Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Nellie Viola Anderson
Jan 6, 2010
Nellie V. "Babe" Anderson 1913 - 2009 Nellie Viola "Babe" Anderson, 96 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away peacefully at her home. Nellie was born December 5, 1913 in Vesta, Nebraska, the daughter and 13th child of George Thomas and Mary (Marsh) Mason. Her mother died in 1921 when Nellie was 8 years old, and she then was assigned the...
Dustin Murdock
Jan 4, 2010
Dustin Hunter Murdock, 35, passed away from cancer on January 4, 2010, surrounded by family and friends. Dustin was born in Pocatello, Idaho, April 19, 1974, to Don Ezra and Kathleen (Torgesen) Murdock. His life and character were influenced by a heart defect, tricuspid atresia, three chambers in his heart instead of four. Several major heart surgeries, one at six...
Marjorie Smith
Jan 4, 2010
Marjorie Ellen Smith died peacefully, in her home of fifty years, this January 4, 2010. Marjorie started her life in Oakland California September 9, 1923. She was the eldest of three daughters born to Douglas and Ellen Donaldson. In 1924, just a year later, she move to Pocatello, Idaho where her father helped open the Kraft Plant. As she grew...
Edward Smith
Jan 2, 2010
A peaceful man filled with kindness toward others has passed from us. Edward R. "Ted" Smith, a longtime resident of Twin Falls and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life at his home Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Ted was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on Oct. 23, 1917, to Leigh V. and Mary Smith....
Matthew Bryce Ford
Jan 2, 2010
Today our family suffered a terrific loss. Our daddy, son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend was called home to our Lord. Matthew Bryce Ford, passed on to heaven on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, following a brief but sudden illness. We know he is now safe with his little girl, Paigelyn, playing in heaven. Matt was born on a very...
Kevin John Hebdon
Jan 2, 2010
POCATELLO - Kevin John Hebdon, 52, of Pocatello, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in Twin Falls, Idaho, of a lingering illness. Kevin was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on Jan. 10, 1957, the son of Kendall Henry Hebdon and MarVilla Riggs Hebdon. In Pocatello, Kevin was active in 4-H and Scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He enjoyed the...
Donna Ellen Wilson-Nelson
Jan 2, 2010
KIMBERLY - Donna Ellen Wilson Nelson of Kimberly, Idaho, died at her home Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, of complications of diabetes and MS. She was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Ketchum, Idaho, to James Morse Wilson and Irene Early Wilson. She attended Ketchum and Hailey schools. She worked as a secretary until she married Ron Nelson. They were later divorced....
Doris Velene Esquivel
Dec 31, 2009
Doris V. Esquivel left this earthly home for her home in Heaven on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Doris would have been 77 years old on Jan. 4, 2010. She was born Jan. 4, 1933, in Stillwater, Payne County, Okla. Doris was a simple person who lived a simple life. She enjoyed cooking good meals and doing crossword puzzles. Her husband,...
Wanda Letham
Dec 30, 2009
Wanda Denning Westergard Letham, 92, passed away in Blackfoot on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, of causes incident to age. She was born on October 27, 1917, in Iona, Idaho, the fifth of six children of Peter H. and Sarah Denning Westergard. Wanda had five brothers, Gilbert, LaVerl, Riley, Eldon, and Glen. She was raised in the Iona area and graduated...
Kermit Jenkins
Dec 30, 2009
Kermit C. Jenkins Kermit C. Jenkins, age 93, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls after a brief illness. He was born in Lexington, Ark., on Dec. 18, 1916, to W.C. and Mary Ann Jenkins. He married the love of his life, Colia M. Adair, on Oct. 5, 1954. At age...
Lawrence Kuykendall
Dec 29, 2009
Lawrence Mull Kuykendall, 95, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, peacefully at the Jerome Hospice House in Jerome, Idaho. Lawrence was born March 11, 1914, in Anthony, Kan., the son and fourth child of six born to Matthew Oscar and Minnie Elizabeth Mull Kuykendall. He moved with his family in 1919 from Kansas to Idaho. He...
Baldemar Flores
Dec 27, 2009
POCATELLO " Baldemar Flores, 58, passed away unexpectedly December 27, 2009. Baldemar was born September 1, 1951 in Del Rio, Texas, to Candelario and Dominga (Morales) Flores. He was raised and educated in Del Rio up until he was ten years of age. His family moved to Pocatello in 1961. Baldemar married the love of his life, Alfreda Jean Freeman...
Dale 'Cowboy' Hancock
Dec 26, 2009
After spending one final Christmas with his family, Dale D ‘Cowboy' Hancock, 85, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009, at the Idaho State Veterans Home of natural causes. The youngest of three children, Dale was born March 20, 1924, in Rexburg, Idaho to Daniel Riley and Lola May Miller Hancock. Due to his mother's poor health, he spent his...
Perry Dyke
Dec 26, 2009
FILER - Perry Edward Dyke was born June 15, 1917, in Union Village, Vt., to Charles and Jennet Dyke, and died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Perry spent his childhood in Vermont and New Hampshire. He worked as a machinist until the beginning of World War II, when he enlisted in the armed forces. Perry served in the Air Force from...
Billyjack Zimmerman
Dec 23, 2009
Billyjack Zimmerman, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at home. Jack, or B.J., as he was called, was born January 20, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William and Hattie (Nabakowski--Nabakofsky in the old country) Zimmerman. A single child with strong German ancestry, his first language was largely German. Entry into grade school in Milwaukee demanded English, which he mastered...
Lloyd Smith
Dec 21, 2009
Lloyd William Smith, 49, of Twin Falls, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Jan. 27, 1960, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Homer and Dorothy Smith. He attended high school in Twin Falls and married the love of his life, Joyce Holland, on Feb. 5,...
Edith Robertson
Dec 20, 2009
Edith Clark Robertson, a civic leader and daughter of Twin Falls pioneers, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, in the log house that she built with her husband, Thomas Macon (Tim) Robertson Jr., in the 1930s. She was 92. Edith was born in Twin Falls on May 27, 1917. Her parents, David F. and Nellie B. Clark, came to Twin Falls...
Myron Mccormick
Dec 19, 2009
Myron William "Mac" McCormick, 91, of Pocatello, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the Idaho State Veterans Home. He was born on August 16, 1918, in Detroit, Michigan, to Myron and Margaret McCormick. He was from a family of eight children and had 3 brothers and 4 sisters. He attended school at Longfellow in Royal Oak, Michigan, and...
Todd Gilbert
Dec 19, 2009
Roses are red Violets are blue Thanks for the memories We will miss you. The last and only of his kind, Todd Hall Gilbert began a new part of his eternal life on December 19, 2009. Born on September 25, 1952 to DeMar Hall Gilbert and Harriet Weaver Gilbert, Todd began a lifetime of adventures and memories. He graduated from...

