Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Ember Camilla Kotowski
Feb 24, 2012
POCATELLO-Ember Camilla Kotowski, 32, loving mother, daughter, sister and friend was called home to Heavenly Father to join his choir of angels. From the time she was a little girl Ember had always been a free spirit. Inside her small frame she housed the biggest heart. Never afraid to speak her mind and always willing to love unconditionally. Ember was...
Jean Matthew
Feb 23, 2012
Jean Miller Matthew peacefully passed from this life on February 23, 2012 of natural causes. She was born on July 1st, 1921 in Fullerton, Nebraska to Charles and Verona Miller. They moved to Green River, Wyoming when she was just two years old. Jean grew and attended schools in Green River where she described herself as the "big duck in...
Jack LeRoy Donner
Feb 20, 2012
Jack Leroy Donner 1921-2012 Jack Leroy Donner, 91, of Twin Falls, passed away February 20, 2012 at his home. He was born January 23, 1921 in Jerome, Idaho, the son of LeRoy and Dorothy Pahan Donner. He entered the Navy during WWII, serving as a Radar Technician in Okinawa. Jack always had an adventurous free- willed spirit. He enjoyed flying...
Jesse Wayne Cummings
Feb 18, 2012
Our beloved Jesse (Jess) Wayne Cummings passed away February 18, 2012 at home with loved ones at his side. His fight was long inspiring to all that witnessed it. Jess is survived by his wife of 25 years, Khristi, and daughter Heather of McCammon, Idaho, his parents Gary and Dorothy Cummings and sister Beverlee (Bill) Bryant of Bridgeport CA, his...
Peggy Call
Feb 18, 2012
Chubbuck, Idaho-Peggy Lynne Wolfe Call, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February, 18, 2012 and returned to her Heavenly Father. Peggy was born in Pocatello Idaho on March 27, 1956 to Walton and Evelyn Wolfe. She was the fifth of six children. She was a lifetime resident of Pocatello and graduated from Highland High School in 1974. She then married her...
Gladys Norine Meservy
Feb 18, 2012
Norine Meservy, of Twin Falls, 101, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 18, 2012. She was born March 20, 1910 to John and Alma Matson of Mt. Vernon, Washington. When she was 6 months old, she moved to Besslen , a tiny community east of Dietrich, Idaho. At six years old, she moved to Dietrich where her father operated a blacksmith...
Thelma Viola Stanger
Feb 18, 2012
Obituary for Thelma Viola Stanger Thelma Viola Stanger went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 18, 2012. She is now with her beloved husband and son. Thelma was born on December 12, 1915, in Lamar, Missouri, to Joseph and Flora Harrison. She had one sister, Oralda. As a teenager, Thelma was named Miss Tarkio, Missouri. Her family...
Glen Price
Feb 17, 2012
Chubbuck - Glen Price, 70, passed away peacefully at his home on February 17, 2012 surrounded by his family. He born was on October 31 1941, to Leslie and Hazel Price. He was the fifth child of eight, the oldest boy and a twin. He grew up in Arimo Idaho, attending Marsh Valley High School and graduating in 1959. He...
Raeola Rhead
Feb 17, 2012
Pocatello - Raeola Jensen Rhead, 84, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, in Pocatello, Idaho, after a long fulfilling life and has now joyfully joined her loved ones who have long awaited her return. She was born on October 23, 1927, in Shelley, Idaho, to Marple Beaumont Jensen and Gertrude Vivian Gardner Jensen. She attended Shelley schools, graduating in...
Doris Jean Hall
Feb 17, 2012
Doris Jean Hall, 69 Twin Falls, passed away February 17, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 1, 1942 in Pomona, CA the daughter of Lawrence and LaPrell Carter Lillibridge. In 1958, she married Damon Rutherford, together they had four children - Pamela, Janice, Nancy, and Karen. Her husband later passed away in 1970...
Fenton T. Briggs
Feb 16, 2012
Fenton Thorley Briggs, 89, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2012 and returned to his Heavenly Father. He leaves his beloved wife of 68 years, Elsie Stuart Briggs; his daughter Annette, his two sons Larry and Bruce, nine wonderful grandchildren and 11 beautiful great grandchildren, and many close friends and family. Fenton was born in Cowley, Wyoming on October...
Anna Laura Nielsen Streeper
Feb 16, 2012
POCATELLO-Anna Streeper passed away peacefully on February 16, 2012. She was born on November 3, 1919 to Danish immigrant parents Oluf Peter and Laura Lovisa Olsen Nielsen, Brigham City, Utah. A state ranked athlete as a young girl, she stole many a watermelon, served on the Peach Days court, the captain of the dance team, and wore her roller skates...
Ruth Ormond
Feb 15, 2012
POCATELLO - Ruth Elvona Ormond, 98, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho. Ruth lived all 98 years in beautiful Idaho. Born in La Belle, Idaho to Orian and Elva Smout, Ruth graduated from Rigby High School in 1933. She married Enos Vernal Ormond June 21, 1933 in the Church of Jesus Christ...
Laneve Robinson
Feb 15, 2012
POCATELLO- LaNeve Robinson, 80, passed away at a Salt Lake City hospital following an illness Wednesday, February 15, 2012. LaNeve was born November 6, 1931, in Logan, Utah to Horace Mark and Eva Waddoups. She was raised on a farm in Lewiston, Utah, where she graduated from North Cache High School in 1950. LaNeve met Blaine Jepsen Robinson in Preston,...
Sally Taniguchi
Feb 14, 2012
POCATELLO - Sally Lou (Greenslade) Taniguchi, 78, loving mother, grandmother and wife, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 due to an extended illness. Sally was born February 12, 1934 on a farm in Harlan County, Iowa to Ernest and Merna Jensen. The family moved to Oakland, CA in 1941 where she graduated from high school. In 1960 she moved to...
Ernest Lee Newsom
Feb 13, 2012
Ernest Lee Newsom, 67 passed away Feb.13, 2012. Ernest was born in Weatherford, Texas to Davis William Newsom and Ethel Lula Newsom. He is survived by sisters Lois (Jerry) Hopkins, of San Diego, California; Doris (Leon) Reasoner ,RioVista, Texas; Kay (Wes)Young, Holiday Lakes, Texas; Daughter Kimberly Ames Shaffer, Pocatello, Idaho. Grandsons, Scott Sanders, Ogden, Utah; Brandon Ames, Ogden, Utah; Cody...
