Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
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...
Beth Anderson
Jul 22, 2011
IDAHO FALLS-After 45 years of separation, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Beth Palmer Anderson, 86, passed away peacefully to join her eternal companion, Melton D. Anderson on July 22, 2011, at her daughter's home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was born to Charles Vernon and Hannah Myfanwy Williams Palmer on April 28, 1925 in Pocatello, Idaho. Mother attended...
Lagrand Lish
Jul 21, 2011
Edmund LaGrand Lish, 79, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011 at his home. LaGrand was born on October 4, 1931 in Nampa, Idaho. He was adopted by Edmund G. and Fannie Lane Lish in December of 1931. LaGrand attended schools in American Falls. He worked for the state highway department until he joined the Air Force in 1950. He came...
ADRIAN OWEN GEE
Jul 21, 2011
ADRIAN OWEN GEE 1931 - 2011 Adrian Owen Gee, was born to Ormus Earl Gee and Winnona Tolman Sept. 2, 1931 in Marion, ID and was damn proud of it. After attending 12 years of school in Marion/ Oakley , he spent his early years as a hired cowboy working for Chick Bedke in the Oakley area. On July 28,...
Margie Louise Ramsey
Jul 19, 2011
Margie Louise Ramsey, 55, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at a local hospital. Margie was born in Tampa, Florida, a daughter to Joseph Seth and Barbara jean (Schumacher) Brewer, on February 20, 1956. In 1970, her family moved to Tucson, AZ, where she graduated from Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind. In 1976, she moved to Kalispell, Montana...
Isabelle Eames
Jul 18, 2011
Isabelle Bybee Eames, 96, formerly of Syracuse, Utah passed away on July 18, 2011, with her two daughters at her side, at a hospice facility in Great Falls, Montana. She was born in September, 1914, in Syracuse, Utah, to Orson Pratt Bybee and Emma Cora Bodily Bybee. She married Rodney Elwin Eames in1935. Their marriage was later solemnized in the...
Douglas James Black
Jul 18, 2011
POCATELLO-Douglas James Black, 45, of Pocatello and Boise, passed away Monday, July 18th, 2011. Doug was born April 20, 1966, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Jim and Roberta Black. He graduated from Highland High School in 1985. Doug was a member of the 1984 Highland Ram State Championship Football Team. Doug graduated from Idaho State University in Medical Administration in 1994....
Charles Edward Upton
Jul 18, 2011
Charles "Chuck" Edward Upton 1926 - 2011 Chuck Upton, age 84, passed away on July 18th, 2011 surrounded by his family. Chuck was born December 8, 1926 in Alameda, California. He was the only child of Charles Reuben and Annastacia Upton. He attended school in the Oakland area and graduated from Castlemont High School in 1945. He was drafted into...
Alma Edwin Peck
Jul 16, 2011
Alma E. Peck 1919 ~ 2011 Alma Edwin Peck, age 92 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away July 16, 2011 at Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls, Idaho. Alma was born April 27, 1919 in Rupert, Idaho, the son of Justin and Anna M. Peck. He entered the Army in November, 1942 and served until 1944 when he was...
