Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Earl Cleve Mapes
Jun 28, 2025
Earl Cleve Mapes, 92, passed away on June 28, 2025.
On a spring day in April, Earl Cleve Mapes came into the world as the firstborn child and son to Stella Rebecca Hill Mapes and Earl John Mapes. It was the 6th day of April, 1933—during the Great Depression. Eleven years later, he was joined by his sister, Lula.
Grandma Stella recounted...
Alice Lucille Campbell
Jun 27, 2025
Alice Campbell, 85, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025, after an extended time of cardiovascular illness.
She was born July 10, 1939. Her parents were Huck and Edna Campbell. She was born in Trenton, NJ, and finished grade school in Morristown, NJ. She attended junior high school in Oakland, CA, and graduated high school in 1957 in Fremont, CA, near...
Vicki Michelle Andriano
Jun 27, 2025
Vicki Michelle Andriano 54, passed away on June 27, 2025, at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.
She was born on June 14, 1971, in San Diego, California, to Victor Baum and Linda Force Baum. Vicki grew up and went to High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduation, she began a career in the gaming industry as a dealer, and...
Jacob L Burrows
Jun 27, 2025
Jacob "Jake" Lee Burrows, 43, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on June 27, 2025. Born and raised in Pocatello, Jake attended school in both Chubbuck and Pocatello, where he developed a lifelong love of sports and community. He proudly played baseball for Highland High School, a passion that continued throughout his life and became a legacy he shared with his...
Richard McIlvain Geer
Jun 26, 2025
It is with both sadness and a smile that we announce the passing of Richard ‘Mac’ McIlvain Geer, a man whose charm and humor could brighten any room. Mac had a knack for making people laugh—whether through his witty jokes or his infectious enthusiasm for a good time, he was the kind of person you just couldn’t forget (and wouldn’t...
Therese Kay Colvill
Jun 26, 2025
Therese "Terri" Colvill, 74, of Chubbuck, Idaho, peacefully passed away on June 26, 2025, at the hospital surrounded by her family. Terri was born on March 3, 1951, in Granite Falls, Minnesota to James and Kathryn Hansen.
Terri graduated from Granite Falls High School and went on to study at Saint Paul Area Technical Vocational Institute, where she earned her certification...
Jim D Lloyd
Jun 25, 2025
James Dean Lloyd was born on December 10, 1944, to Max Edgar Lloyd and Alice Marie (Wood) Lloyd in Pocatello, Idaho. He died on June 25, 2025, at 80 years of age in Twin Falls, Idaho.His childhood was mostly spent in the forests of Idaho and Montana with his parents and his many siblings.In 1963, he met and in 1964...
Willis D. Garrett
Jun 25, 2025
Willis Dean Garrett, 85, passed away on June 25, 2025. He was born in 1939 in Owensboro, Kentucky. He grew up and went to high school in Bakersfield, California, later moving to Pocatello, Idaho.
Willis was married with three grown children; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Willis loved the years spent as a Petroleum Consultant in Kern County. He...
Brenda Sue Spencer
Jun 25, 2025
On Mar 31st, 1953, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Brenda Sue Spencer was born in Wendell, ID to Lawrence Dale Spencer and Dorothy Rue Wolverton of Gooding, ID. She grew up in Gooding, ID with her older siblings: Delores, Glen, and David Spencer.
She is survived by her children: Mandy Spencer of Twin Falls and Richard Heiken of Liberty, MO;...
Darlene Marie Robinson
Jun 24, 2025
Darlene Marie Robinson's body finally won the battle over her strong will and determination to live on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Rexburg, Idaho, surrounded by family. She was 87 years old. For some time, her loved ones had “circled the wagons” to help her continue her dispute with Father Time.
Born on February 6, 1938, Darlene was welcomed by her...
Dennis D. Moore
Jun 23, 2025
Dennis Dee Moore, 84, of Pocatello, passed away June 23, 2025 at his home, from congestive heart failure.
The youngest of three children (siblings Kathleen and Wallace Jr), Dennis (Dee) was born on March 16, 1941 in Pocatello, Idaho to Wallace and LaVinna Moore. Walley was born in Oakley, Idaho and Vinnie was raised in Downy, Idaho. She met Walley while...
John Byron Weeda
Jun 22, 2025
John Weeda, 74, of Mandan, North Dakota, peacefully passed away surrounded by family at St Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Sunday, June 22, 2025 from injuries sustained in a car accident while traveling through the area. Services are pending while his wife continues to recover from injuries that she sustained in the accident.
John was born on December 25,...
Robert Harley Potts
Jun 22, 2025
Robert Harley Potts, 75, of Twin Falls passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
A full obituary will be posted here as it is made available.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 847 Eastland Drive North, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. A viewing will be held...
Janeal F. Sparks
Jun 22, 2025
Janeal Forsberg Sparks passed away June 22, 2025 at her home.
Janeal was born June 14, 1938, the 3rd child of George Henning Forsberg, and Irene Udy Forsberg, in Tremonton, Utah. She grew up in Riverside, Utah surrounded by a close knit community of family and friends. She graduated from Bear River High School in 1956 where she participated as a...
Adam J. Anderson
Jun 20, 2025
Adam Jason Anderson, 58, passed away June 20, 2025. He was born June 19, 1967, in Pocatello, Idaho to Neddie J Anderson and Ellen LaJune Pay. He had three children, Katie, Wyatt, and Bailey, from his first marriage. He married the love of his life, Angela Babb, on December 30, 2014, and they were sealed in the Logan temple on...
Katherine Lucille Kellogg
Jun 19, 2025
Katherine Lucille Kellogg, 76, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away June 19, 2025, at her home.
Kathy was born August 12, 1948, to Joel Sr. and Faye (Stearley) Brady. In her youth, she lived on the Salmon Tract and then moved south of Twin Falls. She graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1966. Most of her career, she was a...
Belinda A. Leal
Jun 19, 2025
Belinda Ann Leal, born on August 18, 1954, in Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on June 19, 2025 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was 70 years old.
A proud veteran of the United States Air Force, she served her country honorably from 1974-1978, achieving the rank of Sergeant. After her military service, she pursued her education at Del Mar College in...
Joan Marie Lancaster
Jun 19, 2025
Joan Marie Lancaster, 82, of Twin Falls, went to be with the Lord on June 19, 2025. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on February 10, 1943, in Filer, Idaho, to William and Mary Garey Phinney.
On September 14, 1958, she married the love of her life, Bob Lancaster of Filer. They had six children in...
Daniel J. Ellsworth
Jun 18, 2025
Daniel J. Ellsworth, born May 15, 1983, passed away, June 18, 2025 at his Aunt Lindsay’s house in Chubbuck, ID.
Daniel loved to go camping with his foster family and best friends, Bradly Hall, Scott Miller, and Adam Steed.
He is survived by his daughter, Avery Ellsworth; grandmother, Connie Grover; sister, Mindi McKee; brother, Trent Ellsworth; sister, Maria (Guy) Lowery; and his...
Norman Shorts
Jun 18, 2025
Norman Wesely Shorts, 97, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025, at the Idaho State Veterans Home, leaving behind a legacy of service, resilience, and quiet devotion that spanned nearly a century.
Born feet first on June 11, 1928, in Lima, Ohio, Norman was of Dutch and English descent and lived a life rich in purpose. By age...
