Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Robert Pond Hill
Mar 9, 2018
Robert Pond Hill Sr, 84, of Twin Falls, Idaho, Succumbed to cancer March 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
Bob is survived by his wife, Connie Sue of 64 years, daughters Merrissa Engelhart, Gayle Jacobsen, Niki Hranac, son Robert Jr. (Bonnie) Hill, brother Richard (Ray Annis) Hill, sister-in-law Dian Hill, 14 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 3 great...
Merlin J. Harris
Mar 8, 2018
Merlin Jensen Harris December 31, 1927 March 8, 2018 Merlin Jensen Harris passed away peacefully in his home on the evening of March 8, 2018 at the age of 90. Merlin was born to George William Harris and Ida (Jensen) Harris on December 31, 1927 in Salem, Idaho. Merlin spent his early years farming and milking cows. He met his...
Melvin Clayton Manning
Mar 8, 2018
Mel Manning, longtime owner of the Pine Bowl in Pocatello, rolled his final strike March 8, 2018 at home with his family.Mel was born November 26, 1934. He was the youngest of the 4 children of Arthur and Ethel Manning. He met his wife, Doris Hardy, while driving the milk tanker to pick up milk on her family's dairy farm...
Richard Neil Machamer
Mar 8, 2018
Dick was born January 22, 1928, to Ray N. Machamer and Rose Alice Hiatt in Aurora, Nebraska. He came to Burley as a young child with his Mother and was raised by a wonderful stepfather, Earl Freymiller. Dick met the gal he was meant to marry and after a short romance period he married Maxine Carter from Filer, Idaho, on...
Kim George Smith
Mar 7, 2018
Kim George Smith, 63, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at his home from natural causes. Kim was born in Pocatello, Idaho on October 16, 1954 to Kay Lamar Smith and Ora Mangum. He was the youngest of five children. He was raised in Pocatello, attending Whittier Elementary and Franklin Junior High while working at his parents drive-in, the...
Philip Kinnison
Mar 7, 2018
Philip Taylor KinnisonBorn on June 1, 1929 in Melrose, MA, Phil passed peacefully on March 7th, 2018 at St. Lukes Hospital in Twin Falls, ID, at the age of 88, due to heart failure.  Phil was dearly loved and is survived by his wife of 67 years, Patty Albertson Kinnison, their three daughters, Sharon (Chuck) Dunlop, Jody (Jack) Randall and...
Alexander D. Mcfall
Mar 5, 2018
Alexander David McFall, 30, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep, March 5, 2018.Alexander was born December 9, 1987 in Denver Colorado to Diantha Couraud and Wayne McFall. Alexander lived with his parents until he was 7 years old. Alex came to live with his, Aunt Rebecca (Becky) Couraud and finished growing up in Blackfoot, Idaho. When Alex was 20 years...
Eileen Neuendorf
Mar 4, 2018
Eileen Jean (Stanton) Neuendorf was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 24, 1947, and passed away on March 4, 2018, with her husband by her side. She had been suffering from the crippling effects of dementia since 2009, and finally had to enter a memory care facility in December 27, 2017. The angels came at the request of her and...
Katherine Ann Poteet
Mar 4, 2018
Katherine Ann Poteet, 66, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2018 in Pocatello, Idaho. She was born into this world as Kathrine Ann Blubaugh to loving parents; Kenneth Paul and Mary Nada Blubaugh on April 19, 1951 in Burley, Idaho. She was raised in the Mini-Cassia area (Burley, Heyburn & Rupert). She attended both Burley Jr. and Sr. High Schools....
Rachel J Hobbs
Mar 4, 2018
Rachel Jorgensen Hobbs passed away peacefully March 3, 2018 at age 94. Rachel was born in Grouse Creek, UT on December 5, 1923 to Quin & Viola Jorgensen. She was the fourth child of her siblings; Carol, Zatel, Delmer, and Ilene. Rachel fell in love with William Gerald Kinney. They had four children; Bob, LaRae, Shirley, & Carol. Rachel's husband...
Raymond Swanson
Mar 4, 2018
Raymond L. Swanson, age 78, passed away at Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center in Kimberly, Idaho on March 4, 2018.Â
Ray was born in Twin Falls, Idaho to Edgar and Libby (Statsny) Swanson February 20, 1940. He grow up in California and in his adult life he pursued careers in trucking and roofing.  At one point he went...
Leonard Lionel Marler
Mar 3, 2018
Leonard Lionel Marler, 87, peacefully returned home on March 3, 2018, to his loving Heavenly Father and into the arms of those who have been waiting for him. He left surrounded by family in his home in Pocatello, Idaho. Leonard was born June 17, 1930 in Pocatello, Idaho to Lionel Adolph Marler and Ethel Wanda Lish. He was the 6...
Christine Roberts
Mar 3, 2018
Christine Roberts, 71, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her home in Pocatello, ID. Christine was born on February 24, 1947 in Soda Springs, ID, to John (Pinky) and Afton Roberts. She lived her early years in Lava city center, moving to a ranch outside of Lava when she was 9 years old. She attended school at Lava...
Helen Hill
Mar 3, 2018
Helen passed away unexpectedly on March 3, 2018.Helen was born in Santa Ana, California to George Earl Tryon, I, and Goldie Crofford.Helen met the love of her life, Jimmy Walton Hill, Sr, in 1946 and married him June 3, 1950. They set up house in Glendale, Arizona where Jimmy worked at a large creamery.After having lived in Arizona for 3...
Dorothy Jean Brock
Mar 2, 2018
Dorothy Brock, 91, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 in West Minster, CO. Cremation will take place in CO. Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 S. 4 th Ave. Pocatello, ID, is caring for Dorothys family.
Greg M. Eichelberger
Mar 2, 2018
Greg M. Eichelberger, 56, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018. No services will be held.

