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Joseph Ray Tolman
Aug 4, 2011
On August 4, 2011 Joseph Ray Tolman passed away. He had battled the effects of cancer for years and his strength and determination to get better were admired by all around him. Ray, as most of his friends knew him, was born October 28, 1922 to Joseph Augustine and Ruth Hilma Tolman in Pocatello. Encouraged by his father, Ray studied...
Jimmy Duane Driever
Aug 3, 2011
Jimmy Duane Driever of Pocatello passed away quietly on Wednesday morning, at his son's home surrounded by his family. Jimmy, or Jim as most call him, was born to Alma and Theron Driever on August 27th 1932 in Atchison County Missouri. He was the second of four children. The family moved to Pocatello when Jim was 5 years old. Jim...
Thad Jones
Aug 1, 2011
Thad Jason Jones enjoyed his last ride on August 1, 2011. He was born on April 17, 1978 to the proud parents of Rodney and Sheila Jones of McCammon, Idaho where he was raised. Thad was a blessing to his family for a short 33 years, but he will be remembered for a lifetime as a hard working, loving, and...
Luella Mae Dubbe
Jul 29, 2011
On July 29, 2011 our gracious Mother, Grandmother and Friend passed away after a valiant struggle with cancer. Lou Dubbe, 84, was born August 8, 1926 to Nick and Mary Palotta in Pocatello, Idaho. She married Willam H. Dubbe in 1946 and later divorced in 1973. She worked at the Bannock County Sheriff's office for 27 years until she retired...
Hazel Holmes
Jul 29, 2011
ARCO - Hazel Holmes, 97, of Arco, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2011, at a care center. A graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2011, at Restlawn Memorial Garden. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Colonial Funeral Home (208) 233-1500. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.Colonial-FuneralHome.com.
Paula Christiansen
Jul 27, 2011
Paula Christiansen of Chubbuck, Idaho, died July 27, 2011 after a short battle with Leukemia. She was born October 17, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jarl Christiansen and G. Kaye Roberts Christiansen. Paula was raised in Sinclair, Wyoming and graduated from Rawlins High School. She was a patrol officer for Idaho Highway Patrol and Wyoming Highway Patrol; owned...
Alvin Whiting
Jul 27, 2011
POCATELLO - Alvin Lee Whiting, 82, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Alvin was born on March 22, 1929, to Lorenzo Snow Whiting Jr. and Pearlina Fannin Whiting in McCammon, Idaho. They were living in Crystal, Idaho, at the time. When he was 2, they moved to...
Joel Edward Rasmussen
Jul 26, 2011
Joel Edward Rasmussen, 54, of Pocatello passed away at home after a very brief fight with cancer on July 26th, 2011, surrounded by his beloved wife and family. Joel was born April 10th, 1957 in Pocatello, Idaho to Helen and DeVerl Rasmussen, the youngest of two boys. He attended Pocatello High School, graduating in 1975, where he lettered in football,...
Burt Riedlinger
Jul 26, 2011
Burt was born on September 30, 1957 to Alvin Riedlinger and Carol Klauser Bybee in Burley, Idaho. He attended schools in Pocatello, but was more about the school of life and could sure share some stories. Burt met Bill Dubbe in the early 80s when Bill began teaching him the ins and outs of well drilling. I'm sure there are...
Calvert Sonnip
Jul 25, 2011
POCATELLO - Calvert Dirk Sonnip, 49, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011, at a local care center. A visitation for family and friends will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Teepee on Reservation Road west of Highway 91 between Hawthorne and Philbin. Burial service will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July...
Ralph Nelson
Jul 25, 2011
POCATELLO - Ralph Verland Nelson, 84, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away at is home Monday, July 25, 2011. Ralph was born in Pocatello, Idaho, September 22, 1926 to Waldmar Ernest and Mary Ellen Stuart Nelson. Ralph and his twin brother Ron was the youngest of seven children. He married his childgood sweetheart and the love of his life, Patsy ruth...
John Overy
Jul 24, 2011
POCATELLO-John Overy, 64,passed away in the early morning hours Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his home with his family at his side. He was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho to Leslie James and Wanda Annie (Henderson) Overy, and was joined by a brother named Thomas. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy and served in the Vietnam...
Beth Anderson
Jul 22, 2011
IDAHO FALLS-After 45 years of separation, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Beth Palmer Anderson, 86, passed away peacefully to join her eternal companion, Melton D. Anderson on July 22, 2011, at her daughter's home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born to Charles Vernon and Hannah Myfanwy Williams Palmer on April 28, 1925 in Pocatello, Idaho. Mother attended...
Lagrand Lish
Jul 21, 2011
Edmund LaGrand Lish, 79, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at his home. LaGrand was born on October 4, 1931 in Nampa, Idaho. He was adopted by Edmund G. and Fannie Lane Lish in December of 1931. LaGrand attended schools in American Falls. He worked for the state highway department until he joined the Air Force in 1950. He came...
Margie Louise Ramsey
Jul 19, 2011
Margie Louise Ramsey, 55, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at a local hospital. Margie was born in Tampa, Florida, a daughter to Joseph Seth and Barbara jean (Schumacher) Brewer, on February 20, 1956. In 1970, her family moved to Tucson, AZ, where she graduated from Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind. In 1976, she moved to Kalispell, Montana...
Isabelle Eames
Jul 18, 2011
Isabelle Bybee Eames, 96, formerly of Syracuse, Utah passed away on July 18, 2011, with her two daughters at her side, at a hospice facility in Great Falls, Montana. She was born in September, 1914, in Syracuse, Utah, to Orson Pratt Bybee and Emma Cora Bodily Bybee. She married Rodney Elwin Eames in1935. Their marriage was later solemnized in the...
Douglas James Black
Jul 18, 2011
POCATELLO-Douglas James Black, 45, of Pocatello and Boise, passed away Monday, July 18th, 2011. Doug was born April 20, 1966, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Jim and Roberta Black. He graduated from Highland High School in 1985. Doug was a member of the 1984 Highland Ram State Championship Football Team. Doug graduated from Idaho State University in Medical Administration in 1994....
Everett Romjue
Jul 13, 2011
POCATELLO-Everett Romjue, 85, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2011 at a local hospital, of natural causes. Everett was born in Wilsonville, Nebraska on May 29, 1926, to Omar and Minnie Romjue. The family moved to Caldwell, ID in 1935, later moving to Twin Falls, ID where he joined the Navy in February of 1944. Upon discharge he returned to...
Sheila F. Merrill
Jul 12, 2011
Sheila F. Merrill, 51, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at a local hospital. Sheila lived in Texas for most of her life before she moved to Idaho. After living in Idaho for a time, she then moved back to Texas, then to Nevada, and then finally she ended up moving back to Idaho where she made home. Sheila was...
Lavae Groesbeck
Jul 11, 2011
POCATELLO - Emma LaVae (Leishman) Groesbeck, 78, of Pocatello and former longtime resident of Ammon, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2011, at a care center in Pocatello. LaVae was born on June 9, 1933 in Charlo, Montana, the daughter of Francis and Margaret (Kerr) Leishman. She married Harmon Groesbeck and that union lasted a wonderful 34 years. LaVae work...
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