Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Leona May Hankins
Mar 29, 2012
Leona May Hankins, 86, of Twin Falls, passed away March 29, 2012 at the River Ridge Care Center in Twin Falls. She was born June 29, 1925 in Bingham, Utah; the daughter of Michael and Elmira Cullinan. She graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1943. On March 30, 1944 she married the love of her life Duane Hankins. To...
Terry P. Davis
Mar 28, 2012
(Terry) Terrence Paul Davis Sr. Twin Falls: Terrence Paul Davis Sr., 58, of Eden, passed away Wednesday March 28, 2012, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. Terry was born October 16, 1953, in Meadville, PA., " Two good things were born that year ", he would say, " Corvettes and me..." He was a devout Catholic and a man...
Richard Lee Lenon Sr.
Mar 25, 2012
POCATELLO " Richard Lee Lenon, Sr., 76, of Pocatello, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home following a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Lee was born to James and Mertle Lenon on July 23, 1935 in Gibson, Idaho. Lee grew up and attended school in Blackfoot, Idaho. Lee ran a wholesale candy...
Doris Jodene Sorenson
Mar 24, 2012
Doris J. Sorenson, age 87 passed away March 25, 2012. Doris was born in Lyons, Kansas on March 11, 1925. Doris was the youngest of 7 daughters (Emmie, Alice, Frances, Faye, Dorothy and Ruth) to George and Marion Perkins. At the age of 7, Doris and her family moved to Kimberly, ID, where Doris went to school. At the age...
Ralph L. Smith
Mar 24, 2012
Ralph Smith, 90, of Twin Falls, passed away on March 24, 2012 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Ralph was born in Twin Falls to Ralph B. and Cora Mussell Smith. He graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1939 and attended Whitman College, class of1943. Ralph studied pre-law at Whitman and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He entered military...
Ila Rupp
Mar 23, 2012
Ila Grace Burnham Rupp, 97, of Nampa passed away on March 23, 2012. Ila was born April 26, 1914 in Ora, Idaho to Jasper Franklin Burnham and Hannah Melvina Bowman Burnham. She was third daughter of seven girls and two sons, one dying shortly after birth. Ila entered this world like a lion developing pneumonia her first year of life...
Phyllis Harris
Mar 22, 2012
POCATELLO-Phyllis Elizabeth Harris, 79, of Chubbuck, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at a local care facility. She was born the youngest of 4 children of Ira Alonzo Neibaur and Bertha Cleo Jacobs Neibaur in Newdale, Idaho. Phyllis attended schools in Newdale until 1948 when she married Merlin. They were married June 2, 1948 in the Church of Jesus Christ...
Karen Kearns
Mar 21, 2012
POCATELLO-Karen Elizabeth Kearns passed peacefully March 21, 2012, after a courageous battle trying to recover from a heart attack and anoxic brain injury. Karen was born August 28, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to Boise, Idaho with her parents and brothers in 1973. She graduated from Borah High School in 1983 and then accepted a scholarship to attend Idaho...
Beverly Ziegler
Mar 20, 2012
POCATELLO-Beverly was born Feb. 26, 1921, to John Melvin and Hannah Warren Cherrington, in Salem, Utah. She is the youngest of four children and the only girl with three older brothers. Beverly graduated from Provo High School in 1939 where she was active in the Dramatic Art Club, Opera 39, Accapella Choir, and the Legislative Council. When she was 18...
Loah Lee Allred
Mar 20, 2012
Loah Lee Fancher Allred 1934 - 2012 Loah Lee Fancher Allred, 77, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 , at St Lukes Hospital, with her family at her side, after a valiant fight with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Loah was born May 14, 1934, in Kimberly to Albert and Juanita Fancher. The Fancher family moved throughout Magic Valley during the depression...
Tagomoa Matua
Mar 19, 2012
POCATELLO-Tagomoa L. Matua, age 70, passed away at home on Monday, March 19, 2012 with his family at his side. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 30, 2012, at the West Jordan Utah River Stake Center, 1380 W. 6785 S. in West Jordan, Utah. Burial will follow at Redwood Memorial Estates. Friends and family can...
Peggie B. Black
Mar 19, 2012
POCATELLO- Peggie B. Black, 76, passed away peacefully Monday, March 19, 2012, at a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Peggie was born on September 5, 1935, in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho to Myron and Daphne Watts Boyce. Peggie spent her childhood in the Marsh Valley area. On October 17, 1950, she married Ronald L. Southworth. They moved to San...
Dorothy Marion Chapman
Mar 19, 2012
Dorothy Marion (Andreasen) Chapman August 7, 1920- March 19, 2012 Dorothy Marion Chapman, 91, of Camano Island, Washington passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at Providence Medical Center in Everett, WA surrounded by family. Dorothy was born August 7, 1920 on the family farm in Bostwick, Nebraska to Jens Peder Andreasen and Alma Christina (Jensen) Andreasen. She was the second...
Michelle Jackman
Mar 16, 2012
Kellie Michelle Jackman, 38 of Pocatello, went home to the Lord on Friday, March 16 2012. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Judy Ilene Thurman and Jerry Breshears on April 16, 1973. Her Mom and Dad (Ronney Thurman) gave her hand in marriage to her soul mate, Casey Jackman, on July 4th, 1999. She is the proud parent of...
Lola Merrill Carter
Mar 15, 2012
One of Earths most gentle and kind human beings passed away in her home on Thursday, March 15, 2012 two days after her 104th Birthday. Lola was born on March 13, 1908 in Bennington, Idaho. She was the daughter of Estella Ipsen Merrill and Ambrose Dunn Merrill. Lola graduated from Montpelier High School. She worked as a cashier at Barrett's...
Wallace "Lamar" Jensen
Mar 13, 2012
POCATELLO - Wallace "LaMar" Jensen, 83, of Pocatello, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. He was born on May 31, 1928 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Simpson Molen Jensen and Esther Elizabeth Coffin Jensen, the 11th of 13 children. He grew up in Pocatello and graduated from Pocatello High School in 1947. In April 1948, LaMar joined the United States...
Marian Dykman
Mar 13, 2012
Marian Alice Krussman Dykman was born January 13, 1925, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Eric and Sagred Krussman. She passed away March 13, 2012. Marian was a straight A student all through school, attending Emerson Elementary School, Irving Jr High and Pocatello High School. Marian went through her 4 years of high school in 3 years, skipping a grade. Yes, she...
Janet Lloyd
Mar 10, 2012
POCATELLO - A gentle soul has found a new body. Janet Louise Griffin Lloyd passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home. She is the daughter of Lewis Eugene and Margaret Griffin. Jan and her husband, John Lloyd (deceased) together built their log cabin home in Fairplay, Colorado. Jan was a heavy equipment operator and was a "darn good...
Beverly Jean Boyd
Mar 9, 2012
Beverly Jean Boyd, 73, of Twin Falls, passed away suddenly on March 9, 2012 at her home. She was born on April 5, 1938 in Friend, Nebraska the daughter of Robert and Hermine Freeouf. Beverly graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1957. Jack and Beverly were high school sweethearts who married after a one year courtship on March 1,...
