Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Eleonora S. Robinett
Oct 10, 2012
Eleonora (Lori) Staudinger-Robinett joined her mother and father on 10 Oct 2012 when she passed after battling extended illness and natural aging. She was surrounded by her loving husband and children at the time. Lori is survived by her husband Bert and four children, Nora, Robert, Daniel and Bruce. She was able to greet and enjoy her seven grandchildren and...
J. Dean Mccurdy
Oct 9, 2012
At the age of 92 years, on October 9, 2012, J. Dean McCurdy left this mortal existence to continue his journey in the eternities. A celebration of his life will take place Saturday, October 13, at 2:00 p.m., with a visitation for family and friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Colonial Funeral Home, located at 2005 South 4th Ave.,...
Carl William Blass
Oct 9, 2012
Carl William "Bill" Blass Sr. 82 of Filer, passed away at his home October 9, 2012. He was born on May 10, 1930 in Filer, Idaho to Ruth and Carl Blass. Always excelling in sports, he graduated from Filer High School in 1949. He attended SICE on a football scholarship. Bill married Glenna Hostetler in 1949. His passion was the...
James Derek Hughes
Oct 8, 2012
James Derek Hughes, age 46, died October 8, 2012. James was born to Carol and Vern Hughes on December 6, 1965 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He graduated from Jackson Hole High, class of 1984. He then attended Brigham Young University. James served an honorable full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Little Rock, Arkansas from...
Robert Earl Rayborn
Oct 8, 2012
Robert Earl (Bob) Rayborn passed away Monday, October 8, 2012 with his wife Judi, stepson Matt, and friend Candy at his side. Bob was born on December 1, 1931 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Adah (Jackson) and E. L. (Doc) Rayborn. He has one sister "Margie". Bob grew up and attended schools in Filer, Idaho, where his father Doc, was...
Wilhelm J. Christensen
Oct 7, 2012
Wilhelm Johannes (W.J.) Christensen, 84, lifelong resident of Pocatello passed away on October 7, 2012 at his home in Pocatello. Bill was born on December 27, 1927 in Pocatello, the son of Danish immigrants Evald Winkler and Martha (Nielsen) Christensen. He was born in his grandmother's house on N. Hayes. Bill grew up and attended St. Joseph and Lincoln grade...
Charles LeRoy Brandon
Oct 7, 2012
Charles L. (Roy) Brandon 1930 ~ 2012 Charles L. (Roy) Brandon Roy passed away at St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls on October 7, 2012. He was born July 7, 1950 in Buhl, ID to Charles Jackson Brandon and Helen Verena Cobb Brandon. Roy attended Willowdale and Buhl schools. He spent his teen years herding sheep...
Cynthia Anne Hamlett
Oct 4, 2012
Cynthia Anne Hamlett, 55, of Twin Falls, passed away October 4, 2012. She was born on July 11, 1957 in Twin Falls, Idaho the daughter of Lehmen and Delores Dale Pitchford. She worked at Amalgamated Sugar Company for over 30 years, holding down many different positions. Cynthia enjoyed the outdoors, camping, hiking and especially playing the piano. Survivors include her...
Brenda Gail Reed
Oct 3, 2012
Brenda Gail Reed 1950 ~ 2012 Hollister Brenda Gail (Sessions) Reed, 61, of Hollister, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at home after a long battle of many medical problems. She was born December 17, 1950 in Florence, South Carolina. She graduated from high school in Jacksonville, Florida. While growing up in Jacksonville, Florida Brenda was a talented classical pianist...
Robert Engel
Oct 1, 2012
POCATELLO-Robert Loren (Bob) Engel, 85, died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at his home in Pocatello, Idaho of cancer. Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1927, to Julius and Marian Engel. Bob attended DeWitt Clinton grammar school and Von Steuben High School in Chicago, joining the Army in 1945. He served as an MP in the Manhattan...
JOIE RAY RATLIFF
Sep 30, 2012
Joie Ray Ratliff , 84 of Twin Falls, Idaho joined his wife, Lorene and other loved ones on September 30, 2012. Joie was the first born of John Virgil and Edith May (Slape) Ratliff. He has five sisters and one brother. Patricia Gatling, Dallas, Texas; Shirley Palmer, Florence, Alabama; Phyllis Arnold, Houston, Texas; Kay McDonald, Shallowater, Texas; Jerry Ratliff, Lubbock,...
Lorayne O. Smith
Sep 30, 2012
Lorayne Orton Smith 1925 -2012 Lorayne Orton Smith was born March 27, 1925, in St. Cloud, MN., the daughter of Herbert O. and Daisy Cooley Orton. A 1943 graduate of Tech High School, St. Cloud, she attended Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, later taking college courses from Idaho State University, Pocatello. On June 30, 1946, she was married to Vernon...
GLENN ELDON BARNES
Sep 29, 2012
Glenn Eldon Barnes, 83, of Twin Falls joined family members with our Heavenly Father on September 29, 2012. Glenn was the 4th of 9 children born to A. Emory and Dorothy Barnes in April of 1929. He grew up in Arco, Idaho, graduated from Arco High School in 1947 and served a mission among the Native American people in the...
Martin Costillo
Sep 24, 2012
POCATELLO - Martin Dan "Michael" Castillo, 72, of Pocatello, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012 at Pocatello Care and Rehab. Martin was born on January 6, 1940, in Crownpoint, NM. He lived most of his early childhood years in Crownpoint and finished schooling in Brigham City, UT. He graduated from Intermountain Indian School in 1957 and then entered basic...
Charles Gerald Bovey
Sep 23, 2012
A full obituary will appear here at a later date. Please share your condolences with Charles' family.
Kharter Lowe Dugger
Sep 23, 2012
Kharter Lowe Dugger was born to Torri Lynn Dugger and Steven Dietz Pongah on March 26, 2012 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born a premature baby weighing in at 4 lbs. 15 oz. He was born to be a warrior, fighting since the day he was born. Remembered as the happiest baby, Kharter never had...
Elma Olsen
Sep 23, 2012
POCATELLO-Elma K. Olsen, 86, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at a Portneuf Medical Center from natural causes. She was born on July 29, 1926 in Cedron, Idaho to Robert and Sophia Mills (McMurdie) Kunz. Elma graduated from High School in Driggs, Idaho. She then moved to Swan Valley, Idaho and worked at a restaurant. She met Samuel L....
Faye Marlene Brown
Sep 23, 2012
Faye Marlene (Dunham) Brown, 80, of Twin Falls, passed away September 23, 2012 at Desert Rose Retirement Center in Twin Falls. She was born on June 2, 1932 in Webster, Wisconsin. She graduated from high school in Kalispell, Montana. Faye married Stanford Dunham and to this union were born four sons. She and Sanford later divorced and she married Karl...

