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Ida Elizabeth Swinney
Aug 8, 2011
Ida (Liz) Elizabeth Swinney 66, of Kimberly passed away on Monday, August 8, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Liz was born the fifth of six children on January 28, 1945 in Calusa, California. She was raised and educated in California. There she married John McEntarfer and had four children. In 1989 she moved...
Delmar Devoss
Aug 6, 2011
POCATELLO-Delmar Duane DeVoss, 89, passed away on Aug. 6, 2011 at the Veteran's Home. He was born to Jesse and Ada Calista Johnson DeVoss on Sept. 30, 1921 in Ocheyedan, IA. Delmar had an older brother, James , and an older sister Gladys. He spent the first 16 years of his life in Ocheyedan with his family on the farm....
Ching M. Suzy Ramsey
Aug 6, 2011
Ching Mei Ramsey, known to many as “Suzy”, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 6th 2011. Suzy was born March 5, 1927 in Tainan, Taiwan and had resided in Chubbuck, ID since 2005. Suzy was a member of Pioneer Baptist Church. She leaves her husband, Lonnie; a son, Gia Tsai; four daughters, Me Mia, Ling Ling,...
Christian Hatten
Aug 4, 2011
POCATELLO-Christian Hatten, 85, passed away Thursday morning August 4, 2011 at a local care facility in Pocatello form natural causes. He was born October 31, 1925 in Kemmerer, WY the son of Charles and Drusilla (Emigh) Hatten and was the youngest of six children. Christian enlisted into the Marines at the young age of 17 and served in WWII and...
Joseph Ray Tolman
Aug 4, 2011
On August 4, 2011 Joseph Ray Tolman passed away. He had battled the effects of cancer for years and his strength and determination to get better were admired by all around him. Ray, as most of his friends knew him, was born October 28, 1922 to Joseph Augustine and Ruth Hilma Tolman in Pocatello. Encouraged by his father, Ray studied...
Robert J. DeBerard
Aug 4, 2011
Robert Joe ("Butch") DeBerard March 13, 1945 - August 4, 2011 Robert Joe "Butch" DeBerard passed away August 4, 2011, at his home in Twin Falls, Idaho, after a brief illness. Butch was born in 1945 at the Family Ranch on the Troublesome Creek in Kremmling, Colorado. Born to Fay and Chloe DeBerard, he was raised on the Ranch in...
Jimmy Duane Driever
Aug 3, 2011
Jimmy Duane Driever of Pocatello passed away quietly on Wednesday morning, at his son's home surrounded by his family. Jimmy, or Jim as most call him, was born to Alma and Theron Driever on August 27th 1932 in Atchison County Missouri. He was the second of four children. The family moved to Pocatello when Jim was 5 years old. Jim...
Thad Jones
Aug 1, 2011
Thad Jason Jones enjoyed his last ride on August 1, 2011. He was born on April 17, 1978 to the proud parents of Rodney and Sheila Jones of McCammon, Idaho where he was raised. Thad was a blessing to his family for a short 33 years, but he will be remembered for a lifetime as a hard working, loving, and...
Wayne Stiles Walker
Aug 1, 2011
Wayne Stiles Walker Wayne S. Walker, 83, of Kimberly, died Monday, August 1st after a short illness. He was born on September 27, 1927 at Hansen, Idaho to Clyde C. and Ruth H. Walker, and lived his childhood years and went to school in Hansen. He married Jacklyn J. Young on April 5, 1947 at Elko, Nevada, and they made...
Luella Mae Dubbe
Jul 29, 2011
On July 29, 2011 our gracious Mother, Grandmother and Friend passed away after a valiant struggle with cancer. Lou Dubbe, 84, was born August 8, 1926 to Nick and Mary Palotta in Pocatello, Idaho. She married Willam H. Dubbe in 1946 and later divorced in 1973. She worked at the Bannock County Sheriff's office for 27 years until she retired...
Hazel Holmes
Jul 29, 2011
ARCO - Hazel Holmes, 97, of Arco, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2011, at a care center. A graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2011, at Restlawn Memorial Garden. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Colonial Funeral Home (208) 233-1500. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.Colonial-FuneralHome.com.
Jack Birch Craner
Jul 29, 2011
Jack Birch Craner, 79, of Twin Falls, formerly of Buhl, passed away on July 29, 2011. He was born on June 22, 1932 in Eden, Idaho, the son of Hyrum and Maude Birch Craner. Jack was the owner and operator of his own large scale earth moving company, The Motor Patrol Service. Jack joined the Air Force when he was...
Paula Christiansen
Jul 27, 2011
Paula Christiansen of Chubbuck, Idaho, died July 27, 2011 after a short battle with Leukemia. She was born October 17, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jarl Christiansen and G. Kaye Roberts Christiansen. Paula was raised in Sinclair, Wyoming and graduated from Rawlins High School. She was a patrol officer for Idaho Highway Patrol and Wyoming Highway Patrol; owned...
Alvin Whiting
Jul 27, 2011
POCATELLO - Alvin Lee Whiting, 82, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Alvin was born on March 22, 1929, to Lorenzo Snow Whiting Jr. and Pearlina Fannin Whiting in McCammon, Idaho. They were living in Crystal, Idaho, at the time. When he was 2, they moved to...
Joel Edward Rasmussen
Jul 26, 2011
Joel Edward Rasmussen, 54, of Pocatello passed away at home after a very brief fight with cancer on July 26th, 2011, surrounded by his beloved wife and family. Joel was born April 10th, 1957 in Pocatello, Idaho to Helen and DeVerl Rasmussen, the youngest of two boys. He attended Pocatello High School, graduating in 1975, where he lettered in football,...
Burt Riedlinger
Jul 26, 2011
Burt was born on September 30, 1957 to Alvin Riedlinger and Carol Klauser Bybee in Burley, Idaho. He attended schools in Pocatello, but was more about the school of life and could sure share some stories. Burt met Bill Dubbe in the early 80s when Bill began teaching him the ins and outs of well drilling. I'm sure there are...
Calvert Sonnip
Jul 25, 2011
POCATELLO - Calvert Dirk Sonnip, 49, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011, at a local care center. A visitation for family and friends will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Teepee on Reservation Road west of Highway 91 between Hawthorne and Philbin. Burial service will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July...
Ralph Nelson
Jul 25, 2011
POCATELLO - Ralph Verland Nelson, 84, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away at is home Monday, July 25, 2011. Ralph was born in Pocatello, Idaho, September 22, 1926 to Waldmar Ernest and Mary Ellen Stuart Nelson. Ralph and his twin brother Ron was the youngest of seven children. He married his childgood sweetheart and the love of his life, Patsy ruth...
John Overy
Jul 24, 2011
POCATELLO-John Overy, 64,passed away in the early morning hours Sunday, July 24, 2011 at his home with his family at his side. He was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho to Leslie James and Wanda Annie (Henderson) Overy, and was joined by a brother named Thomas. At the age of 17 he joined the Navy and served in the Vietnam...
NORMA LEE PRESTIDGE
Jul 23, 2011
Norma Lee Prestidge 1930 - 2011 Norma Lee Prestidge, 80, of Twin Falls, passed away July 23, 2011 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born the 6th child of a family of 7 children5 boys, 2 girls in Kimberly, Idaho on August 21, 1930, the daughter of Herman and Beatrice Isom. The family lived...
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