Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chubbuck, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
Dorothy Grace Palmer
Oct 22, 2008
CHUBBUCK " Dorothy Grace Palmer, 97, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, surrounded by her family after being ill for several months. Grace was born September 29, 1911 in Indian Springs, Martin County, Indiana. She was the seventh of eleven children born to Walter and Mattie (Lloyd) Mattingly. Her family moved to Rockland, Idaho when she...
Winona Louise Willingham
Oct 22, 2008
Winona "Louise" Dawson Willingham, 79 of Twin Falls passed away October 22, 2008 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 19, 1929 in Afton, Texas. She was raised on a farm where her father was a dryland farmer and she grew up with 10 siblings. Winona married Pinkney Alfred Willingham Jr. in 1952 in...
Roberta Garrettson
Oct 22, 2008
Roberta Brass Garrettson (Bert'), a Sun Valley, Idaho pioneer and early ambassador, was born on March 15, 1912 in Caldwell, ID to Ernest F. and Gertrude Hart Brass. She was the youngest and last of the five Brass children, including her twin brother Richard and older sisters Ernestine, Elizabeth and Marjorie. In August of 1939, Roberta married the love of...
Donald Clarence Pruett
Oct 21, 2008
Donald (Don) C. Pruett, 85 of Buhl, Idaho went home to be with Jesus on October 21, 2008 at St. Luke's MagicValley Regional Medical Center. Don was born on February 5, 1923 in Augusta, Kansas to Gusta John Nathan Pruett and Gertie Chloe Hawkins Pruett. He and his siblings were raised mostly in Missouri, attending school there. He later attended...
Jr. Isaac Jackson
Oct 20, 2008
Isaac Jackson, Jr., 53, passed away of natural causes at his home on Monday, October 20, 2008. He was the son of the late Isaac Jackson, Sr. and Amelia Nephi Jackson. He was born April 11, 1955 in Pocatello, Idaho. Isaac lived in Fort Hall, enjoying
Betty Jewell Lemmons
Oct 14, 2008
Betty Jewell Lemmons, 82 of Filer went home to be with Jesus, Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 9:30 am at her home. She was born on August 31, 1926 in Golden City, Missouri to Willie Albert Stout and Pearl May Hall-Devall. In 1933 the family moved to Idaho from Joplin, Missouri. She attended school in Filer. Betty married Clifford L....
Maurice Ellis Whitmore
Oct 11, 2008
Maurice Ellis Whitmore, 67 of Kimberly, passed away Saturday, October 11 and went to be with his Lord after a long battle with cancer and diabetes. Maurice was born July 31, 1941 to Gale Robert and DeLila Olive Whitmore in Twin Falls, Idaho. He worked for George Koto and then for Ore-Ida Heinz, McCains foods for 35 years until he...
Edward Robert "Bob" Dewey
Oct 10, 2008
POCATELLO - Edward Robert "Bob" Dewey, 71, died of cancer at his home on October 10, 2008 in Pocatello, Idaho. He was born February 28, 1937 in American Falls, Idaho, son of Edward (Eddy) R. Dewey and Dorothy Hunter Dewey. In 1959 he married Wynell Evans Horrocks in American Falls, Idaho. They had three children, Lisa Gay Dewey, Edward R...
Lester Wetchie
Oct 10, 2008
Lester Cordell Wetchie, 53, passed away October 10, 2008, at Portneuf Valley Long Term Care. He was born on February 15, 1955 in Lander, Wyoming, the son of Ray and Belle Ballard Wetchie, the 8th of 9 children. He attended school in Wyoming, American Falls, and graduated form Chiloco Indian School in Oklahoma. He married Delilah Ottogary in July of...
Rene Croft
Oct 9, 2008
Rena Angela Croft, 80, passed away at home Thursday, October 9, 2008, surrounded by her children following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 23, 1928 the daughter of Raymond Hugh Sr. and Alice E. (Wheelock) Vezina in Auburn, Wyoming. As a child, she moved around with her father who worked construction. She lived in Leadore, St. Anthony,...
