Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Dennis T. Haynes
May 2, 2025
Dennis Tilton Haynes, 76, concluded his mortal journey on May 2, 2025, in Chubbuck, Idaho. The date was significant: the birthday of his beloved mother whom he had longed to see again for years after her passing. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dennis was the second of nine children born into the loving home of James and Jacqueline Haynes....
Carol Lee Hedrick
Apr 29, 2025
On April 29th, 2025, we said goodbye to Carol Lee (Hushagen) Hedrick, born in Pelican Rapids, MN on April 3rd, 1938. We let go of a spitfire woman who was preceded in death by her husband, Joel Stephen Hedrick, and many others close to her heart.
Carol - to her four children - Elise Stelling and husband, Jim; Jay Hedrick and...
Patricia L. Abbott
Apr 27, 2025
Patricia LaVell Abbott, 84, passed away on April 27, 2025.
Patsy LaVell Price was born November 4, 1940, to the parents of Roberta and Everett Price in Boise, Idaho. Her dad died 6 months before she was born, at the age of 21. She later legally changed her name to Patricia, and in her last year’s mostly known as Gidget.
Shortly after...
Millie Jo Cosinteno
Apr 27, 2025
Millie Jo Cosinteno, 40, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away at St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
A full obituary will be posted as it becomes available.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family in the guestbook section below.
Lawrence Don Rawlins
Apr 26, 2025
Lawrence Don Rawlins passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, early Saturday morning, April 26th after an extended illness.
Larry was born July 8, 1946 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lawrence and Edith Rawlins. He had a quintessential 1950’s childhood, riding horses, playing ball, and floating the canal. He was the salutatorian of the first graduating class of Highland High school in...
Janice Gray
Apr 26, 2025
Janice Gray, 89, of Kimberly, Idaho, passed away on April 26, 2025, surrounded by her children. She was born to Benjamin and Freda Tipton on October 14, 1935, in Grandfield, Oklahoma. She grew up in a farming family of 8 children on the plains of the Texas Panhandle near Levelland.
In 1956, she met and married Bud Gray. Their marriage lasted...
David Charles Kvasnicka
Apr 25, 2025
In Loving Memory of a Man Who Never Took Life Too Seriously (Except When Fixing Your Car).
Pocatello, Idaho lost one of its finest mechanics, most sarcastic comedians, and original BMX daredevils with the passing of David Charles Kvasnicka on April 25, 2025. Born on November 16, 1968, to Charles and Donna Kvasnicka, David hit the ground running—and likely doing wheelies.
As...
Christopher M. Greenfield
Apr 25, 2025
They say that legends are born with stuff in their hands. This one was born with a Lego kit in one hand and a controller in the other. Christopher Michael Greenfield, known as Fuzzy or Admiral Fuzzy to his friends, was born in Pocatello, Idaho at the Bannock County Hospital on February 8, 1989 to Cindy and Gary Greenfield. He...
Shirley R. Goold
Apr 25, 2025
Shirley Rae Goold (Butler) passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, after a long battle with congestive heart failure at Serenity Transitional Care in Twin Falls, Idaho, at the age of 79 years.
She was born on January 19, 1946, to Ralph and Ola Butler and grew up on the Butler Farm in Pleasant Valley, south of Kimberly, Idaho. She was...
Sharon M. Stanger
Apr 24, 2025
Sharon Madelon Stanger, 84, passed away on April 24, 2025, in Chubbuck, Idaho.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 11:00 am at Wilks Funeral Home, 211 W. Chubbuck Road, Chubbuck, Idaho 83202.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations be made in her name to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Memories and condolences may...
Darrin R. Moore
Apr 24, 2025
Darrin Ralph Moore made his entrance on May 11, 1976, and his exit on April 24, 2025. He was just shy of his 49th birthday.
Darrin’s life was not without struggles. To spite mental, emotional, and physical challenges, Darrin triumphed in many things and surpassed all expectations.
From a young age, Darrin took an avid interest in video games. He spent his...
Roxane Cornell
Apr 24, 2025
Roxane Cornell, 65, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with complications from PKD.
Born on January 10, 1960, to Dorothy and Thomas Clyne, Roxane was a beacon of love and kindness throughout her life. She is now reunited with her beloved parents, who preceded her in...
Patricia Ann Sealey
Apr 23, 2025
Patricia Ann Turman Sealey, lovingly known as Pat, passed away peacefully at the age of 80 in her home on April 23, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born on December 14, 1944 in Pocatello, Idaho. Pat was raised in a warm and loving home by her parents, Leonard and Lousie Turman. She was the baby of 4 children. She is reunited...
Teri Del Barry
Apr 23, 2025
Teri Del Barry, 74, passed away on April 23, 2025. She was born on July 7, 1950, in Provo, Utah to Del Moine and Dorothy Christensen.
Teri attended Snow College where she met William J “Bill” Barry. They were married exactly 53 years. Together they had 5 children: Jacob W Barry (Kathryn), Mikel Harmon (Brent), Lucas J Barry (Rebecca), Jared C...
Roberta Ann Ashcraft
Apr 23, 2025
Roberta Ann Ashcraft, 90, of Buhl, Idaho passed away at Desert View Care Center on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Buhl, Idaho.
A full obituary will be posted as it becomes available.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family in the guestbook section below.
Gary E. Thornton
Apr 22, 2025
Gary Ellis Thornton, 86, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2025, at Quail Ridge Assisted Living, surrounded by his wife, Dora, and daughters, Wendy and Debbie Jo. Born on March 10, 1939, in Afton, Wyoming, Gary was the son of Beth and Ellis Thornton.
Gary grew up in Challis, Idaho, where he formed lifelong bonds with his five...
James A. Hook
Apr 22, 2025
James Allen “Jim” Hook, 67, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, after a long battle of Frontal Temporal Dementia.
Jim grew up in Pocatello where he graduated from Highland High School. He attended the diesel tech program at ISU and spent the next 38 years at Western States Caterpillar where he made many wonderful friends.
Jim married Jean Rapolla and...
Vernice "Cissy" Tucker
Apr 22, 2025
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Vernice "Cissy" Tucker, age 69. Vernice passed away peacefully at home in Twin Falls, Idaho, surrounded by family on April 22, 2025.
Born on March 1, 1956, in Prineville, Oregon, Vernice was well known for her love of family and friends, her willingness to help those in need, and her creative abilities.
She was...
Andrew Jack Piantanida
Apr 21, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that the daughters of Andrew "Andy" Jack Piantanida, 56, announce that he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly while at a celebration with family on April 21, 2025. Andy was born in Long Branch, New Jersey on June 24, 1968 to Donald "Don" Piantanida and Barbra Jayne (B.J.) Storz. His siblings were Donald Timothy "Little Donnie"...
Tamara T Hoke
Apr 21, 2025
Tamara Jean (Thompson) Hoke-Goetz
1961-2025
Tamara Jean (Thompson) Hoke-Goetz was born in Moscow, Idaho, September 18, 1961, to Duane and Judith Thompson. Her parents divorced when she was young. She grew up on the Palouse, graduating from Charles Francis Adams High School in Clarkston, Washington. She spent much of her childhood summers in Buhl with her beloved maternal grandparents, Ada and John...
