Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Bruce Millward
Aug 24, 2011
POCATELLO - Bruce Millward, 57, of Pocatello, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. He was born on June 22, 1957, in Pocatello to Dean and Katherine Millward. He grew up in Pocatello for most of his life attending school to the 8 th grade. Bruce also travelled with the carnival for several years and also lived a short time...
Rosemary Wigginton
Aug 22, 2011
ROSEMARY IVERSON WIGGINTON, a life-long resident of Pocatello, passed peacefully into the next life, August 22, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Carmel Vetrano Iverson, and by her husband Waller B. Wigginton. She is survived by her sister JoAnn Iverson of Pocatello. Other survivors are Steven Roberts and Jim and Folly Roberts of Houston, Texas;...
Mary Nielson Flewelling
Aug 22, 2011
PARKE'S MAGIC VALLEY FUNERAL HOME 2551 Kimberly Road Twin Falls, Idaho 83301 (208) 735-0011 Fax: 208-735-0010 Mary Parkinson Neilson Flewelling 1917 - 2011 Mary Parkinson Neilson Flewelling passed away August 22, 2011 at the age of 94 years young of heart failure surrounded by her daughters. Her life and positive attitude were with her to the very end. Surviving Mary...
Larry G. Bergener
Aug 18, 2011
Larry Gene Bergener, 68, of Pocatello, passed away Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Portneuf Medical Center. Larry grew up in Oakley, Idaho, the third of six boys born to Milford and Donna Bergener. He logged many miles as a long-haul truck driver before settling back in Burley as the owner and operator of Cheers Bar. For the last three years,...
Leda Porter
Aug 14, 2011
Leda Porter, 98, passed away on August 14, 2011, at an assisted living facility. Leda was born on September 26, 1912, in Wellsville, Utah, to Hans Sorensen Jr and Margaret Kington Sorensen. She was the fifth child with three more to follow. The family lived in Raft River and Robin before moving to Tyhee. Leda Married James O. (Pete) Porter...
Junior Samuel "Andy" Anderson
Aug 14, 2011
Junior Samuel Andy' Anderson 1924 - 2011 Junior Samuel Andy' Anderson, 87, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 14, 2011 after a long, full life. Andy was born the youngest of twelve children on March 29, 1924 in Star, Idaho to Andrew and Pearl Anderson. After graduating from Burley High School in...
Dorothy Kissel
Aug 11, 2011
POCATELLO - Dorothy Kissel, 83, of McCammon, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at a local care center. She was born on February 19, 1928 to Charles and Mary Lish in Cokeville, Wyoming. She was raised in McCammon and spent most her life in the McCammon and Inkom area. She married William Kissel on March 15, 1947 and together...
Boyd Alton Johnston
Aug 10, 2011
Boyd "Boydee" Alton Johnston Boyd was born on December 8th, 1933 in Wendell, Idaho and left us on August 10th, 2011 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Boyd was preceded in death by his mother Ida Blanche Johnston, his father Henry Alton Johnston, brother Delvin Johnston, his son Boyd Alton Johnston Jr., daughter Twillia Johnston, and two mothers of five of his...
Teagan Faith Spicer
Aug 9, 2011
Teagan Faith Spicer was born August 9, 2011 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She lived only a short while before returning home to her Heavenly Father. She will remain in the hearts of her parents, Jared and Jennie Spicer, and her sister and brother, Bentli and Tatum. Teagan was born extremely premature, weighing only 1 lb. 4 oz, but carried a tremendous...
Marilyn Hammond
Aug 8, 2011
ARIZONA-Marilyn Hammond 83, of Chandler, Arizona died Tuesday, August 8 th after an extended illness. Marilyn was born July 9 th, 1928 in ST. Anthony Idaho to Lewis and Ivie Potter. She was raised in Welford, along the Teton River and graduated from St. Anthony High School. After High school she moved to Pocatello to live with her sister, Wayne....
Rosella Sam
Aug 8, 2011
In loving memory of our mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Rosella H. Sam (Hunt), peacefully returned to the creator August 8, 2011. She was born June 24, 1952 in Fort Defiance Arizona to Ruth Ann Joe and Emmerson Sam. She is a full blooded enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. Rosella is survived by Paul Hunt Jr., son, Lavonna and...
Leonard Allen Pickens
Aug 8, 2011
Leonard Allen Pickens, 49, peacefully succumbed after a valiant five and a half year battle with a very rare form of cancer on Monday, August 8, 2011 at a Boise hospital. Leonard was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Robert V. and Jean A. Pickens on April 20, 1962. He was raised and attended school in Pocatello, graduating from Highland High...
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...
