Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Melvin Harlow Brown "Mel"
Dec 14, 2012
Melvin Harlow Brown, affectionately known as "Papa Bear", 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Chubbuck, ID on Friday, December 14, 2012 with his family present. Melvin was born on December 12, 1938, in North Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Weber High School and attended Weber College. Soon after, he enlisted in the United States Navy. Melvin met and...
Jeffery Michael Widmer
Dec 14, 2012
Jeffery Michael Widmer 1984 - 2012 Jeffery Michael Widmer, age 28 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away and was found in his home in Twin Falls, on December 14, 2012. Jeff was born August 14, 1984 in Tillamook, Oregon. He grew up and attended schools in Tillamook, graduating from Tillamook High School in 2002. He then went on to attend...
Ferne Elaine Phillips
Dec 13, 2012
On Dec. 13, 2012 Fern Elaine (Grimm) Phillips returned home to her Heavenly Father. Elaine was born to Walter S. Grimm and Hannah Eliza. Grimm on Jan. 13, 1927 in Bancroft Idaho, she was the oldest of the three girls. Elaine married Keith Edwards and had three sons Monty, Danny, and Jerry. She later divorced after 19 years of marriage....
Allan B Moss
Dec 12, 2012
Allan Bradburn Moss, 59, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Dec. 12, 2012 at home with close friends by his side. He fought a long hard battle with (ALS) Lou Gehrig's disease. Allan was born March 9, 1953 in Jerome, Idaho to Wilhelmine Elizabeth French and Roland Patterson Moss. He joined two older sisters, Gloria and Carol who had moved...
Dirk Wolfgang Janz
Dec 10, 2012
Dirk Wolfgang Janz was born on September 21, 1956 in Uranium City, Canada to two loving parents, Heinz and Seiglinde Janz. At age five he immigrated with his parents and sister, Christine, to Pomona, California. Dirk attended Pomona High School and graduated in 1974. As a teenager, Dirk traveled to Europe where he gained a broader understanding of the world....
Don Reier
Dec 9, 2012
Donald Dean Reier, 72 of Chubbuck, Idaho passed away on December 9, 2012 at his home in Chubbuck, Idaho after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 20, 1940 in Beatrice, Kansas to Jacob William Reier and Arlene Bender Reier. He was raised and attended schools in Washington, Kansas. He married Wana Jean Callaway on June 21, 1964....
Stanley Francis Seidel
Dec 8, 2012
Stanley Francis Seidel, 82 of Twin Falls, passed away December 8, 2012 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on March 29, 1930 in Mason City, Iowa the son of Charles and Verneal Walters Seidel. Stanley graduated high school in 1948. Following is graduation he assisted his father in the local creamery. He then...
Douglas Nelson
Dec 8, 2012
Douglas R. Nelson, 87, passed away at Rosetta Assisted Living Center in Twin Falls on Saturday, December 8, 2012, following a long battle with dementia. This coming January, Doug would have been 88 years old. He was born on January 2, 1925, in Kadoka, South Dakota, to Niel and Bernice Nelson. The family moved to Utah in 1942, where Doug...
Robert Lee Langston
Dec 6, 2012
Robert Lee Langston, 69, passed away following a brief illness at a local hospital, Thursday, December 6, 2012. Robert was born July 28, 1943 in Jasper, Texas to Fred A. and Pauline Casey (Ellis) Langston. Robert served in the United States Army and was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska. Robert met and married Jeaniva Camacho in Concord, California at Queen of...
Velda Marjorie Raynor
Dec 4, 2012
Velda Marjorie Raynor, 79 passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Pocatello, Idaho. Velda was born in Melba, Idaho to Bryan and Nettie Piersol, she was one of eight children. She graduated from Melba High School in 1951 and from a local business school for bookkeeping in 1953. Her first job after graduating was as a bookkeeper at Woolworth's Department...
Ruth Lee Willis Stiggers
Dec 4, 2012
POCATELLO - Ruth Lee Stiggers, 85, of Pocatello, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, of natural causes at a local hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at Praise Temple of God Church, 653 N. 11th Ave, with Pastor Jacqualine Thomas officiating. Condolences may be sent to the family online...
Jacqueline D. Barnes Gotfredson
Dec 3, 2012
Jacqueline "Jackie" Dean Barnes Gotfredson, 82, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Ut. She was born on September 24, 1930, in Pasadena, CA, to Arnold and Thrintje "Theresa" Ratzlaff. In her younger years she loved to speed skate with her first husband and brother. With her first husband, she also loved to do a mean...
Mildred Schneider
Dec 2, 2012
Mildred Schneider, 88, passed away at PMC on Sunday, December 2, 2012 from natural causes. Cremation has taken place at the familiy's request. Colonial Funeral Home is caring for Mildred's family.
Isabelle Bounds
Dec 1, 2012
Isabelle E. Bounds, 91, left this world to be with the stars. She was at home surrounded by her family and friends when she passed. Isabelle was born in Sardinia, New York in 1921, one of seven girls and three boys to Antonio and Raphela Donato from Italy. Isabelle was a first generation immigrant that found her way from a...
Cathy Lynne Kestler
Nov 30, 2012
Cathy Lynne Kestler was born in Star Idaho, June 4th, 1962 to Walt and Evelyn Whitmire. She was raised in Nampa, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. Cathy eventually moved to Pocatello with her family where she met her husband Dan Kestler; they were married for 30 years and shared four beautiful children. After marrying into the Navy life, she...
Susan Watkins
Nov 30, 2012
Susan Irene Stevens Watkins December 22, 1951 - November 30, 2012 Susan Stevens Watkins went home to be with the Lord on November 30. Her husband Ronald was by her side. Susan was born December 22, 1951, at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. She was the eldest daughter of Edwin H. and Mary E. (Nulton) Schroeder. As Edwin was...
Velma Schultz
Nov 29, 2012
POCATELLO - Velma "Vicki" Schultz passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012, just four days after marking her 100th birthday, though she never wanted anyone to know her true age. She always looked young for her age. She was born on November 25, 1912, in Overland, Kansas, to Harry and Faye Babb. Soon after her family moved out west and...
