Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.

Mark W. Vias

Mark W. Vias

Nov 24, 2010

POCATELLO - Mark Walton Vias, born October 16, 1945, went to live with his Heavenly Father on November 24, 2010. Mark is the third child of Roy and Wilda (Walton) Vias. He grew up in the Grays Lake Valley and attended school there until the 8th grade. He then continued his education in Soda Springs, where he graduated from Soda...

Rocco Joseph Chacon

Rocco Joseph Chacon

Nov 23, 2010

Rocco Joseph Chacon, SR. sadly passed away on November 23, 2010. He leaves behind a loving family which included his wife, four children, two grandchildren, a father, five brothers and their families, other extended family members, and friends. Rocco loved to hunt with his two sons during the fall. He also liked to wood carve and enjoyed working outdoors. As...

Norma D Perkins

Norma D Perkins

Nov 22, 2010

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Jack Southworth

Jack Southworth

Nov 22, 2010

Jack William Southworth, 88, of Idaho Falls, Idaho passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010, of causes incident to age, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC). He was born October 7, 1922 at LaBelle, Idaho to Joseph E. (Shorty) Southworth and Eliza Ann Jackson Southworth. He was the second of five children. He attended schools in Tyhee and Pocatello,...

EARVIN JOSEPH MARTIN

EARVIN JOSEPH MARTIN

Nov 22, 2010

Earvin Joseph Martin 1925 -2010 Earvin Joseph Martin was born March 19, 1925 in Spaulding, Oklahoma to Georgie and Ernest Martin. He grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma, where at the age of 16 he joined the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. While stationed in California, he met his future wife Sondra, they married and had two daughters, Julie...

Joshua James Kimball

Joshua James Kimball

Nov 21, 2010

Joshua James Kimball, 24, of Jerome, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ on November 21, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on March 12, 1986, the son of James and Michelle McCall Kimball. In 2004, Joshua graduated from Jerome High School, he later attended Boise...

Joseph Badger

Joseph Badger

Nov 20, 2010

POCATELLO - Joseph Ward Badger, 85, of Pocatello passed away Saturday November 20th from complications due to Age. Joe was born in Brandon, Vermont on May 29, 1925 to Joseph and Marion Badger. On May 27, 1955 he married Norma Lloyd in Grace, ID. Joe served in the U.S. Navy for 12 years during World War II and the Korean...

Joan Lee Edgerton Gabert

Joan Lee Edgerton Gabert

Nov 17, 2010

Twin Falls - Joan Lee Edgerton Gabert, 78, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 at the River Ridge Care Center in Twin Falls surrounded by family. Joan was born July 3, 1932, in San Francisco, California, to Albert Lewis and Doris Louise Edgerton. She began attending San Francisco Ballet at the age of seven and became a company member and...

Etta Lou David

Etta Lou David

Nov 17, 2010

ETTA LOU DAVID 1925 - 2010 Etta Lou was born May 12, 1925 in Columbus, Montana, to Earl and Fernia Woodard and passed away peacefully on November 17, 2010 after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer. She was fondly called Etta Lou, Sue, Mother, Auntie, Grandma, & Grandma Lou by friends and family. She was raised in Wyoming and attended...

Grant Simons

Grant Simons

Nov 16, 2010

Grant Simons, 54, died at his home of natural causes on November 16, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Pocatello, Idaho and lived with his wife of 33 years, Diane (Strand) Simons. His family will say goodbye to their beloved husband, son and brother privately. No public funeral will be held. Grant is survived by his wife, Diane, and...

Robert L. Lost Bob Miller

Robert L. Lost Bob Miller

Nov 16, 2010

Today we lost a husband, father, brother and friend. Robert Leroy Miller, 64, of Pocatello passed away peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease on November 16, 2010 in Pocatello surrounded by family. Bob was born November 2, 1946 in San Diego, CA to Juanita and Wilmer Miller. Bob attended schools in California, Wyoming,...

Lowell Reed "Bill" Hansen

Lowell Reed "Bill" Hansen

Nov 16, 2010

"It is said that when God comes to call a pilot, there is no fear for he already knows what it means to soar above the earth." Lowell Reed "Bill" Hansen, age 89 passed away Tuesday November 16, 2010 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born in Ogden, Utah on January 9, 1921, the son of Orion H. and Maurine...

Betty Jo Long

Betty Jo Long

Nov 15, 2010

POCATELLO-Betty Jo Long, 87, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2010 at a local hospital from natural causes. Family and friends were at her side when she passed. Betty was born on May 27, 1923, at Aberdeen, Idaho, the daughter of Larry Sloan and Frances Leona (Rouse) Davis. She was raised in Pocatello. Then moved to Mackey, Idaho in 1936....

Fred Beck

Fred Beck

Nov 15, 2010

Fred Beck, 75, passed away November 15, 2010, in Concord, California. He was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Ellis Elijah beck and Lillian Lucile Bishop. The family moved to the San Jose, CA area when Fred was a small boy. He served in the United States Air Force stationed at Wiesbaden, Germany. While there he met and married Crista Diegel....

Kathy Christensen

Kathy Christensen

Nov 15, 2010

On Nov. 15, 2010 Heavenly Father called his loving and most selfless angel home. Kathleen (Kathy) Marie Christensen passed away tragically due to a blood clot to her lungs following a recent surgery. Our hearts are broken to lose such a special woman. She lived life to the fullest and loved everyone she ever met. Kathy was born Sept. 18,...

Helen S. Dohse Matthiesen

Helen S. Dohse Matthiesen

Nov 15, 2010

Obituary for Helen Dohse Matthiesen Helen Dohse Matthiesen, 95, of Twin Falls passed away Monday, November 15th at River Ridge Care Center in Twin Falls. Helen was born June 4, 1915 in Sherwood, Oregon to Walter Ludwig and Alwina Elizabeth Kaster Schmidt. Helen graduated from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon. She married Edward Herman Dohse in Sherwood, Oregon in...

Ken R. Bectell

Ken R. Bectell

Nov 9, 2010

POCATELLO - Ken Richard Bectell Sr., 67, passed away November 9, 2010. He was born to Ansil and Vada (Smith) Bectell on May 18, 1943. In his lifetime, he worked in an egg plant, He worked as a manager of a gas station, drove truck, worked in a nursing home; during which he delivered milk as a second job. He...

Ken R Bectell

Ken R Bectell

Nov 9, 2010

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David Robinson

David Robinson

Nov 8, 2010

POCATELLO - David Robinson, 67, of Pocatello, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2010. He was born on March 23, 1943 in Elmhurst, Illinois the son of Richard David and Lois (Rogers) Robinson. David enlisted in the US Navy and served during the Vietnam war, and received a Honorable Discharge. He married Mary Siedlik and they had in this union...

Rose Mary Lavey

Rose Mary Lavey

Nov 8, 2010

Rose Mary Lavey 1945-2010 Our amazing wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on November 8, 2010. Rose was born August 10, 1945 to Floyd Haderly and Margaret Fowler, who both have welcomed their daughter back home to be with them in heaven. Rose met and married her high school sweetheart, Don Lavey in 1963 and they had two children...