Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Elizabeth Knighton
Jul 8, 2009
Elizabeth (Betty) Anne LeFevre Knighton, 82, passed away on Wednesday, July 8th at her son
Kevin Ekstrom
Jul 7, 2009
Kevin Alan Ekstrom, 48, passed away at his home from a brief illness on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. He was born November 8, 1960 in Ogden, Utah the youngest of three children to Lamont Clair and Barbara Elaine (Burnett) Ekstrom. He was raised in Syracuse and graduated from Clearfield High School in 1979. Kevin was active in FFA and loved...
Marcia M Bielby
Jul 6, 2009
Marcia M. Bielby, 75, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and educator passed away on July 6, 2009 after a valiant battle with cancer. Marcia was born in Salmon, Idaho on March 18, 1934, to Johnnie and Mae Gutzman. She attended schools in Salmon, graduating as salutatorian from Salmon High School in 1952. She attended Idaho State College for two years...
Rodney Ronald Link
Jul 5, 2009
CHUBBUCK " Rodney Ronald Link, of Chubbuck passed away on July 5th at his home with his wife, Lenore by his side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Rod was born February 18, 1941to Ronald and Evelyn (Meader) Link in Colville, WA. Rod was the 2nd oldest child in a family of eight. Rod grew up and attended school in...
Helen Young
Jul 4, 2009
Helen B. Young, 94, passed away peacefully at her home on July 4, 2009 surrounded by her daughters. She was born February 19, 1915 to Abraham Ferrin and Grace (Briggs) Ballantyne in Rigby, Idaho. Helen was educated in Pocatello with the exception of a year of high school in San Francisco and Livermore, California. She returned to graduate from Pocatello...
Clydabelle Parkin
Jul 4, 2009
Obituary for Clydabelle "Clydie" Parkin (Reddick, McMillan, Muegerl) Clydie Parkin, of Twin Falls, died, Saturday, July 4, 2009 at her home in Twin Falls, ID. Clydie was born April 25, 1926, in Jerome, Idaho to George and Cammie Reddick. She grew up in Jerome where she met and married Harold McMillan. Together they had 4 children; Linda, Judy, Vicki and...
John Boyd Jorgensen
Jul 3, 2009
POCATELLO " John Boyd Jorgensen, 55, passed away peacefully on Friday July 3, 2009 at a local medical center. John was born 1 December 1953 in Blackfoot. He was raised by his grandparents and graduated Blackfoot High School in 1972. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 29 years, living in Quincy, CA, Green River, WY, and Pocatello, ID. John...
Edward P Schenk
Jul 1, 2009
Edward Phillip Schenk 1923 - 2009 Edward Phillip Schenk, age 85 died Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at his home in Twin Falls of Parkinson's Disease. He was born September 1, 1923 to Phillip and Rosina Pfeiffle Schenk in Rupert, Idaho. Ed attended Rupert schools and graduated in 1942 from Rupert High School. He enlisted in the Army and served in...
Audrey Bitton Towsley
Jun 27, 2009
Complete obituary and service information will appear here as it becomes available.
Jan Dee Ruhter
Jun 27, 2009
Jan Dee Ruhter 1951 - 2009 Jan Dee Ruhter, 58 of Twin Falls, Idaho passed away Friday June 26, 2009, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan was born October 16, 1951 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Devon Sr. and Norma Ruther. He grew up south of Buhl on the family farm then later...
Matthew Carl Hays
Jun 27, 2009
Matthew Carl Hays, 27, formerly of the Wood River Valley, died in a car crash in Chino, Calif., on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Matt lived a full and happy life in the short time on this earth. He grew up in the Wood River Valley since the age of 12. He graduated from Silver Creek Alternative School in 1999. He...
Phyllis Marie Culver
Jun 27, 2009
Phyllis Marie Gleason Culver 1919 - 2009 Phyllis Marie Gleason Culver, age 90 of Twin Falls, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. She was born on February 23, 1919 in Garland, Utah the daughter of George and Myrtle Gleason. There were ten children in the family. Phyllis was raised in...
Joshua Morgan Phillips
Jun 26, 2009
Joshua Morgan Phillips, 26, of Pocatello passed away on Friday, June 26th, 2009. Josh was born on March 22nd, 1983 in Logan, UT, to Morgan Kerry Phillips and Debbie Erickson Jensen. Josh has three precious little sisters, Tia, Tiffany, and Taneyka. The family lived in Malad until Josh was almost 8. They moved to Pocatello where he attended Ellis Elementary,...
Richard Denis Kirsch
Jun 26, 2009
Richard Denis Kirsch 1942 - 2009 Richard Denis Kirsch, age 66, of Kimberly, ID, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009, at Oak Creek Rehabilitation Center in Kimberly, ID. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 8,1942 to Robert and Kathleen (Beyers) Kirsch, Denis moved to Idaho with his parents at a young age and attended Twin Falls Catholic schools, graduating from Twin...
Wallace Darrel Scellick
Jun 26, 2009
Wallace Darrell "Butch" Scellick 1928 - 2009 Wallace Darrell "Butch" Scellick, 81 of Twin Falls, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at RiverRidgeRetirementCenter in Twin Falls, ID. He was born June 21, 1928 at Deer River, Minnesota, to Frank and Lillian Scellick. Butch served in the US Army from November of 1950 - August of 1952. He served five months...
Carolyn Sue Pence
Jun 25, 2009
Carolyn Sue Pence, age 78 was born December 13, 1930 in Braymer, Missouri. She was the youngest of three children born to Bill and Enna McNew. She passed away June 2, 2009 after a long illness. Carolyn graduated from BraymerHigh School in 1948 after which she moved to Twin Falls, Idaho. She married Richard Pence, also of Braymer, Missouri on...
Eloise Turner Olsen
Jun 25, 2009
ELOISE TURNER OLSEN 1919 - 2009 Eloise Turner Olsen, 89, left this mortal existence to be reunited with loved ones the morning of Thursday, June 25, 2009. She was born December 16, 1919 in La Harpe, Illinois. She was the fourth daughter of John Kenneth Turner and Grace Elizabeth Ritchey. Eloise met Floyd Harry Olsen and they were married September...
Dorothy Marie Bryson
Jun 24, 2009
Dorothy Marie Bryson 1917 - 2009 Our precious Dorothy Marie Bryson (nee Stephens) went home to her Heavenly Father surrounded by family June 24, 2009. She will be remembered by all who knew her as an incredibly witty and giving person. Ever the practical woman, Dorothy insisted her obituary be short. We will honor her wishes, but can attest at...
Doris Jessie Byerly
Jun 24, 2009
Doris Jessie Ormesher Byerly Doris Jessie Byerly (94) died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at her home at Curry Retirement Estates in Twin Falls, Idaho. She was born to Ted and Minnie Ormesher on October 22, 19l4, in Chadron, Nebraska. She was the third of five children. Doris graduated from Chadron High School and then received a Teaching Certificate from Chadron...
Laura Pearl Horejs
Jun 22, 2009
LAURA PEARL POULTON HOREJS 1923 - 2009 Laura Pearl Poulton Horejs, passed away peacefully at her home on June 22, 2009. She was born July 19, 1926 in Oakley, ID. Upon graduating from High School, she attended AlbionNormal School. She taught in schools in Gooding and later, taught at CSI in the ESL program. Laura served in many callings in...
