Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.

Patsy Nelson

Patsy Nelson

Jul 26, 2013

Patsy Ruth Nelson passed away and was reunited with her dear husband on July 26, 2013. She was surrounded by her loving family and met by more on the other side. Patsy was born on August 23, 1927 and lived her whole life in the Chubbuck area. She is the daughter of Stewart Alfred and Vera Mingo and the middle...

Connie Larie Bartlett

Connie Larie Bartlett

Jul 26, 2013

Connie Larie Bartlett Connie Larie Bartlett, 51, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013, peacefully as the sun rose with her loving family by her side at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls of a sudden illness and a prolonged battle with Celiac disease. Connie was born February 2, 1962 in Jerome, Idaho, the daughter of Marvin...

Merelda Velcine Neumiller

Merelda Velcine Neumiller

Jul 26, 2013

MERELDA VELCINE NEUMILLER 1940 - 2013 Velcine was born April 9, 1940 in Sturgis, South Dakota. She was delivered by Lillian Kost in her basement. Velcine was the firstborn of seven children, born to Dolore and Eva Elsie Grandpre'. The family lived on the Grandpre'ranch near Gavert, South Dakota. She was baptized into the Evangelized Lutheran Church, December 20, 1953....

Nina Christensen

Nina Christensen

Jul 25, 2013

Nina Jean Neeley Christensen, 88, a loving wife, mother and grandmother returned to her Father in Heaven on Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Pocatello, Idaho. Nina was born March 28, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first child of Ezra and Elva Neeley. Her family moved to Pocatello where she grew up and graduated from Pocatello High School. She...

Jared Sparks

Jared Sparks

Jul 25, 2013

Jared Bryan Sparks December 25, 1977 - July 25, 2013 Our beloved son, brother, father, and friend passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 in West Jordan, Utah. Jared was born Christmas Day 1977. He was special person to many and will be forever missed. He loved his family and was a proud father. He served in the United States Air...

Walter Pelham Jones, Jr.

Walter Pelham Jones, Jr.

Jul 25, 2013

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Jean Wynn Stratten

Jean Wynn Stratten

Jul 24, 2013

Jean Wynn Stratten, 87, passed away in her home on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. She was born May 26, 1926, to Jack and Pearl Wynn in Watonga, Oklahoma. She was the youngest of 10 children. In 1932 at the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Pocatello, Idaho.Jean graduated from Pocatello High School in 1945. She worked at...

August Henry Vogeler III

August Henry Vogeler III

Jul 24, 2013

August Henry Vogeler, III August Henry Vogeler III passed away July 24, 2013 after a prolonged battle with myelodysplastic syndrome. He was born December 24, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of August H. Vogeler, Jr. and Mary Brake Vogeler. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Nancy Vogeler Dales, and his son August H....

Rea Velean Johnson

Rea Velean Johnson

Jul 21, 2013

On Leap Day 1932 in Pocatello, Idaho, Rose Velean Bowden delivered a very small package to her husband, Doyle. The first of their eight children, Rea Velean, was born prematurely. In those days it was very unlikely that a 3 pound 4 ounce baby would survive long enough to go home. When the time came for Velean to go home...

Jessey Posey

Jessey Posey

Jul 20, 2013

JESSE M. POSEY - May 10, 1929 - July 20, 2013 Kimberly: Jesse M. Posey, 84 passed away at his home on July 20, 2013. Born to Garrett and Nettie Givens Posey on May 10, 1929 in altamont, Tennessee. He moved to Idaho in 1935. He was raised by his mother with the help of his Uncle Si and Uncle...

Armando Archuleta

Armando Archuleta

Jul 19, 2013

The long and storied life of Armando Archuleta came to an end at his home early Friday morning, July 19, 2013. At 51 years of age, there isn't much Armando would say he hadn't done. From snowboarding in the Sierra's to searching for Sasquatch in the Sawtooth, he lived for adventure and experienced more than the average man could ever...

Ina Mickelsen

Ina Mickelsen

Jul 19, 2013

On July 19, 2013 our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and good friend passed away peacefully at home with family by her side. Ina Eliza Mickelsen was born in Rigby, Idaho on September 26, 1924. She was raised on a loving farm in Rigby with eight sisters and one brother. She excelled in typing, shorthand and business related courses. She...

Evelyn Jean Sterling

Evelyn Jean Sterling

Jul 19, 2013

Evelyn J. (Jean) Wright Sterling, 57, passed away Fri. July, 19th at home in Twin Falls after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 29, 1956 in Twin Falls, the third of 6 children to William O. Sr. and Dorothy (Nipper) Wright. She attended school in Buhl and Filer, graduating in 1974. She attended Graceland College in Lamoni,...

Ethelyne Katherine Roberts

Ethelyne Katherine Roberts

Jul 18, 2013

Ethelyne K. Roberts, 87, was called home to her heavenly family on July 18, 2013. She was born on October 21, 1925, to Thomas Emery "Doc" and Karen Marie (Knudsen) Roberts in Pocatello, Idaho. She was the second of eight children born to her parents. She met the love of her life Wayne Joseph Bennett in November of 1941 and...

Gladys Nadine Irving

Gladys Nadine Irving

Jul 18, 2013

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Thelma Lavon Wells

Thelma Lavon Wells

Jul 14, 2013

Thelma LaVon Stone Wells, age 84, of Pocatello, Idaho, died July 14 th 2013 at her home sixteen months after being diagnosed with cancer. Born August 5th 1928 in Ogden, Utah, she was the first of nine children to Samuel Mark and Thelma Stone. She was raised in Springdale and View outside Burley, Idaho. Early education was in the two-room...

Sande Mcdermott

Sande Mcdermott

Jul 14, 2013

Sandra "Sande" McDermott, 71, passed away at her home on July 14, 2013. Sande was born on July 28,1941 to Ruth O. and Geryl V. Lindburg. Sande attended Pocatello High School in Pocatello, Idaho, graduating in 1959. In her years after high school she worked in the legal community, serving as administrative assistant to several local judges and attorneys. In...

MATILDE HERNANDEZ

MATILDE HERNANDEZ

Jul 14, 2013

Matilde Hernandez Matilde Hernandez, 66 of Meridian Idaho passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls Idaho surrounded by her loving family. Matilde was born January 27, 1946 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico the daughter of Ignacio Martinez and Casimira Gomez. She met and married the love of her life, Servando...

Thomas Davidson

Thomas Davidson

Jul 13, 2013

POCATELLO - Thomas H. Davidson, 78, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 11, 1934, in Salt Lake City, UT, to William and Virginia Davidson. Thomas was raised in Pocatello and has lived here all his life. He attended schools in Pocatello and graduated from...

Larue Paskins Coombs

Larue Paskins Coombs

Jul 13, 2013

Anna LaRue Paskins Coombs, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her family on 13 July 2013 in Pocatello, Idaho. LaRue was born on 11 March 1929 to George William Paskins and Anna Elizabeth Ashbaker Paskins in Idaho Falls, Idaho.LaRue grew up in Grace, Idaho and attended Grace High School...