Roma Schlehuber
Oct 9, 2008
Roma Nelson Jones Schlehuber, 79, passed away on October 9, 2008 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle from an extended illness. She was born in Pocatello Idaho on October 2, 1929 to Virginia Mae (Nelson) Jones and Valda Raymond Jones. She married the love of her life on June 1, 1947, Robert Laurence Schlehuber, who remained by...
Clarence Pratt Parker
Oct 8, 2008
Clarence Pratt Parker - Twin Falls Clarence Parker, 89 died peacefully at the home of his precious companion, Helen Doherty on October 8, 2008 Clarence was born on December 30, 1918 in Rupert, Idaho, to Parley Pratt Parker and Margaret Fowles. He graduated in 1939 from Burley High School, where he excelled in his scholastic studies, Little Theatre, tumbling and...
Duane Arthur May
Oct 8, 2008
Duane Arthur May Duane Arthur May, age 72, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, in Amarillo, Texas, at Northwest Heart Hospital. Duane was born June 8, 1936, in Manhattan, Kan. He loved the Lord his whole life. From 1954 to 2004, he was a member of the Pacific Northwest Ironworkers Local Union No. 86. His career as an ironworker included...
Shae Marie Dilworth
Oct 7, 2008
Shae Marie Dilworth, infant daughter of Colette and Will Dilworth was silently born October 7, 2008 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center in Twin Falls. She is the little sister of 9 year old Cecilia and 7 year old James. A visitation will be held 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2008 at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral...
Wyoma Jean Carlson
Oct 6, 2008
POCATELLO " Wyoma J. Carlson, 71, passed away at a local medical center on Monday October 6th, 2008. She was born April 11, 1937 to Willard an Wyoma Honneycutt in Casper, Wyoming. Wyoma grew up in Pocatello, Idaho. Wyoma was known to her brothers and sister as Toots.In 1953 she married Willy Robinson and together they had three children; Robin,...
Mildred Jane Smith
Oct 6, 2008
Mildred J. Smith of Twin Falls passed away October 6, 2008 at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation. She was 102 years old. Ms. Mildred J. Smith was born September 16, 1906 in Howard, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Ellen Lyons Smith. Mildred's family moved to Twin Falls in 1921. She graduated from Twin Falls High School...
Keith D. Pollard
Oct 5, 2008
Keith D. Pollard, of Hansen passed away from this life to his eternal reward on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Twin Falls Care Center in Twin Falls, Idaho at the age of seventy nine years and five months. He was born on May 17, 1929 in Indiana to Leslie and Grace (Payton) Pollard. Keith married Hazel Gray on January 26,...
Zetta Lucille Freeman
Oct 5, 2008
Zetta Lucille Cooper Freeman Twin Falls - Zetta Lucille Freeman, 84, of Twin Falls ID, died Sunday, Oct 5, 2008, at St Lukes Magic Valley Hospital. She was born February 14, 1924 in Mt Grove, MO, the daughter of Joseph B and Bertie Cooper. She was raised and educated in Richfield, ID and later married Roger W Freeman on Nov...
Belva Primm
Oct 3, 2008
POCATELLO " Belva B. Primm returned home to our Father in Heaven on October 3, 2008. She was born in Newdale, Idaho, on October 30, 1916, and would have been 92 years of age in a few short days. She was the sixth of eight children born to Jedediah Grant Bird and Annie Marie Larsen. Her mother passed away when...
Evelyn Kay Puder
Oct 3, 2008
Evelyn Kay Puder, 69 of Twin Falls passed away October 4, 2008 in Mountain Home, Idaho. She fought a courageous battle with cancer over the last year. She has passed to rest in her heavenly home. Evelyn was born on August 3, 1939 in Aurora, Iowa to Harry and Dora (Butterfield) Fairchild. She married Donald Puder on June 9, 1957...
