Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Idaho & Pocatello, Idaho in Bannock County.

Dora Janette Guidotti

Dora Janette Guidotti

Jul 11, 2023

Dora Janette Guidotti, 85, passed away July 11, 2023, in Pocatello, Idaho.  A full obituary will appear here as it becomes available. 

No formal services are planned at this time.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family under the Tribute Wall tab above. 

Margo Clarice Heer

Margo Clarice Heer

Jul 10, 2023

Loving wife, devoted mother and friend, Margo Clarice Hanners (Simnitt) Heer, 71, of Pocatello returned to her Heavenly Father after a valiant fight with cancer on Monday, July 10, 2023. Margo was a gentle, loving follower of Jesus Christ and has always genuinely cared for others. She was born February 3, 1952, to Robert Keith Hanners and Helen Maughan (Hanners)...

Shirley Campau

Shirley Campau

Jul 10, 2023

Shirley Jean Campau was born December 12, 1937 to Alvin Sharp and Ruth Hollis Sharp in Limestone Township, Illinois. She was the eldest of 10 children. She and her family lived in many different places due to her father’s job in construction.

Shirley graduated from high school in Oregon and moved to Portland to work. She met the love of her...

Lavonne Mills

Lavonne Mills

Jul 8, 2023

LaVonne Garner Mills, M.D. died on July 8, 2023 at home of pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Mills was born January 17, 1954 in Pocatello, ID to Kenneth and Catherine Garner. She was part of a large, loving family with 3 sisters and 2 brothers. She was educated for elementary school at St. Joseph's Catholic School by the Sisters of the Holy Cross...

Clifta "Pauline" Adams

Clifta "Pauline" Adams

Jul 7, 2023

On July 7, 2023, Clifta Pauline Adams – better known as Polly – passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. She was born in Pocatello, Idaho on November 13, 1963, to Garry Clifton Adams and Mary Lee Bocek Adams Hurt as the youngest child in a large family with six kids, three boys and three girls.

Although Polly was born...

Eugene F. Dumesnil, Jr.

Eugene F. Dumesnil, Jr.

Jul 5, 2023

Eugene F. Dumesnil, Jr., (Gene), 99, of Pocatello, passed away July 6, 2023. Gene was born on May 21,1924 in Richmond Hill, N.Y. He graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in St. Albans, N.Y. He attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N. Y. and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. studying mechanical engineering, before being commissioned as an Ensign in the...

Vickie Marie Pool

Vickie Marie Pool

Jul 4, 2023

“God Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change…Courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference…”

Vickie Marie Wolter Pool, born August 12, 1946, in Long Beach, CA, of Clarence Edward Jr and Betty Rae Wolter, went out like the rockstar that she always was on the Fourth of July 2023.

Vickie attended Catholic...

Marian Dahlquist

Marian Dahlquist

Jul 3, 2023

Gladys “Marian” Dahlquist was born to Bonita and Ernest Dahlquist on June 1, 1963, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Marian attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School, Alameda Junior High and ultimately graduated from Highland High School.

Growing up in a Christian environment was important to her family. Marian was a member of the Catholic Church.

When Marian was in High School, she met Larry Romriell from...

Kirstin Ann Knudsen

Kirstin Ann Knudsen

Jul 1, 2023

Kirstin Ann Knudsen (53) mother to Kyle, Cody, and Kolae Knudsen, passed away peacefully at home on July 1, 2023. 

Kirstin was born on February 26, 1970 in Seattle, Washington. She was the youngest daughter to Dorothy (Nelson) Wetzel, and Vernon Wetzel, and sister to Steve, Mark, and K. Lynn Wetzel. She was raised in American Falls and graduated high...

Richard "Rick" Bystrom

Richard "Rick" Bystrom

Jun 30, 2023

Richard (Rick) Johan Bystrom passed away on June 30, 2023. Rick was born on November 19, 1943, to Alvar and Ingeborg Bystrom. He was raised in the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA.

In 1975, he relocated to Pocatello, Idaho with the Union Pacific Railroad. There he met his wife, Patricia.

Rick spent his life working to be the best version of...

