Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.
Jim Harveston
Mar 1, 2012
James "Jim" Harveston, Jr., 72, of Pocatello, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at his home surrounded by family and cloaked in love. Jim fought a hard and courageous battle against Small Cell Lung cancer. He was born on September 10, 1939, in Columbia, Louisiana, to James "Dobie" and Sevilla Harveston. His twin sister Janiece preceded him in birth...
Bill Johns
Mar 1, 2012
WILLIAM C. JOHNS (Ret.) Major William Carl "Bill" Johns reported for "Heavenly Duty" at 0245 hours, on Monday, 19 March 2012. Bill was born on 29 April 1935 in Carey, Idaho to Carl Emeris Johns and Louise Wilde Johns, and is the oldest of five children. Bill was a beloved elder brother to his siblings. From an early age he...
Frances L. Newsom
Mar 1, 2012
Frances L. Newsom, went home to be with our Lord March 1st 2012 after an extended illness. Frances was born February 14th 1947 in Charleston West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Kenneth K. Newsom. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia C Davis of Florida and her son David S. Newsom of Washington....
Bill Trease
Feb 27, 2012
POCATELLO - Harold William "Bill" Trease, 89, of Pocatello, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012, at a local care center. The family invites friends and family to their home to Celebrate the Life of Bill from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 4260 Ziebarth Rd.
Ember Camilla Kotowski
Feb 24, 2012
POCATELLO-Ember Camilla Kotowski, 32, loving mother, daughter, sister and friend was called home to Heavenly Father to join his choir of angels. From the time she was a little girl Ember had always been a free spirit. Inside her small frame she housed the biggest heart. Never afraid to speak her mind and always willing to love unconditionally. Ember was...
Jean Matthew
Feb 23, 2012
Jean Miller Matthew peacefully passed from this life on February 23, 2012 of natural causes. She was born on July 1st, 1921 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Charles and Verona Miller. They moved to Green River, Wyoming when she was just two years old. Jean grew and attended schools in Green River where she described herself as the "big duck in...
Jesse Wayne Cummings
Feb 18, 2012
Our beloved Jesse (Jess) Wayne Cummings passed away February 18, 2012 at home with loved ones at his side. His fight was long inspiring to all that witnessed it. Jess is survived by his wife of 25 years, Khristi, and daughter Heather of McCammon, Idaho, his parents Gary and Dorothy Cummings and sister Beverlee (Bill) Bryant of Bridgeport CA, his...
Peggy Call
Feb 18, 2012
Chubbuck, Idaho-Peggy Lynne Wolfe Call, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February, 18, 2012 and returned to her Heavenly Father. Peggy was born in Pocatello Idaho on March 27, 1956 to Walton and Evelyn Wolfe. She was the fifth of six children. She was a lifetime resident of Pocatello and graduated from Highland High School in 1974. She then married her...
Glen Price
Feb 17, 2012
Chubbuck - Glen Price, 70, passed away peacefully at his home on February 17, 2012 surrounded by his family. He born was on October 31 1941, to Leslie and Hazel Price. He was the fifth child of eight, the oldest boy and a twin. He grew up in Arimo Idaho, attending Marsh Valley High School and graduating in 1959. He...
Raeola Rhead
Feb 17, 2012
Pocatello - Raeola Jensen Rhead, 84, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, in Pocatello, Idaho, after a long fulfilling life and has now joyfully joined her loved ones who have long awaited her return. She was born on October 23, 1927, in Shelley, Idaho, to Marple Beaumont Jensen and Gertrude Vivian Gardner Jensen. She attended Shelley schools, graduating in...
Fenton T. Briggs
Feb 16, 2012
Fenton Thorley Briggs, 89, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2012 and returned to his Heavenly Father. He leaves his beloved wife of 68 years, Elsie Stuart Briggs; his daughter Annette, his two sons Larry and Bruce, nine wonderful grandchildren and 11 beautiful great grandchildren, and many close friends and family. Fenton was born in Cowley, Wyoming on October...
