Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Ted N. Cheney
Mar 18, 2011
Ted N. Cheney, an Idaho native with a passion for travel and adventure; a respected and resourceful outdoorsman that never met a stranger and always had a great story to tell; passed away peacefully March 18, 2011 at his home in Twin Falls after a battle with cancer. Ted was born September 3rd, 1930 in Twin Falls, the son of...
Krista "Kris" Robinson
Mar 17, 2011
CLARKSTON, WA - Krista "Kris" Kim Robinson, 60, formerly of Pocatello, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 17, 2011. She was born in Pocatello August 8, 1950 to Doyne Palmer and Reece Infanger. Krista spent her early years in Pocatello. When she was 10 years old she moved with her family to Moses, Lake, Washington, where she finished...
Ronald Meikle
Mar 16, 2011
Linel Ronald Meikle, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2011. He was born on December 25, 1920 in Rigby, Idaho to Linel and Ida Meikle. A few years later they settled in Bedford, Wyoming. There the family lived until he was 14, his mother died and they moved back to Thornton, Idaho. He resided there until his marriage...
Lola Tripp Shipley
Mar 15, 2011
POCATELLO - Lola Tripp Shipley 88, of Pocatello, passed away at her home on March 15, 2011. She was born January 17,1923 in Pocatello Idaho to Jessie Earl Tripp and Naomi Raymond. She graduated from Pocatello High School. She began her career at Mutual Life and later transferred to Kraft Foods were she retired from the position of Head of...
WANDA STIVERS
Mar 15, 2011
WANDA STIVERS 1919 - 2011 Wanda Willis Stivers was born January 19, 1919, in Twin Falls, ldaho, and passed away March 15, 2011 in Hailey, ldaho. She lived a remarkable life, considering she was declared dead at birth. Her parents, Earnest Merrill Willis and Mary Lillian Boswell, were early Twin Falls, ldaho residents. Two brothers and one sister died in...
Louise Holderreed
Mar 14, 2011
Louise Holderreed, 94, of Castleford, passed away quietly at Woodstone Assisted Living Center on the evening of March 14, 2011. She had had a wonderful day visiting with her daughter Margie, who was visiting from Colorado, and her son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Rena. The family thanks God for His grace in taking her home so quickly and peacefully. Louise...
Dr. Ivin M. Jackson, DVM
Mar 14, 2011
Dr. Ivin M. Jackson 1912 - 2011 Dr. Ivin Monell Jackson, 99, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital, surrounded by family. lvin, the 5th of 13 children of pioneer heritage, was raised in Manassa, Colorado, where he spent much of his youth herding sheep. After graduating from high school in 1931, he attended Colorado State...
Michael Mccardell
Mar 13, 2011
POCATELLO - Michael John McCardell, 66, of Pocatello, passed away on March 13, 2011, at a local care center. He was born on July 2, 1944, to Keith and Gladys McCardell , and was raised on N. Kraft Road in Pocatello until his early 20's. He graduated from Pocatello High School in 1963. Michael worked at Zweigart's Meat Packing (Pocatello...
Virginia Bessie Mullins
Mar 13, 2011
Virginia Bessie Daphne Mullins, 96, a lifetime resident of Kimberly, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. Mom was born November 2, 1914 in Clover, Idaho, the daughter of A.B. and Rose Dobbs. The family of five daughters and one son settled in Filer and Berger Area to begin farming in...
Viola May Swore
Mar 12, 2011
Viola May Swore, 86, of Pocatello passed away on Saturday, March 12, at a local health care facility. Viola “Solee” was born on April 11, 1924, in Readyville, Idaho, to Joseph and Irene Bullock. She was a twin and the tenth of twelve children. She grew up in the Readyville/McCammon area. She graduated from McCammon High School in the top...
Barbara Joan Koenig
Mar 12, 2011
Barbara "Bobbie" Joan Koenig, 73, of Twin Falls, went home to be with our Lord on March 12, 2011. She was born on May 10, 1937 in Roundup, Montana, and grew up in the Musselshell Valley. Bobbie was the loving wife of Art Koenig for 38 years and the mother to their 8 children. She was preceded in death by...
Max Ranstrom
Mar 11, 2011
Max Kenneth Ranstrom, 81, of Pocatello passed away on Friday March 11, 2011 at a local health care facility after a long illness. Max was born on May 17th, 1929 in Pocatello, Idaho to Anna Virginia Higgins and August Leonard Ranstrom. Max was the seventh of eight children, and grew up in the Alameda area. Max began his apprenticeship as...
Willis A. "Bill" Wilson
Mar 10, 2011
Willis A. "Bill" Wilson, 84, of McCammon, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Pocatello Regional Medical Center. He was born November 14, 1926 in Swifton, Arkansas son of Aubry Odes Wilson and Lola Irene Adams Wilson. At a young age he entered the U.S. Armed forces and served from 1943-1947 aboard the USS Saratoga and the USS Rendova Aircraft...
Earl M. Petersen
Mar 9, 2011
POCATELLO-Earl M. "Pete" Peterson, 93 passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Idaho State Veterans Home in Pocatello. Pete was born September 22, 1917 in Smith, Nevada to Martin Boyd and Gladys Henrietta (Nichol) Petersen. He spent his youth growing up in Nevada and California, and graduated from Riverside Junior College with an AS Degree in June 1937. He...
Sandra Robinson
Mar 9, 2011
Pocatello-Sandra Kay Robinson, 62, passed away peacefully in her home on March 09, 2011. She was born on November 27, 1948 to Ruby and Herman Baade in Pocatello, Idaho. She was attending Alameda Junior High, when she met the love of her life, Roy Robinson. They were married when Sandy was just 15 years old. She spent the early years...
Marjorie Farnes
Mar 9, 2011
BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH-Our loving mother, grandmother, and sister Marjorie Higgins Farnes was called home in the early morning hours of March 9, 2011 in Brigham City, Utah. Marjorie was born March 1, 1932 in Pocatello, Idaho to Lester and Emma Briggs Tolman Higgins. As a teenager she overcame significant physical challenges, due to polio. She graduated from Pocatello High School...
Ronald W. Osterhoudt
Mar 9, 2011
Ronald (Ron) W. Osterhoudt went to rejoice with our Savior Jesus on March 9, 2011. He had a great love for Our Lord and Savior, and is now singing praises with the angels. He was the 5th son of Everett and Francis Osterhoudt, born on May 14, 1936 in Stockville, Nebraska. Ron grew up and attended schools in Stockville, Nebraska,...
JAY E. HUDDLESTON
Mar 8, 2011
Jay E. Huddleston Dec. 11, 1920 to March 8, 2011 Jay Huddleston of Filer, Idaho, peacefully went to join his wife Yvonne, March 8, 2011. He was 90. Jay was born in Bliss, Idaho. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Filer, Idaho. In Filer, he met and married Yvonne Burgess on August 24, 194l. He owned...
Ella Sophia Taute
Mar 8, 2011
Ella Sophia Taute, 94, of Twin Falls, passed away March 8, 2011 at her daughters home in Rupert with her loving family by her side. She was born April 28, 1916 , in Byron Thayer County, Nebraska to Henry F. and Mary (Reinke) Kniep. She was baptized in the name of the Triune on May 7, 1916, in St. Peters...