Jack Arthur Betty

Jack Arthur Betty

Jun 30, 2023

Jack Arthur Betty, 62, passed away on June 30, 2023.

Jack was born on July 16, 1960, in Bannock County, Idaho to Melvin and Ingrid Betty. He grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, graduating from Highland High School. He lived in Hagerman, Idaho between 2004 and 2006 before relocating to Twin Falls, Idaho, where he stayed for 18 years.

Jack spent many happy...

Carolyn Mae Piper

Carolyn Mae Piper

Jun 29, 2023

Carolyn Mae Piper, 81, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on June 29, 2023.  A full obituary will appear here as it becomes available.

A Celebration of Life is pending and will be announced at a later date.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family under the Tribute Wall tab above. 

Linda Hofhine Elliott

Linda Hofhine Elliott

Jun 29, 2023

Linda Hofhine Elliott was born on November 15, 1946, to Glen and Alice Hofhine in Shelley, Idaho. She lived in Shelley until she was three years old, at which time her family moved to Aberdeen, and later moved to Pocatello. She attended schools in Pocatello, Idaho, graduating from Pocatello High School in 1965.

Linda married Lawrence L. Elliott on November 6,...

Douglas Earl Greene

Douglas Earl Greene

Jun 29, 2023

At the age of 81, Doug cast his last fishing line and bid us farewell. He spent his entire life in his hometown of Rupert, Idaho, where he often boasted that he would never leave because he had the best fishing spot in the state right on his doorstep, Lake Walcott.

On May 20, 1962, Doug married Gloria Maddox. Over 6...

Carl Morris Marler

Carl Morris Marler

Jun 28, 2023

Carl Morris Marler, 91, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on June 28, 2023. He was born on July 12, 1931, in Pocatello, the son of Morris and Margaret Marler. Carl is survived by his beloved wife, Bertha, and their children and their spouses: Carla and Mark Thomas, Cheryl and Mike Zaremba, Scott and Laural Marler, Bart and Jayne Marler, and...

Michelle Marie Andrews

Michelle Marie Andrews

Jun 27, 2023

After a multi-year struggle with brain cancer, Michelle Marie (Sievers) Andrews passed away peacefully on June 27, 2023 in the comfort of her own home in Inkom, Idaho. She was surrounded by her devoted husband, children, and extended family.

Michelle, who went by Shelly, was born June 18, 1966 in Ogden, Utah as the only child of the late Sandra Lee...

Raymon Huerta

Raymon Huerta

Jun 26, 2023

Raymon Huerta, 69, passed away on June 26, 2023. He was born on August 20, 1953 to Mike and Juanita Huerta in Pocatello, Idaho. Ray was raised in the Pocatello area. He attended Lincoln Elementary, Franklin Junior High and Pocatello High School.

Ray was a skilled carpenter and learned the trade from his dad, Mike. Raymon spent the majority of his...

Kirk Edward Reeder

Kirk Edward Reeder

Jun 25, 2023

Kirk Edward Reeder, age 66, of Pocatello, passed away in a blaze of glory at their family cabin in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho on June 25, 2023.

Kirk was born on January 19, 1957 in San Mateo, California to George Howard Reeder and Jean Dalton. At age two he moved to Deerfield, Illinois where he spent the majority of his childhood....

Heidi Jo Higgins

Heidi Jo Higgins

Jun 24, 2023

Heidi Jo Higgins passed away peacefully in her sleep June 24,2023.

Heidi was born March 29th, 1961 in Logan, Utah to Larry Ben Call and Sandra (Joan) Mitchell Call. Her family moved frequently through Idaho, Utah, and Montana accompanying her father’s career with the Forest Service.

At the age of 12, Heidi won a public speaking competition. Many of Heidi’s most meaningful...

Robert Leigh Harrison

Robert Leigh Harrison

Jun 23, 2023

Robert Leigh Harrison passed away on June 23, 2023. Bob was born to Leigh Nephi Harrison and Afton Beckstead Harrison in Malad City, Idaho. He was the oldest of three sons, and his brothers are Jack and Allen. He enjoyed life on the family farm as a child and continued farming well into retirement.

Bob graduated from Malad High School where...