Anna Laura Nielsen Streeper
Feb 16, 2012
POCATELLO-Anna Streeper passed away peacefully on February 16, 2012. She was born on November 3, 1919 to Danish immigrant parents Oluf Peter and Laura Lovisa Olsen Nielsen, Brigham City, Utah. A state ranked athlete as a young girl, she stole many a watermelon, served on the Peach Days court, the captain of the dance team, and wore her roller skates...
Ruth Ormond
Feb 15, 2012
POCATELLO - Ruth Elvona Ormond, 98, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Ruth lived all 98 years in beautiful Idaho. Born in La Belle, Idaho to Orian and Elva Smout, Ruth graduated from Rigby High School in 1933. She married Enos Vernal Ormond June 21, 1933 in the Church of Jesus Christ...
Laneve Robinson
Feb 15, 2012
POCATELLO- LaNeve Robinson, 80, passed away at a Salt Lake City hospital following an illness Wednesday, February 15, 2012. LaNeve was born November 6, 1931, in Logan, Utah to Horace Mark and Eva Waddoups. She was raised on a farm in Lewiston, Utah, where she graduated from North Cache High School in 1950. LaNeve met Blaine Jepsen Robinson in Preston,...
Sally Taniguchi
Feb 14, 2012
POCATELLO - Sally Lou (Greenslade) Taniguchi, 78, loving mother, grandmother and wife, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 due to an extended illness. Sally was born February 12, 1934 on a farm in Harlan County, Iowa to Ernest and Merna Jensen. The family moved to Oakland, CA in 1941 where she graduated from high school. In 1960 she moved to...
Ernest Lee Newsom
Feb 13, 2012
Ernest Lee Newsom, 67 passed away Feb.13, 2012. Ernest was born in Weatherford, Texas to Davis William Newsom and Ethel Lula Newsom. He is survived by sisters Lois (Jerry) Hopkins, of San Diego, California; Doris (Leon) Reasoner ,RioVista, Texas; Kay (Wes)Young, Holiday Lakes, Texas; Daughter Kimberly Ames Shaffer, Pocatello, Idaho. Grandsons, Scott Sanders, Ogden, Utah; Brandon Ames, Ogden, Utah; Cody...
Geraldine Bankson
Feb 11, 2012
Geraldine "Gerry" Bankson, 73, passed away February 11, 2012, following a six month battle with a brain tumor. She was born July 25, 1938 to Melvin (Jack) Cassell and Edna Cassell in Wendell, Idaho and graduated from Gooding High School. She met and married Floyd Bankson November 14, 1959 at Mountain Home, Idaho. After her husbands discharge from the Air...
Georgia Ann Shipley
Feb 11, 2012
Our beloved Mother, Georgian Ann Shipley passed from this Earthly plain into Heaven on February 11, 2012. Georgia is survived by her eight children: Steven Dale Shipley, Ronald Duane Shipley, James Parnell Shipley Jr., Linda Louise Patterson, Stan S. Shipley, Sharon Anne Brooks, Carolyn Yvonne McCarty and Shane S. Shipley. She was preceded in passing by her Mother and Father,...
Kaye F. Mccartney
Feb 9, 2012
Kaye Francis McCartney, 79, passed away peacefully February 9, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Kaye was born July 28, 1932 in Elizabethville, Pennsylvania a daughter to Milton L. and Mildred M. (Barrett) Sturtevant. She graduated from Elizabethville High School with the 1950 class of graduates. Kaye is a Past-President of the American Legion Auxiliary, and Past Secretary...
Dale Kirkham
Feb 8, 2012
Dale Bruce Kirkham, 86, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from a sudden stroke. His family, to whom he was devoted, was at his side. He was born May 24, 1925 in Lehi, Utah to Oliver George Kirkham and LaVerde Bushman Kirkham. He was the youngest of five siblings. His childhood was filled with opportunites to learn as his father...