun 20, 2013
Robert Lee Young, 65, passed away June 20, 2013 due to injuries sustained in a four wheeler accident. Rob was born June 26, 1947 in Soda Springs, Idaho, son of Howard and Irene Young. He grew up on a ranch in Thatcher, Idaho and attended schools in Grace graduating from Grace High School in 1965. After high school he attended...
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