Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Janet Marie Paige
Jan 16, 2012
POCATELLO-Janet Marie Paige, 49, passed away peacefully Monday, January 16, 2012, at a local hospital. Janet Marie Paige was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Gary C. Wilson and Francis O. Wilson on September 10, 1962. She was a lifelong resident of Pocatello, having graduated from Highland High School. She attended the Idaho Beauty Academy where she gained her certification to...
Wilford Hunt
Jan 15, 2012
Wilford Floyd Hunt, 94, long time Pocatello resident, passed away peacefully on January 15th, 2012 at an Orem, Utah health care facility. Wilford was born April 16, 1917, the forth of twelve children to Warren Lee and Edna (Hansen) Hunt in Firth Idaho. Wilford grew up in hard times. He had to leave school in the eighth grade to help...
Rulon Richard Young Jr.
Jan 13, 2012
Rulon Richard Young, Jr, born August 12, 1957, passed away at home on January 13, 2012, surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Junior was the first born child to Rulon R. "Dick" and Delila L. Malcolm Young. He grew up in Salmon, spending much of his time in the outdoors hunting and fishing. In 1975 he...
Elaine Sue Brannen
Jan 13, 2012
Elaine Sue Brannen 1949 -2012 Elaine Sue Brannen, 62, of Buhl passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at Woodland Assisted Living Center in Buhl, Idaho. Elaine was born on April 12, 1949 in Boise, Idaho, where she was adopted by her parents, Ken and Maxine(Morgan) Patterson. She attended school in Buhl and Castleford. When she was growing up, she was...
Elfrieda L. Palmer
Jan 12, 2012
Elfrieda Liselotte Gerlach Palmer, 89, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 12, 2012 at a local care facility following a joyful life. Elfrieda was born July 25, 1922 in Royen, East Prussia, Germany, a daughter to Otto Karl and Emilie (Weis) Gerlach. She was seven years old when her family immigrated to the United States and made Rochester, New York their...
Boyde B. Bruning
Jan 12, 2012
Obituary for Boyde Burton Bruning Boyde Burton Bruning, 87, of Twin Falls, passed away on January 12, 2012 at a local care center, surrounded by his wife and children. Boyde was born on March 25th, 1924 in Boulder, Colorado to Frank and Lottie Jain Bruning. Boyde grew up on the family farm in the Niwot area of Colorado. His father...
William "Bill" Jenkins
Jan 11, 2012
POCATELLO-Wlliam "Bill" Jenkins,72, passed away on Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012 at Portneuf Medical Center due to natural causes. Bill was born to Clyde Delbert and Blenda Marion (Best) Jenkins in Victor, Idaho on September 20, 1939. He was the last of thirteen children. Bill married Rosella Marie Blodgett on January 14, 1995 in the LDS Church located on Whittaker...
Merry E. Cottrell
Jan 11, 2012
Please leave your condolences, a short story, or photos of Marry for the Cottrell family to cherish. The family asks that in lieu of flowers you do something to find joy in your life or community. At this time, there are no public services scheduled, a private memorial service will follow at a later date. Any updates to that would...
Brandon Kerry Heintz
Jan 10, 2012
Brandon Kerry Heintz, 26, passed away at his home in Boise Idaho Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Brandon was born December 6, 1985, in Pocatello, Idaho to Kerry Paul Heintz and Connie Lou (Anthony) Heintz. He grew up in Pocatello attending Gate City Elementary, Franklin Jr. High and Highland High School. He also attended Carroll College in Helena, Montana on a...
Jacob Eugene Myers
Jan 7, 2012
Jacob Eugene "Gene" Myers Born on January 2, 1942, in Washington DC, to Jacob E. Myers and Alma Rebecca Beaman Myers, Gene grew up in Oakland California. He graduated from Bishop O'Dowd High School and went on to study Animal Husbandry at California State Polytechnic College (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo. In 1963 he joined the Navy as an...
Jack Wesley Driever Sr.
Jan 6, 2012
Jack Wesley Driever Sr., 81, passed away January 6, 2012 at his home in Grady, New Mexico. He was born August 9, 1930 in Watonga, Oklahoma, a son of Theron Crawford and Alma Edith Wynn Driever. The family moved to the Pocatello area when he was 3 years old. He was raised and attended school in Pocatello. He married the...
Dorothy O. Voss
Jan 6, 2012
Dorothy Odessa Hoehn Voss 1919-2012 Dorothy Odessa Hoehn Voss, 92, of Twin Falls passed away, Friday January 6th at Bridgeview Estates in Twin Falls. Dorothy was born October 15, 1919 to Andrew and Clara (Sheldon) Hoehn on her grandfather’s farm in Filer, Idaho. She weighed in at 3 ½ lbs and they put her in a shoe box and placed...
Blake Freeman
Jan 5, 2012
POCATELLO-Blake M. Freeman passed away suddenly Thursday Jan 5 th at Portneuf Med. Center from natural causes. He was born July 11 th 1951 in Pocatello to Paul A. and Phyllis J. (Selle) Freeman. He graduated from Highland H.S. and attended ISU. Blake began his career at J.R. Simplot Co. at the age of 18 in the maintenance dept., and...
Rjay Spoon
Jan 5, 2012
Rjay was born in Portland, Oregon moving to Reno with his family at the age of 4. He attended Veteran's Memorial Elementary School, Vaughn Middle School and Wooster High School where he served as student body president, graduating in 2000. During high school he became active in the music and drama departments. He appeared as the lead in several high...
Helen Moss Shaner
Jan 3, 2012
Helen Moss Shaner 1928 - 2012 Orem, Utah: Our dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Helen Moss Shaner, died peacefully in her daughter Penny Broderick's home surrounded by her children and grandchildren on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. Carl and Helen Shaner were long-time residents of Twin Falls, Idaho where they lived for 51 years. Helen was preceded in death by her...
Carma Ann Duncan
Jan 3, 2012
Carma Ann Griffith Duncan 1919 - 2012 Carma Ann Griffith Duncan, 92, died January 3, 2012 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls after a lengthy battle with renal failure. Carma was born on June 18, 1919 in Hazel, Idaho, the fourth daughter of Charlotte Jane (Jenny) and Charles E. (Ed) Griffith. Her childhood years were...
Dorthy A. Porter
Jan 2, 2012
Dorthy Arlene Humphrey Porter was born on January 27, 1929 at Lusk, Wyoming, to Charles Humphrey and Verna Baars Humphrey. She attended school for 10 years at Node, Wyoming and graduated from High School at Lusk, Wyoming in 1942. Dorthy was very active in 4-H for seven years and in 1947 won a free trip to the National 4-H Club...
Francisco Leal Ruiz
Jan 2, 2012
Francisco Leal Ruiz 1916 - 2012 Francisco "Frank" Leal Ruiz, 95, of Hazelton, Idaho passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at an assisted living care center in Twin Falls. Frank was born in Rodeo Durango, Mexico on October 4, 1916. He married Maggie Ruiz on January 28, 1957. They had 2 children. They moved to Idaho and settled in Hazelton,...
Raymond Dale Zagata
Dec 31, 2011
Raymond D. Zagata 1937 - 2011 Loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, minister, mentor, and friend, Raymond D. "Ray" Zagata, 74, Buhl, Idaho, passed away 12/31/2011 at home with family after a brief but courageous battle with metastatic prostate cancer. It hit him hard and fast, and although he was a very strong man, the cancer was ultimately stronger. He...
