Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
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...
Donald Sincavage
Sep 22, 2012
Donald Peter Sincavage Sr., 83, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on July 21, 1929. He was one of six children. Donald married Mildred Jean Bray on July 18, 1948. They had 5 children. They resided in Connecticut, where he worked at Atlantic Steel and Branford Building Supply. Donald married Mildred Jean Bray...
Wilma Benintendi
Sep 22, 2012
Wilma L. Benintendi passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 22, 2012, with family surrounding her. Wilma was born March 30, 1922, to Bessie L. Looper and William D. Mein in Worland, Wyoming. She was raised in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, by her beloved grandmother Florence Stout Wells, where she attended school and graduated in May of 1940. She...
Warren Lee Schwendig
Sep 21, 2012
Pocatello, Idaho. -- Warren "Lee" Schwendig, 67, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2012, at his home in Pocatello, Idaho, surrounded by family and friends. Lee was born Sept. 1,1945, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. His parents were Edd and Lee Clare Schwendig. Lee attended elementary and high school in Terreton, Idaho and was among the first graduating class in 1963,...
Claudia Stoker
Sep 20, 2012
Claudia Dell Stoker, 60, passed away on September 20, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She had lived in Pocatello for over 30 years. Claudia was born in Spokane, Washington, on November 13, 1951, at Deaconess Hospital; she was the only child of Claude and Violet Bauer. Claudia graduated with honors from John R. Rogers High School in 1970,...
Marian U Keefer
Sep 17, 2012
Parkes Magic Valley Funeral Home 2551 Kimberly Rd. Twin Falls, ID 83301 USA (208) 735-0011 or Fax: (208) 735-0010 Marian U. Keefer 1923 - 2012 Marian U. Keefer, passed away at her home on September 17, 2012. She was born on August 27, 1923 to Dale Udy and Maude Erickson Udy. Marian grew up with her brother and three sisters...
Jerry Leonard Hoover
Sep 16, 2012
Jerry Leonard Hoover passed away in his home Sunday September 16th. He was born in Twin Falls Idaho to Albert and Dolores Hoover on November 22nd 1955. He attended school at Bickel elementary, O'Leary and Twin Falls High School. He met and married the love of his life Pamela Sue Davis on February 25th 1977. They were blessed with two...
